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Hi ,

Thanks for the information about homeopathic treatments... I understand it much

better now. I searched the AANMC and found that my state does not recognize the

Naturopathic doctors as licensed practitioners so it probably would be

out-of-pocket. But the psychiatrist my daughter sees now is out-of-network so

we're already used to having to pay a lot. After reading your post, I remembered

my friend, , who I only see a couple of times a year... she has had

homeopathic treatments for various physical problems and has been very satisfied

with the results. I'll ask her if she knows anyone in the area and I'll also do

some more researching on my own. My daughter's psych. has now referred us to an

associate of his who is a neuro-pharmacology expert at a hospital that's about

an hour away from us. If that doesn't work out, we will consider the homeopathic

route.

Thanks again for all the good information.

N.

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internet research and my own experience:

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> You will find there is not much support for Classical Homeopathy which is why

I hoped to find some feedback from this group.  Science, as we understand it

today, does not much support its use or effectiveness - studies showing results

not better than placebo etc..  Hom. deals with a theory that supports the use of

highly diluted concentrations of substances (remedies), usually derived from

plant, animal or mineral  usually in the form of small white pellets that are

prescribed based on the assessement of the whole person - ie physical,

emotional, and intellectual symptoms..  Therefore you will have different

remedies despite the fact that you are treating the same disorder - in our case,

OCD or similar.  The remedies our daughter was prescribed were 1st, Sulphur and

then, when that wasn't getting the desired results (mood much better but not

getting at the rituals), she was put on Ignatia.  The goal (and I know this

sounds too good to be

> true) is to evenutally get the body to heal itself from what is causing the

OCD symptoms.   Honestly, the more I have learned, the more I find it  VERY

counter intuitive. However, having a br in law that is a Naturopathic Doc, we

were encouraged to look further into it.  In regards to finding a " good

Homeopathic practitioner, we learned that there are only a handful of

accreditted colleges for Naturopathic Doctors (4 yr degree). I would recommend

finding someone that has graduated from one of those programs (search

AANMC)  and see if they have significant experience in treating OCD or related

disorders with Homeopathy, or can recommend someone that specializes in it. 

 The person that was recommended to us treats alot of bi-polar, anxiety and

depression and other Behavioral Health issues which was another main reason we

decided to go ahead with it.  I can share more about that if you like.  We do

all over the phone - 1st " visit " is

> lengthy 1-2 hours and the rest are pretty quick at 5-15 minutes.  It

typically is not covered by insurance (ouch!) unless you are in a state that

recognizes them as licensed practitioners (I think only about 15 states) Our

visits are equal to or less $$ than what a pdoc cost  and the remedies are only

$10-12 each. 

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