Most physicians approach illness with the perspective that whenever someone falls ill, they should take medication that can combat the disease. According to conventional medical thinking, this medication must be able to overcome the causative agents of disease such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
However, in homeopathic practice, it is believed that the human body itself has the potential to overcome internal and external diseases. A homeopathic physician strives to prescribe a substance that produces symptoms similar to those of a specific disease, stimulating and activating the body's own defense and corrective mechanisms, thus naturally curing the disease.
Therefore, as the immune system field activates to defend the body against disease-causing agents, the resulting treatment is natural, fundamental, and without side effects.
In general, always bear in mind that 80% of people who use homeopathic remedies respond normally to them. The average treatment period lasts 6 months, and the patients begin to feel improvement from the very beginning.
In 10% of people who use homeopathic remedies, the immune system responds very quickly to homeopathy, meaning that they experience 80 or 90% improvement in the first month and achieve excellent treatment results. However, in 10% of people, the immune system responds very poorly to the remedy and those patients require a longer treatment period.
Sometimes patients expect miracles or immediate relief from homeopathic remedies. For example, while they have been suffering from the disease for years and have undergone various medications and surgeries, they are still not cured and now expect to see results within a month of starting treatment. In homeopathy, we do not dispense painkillers or sedatives for you to enjoy a moment of tranquility; rather, the goal is to rebuild what has been damaged, and that too, by your own immune system. So, it takes time and a little patience!
What Does the Treatment Course Depend On?
The treatment course depends on the patient's immune system and how it responds to the medication. However, some patients do not take their medication regularly. They may take medicine for a month and then take a break of two or three months, or they may not adhere to restrictions that come with the treatment. For example, they may consume substances like garlic, mint, or coffee, which diminish the effects of homeopathic remedies, thus prolonging their treatment.
It is important to keep in mind that 80% of homeopathic treatment is about the patient's own condition. It should be explained to all patients from the outset that homeopathy is very different from conventional medicine. The questions asked about your mental and emotional problems are important to the therapist and help us in selecting the appropriate remedy. Unfortunately, some patients are not willing to open up about their mental health. When asked, they respond: “these are not very important! Just cure my leg pain!”
What many patients do not understand about homeopathy is that there are, for example, 280 types of medicines for stomach problems, and only one or two of them will affect you, providing precise treatment, while the rest of the medicines, if consumed, will not have the desired effect quickly. So, how should your medicine be chosen??
First, the history is taken from you, including the origin of the disease, the nature of the pain, any nervous shocks you may have experienced, and mental symptoms such as fear, stress and irritability, as well as your personality type, excessive worry, impatience, etc… All these factors guide the therapist to the main remedy. The therapist must have extensive experience to be able to prescribe the right medicine for the patient.
It may not be possible to fully and comprehensively answer this question in one session, but here are some things to keep in mind:
2- What the body produces can heal itself. That's why many cysts and tumors disappear on their own when the patient takes homeopathic medicine, without the need for surgery.
3- In cases like accidents and fractures, of course, medicine cannot set the bone! First, a surgeon needs to reset the broken bone properly. Then, homeopathic medicine can expedite the healing process.
4- It has been observed that the following conditions respond very well to homeopathic treatment: headaches, migraines, various digestive problems, sexual problems, infertility, women's health and pregnancy issues, mental and emotional problems, and so on. Remarkable cases of treating diseases such as epilepsy are also found in homeopathic records.
5- Homeopathy treats things that conventional medicine has no answer for. For example, proper ingrown toenail management without surgery, nausea in pregnant women (which many think is natural and should be tolerated); bad odor from sweating, underarms or feet, ill-mannered children, whether clingy or excessively mischievous; various fears and mental problems; various mental delusions, sleep-related issues, and so on.
6- Acute illnesses such as cuts, bruises, burns, poisonings, etc., are treated in an extraordinary and rapid manner. (Sometimes in the same clinic, to the point where the patient forgets why they came!)