Is it a right choice to intake medicines without consulting a doctor?

Nowadays people get sick frequently because of the unexpected changes in the climate and heavy exposure to the sun! Hence medicines have become a part of our life. Many of us have a habit of taking medicines like Panadol,Amoxcicilin etc. which we think could cure our sickness without being prescribed by a doctor.
This might cause side effects, especially when you have any allergies or other serious diseases.


What do you think, is it OK to intake such medicines without a doctor's consultation? If not, what would be the side effects ?

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Originally Posted by Sheero

Nowadays people get sick frequently because of the unexpected changes in the climate and heavy exposure to the sun! Hence medicines have become a part of our life. Many of us have a habit of taking medicines like Panadol,Amoxcicilin etc. which we think could cure our sickness without being prescribed by a doctor.
This might cause side effects, especially when you have any allergies or other serious diseases.


What do you think, is it OK to intake such medicines without a doctor's consultation? If not, what would be the side effects ?

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We shouldn't take medicine without doctor's prescription,Because we don't know how many dosage we should take for our age and weight.
So it's better to take doctor's advice before taking medicine.And painkillers like panadol is not good for our body.
Over dosage of painkillers can cause kidney and liver damage.

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Originally Posted by Bhavya

We shouldn't take medicine without doctor's prescription,Because we don't know how many dosage we should take for our age and weight.
So it's better to take doctor's advice before taking medicine.And painkillers like panadol is not good for our body.
Over dosage of painkillers can cause kidney and liver damage.

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Thank you Bhavya for your suggestions.It was really helpfulthumb;;:)

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Originally Posted by Sheero

Nowadays people get sick frequently because of the unexpected changes in the climate and heavy exposure to the sun! Hence medicines have become a part of our life. Many of us have a habit of taking medicines like Panadol,Amoxcicilin etc. which we think could cure our sickness without being prescribed by a doctor.
This might cause side effects, especially when you have any allergies or other serious diseases.


What do you think, is it OK to intake such medicines without a doctor's consultation? If not, what would be the side effects ?

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It is okay to take panadol, amoxcilin for an urgent relieve from the sickness. But if you continue to do this, your body will become impassive to those medicines. So always avoid pain killers. Doctors prescription is always a good choice.

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Originally Posted by Adiza

It is okay to take panadol, amoxcilin for an urgent relieve from the sickness. But if you continue to do this, your body will become impassive to those medicines. So always avoid pain killers. Doctors prescription is always a good choice.

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So, you are saying that Panadol and Amoxicillin can be taken without prescription? Is it applicable for everyone??

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Originally Posted by Sheero

So, you are saying that Panadol and Amoxicillin can be taken without prescription? Is it applicable for everyone??

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Painkillers like panadol can be used without doctors' prescription.Thats why they are permitted to sell without prescription in medical shops. I don't know about amoxcilin, may be you need a prescription as it is an antibiotic.

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Originally Posted by Adiza

Painkillers like panadol can be used without doctors' prescription.Thats why they are permitted to sell without prescription in medical shops. I don't know about amoxcilin, may be you need a prescription as it is an antibiotic.

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Thank you Adiza for sharing those information:) It was really helpful

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Originally Posted by Sheero

Nowadays people get sick frequently because of the unexpected changes in the climate and heavy exposure to the sun! Hence medicines have become a part of our life. Many of us have a habit of taking medicines like Panadol,Amoxcicilin etc. which we think could cure our sickness without being prescribed by a doctor.
This might cause side effects, especially when you have any allergies or other serious diseases.


What do you think, is it OK to intake such medicines without a doctor's consultation? If not, what would be the side effects ?

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Nope, it is not good to have medicine without the advice of the doctors. It may cause for certain liver and kidney diseases. ven we should not have much more panadol in our lives. For some people, panadol has become a part of their lives. Actually, it's not a good thing.

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Originally Posted by Lorraine

Nope, it is not good to have medicine without the advice of the doctors. It may cause for certain liver and kidney diseases. ven we should not have much more panadol in our lives. For some people, panadol has become a part of their lives. Actually, it's not a good thing.

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This is what I'm asking, Do you know about the side effects of any other medicines which we take without prescriptions? If yes,please do share.

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Originally Posted by Sheero

This is what I'm asking, Do you know about the side effects of any other medicines which we take without prescriptions? If yes,please do share.

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Heart attack
Stroke
High blood pressure
Kidney problems including kidney failure
Bleeding and ulcers in stomach and intestine
Life-threating allergic reactions
Liver problems including liver failure
Low red blood cells(anaemia)
These are some of the serious side effects of consuming medicines without prescriptions and
Stomach pain
diarrhoea
Gas
Vomiting
Can be identified as other side effects

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Originally Posted by Sheero

Nowadays people get sick frequently because of the unexpected changes in the climate and heavy exposure to the sun! Hence medicines have become a part of our life. Many of us have a habit of taking medicines like Panadol,Amoxcicilin etc. which we think could cure our sickness without being prescribed by a doctor.
This might cause side effects, especially when you have any allergies or other serious diseases.


What do you think, is it OK to intake such medicines without a doctor's consultation? If not, what would be the side effects ?

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I have seen some people who taking panadol for anything happens to them like headache or fever. I never do that kind a thing in my life, taking medicine without prescription will brings you side effects, some times it affects your immunity system. So better avoid taking medicine randomly.

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Originally Posted by Lorraine

Heart attack
Stroke
High blood pressure
Kidney problems including kidney failure
Bleeding and ulcers in stomach and intestine
Life-threating allergic reactions
Liver problems including liver failure
Low red blood cells(anaemia)
These are some of the serious side effects of consuming medicines without prescriptions and
Stomach pain
diarrhoea
Gas
Vomiting
Can be identified as other side effects

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Thank you Lorraine for sharing these facts.It was really helpful

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Originally Posted by assassin

I have seen some people who taking panadol for anything happens to them like headache or fever. I never do that kind a thing in my life, taking medicine without prescription will brings you side effects, some times it affects your immunity system. So better avoid taking medicine randomly.

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Thank you assassin for your suggestions. Yes, I've also heard that our body will get immune to those medicines and later on it won't help us to get rid of the sickness.

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Originally Posted by Sheero

Nowadays people get sick frequently because of the unexpected changes in the climate and heavy exposure to the sun! Hence medicines have become a part of our life. Many of us have a habit of taking medicines like Panadol, Amoxicillin etc. which we think could cure our sickness without being prescribed by a doctor.
This might cause side effects, especially when you have any allergies or other serious diseases.


What do you think, is it OK to intake such medicines without a doctor's consultation? If not, what would be the side effects?

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Nope! definitely no! Whatever tablet it might be it's not advisable to take them without prescription. Too much of anything is good for nothing, be it a tablet or poison.
In fact, most of us do this including me because it feels kinda waste to go to the doctor for simple garden-variety cold and fever. Bad habit but unavoidable.

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Originally Posted by Shana

Bad habit but unavoidable.

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Well said. I'm trying hard to get rid of this habit but, keep failing always:(

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Originally Posted by Helena

Well said. I'm trying hard to get rid of this habit but, keep failing always:(

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If we are determine and take efforts we can change any bad habits. First get rid of all the stock medicines you have , If you don't have the medicine you won't take it.