My girlfriens is on a birth control pill to control a severe case of endomitrioses, she also has a severe headache for the past 3 years, due to this she is suffering from mild depression. St. Johns Worth seems the best solution to the depression problem but it seems to have an effect on the pill. In what way does it affect the pill ? Are there any other natural anti-depressent that might work ? Are there perhaps a homeopathic way to control the endomitrioses ?

Any homeopath is going to tell you that the best approach in this case is to use homeopathic remedies rather than synthetic hormones. Homeopathic remedies can treat endometriosis, as well as headaches and depression, and will cure the symptoms instead of just palliating them and creating more symptoms.

That might be, still in the past 3 years that she has been treated by several homeopaths for her headache (unsucsesfully) non of them has recommended any homeopathic alternative to treat the problem but seemed to support the traditional medical approach to the problem. If anyone has a homeopathic alternative I would appreciate any advice.

Well, no homeopath treats "for a headache"--a full consultation of all her symptoms should have been taken, and a remedy prescribed for the totality of your girlfriend's case.

Endometriosis is highly treatable homeopathically--and in the course of that treatment, the headaches will resolve as well. I'm afraid that the birth control pill is definitely a suppressive and invasive medicine which would have to be cut out of her treatment, in the meantime. Its powerful effect on the body's natural hormonal self-regulation interferes with the body's own self-healing activity.

St. John's wort is an herbal remedy, which has a number of its own side-effects as well. It should not be used except under the supervision of an herbalist. It has interfered in one of my own patient's treatments--to the extent that it actually increased her high blood pressure problem. I would not recommend it for your friend in her situation as I think homeopathic treatment with a classically trained homeopath would be far more effective.
Hope she is able to seek this out.

Divina

I would really like to know some more about the homeopathic treatment of endomitrioses. Also about treatment for depression, low blood pressure and excessive calsium excression. I do not know what information about the patient is required so please ask me if you nead to know anything more.

Hi again,

Homeopathy does not treat these individual diseases, like allopathic (conventional medicine) does. In order for homeopathy to be effective in curing these ailments, it must be used to treat the whole person.

If you would like to understand how homeopathy works and how homeopaths prescribe or choose a remedy for each patient, I would suggest you read this quick description written by Dr. Jacob Mirman. You can find it at:

www.demystify.com. Then click on the link that says "The Book Online". Voila, free information!

Certainly, all the pathologies you list above are treatable with homeopathy, with great success. But a full consultation with a homeopath (preferably one who practices classically, using one remedy at a time, with no combinations!) must be taken in person in order for these chronic conditions to be dealt with. Treatment can take time, and sometimes it is quite difficult to give the best remedy for the patient right off the bat--but homeopathy will be able to help better than any other treatment. Hope you find the Demystifying Homeopathy booklet helpful, and that you can locate a qualified and skilled homeopath near you.

Divina

[This message has been edited by Divina (edited 13 February 2001).]

It is appalling that none of the homoeopaths consulted realised that the contraceptive pill is a block to cure in such a case. All the while there is suppression of menses there will be headache and depression....unless they too are suppressed in which case the pathology will go deeper.

Suppression is the cause of most pathologies.

If you knew a bit about homoeopathy and the type of info needed I could take a look at the case, but since you seem not to know the basics it would be a difficult task to take the case by internet.

Another reason against internet prescribing in this case is that once your girlfriend stops taking The Pill, she will need swift attention during the first few menses to help pain control.

Try to find a good person in your locality, someone who comes personally recommended by a person who knows about alternative medicine.

The first appearence of the endomitrioses occured in 1997, it was left untreated at that time. About the same time the patient experienced severe emotional trauma. This was repressed and may have caused a spastic colon that also appeared at that time. From 1998 to 1999 there was no further symtoms except for a rather frequent migrane and increasingly painfull menses. Desember 1999 the patient again experienced a migrane attach, when it didn't disappear after two days a GP was consulted he prescribed Tramal for the pain. After 10 days, still no improvement a GP was again consulted, the patient was referred to a physiotherapist for treatment of a neck spasm. After 2 months of treatment, still no improvement, the rest of the body started to react, her immune system began to suffer - she got ill more and more frequently. Mild depression started to occur. The physiotherapist refered her to a chiroprater for treatment. About 4 months after the occurance of the migrane homeopathic help was firt searched. The first homeopath was a qualified GP that did a course in homeopathy. He used a bio-energy machine of some form (the mashine consisted of a sensitive resistance meter that was applied to the pressure points and various substances that was brought into contact with the patient to determine the reaction) to determine her allergies and her homeopthic profile (i think that is what it was called) candida albicans was identified and the patient was placed on a no suger, no yeast, no wheat diet. The treatment also included a herbal anti-fungal treatment and high doses vitamin E and selenuim. In the following months her condition worsened due to (I think) malnutrition. After about 6 months the candida infection was declared as cleared out and the next layer of treatment began, I am unsure what this treatment was, the patient however was blamed for her depression and also for the fact that her health did not improve, it was claimed that she wasn't postive enough to enable the treatment to be efective. It was at this time that the pill was first prescribed by her GP for the increasingly severe menses. The homeopath was consulted but didn't seem to have any objection to the treatment. After two or so more months of no improvement it was decided to move to another homeopath that came highly recommended by several sources.
The new homeopath also used a mashine for most of his diagnoses, this time the resistance and inductance to various electrical signatures of various substances was used. The first treatment was again for candida albicans, this time the diet however was less severe and her immune system actually inproved, this was followed by what I assume is the classical treatment procedure, a certian body something type was identified - this corresponded to certian things that must be avioded and a certian substance that must be given as treatment, this treatment continues in several layers each one that has different substances that must be avioded and taken. The last level was phosphorus. This treatment continued until about 6 months ago, during this time several other things also occured, there was two kidney stones, after the second kidney stone a she was identified to be excreting to much calsium - to control this natrilix was prescribed, the homeopath also gave a homeopathic alternative but said that it was beter to continue with the natrilix for time being. The treatment for the endomitrioses continued the convensional pattern as Divina said, this was also verified with the homeopath. During all this time there was no homeopathic treatment for the increasing depression, the GP prescribed a mild anti-depressent but this was discontinued when the homeopath said that it might interfere with her treatment, he didn't give any alternative though. The st. Johns Worth was never used but after it has been recommended a few times by friend I decided to try and find out more about it. This is the case history at least. I know there is a lot of missing information but I think this might be enough to put the case in perspective and end any unnecesary speculation.


[This message has been edited by rrottier (edited 14 February 2001).]

rrotier, I can only tell you that your girlfriend has not been in the hands of homoeopaths but of quacks. No genuine homoeopath use one of those machines.

The depression shows that the remedies and drugs together have suppressed the physical disease onto the mental level.

If you put out a post as to where you live perhaps someone on this bb will be able to direct you to a competent prescriber. Otherwise if no one can be found locally and your girlfriend is desperate I will look over the case by mail to see if there is anything I can do to help.

Cape Town
South Africa