Reaction to Phos: Aggravation? Wrong remedy?

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Hi, I'm a newbie here--I've been actively interested in holistic

health care and alternative therapies for the past 15-20 years, but

somehow had overlooked this .

 

I have a homeopath for my cats but not for myself. So it will not

surprise you to hear that my success rate with the cats is much

better. But I can barely afford to take care of the cats these days,

so when it comes to my own health it's either use the services my

insurance will pay for or fake it.

 

At the moment, I'm faking it. Four days ago (Monday) my throat became

irritated and I developed a " tickle cough, " unusual for me. I thought

it might be due to fumes from some painting done in my office the

previous Friday. The cough continued, an almost completely

unproductive hack that was becoming annoying and tiring and making my

chest and back sore. I consulted my homeopathy books ( " lay " references

by Hershoff and Ullmann) and the remedy finder at abchomeopathy.com

and they all seemed to point to Phosphorus. That remedy always rings

bells with me but I've rarely actually used it. Respiratory conditions

are so difficult for me to even begin to repertorize (with no training

whatsoever) that I often give up and don't take anything.

 

I was a little more desperate than usual, though, so I took two doses

of Phos 30C dissolved in water last night, about 3 hours apart. I had

a bad night. After the first dose I thought my nose got a little

stuffier. After the second dose, taken right before going to bed, it

got much worse, as did the cough. Now I had burning sensations inside

the nose and some dull sinus pain, and was compelled to blow my nose

for the first time, which produced yellow mucus. This in turn riled up

my throat and for the first time, the cough kept me awake for several

hours.

 

When I woke up after finally sleeping a few hours in the morning (I go

to bed very late) my nose was still quite stuffed, but not that

productive, and the passages opened up once I got out of bed. I have

only coughed a little, and things seem a bit quieter. I'm wondering

what to do now. Of course it is basically a trivial illness but I want

to keep it from developing into bronchitis, which tends to hang around

forever this time of year.

 

Any idea what the apparent reaction to Phos signifies here? What

should I do today--take more Phos? Try something else? Wait?

 

Thanks for any thoughts!

 

-Avalon

[Guest guest]

Hi Avalon,

I'm in the same situation financially and trying to treat myself.

It can really be difficult.

It has been my experience with homeopathics that the symptoms

usually get worse before getting better. Since when you got up your

sinuses opened up and things have quieted down it sounds to me like

you are on the right track and should continue with the Phos as long

as you are having symptoms, unless of course the symptoms change

completely then you should reevaluate the remedy.

 

Julie

 

-- In , " avalonsands "

<avalonsands wrote:

>

> Hi, I'm a newbie here--I've been actively interested in holistic

> health care and alternative therapies for the past 15-20 years, but

> somehow had overlooked this .

>

> I have a homeopath for my cats but not for myself. So it will not

> surprise you to hear that my success rate with the cats is much

> better. But I can barely afford to take care of the cats these

days,

> so when it comes to my own health it's either use the services my

> insurance will pay for or fake it.

>

> At the moment, I'm faking it. Four days ago (Monday) my throat

became

> irritated and I developed a " tickle cough, " unusual for me. I

thought

> it might be due to fumes from some painting done in my office the

> previous Friday. The cough continued, an almost completely

> unproductive hack that was becoming annoying and tiring and making

my

> chest and back sore. I consulted my homeopathy books ( " lay "

references

> by Hershoff and Ullmann) and the remedy finder at abchomeopathy.com

> and they all seemed to point to Phosphorus. That remedy always

rings

> bells with me but I've rarely actually used it. Respiratory

conditions

> are so difficult for me to even begin to repertorize (with no

training

> whatsoever) that I often give up and don't take anything.

>

> I was a little more desperate than usual, though, so I took two

doses

> of Phos 30C dissolved in water last night, about 3 hours apart. I

had

> a bad night. After the first dose I thought my nose got a little

> stuffier. After the second dose, taken right before going to bed,

it

> got much worse, as did the cough. Now I had burning sensations

inside

> the nose and some dull sinus pain, and was compelled to blow my

nose

> for the first time, which produced yellow mucus. This in turn

riled up

> my throat and for the first time, the cough kept me awake for

several

> hours.

>

> When I woke up after finally sleeping a few hours in the morning

(I go

> to bed very late) my nose was still quite stuffed, but not that

> productive, and the passages opened up once I got out of bed. I

have

> only coughed a little, and things seem a bit quieter. I'm wondering

> what to do now. Of course it is basically a trivial illness but I

want

> to keep it from developing into bronchitis, which tends to hang

around

> forever this time of year.

>

> Any idea what the apparent reaction to Phos signifies here? What

> should I do today--take more Phos? Try something else? Wait?

>

> Thanks for any thoughts!

>

> -Avalon

>

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[Guest guest]

, " Julie " <illgalus

wrote:Since when you got up your

> sinuses opened up and things have quieted down it sounds to me like

> you are on the right track and should continue with the Phos as long

> as you are having symptoms

 

Thanks Julie, I appreciate hearing from a fellow traveler on this road

. I came to pretty much the same conclusion. I let things be

yesterday, and the condition seemed slightly better than it had been.

I slept well (for me) last night. But as soon as I woke up today I

started hacking, and it went on for a while, so I took another dose of

Phos and will probably repeat it at least once before bed. Cross your

fingers for me. I absolutely cannot afford to be sick right now

because there is a major upheaval in progress at work. Of course,

that's more than likely the reason this syndrome developed in the

first place.

 

I would love to hear more about your experiences with homeopathic

self-care.