This one goes out to all those people who believe in self medication, and/or not going to the doctor at all in order to seek remedies for common or uncommon maladies. There is a reason why medicine is a separate and dense branch of study, which further breaks out into multiple sub-branches so as to cover, in detail, every aspect of the human anatomy. We may have a lot granny's homemade cures for a lot of things, and they are effective too. The trouble begins when we start experimenting with medicines instead of kitchen ingredients.
I do not place blind faith any medical practitioner per se, and it is always a wise thing to take a second, probably even a third opinion regarding a given medical condition; but self medication is a very unsafe practice. Sadly, a very common one too. I have known a few instances where people have adopted this fallacy, and eventually said goodbye to the world. Makes me wonder, was it really worth it? Life is a precious gift. Do not treat it so callously. A lot of people take it as a strike on their ego to have to visit a doctor for something which is not life threatening. The fatal consequences of self medication arise out of inappropriate drugs administered for seemingly harmless issues.
It is important to understand that there are some people out there who have dedicated their life to study the complexities that reside within our body. They are not just qualified on paper, but have also been thoroughly trained and have gained experience throughout the course of their work to treat what is not right in the human body. If you have any regard for yourself or for your near and dear ones, value your life. Do not self-medicate, and dissuade others who may do it. Also, do not let anybody prescribe medicines off hand to you. Nothing infuriates me more than people who impose their unqualified prescriptions on every one they set their eyes on. Every disease and ailment, and thus every medicine correpsonds differently to a set of symptoms and also affects different people differently. The after effects too differ in nature and magnitude. Just because you or someone you know were treated for some disease with a lot of exposure to various drugs, you do not qualify as a medical practitioner of any sort.
It is important to understand that there are some people out there who have dedicated their life to study the complexities that reside within our body. They are not just qualified on paper, but have also been thoroughly trained and have gained experience throughout the course of their work to treat what is not right in the human body. If you have any regard for yourself or for your near and dear ones, value your life. Do not self-medicate, and dissuade others who may do it. Also, do not let anybody prescribe medicines off hand to you. Nothing infuriates me more than people who impose their unqualified prescriptions on every one they set their eyes on. Every disease and ailment, and thus every medicine correpsonds differently to a set of symptoms and also affects different people differently. The after effects too differ in nature and magnitude. Just because you or someone you know were treated for some disease with a lot of exposure to various drugs, you do not qualify as a medical practitioner of any sort.
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