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Need to wait now that you have taken that dose. It can confuse things to take doses too close together when the potency is different.
♡ Evocationer last decade
OK. Good to know. I'm feeling pretty good today.
[message edited by alaskamom on Tue, 08 Apr 2014 18:57:52 BST]
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alaskamom last decade
I kind of feel like things are back on an even keel with the 6c. I'm feeling like I'm in good spirits and fairly good energy. So I might wait on the 12c. Maybe I just had a bump in the road.
alaskamom last decade
Yep that is what I would be suggesting too. Try to squeeze as much out of one potency before moving to another.
Each potency jump actually is like a new remedy, in that it will do different things. This means aggravations, old symptoms returning, healing crises, shifts into new states - you only want to do it when it is time. When it is time then you get movement further towards health. At the wrong time and you just create chaos.
As the great Dr. Kent used to say (as many others before and after him) - haste ruins good cases!
Each potency jump actually is like a new remedy, in that it will do different things. This means aggravations, old symptoms returning, healing crises, shifts into new states - you only want to do it when it is time. When it is time then you get movement further towards health. At the wrong time and you just create chaos.
As the great Dr. Kent used to say (as many others before and after him) - haste ruins good cases!
♡ Evocationer last decade
I was wondering, I ordered some aromatherapy essential oils. For calming, stress, and sleep. Would those interfere with the homeopathic treatment?
alaskamom last decade
It's hard to say for sure, but they can. I would avoid them for the time being until things are stable.
♡ Evocationer last decade
Hey there. Just wanted to see if I should change anything. I've been getting headaches often again.
I notice them especially if I forget to take my medication (the antidepressants) until late in the day. But even on the days I remember to take it, it seems like I've been getting nagging headaches again.
Any thoughts? Mood-wise, I've been still feeling pretty good. Maybe going to bed a little later than I should the last few days. I plan on going to bed early tonight. Been tired but feeling more interested in going out and doing social things than I was before. Definitely makes me feel good to see the improvement.
I notice them especially if I forget to take my medication (the antidepressants) until late in the day. But even on the days I remember to take it, it seems like I've been getting nagging headaches again.
Any thoughts? Mood-wise, I've been still feeling pretty good. Maybe going to bed a little later than I should the last few days. I plan on going to bed early tonight. Been tired but feeling more interested in going out and doing social things than I was before. Definitely makes me feel good to see the improvement.
alaskamom last decade
alaskamom last decade
I wanted to mention, in my mind I have a timeframe, of wanting to be off the antidepressants by the end of the summer. Is that a reasonable goal? I don't know how much time I should allow for the homeopathy to work its magic.
Also, with that goal in mind, do I need to be starting to try reducing any of the meds yet at this point?
Also, with that goal in mind, do I need to be starting to try reducing any of the meds yet at this point?
alaskamom last decade
You cannot reduce your medication until you are sure the underlying state has been markedly improved. Going off them too early will only send you into a downward spiral that can be difficult to come back from, at least in terms of your morale.
I can't really tell you how long it might take. It takes as long as it needs to, and each person has their own blueprint for healing we need to respect in homoeopathy.
What is happening now after the doses? Is their continuing improvement? What is not improving?
I can't really tell you how long it might take. It takes as long as it needs to, and each person has their own blueprint for healing we need to respect in homoeopathy.
What is happening now after the doses? Is their continuing improvement? What is not improving?
♡ Evocationer last decade
That makes sense. I'd rather do it at the right pace than have a big setback, because I know how frustrating that is.
I feel like I'm getting slow but steady improvement. I am able to do more socially without feeling burnt out and frazzled afterward. I feel more cheerful and positive about the future. Sometimes after a dose I'll get a bit of a headache in the morning (I usually dose at night before bed), but the headache wears off as the day goes on. Usually prior to taking a dose, I'll feel like my mood is going down a bit, and then I'll do a dose and feel better the next day, for a few days. Then take another dose. Sometimes I just take a dose because I feel like I should, even if my mood seems OK. One time I talked myself out of it with that and then wished I had taken it the night before. So I've learned to listen to that. I also have found it helpful to take a dose the night before a day that's going to be really full, where normally I might be concerned about coping with it emotionally. It definitely seems to help keep me on an even keel.
I think one area that isn't improving much is my sex drive. I know that a lot of that is due to the antidepressants, because the one I am taking suppresses it. I am on half of that dose though, so I sort of expected a little more from myself. But I'm not too surprised that it's not where it should be right now.
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I feel like I'm getting slow but steady improvement. I am able to do more socially without feeling burnt out and frazzled afterward. I feel more cheerful and positive about the future. Sometimes after a dose I'll get a bit of a headache in the morning (I usually dose at night before bed), but the headache wears off as the day goes on. Usually prior to taking a dose, I'll feel like my mood is going down a bit, and then I'll do a dose and feel better the next day, for a few days. Then take another dose. Sometimes I just take a dose because I feel like I should, even if my mood seems OK. One time I talked myself out of it with that and then wished I had taken it the night before. So I've learned to listen to that. I also have found it helpful to take a dose the night before a day that's going to be really full, where normally I might be concerned about coping with it emotionally. It definitely seems to help keep me on an even keel.
I think one area that isn't improving much is my sex drive. I know that a lot of that is due to the antidepressants, because the one I am taking suppresses it. I am on half of that dose though, so I sort of expected a little more from myself. But I'm not too surprised that it's not where it should be right now.
[message edited by alaskamom on Sun, 20 Apr 2014 05:17:24 BST]
alaskamom last decade
Excellent! One of the hurdles I have to overcome in clinic is reawakening the natural instinct a person has towards their own healing. Once they are able to determine themselves when their state shifts I can stop relying on my (educated) guesses.
I am happy for you to continue monitoring these shifts and dose accordingly, for the time being. Just keep me advised on how things are going so I can guide you as to when moving to 12c would be appropriate.
As for your sex drive, in my experience this is one of the last things to return when a person has been very unwell. Sexual energy is the least important thing to the survival of the individual, and it will be requisitioned by the vital force to action the necessary healing. However, it will come back when you are ready for it to.
I am happy for you to continue monitoring these shifts and dose accordingly, for the time being. Just keep me advised on how things are going so I can guide you as to when moving to 12c would be appropriate.
As for your sex drive, in my experience this is one of the last things to return when a person has been very unwell. Sexual energy is the least important thing to the survival of the individual, and it will be requisitioned by the vital force to action the necessary healing. However, it will come back when you are ready for it to.
♡ Evocationer last decade
Thank you, that makes me feel good to hear that I'm following my instincts correctly.
And that makes perfect sense about sexual energy being the last to return. Now that I know that I won't worry about it and will just know that my body needs that energy for other purposes right now.
There is something so reassuring in knowing that things are proceeding just the way they should. In modern medicine they just throw some random antidepressant at you, and no one really knows how it's going to work on you. It's so refreshing to be following something that is purposeful, and working together with my body's inner workings to get things back where they should be.
One thing I wanted to mention just in case it's relevant, is I feel like I seem to bruise easily, and when I smack into something accidentally, it seems to hurt much more than it should. I recall in my 'younger' years (I'm 32 now) that I could just shake that off easily, whereas now it really hurts and I have to stop for a minute or two to nurse the bruised spot. Perhaps this is just from the healing mechanisms being muted from taking antidepressants so long?
Also the bruises take a long time to heal, generally.
[message edited by alaskamom on Tue, 22 Apr 2014 03:07:35 BST]
And that makes perfect sense about sexual energy being the last to return. Now that I know that I won't worry about it and will just know that my body needs that energy for other purposes right now.
There is something so reassuring in knowing that things are proceeding just the way they should. In modern medicine they just throw some random antidepressant at you, and no one really knows how it's going to work on you. It's so refreshing to be following something that is purposeful, and working together with my body's inner workings to get things back where they should be.
One thing I wanted to mention just in case it's relevant, is I feel like I seem to bruise easily, and when I smack into something accidentally, it seems to hurt much more than it should. I recall in my 'younger' years (I'm 32 now) that I could just shake that off easily, whereas now it really hurts and I have to stop for a minute or two to nurse the bruised spot. Perhaps this is just from the healing mechanisms being muted from taking antidepressants so long?
Also the bruises take a long time to heal, generally.
[message edited by alaskamom on Tue, 22 Apr 2014 03:07:35 BST]
alaskamom last decade
Having a bit of a slump the last couple of days. I took a dose on Sunday, then one last night, then another today. I just feel 'blah'---no energy, yet I feel like I want to go out and do a bunch of stuff. But when I think about what to do, nothing sounds interesting. My appetite is off---nothing sounds good, but I'm hungry, so I eat something junky because it's easy and I don't want to make anything. I feel like I look bad because I'm not getting enough sleep and I have dark circles and my skin looks dull. So I don't want to go out because I'd have to put on makeup to look decent, but I feel too apathetic to put on makeup, so I don't go out...because I look bad. Etc.
alaskamom last decade
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alaskamom last decade
Seems like the 12c is working well for me today. I feel better---more energy, better appetite, and motivation.
alaskamom last decade
Just checking in...things are going well with me. I feel good, I feel like the remedy is working well. I am wanting to do more socially, getting out and getting sunshine and exercise whereas before I just didn't want to do it. I've been doing a lot more with friends and going out, which is a first in a long time.
On a side note, my husband is happy with my new attitude and the fact that I'm getting out more, but he still wishes my sex drive would bounce back. I know I need to give it time for my body to heal before it will be there, but is there anything I can do to help it along?
On a side note, my husband is happy with my new attitude and the fact that I'm getting out more, but he still wishes my sex drive would bounce back. I know I need to give it time for my body to heal before it will be there, but is there anything I can do to help it along?
alaskamom last decade
I hate to say it, but patience is the key here. When the healing is at a better stage, it will come back. It often takes several months, as the body sees sexual desire as a low priority for survival. However, it could also be an issue of potency - at the right potency that may be affected as well. Because we cannot rush through the potencies without upsetting the cure, it may be necessary to continue talking to him about what is happening.
♡ Evocationer last decade
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