SPLIT DOSE !! ??
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2002 9:22 am
Dear Colleagues
Scanning minutus digest 619, I came across the following:
"The split dose prescribing seems to be something which is quite typically British!!
Many of us were taught to prescribe this way. The idea is that it is taken night, morning, night and helps to knock the remedy in. It is thought of a single dose - split!!!
Someone else may have a better explanation!!
Regards
Rochelle"
AND
"One explanation I read somewhere compared the split dose to one large shove, vs. several small ones. Sometimes several small ones can get the thing moving more gently, without the initial "lurch", i.e. less apt to cause aggravation.
Shannon "
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As Rochelle says this is something that is taught in a few colleges in UK. But NOT at the CLASSICAL colleges!
One error being repeated simply because 'my college lecturer taught me that way'. We need to study further.
Firstly one must realise that a potentised homoeopathic remedy is DYNAMIC. One drop of it in the mouth (even on the skin) and the dose is in. You do NOT need hammer and nails to knock it in! It is like throwing a stone in pond of water. Ripples set off immediately the stone touches the surface of the water.
It may take the VF some time (from seconds to many weeks) to fully react. It is the duty of the homoeopath to watch out for these reactions.
If you study the Organon or Kent's you never see such an instruction! Because according to both Hn & Kent one must ALWAYS be able to justify one's actions on good logic and common sense. You must see the REACTION of the patient to your remedy before you prescribe again.
The instruction is simply wait until you see a reaction. Then if necessary, repeat the dose - This is true for both C and LM potencies.
In fact Kent reports that in one of his best cured cases (not a mean statement from Kent) that he got a response after some 60 days. During this period he had waited and used sac lac.
The other thing that I have noticed about colleges that discuss/(teach??) the split dose is that they DO NOT discuss the LM potencies in any detail. This shows that they have really not caught up to Org 6!!! In fact Hn regards LM as one of his great achievements.
For how to use LMs pls go to David Little's site (The link is on minutus.org).
A remedy may ONLY be repeated if there is a justification for it to be repeated. Imagine yourself that you are in front of a judge and you have to justify your actions. What excuse is there for repeating the remedy within 8-10 hours without taking the case from the patient?? We are dealing with an organic system. Organic systems cannot be treated mechanically - that is allopathic.
I don't think "Oh your honour, I did because my college lecturer said I could" would wash!
I look forward to more discussions on this issue.
Regards and good healing everyone
Soroush
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Scanning minutus digest 619, I came across the following:
"The split dose prescribing seems to be something which is quite typically British!!
Many of us were taught to prescribe this way. The idea is that it is taken night, morning, night and helps to knock the remedy in. It is thought of a single dose - split!!!
Someone else may have a better explanation!!
Regards
Rochelle"
AND
"One explanation I read somewhere compared the split dose to one large shove, vs. several small ones. Sometimes several small ones can get the thing moving more gently, without the initial "lurch", i.e. less apt to cause aggravation.
Shannon "
=====
As Rochelle says this is something that is taught in a few colleges in UK. But NOT at the CLASSICAL colleges!
One error being repeated simply because 'my college lecturer taught me that way'. We need to study further.
Firstly one must realise that a potentised homoeopathic remedy is DYNAMIC. One drop of it in the mouth (even on the skin) and the dose is in. You do NOT need hammer and nails to knock it in! It is like throwing a stone in pond of water. Ripples set off immediately the stone touches the surface of the water.
It may take the VF some time (from seconds to many weeks) to fully react. It is the duty of the homoeopath to watch out for these reactions.
If you study the Organon or Kent's you never see such an instruction! Because according to both Hn & Kent one must ALWAYS be able to justify one's actions on good logic and common sense. You must see the REACTION of the patient to your remedy before you prescribe again.
The instruction is simply wait until you see a reaction. Then if necessary, repeat the dose - This is true for both C and LM potencies.
In fact Kent reports that in one of his best cured cases (not a mean statement from Kent) that he got a response after some 60 days. During this period he had waited and used sac lac.
The other thing that I have noticed about colleges that discuss/(teach??) the split dose is that they DO NOT discuss the LM potencies in any detail. This shows that they have really not caught up to Org 6!!! In fact Hn regards LM as one of his great achievements.
For how to use LMs pls go to David Little's site (The link is on minutus.org).
A remedy may ONLY be repeated if there is a justification for it to be repeated. Imagine yourself that you are in front of a judge and you have to justify your actions. What excuse is there for repeating the remedy within 8-10 hours without taking the case from the patient?? We are dealing with an organic system. Organic systems cannot be treated mechanically - that is allopathic.
I don't think "Oh your honour, I did because my college lecturer said I could" would wash!
I look forward to more discussions on this issue.
Regards and good healing everyone
Soroush
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