I have recently be recommended to see a homeopathic doctor in the Glasgow homeopathy hospital. Has anyone seen Dr David Taylor Reilly? Has anyone used homeopathy and do you think it helps?
i havent tried homeopathy but i have tried a few other complementary therapies.
before ms i wouldnt have tried any but things change with ms.
give it a go and let us know how you went on.
carole x
Who recommended it? there is no evidence that it works whatsoever, its one of the therarpies I’d steer clear of personally.
Hi
There is no scientific evidence supporting homeopathy as a treatment. However there may be some anecdotal evidence. The placebo effect seems to be quite powerful when it comes to MS. That is not to say that the placebo effect is not valid, if it works does it matter how?
My own opinion is that if you can afford it and it is unlikely to do you any harm, it is probably worth a try.
Have realistic expectations though, homeopathy will not cure MS but it may help with some symptoms.
Good Luck and if you decide to try it then please let us know of your experiences.
Hi, I work at the NHS Centre for Integrative Care (NHSCIC) where David Reilly is a colleague. You’ve asked three questions “Sque”. I’ve known David as a colleague for over 30 years and he uses an integrative approach to care which may, or may not, include recommending a homeopathic treatment. There are a range of services and therapies available to patients attending the NHSCIC, none of which involve using drugs or surgery. Our aim is not to manage a disease, but to enable individuals to better understand their illness and their life, to work with them in a therapeutic alliance based on continuity of care and to teach a number of ways to increase wellbeing, resilience and even growth. The focus is on the person who has the illness, not on the pathology they have. The second question you ask is if anyone has experience of homeopathy. Yes, I have. Used it extensively for myself, in my family and both as a GP in the past, and in the last 20 years as a doctor specialising in helping people with chronic conditions. We are referred a lot of patients with MS. GPs, MS Specialist Nurses, and Consultant Neurologists all make regular referrals.
I know of no cures for MS. But I do know that a person with MS can benefit from support and care which enables them to cope better, to experience better energy and wellbeing and to minimise their long term medication needs.
A couple of people have replied to your third question by saying “there is no evidence”. Well, that’s not strictly true. Up to the end of 2011, 163 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in homeopathy have been reported in 140 full papers in peer-reviewed journals. This represents research in 77 different medical conditions. Of these 163 RCTs, 67 (41%) were positive, 11 (7%) negative and 85 (52%) non-conclusive. (source - http://www.facultyofhomeopathy.org/research/)
I agree with AnnieB though that it won’t do you harm and it’s free on the NHS. There is also no claim by homeopathic doctors that homeopathy will cure MS. Just that it can help a person who has MS to gain benefits they would find make a difference in their everyday lives.
Hear hear 
That’s a bit misleading… Which of those studies were of homeopathy and MS? And what were their results? My understanding is that there is no evidence that homeopathy helps MS. Happy to be proven wrong though!
@Sque: why not go along and see what you think? I doubt it will make a massive difference, but if it’s free, it’s probably worth a try
Karen x
Sque what symptoms are you trying to help? there are loads of other things you can try too, that are not just taking sugar pills or water which is essentially what homeopathy is. General exercise, specifically pilates, is brilliant for MS, also a good clean diet.
@red lou: Just because you don’t believe it, doesn’t mean it’s not ‘REAL’
It always upsets me seeing people talking about homeopathy as something ‘fake’. Well it is not.
If you are not an expert and are just talking based on what you heard somewhere from someone who probably has no idea what they are talking about, then state your opinion BUT do not make it sound like a fact.
My daughter was treated twice with homeopathy for different problems. She was only a child; 4,5 years old. That means there was no phsychological influence.
And both times the treatement was successful - I made the biggest decision of my life when I had to choose between the surgeon wanting her to have surgery; and the pedriatrician ( a ‘proper’ doctor) suggestion that she might be cured with homeopathy. Guess what, I went for the secon one.
She is now 23 years old, healthy and happy.
No, there is no cure fo MS, we know that.
Yes, there’s no magic cure. I saw a reflexologist a couple.of years ago when I was particularly bad. No, it didn’t make me well again but I can honestly say it made me feel a lot ‘better’ from a wholeness point of view. I would recommend it.