The side effects of prescription drugs are numerous
There
is a good chance you
have heard of the side effects of prescription drugs.
New prescription drugs are being released all of the time and the advertisements for them are flooding television and the internet.
Although these advertisements clearly mention some of the negative side effects of these drugs, they still sell quite well.
Here is the disclaimer for a popular prescription drug (its pointless to name the specific brand because they all have side effects):……. “should not be taken in late pregnancy or if you’ve had aspirin-sensitive asthma or allergic reactions to aspirin or other arthritis medicines or certain drugs called sulfonamides. In rare cases, certain stomach problems, such as bleeding, can occur without warning. The most common side effects in clinical trials were indigestion, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.”
Who is taking this stuff!?!
It is hard to imagine someone reading those side effects and saying – “That sounds like the one for me!”
Apparently a lot of us are still taking these drugs because drug companies are making billions in profits.
When someone purchases prescription drugs, the most significant cost is not measured in dollars, but in health.
So what is the cost to your health?
While you consider that question, here are some of the major
side effects of prescription drugs………
- Abdominal pain
- Acute kidney failure
- Aggression
- Agitation
- Allergic reaction
- Amnesia
- Anemia
- Anxiety
- Back pain
- Blindness
- Blurred vision
- Bone loss
- Bone pain
- Breast pain
- Chest pain
- Chronic kidney failure
- Cold symptoms
- Colitis
- Constipation
- Cough
- Decreased levels of potassium
- Decreased levels of sodium
- Depression
- Diabetes mellitus
- Diarrhea
- Difficulty breathing
- Difficulty swallowing
- Dizziness
- Dry mouth
- Dyspepsia
- Excessive bleeding (sometimes fatal)
- Facial flushing
- Fainting
- Fast heartbeat
- Flu-like symptoms
- Fluid in the lungs
- Hair loss
- Hallucinations
- Headache
- Heart attack
- Heartburn
- Hepatitus
- High blood pressure
- Hyperactivity
- Hyperglycemia
- Itching
- Intestinal bleeding
- Jaundice
- Joint pain
- Ketoacidosis
- Leg cramps
- Liver damage
- Loss of appetite
- Low blood cell counts
- Low blood pressure
- Lower respiratory infection
- Muscle spasms
- Nausea
- Painful menstruation
- Palpitations
- Pancreatitus
- Postural hypotension
- Rectal bleeding
- Seizures
- Severe skin reactions
- Shortness of breath
- Skin rash
- Sleeplessness
- Slow heartbeat
- Sore throat
- Speech disorders
- Stomach bleeding
- Stomach pain
- Stroke
- Suicide
- Sweating
- Swelling of legs and feet
- Thrombosis (blood clotting)
- Tiredness
- Upper respiratory infection
- Upset stomach
- Vomiting
- Weakness
As you can see, the side effects of prescription drugs on your health are quite severe and extensive.
It is a far better idea to try to discover the cause of your pain or sickness than to consider using drugs.
Drugs are not cures.
The real cure that is needed is an awareness of what is wrong and then to take steps to correct it.
Natural cures are certainly an important part of healing yourself the right way.
Go to my Health
Resources page for some great natural health and healing
websites.
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advice or treatment for specific medical conditions.
You should not use this information to diagnose or treat a health
problem or disease without consulting with a qualified healthcare
provider.
Please consult your healthcare provider with any questions or concerns
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