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Thank you, Rick. One of the points he made was exactly the one you describe of having a certain objectivity re: your illness. If there has been a moment of perhaps gladness in the past 2 yrs. for me, it was when my neurologist showed me the cut away photograph of the brain and pointed to the exact spot where the dysfunction was occuring. It was at that moment that I changed my identity from a Parkinsonian to a Person with Parkinson's. This may seem trivial, but for an extended period of time I had just that objectivity I'm searching for. To hear from your experience that it was to be short lived with homeopathy, is very interesting. All of this information that is coming my way about this will be really useful. Thank you, Barb -----Original Message----- From: Rick Hermann <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, July 09, 1998 8:22 PM Subject: Re: Homeopathy Entering the fray here, at least for a brief post. I worked long and hard with a homeopathic physician who was actually an M.D., for about 8 years to treat depression and various physical ailments because I was scared of chemical antidepressants. Sometimes the homeopathic remedy worked on the depression; after taking a constitutional remedy, which is taken every two or three months, I would often feel a lifting of the cloud, and have a sense that I had the power to DECIDE where my thoughts and reactions would steer me; and I could consiously choose not to move in the direction of down. This reaction never lasted more than a day to a few days though, but when it came I saw possibilities and hope. Endless adjustments of dosage and potency were made during those years, with the good times never lasting, until I finally just said Screw It. I made a commitment to try allopathic antidepressants, talked to my allopathic GP and counselor about it, and went on Paxil. The results have been very good. If I was into regret, I'd have some about those lost years. It was never obvious to me to try another road--probably because I was depressed! Good discussion topic; I'm glad to see homeopathy discussed here. Rick