Medical drugs, are many of them unsafe? Your thoughts of course?

LadyEmeraude

LadyEmeraude

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Many feel that medical drugs are a leading cause to further complications and issues
that might treat a person/patient. While others might feel they are beneficial to
treating a person and their given conditions...

As for myself, I can see both pros and cons with many medical drugs...

Those are my thoughts...
 

As one of my own examples and experiences (there are others of course)
but the medication GABAPENTIN. It was prescribed me last year for treatment
of nerve pain in my back and after I took a bad fall. I read up on it before ever
accepting to take it, and was on the fence about it. Anyway, I did begin this
med and took it for almost three months. Yes, it did help a partial percentage
of my spinal nerve pains at that time, but the negative side effect for me was
an unsteady gait, dizziness and related things, I had to be so careful. So pros
and cons yes.
 
Without pharmaceuticals many of us would have suffered terribly or died many years ago, myself included.

I avoid taking even non-prescription meds unless absolutely necessary, and do research before taking anything. That said, I'm not one to suffer needlessly when they're called for. I'm not up for martyrdom nor do I cut my nose to spite my face.
 

StarSong said:
Without pharmaceuticals many of us would have suffered terribly or died many years ago, myself included.

I avoid taking even non-prescription meds unless absolutely necessary, and do research before taking anything. That said, I'm not one to suffer needlessly when they're called for. I'm not up for martyrdom nor do I cut my nose to spite my face.
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I share your thoughts on this..
 
Most are safe other than for a few people who are outliers. For instance, some cross the blood brain barrier; my dad is extremely sensitive to those and has had a couple of bad falls as a result. Low lose aspirin therapy an cause excessive bleeding for some people. Some antibiotics carry a pretty nasty side effect list but are used anyway to prevent death from infection. Other therapeutics such as contrast dye for radiology can cause kidney failure in a small subset of people. I've had a couple of bad reactions to vaccines and my nephew has vaccine injury induced autism.

It's a risk benefit decision whether or not a physician prescribes them or a patient chooses to take them.
 
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Some drugs are flat out dangerous. Others are unsafe because of issues, condition and habits of the patient. And many are very easy to over use/prescribe.

Unfortunately until new drugs are used in the real world will we know many of the issues good or bad. I remember when fish oil was supposed to be the cure for high cholesterol which it didn't. But it helped people with joints and has a blood thinner affect which helps others.
 
LadyEmeraude said:
I won't generally consider any prescription med, unless it's been
on the market for at least ten years..
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I won't go so far a s ten years but definitely several. Learned that from working with some excellent doctors in 30+years in health care.

My cardiologist cousin who was a pharmacist before deciding to go to medical school said that he effectively treats over 80% of his patients using generics. He has very little tolerance for drug reps pushing the latest and greatest med without a proven track record. As an example of how obnoxious pharmaceutical companies and their reps can be, my cousin had one in regularly with the aggressive spiel that her $400.00 a month copay med can reduce hospitalizations by a small percentage for a certain cardiac condition. My cousin told her he'd rather his patients spend $400.00 a month on a reliable car to transport them to the hospital in the rare chance they'll need to go.
 

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