Nowadays, a growing number of people with health problems are trying alternative medicines and treatments instead of visiting their usual doctor. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

Over the

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few decades, medical science developed at a very rapid speed and cures are invented for most diseases. With these advancements knowledge of

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spread among

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. Now,

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try to take different medicines and use other methods of treatment from their own experiences rather than consulting regular

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way of treatment should be discouraged because it has negative effects on health. In

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generally don't know the root cause of their problem and they use medicine on the basis of their previous experiences which is very dangerous for any patient.

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, if anyone goes to the doctor for pain in the head after a check-up, a doctor finds out that his blood pressure is high which is why he is feeling pain in the head and he gave tablets to decrease the high blood pressure.

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, in future maybe

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patient again take the same tablet for headaches which will affect his blood pressure and

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, he may face serious health problems.

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, different methods of treatment are suitable for different patients. Sometimes

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take advice from others regarding their problems and as per their ,

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they start treating their own problems that are

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completely wrong because maybe the

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patient has the same symptoms but the actual cause of the problem is different.

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, by acting on his advice he may get into trouble

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of solving it.

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argue that some diseases have the same treatments all over the world and they don't have to go to

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and take medicine at home to treat them. like, panadol is used for headaches all over the world but still for more complicated issues that model does not work. In conclusion,

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use medicines on their own

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of going to

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practice is generally incorrect because

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are trained professionals and only they have the required skill set to identify and treat health issues. Personally, I think by taking things into their own

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always are at risk and something really bad can happen to them or to whom they are suggesting.