What is the treatment like?
You should expect your first appointment to last around an hour and a half to two hours. Follow-up appointments will last between 30 minutes to an hour and take place at approximately 6 weekly intervals.
The session will include a full case history including physical and emotional characteristics. Homeopathy takes a person-centred, holistic approach, and therefore in order to give the correct prescription it is vital to see what you are like as a whole person.
What will happen once treatment starts?
After taking your remedy, you may notice some changes. Some patients experience a period of exceptional well being and optimism. Sometimes your symptoms can appear to get worse for a short time. This is often a good sign that the remedy is taking effect (2). Sometimes a cold, rash or some form of discharge may appear as a 'spring cleaning' effect which means your system is going through a clearing out stage. Similarly, old symptoms can reappear, usually for a short period.
These symptoms are an important part of the healing process but, if any response to your treatment concerns you, do contact your homeopath as soon as you can. You might also want to make notes of any changes and take them with you to discuss at your next appointment.
Questions
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How long does treatment take?
This depends very much on what sort of illness you have, as well as the other individual characteristics of your case. Every case is different. So it can be difficult for your homeopath to assess this until after your second appointment. A slowly developing complaint or one that has been experienced for some years, may take longer to improve, although there may be a response and some improvement quite soon. Acute complaints can often get better more quickly.
Homeopathic remedies work from the inside, with the patient usually feeling more positive
in themselves, with more energy, in the first instance. Outer symptoms such as skin
conditions are often the last to clear. Sometimes patience is called for – as the balance
is
slowly restored, the symptoms will improve.
