What are your thoughts on self medication #mastofam? Do you think it's healthy? Do you do it? Do you do it because you think it's healthy or maybe do it even though you think it's not healthy? Just wanna hear y'all's thoughts.
That means YOU! I want to hear from you, I see you scrolling past this post without replying 😑. Take a few seconds to share your opinions! I wanna know!
@s02303947 I just learned about this as a phenomenon because if your toot. My gut feeling is that it is dangerous, and quite stupid. People generally are bad at assessing what's wrong in their life and mind. I have no reason to believe that people who actually need meds are better at it than others.
@s02303947 and here is the thing: if I would actually have a psychological problem, by definition that could affect my thoughts and thus my ability to objectively assess what is good for me. I'm not saying I would be wrong per se but I would like to have someone with a medical education confirm that my reasoning makes sense.
On top of that I have no clue about all (side) effects of medication and that's that reason why pharmacists are trained, right?
@koos good points, I really like this point of view. Usually self medicating is done with things easier to get than pharma drugs. e.g. weed and alcohol. But yeah I like this opinion!
@s02303947 I believe even a friend or neighbor would be better at assessing what is wrong with my mental/psychological state than I am myself. I wouldn't take any medication based on their view though!