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You are right, health is our wealth. when I felt not well, I would to see doctor, because I don't know what my condition was, the most important thing was that we postponed our illness, maybe will aggravated our status, it's good to see doctor timely when we felt not good.

If it's something that I'm aware of like flu or cough and colds, I don't consult the doctor. However, if it's a new sickness to me, I consult the doctor if I don't get well after several days :p.

Hello sheanne, Since there are medical professionals at home,whenever someone get sick in the family or me,if it's like common fever,colds & cough then we usually do take rest & drink lots of water,self medication is last option...going to doctor comes if symptoms persist continuously for a 3 week....

when i felt something bad. i just sleep and drink plenty of water then after that, i will be fine..that is just stress and the only anti-stress is REST.

Hi sheanne, Sometimes if we know our body so well, we just take a rest and drink plenty of water. But if illness will last for 1 week that's the time that you need to see a doctor. Be honest to him to tell him what have you done to your body the whole week. Tell him what medicine did you take and the remedy you did. Usually he will not allow you to do self medication because it may worsen your situation. Doctors knows what's best for you, although if you are doubtful, you can still ask for a second opinion.

If you have a medical background or somebody in the family is, then maybe you can rest at home and self medicate. However, if you have no idea with your illness and rely only to other people's opinion about it, then you better go to your doctor to find out what needs to be done. If you decide on self medication, make sure that you know what you're doing because if you don't, then it'll only double your expenses and make things worst. It's quite expensive to go to the doctor nowadays but it's also worth it. Just make sure that your doctor is a good one and is reliable.

I am very blessed in that I am retired military and therefore have access to tricare. I also have medicare with tricare as my supplement. However, my immune system is impaired by Epstein Barr virus and diabetes. I have had cancer. I am on several medications and therefore, unless I have asked before about self-med (OTC, over-the-counter) I go to my dr. I found out something I didn't know, excess tylonel can damage my kidney's, so I am now very careful. I did have to search to find a dr I trusted, however now have one.

hi sheanne some things like a cold I do not bug my doctor about but if that cold turns into rough bronchitis or pneumonia I am going to seek my 'doctor's help as I am a diabetic and thus my system needs more help than someone with an intact immune system.I never self medicate myself for anything serious but go directly to my doctor as an elderly person I have medicare and an excellent gap insurance so I use it.

hello Sheanne! I agree with you that health care services aren't cheap at all. There are alot of people who cannot afford to seek professional health care because of financial constraints. And if there is any way we can self-medicate, or have home therapies, we are so willing to do, just to avoid this high bills we would get if we seek professional help. As long as the symptoms are not worst and are just manageable, I will go for over-the-counter medications, since I am a nurse. But, we should limit ourselves from self=medicating, and once in awhile seek for professional consultation, even if it means taking some of our budget. After all, our health is far more important than our money. Even if we only experience mild symptoms, it is best to have a routine check-up from our doctor. In this way, further health problems and complications will be prevented. As the old Dutch proverb says, "Prevention is better than cure." Happy mylotting!

I understand your point and have to say that if I can recover on my own I will self medicate, rest and recover, but sometimes some medications are only obtainable with prescription, so there is no choice but to see a doctor.

in my case, i don't right away go to the a physician unless it is EXTREMELY necessary. what i do to avoid getting sick is i monitor my food intake. less processed the better. more natural, is the best to out health. vegies, fruits, lots of water, a lot of rest and 8 hours sleep at night. more often then not, physicians only rely by what you tell them during check-ups and consultations. then they would prescribe meds they thought are cure to the "supposed" illness you feel. however, on the process of taking meds, without us knowing, it is harmful to other vital organs of the body. so in effect the first symptom is gone, but another will appear and on. so unless extremely necessary, i will not subscribe to it. take care...

For the common person, like me, I would prefer to go the doctor, who has learned about various illnesses and their symptoms and he could only be trusted as to what has happened to me. So I feel safer in taking whatever medicines he prescribes and I am well within a day or two. I don't feel like self medicating and don't believe whether that helps. I am almost unaware of this and came to know from your post that this is also a kind of healing. Thanks for that. Now I have turned to Ayurveda, due to its supreme quality that there are no side effects. And I am treated by an Ayurvedic Doctor who visits my home and I don't need to go and wait in the queue for my number at the Doctor's clinic.

I just checked my ear 2 weeks ago. Here is the conversation with doctor to share with yours: Me: I have tinnitus for 3-4 years, and yesterday I felt some pain on my ear. Doc:( Didnot check my ear, writing his diagnose and said ).It's fine. Me: I got Food allergy 4 years ago and had injection on my ear, then I it singing till now, and I felt some pain yesterday, is there any way to cure the tinnitus, and is there anything should be look out on the diet? Doc: It has been singing 4 year, and it would be stop singing if there is any way could cure the tinnitus, right? dont' worry, it's just ok. Me: ( I looked at him and felt dont understand ) Doc: ( He done the diagnose and looked at me ) Listen to me, It's fine, ok? I am the doctor. Next..... I felt I got cancer,,,,,,,,,,, So, I think, if a small sick, self medicate...