Realistically, up to how long could it take to see results after a constitutional remedy, and does potency make a difference, i.e, 6c daily or a one off 1m?

This is one of the most common questions asked after starting a course of Homeopathy.
Unfortunately there is no definitive answer.
Many factors influence the length of time
eg.
*The amount of allopathic drugs the person has taken.
*How long the person has had the illness.
*The strength of the person's vitality.

I've heard some Homeopaths say roughly a month for every year they have had the illness.


[This message has been edited by Hoppitt415 (edited 03 January 2001).]

Thanks Hoppitt 415, the reason I ask is that my 4 year old, allopathically diagnosed with ADHD, has had various constitutional remedies and had a slight improvement with most, but the most profound was with sacch Alb 200,which she had an amazing response to within 5 hours. Unfortunately it only held for about a month, and although she still fits the Sacch Alb picture perfectly, she is not responding to it, no matter what potency is given, so I was wondering if I'm not allowing long enough for it to work before I become disheartened.

[This message has been edited by meg (edited 03 January 2001).]

[This message has been edited by meg (edited 03 January 2001).]

It is clear that the remedy needs changing in accordance with the miasm underlying the condition.

I think if your homoeopath has not realised that you have some reason to consider changing to a more competent one.

It is difficult to assess a response especially when not my patient.
It could be as Anna says but it could also be that the response was only temporary because the remedy, although close, may not be the true simillimum and only had a'glancing 'effect on the symptoms.
Was there any kind of aggravation at the beginning of treatment?
The other thing to think about is that the remedy could have been antidoted.
Does he/she have alot of sugar in their diet?

Thanks Anna and Hoppitt415 for your replies. Ellie is coming up 5, and has been receiving Homoeopathic care for 3 years. During that time she has received many remedies, some have produced some relief in her symptons, but nothing lasts for more than a month, or not all her symptons are relieved. Sometimes she is so wild, it's difficult to know if she has had an aggravation. Sacch Alb is the remedy that she had a complete response to in regard to all her complaints, there was no aggravation with it, she just changed in 5 hours to calm angelic co-operative obedient, slept without nightmares, etc etc, her whole aura seemed to change. She does crave sugar, but we have greatly reduced this, I have tried to eliminate it all together, which is very difficult, and there is a definite neg response if she does have some. I dont know if the natural sugar in fruit is detrimental to her or not. I don't know what causes antidoting, I suppose different remedies have there own antidotes, but I am convinced that sugar antidotes Sacch. But if it is her remedy and has been antidoted, why is she not responding to it again, even though we have tried different potencies. Maybe she has moved on, but it fits so well (yes I know you can make many remedies 'fit'!), and she has had so many remedies, I am becoming quite desperate as to whether she will ever be well.
Thanks for your time
Regards Meg

Has she ever been prescribed

a. thuja?
b. sulphur?

One of these remedies often underlies Arsenicum Album...which is what I presume you mean she has taken recently? Or is the new remedy of sugar by Tinus Smit called Sach Alb? That would make sense if sugar antidotes. Please clarify.

Sach is related to Carc I understand. If Sach is the remedy, has Carc been tried?

I think Anna is on the right track here. One thing we had drummed into us at college was if a previously well acting remedy fails to act and a change of the potency has been tried and the remedy still appears to suit then give a nosode (miasmatic remedy) and then repeat the original remedy. Maybe Thuja or Carcinosin will be suitable as Anna suggests but see what your homeopath says as he is in command of the full facts.

Thanks for your replies. Of all the remedies Ellie has been given, Thuj, Sulph, Ars Alb are not among them, neither is Carc which 3 members of my family have had excellent results with and seems to very much be our 'family nosode', if there is such a thing! Sacch Alb/off is succussed sugar, found on Tinus Smit's homepage. My wonderful friend/homoeopath is very excited by this new remedy, and at the moment is reluctant to move on after Ellie experienced such an awe inspiring, albeit brief respite, but I will certainly chat to him about it. I think the BB is a wonderful place for input, and would like to thank everyone for their time and help with so many people that come here.
Regards Meg