Hi, I have been making good progress learning how to work with a homeopath in treating my hypertension, but some of how it works still is a sort of magic to me! I'm just curious about this, in particular. I had been taking a constitutional remedy for maybe two weeks, and some hypertension and candida remedies for about the same amount of time, when a very itchy rash arose on my buttock, in an area around four inches around! I guess it could have been heat related but I am not prone to heat rash. It has gone away by itself, and I am continuing to feel fine and follow the dosage schedule and diet changes. I'm wondering if any here might have any observations as to the nature of such a rash? I know vaguely that Hahneman had some theory about skin irritations and illness, but don't know clearly what that might say about this rash.

You wrote ,that yoooooou are taking constitutional remedy and some other remedies for candida and hypertension,is it also homoeopathic remedies?

Well as to your question about what Hahnemann said, I can tell you a bit. He said that when the proper remedy has been given, that the appearance of a rash is a good sign, because the body is eliminating things to the surface - it is thrown out. With Pannakkal, I would like to ask you, what else you take. If you take 3 remedies at the same time, it can also be a reaction of these remedies on each other, but then I would not be so happy about it.

Also, it was not some theory that Hahnemann had, but the result of many years of experience. Thus it was a practical observation, on which Hering partially based his laws of cure: that the symptoms disappear form within to without. The full laws state that the disease disaapears from within to without, from above downwards, from the more important organs to the less important ones and alwasy in the reverse order of appearamnce. So if you have had that rash before at any time in your life, excellent, if not, stop taking your remedies and antidote. general antidote for much dosing: Nux vomica, single dose of 200C. Then seek advice from someone who does not use you as a guineapig.

[This message has been edited by Ben Rozendal (edited 08 July 1999).]

[This message has been edited by Ben Rozendal (edited 08 July 1999).]

linda said her she is taking constitutional remedy and some other remedies for hypertension and candida.If the remedies are not homoeopathic ,the reaction there by occuring we don't know.That is why I asked above questions.In a Homoeopathic prescription only totality or peculiarity of the case is cocerned,so there will be only one remedy coming.In this case patient took some other remedies that we don't know ,and the eruption there by may not be by Hering's law.

Pannakal is quite rigth in his observations.

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Homeopat MNNH Geir E.T. Marcussen
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Hi, thank you for such thoughtful replies to my question! I don't *remember* having had such a rash in the past. . . .I had one on my orearms once which I thought was a reaction to a new mattress, and wonder if that could be related. I did not antidote, I mentioned the rash to my homeopathic practitioner and she did not think I should stop taking anything.

The other remedies, are, as I understand it (I'm no expert), homeopathic too. I was dismayed that I didn't come away with just a perfect similimum (sp?) but have been happy enough with results that I figured this professional has more experience than I with such things. I am taking several "liquessences", a "hypertension drops" and the two candida homeopathic remedies. I also take a bunch of new vitamins and supplements.

I am very unsure at this point how to proceed. I am much more comfortable with the homeopathic practitioner's approach than I have been with even a very kindly Medical Doctor's in the past. However, I don't want to take the wrong things, even if they are NOT pharmaceuticals. I have an appointment coming up in a couple of weeks. I hope to be able to discuss some of my concerns at that time, and perhaps the practitioner will be able to do more work to find "my" remedy then. I can appreciate it might take a good deal of time with a patient and research to get the remedy that fits.

Thank you again for your advice.

Well with such a mixture I would certaily be at a loss which one would cause the skin rash and both Gm and Pannakkal are right of course. I am wondering, have you ever had a vaccination in that spot?

I could have probably had some sort of shot there, but it was around thirty odd years ago, so I'm not able to remember too specifically. I haven't noticed any other similar problems since the rash disappeared. At this point I'm following the regimen the homeopathic practitioner I see recommended, and feel like it is working well. I've been having particularly hectic weeks lately, but feel as though I'm handling all the chaos better than I'd have expected I would.

Dear Linda,
TRUST YOURSELF! If you feel truthfully good , then continue as you will. Change your approach when you feel otherwise.

I agree, stick with what works.