Originally Posted by
Carys
You sound incredibly fit and well, in better shape than most of us will ever be LOL ! It isn't suprising that you feel this way about taking medicines, after having experienced nasty side effects from recreational drugs and having the cardiologist make you feel really fearful. The thing is, the way I've dealt with my past HA, is to remember that any of us 'may' develop something in our lives but all we can do is minimise the risks we create by being sensible, eat well and exercise. The rest is down to luck unfortunately - BUT - the positive side is that medical care nowadays ensures that each and every one of us is very likely to survive until a good age and have our ailments successfully treated even IF they do occur.
Your post was very topical for me, as my daughter was prescribed her first ever antibiotic course a couple of days ago. I was determined not to pass my fears on to her, although I was incredibly nervous almost to the point of not wanting her to take the med (of course I never told her this!!!), but continued to give it to her.
I think it is a fairly natural human reaction to not want to ingest something that we are uncertain about - it taps into our 'poisoning' fear which is designed to keep us, as a species, from eating uncertain things that could harm us. I think for some people it is hard work to get over that inbuilt fear, and rationalise it, so I entirely understand where you are coming from.