The issue of susceptibility is important. What one man can tolerate easily, causes illness in another. Consider the phenomenon of food allergies and sensitivities. I considerer any excess to be suspect and would certainly try to ascertain whether the complaint presented by the patient happened before or after this habitual use.

I have treated patients who had been taking substances ranging from laxatives, ginseng, to nasal inhalers and have had by the way good results in giving Cham. to patients rendered irritable and overly excited after the administration of asthmatic inhalers.

In the MM there are a number of rubrics that deal with the overdosing or abuse of various substances, often suggesting antidotal remedies for such. In the case of the abuse of Cham. if all of the symptoms are covereed by a particular remedy, this remedy could well serve as antidote and set the vital energy back on track.

I too have speculated on the possible effects of long term ingestion of various substances. In particular I wonder about the changes brought to the north american psyche by the additon of flourine to the water supply. Is there a multitude of unfortunate souls unwittingly undergoing a proving of this substance? What of the increased divorce rate evident in the US which occurs roughly concurrently with this practice?

Quill