APPENDIX B:
HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES
FOR ACUTE STRESS:
SAFE, NATURAL, AND EFFECTIVE

Acute Stress Reactions:

Acute stress reactions occur within the first month of exposure to a traumatic event. Symptoms are similar but not identical to PTSD, and include anxiety, sadness, irritability, mood swings, difficulty sleeping, poor concentration, exaggerated startle response, withdrawal from people, and recurring dreams about the event, or spontaneous, intrusive flashbacks, in which you re-experience the event kinesthetically.

Homeopathy for Acute Stress Reactions:

Used by millions of people around the world for more than 200 years, homeopathic remedies are safe, natural, non addictive, and effective. They work without side effects or interactions and can be taken safely with conventional medications, supplements, and herbs. In the United States, the FDA regulates homeopathic medications, but they do not require a prescription.

Homeopathic remedies can be purchased in pharmacies around the world, via amazon.com or in the US at Whole Foods or Vitamin Shoppes. The standard dilutions are 30c for behavioral/emotional issues and 6c or 9c for physiological symptoms. The 6c dilutions are more readily available.

Unlike pharmaceuticals, homeopathic remedies do not treat a disease. They treat the individual. There are numerous specific treatments for symptoms of acute stress.

Homeopathics for Acute Stress:

(Dosage: 5 pellets under the tongue every 20-30 minutes; as needed.)

Gelsemium 30c (performance anxiety; diarrhea before a deadline/event)

Argentrum nitricum 30c (agitation; diarrhea; fear of flying)

Therideon 30 c (sudden loud noises)

Phosphorous 30c (thunder/lightning; fear of sun going down)

Arnica 30c (physical/emotional trauma)

Staphysagria 30c (repressed anger/betrayal/ “stabbed in the heart”)

Ignatia amara 30c (grief/loss)

Ignatia amara 6c (irritation/annoyance)

Aconitum 30c (panic)

Sleep issues: Caffea cruda 30c (insomnia due to racing thoughts)

Stramonium 30c (night terrors)

Homeopathic First Aid Kit
(Dilutions of 6c if 9c is not available)

(Dosage: 5 pellets under the tongue hourly as needed unless otherwise indicated.)

Arnica 6c (bruises/cuts)

Apis 6c (swelling/redness/itching; insect stings, poison ivy, painful scratches)

(Apis is fast-acting; take 5 pellets every 10 minutes and place ice on the affected area. When swelling goes down, switch to Arnica 6c every half hour for 2–3 hours; continue with Arnica6c twice a day until area heals.)

Arsenicum album 6c (food poisoning)

Cinchona 6c (fluid loss/dehydration)

Phosphorous 6c (loss of blood)

Rhus tox 6c (joint pain)

Ruta grav 6c (tendons/ligament pain; sprained ankle)

Aloe 6c and Phodophyllum 6c (diarrhea)

Magnesium phosphoricum 6c (stomach cramps)

Hypericum 6c (nerve pain; to prevent sunburn, take once a day starting a week before sun exposure and then once a day)

Urinary Tract Infections:

Staphysagria 6c +

Cantharis 6c +

Hepar sulphuricum 6c (Hepar Sulph is a homeopathic antibiotic)