Natural and Unnatural Drugs
Natural and unnatural medicines: advantages and disadvantages
Jae
Eastern Time
COM/220
Jewel Jackson
Which is better for the consumer, pharmaceutical medicine or herbal medicine? There are good sides and bad sides to both types of medicine. Because of my own personal experience with several different antidepressants and heart burn medicine made by pharmacy companies and their herbal, or natural, equivalent, I can provide my point of view with these two particular types of medicine, but does not mean it is true with everyone.
Before we begin, I shall start with my personal experience with the pharmaceutical antidepressants in comparison to their more natural equivalent, without going too much into detail. My own personal experience regarding antidepressants was horrible and the medicine itself didn't treat the problem, but made it worse. Over the years, I took the time to actually realize that the antidepressants my doctor prescribed me were not good for me at all so I stopped taking them all together. Even though these pharmaceutical antidepressants work well with my mother and some others in my family, it had a bad reaction to my own body chemistry. My depression was worse, I didn't care for hygiene, myself, anyone else around me, and I was always tired. When I stopped taking them, I began feeling better, I wasn't as tired but instead happily walking everywhere I go, more upbeat, cleaner, and people noticed how much happier I was. Unfortunately, I have rapid mood swings, that of which can cause a lot of problems in any social situation. My husband-to-be suggested that I start taking the natural equivalent of antidepressants called St. John's Wort. Before making such a decision, though I did not consult a doctor on this one, I did a bit of research on this particular herb.
I happened upon a website called 'National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine' (NCCAM), at the 'National Institutes of Health' (NIH), a government website that tells
Jae
Eastern Time
COM/220
Jewel Jackson
Which is better for the consumer, pharmaceutical medicine or herbal medicine? There are good sides and bad sides to both types of medicine. Because of my own personal experience with several different antidepressants and heart burn medicine made by pharmacy companies and their herbal, or natural, equivalent, I can provide my point of view with these two particular types of medicine, but does not mean it is true with everyone.
Before we begin, I shall start with my personal experience with the pharmaceutical antidepressants in comparison to their more natural equivalent, without going too much into detail. My own personal experience regarding antidepressants was horrible and the medicine itself didn't treat the problem, but made it worse. Over the years, I took the time to actually realize that the antidepressants my doctor prescribed me were not good for me at all so I stopped taking them all together. Even though these pharmaceutical antidepressants work well with my mother and some others in my family, it had a bad reaction to my own body chemistry. My depression was worse, I didn't care for hygiene, myself, anyone else around me, and I was always tired. When I stopped taking them, I began feeling better, I wasn't as tired but instead happily walking everywhere I go, more upbeat, cleaner, and people noticed how much happier I was. Unfortunately, I have rapid mood swings, that of which can cause a lot of problems in any social situation. My husband-to-be suggested that I start taking the natural equivalent of antidepressants called St. John's Wort. Before making such a decision, though I did not consult a doctor on this one, I did a bit of research on this particular herb.
I happened upon a website called 'National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine' (NCCAM), at the 'National Institutes of Health' (NIH), a government website that tells