Homeopathy

[MaverickSnoopy]

Sparked off a comment in another thread I've been thinking about homeopathy.

I'm very pragmatic and believe in medicine and science. I don't believe in homeopathy, any more than it being a placebo.

However when I was a teen I had awful periods - we're talking regular flooding, fainting, extreme fatigue and lots of pain. My mum took me to the GP who prescribed me transenamic acid and something else, which helped to a degree. My life was still impacted though to a point that I missed significant time off school each month. My mum took me to a homeopath who gave me a liquid to drink during my period. When taking it I had regular normal periods with none of the above symptoms. On several occasions where I ran out or forgot to take it, the symptoms returned.

I was a teen with no clue that homeopathy wasn't as "good" or legitimate as modern medicine. So why did it work? Even as a placebo, how did it have such a significant and life changing impact on my body?

I wouldn’t bother thinking about it for too long.

I was a teen with no clue that homeopathy wasn't as "good" or legitimate as modern medicine

That's probably why it worked then.

I was a teen with no clue that homeopathy wasn't as "good" or legitimate as modern medicine

That's probably why it worked then.

I ask a lot of questions and like to understand things.

So if it worked because I was a teen and was oblivious to what nonsense it is, surely it still worked? I mean physically my life changed because of it. I went from spending 5 days a month in bed vomiting and passing out to leading an ordinary life. So does it matter if it was a placebo or not?