Myths
Facts
There are many myths people believe when it comes to homeopathy, which can create doubts and steer them away from this wonderful science. Here are some Myths vs Facts to answer some of your questions and deepen your knowledge about homeopathy.
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Homeopathy works very slowly.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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In acute diseases like diarrhea, cold, fever etc. homeopathy acts very fast. But if a person comes with a chronic problem (say migraine for 5 years) it will take some time to cure it.​​​
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Homeopathy medicines can not be taken along with my allopathic medicines like thyroid and diabetes medicines.
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Homeopathic medicines can be taken along with allopathic medicines. if a patient is already on allopathic thyroid medicines, a homeopath does not stop it suddenly. He will start his medicine and slowly reduce the allopathic medicine's doses, whenever required.
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Homeopathy first increases the problem and brings out old diseases before its action.
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This is not true. But if the dose is high or patient is oversensitive, it may sometimes aggravate the symptoms. So you should always consult a homeopath before taking any homeopathic medicine.
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There are steroids in homeopathic medicines.
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That is a complete lie.
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All homeopathic medicines are sugar pills and they're all the same.
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Sugar pills are just the carrier/medium to give the medicines which are derived from different sources like plants, minerals, animals etc. Each medicine is different.
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If I take sweet sugar pills of homeopathy, my diabetes will increase.
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Medicines can also be taken in water instead of with sugar pills.
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I can't give homeopathic medicine to a newborn.
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It is completely safe to give homeopathic medicines to a new born. Do not worry at all.