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To be looking so differently now at Drs, schools etc etc

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Loveafridaynightchippy · 26/09/2024 22:11

Has anyone else had a change of opinion about things that they’ve not really questioned and always just accepted before, in the last few years?
It could be since a became a mum, but I’m wondering if it’s more.
My Dd has been very ill recently and I’ve gained much better help, advise from less traditional Drs-think medical Drs who focus on naturopathy too, homeopathy and so on, I never knew anything about homeopathy before my Dd got ill. The results I’ve seen are incredible and much more positive that traditional things like antibiotics, painkillers and so on.
I used to be a teacher and loved it, but I’ve found myself really questioning if this is the right system and the right way of doing things and am increasingly doubting traditional schooling. Even the way the majority of us work, the 9-5, the commutes, snatched weekends with loved ones, the yearly holiday.
Maybe I’m just becoming an old hippie! 😂
Does anyone else feel like this?

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echt · 26/09/2024 22:59

Loveafridaynightchippy · 26/09/2024 22:51

Why is homeopathy dangerous?

Have you actually tried it? Definitely not placebo for my Dd at the moment, I can see the effects, may depend on what it’s treating, I have no idea
Dd treated with all the usual traditional medicines too, I just thought it was interesting

So if you're using real medicines at the same time, how do you know the homeopathic water is working?

Homeopathy is dangerous because it makes false claims and guides the credulous to give up on science-based medicines and damage three health.

MeowCatPleaseMeowBack · 26/09/2024 22:59

Loveafridaynightchippy · 26/09/2024 22:51

Why is homeopathy dangerous?

Have you actually tried it? Definitely not placebo for my Dd at the moment, I can see the effects, may depend on what it’s treating, I have no idea
Dd treated with all the usual traditional medicines too, I just thought it was interesting

If she's improving it's either because the real medicine is working or because most things will heal on their own eventually or will get better and worse in cycles. You're crediting snake oil with the improvement because you don't understand medicine or biology.

AngelinaFibres · 26/09/2024 22:58

I worked for a headteacher who went down the homeopathy route. She died.

ChoccieCornflake · 26/09/2024 22:58

Homeopathy is placebo. Any active ingredient is diluted to the point there is literally none left. They claim the water has a memory for what was in it, which is patently bollocks. Just because you think you can see an effect means nothing - read up on placebo and confirmation bias.

MumblesParty · 26/09/2024 22:54

OP if your DD got better with homeopathy then either she wasn’t actually ill in the first place, or she had a self limiting illness that resolved at the same time as you used the homeopathic medicine, by coincidence.

Other things that make homeopathy appear to work are the cost, and the time spent with the homeopathist. People like having time and attention spent on them, it makes them feel so much better. And if they’ve paid handsomely for the “treatment”, they feel even better.

Loveafridaynightchippy · 26/09/2024 22:52

Sorry that was for @Tittat50

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Loveafridaynightchippy · 26/09/2024 22:51

Why is homeopathy dangerous?

Have you actually tried it? Definitely not placebo for my Dd at the moment, I can see the effects, may depend on what it’s treating, I have no idea
Dd treated with all the usual traditional medicines too, I just thought it was interesting

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ForPearlViper · 26/09/2024 22:44

AllTheChaos · 26/09/2024 22:35

What? Really? My doctor hasn’t informed me of any great new treatments and I will try almost anything to improve! Can you share some links please? (Genuinely)

Yes, please post your evidence based, peer reviewed data from qualified medical specialists on this.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 26/09/2024 22:42

harrumphh · 26/09/2024 22:30

Absolutely not, if anything I'm leaning more the other way. AI has already basically cured Parkinson's, it's incredible.

It absolutely has not, and it is misleading and rather cruel to suggest that it has.

AI can identify possible treatments which then need to go through all the usual trials, most of which will show them not to be effective, and some of which may have some positive effect. Patients who currently have Parkinson's may or may not benefit even marginally from any of this.

Shushquite · 26/09/2024 22:39

I hope you are seeking alternatives alongside traditional medicine.

Yes, sometimes it takes a while to get the right dosage/ correct medication for some illness. You just need patience and to go back to your doctor. Discuss your symptoms until hopefully you get the correct medication/ dosage.

mynameiscalypso · 26/09/2024 22:39

I think I feel the reverse. I'm more grateful than ever for the medical profession since having DC. His teachers and his nursery/school have enriched his life so much. I went to one of his school assemblies this week and I got strangely emotional about the fact that he was part of this wonderful community.

CarrotsAndCheese · 26/09/2024 22:39

Differentstarts · 26/09/2024 22:34

Yeah I would never mention earache again either if my nan pissed in my ear

😂

ispecialiseinthis · 26/09/2024 22:37

Birdscratch · 26/09/2024 22:27

The placebo effect is a powerful thing.

The placebo is the most tested drug after all…

Birdscratch · 26/09/2024 22:36

I had to google naturopathy but I agree that changes to diet and exercise can have a real impact on health - so do ‘conventional’ doctors. Massage can be helpful too. I would be very careful of any ‘natural’ medicines unless they subjected to independent testing in your country.

llamali · 26/09/2024 22:36

If homeopathy worked people would overdose on it

AllTheChaos · 26/09/2024 22:35

harrumphh · 26/09/2024 22:30

Absolutely not, if anything I'm leaning more the other way. AI has already basically cured Parkinson's, it's incredible.

What? Really? My doctor hasn’t informed me of any great new treatments and I will try almost anything to improve! Can you share some links please? (Genuinely)

Differentstarts · 26/09/2024 22:34

Justice4Friend · 26/09/2024 22:30

Years ago my school friend had ear ache that wouldn't go away even with ear drops.

Her grandma told her to piss in a steel bowl, grandma warmed that piss up on the hob, when it cooled down, put the piss in my friend's ears, even the good one. Friend has never had ear ache again decades on.
Side effect - now known as Piss Ears.

Yeah I would never mention earache again either if my nan pissed in my ear

Differentstarts · 26/09/2024 22:33

It's amazing how nice and helpful people are when your giving them money

Tittat50 · 26/09/2024 22:32

Homeopathy is just nonsensical bollocks and dangerous. Alternative therapy, yes, I can see value in some elements but homeopathy absolutely not.

I am incredibly disillusioned by the medical profession however. Awful experience but I'll take what I can get.

The last few years I have questioned the entire education system. What an absolute waste of those malleable information sponges. If I think too much on it I'd be really sad for my own kids. I can't change our current situation so I just don't share these views. They enjoy parts of it and socialising so that's positive for me.

Justice4Friend · 26/09/2024 22:30

Years ago my school friend had ear ache that wouldn't go away even with ear drops.

Her grandma told her to piss in a steel bowl, grandma warmed that piss up on the hob, when it cooled down, put the piss in my friend's ears, even the good one. Friend has never had ear ache again decades on.
Side effect - now known as Piss Ears.

harrumphh · 26/09/2024 22:30

Absolutely not, if anything I'm leaning more the other way. AI has already basically cured Parkinson's, it's incredible.

MigGril · 26/09/2024 22:29

Birdscratch · 26/09/2024 22:27

The placebo effect is a powerful thing.

That is true and they have done studies on it and shown how well it can work.

But please don't believe in homeopathy it really isn't medicine in any sense of the word.

Thistooshallpass24 · 26/09/2024 22:29

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BarbaraHoward · 26/09/2024 22:28

Please read more about homeopathy, and the extent of the dilutions etc. There's no evidence it works.

Remember, if it worked, it would just be medicine.