About Drugs
By Kandase
@Kandae11 (57233)
May 17, 2023 2:57pm CST
Prescription drugs that is. Do you pay attention to that folded piece of paper you may find in the container holding your prescription meds? Usually it tells you all about the drug you are using - then the possible adverse effects are listed.
Recently l was reading an article about a breakthrough weight loss medication which should be available later this year.
From all indications - trials etc it is expected to be hugely succesfull - but then the last page of the article listed the adverse effects - from moderate to very serious.
When we have certain illnesses there are medications that we must take to feel better and save our lives, but there are some conditions where alternative measures can be used.
If you take prescription drugs have you noticed any adverse effects? Do you pay any attention to what is written about side effects?
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15 responses
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
18 May 23
Yes I have one medication that gives me bad side effects, but I have no choice to take it some times.
I do have alternative medicine now and again though.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
18 May 23
@Kandae11 Yes they can and again, more side effects
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
18 May 23
I usually consult a doctor before taking any medicine and I haven't taken any weight loss medicine ever.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
18 May 23
@Kandae11 It's the same for me. I lead a routined life and have my own diet that keeps me healthy.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
18 May 23
I have always browsed for information as the leaflet sometimes is not readable If the side effects are dangerous I get back to my doctor and sort out the issue .
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
18 May 23
@Kandae11 Sometimes tablets or capsules just come in strips
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
18 May 23
I always read the folded flyer that comes with the medications but I also search online to see if people warn about more serious side effects. The doctor prescribed a medication to my husband to lower his cholesterol (I was against, his cholesterol is genetic). He took one pill and after a few hours his blood pressure dropped so low that he fainted in the living room. I threw the rest of the pills.
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@Kandae11 (57233)
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18 May 23
I had a problem with high cholesterol and l was using Simvastatin on and off because l read that statins could cause other problems. Then my doctor asked me if l preferred to have a stroke. Anyway l stopped eating or drinking anything that was high in cholesterol and l finally got rid of it. My blood test a couple months ago was normal.
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@zainkhan121 (858)
• Pakistan
18 May 23
One of my friends, when he was taking medicine for stomach ulcer, he started gaining weight. And now he has to face this challenge of obesity.
Almost all allopathic medicines have adverse effects.
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@zainkhan121 (858)
• Pakistan
18 May 23
@Kandae11 Homeopathic medicines exist; however, their efficacy is not significant.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
18 May 23
I always read all of the literature. It’s been a long time since I’ve been on any medications.
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
18 May 23
Pretty always looks up new-to-us medications and reads the adverse side effects just in case we start having any problems after we start taking them. She's called our doctor before and had one medication changed because I started having problems...
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
17 May 23
I really do pay attention to possible side effects.
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@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
17 May 23
I pay attention to side effects, but I am shocked by how often the side effects are not told to me. One prescription medication of mine comes to mind in particular; it did not come with a tiny piece of paper listing side effects, and the bottle only listed two. There was a big one not listed: weight gain. My doctor neglected to mention that, and I gained 50 pounds before I convinced my doctor to take me off of it (this was about 2 years ago). I was very upset she had not warned me. I never would have taken the very first pill, because there were definitely other options. It took me forever to get any of that weight back off.
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