Hello all. My name is Faisal and I am new to this bulletin board. I am very interested in homoeopathy and would like to learn more.

Is it possible to treat side effects from anti-biotics by prescribing small doses of the given anti-biotics? In fact, would this not be the BEST possible remedy to cure the side effects--if it is determined these side effects were caused 100% by the antibiotic--given the Law of Similia?

Recently I heard of a homoeopath in Britain that was treating Accutane/Roaccutane side effects with small doses of Accutane.

Is this 'legitimate Homoeopathy'?

Can this principle be applied to all antibiotics?

Your responses are greatly appreciated.

Homoeopathy = Similia Similibus Curentur, i.e. let like be cured by like.

Same to cure same = isopathy.

[ 15. August 2002, 01:46: Message edited by: Simone ]

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Yes, that is isopathy - not homeopathy. However, isopathic approach, too, works at times.

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faisal,

your question is interesting. Yes you can try the minimum (potency form of antibiotic) homeopathicall but for CONTRA INDICATIONS OR SIDE EFFECTS mentioned in antibiotic brouchers. Side effects mentioned in antibiotic pamplets are actually the proving of medicines born after too much use of antibiotic.

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<b>Lady Dr. Meena</b>

Thanks Simone for the clarification on Isopathy vs Homoeopathy. Thanks to Ghazi and Meena for their input. However, my main question remains unanswered. If we know with certainty the root cause of disease to be the use of anti-biotics, wouldn't Isopathy be the best option for healing IN ALL CASES? In general terms, I am asking if "Same cures same" is a more powerful option for healing than "Like cures Like"?

No. Homeopathy is more effective than isopathy. An example is poison ivy. Rhus tox is often not as effective as Anacardium or some other homeopathically prescribed remedy. If isopathy were better in all cases, then Rhus tox would always cure poison ivy. Whether the disease is caused by exposure to poison ivy or exposure to another medicine (I class poison ivy as a medicine because we use it as such homeopathically and it was used by native Americans as a medicine long before homeopathy), isopathy is not as effective as homeopathy. I think when it does work, it's because the symptoms were homeopathic.

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Shirley Reischman

Hi Everybody,

The healing properties of homeopathic remedies are known as a result of the remedies having been tested, on healthy human beings, in experiments known as provings.

Without the information gathered as a result of the proving of a remedy there is no possible idea of what symptoms this remedy will be appropriate to.

Some of the symptoms produced when the substance is taken in raw state will be seen when the potentised remedy is proven, but many aspects of the medicinal substances character will not be revealed until this testing has taken place.

So, if a drug has been potentised and proven (on healthy humans!), then it could be compared to the symptoms of the person who has been poisioned, and THEN, if it is the most similiar remedy it could be given...

Martin...

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I think perhaps that same=same might be the impossible dream. For instance we tried isopathy on a diabetic cat requiring insulin. The isopathy had little effect on his insulin requirements I believe because the inability of the body to produce sufficient insulin was a side problem in the bigger picture which was better covered by sulphur and infact sulphur did facilitate cure. However we had (i believe wrongly) placed the strongest significance on the diabetes because that is what we could "see" or test for, when in fact I think the sulphur treated the problem behind the diabetes.

Yes, what people come in complaining about is seldom what the problem really is. I see this all the time.

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Shirley Reischman

Hi Faisal,

I think you did not follow the point of Meena. That point was also discussed in our homeopathic leaner's forum. When we use antibiotic for long period. It starts proving on our body. Due to this reason some side effects will be appear in our body. If we could able to potentize the same antibiotic. Then we can use that antibiotic against the side effects of that antibiotic. This is exactly Law of similar or Homeopathy. This is not included in isopathy.

Our law is, if a medicine can produce some symptoms (side effects) in crude form the same can be use against those symptoms (side effects) in potency form i.e. minimum dose.

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