A friend of mine has been suffering for years from uterine fibroid tumors that were probably exacerbated by birth-control pills prescribed to alleve her periods. After two surgeries, there had been no relief from the peiodic pain, heavy flow and resultant anemia (at times her hemotologist said her red-blood cell levels were two low for a normal, unaccustomed body to survive). Her best times were when she was given a drug to induce "medical menopause" in preparation for surgery.
After recovering from the second surgery, her menstrual symptoms gradually worsened again. By this time I was starting to read up on homeopathy and found a reference to tarentula as a means of shrinking uterine fibroids. She was desperate for relief and didn't want another surgery so I suggested she try tarentula hispana.
After the first does of 30C, she had hot flashes (which she welcomed because she is always cold, no doubt due to the chronic anemia). She continued taking it daily and experienced reduced symptoms and eventually somewhat inconsequential periods. She went through 3 Dolisos bottles of the remedy and I suggested she not refill because of what I have learned about repeated doses of the same remedy leading to proving.
She is now in here second month without tarentula and the heavy flow, painful cramping and debilitating weakness have returned.
Does it seem that tarentula hispana was correct? If so, is there a treatment schedule that could give relief without proving?

Wow! just how many tablets did she take and how many times a day? I must admit I have never head of tarent. for fibroids. Fraximus is a good remedy anongst others. Read up on it. The best results are seen from a constitutional remedy based on the individual rather than a disease name.

However if the Tarent. worked stick with it but give 1 dose only of the remedy at 200C and see how long that lasts and report back.

Sabina, cimicfuga, ferr, phos, silicea, calc carb, natrium mur, platina,sepia, thuja etc, a analysis is needed based on proper info, not guesswork.

I'm sorry. I gave the wrong potency. It was 12X. She took them for several months, one dose per day but not very religiously, mostly during her periods.

JFW,
It seems tarentula done some good to your case as the patient got relief.I think you can once again use the same potency with minimum dose.If no action is there then only you can go to next potency,as the first prescription and its potency done good to your patient.Never change potency,or repeat ,when medicine is acting.When it came to a standstill even after administer of indicated remedy,then you can go to next potency.

Dont agre on never change a acting remedy, you must do that in some cases, in order to controll the case,( aggravations) you either go down, or up, but this must be leaved to a experienced. You find this wue also in Organon.

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I will tell her to take one more 12X (200C is on order) and I'll report the results, if any, after a few days. She really needs some relief at this point and despite my concerns, I can't ignore the profound improvement in her condition when she was taking the remedy. Note: the reference to tarentula hispana was in "Alphabetical Repertory of Characteristics of Homoeopathic Materia Medica" by Drs. G.D. Srivastava and J. Chandra (page 493).

Now I know it was 12x she took I would go to the 30C potency before the 200. You could give 1 a day of 30C potency for 5 days safely. ake sure she doesn't take the remedy just before her periods as the remedy could be used up. The best time to take it is in the middle of the cycle.

[This message has been edited by Ricky (edited 22 October 1999).]

In my experience if a remedy is acting and giving positive results ,no need to chane remedy and potency.If you going to change potency from 30,200,1M like that ,even after reaching the highest and if the disease remain same ,what is the other option.If we found positive action in a potency it means it is similer to the or just above the disease process.Hahnemann in 6th edition mentioned plussing potency.But it is a totally diffrent thing,here a very gradual increase in dose ,step by step is seen not 30 to 200 to 1M like that.I had cured many cases without changing potency in many cases.

I never doubt that, but use the word acting like this, and it becomes a misunderstanding, it is like this, when giving rigth response, dont change, if wrong reaction, change potence, or pluss, if completely wrong, antidote with the best remedy, retake the case.
All remedies is acting, even if wrong.
Its the way their acting, that counts.

So it is probably a little misunderstanding here, since we do not all have English as ouer Nativelanguage.

I hope i become more clear in my wiews now, sorry if i caused a misunderstanding, or stepped on any toes, it was not intended of me to do so