What are the possible reasons if a very well indicated remedy doesn't hold long enough and some (not all) symptoms only show temporary amelioration and keep returning. Potencies from 30c - 1M and LM also used over a period of one year, but symptoms never permanently ameliorated, only temporarily requiring a periodic repetition of the remedy.

This is a real life question for an acquaintance with some chronic ailements who is under the treatment of a very competent homeopath.

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If what you say is true (and you wouldn't know, as you're neither the patient nor the homeopath who's treating the patient), the remedy is palliating, but not curing. It may be a close remedy, but not the best remedy for the case.
It's possible a miasmatic influence may be getting in the way of the patient's ability to heal completely.

Case has to be retaken and re-analyzed, and a new remedy should be given.

I'm sure the homeopath this patient is working with is aware of this.

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The case is well known to me as the person started the homeopathic treatment on my advise. The remedy that the homeopath has chosen has been cross confirmed by another competent homeopath. Both experienced practicing homeopaths.

After having known the remedy, I also studied the MM and since I know the person personally too, so I can say the remedy fits as good as can be.

The homeopath is also surprised as the remedy fits the case REALLY well.

A couple of other (actually 2) remedies were tried during the course of the treatment but they caused aggravation only, with no subsequent amelioration. Only the aggravation subsided after some time.

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One possibility is maintaining causes that interfere with treatment or keep causing a relapse of symptoms.

In any case, if the patient is under the care of a competent homeopath - it's best to leave the case in the homeopaths hands and not interfere. You won't necessarily know all the details of the case. Even if you agree with the choice of the remedy, you won't necessarily know why the homeopath chose it.

Best of luck to your friend.

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1. The remedy is being used up quickly and therefore needs repeating more frequently
2. The remedy is being antidoted (coffee, mints, maintaining conditions like stress)
3. A 10M or 50M should be tried. i.e. wrong potency
4. There is a miasmic block and an intercurrent nosode needs to be given after which the well indicated Rx should work

Let me add to Ricky's numerical list:

5. It doesn't matter how many homeopaths agree that the remedy is the
"right remedy" for the case...especially since probably only one was present to take the case. ALL OF YOU could be 100% wrong, and sharing a perspective that is inadequate to the needs of the patient.

6. Leave the case in the hands of the homeopath who took the case, and don't fool yourself into thinking you know at all what is going on with the case.

7. Don't get involved in the case, at all. Oh, did I say that already? It bears repeating.

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I wanted to know the reasons, has got nothing to do with interfering with the case.

So, to recap, there are 4 most probable reasons in case if a well chosen remedy doesn't work, as follows:

1. The remedy is being used up quickly and therefore needs repeating more frequently
2. The remedy is being antidoted (coffee, mints, maintaining conditions like stress)
3. A 10M or 50M should be tried. i.e. wrong potency
4. There is a miasmic block and an intercurrent nosode needs to be given after which the well indicated Rx should work.

Thanks to all especially Ricky, for putting it in a consolidated way, thanks again.

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5. the case may be not a homeopathic case. (Remember, every case is not a homoeopathic case)

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Agreed 100%.

The going in position was that the case was homeopathic in nature

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Please explain what you mean by "Not a homeopathic case"? Do you mean the case has not been taken and prescribed on homeopathically?