The Power of Homeopathy: Severe COVID Case Responds Beautifully to Homeopathy

From 2020-2022, I treated over 150 cases of COVID-19 in my small homeopathic practice, mostly for people living in other cities and states. When I reflect back, there is one case that stands out because it shows so clearly how effectively homeopathy works for treating severe illnesses. The case was Steve*, who was a 52-year-old with comorbidities of obesity, depression, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).  By the time Steve started homeopathic treatment, he had been sick for 10 days and his illness had progressed to double pneumonia, with blood-tinged mucous.  

Illness Progression Prior to Homeopathic Treatment

Steve’s case was treated in December 2021. That was when the Delta variant was circulating, leading to higher rates of severe illness and hospitalization. Steve’s wife Janet has shared her reflections with me about Steve’s illness and treatment. Janet’s observations are particularly relevant because she is a Registered Nurse who was working as an ICU nurse in the Level 1 Trauma Center in the hospital, treating COVID cases day-in-and-day-out at work.

Steve tested positive for COVID on 11/27/2021. According to Janet,

“He rapidly became very sick. He had high fevers, fatigue, airway inflammation (he’s quick to get bronchitis), and lots of mucous.”

Even as Steve became increasingly ill, Janet knew they wanted to avoid the hospital because the protocols being used there weren’t working.  Janet tried everything she could do at home: she gave Steve the FLCCC protocol including Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine, she nebulized budesonide and albuterol, she got Steve up and walking at least a little every day outside in the (chilly) fresh air and sunshine, but it wasn’t working.

“He was becoming increasingly hypoxic. His O2 sats were down in the 70’s and he was becoming lethargic. Sometimes, he was down in the 50’s. He had bibasilar crackles and his mucous was thick and blood-tinged. We had to decide if we would take him to the hospital. I was terrified. I had already personally zipped dozens of men who looked just like him into body bags. Men in their 50’s with big bellies and chests and thick necks. Men with obesity, hypertension, OSA, and chronic bronchitis, borderline diabetic. I knew in my bones that if I took him to the hospital, it would be a death sentence.”

Janet bought an oxygen concentrator for Steve and turned it up to the highest possible level of 5 liters-per-minute (LPM). It brought his oxygen level to the mid-eighties for a time, but that didn’t last.

“Steve became worse slowly, he would plateau, maybe slightly improve, then worsen again. He developed terrible coughing fits that were spastic and left him nearly unconscious with hypoxia. The lowest O2 sat I saw on him was 35% and even now it makes me nearly choke with sobbing fear. One night, as I was sitting up watching him, monitoring (I slept very little) he seemed to be going septic. His blood pressure was dropping, his heart rate was going up, he was only holding his sats in the low 80s with his CPAP and O2 on, propped on pillows to improve his oxygenation.”

On December 6^th, Janet was able to get outpatient monoclonal antibody treatment for Steve, after teaching him how to use breathing techniques and portable O2 to get his oxygen sat levels up to 90% (as a prerequisite for the outpatient treatment). He finished the treatment and returned home, unchanged.

Initiating Homeopathic Treatment

Through a mutual contact, I learned how sick Steve was, so the same day (12/6/21), I contacted Janet to offer homeopathic treatment. She had never used homeopathy and was somewhat sceptical, but decided to proceed with treatment out of desperation.

“Daily, even with the highest level of oxygen we could provide at home, he was hypoxic in the 60s-80s. He couldn’t eat. His skin was waxy, grey, pale. He slept nearly all the time. He was slowly dying and we just couldn’t seem to turn a corner. I’d added azithromycin and CAP antibiotics. We continued the Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine protocol for him. I pushed his fluids and practically force-fed small, frequent meals. He ate tiny bites and couldn’t eat more. We were losing ground.”

Steve’s intake revealed the following symptoms:

• Day 10 of COVID: double pneumonia, hypoxic even on 5LPM of oxygen, coughing fits, bloody expectorant

• Severe headache

• Acid reflux, diarrhea, and lower intestinal cramping earlier in the illness

• Pain in shoulders, elbows, ankles, knees, hips

• Decreased sense of taste and smell

• Moist sensation in mucous membranes

• Less thirsty than usual

• Aversion to talking, but wanting others nearby

• Irritable

• Not sleeping well

• Very restless

• Chilly, wanting extra blankets and warm air

Remedy Selection

One reason homeopathy works so well is because the remedy selection is individualized based on the specific symptoms of the patient. Prior to Steve's treatment, I had already developed a shortlist of COVID homeopathic remedies that were working well in the cases I was treating over time, including Sulphur, Lycopodium, Bryonia, Phosphorus, Arsenicum, Nux vomica, Natrum muriaticum, Eupatorium, and Gelsemium. So, in assessing Steve's case, I was primarily selecting from within those remedies and looking for specific characteristics for each of those remedies. 

After analyzing Steve's symptoms, I chose these likely remedies:

#1 Eupatorium 30c (bone and joint pains)

#2 Natrum muriaticum 30c (severe headache, irritable, less talkative than usual, poor sleep)

#3 Lycopodium 30c (irritable but wanting someone nearby, gastrointestinal symptoms, wanting warmth)

Eupatorium was not available locally, so Janet started with Natrum mur 30c.  This turned out to be exactly what was needed.

This makes sense as, in the many cases I treated overall, Natrum mur often worked well when a severe headache and poor sleep were prominent symptoms (along with aversion to talking and/or company).

Dosing and Remedy Responses

For acute illnesses, it can work especially well to start with two dry doses and then switch to wet dosing. That is the method I advised Janet to use for Steve with the Natrum mur 30c. He responded very well to Natrum mur 30c, and then we eventually switched to Natrum mur 200c when he needed a higher potency.

In prior cases, I had found that using the COVID nosode alongside the other well-indicated remedy was beneficial. Thus, I mailed Janet the COVID nosode in 200c potency, to be taken as a wet dose in between doses of Natrum mur, and only repeated once every 1-2 days, depending on the overall response to the dose.

Janet’s overall observations of Steve’s treatment were as follows.

“He had been sick for 10 days and at death’s door for more than a week. Within 24 hours of starting homeopathic remedies his oxygen requirement had gone from 5LPM to 1LPM.

“In the first 2 days I could literally see him improve hour-by-hour. He had noticeable improvements sometimes within minutes of remedy administration (improved O2 sat, reduced heart rate, improved color or mood, improved fatigue).

“By day 4, he was tolerating most activity without oxygen.”

Rapid, Effective Treatment

Steve’s case is a striking example of how well homeopathic remedies can work for severe epidemic illnesses. He improved from being deathly ill to resuming most daily activities within 4 days.

Key dosing strategies for effective COVID treatment included: the use of wet doses with succussions before each dose, increasing the potency over time, and using the COVID nosode alongside the other well-indicated remedy. As each year’s illnesses continue to arise, homeopathy shines with individualized remedy selection for rapid, effective healing.

*NOTE: All names have been changed to maintain anonymity.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor or licensed healthcare professional. I am a homeopathic practitioner whose services are considered complementary and alternative by the state of New Mexico. The uses of homeopathic remedies described herein are provided for educational use only.

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