THE SECOND PRESCRIPTION in CLASSICAL HOMEOPATHY

The second prescription..

Working on the basis that the first prescription was constitutionally prescribed, then the second prescription is a choice which must be made very carefully.

Why? because it is all too easy to assume that another remedy is needed when there is a change in health after a first remedy, when in actual fact the first remedy is still working and represcribing can potentially undo all the good work of the first remedy.

Remember that is is the body or system that is changing and at a pace and direction that it is comfortable with. So we have to be sure that either we or the patient aren't being impatient in wanting more remedies prescribed when in fact the system is moving along nicely at its own speed towards cure. If the first remedy was well chosen, that is to say there have been uneqiuvocal changes in the health in DOC then it's very important not to change the remedy. However if there is no change at all in health after a month then no matter how confident the prescriber is that it really is the required remedy, the case must be reassessed with a view to finding a new prescription.

So the first question when considering a second prescription is 'has the first remedy worked?'
- If yes, then why change it?
- If the answer is no, then essentially you are still looking for the first remedy. So retake the case and represcribe (looking at related remedies, blocks to cure, dyscrasia, check TEA & what to do if there aren't clear modalities..

If the answer to the first question 'has it worked' is yes, then either the patient is cured, (in which case you don't need a second prescription) or is continuing to get better, or has stopped improving. So..

The second question is, 'is it still working, or not?'
- If yes, then why change it? Therefore the ideal second prescription is to wait. i.e. allow the remedy to continue working without interruption. Impatience is probably the biggest cause of bad second prescriptions.
- If not, then that's the time to look for a second prescription.
Ideally this should be another dose of the same remedy as the first prescription, perhaps in a higher potency.
DON'T CHANGE A REMEDY THAT IS WORKING! Only if the symptom picture has significantly changed and is definitely outside the scope of the first remedy should a different remedy be sought.

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