Self Medication Pros and Cons

[Sticky Bomb]

Another serious mistake most of us do is that we end up buying medications from unreliable sources, all because of cheaper price or something related, do we know that there are fake medications, and we also have the expired ones that are not even best for human health, but we still use the money we have to go after them to buy and use, this is where going to the hospital is the best advisable means we can take to take care of ourselves anything we are not feeling fine.

Self medication is bad because it will make you spend more and put worsen the condition of your health. That's when those who love self medication will remember that there is hospital because the drug they took themselves is not the right one and didn't work instead, the sickness is eating them deeper. That is when they rush to the hospital and spend the money that they're avoiding after spending carelessly on the self medication.

Self-medication is very bad in extreme cases, it isn't any little things that should take someone to the hospital, people should be able to attempt some peasant medication like PCM or proper rest for headache. Flagyl or something of that nature for running belly and maybe multivitamin capsules for dizziness, when it persists, you visit your doctor. There are still cases that could've been salvaged if people knew about these simple treatments. I've seen someone die from ulcer attack and should've been salvaged if people around were aware of gestid or it's variations to have been administered prior to rushing the person to the hospital.

[Iamgoat]

Self-medication is very bad in extreme cases, it isn't any little things that should take someone to the hospital, people should be able to attempt some peasant medication like PCM or proper rest for headache. Flagyl or something of that nature for running belly and maybe multivitamin capsules for dizziness, when it persists, you visit your doctor. There are still cases that could've been salvaged if people knew about these simple treatments. I've seen someone die from ulcer attack and should've been salvaged if people around were aware of gestid or it's variations to have been administered prior to rushing the person to the hospital.

Over 14,300 million Nigerians are involved in substance abuse in one way or the other according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and it translates into one out of every seven people in a gathering are most likely to be seen. This sounds like a huge number right? Yes. It is really a huge number and this is how deeply the plaque has eaten up on our people today much more than we even realize but when you give this figures people begin to exclude themselves from such numbers or run away from it and I used to say, it does not solve the problem. What solves your problem and can protect you or prevent you against this menace is by you understanding what actually is drug abuse and avoiding it before it degenerate into addiction. When we say drug abuse, it means when you abuse a particular medicine being it a legal or an illegal one. For instance if a doctor gives you a prescription to take 2 dose of a drug and you went on to take 4 or 5 because you feel it will work faster, you have already abused drugs or when you engage in self medication especially for so many times, you are also exposed to drug abuse and if you don't curb it right from when you can do so, it can get to a stage where the drug itself begins to control you and at such the addiction sets in.

[OgNasty]

I think that people would be wise to seek outside advice when it comes to medication. You may not even be aware of how you’re being affected. Having someone else to be able to give you feedback seems like a necessity if you’re going to be taking substances that have the potential to alter your behavior.

[Alpha1999]

I agree self medication looks harmless for mostly people especially for everyday stress, fatique and headache but frequent regular use without proper medication could increase the risk of side effects. But on the other hand access to healthcare is difficult for many people. For example, poor class go for government hospitals but overcrowded facilities, shortage of medicines, long travel and loss of wages in such things so its difficult for them to take professional help so they go for self medication so it need public awareness as well as easy healthcare access.

[Bitcoin-Forever]

If some of the people that take self medication have an idea of the number of death caused by this act every year, maybe song will only have to put an end to self medication and take a new decision to always visit the physician whenever they are having a health challenge, self medication shows that we are not properly administering the right tools or medication for what is wrong with us.

[WhoYouCantKill]

If some of the people that take self medication have an idea of the number of death caused by this act every year, maybe song will only have to put an end to self medication and take a new decision to always visit the physician whenever they are having a health challenge, self medication shows that we are not properly administering the right tools or medication for what is wrong with us.

Though, its bad when people self- mediate, as it can affect their health negatively but what can be done when one don't have enough money to pay for bills that they are asked to pay before one can be allow to do tests, because people won't have money and decide to go the wrong path, if the government decides to make things easier for them, then they will do what they are supposed to do as they are aware its the right thing to do and that will protect their health.

[Jerrycrypto2024]

Self medication has a lot of implications, but one thing is paramount, what you what you don't know hardly worries your minds or spirit as the consciousness will not be there. We should first have this consideration as per people who are in rural area where they barely have health center, pharmacy or specialist like doctor but some nurse who may not even be professional enough to detect the patient problem at a moment when the need arises for first aid, I see self medication as two ways resulting from u development and ignorant most at times, the most dangerous part is the those engaged die silently but can't really tell what leads to their death, best is seek attention of professional if all things been equal.

[Conqueror777]

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.

If you take pills without a doctor's orders you are most likely damage your organism than save it.

[GoldBitcoin112]

It's very important for individuals to know the value of self medication, because self medication plays a key rolls to many , special in a society if you are sick maybe you don't have money to treat your self at a moment you can easily prescribe some quick drugs and get heal from the illness immediately instead of rushing to hospital which one can't afford, those days our parents uses herbs for quick treatments as self medication so in conclusion self medication is actually a good practice for individuals.

[POPOLUV]

I think that people would be wise to seek outside advice when it comes to medication. You may not even be aware of how you’re being affected. Having someone else to be able to give you feedback seems like a necessity if you’re going to be taking substances that have the potential to alter your behavior.

I totally agree with you because i see those people that fall within categories of taking self medication as a drugs abuser, they choose the option of prescribing drugs for themselves without knowing the actual sickness and not also going for medical check up in the hospital,for doctor to run test on their bodies, to be able to identify what they are sicking through the test result that will conduct on their bodies and which which will quickly permit the doctor to give prescription according to what their test result conducted shown and to know on the type of sickness to be treated. Once as an individual you adept the method of regulating your medical check weekly or monthly depending on how your health status might be, it is very important and necessary.

[BADecker]

Except for one major detail. That is, there are so many disorders, and doctors can't keep up with them all. Additionally, doctors don't read or talk clearly about side effects.

For example, watch this video where Dr. Ardis explains from CDC literature some very bad side effects that doctors don't often read... from their own literature.

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After watching this video, I would never accept medical advice or diagnosis without a naturopath's input. Then I would self-medicate, following the naturopath's guidance. Too bad I can't afford to fly to other countries if I need a surgical remedy.

Watch the video, information right from the CDC's own publications. And Dr. Ardis shows loads of videos with info like this.