Whilst homeopathy can cause very mild initial aggravations of symptoms, this is usually followed by marked improvement and is a good sign of healing occurring. However, if at any time you experience ongoing aggravations, worsening or new/unusual symptoms, stop taking the remedy, book in for a consult if you do not already have one and email me.

 

• A SUCCUSSION is firmly tapping the bottle against the palm of your hand. This is done before each dose and instructions about the exact amount of succussions should be followed precisely.

• All doses (liquids & pillules), are taken under the tongue unless otherwise prescribed. Children’s doses can be given into their mouths.

• Do not let the dropper touch your mouth, likewise don’t let children touch the dropper in any way, it is made of glass.

• If you can’t feel the drops going under your tongue, a mirror can be used or you can gently swap sides as you dispense remedy drops. I.e. one drop left side under tongue, one drop right side under tongue etc.

• Let the liquid remedy dissipate for approx. 20 seconds and then swallow any remaining liquid. Pillules can be left to dissolve under the tongue.

• Try to take remedies at least 10 minutes away from food, drink and other remedies.

• Remedies can be stored in the fridge but they can also be stored in a cool dry place away from direct sunlight and strong electro-magnetic fields (Wi-Fi router etc.).

• If you become unwell with an acute ailment whilst on constitutional treatment, pause on your constitutional remedy until the acute has passed. You can treat your acute ailment with acute remedies.

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TOPPING UP INSTRUCTIONS (and making a liquid remedy from pillules)

 

All liquid remedies can be topped up by adding filtered water and succussing ten times. After topping up like this return to your previous succussion dosage i.e. 2 before each dose. The ten succussions are a one-off, for topping up only. Adding a couple of drops of vodka or brandy prior to succussing will preserve your topped up remedy for longer. Replacement bottles can be ordered on the shop if preferred.

 

To make up a remedy from pillules to liquid (or from a stock/lab bottle to dropper bottle), add 2-3 pills/liquid into a small glass amber bottle (25ml bottles can be ordered online), or a plastic or glass water bottle with 50-100mls water. Succuss the bottle ten times (wait for the pillules to dissolve if using pillules). Then normal succussions, & dosage can resume as prescribed.

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1/2 GLASS OF WATER METHOD

If you are prescribed the half glass of water method, instead of taking the remedy directly under your tongue, follow your succussions and drops dosage but put the drops into 1/2 a glass of water, stir with a teaspoon then take 1/2 teaspoon of this water under your tongue. Discard the water. Follow this method for all doses as per your prescription.

Additional 1/2 glasses of water can be added by putting the 1/2 teaspoon of water from the first glass into a second 1/2 glass of water (stir and 1/2 teaspoon into mouth)- only do this if prescribed, and always discard the water.

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ACUTE DOSAGE INSTRUCTIONS

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If you are having chronic or constitutional treatment the information below for acute dosing does not usually apply but if you have other remedies then this is useful to know for acute ailments.

 

An acute dose is four doses of the remedy given 15 mins apart for one hour. Usual dosing can resume after this. An acute dose is needed to get on top of quickly moving, or intense symptoms. It is best to use an acute dose as early as possible of symptoms coming in. Eg. Arnica for an sprain/bruise/fall.

 

Colds, flus, coughs & sore throats etc. all move through different stages and therefore require different remedies. If you have a kit or a number of remedies and you find you get improvement and then improvement halts, you are not doing anything wrong, the condition has moved into a new phase and may require a new remedy. It can be hard to keep up with ever-changing symptoms but keep going with it, prescribe on symptoms as needed.

 

Short consultations outside of standard consultation care are encouraged to be booked in for brief dosage healthcare management if needed. Email correspondence for any more detailed or complicated case management is not ideal.

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