Does homeopathy help stress disorders

December 5, 2008 7:40am CST
Right now, everybody is living a stressful life. The causes of stress are work pressure, problem in realationships, tragic accident etc. . Stress leads to recurring thoughts of the past, insomnia, anxiety, depression and lack of concentratin. Homeopaths claim that they can cure stress disorders with their medicines. What is your opinion??????
3 responses
• United States
5 Dec 08
I have been doing a lot of reading on stress and the resulting damage it can do to a person's body and have found that homeopathy treatments are but one of many very good ways to help treat stress. The people that I know that become stressed out very easily and it really effects them. the one common factor I found was... they don't eat breakfast, or eat a healthy breakfast, while the people that that have the same type responsibilities that do eat a good breakfast are able to cope better. Since it is said that constant stress can cause the body to become acidic, Chamomile is a great herb/supplement that helps soothe the body and gastointestinal disorders. American Ginseng is another helpful suppliment, as it helps the body adapt to stress, by balancing body functions and resisting and some say, lowering stress levels. There are also many treatments you can do yourself, such as Laughter Therapy (being able to laugh at yourself and some of the things around you, reduce stress as your body blocks out stress hormones and improve your immune functions) Relaxation Therapy, Imagery and Visualization Therapy and even subtle changes to one's lifestyle can all help to reduce stress and help the body to cope more effectively. Even simple breathing excerises can reduce stress dramatically and turn a stressful situation into a positive, proactive one. Any one of these simple therapies can work to help keep the body healthy by reducing stress. I believe that if you believe something will work to aid the body into being healthy, then it will do exactly that. I truly believe that starting my day with a healthy breakfast and taking my supplements, help to keep my stress levels down at work and immune system healthy, and that gives my body a healthy start to each and every day.
@drpriti (94)
• India
5 Dec 08
Yes, what u say is right,everyone is living a stressful life. Homeopathic medicines act on the mental level. Whenever there is a slight imbalance Homeopathic medicines help to bring back the balance whether it is physical or mental. Homeopathic doctors take a detail case history to know your nature,your stress and then they prescribe a medicine.
@snowy22315 (169893)
• United States
5 Dec 08
I don't know alot about this but I'm sure that it would not hurt. I think homeopathy can probably be good for alot of situations. i don't know if it would work for everything, but it would certainly work for alot of issues that people face in their lives.