A mental health and addiction specialist explained that headache treatment medications may cause addiction, as reported by Russia Today newspaper.
The newspaper added, quoting Dr. Alexander Myasnikov, that statistics indicated an increase in sales of some types of medicines in recent years, which indicates an increase in addiction to taking them.
Dr. Alexander confirmed that there are five types of widely spread medications, all of which cause addiction. These medications are:
1 – Laxatives. It is wrong to train intestinal peristalsis to work artificially. Because repeated use of these medications causes the intestines to stop working without stimulation. In addition, the harm of many of them lies not only in addiction, but in the forced movement of water and electrolytes in the intestines. According to the doctor, this leads to irregular heartbeat and other health problems. Therefore, chronic constipation must be dealt with by changing lifestyle – moving more and following a correct diet.
2- Painkillers. If a person takes 15 painkiller pills a month, after a while it develops into addiction. Because anti-pain medications affect the sensitivity of the receptors and change their function.
3- Antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance is a problem of the times. Moreover, according to him, a dangerous phenomenon has arisen, as some types of bacteria, after repeatedly encountering antibiotics, begin to use them to build their bacterial wall. That is, without antibiotics, bacteria die.
4 – Hypnotics. According to Myasnikov, a good doctor would never start treating insomnia with sleeping pills. The bad ones will increase the dose to combat insomnia. Best of all is to go to bed at the same time every day and wake up at the same time as well.
5 – Vasoconstrictors. Using nasal drops to constrict blood vessels for 3-5 days means that it becomes more difficult to “get rid of them.” Because the person gets used to it in order to breathe easily, and without it he would not be able to breathe normally.
2023-12-13 06:22:44
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