Oscillococcinum

The summer is almost over and the fall is upon us. I love fall, the heat of the summer is gone and the air feels fresh and crispy in the mornings. The trees are still covered with leaves but not for long. I cannot wait for all those red, orange, dark green and brown shades, the palette of colors that the leaves are going to turn into before starting to fly off into the cold nights.

With the cold weather comes flu season. What do you do when you feel the first symptoms of flu coming? You might feel a little bit of a headache, a little of a scratchy throat, a little bit of a body ache and maybe some malaise or chills coming over you. Should you just ignore it, and hope the symptoms will go away or do something about it?

Many years ago I have read about homeopathic remedy Oscillococcinum that have been used for long time by many people for the first symptoms of flu. It will “Nip the flu in the bud”, I was told by my friend who always had a good success with the remedy. But it never worked for me. I have already tried many homeopathic remedies with great results. I took remedies for cold and flu, for bites, muscle strain and food poisoning, and the remedies helped me. But no such luck with Oscillococcinum, every time I took it, I would still get a full blown flu!

Some years went by and I became a better homeopath and a better homeopathic client. Homeopathic remedies work gently, quietly, they do not overwhelm a person’s own body wisdom. Homeopathic remedies teach you to
listen better to your own body and to its reaction to the remedies, and notice when your body is out of balance. One day I was driving from a shopping trip and suddenly, I realized that I was not feeling the same as in the morning. My throat was dry, and I felt chills running over my body! It was a very mild discomfort, just a beginning of something unpleasant. Couple years before I would not even notice it, but now I was sure that I was experiencing something flu-like. When I came home, I took one dose of Oscillococcinum as I always did without much expectation, just from persistence, I think – I took it so many times before and it never did anything for me. Some time had passed, maybe 20 minutes, and I did not feel any chills anymore, was the remedy working this time? I could not believe it, and when in couple hours my symptoms returned I took the second dose just to humor myself. Next morning my flu was gone! The throat felt fine and no more chills; flu was nipped in the bud!

When homeopaths search for remedies, they are guided by symptoms. If the remedy must be used “at the first symptoms of flu”, that is when it should be taken to work. It took me sometime to recognize how the first
symptoms of flu feel in my body, so when I took the remedy right away, it worked for me just like for everyone else.

What if you miss your first symptoms of flu? Do not worry, there are many good homeopathic remedies for flu and colds. Ask your homeopath about a flu remedy that is right for you!

Stay well!

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