73% of people recognize that when they have a headache or a mild fever, they go to the medicine cabinet first and then see their family doctor. This behavior is usually not harmful if done occasionally, but turning it into a habit can lead to serious health problems. Please note that you must be aware of all the dangers that come with self-medication.
anti-inflammatories
They are often used to treat rheumatic diseases, trauma, and joint pain. But you must remember that most anti-inflammatory drugs have harmful effects on the gastric mucosa, so their abuse can alter the digestive system, retain large amounts of fluid, and even alter liver and kidney function.
analgesics
Aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen are the medications most commonly used to treat headaches, back pain, simple fatigue, and joint pain. The main risk of aspirin is changes in the gastric mucosa with acute bleeding. Additionally, it can cause hypoglycemia and decreased coagulation, which is why it is not recommended for young children. For its part, ibuprofen can also affect the digestive system, although to a lesser extent than aspirin. Finally, an overdose of acetaminophen can alter liver function.
antibiotic
One of the most common mistakes when self-administering antibiotics is the duration of treatment and its indications. Interrupting treatment prematurely is a common error that can lead to the development of bacterial resistance in patients. Not only that, but the misuse of antibiotics without a doctor’s prescription often occurs in the context of causing fevers, which often have a viral origin (as is the case with the flu or the common cold), and they are not without cause at all. Effective and therefore unnecessary and dangerous. Be especially careful.
sedative
Sedatives, anxiolytics, and antidepressants are the most commonly used medications. Abuse can cause serious dependence problems if taken over a long period of time and without expert control. They can also cause severe sleep, behavioral and personality disorders.
muscle relaxants
Muscle relaxants don’t work by relaxing contracted muscles as people think, they actually affect the brain or spinal cord, the nerves that control muscles. This means that they directly affect the nervous system, causing relaxation throughout the body, not just contracted muscle tissue. Be careful, up to 70% of people who take muscle relaxants experience sedation, dizziness, drowsiness, vomiting… In addition, these drugs can cause snoring during sleep because all the muscles located in the neck expand, resulting in an increase in size . Reduced function of the respiratory tract. As a result, air has difficulty passing through, causing the soft tissues of the throat to “vibrate,” which can lead to snoring.