How quickly will I get better? SPEED OF CURE with homeopathy

The greater the energy of the patient, the greater the potential for a rapid cure.

If you remember that it is your body that puts itself right and that homeopathy just provides a curative stimulus it will help to visualise how long any given ailment will take to resolve. It will of course depend on your age and constitution, what the problem is, how long you have had it, and what other pertinent factors and stresses there are in your life.Your homeopath can give you a reasonable prognosis after a full casetaking but you may be surprised to know that homeopathy is far from slow acting.

Although it's impossible to predict recovery exactly, below are some general guidelines based on experience, remember it will be different for each individual depending on their circumstances. These are not guarantees and do not include every condition treatable with homeopathy. For examples look at the 'cases' section in 'resources'.

First aid: In every day minor ailments that children especially seem so prone to, whether from knocks and bumps, or bites and stings, it is wonderful to see how quickly a well chosen remedy saves the day, often almost instantly.

In acute conditions: whether contagious like sore throats, coughs 'flu, chicken pox etc., or non-contagious like teething pains, earaches, food poisoning etc., you can expect to recover faster with homeopathy, with less discomfort and usually without the need for antibiotics or painkillers

In functional problems: where the organs are in reasonable health but just not functioning properly, like IBS, poor recovery from illness, menstrual problems inc. PMT etc., clear improvement may be seen within days or up to a month or two depending on the condition and once full health is regained there is usually no need to be on continued medication.

In more deep seated conditions: like Crohns disease, Asthma, or genealogical problems etc., symptomatic relief may be possible within days, but improvement sufficient to prevent the need of surgery or even to complete freedom from symptoms can take months or even years. However the gap between appointments gets longer as treatment progresses until only the occasional top up is needed or the condition clears up completely

In emotional conditions: where anxiety, fears and phobias, stress, grief, depression etc., or children's behavioural problems, disrupt the enjoyment of a harmonious existence, relief can be rapid where the causative factor is recent (e.g. a bereavement, fright or shock), whereas in more deep seated states it may take a month or so to regain full emotional confidence and equilibrium, this is often in conjunction with improved physical health as at the same time

In degenerative diseases: like arthritis etc., it really depends as so often is the case, on age and the individual's energy and constitution. Symptomatic relief may be achieved within weeks even for the older patient, and younger patients gaining complete freedom from symptoms altogether is not uncommon. The older patient will more frequently require ongoing treatment to keep degenerative diseases at bay.

Pain relief: chronic or incurable ailments like damage to bones or nerves, can often benefit from pain relief with homeopathy, which may bring relief within days or weeks but may need continual treatment if the condition itself is beyond improvement.

See also direction of cure (DOC) - in the STUDYING CLASSICAL HOMEOPATHY section