I know that it relieves your symptoms. . .but does it hurt your overall health?
2007-12-27 17:29:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
The art of Medicine is the practice of balancing the good that medications offer against the bad that they can cause. When I am writing a prescription, I keep that in mind, and tell the patient of the most common side-effects.
All medicines are poisons and should be treated as such.
old Doc
2007-12-28 01:26:00 · answer #1 · answered by a simple man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All medicine is bad in some way. Most medications are processed by the liver and kidneys, the more medication you take the greater your chance of having liver and kidney failure in the long run. Many have side effects that are worse than the symptoms you are taking the pills for in the first place!
2007-12-28 01:45:23 · answer #2 · answered by evil_streak_78 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most medications also have side effects even if it is only a minority of people who experience them. In general the good a medication does has to out weigh any negative effects you may have, otherwise why bother with it?
And as for another comment that antibiotics kill good cells that might be needed to fight cancer....antibiotics target bacteria, which are not useful in fighting caner.
2007-12-28 01:40:53 · answer #3 · answered by ScSpec 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes in some medicines like antibiotics they kill the good and the bad cells. Though it may relieve you then it can kill you later. Your body might later on need those cells to fight off cancer of some sort. My best advise if adult take an iron peal, vitamin, calcium, stuff that is healthy every day but only one daily. Don't over dose cause you can on vitamins.
2007-12-28 01:35:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
any drug has side effect so if some body not in severe pain or in unbearable situation better not to take
2007-12-28 03:17:03 · answer #5 · answered by hal 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No its not bad for you, but some does hurt.
2007-12-28 04:59:13 · answer #6 · answered by J.A. 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
theres millions of bon jovi fans
2007-12-28 01:37:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
It better not!
2007-12-28 01:33:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋