First hand experiences with Homeopathy

Yes I am giving homeopathic medicine to my daughter(14 months old). But its only for minor problems like cough and cold(Seasonal changes) I do give her allopathic as well if I feel that the fever is too high.
Nivedita Prakash

Both my children were taking allopathic medicine till Jan 2012. Since each time the dosage of the medicine is increased and the usage of antibiotic was increasing, we thought of trying Homeopathy. We thought that it is heard that there is no side effect in Homeopathy. An added advantage is that all the medicine is sweet. This is when we heard about a doctor in Jayanagar. We went there and is taking medicines for both of them from him. For both my children it worked. I am happy with the response. We go to him once in two months and he gives some more sweet medicine to children. This is a course and we need to continue with it. Added attraction is that there are vaccinations also in Homeo which is oral. Children are also happy. As a father I know that the problems have reduced to a greater extent that I get good sleep these days J. If you need more details let me know I will be happy to ask my wife to write about it. Jomon Joseph

Yes, my son now takes Homeopathy. Cough and Cold was a commonly seen in my son very regularly, since he was a year old. We used to give Allopathy medicine for almost a year. It used to solve the problem for 2-3 weeks, but then it used to come back. We had so many sleepless nights. My house was filled with so many different medicines. Some of our relatives used to call our house as a medical store. When he was 2 years 3 months, we started Homeopathy. Its lot better now( He is 6 year old), at the same time there are no side effects. I dont worry much now. I would definitely suggest to go for Homepathy, although it takes some time before helping the child. But it is effective and lot safer.

Sukesh Ramegowda

We started homeopathy for my daughter from her 2nd year after the birth, now she is 6 years old. For normal cold, cough & fever if we go with Allopathic medicines, the child tends to lose its immunity towards all these frequently occurring problems on a long run. By switching over to homeopathy, what I have observed is that my child has not only built-up good immunity towards such issues, but also no side effects. The healing time is much quicker than the conventional allopathic one. Above all homeopathy medicines dont taste bitter unlike the allopathic ones, hence making the child to take homeopathy medicines are much more advantageous when compared with Allopathic Last but not least, many of the Allopathic medicines now available are adulterated & quite dangerous for children with low immunity. Whereas we have no such issues with Homeopathy medicines, as their shelf life is quite long. Srini Raghavan

My son Aged 7 years is taking homeopathy medicines.My son was suffering from a severe breathing problem . it is a kind of asthma where he was supposed to take the inhaler 2 times a day . Generally the breathing problem was accompanied by coughing and sneezing .. A few months back it happened that during a rainy season the symptoms became very bad . we took him to the Apollo hospital in banerghatta road and the doctor prescribed a lot of medicines . By the evening after taking all the medicines his sound got changed and he was unable to breath . We took him to the emergency and he was in the hospital for 4 days . After this event one of my friends suggested me to take some homeopathy medicines . Now he is continuously taking homeopathy for the last 1 year . The symptoms have come down drastically and now he is able to do all the activities without any problem. Anish Joseph

My daughter who is now 5 was suffering from continous dry cough past 2 years. We tried all kinds of syrups even asthma inhalers too but in vain. We visited many hospitals. We could see no change in her health. We could not see her suffering and we just tried with homeopathy and it really worked. The medicines had no side effects, kids didnt hesitate to have it as it was sweet. A lot of improvement was observed and now she doesnt have that. I believe in homeopathy for chronic /long illness because I have seen the difference. Rashmi Fernandes

my children aged: 3.5 and 2.5 recently switched to Homeo 1. Switched to Homeo due to NIL/NO side effects. Give a child 3 times of Calpol / Crocin fever vanishes; but child not eating anything after that. For some reason childs energy levels goes down and feels weak / frenzy. 2. Easy to eat / swallow due to its taste and size. Give the child the prescribed dosage (for high fever may be 5-6 times a day) - the child gets better without any side effects. I must also state that it might take a while for a complete relief but it is worth a wait (unless we have impatient IT parents sorry about that J) 3. Natural therapy. Apart from administering these small/tiny white sweet tabs : the suggestion is for steam inhaling (in case of cold) etc etc 4. Long term benefits I am getting Homeo support for long term resistance which will help during changing weather and untimely travels. Prasad Prabhakar

Yes, I now started on homeopathy medicines for both of my kids. I generally try homeopathy medicine for general cold/cough/fever or any other. Will go to allopathy for major cuts/which needs immediate control.
I believe that Homeopathy/ayurveda medicines are based on body composition and they generally have more tendency to cure the root cause of the problem than the symptoms while changing the system slowly. Nevertheless Allopathy has to be the resort for emergencies/or where immediate action required. Radhika Kandala

My son is 3 years old. We are using homeopathy as primary source of medication. We consult my uncle is law who practices homeopathy in Mumbai through phone. In some cases, where physical inspection is needed, we have switch to allopathic medication. Let me know if you need any more information.
Hemang Ajmera

My daughter has been taking Homeopathy medicines for about a year and half now. She suffers from Allergic Rhinitis and we have seen a huge improvement in her from the time she started the Homeopathy treatment. Earlier, she used to fall ill very frequently especially during the winter season. Recovery would happen only after a strong dose of antibiotics and she had to be even hospitalized once.
Nowadays, her immunity has improved considerably, episodes of cold doesnt get aggravated and she recovers more quickly. One aspect we have to be careful as parents is to keep the option of Allopathy open along with the Homeopathy medicines if the symptoms aggravate or the condition worsens. Both the medications can be given at the same time, there are no side effects. Homeopathy takes time to show results, patience is required and the duration of the treatment is usually long.
Maya Nair

My daughter is taking homeopathy medicine.

Actually my daughter had wheezing trouble. Monthly once she use to have that problem and we had to use nebulizer to control that. We even admitted her twice in hospital for this. Then we thought of giving a try to homeopathy, so we consulted a homeo doc, where she was thoroughly analysed. They asked all details about her.. what she eats, when she sleeps, sleeping position.. everything. She prescribed some medicine, which my daughter is very happy to eat, even reminds me to give her, as it is sweet. Doc asked her to avoid items related to cocoa. Now she is safe and sound. But even now we dint completely come out of allopathy, for any other cough /cold we go to allopathic doc only, to have a immediate cure. Because the homeo is kind of slow and steady process where in you can treat for long term problems.
Ranjani Venkatesh

My daughter has started taking homeopathic medicines when she was 2 and now shes 4 yrs old. I take homeopathic medicines for my daughter and it is working well. In addition to the homeopathic medicines, I have also taken Swarnamrutha Prashanam Ayurvedic medicine which is given only on a particular day in a month. My daughter was not taking Allopathic medicines and it was very difficult to give her the medicines forcefully. It was very easy to give Homeopathic medicines as she loved to take the sweet pills. .
Aditya Prasad

My son is a homeopathy ever since hes born. I was a homeopathy child too. I feel homeopathy try to get to the root of the problem rather than suppressing it like allopathy. It does not give instant relief but really helps to cure/prevent the problem. Its a myth that there cannot be strong doses in homeopathy. I have always relied on it and so far I am very happy with it. But if the problem is sever like a high temperature or a severe stomach pain I got to the pediatrician . Try to get some relief for the child and then try to find the cause of a problem. Then go back to my homoe doctor and try to give him an insight based on which he gives me the medicine. So the first dose of allopathy might help the child bear the pain but the subsequent medicines from the homeopath helps to solve it.

That ways I get the best of both worlds

Preetha Bhat

Yes my son takes Homeopathy for general immunity against cough, cold When he was a little over 2 years, we noticed that he would have wheezing in the nights for some days. With constant coughs he would throw up anything food left in his system. He had frequent bouts of cold too. At one point it became habitual to have 4 different bottles of medicines [allopathic] in a month. Soon, we realized it was not worth it and did some research on the net for homeopathic doctors. We found Hoemopathic Medical Center in Koramangala. At first we were skeptical because we wondered how these very tiny unassuming tables would help him eliminate allopathic meds. In about a months time, we started seeing positive changes in his health. Its been over 2 years now that we continued the medication. Now it is more of just keep the meds handy and dosage has largely reduced to just bare minimum.
Kavitha Lakshman

Yes, we are using Homeopathy for our children. Most of the times the Allopathic medicine just cures the symptoms and does not give permanent cure. Also, all Allopathic medicines are made of chemicals and Doctors themselves dont know what are the side effects of those chemicals. For any emergency situation, we have to go for Allopathic medicine. But if it is a long term ailments it is better to try alternative medicine like Homeopathy / Ayurvedic / Unani.
Zakeer Hussain

Both children are taking Homeopathy medicines. more long term, have found allopathy to be treating the symptoms rather than the cause They switched over to Homeopathy 1st one from 2 yrs _ as he had allergic rhinitis. Second one from 6 months, coz of suspected H1N1, which turned out to be false. Second one is off vaccines as well. They were both averse to drinking milk (not lactose intolerant), this was also remedied thru homeopathy.
However a word of Caution

Unlike allopathy, which is heavily documented and can be verified online as well, success in homeopathic cures is dependent on the doctor.
Ubrangala, Shanthi

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Compiled by Mukesh