There are many patients who begin but are unable to continue their homeopathic treatment for different reasons. I only urge each one to persist and stick on and they will surely benefit from their homeopathic treatment.

Let me share about a patient who consulted me about 12 years ago for psoriasis. He had small red flaky skin patches that itched, on his scalp, ears, and elbows. He began his homeopathic treatment but took dietary changes and other advises less seriously. As he began showing improvement, he became irregular with follow-ups. Steadily, he began trying various things for his condition inspired by social media posts/videos and included other treatments also. He often came up with names of homeopathic remedies that were used for psoriasis by other doctors and asked me if he could try. Eventually, he completely stopped his homeopathic treatment. After a gap of about 10 years, he again approached me with his condition, which now had worsened and spread to other areas on his body. He urged to cure his condition as this was causing him much distress and he was finding no respite at all. We began, yet again. Within a week’s time of giving him a remedy and ointment for topical application, he began showing improvement. It’s been over a month now that his condition is continuing to improve and I see a sense of relief on his face.

Here for your ready reference, let me share the six pertinent challenges that may hinder your homeopathic treatment journey and render incomplete or unsatisfactory outcomes:

1.People tend to take prescription & advises of a homeopath less seriously: Given that homeopathic remedies are easily available, less costly, come with almost no side-effects and with ample information available on the internet, people often reluctantly consult a homeopath or refrain to take professional homeopath’s help. They may not know – how to select a remedy; when and for how long to continue; when to discontinue or change the remedy/remedies.

2.People often have less or no inclination to take up follow-up consultations – once they receive their prescriptions, they continue consuming remedies without ever consulting the homeopath again. In other cases, when they do follow-up, there is no regularity and hence, are unable to timely receive the necessary treatment tweaks or advises from a homeopath.

3.People end up self-medicating- They may choose reading from self-help books; or talking to friends/family members with similar conditions instead of consulting a registered homeopathic practitioner.

4.People choose to rely on inappropriate channels – Means such as social media used for self-medication may complicate your condition. Relying on what you see or hear, you may not take a holistic view of your disease/condition/symptoms before taking remedies. You may only try and treat individual symptoms but end up worsening the overall health condition.

5.People opt for unregistered, self-proclaimed, amateur homeopaths – They may not know which remedies interact well; which can be taken together and which one cannot be taken together. Besides, through their hit and trial method, they may not understand, why some remedies are suitable to one individual and unsuitable to another. Even more, in absence of formal study and necessary training as a homeopath, they may not understand importance of case taking, causes of imbalances, necessary remedial action needed and hence choose inappropriate remedies and fail to provide a treatment plan.

6.People may conceal or misrepresent relevant information – it may hinder the process of identifying root cause of the health problems one is facing and may lead to inappropriate remedy selection. Hence, treatment outcomes may be unsatisfactory or incomplete at best.

Remember the only head way is – find a trusted, registered homeopath; take remedies as prescribed; make advised dietary and other changes in your lifestyle; and take follow-ups seriously till you witness sustained relief in your condition.