I am a mother of a 17 year old son in the greater Houston area (Montgomery County specifically).
There has been a huge Meningitis outbreak in this area and mandatory immunizations are proceeding.
My son is home schooled and has never been immunized or vaccinated by allopathic methods, however did receive immunizations by homeopathy at the age he was supposed to be immunized.
We are relatively new in the Houston area and I have been unable to find anyone that is knowledgable in how to deal with the meningitis scare.
My son is subjected to contact with people that are in contact with kids that have been stricken with this disease and are hospitalized or now dead. Most recent concern is in his own circle of friends. Yesterday a 17 year old senior from the local high school contracted the disease and is now in critical condition.
There are 38 confirmed cases in the Houston area. Ages are from small children to the most recent of a 77 year old woman. So our entire family needs direction as to a natural alternative against this disease.
We do not want to take the shots.
Time is of the essence, so a quick reply (or many replies) would be appreciated. We are very open minded and anything would be considered.
Gratefully,
Waiting in Houston!

Hi Houstonqt,
I am also in Houston, and am watching the situation very closely. Check out the Texas Department of Health Official Website: http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/#Buttons.html

Homeopaths will need symptoms to recommend a remedy.


Here are the symptoms that TDH dept put out:


"Symptoms of meningitis may include:
In Adults:
Fever
Severe headache
Stiffness of the neck
Nausea and maybe vomiting
A skin rash that looks like small, purplish red spots

Persons with meningitis may also be confused or very drowsy; sometimes they may even go into a coma from which they cannot be awakened"

On Repertorizing just these symptoms, some of the key remedies I came up with are:

Acon, Bell, Arn, Calc, Nux V, Sep etc..

Bell & Nux V came out high.

However, since every individual's symptoms will be unique, you should really note down the exact symptoms and then repertorize on individual basis.

Lets keep our fingers crossed

I would be interested in others comments also.


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houstonqt-
Do you have any remedies on hand? Perhaps the list that HP posted is a good start - just in case.

(BTW: I'm from Houston....what a small world..but I live overseas )...

I didn't know you were in Houston, hp!! (email me if you like - lisa@homeopathyhome.net) it's also in my profile .

Hope your and your family are strong enough that you won't be suseptible to this!! If you've been treated homoepathically before, hopefully you all will not catch meningitis if exposed at all(here's hoping!).
Take care,
Lisa

Okay, thanks for that response HP. But I am not familiar nor can I translate your statement
"On Repertorizing just these symptoms, some of the key remedies I came up with are:

Acon, Bell, Arn, Calc, Nux V, Sep etc..

Bell & Nux V came out high. "

Can you please tell me what you mean in layman terms. Where I might go to purchase any homepathic supplements and how you came to this determination, (if it is a determination).
I understand that you nor anyone else is prescribing, treating or suggesting anything.
I use Dr. Arturo Volpe in Houston for my Nutritionist and asked him for a referral but he does not know of anyone that uses homeopathy for treatment. I need to find a professional in the Houston area that I can call to receive the help required.
I am glad to see so many of us from Houston! Of course in a city this large - I knew you were out there!
I am from Atlanta GA and pretty connected over there - so I may need to call over there to get an immediate answer.
Again - any and all help is certainly appreciated!
HQT

Hi,

I am in the Houston area also. Apart from the wonderful help you getting on this BB, I just found out about two homeopaths in the Houston area. I have never been to them & don't know anything about them. If you need the names, I can e-mail them to you.

Hope everything turns out to be OK. Take care.

Rajan

You can find homeopathic medicines in any health food stores. You can find those in the yellow pages & look for one close to you. You can only find potencies up to 30C in the local stores. Anything more than that you will have to special order from the manufacturer or distributor.

Rajan

houstonqt,

Repertorising symptoms is how homeopaths determine which remedy is the closet or most similar to the disease that a patient is suffering from. (symptoms are converted into rubrics, which are then listed in a Repertory - and homeopaths look up the list of rubrics/symptoms and go through a methodical process to find out which remedy will be the best).

There may be five people with Meningitis, and all with manifest some common symptoms which were listed above, BUT there will be other, tell-tale symptoms that will differentiate one patient from the other.

One patient may feel better covered up and not be thirsty and suffer chills while burning hot - and be incredibly irritable. And, another patient may be hot but cold to the touch, and exhibit fears (be dramatic about their symptoms..perhaps even say things like they are soo ill they feel as if they are dying)....or be lethargic and listless/quiet with a desire to be alone.
There are all sorts of strange symptoms people can have, e.g. dont'touch the bed - every move makes me feel worse (could be accompanied by a horrible temperament)...etc..

So, each person will manifest symtpoms that will help a homeopath to differentiate which remedy best suits them.

So, if any notceable changes come about in your son (or the rest of you) - then you would need to report all his symptoms so you can ascertain which remedy suits him best. (make sure you include everything that is going on in the WHOLE person, i.e. head to toe physically, mentally (temperament) and emotionally (weepy or closed off) )...desires and aversions to situations and even foods, drinks - and temperatures, etc...(e.g. warm tea aggravates condition OR makes him feel soothed)

Also, the rem's posted above would probably be a good idea to have on hand.
Order 30c and 200c.

1-800-ARNICA - is the number for Homoepathy Overnight - and the lady that runs it is most helpful. She can get remedies to you overnight - or three-day air - and while I was home last summer, she went to the trouble of making sure she found the fastest/cheapest option to mail them out to me .

There are other pharmacies in the states...maybe others will recommend some so you will have a choice.

Hope this doesn't further confuse...if you have any more questions...just ask...(you're welcome to email if you're feeling panicked)..I'm sure everyone will help out as best they can .
(Sorry, I dont'know of a homeopath in the area)..
Lisa

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houstonqt - I get the impression you are looking for a preventive against meningitis, an alternative to the vaccine, rather than a treatment for the disease - is this correct?

Houstonqt,
Lisa & Rajan have a great job in providing the info. you need.

I am learning too, and this BB has been a great source of information.

Hey Lisa, We have corresponded before. Read my email addressed to you.

Anyway, my email is hp1964@yahoo.com, in case you did not receive it.

BTW, a friend of mine treated her 8 year old girl with Belladonna on Saturday (suspected Meningties because of headace, nausea, vomitting - no fever though) and had no luck. The symptoms seemed to match, but just did not work. She repertorized again, and she then changed her remedy to Causticum, and the girl was up & running in a hour.

Regarding prevention, I am not sure Homeopathy can offer any an preventive. Like Lisa has described, the remedy is prescribed on the totality.

0k folks!
Yes, I am/was looking for an immunization not a remedy for meningitis. I am not familiar enough with homeopathy to be able to formulate remedies for myself so ...
This is what I have come up with.
I am not new to this arena and have used a company before in Atlanta, GA - but was looking for something local, since I felt time was of the essence.
What I did find was the following:
Newton Labs in Conyers, Ga is a manufacturer of homeopathic remedies.
They have a NO ZOD (sp) for Meningitis (an immunization if you will) that must be ordered by a doctor for you. They have different potencies and liquid or tablets for this.
Also discussed was the fact that one probably would not need such an immunization if ones immune system was functioning properly. There would be a genuine concern for those that live where there is poor air quality, those with a toxic diet, those that drink toxic water and those with a weakened liver function. Exposure to the disease is not a great enough concern to be concerned. However if you add in the other risk factors ones opportunity to contract the disease is greater.
One should have a formula for detoxification for preventative measure, a formula for fever/infections as remedy for symptoms and an inflammation formula for symptoms.
Again, they stated that exposure alone is not the greatest concern.
I have ordered the products and having some shipped overnight. I personally feel that we are in a greater risk by living in Houston, seldom eating organic and having close contact with those that had contact with someone with the disease warrants some preventative measures.
We drink pure water and supplement our diets with herbs/vitamins and homeopathic products but that may or may not be enough.
I know that there is no silver bullet but as a mother of a #1 son ... one that does not want to subject him to the toxins in the shots, I think I did the right thing!
If anyone has more information for local practitioners in the greater Houston area, please contact me by email and we'll share each others contact information for those practitioners.
Thanks!