Alternative Medicine (2 Viewers)

[Buzzo]

Hey Brainboxes,

Can anyone recommend alternative medicine practicioners? I don't even know where to begin but I'm thinking along the lines of herbalism or homeopathy (as opposed to prayer or whatever else might be considered non-conventional).

Obviously this may be personal so a PM would be as welcome if someone has a recommendation.

Ta

 

[c0De_n1NjA]

Getting those fanny warts looked at aoife? Good for you.

 

[Buzzo]

Nah, they never came back after you bit them off for me. Thanks for the support anyway Donal.

 

[Space]

I'll get ya a few homeopathy dudes when me ma comes back from her holliers.

 

[Buzzo]

I'll get ya a few homeopathy dudes when me ma comes back from her holliers.

I hear they're much cheaper in Taiwan alright. How does she fit them in her suitcase?


*guffaw*



Ah but seriously- thanks man. I'd appreciate it.

 

[magicbastarder]

sorry to hijack your thread, but if prayer works as a means of healing someone, god is a cunt.

 

[classic seanc]

sorry to hijack your thread, but if prayer works as a means of healing someone, god is a cunt.

Aye, but yerman Dawkins said that it had the opposite effect according to some research or other. Does that make god sound?

 

[broken arm]

sorry to hijack your thread, but if prayer works as a means of healing someone, god is a cunt.

if the majority of products produced by the pharmaceutical actually HEAL people, i am a cunt

 

[Squiggle]

if the majority of products produced by the pharmaceutical actually HEAL people, i am a cunt

I don't think you're a cunt.

 

[Pedronimus]

I was given homeopathic remedies for asthma I had as a kid. They did not work in the slightest. So I've been suspicious of homeopathy since the age of 9.

My suspicions we're confirmed a few years ago when I read this article
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html
You only need to read the second paragraph 'At Best, the "Remedies" Are Placebos'.

 

[Space]

I was given homeopathic remedies for asthma I had as a kid. They did not work in the slightest. So I've been suspicious of homeopathy since the age of 9.

My suspicions we're confirmed a few years ago when I read this article
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html
You only need to read the second paragraph 'At Best, the "Remedies" Are Placebos'.

Were you actually treated by a homeopath or just given the remedies?

 

[magicbastarder]

Were you actually treated by a homeopath or just given the remedies?

surely being given just the remedies would further dilute the 'treatment', making it even more effective?

 

[Space]

surely being given just the remedies would further dilute the 'treatment', making it even more effective?

What?

 

[Pedronimus]

Were you actually treated by a homeopath or just given the remedies?

I was 'treated', why?

 

[Space]

I was 'treated', why?

Just wondering as the remedies on their own without any knowledge of the patient is next to useless.

I've seen homeopathic remedies work really well for my baby cousin where conventional stuff did nothing. I suppose even at only six months old he must have got the whole placebo affect, right?

They've worked for me too btw.

 

[magicbastarder]

Just wondering as the remedies on their own without any knowledge of the patient is next to useless.

how so? assuming the patient is getting the same remedies.

 

[RSJ]

I was going out with a girl for the last year who was mad into homoeopathy, used it to treat her illnesses, and, loosely, based her thesis on the principles of homoeopathic remedies and such.

My personal opinion, and it's just my opinion, is that it's a load of snake oil horseshit.

But if it works for you, more power to ya.

 

[carbide]

dr. brendan fitzpatrick is a medical doctor and does complementary medicine including homoepathy - i liked him a lot and while i'm not sure of the efficacy (generally), he might be worth a shot. he's in donnybrook, and don't let his website scare you off.

not sure if it's what you're looking for, but i would also recommend john mclaughlin (in ranelagh near the triangle) who does acupuncture and works from a base of chinese medicine, i think. my grandmother found him great, and i liked him a great deal, so i would recommend him - PM me if you want the number.


(why am i recommending people without saying that it worked? cos nothing has.)

 

[Squiggle]

If you think acupuncture/chinese medicine would help Shane Murnaghan is great. He's based in Rathmines now. He helped me a lot after a bad car accident - when nothing else had worked.

 

[Buzzo]

Fank ewes Carbide and Squiggle.