≡ ▼
ABC Homeopathy Forum

 

 

Similar posts:

Hypersensitive after to much High Potencies 7Do higher potencies cause opposite effect on physical problems. 7Lower potencies aggravate more 2CH/C vs CK Dilutions -- Please Clarify Strength of Potencies Compared, +++ 1How to retake a treatment with Q or LM potencies 1Potencies for skin ailments 2Potencies to use with warts and moles? 1Why does 6C potency work better than other higher potencies 1Good Indian Doctor which works with LM potencies? 3LM potencies 1

 

The ABC Homeopathy Forum

Advice on potencies

Hi,

I am a 42 year old female who has been experiencing terrible anxiety for the last couple of years that my homeopath and I believe is hormone related.
It is at it's worst in the morning and I have been experiencing mood swings along with many fits of crying.

I worked with my homeopath for about 6 months, and despite the fact that I told her that I am ultra sensitive to homeopathic remedies, she insisted that the higher potencies (up to 50M) were correct for my case. I am not a doctor so I took her advice, and it was disasterous. I got nothing but aggravations, and felt worse for 6 months with her telling me that eventually it would get better, but I stopped going because I could not take it anymore.

Just recently, I convinced her to let me start at 30c with the main remedy that she gave me (ignatia)and perhaps work up from there.
Within 45 minutes of taking 5 pellets of the 30c ignatia, I felt reborn. All of the horible worry and irrational anxiety were gone!

So here is my dilemma, I'm not sure how much more to take and for how long, or if I should try a 200c as a maximum dose.
I took it one day, and it absolutely saved me, but I needed it the next morning again.
Because of this my homeopath just said 'your body is not keeping the vibration, you need the higher potencies' and would not give me advice for how much or how often to take the 30c potency.

I desperately want to keep feeling as good as I do now after years of misery.
Can anyone advise me?

Thank you,

Poppy
 
  Lindsay on 2008-04-19
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
You are absolutely right that high potencies are not for you.

You need to take the 30c itself in water dose. It can be repeated daily if necessary.

Take about 250 ml. of water in a 500 ml. fresh bottle and mix 4 pellets in it and shake vigorously. Add about 30 ml. of good quality brandy to it. This is your stock bottle.

Take a teaspoon out of it as and when needed. Succuss the bottle well everytime before taking the medicine. To know how to succuss watch this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMK_wLYKpF0

Don't mix any more pellets into the bottle except the first time.

Murthy
 
gavinimurthy last decade
Dear Murthy,
Succuss the bottle well everytime before taking the medicine'
This can be applied in clinical practice.
sajjad.
 
sajjadakram635 last decade
Thank you so much Murthy. I feel relieved that my instincts were correct.

I will try this.

Will there ever be a time when I don't need it, when I might just need it once in a while, and not have to take it every day?

Thanks again!
 
Lindsay last decade
Well Murthy will advise you properly.The rule is, stop medication when the condition is worse or better.
sajjad.
 
sajjadakram635 last decade
Sajjad is right. use it only as required. The brandy in the solution will prevent it from becoming stale and you can store the bottle for a long time without any worry.

If you live in hot climates you can keep it in the refrigerator. But you have to make sure that the fridge is free from odors.

Perhaps you are aware of this but to just make sure let me tell this.

Make sure that there are no odors on you (perfumes etc) near you (in the room sprays etc) and in your mouth before taking the medicine.

homeo medicines get easily antidoted by strong odors.

Murthy
 
gavinimurthy last decade
Thanks again to both of you.

And yes I always make sure that I don't do anything to antidote the remedy.

One more question.

I also find that the remedy arg nit is very helpful with anticapatory anxiety like before work in the morning.
I'm a schoolteacher and I often get anious before I have to go to work.

Can I do the same thing with the arg nit and keep a bottle on hand when I need it? Is it OK to take the two remedies on the same day at different times, or one one day, and one the next?

I guess my concern is that I seem to need the remedy every morning. Once I take it, I'm OK a short while later, but I'll need it again the next morning.

Is it OK to take it every morning?

Sorry for all of the questions, I just want to make sure that I do the right thing.

Thanks again!
 
Lindsay last decade
It is not wise to take two medicines on the same day, unless it is absolutely essential.

you have to decide on one medicine to start with. You can use it for a couple of days every day morning if need be. Once the condition for which you are taking shown signs of abatement, stop taking the medicine , give a gap of few days and start the second one.

Murthy
 
gavinimurthy last decade
Great thanks,

I promise, just one last question.

Would you advise going up to a 200c
(no higher than that) with the water in the jar method if I keep needing the 30c remedy every morning and don't seem to be resolving the problem on a more permanent basis?

Much gratitude for your selfless service!
 
Lindsay last decade
Yes. If the problem still lingers on after finishing off the stock bottle, we may think of upping the potency, if the same set of symptoms keep recuring without any change.

Murthy
 
gavinimurthy last decade
Thanks once again,

I had a nice reaction to the dissolving in water method.
Shortly after taking it I started spontaneously deep breathing and felt very relaxed, and my solar plexus chakra calmed down. That is where I feel most of my anxiety.

This method feels much deeper acting, without aggravations.

I will see how it goes for a week or so, or until the stock bottle is gone, and if necessary I'll try the 200c.

I will post again in a week or so.

With gratitude.
 
Lindsay last decade
Hello again Murthy,

I have been taking the 30c in water as you suggested and I get better whenever I take it, but I still seem to need it every day.
I haven't tried the 200c yet.

I would like to give you a brief overview of how this anxiety came about. Maybe after reading this you will have other suggestions.

- 3 years ago father died, extreme grief, no homeopathy taken

- extreme stress in dealing with other family members at this time, lots of fear regarding family

-at same time new principal at my school, and teaching job became extremely stressful, felt I couldn't cope, felt like a horrible teacher

-this went on for the past 2 years, anxiety, feeling of not being good enough, emotionally exhausted

-a year ago, basically had a breakdown, all I could do was go to work, come home, cry and eat

-this past September got a job at a new school, much happier and much less stressful, anxiety dissipated

-this past October my beloved Guru and meditation teacher passed away very suddenly

-grief and shock was worse than when my father passed away

-little time to grieve as I had to work

-anxiety came back around January

-feeling better when taking ignatia 30c in water, but I need it often

-I'm also going to a network chiropractor which stirs up a lot of emotional things

-it seems that hormones may also be playing a part in this

Should I try the 200c of Ignatia in water, or is there something else that I should try?

Thank you so much for listening.
 
Lindsay last decade
As long as you are getting benefitted by the daily dose of 30C in water don't leave it.

There is no harm in continuing the water dose for a long time as long as you are succussing it before taking.

Don't be in a hurry to jump to 200c. We will review after you finish the stock bottle.

Murthy
 
gavinimurthy last decade
Thanks!

Will keep going. It really is helping.
I was just afraid that taking it every day would do harm because I've always heard that you should stop taking a remedy once it starts working, but I seem to need it every day.

Thanks again for the advice!
 
Lindsay last decade
Hello Murthy,

I have been taking the ignatia 30c with the water method and I am finished with the stock bottle, but I still need it almost daily.

There has definitely been a marked improvement, and as long as I keep taking it my anxiety levels stay low, but I can't seem to hold the vibration and I still need it every day.

What is your suggestion? Should I try the same water method with a 200c, try again with another stock bottle of 30c, or try a different remedy that might be deeper acting?

I'm very grateful for your advice.
 
Lindsay last decade
We will not leave a remedy that is acting. Let us try it with a 200c.

Make the stock bottle in the same way, and report progress after the first three doses.

Murthy
 
gavinimurthy last decade
Thanks!

I will try it today with the water method.
 
Lindsay last decade
Hello Murthy,

I have taken the 200c of Ignatia in water method for 4 mornings in a row.

Interesting things have happened. Many large bowel movements (more than normal), some diahrrea, more urination than normal.

Mood is quite good. Still anxiety on waking, but leaves fairly quickly especially if I jog in the morning. The anxiety is always about anticipating the day.
Mood stays clear and calm and energetic throughout the day.

Have also contracted some kind of virus. Started with a really bad sore throat. Swollen glands on both sides and very painful to swallow. The sore throat is almost gone but it has changed into a head cold with sinus pain stuffiness, but nasal discharge is clear.Ears also feel plugged.

Even though I have this cold, I feel good and I feel energy.Almost too much energy. So I have the physical symptoms, but I don't feel really sick, only mildly.

Wondering if I should take something for the sinus cold. Bryonia? Belladonna?
Or could this be a clearing illness?

Should I continue with Ignatia, or stop now to see what happens?

Thank you once again!
 
Lindsay last decade
Keep taking the water dose once in two days. The cold should resolve in a couple of days.

Don't forget to succuss the remedy bottle everytime before you take the medicine.

Report back on Monday.

Murthy
 
gavinimurthy last decade
Hello Murthy,

Well it will be a bit difficult to say how my emotions are as I've been flat on my back sick since Friday.

The cold has turned into laryngitis and I'm very tired. At first I had excruciating pain in my head from congestion but that has since subsided.

I've been debating whether I should go to a doctor for antibiotics ( this is something I'm usually against), but I don't seem to have an infection. I have had really no fever to speak of, and other than first thing in the morning when I have a little bit of yellow mucous, nasal discharge is clear.

I'm just exhausted, have a dry hacking cough, head congestion, and laryngitis.

I have taken the ignatia 200 every second day and I have had no anxiety, but I've also not been faced with my regular work life as it has been a long holiday weekend here and I've just been resting.

I'll have to get back to you on the anxiety.

Is there anything that you can suggest for this cold, or will it just work itself out?
I really don't want antibiotics.

There have been many viruses going around at work, but could this also be a sort of homeopathic cleansing illness?

Thanks,

Lindsay
 
Lindsay last decade
Stop taking ignatia.

Get Hepar sulph 200c and take at the rate of 3 doses per day for two days only and report back.

No need for antibiotics. Incidentally antibiotcs do nothing for viral infections. They are effective against bacterial infections.

Murthy
 
gavinimurthy last decade
Hello Murthy,

I was not able to get hepar sulph as my homeopath was away and it would have taken a week to order from a health food store.

I ended up taking a couple of herbal remedies, usnea complex and oil of oregano.
Finally yesterday I started feeling better, and I almost completely have my voice back.
I haven't ben this sick in about 12 years.

I was feeling emotionally OK up until today because I was sick at home and all of my resposibilities were put on hold, but today, Sunday I feel that familiar anxiety as I have to go to work tomorrow and face all of the things that I have to do, and it feels worse because I was sick I'm that much further behind. As soon as I step outside into the fresh air however I feel better.

I seem to place too much emphasis on doing.

Should I take the Ignatia 200c again or do you think that the ignatia may have set off this illness in me?

The only other remedy that seemed to work for my anxiety before was arg nit, but once again, the potencies were too high and I didn't take it for long.

I wish I could just find a permanent answer, and I know there is one.

Any further advice will be helpful.

I'm happy to give you any further info needed.

Thank you so much.

Lindsay
 
Lindsay last decade
Ignatia is not the reason for your viral infection.

Continue with Ignatia 200c for one more week and we will review the case then.

Murthy
 
gavinimurthy last decade
Thank you!
 
Lindsay last decade
Hi Murthy,

I had a horrible start to the morning, but within 1/2 hour of taking the 200c ignatia, I was back in balance.

I will message again next week to let you know how the rest of the week goes.
 
Lindsay last decade
Hi Murthy,

It's been a strange week as this virus seems to be hanging on. I feel much better than I did, and the ignatia lifted the depression so I'm in better spirits, but this laryngitis seems to be hanging on. I can speak with no problem, it's when I sing that it's a problem. I am a music teacher so this is an extra problem.

My throat feels thick and mucousy, and when I try to sing high notes it becomes hoarse and broken; there is some sound, but strained.

Once again, it's worse in the morning.Everything for me is worse in the morning. When I first get up I hardly have any voice, then as the day goes on it gets better, then in the evening it's a little worse again. I've had this before, and it usually lasts several weeks.

I'm still having anxiety in the morning anticipating the day, but the overall depression is gone. Once again, once I'm actually into the day, the anxiety is better.

I seem to wake up overenergized with my brain already in overdive.

Thank you for your continued help.
 
Lindsay last decade

Post ReplyTo post a reply, you must first LOG ON or Register

 

Important
Information given in this forum is given by way of exchange of views only, and those views are not necessarily those of ABC Homeopathy. It is not to be treated as a medical diagnosis or prescription, and should not be used as a substitute for a consultation with a qualified homeopath or physician. It is possible that advice given here may be dangerous, and you should make your own checks that it is safe. If symptoms persist, seek professional medical attention. Bear in mind that even minor symptoms can be a sign of a more serious underlying condition, and a timely diagnosis by your doctor could save your life.