1. Use Rhus Tox
The rhus tox homeopathic remedy may be appropriate to treat a certain class of fibromyalgia symptoms. This remedy may work for fibromyalgia patients who have restlessness, feelings of apprehension (particularly at night), a heavy feeling in the head, a coated tongue, a feeling of drowsiness after eating, a clicking sound in the jaws and a desire for milky drinks. You might also be experiencing stiffness in your joints, and cold, damp weather might bother you. Try Rhus tox if you find that warm, dry weather and exercise make you feel better. Use a 6C dilution of rhus tox every 3 to 4 hours until the symptoms abate. The number indicates how many times the homeopathic formula was diluted, while the C stands for centesimal and indicates the rate of dilution--in this case, a 1/100 rate. Thus far, rhus tox is the only single remedy tested in clinical trials for use on fibromyalgia.
2. Use Remedies According to Your Symptoms
Other clinical trials involving homeopathic remedies for fibromyalgia have focused on remedies to treat the individual and the symptoms that people with fibromyalgia often suffer. For example, to treat the tender spots of fibromyalgia, you might use arnica. To treat pain throughout your body, you might try calcarea carbonica or causticum. There also are remedies that may treat other common symptoms of fibromyalgia, such as insomnia (cocculus), non-refreshing sleep (nux vomica), fatigue (many remedies, depending on the type of fatigue) and depression (aurum metallicum and others, depending on the type of depression).
3. Don't Expect Overnight Results
Chronic conditions like fibromyalgia take many years to develop (even if you don't notice it happening), so you can't fix things right away. You may need to take your homeopathic remedies regularly for several years before symptoms abate. However, you often can expect to feel at least partial relief from some symptoms within the first few days of starting your homeopathic treatment program. As your symptoms gradually fall away, you can adjust your homeopathic remedy regimen until you're free of symptoms.
