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 FAQs about Homeopathy Q: Why should I choose a medically registered homeopathic doctor with a MFHom? A: The MFHom is awarded to medical doctors who have passed an advanced examination in the techniques and treatments using homeopathic medicines. Often they are also GPs (as Dr Thomson is), and unlike non-medically trained homoeopaths, can take a complete, holistic view of the case. A medically registered homeopathic doctor can weigh up your symptoms and signs and is in a position to recommend other forms of treatment that may be more appropriate. This probably comes most into focus in cancer cases, where although homoepathy has an important complimentary role, surgery, radiotherapy or chemoptherpay is usually the appropriate option. All medically qualifed doctors who practice are registered with the General Medical Council. Medical ethics has a long and prestigeous history stating with Hippocrates. A copy of the hippocratic oath is available elsewhere on this website. Q:What will happen during my consultation? A: You will have an initial one hour interview.
The overall goal of the interview is for the doctor to perceive the pattern of mental, emotional and physical symptoms as it expresses itself in you.
Once Dr. Thomson discovers your root remedy, he will give you a prescription for a remedy that mirrors the specific pattern of your symptoms. Stimulating the body's own healing response is the most important factor for full recovery from the illness and in achieving optimal health. Through accurate selection of the prescription, Dr.Thomson is able to achieve superior results in treating his patients.These are freshly-made on the surgery premises. However, if the remedy is not available it will be requested and dispached to your home address as soon as practical.
Return to top Q: My doctor says that homeopathic tablets contain no active chemicals in them and do not work. Is he right, and do I have to tell him I am having homeopathic treatment? A: He is right in that they have no chemicals in them. However, he is also wrong: homeopathic tablets are most definetly active and do, of course, work. During the 1918 'flu pandemic, the average death rate was more than 30% for those treated with conventional medicine, but less than 1% for those treated with homeopathic medicine. So often we find that homeopathy can help when conventional (allopathic) medicine cannot. The problem that exists is that we cannot detect the active element in the tablets.It is a bit like an electric battery. We cannot tell by looking at it or weighing it or by any other measurement whether it is charged or discharged - only when we put it in a torch or apply a voltmeter to it do we see whether it is active on not. We only see its actions by its effects. So it is with homeopathic remedies: we can only tell their action by the results they produce. For some, those results can be quite spectacular. You can find some interesting research papers on the effects of homeopathy on the British Homeopathic Association's website. Dr. Thomson would always recommend you tell your own GP that you are receiving complimentary treatment even if they may not agree with it. Conversely, with your permission, if we detect something that we feel your GP ought to know about, we would write to him or her. Q: What does the world health organisation say about homeopathy and homeopathic medicine? A: Deviating from the trend of rejecting homeopathic treatment and medicine as mere placebos, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that homeopathy is the second-most used medical system internationally.
Q: What should I do about the medicines my GP prescribes? A: We would recommend that you continue with all medications as prescibed. Whilst Dr Thomson is also a fully qualified GP, he recognises that it is for your own GP to make any changes he sees fit in the light of improvements from homeopathic treatments. Medications that are on an as-required basis, such as painkillers and skin creams, can be reduced or discontinued. Q: What can I expect from my consultation? A: Usually a patient will take the homeopathic remedy one or two times and then return for a follow-up appointment in 4 weeks. At the follow-up appointment, the homeopathic practitioner will assess the effectiveness of the remedy. Based on past experience, patients are often dramatically better at the first follow-up appointment. These patients will continue to take the same remedy when indicated. Other patients will need a new prescription. It is important to allow time for the right homeopathic remedy to become apparent. There are many remedies and finding the exact prescription can take time. Q: How is homeopathy different from herbalism?
A: Although any plant used as a herbal remedy can also be used in homeopathy, homeopathy also uses many other substances besides plants. When a plant remedy is required, it is prepared homeopathically. That is, the mother tincture from the plant is potentized through a precise series of dilution and agitation. This method of preparation demands that the remedy closely matches the individual if it is to be effective. This is why it is important to have a well-trained homeopathic practitioner: exact prescriptions yield profound healing; "close-enough " prescriptions do not. Q: Can you guarantee success with homeopathic medicine? A: Often homeopathy will cure coditions that conventional medicine cannot cure - this is indeed why many people come to a homeopathic doctor. However, there are certain cases which may require several consultations during which remedies may be changed, either because the original remedy has done the work required of it, or the case has developed new symptoms, or the original remedy has proved only weakly curative. While there are always some cases which are not cured the patient will often feel stronger and more vital in themselves. |
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