What is the effect of self medication?

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Self medication is when you offer to treat yourself of illness by prescribing drugs without consulting to medical personnels. This practice has been condemned by both government and health practioners as barbaric acts which is detrimental to ones health. But the economic situation does not favor it. The high cost of medication and consultation has prevented most families from patronizing hospitals. The government equally failed in its responsibility to provide affordable medical programs. Owing to this, the public has no alternative than to seek self help by visiting medicine stores and buy over the counter drugs.
The effect is very voluminous,one could easily accrue another ailment while he/she is trying to self medicate
 
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Self-medication should not be encouraged because it is a way that could make you lose your health condition very quickly . it is better to follow the medication from medical doctors.
 

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Self medication is good only for a common sickness like cold where you can drink only lemon with honey. For a sickness like fever you can just massage your feet and leg but for serious illnesses , it cannot be made to self medication. You need a physician.
 

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Self-medication can invoke a lot of things and that is why it is not good to involve in such a act and it could pose a serious health challenge.
 

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After having a lot of experience we can go for self medication but it should only be done for some low grade sickness as cold and headache but in severe condition we need to consult a doctor
 

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With self medication you can easily cause more harm to yourself than good. Taking in the wrong drugs is drug abuse and can even lead to death if care is not taken, this is why it is best to seek the hep of a professional.
 

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There are many negative effects of self-medication such as being able to misdiagnose a disease, if a wrong diagnosis causes the wrong choice of drug, if the wrong drug causes a delay in getting the right treatment so that it can exacerbate a disease, and so on.
 

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For minor sickness such as a mild headache, or a sneezing nose, I do take OTC drugs such as Panadol or antihistamine. If the condition gets worse, I'll for sure go to see a doctor.
 

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Anyone that does self medication is taking a big risk. There are so many underlying factors that doctors consider before prescribing drugs. And most people that do self medication don't know these factors.
 

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With self medication, you will be treating something that you are not sure exists. Many diseases share symptoms and so you won't know till you visit a doctor.
 
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