In addition to everything said, please don't take homeopathic drugs on the theory that "at least it's harmless." This usually happens when people try to please

In addition to everything said, please don't take homeopathic drugs on the theory that "at least it's harmless." This usually happens when people try to please someone (parents, friends) by "just trying" homeopathy. I made the mistake of doing that, and it was definitely not harmless - the "medicine" contained strong allergens which not only caused hives, but resulted in the acquisition, for a few years, of allergies I never had before - apparently this can happen with sensitization caused by strong allergens. The homeopathic "doctor" was delighted. You see, the other thing in homeopathy, apart from the belief in water memory, is the concept of most disease as a type of itch ("psora"), which can erupt through the skin ("psora miasm"). No, really, I didn't make that up, you can (with some difficulty) find this stuff with Google. Since like cures like, allergens such as poison ivy, which cause skin rashes, are thought to be curing internal disease, and some homeopathic medicines are full of them, and are used as a complement to the super-diluted ones. Stay away from that whole swamp.