What to Expect

When you see a homeopath it’s their job to get a thorough understanding of your health and the exact symptoms you are experiencing.

Questions about your lifestyle, eating habits and preferences, temperament, personality, sleep patterns and medical history help the homeopath to form a complete picture of you. This picture will be matched to the symptoms of your illness in order to prescribe a particular type and strength of homeopathic medicine.

As a guide, your first appointment could take up to an hour or more, with follow-up appointments typically lasting 30 minutes. This does vary depending on the homeopath and the setting in which they work (NHS appointments may be shorter for example).

Preparing for your appointment
To get the most out of your consultation, it is helpful to make some notes beforehand and to think through all the issues that are affecting your health. Some homeopaths ask new patients to complete a questionnaire before their first appointment. This is a helpful way of saving time and to your advantage to do so if requested.

The prescription
At the end of the consultation your homeopath will give you a prescription and advise you how often to take the medicine. Homeopathy is usually taken in tablet or pillule form, but is also available in liquid and powder. You may be prescribed a homeopathic gel or cream for topical use as well.

Follow-ups
Your first follow up consultation will usually be around four weeks after the first prescription, although in some cases it may be sooner. The session will be shorter, and the homeopath will ask about changes that have occurred, using their detailed notes as a reference point, before deciding on the next course of treatment.

The number of consultations needed is difficult to predict – it depends on a number of factors such as the age of the patient, how long the symptoms have been going on and their individual response to the treatment to date.