Self Medication Pros and Cons

[Dunamisx]

Many of us by now already know where am heading to, l because we cant do without easing our stress without taking medications even when we know that we are not sick, but only tired of the stress form the daily workload, i know of some people that don't like medication at all, while some appreciates taking it even when they don't have to.

We have different people and purposes to why we can decide on taking medication, such could be as follows.

1. When sick
2. After undergoing Surgery
3. To cure ailment
4. For prevention against diseases
5. For Nutrient Balance/Supplements

these and many more could make us go on medication.

But today, some kind of lifestyle have gone wrong by abusing on the use of some of these medications as drugs, because when a medicine is not properly administered it turned a drug and could affect our body or behavior.

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.

Any medication taken without being prescribed by the physician is an abuse and such could be termed as well as drug intake, because we are most likely not to take the right pills or proportion as needed adequately, self medication is not good and should be discouraged.

[Charles-Tim]

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.

[Dunamisx]

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.

Its just their mentality, 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.

I will also like to know your take on whether the neighborhood chemist (medicine stores) around us are good for patronage or not, for the sake of those that their location is very far from accessing the hospital, because i learnt that majority of these shops are unlicensed and sells fake and expired medications with also poor prescription.

[Charles-Tim]

Its just their mentality, 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.

If it is not a private hospital, this can be hard to do in my country where doctors and nurses are not many compared to how many the people in the country is. Another thing that you said is the consultation fee, some people can see it costly. Another thing is that if you do not know someone in a hospital, you can spend the whole day there in my country and they will still tell you to come back the next day after waiting for so long.

Although, those reasons should not be the reasons for not getting medical consultation.

I will also like to know your take on whether the neighborhood chemist (medicine stores) around us are good for patronage or not, for the sake of those that their location is very far from accessing the hospital, because i learnt that majority of these shops are unlicensed and sells fake and expired medications with also poor prescription.

This is common in my country. There are some illnesses that the pharmacist in the chymist shop can be able to identified and know the right drug to prescribe. I am not referring to those chymist shops that do not have certified pharmacist.

But going to hospital is the best in my opinion.

[Dunamisx]

But we know that majority of these road side chemist are not licensed and the sellers are not even medical practitioners mostly, that is why there could be quark personnel as well as giving wrong prescriptions for use.

Another big challenge is the source to where they get some of these medications, because i learnt that many were locally made from unreliable sources and manufacturing companies that the government does not know about their existence and operations.

All these happenings are making it difficult not to find them as reliable as going to the hospital, irrespective of the challenge, because i know the financial constraints are there and the accessibility factors are also contributing to why many avoid the direct use of the government medical facilities and sought out for self medications and the likes, but all these shouldn't be an excuse because wrong application has lead to dead countless of numbers globally.

[JeromeTash]

Self-medication is very bad. The cons outweigh the pros. There are so many things that common people do not know about medicines, even in this era of Google and AI. We still need specialists to prescribe us the right medicines, combinations and dosages.
There are medicines pregnant women and certain age groups are not supposed to take. There are medicines that are easily addictive, and their use is supposed to be controlled. There are certain medicines that are not supposed to be combined due to drug interactions. All this can turn into a mess when you decide to self-medicate.

[passwordnow]

Self medication can result into more ailments and infection if not consulted with the doctor. This is an important matter if your sickness is serious. But if it's just some mild sickness that are taken due to the season changing, I'll just take a rest and take some of the usual meds that I have to.

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.

I am about to do this but I am also scared that this could change a lot in my body and that's why I didn't do it.

[BADecker]

If you consult Chinese nutritional doctors, you will be much nearer health than if you consult with American medical doctors.

[Solodoski]

It is preferable if all family have a personal doctor, someones that comes to the house often to check on everyone health. Only when there is emergency or need to visit the hospital should the member of the family go to the hospital. I know many of us would say, this pattern is only for the rich. Yeah, it is true, only the rich can afford to live the lifestyle of having a personal family doctor. Eventually, those who have a family friend who is a doctor, or a member of the family who is a doctor can enjoy this level of treatment too.

[DacianBlock]

I believe that medicine should be handled with respect, rather than convenience. It is crucial in cases when we are ill, after such operations or in case of real health conditions, although over self medicating is dangerous. It makes the assumption that the use of over the counter drugs is harmless, but when, in the long run, they are abused, it may end up causing severe damage. Of greater concern is the pace created by life that makes one seek quick solutions rather than attend to their health like sleep, hydration, nutrition and taking a mental breather. What is more important is to listen to your body rather than shut it down with pills. It is always safe to prevent than cure.

[aysha9853]

Many of us by now already know where am heading to, l because we cant do without easing our stress without taking medications even when we know that we are not sick, but only tired of the stress form the daily workload, i know of some people that don't like medication at all, while some appreciates taking it even when they don't have to.

We have different people and purposes to why we can decide on taking medication, such could be as follows.

1. When sick
2. After undergoing Surgery
3. To cure ailment
4. For prevention against diseases
5. For Nutrient Balance/Supplements

these and many more could make us go on medication.

But today, some kind of lifestyle have gone wrong by abusing on the use of some of these medications as drugs, because when a medicine is not properly administered it turned a drug and could affect our body or behavior.

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.

Any medication taken without being prescribed by the physician is an abuse and such could be termed as well as drug intake, because we are most likely not to take the right pills or proportion as needed adequately, self medication is not good and should be discouraged.

personally i can agree but we have to take into account everyone is different and see taking medication in different perspectives. yes when they are administered by a professional for whatever reason then yes you should take them as instructed.
when talking about medication that are not given by a professional and just taken for the fact of making life easier then yes the person should think of better ways to cope without medications such as drinking more water, finding alternatives like exercise. for some medications is a quick and simple solution especially now a days which leads to habits being developed. but everyone is different and some times painkillers for example are just need to get through the day if one is suffereing from medical conditions.

[Findingnemo]

There are OTC (over-the-counter) medicines that are safe to use by people and don't need any kind of prescription. But anything that is becoming regular is a point of concern but the problem is bills are expensive and in some countries you have to pay one month's salary for just a visit and life savings for minor surgeries and even insurance is not affordable anymore so they chose to elongate their life instead of curing.

[EluguHcman]

I also learnt that some of the contraband medications which turns to be commonly illegal due to abuses were just so common like the regular common drugs but because, some individuals who are hard drug consumers discovers the side effects of the specific medicines supposed to only be taken according to physicians prescriptions, now have it upon themselves to be taken without necessary health reasons.

Due to the abuse, most of the medicines that were commonly being prescribed for health sake especially those that may be drowsy that helps for the relieve of pains, stress and sleeplessness became unreachable for some pharmacies even when there was need to prescribe it for a patient.

Whether self or a way that drugs is taken is adequately not right when consumed or prescribed without being examined to detect what is wrong and what kind of medication should take.

It is okay to prescribe medication for yourself if you are qualified on the profession but maybe limited and dependently.

[Marykeller]

Self medication, many people are guilty of this attitude that any little thing that happened to them, if it is headache or they are running temperature, they conclude it to be malaria, taking malaria drugs immediately will make them not to fall sick. Although it works for them not to fall sick at that time. But where I don't support self medication is for kids, parents treating their children without meeting a doctor to examine their kids for proper treatment and dosage of drugs to be administered to them

[Felicity_Tide]

self medication is not good and should be discouraged.

Interesting to see that the part I was looking for was literally the last statement of the thread.
Truth is, there are never any pros to self medication other than risk. And like you said, sleep and rest actually plays a vital role, but most people underestimate it's importance especially in times when their body is down. Let's take self medication aside, another big problem _{(which I think is actually the biggest cause of self medication)}, is the fact that a lot of people can't get access to a very good health care, or can't afford to pay just to see a doctor, and also buy the recommended drugs. Don't be surprise, the health care system in so many countries is a complete shit, and it takes only those who are financially balanced, to afford a section with a doctor.

[Leon_jesus]

Many of us by now already know where am heading to, l because we cant do without easing our stress without taking medications even when we know that we are not sick, but only tired of the stress form the daily workload, i know of some people that don't like medication at all, while some appreciates taking it even when they don't have to.

We have different people and purposes to why we can decide on taking medication, such could be as follows.

1. When sick
2. After undergoing Surgery
3. To cure ailment
4. For prevention against diseases
5. For Nutrient Balance/Supplements

these and many more could make us go on medication.

But today, some kind of lifestyle have gone wrong by abusing on the use of some of these medications as drugs, because when a medicine is not properly administered it turned a drug and could affect our body or behavior.

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.

Any medication taken without being prescribed by the physician is an abuse and such could be termed as well as drug intake, because we are most likely not to take the right pills or proportion as needed adequately, self medication is not good and should be discouraged.

You need to be careful and look up information about the medication and dosage based on body weight.

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Its just their mentality, 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.

I will also like to know your take on whether the neighborhood chemist (medicine stores) around us are good for patronage or not, for the sake of those that their location is very far from accessing the hospital, because i learnt that majority of these shops are unlicensed and sells fake and expired medications with also poor prescription.

Wealthy people have easier access to the doctor they want because usually the consultation fee is not cheap especially for specialists, while for free services from the government we have to wait longer in the queue, actually it's just as good that we have to have a little patience to wait a few hours to be examined by a doctor.

I often visit pharmacies to buy medicine when I feel unwell or only mild symptoms, but there may be some pharmacies that sell expired drugs in a hidden way.

[Akbarkoe]

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.

We can categorize treatments as self-treatable and non-self-treatable. For example, malaria, fever, cough, and other minor ailments are highly recommended, especially if there are many medicinal plants in our environment. I often use them as an alternative self-treatment, especially in areas with strong healing traditions.

For chronic conditions or serious health threats, it's not advisable to self-medicate without a doctor's prescription. I don't think self-medicating without a doctor's prescription is necessarily misusing medication, unless it's for a specific purpose. The context is different, though. Some people can't afford a doctor or hospital and try to self-medicate.

[Merit.s]

Some people are so used to self medication that they know everything happening to their health as if they are the doctor. Down here in my country, the moment someone complain about high body temperature, a non medical professional will tell you the kind of drugs to use without test to know what's the problem.

This is why it's good to go to the hospital so that they can run a test on you and treat you accordingly to the ailment. Imagine you having malaria and you're taking drugs for typhoid due to self medication.

[BADecker]

You better figure it out for yourself and your family. Why? The way things are going in the world, in a few months you might not have any choice.