GOOD
SIGNS THAT THE REMEDY IS WORKING
In acute
ailments the symptoms are by their very nature going to
get better or worse quickly, therefore you will know almost
immediately if the remedy is working because there will
be an obvious improvement in symptoms. However if unsure
refer to the list below,
When you take a remedy
you want the symptoms to clear up quickly and if that does
happens then obviously you know the remedy's working, no
question about it. However in chronic
(long term) ailments sometimes the amelioration will not
be so obvious or immediate - the superficial symptoms might
not be the first to clear up so how then would you know
whether you had the right remedy and whether it was taking
effect or not? i.e. what are the good signs
that a remedy is taking effect? All chronic ailments are
treated constitutionally, so we look for positive changes
anywhere in our system to tell us that
the healing process has started.
Typically the good signs that show the
remedy is definitely working are:
- An improvement
on the mental or emotional level: a feeling of
well-being or relaxation may occur, this
is often the first thing a patient will notice.
- A desire to sleep, or deeper normal sleep
after a remedy is common
- Increased elimination: whether in perspiration,
going to the toilet, or other discharges, (including developing
a cold) are positive signs that are commonly seen after
a homeopathic remedy that the body is starting to put itself
right - 'detoxing'. (Increased elimination is unlikely to
apply in the majority of acute states unless lack of elimination
is itself part of the problem.)
- Deeper symptoms
will improve before more superficial symptoms
- A temporarily
increase in symptoms; the intensity may increase
for a brief time before
improving, known as the homeopathic
'aggravation'. (this normally only applies to chronic conditions,
not acutes states of asthma or
earaches or 'flu etc.)
- A shift in symptoms; symptoms may change
in several ways that lead to increased overall health, :
- there may be returning old symptoms
(ROS)
, a very good sign,
- or they will change according to the 'direction of
cure' (DOC),
also a good sign
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