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I have no idea on how they do those clinical studies which say that there is no difference between a placebo and actual homeopathic medicines. And what I read o

I have no idea on how they do those clinical studies which say that there is no difference between a placebo and actual homeopathic medicines. And what I read of USA, I have doubts that these studies are really done by independent personnel and not by those who get directly/indirectly paid by companies like Merck, J&J, etc. I myself take homeopathic medicines for various ailments (small or big) and have seen improvement in my physical condition every time. Also a lot of people I know rely on homeopathy and not one has ever said that it did not give the desired results. The only factor is that the doctor should be able to diagnose the patient properly and have enough knowledge to understand how each chemical interacts with the body and with other chemical to be able to make a compound that will help the body in overcoming the disease. Homeopathy is as much about the medicines as it is about the knowledge and experience of the doctor.

brazzy 13y ago
You and the people you know are being scammed, spending your money for nothing. You see improvements because your body is recovering all on its own - it's pretty good at that. Homeopathic "medicines" contain no chemicals that interact with the body or form compounds, which is exactly why anyone who isn't a complete idiot should immediately understand that it's all a bunch of bullshit. Your homeopath peddler (who does not deserve to be called "doctor") understands absolutely nothing about your body, he has merely memorized a bunch of arbitrary meaningless rules.
ekianjo 13y ago
> I myself take homeopathic medicines for various ailments (small or big) and have seen improvement in my physical condition every time. That's exactly the Placebo effect that you are describing.
LinXitoW 13y ago
Homeopathic remedies have been shown to be no more effective than placebos. The thing is, placebos actually are effective to some degree. So the problem isn't that homeopathy isn't effective, it's that the entire premise of why they are effective is total BS, and people are getting ripped off.
mikeash 13y ago
Understand that you are drinking plain water when you take a "homeopathic medicine". It is indistinguishable from the stuff that comes out of your tap.
aestra 13y ago
>I have no idea on how they do those clinical studies which say that there is no difference between a placebo and actual homeopathic medicines. So read up on them. Here's a good place to start: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy it is very well researched and you can review the papers yourself. Also: http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/6860/has-most-peer-reviewed-research-on-homeopathy-given-positive-results http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/6860/has-most-pe... http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/1915/has-there-ever-been-a-double-blind-study-validating-homeopathy http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/1915/has-there-e... >I have doubts that these studies are really done by independent personnel and not by those who get directly/indirectly paid by companies like Merck, J&J, etc. Oh come on!! Do you really think the National Science Foundation[1] is a Merck shill? or the scientific journal Bioethics?[2] [1] http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind02/c7/c7s5.htm#c7s5l2 http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind02/c7/c7s5.htm#c7s5l2 [2] http://www.dcscience.net/Smith-response.pdf http://www.dcscience.net/Smith-response.pdf >have seen improvement in my physical condition every time Please note, the types of things homeopathy is prescribed for are self limiting. Your body will heal over time without intervention, so yes! You will feel an improvement! The remedy you took has nothing to do with it though.
- KumarAseem 13y ago
  "Please note, the types of things homeopathy is prescribed for are self limiting. Your body will heal over time without intervention, so yes! You will feel an improvement! The remedy you took has nothing to do with it though." Not exactly. The medicine course brought the illness down to a level where i could really not make out if I still have the problem or not. The problem again surfaced to a very lesser extent after 3 years of finishing the course. What I am talking about is Sinusitis and there is no treatment of it in allopathy apart from operation and the allopathic doctors themselves say that after operation it will again return in 1-2 years. Why I said that I do not believe the tests that are done by US agencies because most of the tests that are done by US agencies come out to be heavily influenced by the private sector companies who have their business interest in those studies incase the result come out that go against what they claim after few years when skeletons tumble out. I do not reside in US so my opinions are based on what I read in major newspapers. So you can downvote me to any extent but I have experienced the results on myself and have seen the difference and hence highly doubt those studies. And when I say the doctor really matters that is because you can go for the same illness to many doctors and the medicines that some will give you will show less/no effect at all. So the experience level and understanding of different chemicals and their bonding really does matter.

brazzy 13y ago

You and the people you know are being scammed, spending your money for nothing. You see improvements because your body is recovering all on its own - it's pretty good at that. Homeopathic "medicines" contain no chemicals that interact with the body or form compounds, which is exactly why anyone who isn't a complete idiot should immediately understand that it's all a bunch of bullshit. Your homeopath peddler (who does not deserve to be called "doctor") understands absolutely nothing about your body, he has merely memorized a bunch of arbitrary meaningless rules.

ekianjo 13y ago

> I myself take homeopathic medicines for various ailments (small or big) and have seen improvement in my physical condition every time. That's exactly the Placebo effect that you are describing.

LinXitoW 13y ago

Homeopathic remedies have been shown to be no more effective than placebos. The thing is, placebos actually are effective to some degree. So the problem isn't that homeopathy isn't effective, it's that the entire premise of why they are effective is total BS, and people are getting ripped off.

mikeash 13y ago

Understand that you are drinking plain water when you take a "homeopathic medicine". It is indistinguishable from the stuff that comes out of your tap.

aestra 13y ago

>I have no idea on how they do those clinical studies which say that there is no difference between a placebo and actual homeopathic medicines. So read up on them. Here's a good place to start: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy it is very well researched and you can review the papers yourself. Also: http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/6860/has-most-peer-reviewed-research-on-homeopathy-given-positive-results http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/6860/has-most-pe... http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/1915/has-there-ever-been-a-double-blind-study-validating-homeopathy http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/1915/has-there-e... >I have doubts that these studies are really done by independent personnel and not by those who get directly/indirectly paid by companies like Merck, J&J, etc. Oh come on!! Do you really think the National Science Foundation[1] is a Merck shill? or the scientific journal Bioethics?[2] [1] http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind02/c7/c7s5.htm#c7s5l2 http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind02/c7/c7s5.htm#c7s5l2 [2] http://www.dcscience.net/Smith-response.pdf http://www.dcscience.net/Smith-response.pdf >have seen improvement in my physical condition every time Please note, the types of things homeopathy is prescribed for are self limiting. Your body will heal over time without intervention, so yes! You will feel an improvement! The remedy you took has nothing to do with it though.

KumarAseem 13y ago
"Please note, the types of things homeopathy is prescribed for are self limiting. Your body will heal over time without intervention, so yes! You will feel an improvement! The remedy you took has nothing to do with it though." Not exactly. The medicine course brought the illness down to a level where i could really not make out if I still have the problem or not. The problem again surfaced to a very lesser extent after 3 years of finishing the course. What I am talking about is Sinusitis and there is no treatment of it in allopathy apart from operation and the allopathic doctors themselves say that after operation it will again return in 1-2 years. Why I said that I do not believe the tests that are done by US agencies because most of the tests that are done by US agencies come out to be heavily influenced by the private sector companies who have their business interest in those studies incase the result come out that go against what they claim after few years when skeletons tumble out. I do not reside in US so my opinions are based on what I read in major newspapers. So you can downvote me to any extent but I have experienced the results on myself and have seen the difference and hence highly doubt those studies. And when I say the doctor really matters that is because you can go for the same illness to many doctors and the medicines that some will give you will show less/no effect at all. So the experience level and understanding of different chemicals and their bonding really does matter.