FAQ - Which Remedy Should I Take?

Every remedy is different. Each remedy has a certain "symptom picture" associated with it. The correct remedy to take is the one which has a symptom picture that most closely matches the symptoms you are exhibiting.

Here's a little more detail:

Homeopathic medicines work on each level of the body: physical, mental and emotional. Many times, the mental or emotional symptoms may guide you to the right remedy. Other times, what makes you feel better or worse may guide you to the right remedy. The right remedy is sometimes easy to find, and at other times the symptom picture is less pronounced.

Many homeopathic remedies listed in the Materia Medica have gone through a process called a "proving." Proving are controlled experiments in which healthy people are given the remedy that is being tested (like Arnica Montana) in large quantities sequentially over a period of time and the symptoms that the body creates are recorded. For example, when healthy people were given Belladonna sequentially over a period of time, the following symptom picture was exhibited in the people:

High Fever
Right Sided Pain
Throbbing Pain
Irritable
Sensitive to External Noise, Light
Thirsty for Small Sips of Cold Water

This symptom picture looks like that of a teething baby, somebody with a migraine or somebody with an earache, but just because a baby is teething doesn't mean Belladonna is the right remedy. The symptom picture of the teething baby must closely match that of the symptoms that are listed in the Materia Medica. After reading about the remedies, make a determination as to which remedy is the most appropriate for your symptoms.

The best way to determine which single remedy to take is to list the symptoms you are exhibiting, look up those symptoms in the Repertory, and read the remedy symptom listing in the Materia Medica. After reading about the remedies, make a determination as to which remedy is the most appropriate for your symptoms.