What do you think could be the side effects of drugs?
Common minor side effects of prescription drugs:
- Diarrhea.
- Dizziness.
- Drowsiness.
- Fatigue.
- Heart issues (palpitations, irregular heartbeats)
- Hives.
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Rash.
What are some long term effects caused by prescription drugs How can it affect your health?
Excessive prescription drug use leads to chronic heart conditions, impaired breathing, and ulcers in the digestive system. It can also interrupt hormone regulation and damage your reproductive system.
How do prescription drugs affect the body?
Medical consequences Opioids can cause low blood pressure, a slowed breathing rate and potential for breathing to stop, or a coma. Overdose has a significant risk of death. Anti-anxiety medications and sedatives can cause memory problems, low blood pressure and slowed breathing. Overdose can cause coma or death.
What is a strong sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug?
An overdose is a strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug.
How do prescription drugs affect the nervous system?
Prescription CNS depressants act on the brain by increasing activity of GABA, a chemical that slows brain activity. People who start taking prescription CNS depressants usually feel sleepy and uncoordinated at first. They can also have poor concentration, confusion, lowered blood pressure, and slowed breathing.
What are the side effects of medications?
Side effects can vary from minor problems like a runny nose to life-threatening events, such as an increased risk of a heart attack. Several things can affect who does and does not have a side effect when taking a drug – age, gender, allergies, how the body absorbs the drug, other drugs, vitamins and dietary supplements that you may be taking.
How can I find out the side effects of a prescription?
Ask your pharmacist for the patient prescribing information when you receive your prescription. This document will include possible common and serious side effects. Read the pharmacy label and any stickers that may be attached to the prescription bottle. The label and stickers have information on how to take the drug and possible side effects.
What are prescription drugs and how do they work?
Prescription drugs heal us when we’re sick, ease our pain when we ache, and prevent or control long-term conditions. But sometimes, even when they do the job they’re supposed to, they have unwelcome side effects.
What happens if you don’t tell your doctor about drug side effects?
Keep in mind that a new symptom may actually be a drug side effect. If you don’t give your doctor the whole story, they may diagnose you with another condition entirely — and prescribe another drug to treat it.