Depending on the nature of the case, an initial consultation for an adult lasts around an hour to an hour and a half,. An initial consultation for a child lasts approximately and hour. Follow-up visits usually take half an hour.
Apart from the presenting complaint that brings you to the clinic, a wide verity of information will be gathered in order for the correct Homeopathic medicine to be prescribed on the basis of your individual needs. Below is a run down of the information that will be required.
# Personal details
• Address, phone number, GP, medications and supplements etc.
# Family history
• Chronic diseases that run in your family e.g. diabetes, asthma, heart disease, cancer, blood pressure etc. as well as nay metal/emotional problems, substance abuse etc.
# Your current complaint
• When it started
• The exact location
• Any medications/supplements used to treat the condition
• Sensations – what does it feel like
• Anything that makes the problem better or worse
• Any accompanying symptoms
# Personal History
• Your Mother’s pregnancy with you
• Childhood diseases e.g. measles, mumps, chickenpox
• Chronic recurring infections such as bronchitis, ear infections, tonsillitis
• Accidents or injuries
• Your family life
• How school was for you both socially and academically
• Significant relationships
• Careers and travel
# Generals
• Appetite – likes, dislikes, cravings, allergies
• Thirst inc tea/coffee and alcohol
• Sleep
• Bowels – constipation and diarrhoea, haemorrhoids, wind/flatulence
• Urination – urinary tract infections, incontinence, retention etc.
• Menstrual cycle and pregnancies
• Thermals – how cold/hot/windy/stormy weather affects you; perspiration
• Sexual Energy/libido
# Temperament
• Your personality – extroversion/introversion; how others perceive you; things that make you angry and sad; fears
# Particulars
• Any problems with hair and scalp – dandruff, hair loss etc.
• Eyes and vision e.g. blurring, conjunctivitis; styes etc.
• Headaches
• Nose and sense of smell
• Sinuses and allergies
• Ears and hearing – infections, tinnitus etc.
• Mouth and teeth – gingivitis’s, cavities, bad breath, ulcers etc.
• Lungs and circulation – palpitations, blood pressure, breathing, heart murmurs etc.
• Digestion – indigestion, poor assimilation etc.
• Skin – eczema, rashes, acne, moles etc.
Consultations are subject to health fund rebates by most funds
