Reactions to homœopathic medicines vary with the individual. Some experience a clear improvement in their symptoms very early on.
Others find that their symptoms
worsen for a time before improving (this is known as an aggravation). Still others find that their general sense of well-being increases, but the symptoms that they wanted cured stay the same.
This is a very good sign as it shows the remedy is working at the most fundamental level and removing dis-ease.
Eventually the original symptoms should disappear.
Apart from general improvements (in sleep, digestion, mood etc.) homœopaths tend to look out for three particular things, which usually mean that there is a movement towards cure.
The first is a shift in symptoms from above to below ie. from head to toe (eg. a rash moving down the body).
The second is a shift from within out ie. from deeper parts of the body to the surface (eg. asthma changing to eczema).
The third is that old symptoms start to reappear in reverse order.
This is the equivalent of the body having a spring clean, clearing out old symptoms that have previously been suppressed. It will be a great help to your homœopath
if you can mention any changes that you have noticed since taking the remedy.
If you think you’re likely to forget what has been going on, you could note down a few notes throughout the month and bring them along to your next appointment.
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