Why do some people forget to take medicine
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I think these are some of the reasons:
For some, they simply have no transportation to the pharmacy or lack the funds to buy their medicine. No shame there. When it’s medicine or food, you have to make decisions.
Many elderly patients are on several medicines, each with its own dosing schedule, that when combined would give King Solomon himself difficulty keeping it all organized.
Some say they see their parents taking a hand full of pills and have sworn to never become like them. After seeing their parents, I don’t blame them.
Some feel to take medication means they are getting older and they are simply not ready to admit they are aging.
Similarly, some feel to resort to medicine means they have failed somehow. To be honest, I have never understood that one. Stubborn pride runs deep.
Others feel that if they have no symptoms at the moment, there is simply no need to take medicine. Wait until you feel bad, then take pills seems to be the predominate thought.
Many feel there must be some other way to become better besides medicine. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are wrong.
A few have a simple mistrust of the medical profession as a whole. They always make me wonder why they came to me in the first place. Far too many fear more “what might happen” if they take a pill, than fear what will happen as the consequence of untreated illness. Thank you Google.
Treatment doesn’t always work and some loose hope there is anything out there that can help them, so why bother.
For some, taking a needed medication would interfere with job performance and could jeopardize their employment. Understandable.
Many have decided to leave the healing in God’s hands and place their faith there rather than in medication.
For some, they simply have no transportation to the pharmacy or lack the funds to buy their medicine. No shame there. When it’s medicine or food, you have to make decisions.
Many elderly patients are on several medicines, each with its own dosing schedule, that when combined would give King Solomon himself difficulty keeping it all organized.
Some say they see their parents taking a hand full of pills and have sworn to never become like them. After seeing their parents, I don’t blame them.
Some feel to take medication means they are getting older and they are simply not ready to admit they are aging.
Similarly, some feel to resort to medicine means they have failed somehow. To be honest, I have never understood that one. Stubborn pride runs deep.
Others feel that if they have no symptoms at the moment, there is simply no need to take medicine. Wait until you feel bad, then take pills seems to be the predominate thought.
Many feel there must be some other way to become better besides medicine. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are wrong.
A few have a simple mistrust of the medical profession as a whole. They always make me wonder why they came to me in the first place. Far too many fear more “what might happen” if they take a pill, than fear what will happen as the consequence of untreated illness. Thank you Google.
Treatment doesn’t always work and some loose hope there is anything out there that can help them, so why bother.
For some, taking a needed medication would interfere with job performance and could jeopardize their employment. Understandable.
Many have decided to leave the healing in God’s hands and place their faith there rather than in medication.
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