An aggravation of unusual intensity may mean several things, one of which may be that the wrong remedy has been given. It may also mean any of the following:

1. the potency was unsuitable
2. the patient is unusually sensitive
3. the pathology is serious and deep
4. the patient is incurable

Many times I have seen patients react very strongly to the remedy I have prescribed, and afterwards have experienced great relief which has lasted many months or years, and comes with the excellent signs of increased well-being and mental clarity. They may also experience return of old symptoms which come and then go. Many times I have seen patients have minor aggravations and also experience great relief as in the first instance.

So I cannot say that an increased aggravation is a sign one way or the other of an incorrectly selected remedy, since obviously I have seen patients cured despite (or because of) them.

It is true that a nosode may imprint itself on the patient, as can any remedy - a remedy is simply a trauma used medicinally to provoke a cure. The trauma may be interpreted by the vital force as a real one however, and may cause a more permanent derangement. On the rare times I have seen a patient react this way to one of my prescriptions, it has been with a nosode. I have seen patients come to me from other homoeopaths suffering long term consequences from other types of remedies though - possibly mainly the poisons such as Ars and Lach. I have also seen Sulphur affect people this way, although sometimes that is more a result of suppression of skin diseases.

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David Kempson.<br />Dip.Homoeopathic Medicine.<br />Lecturer Australian College of Natural Therapies (Brisbane Campus)<br />Member AHA, AROH, HMA<br />Member Australian Homoeopathic Association. Member#0442.