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Happened to me. My doctor as a kid would just prescribed antibiotic for everything thing,no matter what. How can there be such bad doctors.

timonovici 4y ago
Yeah, i remember being prescribed ampicillin and aspirin for every cold, as a child. They didn't care, they only wanted to "do something". I remember in highschool having a colleague who's overprotective mother was also a germophobe, and was treating her only son with ever increasing doses of antibiotics every winter. By the time we met, pills had no effect(according to them, the hell knows what they meant by "effectiveness"), and he was getting intramuscular ones. The poor people probably never learned that there almost no antivirals, and are doing more harm that good. Antibiotics are thought to be a panacea around here, in eastern Europe.
dham 4y ago
They still do. It's literally insane. Most will prescribe oral for everything even if it's just a cut. Not only will they give antibiotics they won't even tell someone to take a probiotic during treatment. Most doctors I've met over the years just phone it in and don't stay up to date on anything.
- kube-system 4y ago
  It’s partially doctors giving in to the demands of patients who want a prescription for everything. I think it’s a side effect of our expensive healthcare system. People don’t like paying their copay for just a band aid. Or to be told “it’s a virus, get some sleep and drink fluids”. They want to feel like they got something for their money.
  - mirekrusin 4y ago
    That's why we now have homeopathy placebos in pharmacies.
swayvil 4y ago
It's screwy for sure. My doctor is obese and diabetic. Great doctor, wonderful person, but dang! There's a disconnect there.
- oneoff786 4y ago
  Why do you think they are a great doctor
  - swayvil 4y ago
    Because they are nice and cure my ills... Ok good question.
- lostlogin 4y ago
  Careful with the incantations, you might be summoning the moderator.

timonovici 4y ago

Yeah, i remember being prescribed ampicillin and aspirin for every cold, as a child. They didn't care, they only wanted to "do something". I remember in highschool having a colleague who's overprotective mother was also a germophobe, and was treating her only son with ever increasing doses of antibiotics every winter. By the time we met, pills had no effect(according to them, the hell knows what they meant by "effectiveness"), and he was getting intramuscular ones. The poor people probably never learned that there almost no antivirals, and are doing more harm that good. Antibiotics are thought to be a panacea around here, in eastern Europe.

dham 4y ago

They still do. It's literally insane. Most will prescribe oral for everything even if it's just a cut. Not only will they give antibiotics they won't even tell someone to take a probiotic during treatment. Most doctors I've met over the years just phone it in and don't stay up to date on anything.

kube-system 4y ago
It’s partially doctors giving in to the demands of patients who want a prescription for everything. I think it’s a side effect of our expensive healthcare system. People don’t like paying their copay for just a band aid. Or to be told “it’s a virus, get some sleep and drink fluids”. They want to feel like they got something for their money.
- mirekrusin 4y ago
  That's why we now have homeopathy placebos in pharmacies.

swayvil 4y ago

It's screwy for sure. My doctor is obese and diabetic. Great doctor, wonderful person, but dang! There's a disconnect there.

oneoff786 4y ago
Why do you think they are a great doctor
- swayvil 4y ago
  Because they are nice and cure my ills... Ok good question.
lostlogin 4y ago
Careful with the incantations, you might be summoning the moderator.