Surviving without Modern Medicine - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

dannym · #1 08-01-2008, 08:39 AM

There is definitely a place for moden medicine. It can help a lot of people live normal lives who normally could not.
The problem I think is twofold. First modern medicine treats the ailment, not the person. The second point is people just don't think or take control of their own health. They will do everything a doctor tells them no matter what.
The last time I went to a doctor I left with 5 prescriptions. As soon as I walked out the door 4 of them went in the garbage.

I also don't think actors posing as doctors should be able to go on TV and tell you you should be taking some kind of medicine. Especially with a whole list of side effects. Some of them really bad. Why would anyone wantto take something with a side effect of possible blindness. But I guess people do. Just goes to show how stupid people really are.

Danny

aklim · #2 08-01-2008, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by dannym

First modern medicine treats the ailment, not the person.

The second point is people just don't think or take control of their own health. They will do everything a doctor tells them no matter what.
The last time I went to a doctor I left with 5 prescriptions. As soon as I walked out the door 4 of them went in the garbage.

I also don't think actors posing as doctors should be able to go on TV and tell you you should be taking some kind of medicine. Especially with a whole list of side effects. Some of them really bad. Why would anyone wantto take something with a side effect of possible blindness. But I guess people do. Just goes to show how stupid people really are.

Danny

My wife is a NP who works for a company that sends her out to manage health of patients in nursing homes. In that case, it is easier for her to treat the person. Much harder to treat the person when you come in for 5 mins.

With what do you think people can make these leaps? I don't know the first thing about medicine so how would I go about determining by myself which drug I should take and which not and what to do?

They HAVE to list all the possible side effects. If you look at medicines you can see that they are pretty similar. The way to learn side effects is to memorize a general list of possible effects all the way from the highest hair in your body to the soles of your feet. Some have particular side effects so you remember them. IOW, most of them are boilerplate side effects.