Nowadays people around the world are choosing to self-medicate rather than seeing a doctor and using conventional medicine. What are the causes of this change and what effects can be seen as a result?

Presently, a large number of

people

are inclined towards taking

medicines

on their own

instead

of consulting with a

doctor

and taking proper medical procedures.

This

approach has reasons

such

as the high cost of doctors' appointments and the need to perform many

tests

.

Hence

, it has adverse impacts on

people

by shifting them to high potency

medicines

and various organ

issues

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.

To begin

with,

people

nowadays try to medicate themselves because taking an appointment with a

doctor

is a costly affair. To clarify, when

people

have to consult a

doctor

, they need to pay an amount for a specific time and

this

amount is the same for every visit.

In addition

, before starting a

medicine

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course for any health issue, doctors always require reports of certain

tests

and these

tests

are

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a burden on

people

. A survey conducted by The Guardian newspaper in March

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2015 in the UK that 65% of

people

left seeing a

doctor

or their recommended

medicines

because self-medication was a cheaper option.

Consequently

, since

people

start to take medicine without any advice from

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, they may not be able to understand the potency of

medicines

.

As a result

, they become habitual of high doses which harm their health situation in long run.

Moreover

, taking medicine without expert advice may be a reason

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organ failure as most

of

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oral

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medicines

are not suitable for digestive organs.

For example

, taking painkillers or multivitamins without doctors’ advice can damage the liver and kidneys. To conclude, though

people

are interested

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self-medication, they can save a lot of money from doctors' appointments and

tests

;

however

,

this

trend is not a welcoming one as it can cause many health issues and organ failure.