‘No matter how much sleep and rest I get, I always feel tired.’
This is what Jim (not his real name) said when he arrived at my clinic. He was very successful at work but had been working very hard the last few years. Although he used to enjoy his job a lot, he found he was now irritable all the time both at work and home and got angry easily. He also was finding it hard to make decisions. He found getting out of bed in the morning difficult and drank a lot of coffee to keep going during the day. He suffered from heartburn and was constipated a lot. He was finding it harder to cope and was becoming overwhelmed by the demands of life.
A friend suggested he visit a Homeopath. Homeopathy is a natural form of medicine that takes a holistic approach ie it looks at the person with the ailment as well as the ailment itself and based on the information received a remedy will be given that matches the entire picture. In Jim’s first consultation he explained his current symptoms to me and I asked for his full medical history. I asked him about his diet and lifestyle and other general information to get an understanding of what made Jim the person he is.
Based on the information I received I suggested some changes to his diet and I prescribed the remedy Nux Vomica once daily for a month. Nux vom is a plant remedy known for its ability to help those who find themselves exhausted and irritable particularly as a result of a work situation.
In Jim’s case he found that after the month his energy was back and he was no longer irritable like he had been. He was calmer and felt much more in control, more like his old self. He was now delegating more at work which relieved his work load and stress levels. He found his digestive symptoms also improved.
Although in Jim’s case he just needed to take the remedy for a month, in other cases it can take longer.
If you would like more information on how Homeopathy can help please contact me.