“homeopathy”, just like “hypnotism” or “hacker”, still sounds to me like a new word full of different meanings and associated with too many things

I think there are some valid results from homeopathy, just like from NLP, but I don’t think it’s a mean to cure anything, just like you can’t induce someone into trance to operate on them surgically at all. Of course there are people who can do both, there are lot of things no science can explain. This is not the point

I’ve met few doctors who also study homeopathy and they’re great in the way they look at very aspect of the body. And I’ve also met some doctors who actually believe it’s a medicine study and you can’t really trust them with some serious injury on you, unless you’re crazy

Just do your homework!

This little homeopathic pill – that supposedly does nothingm according to most of the commenters and the original poster – kills the back pain that even high dose *percoset* cannot touch.

Maybe it doesn’t work for you…but it sure works for me.

Sometimes they\’re all used together, sometimes a combination of one or two, and sometimes just the one.

The waters are muddied in such debate as this because most people don\’t differentiate between them and lump them all in together.

If a complementary therapy (such as Aromatherapy message) is used there may be no \”proven\” effects on the patient but they may noticably feel better in themselves….what\’s wrong with that?

I was always very skeptical about complementary/holistic/homeopathic etc etc treatments and still am, to some extent.

I may be going off the homeopathic point a bit here:

But, I\’ve had a course of Reiki (primarily for depression) and throughout the course of treatment I felt considerably better and more able to deal with problems. I\’d already tried conventional medicine and it had no effect on me, except that I became (I felt) reliant on the medication. I\’ve since stopped the Reiki and still feel much better in myself and have addressed some of the problems \”found\”.

My Dad had cancer and was going through the \”conventional\” medicine route and was seriously ill etc etc but he was offered an aromatherapy massage by MacMillan and he went for it. There was no change in his cancer and associated problems but he felt better in himself and this helped him to deal with the extensive treatments he was going through.

My mum has Sciatica and has been to the Doctors several times in the last few months. She was prescribed a series of pills and told to go to a \’back class\’ at the local sports centre. She gave it all a good go but nothing was helping. On a whim she went into the local Acupuncturist and after a course of 6 treatments, her back is considerably better and she can do so much more.

Whether any of these examples are considered placebo\’s or not, I personally feel that if someone feels better in mind/body due to any type of treatment whether it be alternative or conventional, surely that\’s got to be a good thing?

I understand there are a lot of desperate people wanting to cure their cancer or other illness, by any means. But I also know there are many, many people who are open minded enough to know that there is no magic cure for anything but that maybe, sometimes, alternative therapy has its place and can help, even if it only makes someone feel better in themselves.

I\’ve never tried homeopathy, I don\’t know anyone who has. I know it can be dangerous and that some of the claims made are outrageous. There are many internet sites out there claiming to cure cancer or whatever…..that, to me, is very dangerous and preys on the vulnerable.

Personally I think it\’s all a matter of someone deciding what\’s right for them.
I can understand some of the vehement comments against \”alternative\” therapies (and lumping them all into one ) and of course, everyone is entitled to believe what they wish to.

I think I rambled a bit, oops!