What is Homeopathy?

Homeopathy is a system of medicine which has been developed for over 200 years. It treats the whole person, not just the symptoms of a disease. It provides a gentle but remarkably powerful and effective alternative to potentially harmful drugs. Rather than providing a single prescription to suppress an illness, it treats everyone as an individual, and finds a remedy for you specifically, which will help your body to heal and recover.

Perhaps you've been prescribed drugs in the past which suppressed symptoms but did not always cure the underlying problems. Perhaps you've been prescribed medication which produced irritating or unpleasant side-effects. Perhaps you have seen a problem go, but still feel unwell, still feel not quite right. Perhaps you don't feel well, but also cannot identify specific or serious symptoms to go to your regular GP about.

In any of these situations, homoeopathy can be an excellent route to real well-being and health. And it is very effective in many areas where allopathic medicine is weak - for example ongoing problems such as rheumatism, backache, insomnia, PMT, lethargy and depression can often be treated very effectively.

Many patients react badly to certain allopathic medications. When this happens, homoeopathy can be particularly valuable. Homoepathic remedies are usually in the form of small pills which are easy to take and taste pleasant. They are non-toxic and not habit forming.

The gentle approach of homoeopathy makes it especially valuable for children, the elderly, pregnant women, weak and fragile.

What's the treatment like?

When you go for your first consultation with Dr Soffe, she'll spend a considerable length of time with you, getting to know all about you, as well as about your medical problems.

You'll be talking about yourself, your lifestyle, foods which you like and dislike, your previous health and your family's, and the specific reason for your visit. This will help her build up a complete picture of you.

From this picture, she'll be able to select homeopathic remedies which are likely to be the best for you as an individual. And from her background as a GP, she'll also be watching out and checking whether conventional "allopathic" remedies should also play a useful role.

Can homeopathy treat everything?

No. Most health problems will respond to homoeopathy; some can be treated completely with homoeopathy, sometimes even when other treatments have failed, and allopathic medicine has given up on the problem. But some health problems - for example acute problems - may be better managed with surgery or allopathic medicine. If your problems indicate this, Dr Soffe is fully qualified to advise you.