New Client Information
After Your initial appointment
By using homeopathic medicines, we are aiming to addressing the root cause of the illness, not just mask symptoms. Sometimes relief can be immediate, but with chronic conditions that took time to develop, healing can also take some time, and changes can be subtle so it’s important to stick with your treatment plan and attend all follow up appointments.
CHECKING IN
You might be asked to check in via email 2-3 days after you begin a new remedy, just to check your sensitivity to the remedy and see how your body is responding. This is an important part of the treatment process and your ongoing prescription frequency will be given after this check in. After this, if you have urgent questions or concerns you are always welcome to contact us, but please do so via email so that we can attend to you promptly during business hours. It has been found that text messages aren’t an efficient way of communicating with clients due to a number of reasons. Client emails are checked regularly and usually responded to during business hours on the same day or within 24 hours. Please consider keeping non-urgent questions or communication for your follow up appointment due to the sheer number of emails that can otherwise be received.
Keeping Records
If you notice any new symptoms or obvious changes to how you are feeling, please write them down so you can share them at your next appointment. You should also consider and note any changes or improvements to overall wellbeing, sleep and mood.
Chronic Illness
As mentioned, chronic illness takes time to develop and sometimes there are different layers of illness and toxicity that we need to remove as your body heals. In these cases, we may need to multiple remedies over a period of months as layers are removed, so please be patient and stay the course. During this time, it is always our hope that you will be seeing ongoing results and improvement which will encourage you to that treatment is working.
Taking Remedies
Avoid food & drinks (other than water) for 10 minutes either side of your remedy.
Coffee & peppermint may antidote remedies in some people but this is certainly not the case for all people. If your remedy is not working the way you expected just keep this in mind.
Taking liquid remedies
Immediately before taking every dose of your liquid remedy, you need to activate your remedy by hitting the bottle on your palm a specified number of times (this is called “succussing”).
Homeopathic liquids contain a very small percentage of alcohol as a preservative unless specifically requested otherwise
Don’t let young children suck on pipettes for safety & hygiene reasons, they are glass.
Taking Pillules
Always tip pillules directly from the bottle into the cap or a medicine cup, avoiding contact with hands, as the remedy is on the surface of the pillules.
storing remedies
Store in a cool, dry place away from WIFI-router, microwaves, mobile phones, electronics, essential oils and perfumes.
when to get in touch between appointments
During treatment, please contact us if you experience any of the following, as it may indicate a need to adjust your dosage:
Any sudden return of an old symptom
Any worsening of current symptoms.
Any new or unexplained symptoms.
Need to get in touch? Email aanika@aanikamilne.com or click here to download the above instructions as a PDF
Frequently asked questions
Can i overdose on a homeopathic medicine?
You can’t overdose on your homeopathic medicine by taking too many drops or too many pillules at once, as with homeopathy, it’s the frequency (not the quantity) of doses that matters. Homeopathic medicines can be taken too frequently, but any symptoms that arise from doing so will usually quickly resolve on their own once the medicine is stopped. Despite this, it is important to follow your individually prescribed guidelines as homeopaths always prescribe carefully based on your individual symptoms.
Are there side effects?
Homeopathic medicines are safe, gentle & and without the side effects produced by some pharmaceuticals. If symptoms do occur during treatment, these are often old symptoms that were suppressed and driven deeper into the body that are now surfacing to heal properly and are usually very short-lived in duration. With any treatment, if unusual symptoms occur during treatment, always discuss this with your homeopath in case dosage adjustments need to be made.
Can they be taken alongside other medical prescriptions?
Homeopathic medicines can be taken alongside conventional medicine & supplements but always let us know what you are currently taking so homeopathic prescriptions can be tailored accordingly.