Self Medication Pros and Cons

[DubemIfedigbo001]

Taking pills after being stressed from work could have been prevented by taking some rest, drinking enough water and eating balanced diet, instead of taking body pain pills on what needed some nap for us to regain our body, i also found out that many have been used to taking body pain killer more often after been worn-out of little work, this is bad and affect our organs when taken in excess or overdose.

There is how the human body is wired. It is wired on adaptation. What you feed the body with for a long time, the body will no longer be able to survive if you stop feeding it. It might survive, but it will struggle for a very long time.

When I was younger, my mom didn't train me with excessive drugs, tablets and injections. She only goes to the local pharmacist in an extreme condition. That training made my immune system so strong and able to fight disease. Now that I am an adult, I could go for years without any form of sickness.

In same manner, people who cannot live without medication will continue to give their body the medication it needs because the antibodies have not been trained to fight for the body.

Too much self medication can surely become a bad habit. Sometimes the body only needs proper rest, water, good food and sleep instead of always rushing to take drugs for every little pain or stress. Taking painkillers too often without real need can also affect the body over time. Imagine someone who takes painkillers every single time they feel tired after work instead of resting properly. After a while, the person may start depending on the drugs even for normal body stress. But people who balance good rest, exercise, healthy eating and only use medicine when necessary, they actually build stronger health habits in the long run.

True, and in addition to that, some people abuse sleeping pills too, maybe when they're having insomnia, they make a habit of using sleeping pills,  and overtime they get used to it and suffer the side effects of body resistance to the pills and the it works no more. There are several cases in hospital of people who's body has grown very resistance to several antibiotics from regular consumption. With that finding the antibiotics that would work on them becomes a big issue.

People really need to slow down on self-medication and allow professionals handle their health cases because most are destroying their health with self-prescribed drug intake, thinking they're aiding it.

[MusaPk]

Even if you go to the doctor and get diagnosed with an illness. They will also prescribe painkillers and antibiotics for you.

You dont need to see a doctor for just a mild headache or a slight fever, you can absolutely buy medicine and take it yourself. However, if your condition does not improve and gets worse, you should see a doctor.
So, the problem is not self medicating itself, but the fact that many people abuse painkillers excessively and carelessly. They refused to see a doctor even after self-treating and repeatedly changed medications on their own, even when their condition didnt improve.

My mother has kidney problem (chronic kidney disease) thats why doctor has advised him 'Nuberol Forte' tablet as painkiller, it doesn't effect kidneys. Going to doctor will be beneficial if you have problems of diabetes or hypertension. For mild issues like headache or fever, I prefer not to take any medicine at first rather a long uninterrupted night sleep is best cure for headache. We must avoid allopathic medicine as much as we can or if its necessary then take it in minimum quantity, if you are doing self medication.  

[Crytohillss]

Even if you go to the doctor and get diagnosed with an illness. They will also prescribe painkillers and antibiotics for you.
You dont need to see a doctor for just a mild headache or a slight fever, you can absolutely buy medicine and take it yourself. However, if your condition does not improve and gets worse, you should see a doctor.
So, the problem is not self medicating itself, but the fact that many people abuse painkillers excessively and carelessly. They refused to see a doctor even after self-treating and repeatedly changed medications on their own, even when their condition didnt improve.

Self medication isn't always the issue most people treat minor problems at home first, but the real danger begins when individuals keep guessing mixing drugs increasing dosage or ignoring symptoms that clearly need medical attention  a simple headache today can lead to something more serious tomorrow if it's consistently covered  up with painkillers instead of being properly observed by doctors.

[Aliciaworld]

Rich people do not think twice to go to hospital if anything happened to them, but different is the case for people that are not rich or people that are poor.

Self mediation is not good but people that are poor will not go to hospital until the illness is getting worse. If they take drug and it relieved them, they will not think of going to hospital.

But some disease can first appear like malaria or other common diseases that can be treated easily at home. The first acute symptoms can go on its own thinking the drung used is effective. It may not be known in time and that can be what will later kill the person when it is too late. Knowing it earlier is better but life is just what it is because self-medication is cheaper.

The rich always go to the hospital whenever they are sick to get proper medical treatment while the poor mostly rely on self medication and this is very wrong. Taking drugs without doctors prescription is very bad and it can cause serious harm to ones system. However, the reason why the poor mostly rely on self medication is because they can afford hospital bills and for the rich this isn't a problem to them. Also most of the poor people don't understand the harmful effects of self medication to them it is just like normal thing. Therefore, self medication can be reduced if hospital bills are affordable.

self medication may seem cheap as you don't need to pay for consultations and test rather you just go to a pharmacy buy whatever medication you think you need and can afford and take, mostly treating symptoms and not the infection or disease. The thing is some of these medications taken overtime can damage our organs or constant abuse may lead to drug resistance and then you will spend the real money

[Btcdeybodi]

seeing a physician is not that hard to do, because they are mostly accessible by everyone, once you can afford the consultation fee, whereas for the poor, they can always go to government owned hospitals and seek for the route to free medical care services.

But... is it really justifiable for a health practitioner or a doctor to charge consultation fees? for me it doesn't make any sense because at the end of the day, after the consultation, any medical care will still be paid for by the patient so why are they charging for just consultation. Consultation is supposed to be free because it is just a meeting where you explain your health problems to the doctor then he will give you a health advice on what next to do. Some physicians have made it difficult for ill people because imagine after paying for consultation fee you will still proceed to make payments for any medical that will be given to you. They should make things easier for the common man because at the end of the day they are the ones that suffers most and also face more health challenges due to the kind of environment and life they are prone to live.

[Livingleged]

Too much self medication can surely become a bad habit. Sometimes the body only needs proper rest, water, good food and sleep instead of always rushing to take drugs for every little pain or stress. Taking painkillers too often without real need can also affect the body over time. Imagine someone who takes painkillers every single time they feel tired after work instead of resting properly. After a while, the person may start depending on the drugs even for normal body stress. But people who balance good rest, exercise, healthy eating and only use medicine when necessary, they actually build stronger health habits in the long run.

I’ll like to just add a few things as to what you’ve said. Firstly anything that has to do with medication most especially the drugs that are ingested should be prescribed by a qualified personnel. The doses are what mater if you don’t take the right dose the medicine might not even work and sometimes results to other reactions/ complications.

There is another things called drugs resistance, it’s a situation where your body is already use to the drugs and it no longer work even if you take them when you’re ill. It’s caused as a result of self medication most time, that is why you’ll see people complaining that I’m taking a particular drug and it’s not even effective anymore.

The best thing you should do is to visit a health care facility get tested and also take prescription from them. Else you’re putting your life at risk and the complications might not happen immediately but maybe definitely in the long run.

[Fragrance1122]

Too much self medication can surely become a bad habit. Sometimes the body only needs proper rest, water, good food and sleep instead of always rushing to take drugs for every little pain or stress. Taking painkillers too often without real need can also affect the body over time. Imagine someone who takes painkillers every single time they feel tired after work instead of resting properly. After a while, the person may start depending on the drugs even for normal body stress. But people who balance good rest, exercise, healthy eating and only use medicine when necessary, they actually build stronger health habits in the long run.

I’ll like to just add a few things as to what you’ve said. Firstly anything that has to do with medication most especially the drugs that are ingested should be prescribed by a qualified personnel. The doses are what mater if you don’t take the right dose the medicine might not even work and sometimes results to other reactions/ complications.

There is another things called drugs resistance, it’s a situation where your body is already use to the drugs and it no longer work even if you take them when you’re ill. It’s caused as a result of self medication most time, that is why you’ll see people complaining that I’m taking a particular drug and it’s not even effective anymore.

The best thing you should do is to visit a health care facility get tested and also take prescription from them. Else you’re putting your life at risk and the complications might not happen immediately but maybe definitely in the long run.

The main problem when you visit a doctor , you never know whether he is looking after you or if he is dealing you like a customer. Some Doctors are very good but frequent doctors do not care about your problem. They just focus on their fee and they don't even give proper attention to their patients problem. The prescription can be right or wrong but the pharmacy technician who is dealing with you in medicines might give you a local company's medicine instead of giving you a multinational product. And that is the result that most of the people do not trust the Doctors and use their medicine according to their own well.

[Iamgoat]

Self medication isn't always the issue most people treat minor problems at home first, but the real danger begins when individuals keep guessing mixing drugs increasing dosage or ignoring symptoms that clearly need medical attention  a simple headache today can lead to something more serious tomorrow if it's consistently covered  up with painkillers instead of being properly observed by doctors.

As much as I would love to advise others not to indulge in self medication, I will also keep advising myself not indulge in such practice because it is something one is easily attached to. I have also engaged in one form or other other form of self medication. Usually I won't start taking medications and prefer to stay until the sickness gains over me and after wards I will now start to also advise my self to not do any form of self medication but look for the nearest hospital or clinic especially once the sickness goes beyond their control.

[MusaPk]

Self medication isn't always the issue most people treat minor problems at home first, but the real danger begins when individuals keep guessing mixing drugs increasing dosage or ignoring symptoms that clearly need medical attention  a simple headache today can lead to something more serious tomorrow if it's consistently covered  up with painkillers instead of being properly observed by doctors.

Medication is a serious matter and must not be taken for granted. It's fine to do self medication for minor issues like headache but for serious issues always check doctor for proper medicine. Pain killers are not the only threat to our body but other medicines also have there side effects. There are remedies which we can do instead to avoid side effects of medicines like Gargle to treat pain in throat, take green tea for cough such remedies are best to treat minor issues without taking any allopathic medicine. 

[Cossyblack]

Medication is a serious matter and must not be taken for granted. It's fine to do self medication for minor issues like headache but for serious issues always check doctor for proper medicine. Pain killers are not the only threat to our body but other medicines also have there side effects. There are remedies which we can do instead to avoid side effects of medicines like Gargle to treat pain in throat, take green tea for cough such remedies are best to treat minor issues without taking any allopathic medicine. 

If I have headache, I don't think it's necessary for me to consult a doctor immediately..what I do is to take some paracetamols and take a long nap. If the symptoms persist that's when I consult my doctor. There are minor medical issues that don't warrant us to  consult a doctor especially if we are familiar with the symptoms. If it something complicated, I don't encourage self medication because it might worsening the person condition. It is advisable to consult a doctor for thorough checkup of your body to know the actual causes and the right treatments.

[Dunamisx]

Maybe we should apply this as well that not everybody has the same mentality of what we have or even know up to what is needed of them when it comes to safety and health condition matters, information is the key, it is more better that we don't even go into what we don't have an idea of than depending on self medication that will later implicate the health condition instead of making it better.

[Pearl_20]

We all know that whatever that has advantages equally does have disadvantages, people have taken it upon themselves to prescribe drugs anytime they feel pains or notices any changes.

I read a story about a Lady that took painkillers every single time she notices pains and slight headache, and she kept doing that for a long time even went as far as having these painkillers in her handbag as her work was demanding according to what she said, at some point she started experiencing sharp pain at her stomach and she decided to visit her hospital only for her to realize that the painkillers she was talking has started damaging her kidney and thankfully for her the doctor started giving her treatment immediately else it would have resulted to something else.

Most of us knows when our body needs to rest, and instead of you to shut down, nap, drink water, get good sleep so your body system can work properly, some will rather overload their body system and head straight home to take painkillers.

Heath practitioner's and Dieticians are now informing people on the danger of self medication and not all health issues are really medicinal, most of them can be solved with eating the right meal.

Most headaches are simply your body calling for water, sleep, rest and when all these things are being applied and no solution you then can see a doctor so proper test can be taken in a hospital, and also get a well prescribed drugs by the doctor's instead of taking any drugs that can cause harm to you.

[LOVER BOY 422]

You are right in this your thread, is also to remind many folks about medication how vital it is in human health, their is an adage that said that health is wealth, if you can't take adequate care of yourself their will definitely be an issues in time to come due to your health, rich people don't joke with their health because they have their personal doctors who do check them up regularly because regular check up is the way forward to a good healthy living , because once you go for check up the physicians will give you directives on the kinds of drugs ,foods you will buy and take at home , and them on their part they will treat you very well, this is the more reasons why our folks should be going for immediate check up at all times , checking of BP and other health issues is a necessity,  is to know the state of your health if you can work with it or you rest for some times , weather poor or rich are not to refused not being checked because is the best way of happy living.
 
It's very good for someone to keep checking his or her self properly and regularly to know the kinds of problems one is  actually really need to treat not just taking pills when you have not gone for check up , it's not right for someone to take treatment without adequate check up , that is the more reasons why treating your self without check up is bad, because you don't really know what to treat going to hospital for check up is very important, someone can't start treating you without knowing the exact problem to treat , doctors or physicians are the rightful people to check you and also tell you what to drink ,the kinds of foods you are supposed to eat before placing you on drugs ,never underestimate the work of doctors and physicians.
The only time someone is allowed to treat him self is when the person is a doctor or a nurse who knows the time he or she is sick , or know the exact drugs he can take , this is actually a self meditation and it's very necessary for some forks to know about how their body systems moves in times when they have no money to go to hospital for adequate treatment, in that aspect self meditation is always needful.

[Tmoonz]

We all know that whatever that has advantages equally does have disadvantages, people have taken it upon themselves to prescribe drugs anytime they feel pains or notices any changes.

I read a story about a Lady that took painkillers every single time she notices pains and slight headache, and she kept doing that for a long time even went as far as having these painkillers in her handbag as her work was demanding according to what she said, at some point she started experiencing sharp pain at her stomach and she decided to visit her hospital only for her to realize that the painkillers she was talking has started damaging her kidney and thankfully for her the doctor started giving her treatment immediately else it would have resulted to something else.

Most of us knows when our body needs to rest, and instead of you to shut down, nap, drink water, get good sleep so your body system can work properly, some will rather overload their body system and head straight home to take painkillers.

Heath practitioner's and Dieticians are now informing people on the danger of self medication and not all health issues are really medicinal, most of them can be solved with eating the right meal.

Most headaches are simply your body calling for water, sleep, rest and when all these things are being applied and no solution you then can see a doctor so proper test can be taken in a hospital, and also get a well prescribed drugs by the doctor's instead of taking any drugs that can cause harm to you.

You are right the body can need some good rest and eating healthy which is mostly ignored and leading to most abuse of drugs usage, some people thinks they are smart and possibly save cost when they do it om their own and why they self medicate but the truth be told that our health should be protected much more than we can protect our wealth, health is wealth, we need to be strong and healthy to carry out our daily activities, taken good medical care worth any price of that be the case for those who prefer protecting their wealth and self medicate over taken good and proper medication.

[Joeboy]

You are right in this your thread, is also to remind many folks about medication how vital it is in human health, their is an adage that said that health is wealth, if you can't take adequate care of yourself their will definitely be an issues in time to come due to your health, rich people don't joke with their health because they have their personal doctors who do check them up regularly because regular check up is the way forward to a good healthy living , because once you go for check up the physicians will give you directives on the kinds of drugs ,foods you will buy and take at home , and them on their part they will treat you very well, this is the more reasons why our folks should be going for immediate check up at all times , checking of BP and other health issues is a necessity,  is to know the state of your health if you can work with it or you rest for some times , weather poor or rich are not to refused not being checked because is the best way of happy living.

Self meditation is very wrong no doubt about that but yet again lets us all be realistic with our self even if it's just for once... There are some folks out their who finds it very difficult to even afford 3 square meals, some sleep under bridge due to the inability of securing a decent home, some even have homes yet don't have the financial resources of taking care of themselves or their family.... And most folks here are victims for one or more of this challenges that I listed above.... So my question to you is that- How to you expect such a person to go for regular check up? Medical facility and care is very expensive, some medical facility sef are so inexperienced and unprofessional, so at time I really do not blame guys who resort to self meditations...

I remember getting treated for malaria injections in a private hospital that was well know for their medical expertise, some time last year... After the injections I barely could walk and sit properly for months, coz the nurse who claim to be very good at what she does, happened to inject me on the wrong part of my butt... So in this case I didn't self medicate myself yet I wasn't treated well....