The composition of homeopathic remedies are made by diluting the chosen substance with distilled water thus it's dosage is very mild and does not cause any harm or side effect.
I think it also depends on how a body reacts to a medicines...homeo medicines work best for kids, but for quick cure we do go for allophatic medicines.
For quick cure allopathy is good. But with the same quickness, it brings a new ailment. I was given a medicine for indigestion. Indigestion came to an end constipation started.
Very very true --it cures one ailment and gives rise to another, I had taken antibiotics for common cold and cough which refused to leave me even after consuming antibiotics for over 6 months and then Ayurvedic medicine came to my rescue..and I was back on track within a month. I love Ayurvedic medicines..they rock!
@Taniya: Though you are right in saying for life threatening maladies we have to opt for Allopathic medicines.