Drug: Effectiveness of Ignatia Amara? (homeopathic med) for anxiety?
Effectiveness of Ignatia Amara? (homeopathic med) for anxiety?
Answer by Sharon
This is a great homeopathic remedy for those anxiety attacks. Both my son and daughter take it. It has no drug interactions as it is a simple cell salt, kinda like eating carrots. You didn’t mention if it was 6cc or 30cc. However, most homeopathics start you out taking the maximum dose of 6 pellets ev 2-4 hours or until symptoms subside, and then a maintenance dose of 2-4 pellets per day. What you may notice is that once you find it helping your anxiety attacks and believe me, it acts within 24 hours, you will want to ask your doc how to wean yourself off the prozac. It may not cure the anxiety, but at $ 6 for a 2mo supply, and no side effects, you can’t beat it. I personally take causticum to prevent bladder accidents.
Answer by RickK
It won’t interact with anything because it’s just sugar pills – it does nothing. You can take the entire bottle and nothing will happen. I promise.
What is homeopathy?
————-
Classical homeopathy originated in the 19th century with Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) as an alternative to the standard medical practices of the day, such as phlebotomy or bloodletting. Hahnemann’s theories were based on metaphysical energies rather than on biology, anatomy, chemistry, etc.
Classical homeopathy is generally defined as a system of medical treatment based on the use of infinitesimal amounts of substances that in larger doses produce effects similar to those of the disease being treated. For example, the homeopathic remedy for sleeplessness is a highly diluted dose of caffeine. Hahnemann believed that very small doses of a substance could have very powerful reverse healing effects because their potency could be affected by vigorous and methodical shaking (succussion).
So in other words, if you put a tiny amount of some ingredient in water, then shake it, then dilute it, then shake it more, then dilute it more, eventually you’ll have an effective medicine.
Homeopathic dilutions
————
Homeopathic dilutions are indicated by letters like X or C. “X” means dilute 10 to 1. So a dilution of 6X means do a 1 in 10 dilution six times. Or, in other words, 1 part ingredient, 1,000,000 parts water (six zeros). “C” means dilute 100 times. So a 6C dilution means 1 part ingredient, 1,000,000,000,000 parts water. You can find many homeopathic remedies available with 30C dilutions – you do the math. And the totally ridiculous bit of advertising – the bigger the dilution, the “stronger” the medication.
Here is a useful table of homeopathic “potentencies” and their dilution rates (0.1ml of original ingredient):
6C = 4 Olympic class swimming-pools.
13C = 3/4 of all Earth’s oceans.
16C = Sphere of water the size of Earth.
19C= 10 Spheres with same diameter as our Solar System
22C = 1 cubic light-year
26C = 1 Sphere with same diameter as the Milky Way
Another example, the very popular homeopathic remedy Oscillococcinum 200C is made with a 1 in 100 dilution performed 200 times. That’s 1 part ingredient in 1 followed by 400 zeros parts water, then sprinkled on a sugar pill. Now, physics will tell you that there is not a single molecule of duck liver on your sugar pill.
In summary, the homeopaths are scamming you. They’re selling you WATER. Or, they’re selling you a sugar pill on which water has been sprinkled!!!
Hahnemann came up with his ideas before we knew what molecules were. So when molecular theory came along and proved that many homeopathic remedies didn’t have even a single molecule of the original substance, homeopathy proponents like Jacques Benveniste tried to prove that water “remembered” the original ingredient. (1) They never explained how the water “remembered” the homeopathic ingredient but didn’t “remember” the copper pipes, glass jars, or fish poop from the lake it came from. (2) Benveniste was completely discredited when it turned out his lab technicians were altering data so that their boss would have positive results.
http://br.geocities.com/criticandokardec/benveniste02.pdf
Do Homeopathic Remedies work?
————–
Because it has marketing appeal, “Homeopathic” is used as a label on many things, including soothing creams and herbal remedies that are NOT classic homeopathic dilutions. An herbal remedy may work just fine, but it is just like any drug, and should come with all the same testing and warnings as any drug. However, the classic homeopathic dilution liquids and pills do NOT work better than water or sugar pills.
1) Large scale, well-designed studies of homeopathic dilutions find they work no better than placebo. (But don’t underestimate the power of a well-delivered placebo to cure somebody’s complaint. Just don’t use it for cancer or malaria or AIDS, etc.)
2) Many of the people who point to studies and say “See! This study says it works” are pointing to the same set of studies by Reilly published in Lancet in the early 90s. Nobody has been able to independently repeat Dr. Reilly’s results.
3) There is a million dollar prize available from JREF for anyone who can show, under reasonable scientific controls, that homeopathic dilutions work better than placebo. The prize has been available for over a decade, and nobody has claimed it. Here is an example of a failed attempt: http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s827502.htm
4) No homeopathic practitioner (or anyone else) can tell the difference between a vial of homeopathic dilution and plain water.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2002/homeopathy.shtml
5) James Randi regularly demonstrates homeopathic remedies do nothing by taking an entire bottle of Calms Forte – a homeopathic sleep aid. Even though the box says “warning, don’t exceed recommended dosage”, the entire bottle of pills has no effect on Randi or on anyone else.
In short, homeopathic pills/dilutions don’t work any better than sugar pills.
Why does the FDA allow ineffective “medicines” to be sold?
—————
Because of their long use in the United States, the U.S. Congress passed a law in 1938 declaring that homeopathic remedies are to be regulated by the FDA in the same manner as nonprescription, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, which means that they can be purchased without a physician’s prescription. Today, although conventional prescription drugs and new OTC drugs must undergo thorough testing and review by the FDA for safety and effectiveness before they can be sold, this requirement does not apply to homeopathic remedies. In other words, the FDA gave anything with the words “homeopathic” an exemption from the requirement to demonstrate that they’re effective.
Most people know that the herbal remedy St. Johns Wort can reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills. However, unlike herbal remedies, there are no “drug interaction” warnings for homeopathic remedies. Why? Because they don’t do anything.
Conclusion:
——–
If you can be cured by placebo, then by all means, continue supporting the imaginative people who dream up all the different homeopathic remedies. But you should look at the price on the box and ask yourself: Is this a lot to pay for sugar pills and water?
Little Black Book of Geriatrics (Jones and Bartlett’s Little Black Book)
med interactions – click on the image below for more information.
- ISBN13: 9780763757717
- Condition: New
- Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
Thoroughly revised and updated, the Fourth Edition of this pocket-sized handbook provides comprehensive, concise, evidence-based information on diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the elderly patient. The Little Black Book of Geriatrics is a convenient resource offering quick access to vital information and makes a great reference for solving pressing problems on the ward or in the clinic.
Little Black Book of Geriatrics (Jones and Bartlett’s Little Black Book)
Click on the button for more med interactions information and reviews.
The World Within Us: Microbes That Help and Harm
(October 27, 2009) Julie Theriot, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and of Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford, discusses the different types of microorganisms present in the human body and their functions, the distinction between disease-causing and benign or helpful microorganisms, and the interactions between human cells and both harmful and helpful microorganisms. Stanford Mini Med School is a series arranged and directed by Stanford’s School of Medicine, and presented by the Stanford Continuing Studies program. Stanford University: www.stanford.edu Stanford University School of Medicine med.stanford.edu Stanford Continuing Studies continuingstudies.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on YouTube www.youtube.com
-
Diseases of the Pancreas : Acute Pancreatitis , Chronic Pancreatitis , Tumours of the Pancreas... Read Full Story » -
Boiron Homeopathic Medicine Coffea Cruda, 30C Pellets, 80-Count Tubes (Pack of 5) Boiron... Read Full Story » -
How to cure Vitiligo ? According to the American Vitiligo research foundation (AVRF) Vitiligo is... Read Full Story » -
Boiron – Sabadil , 60 tablets Serving Size – 2 tablets A homeopathic formula for itchy... Read Full Story » -
Vitiligo or Leucoderma is widespread skin disarray, which is just because of the appearance of... Read Full Story » -
Generally it’s very difficult to treat vitiligo but we have just the right solution when it... Read Full Story »
