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What to expect during a Homeopathic Consultation:

• A description of the onset of symptoms.  For example, do you associate the onset of your symptoms with an emotional upset, prolonged or pronounced stress, lack of sleep, exposure to weather, an injury, drug use, surgery or any other factors?

• A description of the aggravating and ameliorating (improving) factors. What makes your symptoms better or worse. Anything that clearly influences the intensity or pattern of your symptoms should be reported. For example: Does your condition vary with time of day or night, or season of the year? Is it affected by your position (sitting, standing, lying, etc.)? How do temperature, weather, eating and sleeping affect your condition?

• The character of sensation or pain. Describe the nature of the sensation in your own words. For example: Is it tingling, burning, numbness, crawling or itching? Is the pain cutting, dull aching, cramping, sharp, pressing, etc.? The character of a pain is different from the intensity.

• A description of the “concomitants.” Anything that regularly occurs in association with your symptoms should be mentioned. For example: Are you always nauseated when you have a headache? Does your skin clear up when you get your menstrual period?

In addition to describing your specific complaints the homeopath needs to know a lot about you in general. For example your likes and dislikes, past events that have affected you and your perception of them, general mental and emotional states, important relationships, desires and goals, sexual energy, and dreams.

Based on the information you provide and observations of physical symptoms, one homeopathic remedy will be selected that fits your individual current constitution.

I rarely make a prescription on the spot. I may give you some general recommendations right away, however I take my time to study and select the best remedy specifically for you. I ask you to return the following week to see if you have any other important information to share, to help me differentiate between remedies and to provide you with your prescription and nutritional support if needed.

Every person responds to a remedy in a different way, usually the effects are subtle and gradual, though sometimes changes may be more dramatic, some aggravations of symptoms may occur and this is a positive sign that the remedy is working. It is vital for me to monitor your reaction to the remedy to ensure minimal aggravation, proper remedy selection and rapid cure, so I will ask you to return for a follow up consultation 2-3 weeks after taking the remedy. Depending on the prescription I may ask you to call me 2 days later to help me assess your reaction and prescribe accurately. Following consultations will be scheduled accordingly.

Since the remedies work to improve your general health on all levels, you should not be concerned if local symptoms do not change right away. Occasionally a remedy will be given that is not a prefect fit. If this happens usually either only temporary improvements occur or nothing at all happens, however the follow-up visit will usually reveal the correct remedy. Sometimes the action of the remedy is so dramatic people feel like they are well and that they need no further attention to their health. This initial reaction shows that the person can get well. However, consistent follow-up is essential to insure long lasting health. If there are any concerns about what is happening after taking a remedy, please call.