Another responsibility of the patient is to avoid impatience. This is especially true for chronic disease sufferers. One cannot expect immediate relief for symptoms as possibly caused by painkillers, tranquillizers or cortisone. Homeopathy doesn't have specific medicines to relieve pain, allay anxiety, counteract insomnia, etc. Homeopathic prescriptions are always designed to bring about cure of the entire organism.
The goal is harmonious functioning of all levels of being, not merely momentary relief of specific symptoms. Sometimes this process takes weeks or months, and in more severe cases it can take one or two years.

One must not be too impatient. Patients sometimes consult homeopaths with the idea that a miracle is likely to occur, and when progress is slower than they expect, they denounce Homeopathy and seek another therapy. The laws of Nature proceed at their own pace and they do not progress any faster under the demands of impatience.