I have an autoimmune disorder (Alopecia) and have had a long and varied relationship with both the conventional and alternative medical routes as a result. It's a condition that is hit-or-miss in terms of treatment- sometimes treatment works, sometimes it doesn't, sometimes hair spontaneously grows back and even if hair apparently grows back after treatment you can never really know whether it was because of the treatment- it's just wacky that way.
Homeopathy has been among the different treatments I've tried (and there have been plenty). I didn't feel like it helped much one way or the other. I also found it to be expensive and time consuming- I was taking drops three times a day from something like five different bottles, it was a pain to keep them all straight.
I've had some good luck and bad with both conventional and alternative medicine. The best results I've gotten have been when I've combined the two, thanks going to the amazing medical practitioner I started seeing a couple of years ago.
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Date: 2009-10-29 05:15 pm (UTC)I have an autoimmune disorder (Alopecia) and have had a long and varied relationship with both the conventional and alternative medical routes as a result. It's a condition that is hit-or-miss in terms of treatment- sometimes treatment works, sometimes it doesn't, sometimes hair spontaneously grows back and even if hair apparently grows back after treatment you can never really know whether it was because of the treatment- it's just wacky that way.
Homeopathy has been among the different treatments I've tried (and there have been plenty). I didn't feel like it helped much one way or the other. I also found it to be expensive and time consuming- I was taking drops three times a day from something like five different bottles, it was a pain to keep them all straight.
I've had some good luck and bad with both conventional and alternative medicine. The best results I've gotten have been when I've combined the two, thanks going to the amazing medical practitioner I started seeing a couple of years ago.