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Disclosing name of remedy

Dear All,

I am seeing a classical homeopath, who insists that the name of the remedy she has prescribed should be disclosed at the end of my treatment. She says all classical homeopaths have to do that. She says I should have blind faith in the power of the remedy and that in case it is disclosed, it will loose its efficacy.

I am a person who reads a lot and have some knowledge of Homeopathy as well.I leave nothing to chance. I have found rather intuitively that the everyday pills she was giving me for some time have been placebo. I know that placebos are very important in Homeopathy. After all Hahnemann himself in his 'Chronic Diseases' regarded these sugar pills as 'an invaluable gift of God'. Unfortunately since I know they are just unpotentiated pills, they are not going to have any effect on me. I told her that and she went mad. She says I am disobedient and thatI should go on taking them in spite of being placebos. She has warned me that if I press her to reveal the name of the remedy she will discontinue treatment with me. I am feeling very insecure as regards this tactic, although I have experienced huge improvements in all aspects of my life since starting treatment with her, in addition to my major health problems which have been very well managed.

Is it ethical to keep patients blind as regards such a serious matter? Don't we patients have a right to know what we are given by our practitioners? What is the use of such secrecy?

I would appreciate your answers.

Thanking you in advance.

Daphne22
 
  Daphne22 on 2009-03-04
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
Well Daphne , it's not the question of ethics ; May be your doctor is too much considered about your safety , to avoid any misjudged or unnecessary self administration or may be some other reason ;;;

Of course you have the right to know your remedy name but rights can be self injurious sometimes for which, your doctor may be taking a precautionary measure or may be not ;

Faith itself is blind . ;; Belief needs reasons ;; Homeopathy can work both ways ;;;Do you remember that it's your body's system to heal itself, not the medicine which is to remind and direct ;

Your fears could have been more rational if things weren't going fine at all ;

Dr.Sharma
 
sorahamsha last decade
You always have an option to choose, with fire ;;; You either can cook something or can burn something;;


If your doctor isn't bearing some patience , you can opt to break away at your own risk or comfort ;;;;


Suspicion can lead to Nocebo ;
 
sorahamsha last decade
Dear Dr Sharma,

Thank you indeed for your insightful comments.

I am just wondering whether in Homeopathy as well as in other healing practices including Allopathy, there should be some kind of mutual trust between the physician and their patients. By this I mean that confidence is required from both parties-both the practitioner and the patient and is a prerequisite for any effective treatment to take place. After all it's the patient's health we are talking about. I just feel that if the patient is not held dependent on the therapist after some time, they can really start becoming more committed to their health and the progress they make. Am I wrong?

I think that in Homeopathic case taking maybe it is better that the physician withhold the remedy name just for a while, as you said for various reasons e.g to make sure that the choice is really the right one; also to avoid the pitfall of their patients' answers being biased by their previous reading and knowledge in this field, and for various reasons as well.

After some time when the action of the remedy has been established and is beyond doubt, what is the use of witholding such information?

Is the patient so useless or immature to receive information that is so pertinent to their healing?

I would appreciate any feedback.

Regards,

Daphne22
 
Daphne22 last decade
Dea Daphne,
I understand your perception of a possible reason for the denial of your 'ethical right' ;
From your version I get that your classical homeopath is a bit hyper conventional in the super age of 'reason and human rights' ;

You may be right when you said your classical homeopath thinks you are immature;
I feel that at this juncture where there is a patient distress about a very minor issue, has aroused , your homeopath should have disclosed the name of the drug;
But again , I advice, you need not break away for this reason, as long as you are showing improvement ;

with regards,
DrSharma
 
sorahamsha last decade
ur 'doc' is a fake-oroo--run for ur life--while u have money in ur pocket
 
John Stanton last decade
Dear Mr Stanton,

Why do you say that my doctor seems to you to be a fake? On what grounds? Can you explain?

Since starting treatment with her, I have experienced great improvement on all levels, not only as regards my basic complaint but I would say that mentally and psychologically I feel better.

The problem is rather on the stance of my therapist who for some reason or other wishes to see me as dependent and immature.

I asked her some things about potencies the other day and she seemed reluctant to share any information with me. Do I seem so threatening to her? Why do people in authority do not wish to share their knowledge?

I would appreciate any feedback on the matter.

Regards,

Daphne22
 
Daphne22 last decade
It is better not to tell people the name of the remedies because they read up on remedies online and sometimes and then cannot give unbiased reports about symptoms. For instance if you give someone Sulphur they may come to you and say 'how dare you give me Sulphur, I'm not dirty' and they do not realize the broad spectrum of the remedy picture. If you are doing better on a remedy, overal including energy and mood, I would trust the homeopath.

Hope this helps.
 
classicalhomepath last decade

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