Health Boards
Sun-07-01-2024, 02:35 AM
Whenever there is an advertisement for a medication, I always roll my eyes a bit when they say:
"X" is good for this or that disease and will make you fell better. People who are allergic to "X" should not take "X"....
It's like oh really!
I mean isn't it obvious that if you have a known allergy you shouldn't take that particular substance?
Then they list all the bad things that could happen:
This medicine may cause "BAD thing" to happen. 1 in 3 people had "this" happen and the best one...
May cause death.... Um, well yeah that's not how I want to cure my ailment!
So I admit I'm a bit leery of meds and it can be difficult to figure out if it's worth taking it. BUT, meds can be a good life changing thing too so it's not something to just dismiss easily.
And I understand why they warn of the possibilities. Mostly because they are required to do so but even if it's a slim chance, people have the right to know. It's just a bit scary listening to them.
"X" is good for this or that disease and will make you fell better. People who are allergic to "X" should not take "X"....
It's like oh really!
I mean isn't it obvious that if you have a known allergy you shouldn't take that particular substance?
Then they list all the bad things that could happen:
This medicine may cause "BAD thing" to happen. 1 in 3 people had "this" happen and the best one...
May cause death.... Um, well yeah that's not how I want to cure my ailment!
So I admit I'm a bit leery of meds and it can be difficult to figure out if it's worth taking it. BUT, meds can be a good life changing thing too so it's not something to just dismiss easily.
And I understand why they warn of the possibilities. Mostly because they are required to do so but even if it's a slim chance, people have the right to know. It's just a bit scary listening to them.