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There are a few reasons beyond pride why the line for when to use paracetamol etc differs among individuals. Propensity to take or avoid unnecessary medication
by jddj 7y ago
There are a few reasons beyond pride why the line for when to use paracetamol etc differs among individuals.
Propensity to take or avoid unnecessary medication is something that probably aligns to certain psychological traits, as well as being picked up from parents and peers in childhood. Also, some people suffer more than others in treatable ways (my mother regularly had headaches, I rarely do).
I personally avoid unnecessary medication (not in any active sense, but more like "ehh it's not really bad enough and it'll be over soon") whenever possible and could probably count on one hand the number of times I've taken any in the last 10 years, but on the other hand I have friends who take great joy in having something (or things) on hand for just about any ailment which someone might mention in passing.
One possible reason is that some people weigh the tax on their liver and/or stomach more strongly than a brief temperature. These medications, although amazing and broadly safe, aren't altogether without tradeoffs.
I guess for me it's that I don't suffer very much from the symptoms of minor illnesses, and possibly that I want to save my liver damage for alcohol.
- Nursie 7y agoThe tax on ones liver is a temporary affair, AFAICT, rather than any sort of cumulative damage. You may make your choices, and I shall respect them. It was the implied criticism in the original post that I responded to really (confirmed in other posts when the same poster called any other habit "over medicating"). For me the symptoms themselves can pose problems - if I get inflammation of the nose and ear canals during a cold, and they block up, I seem to be prone to ear infections. Decongestants etc are a good preventative measure for that as well as making the whole thing less crappy.