Make Sure Your Pills Don’t Become Ills
There’s a reason why we need a prescription to buy drugs even when we’re really sick – because they’re dangerous. Pills contain chemicals and other substances that have adverse effects on our cells, tissues and organs when they’re used irresponsibly, unfortunately, we live in a society where self-medication is the order of the day; a cold, headache, fever, chills, pain in some part of the body, running nose – you name it, and there are people who are quick to suggest a remedy.
Yeah, they’re the new breed of doctors, the ones who graduated not by going to med school but by trial and error experimentation with over-the-counter and prescription drugs. If you’re the kind who pops pills without your doctor’s knowledge or prescription, here’s why you must stop right now:
- Some medicines are highly addictive, like cough syrups; they contain a certain amount of alcohol that induces a drowsy feeling. If you have trouble sleeping, you’re going to be tempted to take a swig from your bottle of cough syrup, and before you know it, you’re buying it regularly.
- Some contain codeine, a drug that induces hallucinations and causes insomnia and disturbed sleep patterns.
- There are some drugs that are not supposed to be mixed with others because of the harmful side effects that they may cause. You may feel nausea, giddiness and other symptoms.
- Painkillers are normally pretty strong tablets and they come in high dosages. So if you’re in the habit of popping one each time you feel the slightest hint of pain, you’re likely to develop an ulcer or other gastro problems. Besides, when you take too many painkillers, your body becomes resistant to them at some point of time.
- Antibiotics are meant to keep other illnesses away when your immune system is down. When you take them without a prescription, you’re allowing your body to develop an immunity to them, which means that they are not going to be effective the next time you take them.
- Some tablets are fatal when you take too many of them.
- If you’re a pill popper, you’re also in danger of consuming drugs that are long past their expiry date.
If you’re a medication addict who must take a pill for every single ailment (real or perceived), you’re at risk of damaging your liver, kidneys and other vital organs. It’s high time you sought qualified help in stopping this harmful habit before it’s too late.