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A Growing Tendency
Just by seeing the large amount of space taken up by over-the-counter drugs on the shelves of supermarkets, you can tell that each day there are more and more options when treating minor symptoms. However, the issue is more complex than just choose, pay, and go.
Self-medication occurs when a person assumes the responsibility to care for his/her own health and tries to improve, prevent, or limit discomfort caused by an illness or an accident. Some common examples might be buying an ointment to treat an injury or taking a painkiller.
Common Complications Some of the types of complications that can occur because of this practice may include high blood pressure, chronic headaches, resistance to antibiotics, stomach ulcers, cardiac arrhythmia, or an increased risk of bleeding (caused by two active substances mixing in your body) just to name a few. Another problem to worry about is side effects. For example, Ibuprofen relieves pain, but taking it for long periods of time, can damage your kidneys. Moreover, constant use of painkillers while self-medicating can disguise symptoms of more serious problems that need immediate medical treatment.
The family doctor should be informed of the medications that the patient is taking, even if the medications are over-the-counter and the doctor doesn’t ask. This information is very important to avoid drug interaction caused by the presence of various substances in the body. They can cancel each other out or intensify each others' effects. Inappropriate use and substance abuse
The meaning of these terms tends to get mixed up. In order to understand the difference, it is important to define them. Inappropriate use: The medicine is used for medical reasons, but incorrectly. For example: taking antibiotics for only three days even though the prescription says they should be taken for one week. Substance abuse: Refers to use that will not result in the improvement of your health. When someone takes a prescription medicine that is not prescribed to them, it is as illegal as taking illicit drugs. Some people experiment with medicines because they believe it will help them have fun, lose weight, fit in with a certain crowd, sleep better, get rid of anxiety, or even to study or work better.
Some of the medicine that are most often abused: - Painkillers
- Sedatives or tranquilizers
- Antibiotics
- Flu medicine
- Antidiarrheal
Both inappropriate use and substance abuse should be avoided, due to the fact that prolonged use without a pharmacist’s recommendation can cause irreparable harm to your body, addiction, as well as other disorders.
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