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<blockquote data-quote="GraceK" data-source="post: 350557" data-attributes="member: 47233"><p>It really annoys me when people who post about having drug side effects are accused of 'scaremongering'. That ISN'T the motivation for posting at all. The point is some people DO HAVE SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS FROM CERTAIN MEDICATIONS - FACT. </p><p></p><p>I spent 10 months looking like Elephant Man, and had 3 life threatening trips to hospital by ambulance due to a medication reaction.</p><p>I also spent months hobbling around with severe muscle spasms and aching because I had a reaction to another medication. </p><p></p><p>Am I scaremongering? No. Just telling the truth about my experience. </p><p></p><p>I also tell people that I am thankful for Metformin and Omeprazole, my body tolerates them well and I have positive benefits from them both. I'm telling the truth about that experience too.</p><p></p><p>I'm also a Medical Secretary and I work in a hospital for several Consultants. I see many people prescribed many drugs. I also see many people with many benefits and many side effects, some tolerable, some not.</p><p></p><p>To ignore the possibility of side effects is DANGEROUS. That's why the pharmaceutical companies insert a description of such side effects in the drug packaging. You are SUPPOSED TO READ IT and ACT ON IT if you experience any side effects. </p><p></p><p>As a result of my experiences I am not allowed to take certain medications or to have certain anaesthetics. I carry an Epipen and my GP insists when I start any new medication that if I experience the slightest itch on my body or start wheezing, I am to dial 999 immediately. </p><p></p><p>Am I scared? No. Not any more, because I know what to do if something happens. Believe me, no-one was more terrified than I was when I had to start taking Metformin, I slept with the Epipen in my hand. </p><p></p><p>Before I had that severe reaction, I questioned nothing my GP gave me and like a good little girl, I swallowed every pill I was given with 100% trust that it would do no harm.</p><p></p><p>I'm now a lot wiser and more apt to open my mouth and voice my objections if I don't feel I want another medication or I don't feel it's necessary.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GraceK, post: 350557, member: 47233"] It really annoys me when people who post about having drug side effects are accused of 'scaremongering'. That ISN'T the motivation for posting at all. The point is some people DO HAVE SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS FROM CERTAIN MEDICATIONS - FACT. I spent 10 months looking like Elephant Man, and had 3 life threatening trips to hospital by ambulance due to a medication reaction. I also spent months hobbling around with severe muscle spasms and aching because I had a reaction to another medication. Am I scaremongering? No. Just telling the truth about my experience. I also tell people that I am thankful for Metformin and Omeprazole, my body tolerates them well and I have positive benefits from them both. I'm telling the truth about that experience too. I'm also a Medical Secretary and I work in a hospital for several Consultants. I see many people prescribed many drugs. I also see many people with many benefits and many side effects, some tolerable, some not. To ignore the possibility of side effects is DANGEROUS. That's why the pharmaceutical companies insert a description of such side effects in the drug packaging. You are SUPPOSED TO READ IT and ACT ON IT if you experience any side effects. As a result of my experiences I am not allowed to take certain medications or to have certain anaesthetics. I carry an Epipen and my GP insists when I start any new medication that if I experience the slightest itch on my body or start wheezing, I am to dial 999 immediately. Am I scared? No. Not any more, because I know what to do if something happens. Believe me, no-one was more terrified than I was when I had to start taking Metformin, I slept with the Epipen in my hand. Before I had that severe reaction, I questioned nothing my GP gave me and like a good little girl, I swallowed every pill I was given with 100% trust that it would do no harm. I'm now a lot wiser and more apt to open my mouth and voice my objections if I don't feel I want another medication or I don't feel it's necessary. [/QUOTE]
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