We interrupt your regularly scheduled week for a special blog post regarding recent breaking news.
In the last week, the news has been filled with reports on the recent increase of a very rare polio-like condition called Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM). While CNN reports this disease only seems to affect “fewer than one in a million people each year across the country,” it is garnering a lot of attention right now because it mostly affects children.
And let’s face it, “breaking news” involving children can be frightening.
Although I have not treated anyone with this condition, when you’ve used homeopathy as long as I have, these remedies start to make sense for new situations — logically.
So, I decided to share my thoughts with you in this unscheduled blog post. I want you to be prepared, not scared!
Apparently, the common element in those children contracting AFM is they have recently experienced a respiratory illness. This is leading the CDC to try to determine if it is either caused by a specific virus or a complication from a virus added to other factors.
Seeking the exact cause is the way conventional medicine works. Practitioners of such want to determine precisely which microorganism is causing a disease or illness. If it’s caused by bacteria, you'll get antibiotics. If it’s a virus, then antivirals will be the drug-of-choice.
However, in homeopathy, we don’t have to have that information. We need to know how the child presents. Have they recently experienced a respiratory illness — cold, flu, fever? And now are they experiencing weakness of the muscles in their limbs?
If this situation occurred in my family, my first thought would be Gelsemium sempervirens 30C. (In fact, interestingly, Gelsemium is an excellent first thought in any case involving muscle weakness.) I would handle it as an everyday acute: using the remedy every 3-12 hours depending on the severity. As improvement occurred, I would lengthen the time between doses — backing off from every three hours to every six to every eight, and so on, until the ordeal was complete.
After the Gelsemium did its job, and my child was very much better, I would follow up with Lathyrus sativus 200. Lathyrus is indicated in neurological disorders, especially for weakness of the lower limbs. I would only consider this once the use of Gelsemium was completed — after the last of the original condition.
The use of Lathyrus after weakness resulting from neurological issues is one of my protocols, generally used every three days for a month after an event — as a “clean-up crew,” if you will.
Because the current fear is AFM results after a respiratory illness, perhaps the best defense is a good offense. If someone in my family were getting a cold, I would make sure they took ColdCalm® (one of Boiron’s combination remedies) immediately upon the first symptoms — before it could progress to anything worse.
If it came on suddenly and they were going down hard and fast, then it’s the Banerji Protocol of Aconite 200 and Bryonia 30 — as usual in those situations. Hopefully, that protocol might abort the whole event entirely, and there would be no need for Gelsemium later!
What could be better than that?
(In case I haven’t mentioned it in a while, I get no affiliate income from your purchase of these remedies. This is just information from one mother to another. I wish someone had told me this stuff when my children were small, and the news made it sound as though disaster and disease were around every corner.)
So, what are you waiting for? Own these remedies. Like I said earlier: Be prepared, not scared.
And please, pass on the good news of homeopathy!
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Thank you ever so kindly! Very much appreciated!!!
Thank you much for this information Ms Joette!!! Love ya…
Thank you! This is great, Just ordered Coldcalm and Lathyrus to be ready just in case. So many things going around in my neck of the woods right now. We have many with Strep Throat and Scarlet fever right now.
Hi Joette
Acontitum 200 and Bryonia 30 gave me a headache 15 min after I took ifirst dose t. My son took it as well, he didn’t have any side effect. I took it according to directions on label. Have you ever heard of someone having a reaction to these 2 remedies?
It’s not a side effect; it means its probably the wrong medicine for the condition.
Thanks so much for the info (and the reassurance!) Was wondering about the Banerji Protocol for sudden onset of a cold (upper respiratory infection)— in an earlier blog post you said the protocol used Bryonia 200. Are both the 30 and 200 potencies effective here or has the Banerji Protocol been updated? Thanks!
Very thankful to have this information! And I get to learn about a remedy that I have not heard about or used before. Thanks Joette!
Thank you for the information!
Thank You Joette I was so hoping you would comment on this very issue and you did!!
I’m pretty sure that most, if not all, of the cases of AFM are in the recently vaccinated population. It’s listed as a vaccine side effect of many vaccines, and back to school is vaccine season, so it’s only a mystery illness to those who profit from big pharma.
Missy, You’re on to something.
I agree with you, and was my first thought.
Thank-you once again Joette. I am checking my supplies!
Thank-you once again Joette.
Thank you for your timely take on this issue, Joette!
My 3 year 2 month old grandson has been to the emergency room three times this winter. He had been diagnosed for ear infections or strept throat each time on a thursday or friday visit to the pediatrician. But ended up in the ER on the weekend bc of excrusiating pain. And an added complication such as tonsillitis. This last time he was duagnosed with first double ear infections, then next day with tonsillitis then 3rd day pediatrician sent them to ER where they did blood work and cat scan with contrast looking for throat abcess. Cat scan was negative. They were told that blood work was fine. Later came back with a diagnosis of mononucleosis. That was saturday. He is unvaccinated but decided that they should use antibiotics. My question is can he take cold calm everyday through the winter season. He has a runny nose or dried mucous in his nose on a daily basis.
It might be useful but given the complexity of the case, it’s best that either the mom takes my course “Beyond Antibiotics” where I cover all of what you discussed and the protocols that are specific for each or he should be seen by a homeopath.
Thank G-d I found this blog! I got arm weakness following this nasty cold bug that everyone is getting. I thought my old decrepit neck was acting up but I’ve never had this lack of strength before. It’s been going on for about 3 weeks now and is especially bad at night. Should I still take the Gelsemium every 3-12 hours until VMB? I really hope that this does not drag out!
Hi Joette,
You wrote “Lathyrus is indicated in neurological disorders, especially for weakness of the lower limbs.” What remedy would be best for “neurological disorder, especially weakness of the UPPER LIMBS/Shoulder girdle”? Thank you for your time!
https://freepress.org/article/could-acute-flaccid-myelitis-afm-be-iatrogenic-vaccine-induced-illness
It’s vaccine induced
Quite likely. Thanks for sharing.
Hi would gelsemium 30 also be good for chronic muscle weakness? For example ptosis/droopy eye?
Thanks
I urge you to read up on this medicine in your materia medica.
Hi thank you.
I believe it is a good fit…
Would taking gelsemium 30 once a day make sense for chronic ptosis?
Did you resolve the eye ptosis? I have the same situation with a friend