Medical advice on facebook

@mayka123 (17083)
India
July 10, 2019 11:02am CST
Have seen a lot of people asking for medical advice for sometimes serious ailments on facebook. I think it is better to take a doctors advise rather than taking advise from friends and strangers and experimenting with medications. Do you try your own medications when sick or do you go to the doctor everytime you feel unwell.
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
10 Jul 19
I would not take advise from anyone on social media I have a primary Dr.Any question that I need give them a call
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@mayka123
@mayka123 (17083)
• India
10 Jul 19
I too contact my doctor on phone if I am not able to visit him or he is not available in his clinic.
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
10 Jul 19
@mayka123 why is he not in his clinic?
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@mayka123
@mayka123 (17083)
• India
10 Jul 19
@amadeo He goes home in the noons and at nights to rest. And Sunday also he is at home.
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Clint Perry
@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
10 Jul 19
I will always go to the doctor if I feel sick and do not know what is going on. If I have something like a cold, I do not but neither do I ask for advice online. Nor would I take medications the doctors do not prescribe to me. That is just dangerous.
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@mayka123
@mayka123 (17083)
• India
15 Jul 19
Yes, it is dangerous taking medicines without proper prescriptions. But some people just will not listen and like self medications.
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Clint Perry
@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
15 Jul 19
@mayka123 Do you suppose it is because the cost of seeing a doctor is so high that they choose this dangerous route?
Anna
@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
11 Jul 19
Asking "around" when you are sick is silly and dangerous. If it's something serious I go to see my doctor. If it's a cold I wait a week and it's over.
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@mayka123
@mayka123 (17083)
• India
11 Jul 19
Quite often its their kids who are sick and sometimes have been sick for a long time and these parents seek advice online for a cure for the kids.
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@mayka123
@mayka123 (17083)
• India
13 Jul 19
@LadyDuck And its always good to stick to one doctor because over time he knows you well and knows your illnesses too.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
11 Jul 19
@mayka123 It is wrong, because every case is different and only a doctor can judge.
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Bhem
@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
10 Jul 19
I am also seeing those but in our page, we share the same sickness so patients ask us about this and that and we answer them base on our experience but most of the time we ensure them to go check it with their Doctors.
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@mayka123
@mayka123 (17083)
• India
13 Jul 19
I am always of the opinion one should not take medication unless we are physically checked by a doctor.
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Bhem
@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
13 Jul 19
@mayka123 Of course, it will be good for us too.
Kokil agarwal
@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
2 Aug 19
If I feel that there can be something serious I always prefer going to a doctor.
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@mayka123
@mayka123 (17083)
• India
2 Aug 19
That's the best practice to follow. Doctors know best after all.
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Kokil agarwal
@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
2 Aug 19
@mayka123 yes...they know where to hit the target
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@mayka123
@mayka123 (17083)
• India
2 Aug 19
@amitkokiladitya True. After all they are seeing hundreds of patients.
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (50330)
• India
2 Aug 19
@mayka123 You are absolutely right.If you have a physical problem,you should consult the doctor.
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@mayka123
@mayka123 (17083)
• India
3 Aug 19
I think people still need to learn that.
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (50330)
• India
4 Aug 19
@mayka123 The problem is that people don't learn.
rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
3 Aug 19
I never take those from social.media as medication. I always would tell the doctor about them, before taking them , like those herbal.supplements.
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@mayka123
@mayka123 (17083)
• India
3 Aug 19
I have never tried those herbal supplements even when they were recommended to me by a known person.
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Jaymie Suh
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
10 Jul 19
When it comes to my health, I only trust it with a real doctor.
LK2018
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
16 Jul 19
It's better to visit the doctor themselves. I guess this is what medical transcription comes in, but i highly doubt about their accuracy. did you know some one got a robot doctor from the hospital and it's a true story and it sucks.
Judy Story
@jstory07 (148771)
• Roseburg, Oregon
10 Jul 19
I am lucky that I am never sick. When I have a headache I take aspirin and that works for me.
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@mayka123
@mayka123 (17083)
• India
15 Jul 19
Yes you are lucky.
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PaintsOnSlate
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
13 Jul 19
I would not be interested with Facebook suggestions... I prefer hearing news from my doctors...the best part is it’s free in Canada...the doctor is free, we have to buy medicine....
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@mayka123
@mayka123 (17083)
• India
15 Jul 19
Heard there are quite if few medical benefits in Canada. Here we have to spend on everything.
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Keith Henthorne
@Scrapper88 (5980)
• United States
10 Jul 19
If I need medical advice; I will go to the doctor.