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Most medicines have not only a positive effect on the human body, but also threaten the development of many side effects.
It is especially dangerous to start taking medications on your own without prescribing them by a doctor who can correctly calculate the dosage and course of therapy. But most people try not to go to hospitals, but self-medicate. It should be understood that some medicines should be taken only in case of urgent need.
Further in the article, you can find a list of ten dangerous drugs that a doctor can prescribe.
10 Antacids
Antacids are a group of drugs used to treat acid-dependent diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, for example, heartburn, gastritis, ulcers, etc.
Despite the fact that they bring relief to the patient, they should not be taken for a long time. Their side effects include: the appearance of an excess amount of alkali in the body, headaches, the formation of kidney stones, nausea, convulsions, constipation, osteoporosis, tooth decay, calcium metabolism disorders.
Antacids are good as a first aid, but they do not eliminate the causes of the development of gastrointestinal diseases.
9. Cough syrups
Not so long ago, scientists made another discovery, which showed that it is better not to give cough syrups to children. Many mothers were shocked, as babies take syrups well, they are prescribed by most pediatricians, they could always be drunk almost from infancy.
The fact is that antitussives in the form of a syrup contain active ingredients that can cause asthma, allergic reactions, convulsions, and breathing problems in a child. Most of them include acetylcysteine, carbocysteine.
8. Aspirin
Many people always have aspirin in their home first aid kits, people are used to taking it for various ailments, especially for headaches.
Despite its analgesic properties, the drug can be dangerous, it negatively affects the mucous membranes of the stomach, causing the development of an ulcer or gastritis, it can provoke internal bleeding, as it thins the blood.
In addition, it should not be taken during pregnancy, chickenpox, influenza, alcohol intake, children under 15 years of age.
7. Statins
The group of statins includes medicines that inhibit the synthesis of cholesterol in the liver and accelerate the excretion of low acidity lipoproteins from the body, which harm it.
Despite the partially positive effect on the body, satins should be used only with the appointment of the attending physician, as they have many side effects.
On the 3-4th day of taking these drugs, a person may feel nausea, headache and muscle aches, flatulence, insomnia, lack of appetite, pain in the liver.
6. Beta-blockers
These drugs are used to treat hypertension. This is an extensive group of medicines, it includes about 800 names of medicines belonging to various classifications.
The essence of their reception is to lower blood pressure. The course of therapy with these medicines should not be started and stopped without the permission of the doctor.
The side effects of these drugs include the development of interruptions in the work of the heart, a decrease in heart rate, exacerbation of diseases of the respiratory system, inhibition of insulin production, impaired sexual function in men, the appearance of insomnia, lethargy, weakness, dizziness and many other negative consequences.
5. Anticoagulants
These drugs are designed to change the viscosity of the blood. Doctors prescribe anticoagulants for the treatment of thrombosis, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris and other diseases. However, drugs in this group have many contraindications and side effects.
The latter include symptoms of intoxication, necrosis, allergic reactions, kidney dysfunction, alopecia, the appearance of skin rashes, bleeding of internal organs.
4. Antibiotics
Many have heard since childhood that taking these drugs is dangerous, and they should be avoided. In fact, there are some types of diseases that cannot be treated without these medications, but it is impossible to take antibiotics for every cold and viral infection, and many patients do this, not knowing that the drugs of this group are useless and ineffective in this case.
Any types of antibiotics should be taken after an accurate diagnosis and appointment by a doctor. The fact is that these medicines can have a negative impact on various systems of the human body, they cause a weakened immune system, nervous disorders, irritation of the mucous membranes of the intestinal tract, the death of beneficial microflora, impaired kidney and liver function, and allergic reactions.
3. Cortisone
Hormonal medications should always be taken with caution, even doctors prescribe them only when absolutely necessary.
Cortisone belongs to the group of corticosteroids, such drugs can cause the following side effects: increased appetite and weight gain, swelling, as they retain water in the body, increased blood pressure, destruction of blood vessels, muscle weakness, stomach ulcers, increased sweating, destruction of the immune system.
2. Paracetamol
This drug has been known to people for a very long time, belongs to the group of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. In medicine, its use is allowed even for small children (in liquid form) and pregnant women.
Talk about the danger of the drug began in Europe in the 1970s, but in Russia it is still popular, as it effectively brings down the temperature and is inexpensive, sold without a prescription.
If you take the drug thoughtlessly and in the wrong dosages, it can cause side effects in the form of an allergic reaction, angioedema, nausea, inflammation of the liver and kidneys, bleeding, anemia, agranulocytosis and thrombocytopenia.
1. Antidepressants
This group of drugs includes psychotropic drugs that affect the level of neurodermatitis. The attending specialist should prescribe them. It is extremely dangerous to take them on your own, having diagnosed yourself with depression.
Scientists have long proven that these drugs cannot help a person who has this disease not confirmed at the medical level. Medicines can cause the following side effects: muscle weakness, tremors in the limbs, nausea, dry mouth, headache, daytime sleepiness, constipation or diarrhea.