Hi all!

My husband continues to have periodic flare-ups of symptoms (mostly migraines, fatigue, and irritable bowel problems) even since we antidoted last weekend with 6C ars. It seems like he's stuck in this pattern of symptoms and I'm wondering how long this is supposed to go on? He's not as sick as he was during the initial aggravation, but he's continually plagued by symptoms that he ordinarily would have only occasionally. It feels like he's taken a major step backwards from what he was like before this last remedy.

I'm wondering if we should antidote again with another dose of 6C ars? I don't want to interrupt the healing process, but we're both starting to wonder if this will ever end?

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Shirl

No don't antidote again. What you need to do is to go back to the original or another homeopath and get the case retaken with the symptoms that are there now.

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Ricky, why would it be wrong to antidote again? My husband isn't willing to see a homeopath at this point, so I need to know what we can do to minimize his discomfort.

Shirl

this man needs help and if he is not willing to consult a homoeopath, then he could consult a 'mainstream doctor' or an alternative therapist such as a chinese doctor, herbalist etc.
this is not a straightforward matter to be dealt with simply by a dose of this or that, without detailed info that is gathered during a consultation.

Anna, the problem is that our HMO doctors are useless. They never helped Mike before homeopathy, which is why we turned to alternative medicine in the first place.

Mike doesn't tolerate herbs or other supplements because of the irritable bowel problem, and he tried acupuncture, but it didn't help much.

So the whole reason we chose homeopathy was because I thought it would be gentle enough for him to tolerate and yet still effective in addressing the cause of his chronic problems (don't know where I got that idea from).

I'm so bummed.



Shirl

Shirl,

Common sense would say, yes, antidote again, because we can't ignore what worked. Moreover,
Ars. 6C in water, once a day, succussing before each dose, might lift that layer off completely
so that he won't keep relapsing. I thought it was a little too good to be true that one dose of a 6C was all that was needed. Anyway, that's what I would do, but be prepared to adjust your dosing schedule to correspond with how he's doing.
I would have redosed the minute he relapsed. You want to keep a tight rein on a case so it doesn't get away from you and you find yourself at sea.

Keep in touch,
Snoopy

I think Snoopy's advice is sound. I would add that the remedy should only be repeated when he starts to relapse, rather than automatically given every day.

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Shirley Reischman

Hi Shirley, Anna, Ricky and Snoopy -

I am wondering, when would you run the risk of a proving in a situation like this?

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Snoopy or Shirley,

What I have are little pellets (made by Boiron) and the dose says to take 3 to 5 pellets at a time.

How many should I dissolve in water and how much water should I use? Should he drink the whole thing or just take a sip or what?

How many times should I succuss it first?

Thanks so much for the info!

Shirl

I cannot imagine how giving a remedy 'as needed' can be considered 'antidoting'...as mentioned, this case needs to be addressed in person, the best antidote is the correct remedy...if this is not going to happen, consider a big wiff of camphor( not a remedy) and letting the symptoms settle where they will... antidoting should only take one attempt and I have seen camphor do this more than once... Denise