does anyone know what a phobia against medication is called? Does anyone else suffer and what do they feel lik

Answer 1

Whatever it's called I have it. :(. I can't take anything. I'll take an advil like 3 times a year if that. I just don't like the idea of putting something in my body and not having any idea what is does once it's in there. If I take a pill I develop these fake pains and aches that I think the Medice is causing! I have no clue why. But I can't stand medicine. Wish I wasn't like this though

I also have anxiety and am a bit of a hypochondriac (spelling?)

Answer 2

In the middle of the 20th century, pharmaceutical companies began screening compounds for their ability to control inflammation. These efforts resulted in the creation od NSAIDSs. Unfortunately, these drugs produced serious stomach irritation in many patients --- especially the elderly, patients with a prior history of peptic-ulcer, and patients corticostteroids. Additionally, there were other serious effects when the drugs interfered with blood clotting and kidney function.

However, the pharmaceutical industry continued to conduct research and eventually, multiple NSAIDs were marketed. Still all had serious side effects.

The most common complication of NSAID administration is damage to the gastro-intestinal tract. Up to 20% of people who use them suffer from dyspepsia, although this estimate has, at times, been as high as 50%.

Gastrointestinal complications are serious and life threatening. Bleeding,ulceration, or stomach and intestinal perforations, are recognised serious adverse effects. Since most NSAIDs are available over-the-counter and are routinely taken by millions, these percentages translate into large numbers of both mild and serious complications each year. As a result of this obvious danger, alternatives to standard NSAIDs have been sought for many years.

Using MANGOSTEEN to control inflammation should be preferable to NSAIDs like aspirin.

It is accepted that the MANGOSTEEN XANTHONES possess potentanti-inflammatory properties.

In invivo studies, gamma-mangostin has been shown to be more effetive thanaspirin, dexamethazone, and ibuprofen -- all very powerfull anti-inflammtories used in medicine. What we have not known before is that this anti-inflammatory action of gamma-mangostin was the result of the selective blocking of the COX-2 enzyme.

Pharmaceutical science in developing selective COX-2 inhibitors such as, Bextra, Vioxx, and Celebrex has attempted to improve upon the old NSAIDs. Unfotunaetly, despite a greater selectity for COX-2 than for COX-1, these new drugs still have many dangerous side effects in common with the old drugs.

We go back to the mantra: WHY WOULD YOU EVER USE A DRUG WHEN A FOOD COULD DO THE SAME THING?

Gamma-mangostin, a XANTHONE of MANGOSTEEN, has the advantage of being a component of a functional food rather than a drug. Hence, it does not have the potential to harm that drugs do. Additionally, however, it also possesses the ability to selectively inhibit the COX-2 enzyme and thus prevent the inflammation cascade without blocking the beneficial effects of COX-1. As a result, useing MANGOSTEEN to control inflammation should be preferable to useing any NSAID, whether selective or not.

Facts:-
MANGOSTEEN has acid lowering effects, anti-inflammatory effects, and NO major side effects.


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Answer 3

The phobia of taking drugs or medicine is pharmacophobia. People react differently to things but the general accepted definition of a phobia is, "excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject" and that "when the fear is beyond one's control, or if the fear is interfering with daily life, then a diagnosis under one of the anxiety disorders can be made."

Answer 4

Medophobia makes taking medicine a nightmare.