Products which Interfere with Homeopathic Remedies

Certain substances may interfere with homeopathic treatment, even when the correct remedy has been given. This phenomenon is known as antidoting.

What to Avoid during Homeopathic Treatment:

Coffee: This is the one substance which is most often cancels the effects of homeopathic remedies. Strongly caffeinated substances should also be avoided.
Electric blankets: They affect remedies by altering your body's electromagnetic field.
Aromatic substances: Avoid camphor, eucalyptus, menthol, and any products which contain them including Vick's, Noxema, Tiger Balm, Ben Gay, Calamine lotion, and cough drops and lozenges containing these substances. This includes menthol and other aromatic mouthwashes.
Citronella oil, pennyroyal, and other aromatic herbal mosquito repellants, all thuja and tea tree (melaleuca) products, peppermint oil, and lavender oil. Strong fumes from oil-based paint, turpentine, paint thinner and certain household cleaning agents such as Pine Sol, Lysol, and strong-smelling industrial chemicals may also interfere with remedies.
Prescription drugs may interfere with homeopathic remedies. These include antibiotics, cortisone, and antifungals, whether topical or oral.
Immunizations may interfere with remedies.
Dental work: Homeopathic remedies are often antidoted by dental drilling and the use of novocaine.
All recreational drugs including marijuana, cocaine, LSD, barbituates, amphetamines and prescription pain medications should be avoided.
Do not use Bach Flower remedies, cell salts while taking homeopathic remedies.
Many homeopathic remedies cancels the effects of other remedies.
Chinese herbs may antidote remedies. If you've been given Natrum muriaticum avoid peppermint in all forms. The remedy Sepia may be antidoted by vinegar.

What Do Not effect Homeopathic Remedies:

Aspirin, Tylenol, Advil, Motrin, Ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, when used infrequently, will usually not interfere with homeopathic treatment.
Dental examination and cleaning (except when ultrasound is used).
Personal care products: Most toothpastes (except Vicco), deodorants that are not strongly aromatic, aftershaves without menthol. Soaps, perfumes, and colognes.