Does any-one have any advice on the long-term effects of exposure to carbon monoxide, and if homeopathy can help eliminate the toxic effects. My 3 young children (all under 5) and I have been suffering from various complaints for the past 8 weeks - headaches, flu-like symptoms, complete exhaustion, nausea and various bouts of vomiting. I have also recently began to have poor circulation and am suffering from extreme chilliness (could this be related to CO, or merely coincidental???) Our boiler is in our living room, and we have spent the last month indoors (heating on) due to chickenpox sweeping through the family. Last week our boiler was condemned and I discovered it had been giving off CO fumes for at least 8 weeks . We have been checked over for immediate effects, however I am concerned about the impact long-term. Now, in hindsight, our symptoms seem to correlate with exposure to CO - for at least 8 weeks when the pilot light 1st started to play up. The chickenpox proved to be a bit of a red herring, as I attributed the headaches/ exhaustion, etc. , for the effects of the virus. Any information on this topic would be appreciated.

I agree with Anna's post.

Yes, so do I Caroline. The idea that you can somehow just neutralize residual effects of Carbon monoxide poisoning by taking a homoeopathic version of it is ill-informed.

It’s a bit like thinking you could give Bitumen 30C to every kid who falls off a bicycle and scrapes their knee on the road.

The usual kinds of residual effects from acute to chronic poisoning are listed as:
“Flu”, Chronic fatigue syndrome, viral or bacterial pulmonary or gastrointestinal infection, excessive heat, etc.
The tip-off that these conditions are the result of poisoning is that similar symptoms are detected simultaneously in more than one person, and that they decrease upon removal from the environment.

All of these kinds of residual effects are well managed within the scope of homoeopathic treatment.

However, all residual effects need to viewed on an individual basis according to how they manifest in each affected family member. Each person’s constitution will, depending on various levels of health, be impacted in their own individual way. Therefore a routine prescription of Carbon Monoxide 30C simply does NOT fit the bill.
We all wish it was that easy, but it's not, and a good homoeopath will address each member of the family as an individual case on their individual signs and symptoms. Having said that I don't personally feel that your situation would be all that difficult to treat unless your individual health was greatly compromised beforehand - and that is what a good homoeopath would investigate as a standard proceedure. Nor would they want to ignore or instigate a complex of dissimilar diseases by not evaluating the WHOLE case from the beginning. It's worth getting it right from the start, this saves time (and money) in the long run.

Good luck.

You're in London, so you're near Ainsworth's Pharmacy, and I'm pretty sure they sell
Carbon Monoxide 30C--that's homeopathic Carbon Monoxide, and it might be just the thing you need
and the Pharmacist there may be able to help you further.

Snoopy

i would advise NOT to take this remedy, but to ask your GP for sources of information on CO poisoning.
the symptoms might well abate as the poison effects wear off, but if they do not wear off from all the individuals concerned, it would be best to see a homoeopath locally who knows what they are doing.
sometimes stresses to the body of one kind or another can trigger previously latent states which do not go back into dormancy even as the exciting cause wears off, and these situations are well treated homoeopathically.

Thankyou all for your advice. Since our boiler has been fixed we are all gradually improving. We are moving to N.Ireland in the next 14 days, so I am trying to source a classical homeopath there. Unfortunately my homeopath in London is on holiday (which is why I posted this query). I am capable of prescribing for acute's only, and feel the CO poisoning is out of my scope. I feel my youngest baby will need deeper treatment, as he seems to be the worse affected. At the moment has severe diarrhoea and vomiting for 2 days. He seems to have responded to Bell 200 when he threw a very high fever last night, and I could not get it down with just sponging. Today I gave him phos 200 after a vomiting/ diarrhoea episode. He is also teething, and has a cold/ runny nose. Phos is his constitutional remedy, and he has been prescribed it many times by my homeopath over the last few months for recurrent colds/ coughs, and it has always worked well with him. Is it advisable to use 200 potencies when you are sure it is the right one, and the symptoms are severe??? I always obey the minimum dose, and wait for a response. Even though I am treating him 'acutely', I am concerned that perhaps I should also be considering the CO exposure. Would it be okay to keep prescribing acute, and just wait and see how it all pans out....or should I make an effort to find a now homeopath in London before we go. Although, for the whole family it would be very expensive to go to a new homeopath for just one session and then move.
Incidently, I have been suffering from extreme exhaustion and chilliness in my extremities - but I seem to have picked up ( and warmed up) amazingly since giving myself one dose of Cal carb yesterday. I was treated last year for various symptoms, and I still fit the picture.
My eldest son has complained of a sore belly for a week now, but with no other symptoms, and it seems mild. I have not given him any-thing, as he seems okay otherwise and in good spirits. However, if it is an effect of the CO, should I consider treating it???

Hi Caroline

I think you would do well to contact Hans Weitbrecht who posts here frequently. He lives in Donegal, Ireland and I believe he has trained several classical homeopaths in Northern Ireland. He also has an internet clinc. Check out his site. http://www.boger-boenninghausen.com/

Good luck!

jay

Well, if you are moving to N Ireland in a short time, Hans Weitbrecht will be relatively close to you. He's a very good homeopath.
http://www.boger-boenninghausen.com/
He posts here on the BB too.

We were posting at the same time Jayj! Good advice indeed .

Thanks - I actually contacted him a few days ago, as I noticed from his postings that he was in Ireland.