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Studies

meachemcrystal795
meachemcrystal795 Posts: 8 Member
in Debate Club
More studies are coming out regarding what the medication is doing to bone density, depression, lack of motivation, malnutrition..etc. Hopefully those who truly do not need this MEDICATION for health benefits, are seeing that it’s pros will not out weigh the cons. It’s life changing for those who truly need it, & truly dangerous that literally anyone can get their hands on it. Seems fishy that a medication is so easily accessible & being pushed on the population so heavily.

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  • meachemcrystal795
    meachemcrystal795 Posts: 8 Member
    I meant to post this to another comment thread. Not sure how I published a new post. I now have no idea how to delete it. I apologize.
  • sollyn23l2
    sollyn23l2 Posts: 1,880 Member
    I think you make a really good point though. It feels as though it's being pushed on everyone and way too easily available. There are real potential side effects that can be deadly. And people ignore that.
  • lisakatz2
    lisakatz2 Posts: 642 Member
    What medication are you talking about? Did I miss something?
  • Redux6x86
    Redux6x86 Posts: 25 Member
    edited February 16
    Yeah, I feel this needs context - which medicine in particular are we debating?

    I will say that it's true that certain drugs are too readily available and are treated as a panacea while the side effects are glossed over; antidepressants for example are very pervasive, and while they're essential for many, healtcare professionals have admitted themselves that they're often too easily prescribed as the first line of medication in cases where lifestyle changes may be just as effective.

    Edit: Just saw your clarification, sorry :smiley: - I'll stand by my post though.
  • meachemcrystal795
    meachemcrystal795 Posts: 8 Member
    There was a post about how Eli lily’s ozempic sales are finally on a downward slope, I meant to post to that discussion & ended up making my own post lol.
  • meachemcrystal795
    meachemcrystal795 Posts: 8 Member
    I do agree on the depression medication aspect as well. Doctors are trained more efficiently to treat symptoms than the true underlying causes of the issue. Thus the patient ends up managing the symptoms while the problem goes unsolved & new symptoms/side effects arise.
    Example: I’ve always felt depressed & unmotivated on rainy days or in the winter & was given anti depression medication that kind of helped but I gained weight & was more irritable. I learned later that a vitamin D3-K2 solved all my issues & I felt so much better!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,108 Member
    meachemcrystal795 wrote: »
    More studies are coming out regarding what the medication is doing to bone density, depression, lack of motivation, malnutrition..etc. Hopefully those who truly do not need this MEDICATION for health benefits, are seeing that it’s pros will not out weigh the cons. It’s life changing for those who truly need it, & truly dangerous that literally anyone can get their hands on it. Seems fishy that a medication is so easily accessible & being pushed on the population so heavily.
    MONEY overrides the moral and ethical reasons that physicians prescribe drugs to people. It's NOT their problem if they correctly diagnose someone and give the medication suggested.
    I'm NOT saying that medication isn't important, but there the knee jerk reaction that medication is the answer to so many maladies before trying to address the issue through natural methods first.



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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,429 Member
    edited February 17
    It's a very deep rabbit hole, where industry and politics are often woven together to form a bond that enriches both immensely. Skepticism is needed always imo. The United States and New Zealand are the only 2 countries that allows direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of prescription drugs. Novo Nordisk approves this ad :# .

    https://youtu.be/3ac8OgBJJ_U
  • meachemcrystal795
    meachemcrystal795 Posts: 8 Member
    It worries me when I offer a natural solution to my family & friends & they look at me like I’m the insane one!
    Example: magnesium for headaches, insomnia
    Apple Cider vinegar for constipation
    Vitamin D for Depression, seasonal mood Changes, energy
    Ashwaganda for anxiety
    For me, I would rather try natural remedies & if they don’t work, I then go to a doctor, but my family & friends refuse to even try, they would rather pump artificial chemicals into their body because their doctor gave it to them.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,429 Member
    edited February 17
    A basic problem arises when there is literally no long term studies examining "risk" for any nutritional data on outcomes in humans, and there'll never be any either. Risk implies cause-and -effect and that can't be established in human nutritional science, period. The only real science in nutrition is to look at the hard sciences of biochemistry, anatomy, anthropology and physics and doing so it becomes more abundantly clear what humans should be living in every respect, or in the least, answer the more simple questions queried by those sciences imo.

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