Do you take medicine right away or wait?

I don't run to the medicine as soon as I get symptoms but I will start some at home remedies to try to shake it off. Like if I have a cough I'll drink hot tea with honey, and suck on peppermints. If I'm all stopped up and cant get the stuff to drain out of my head I'll put some vicks in the sink with HOT water then I'll lay a towel over the back of my head and put my face over the water and breathe in the steam. It always helps to clear me up.

I don't want to drink medicine. So every time I feel that I am going to have a flu or fever I take a lot of water and eat some food. Sometimes I prepare some soup to heat my body. I also sleep early so when I wake up I feel good and have a blessed day. But one of my officemate here take some panadol right away when she feels sick. I pity her because she is relying on medicine not on natural way. I think we have a self healing in our body if our immune system is very strong.

everytime i get colds, i usually take my medicine right a way, because i know if I didn't caught that early it will just worsen and i have to spend more money on it..

For me it usually depends on how Bad I really feel. If it is just a little cough I will usually just ignore it for the first day or two thinking it is allergies. But usually if it is accompanied by a Sore throat, fever, chills and affecting my sugar levels then I usually will start taking Echinacea for it, and if it does not seem to be getting any better than see a Doctor. I am prone to Bronchitis and since I am an Insulin Diabetic it is important for me to not get too run down.

For me, it depends on what kind of pain I have, although for most pain I tend to wait. For example, if I have a headache, I might take something (like aspirin or Tylenol) if it gets worse, although I'd rather just sleep it off if I can. I also wait it out when I'm sick. I had a flu (mentioned it in a discussion on here somewhere) a couple of years back. I never did take anything for it... I've never taken anything for menstrual pain either, and I've had some bad cramps in the past.

I also wait a few days. I first take some allergy medicine to see if it is my allergies. I also take 1000 mg of vitamin C per day. If that doesn't help I will pick something up at the store, or use what I have in my medicine cabinet left from last year (as long as it is not out of date).

I normally wait with medicine, the only thing I'll take for a cold would be paracetamol for the headache and sore throat I always get. I combine this with hot tea with honey. Anything else doesn't help anyway, I can't avoid getting the cold once I've felt the start of it!

Some time its very good not take medicine immediately. Your own body defender get your health back. But in serious matters you should consult to your doctor it may be dangerous. I also don't take medicine immediately. I take care of my self when i feel bad. In flue i drink water more and more but not cold water. Fresh water is better. Every person have its own body requirements and one should know about himself. at the end I would like to suggest you to take medicine. Drink semi-hot water.

Well as a medical professional, I would advise you to not take your medicine right away especially if it's only a slight fever that you are experiencing. The fever is your body's self defense mechanism and stopping it by drinking medicines will stop in some sense your body's mechanism too. Wait at least 1-2 hours and if your fever gets worse then drink your medicine. Then if after a day or two and your sickness still persist, try visiting a doctor which may prescribe you stronger medicines/antibiotics.

I rarely take medicine unless it is absolutely emergency. And funnily enough, because I do that, I rarely get sick. I'm pretty sure there might be some kind of connection to that, but I cannot really prove it. When the body does not get too dependent on the medication, it is not going to get sick too often. There will be times where it needs to be used for sure, but responsible use is necessary. Rest is obviously the best thing. The body has surprisingly natural healing powers. Yet, we tend to rather go to the most lazy way to get rid of the illness and that would in fact be rather problematic. So unless I am really ill, I don't do any kind of medicine and even then, it is very reluctant. We live in a world that is caked right in dependence and I'd like to not go be a slave to the medicine cabinet.

I hate to take medicines. So if i am diagnosed with any illness than i just wait for it to cure by itself. It is better than taking chemical tablets.

For cold or minor fever I would wait a few hours to take medicine for it. In India there are good "ayurvedic" medicines available which have no side affects at all. These medicines are prepared from plants and generally of low cost but would take its own time to cure. So usually I take such medicine after waiting a few hours ,but before getting the symptoms of the illness get worsen.

Me, I don't usually take medicine right away when I feel something bad in my body. I tried to find time to eat and sleep. I really make sure I can have enough rest. After that, I still feel bad then it's the time to really take medicine. And I also make sure I drink a lot of water daily because water really helps me.

No. I never run to the medicine counter at my first sneeze.Its luck that I dont get cough easily. Nut if I get I consult a doctor as soon as possible...

I have almost any type of medicine I need on hand, never seem to use it all up. Besides, tea, extra water, a warm shower, fresh fruit and extra rest all seem to work as well as most medicines for me. Oh, I use saline nasal spray a lot, just to rinse. It helps too. Being comfortable, hydrated and rested all seem to be wonderful treatments.

Naw, I let it work its way through unless I have to be somewhere where I don't want to be coughing and sneezing. Then I take the meds...

hello, Yeah, when I have a cough I already take some over the counter medicine. Ha ha I dont really want to make it long. I want to be comfortable especially if I have some class. And besides I never buy for me my mom always have some extra in the house.

I am the same as you. i don't like to take medicines right away and it's not coz i'm cheap hehe I don't know maybe i don't want to depend on them medicines. I wait for a day or two and try drinking and eating proper food and hope to get better. If i don't then it's to the doctors.

when I feel a cold is coming up I run to my medicine cabinet, indeed, and take some herbal stuff to nip that nasty cold in the bud, best when I start feeling uncomfortable even before the nose is clogged. See I am diabetic and so its better to get the virus out before it can really feel at home in the body. But I wont go for meds when I only have headaches or the like.

No missybear I am not running to the pharmacy at the slightest cough or sniffle but I am running to my medicine cabinet in the bathroom...LOL I am so afraid of being sick and I am not sure why. I think its because I have not cleared my 5 years from the cancer yet and I am trying to do everything the doctor says to do....I know that with all that poison from the chemo in my system my immune system is very weak. Anyway it is what it is...I do believe in going to the doctor if there is a reason not for a hang nail or a splinter....LOL.... Sometimes its better to nip the cough or sniffles in the bud before it becomes something full blown. Take care and hope you feel better soon...