Dear Dr. B: My friend, Kathy, has been taking Valerian for her chronic fibromyalgia. Our homeopath had her up to 5 pellets of 10M diluted in one half cup of water. She keeps this dilution in her fridge in a bottle for convenience. Her five year old daughter, Eden, thought this bottle was her water bottle and drank the remedy. Kathy didn't think too much of this until Eden started manifiesting the fibromyalgia symptoms that Kathy suffers from. Eden is very tired and doesn't feel well. She is weepy. She told Kathy, "I feel like Cinderella and you are the Evil Stepmother and I'm locked in my room and cannot get out." Kathy says that this is exactly how she feels when she is in a flare. This sounds like the remedy is proving in Eden. But what is the antedote? I suggested coffee, but am not at all sure that this will really help. Our dear homeopath has moved across the country to teach. We miss him sorely, though he has been gone only six weeks. We do not, as yet, have a new practitioner, and though I have e-mailed our departed homeopath, I feel that I need to pursue help for my friend and her daughter. I do sincerely hope that you can help us out. Sincerely, Heather

Hello heather,

It does seem like Eden is having a proving. You don't have to worry too much as this will pass away. But the problem is that she has taken the medicine in too high a potency so the proving may continue for many months. Usually when we give an antidote for a medicine we try to give it in the same potency. But I would not prefer giving one more dissimilar medicine in such high a potency. So my Suggestion is that you give her Pulsatilla LM/1. Dissolve a pellet in 30 ml water. Give Eden 1 spoonful from this every 3 hrs till the symptoms subside.

Hoping Eden will be well soon,
Dr. B