If you have a chronic, or frequently
recurring complaint, the first consultation generally takes about half hours.
You begin by telling us what is troubling you.
It is helpful if you can give as much detail as possible about your symptoms, including anything that makes them better or worse.
If you have noticed any other changes in yourself (mood, anxieties, sleep, dreams, appetite, thirst, temperature) since the symptoms started; these can also be very useful.
We will normally take a full medical case history from you and record details of any previous health problems in your family, going back to your grandparents.
The aim of the consultation is to get an overview, not only of your complaint, but also of you as a person.
Follow-up consultations usually last around 5 to 10 minutes.
They help us to assess your reaction to the previous remedy and decide how your treatment can best be continued.
Sometimes, if the remedy is working well we may wait and not prescribe anything, but the information gathered during the appointment may well be used later on, in selecting the next remedy.
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