Worst Side Effects You Could Encounter During Therapy With Prescription Medication

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Taking medications isn't new to us and just by reading the leaflets that is included with these medications, one can see a big selection of side effects and adverse effects that one can probably experience while taking the drug. You could be terrified of the list of side effects and at times, you might be disheartened from taking the drug and finishing it to the last day as ordered by your physician. There might be drugs that produce side effects that may barely be felt, and there are those which can really bring on side effects which are really detectable such as chemotherapeutic agents.

Here are the lists of top 6 worst side effects that can be found in prescription meds.

· Pregnancy - Avandia is a drug commonly used by people to treat diabetes. One should not only keep the blood sugar in check but should also practice safe sex so pregnancy will not result. Aside from pregnancy, heart problems may also be worsened by this drug.

· Male breast enlargement - Propecia is a drug utilised in treating hair loss and the drug increases testosterone and estrogen hormones in males. This rise in estrogen leads ...
... to breast enlargement in males along with body fat increase and loss of libido. You can stop this side effects if you stop taking the drug or discontinue the therapy once side effects are too noticeable.

· Loss of senses - There are times when taking a pill results in loss of senses like taste. This truly happens especially for over the counter pills and other medications that are not to be chewed and will be placed under the tongue. Such pills are not delicious to the taste. Other medications can also affect your smelling and hearing sense, and may even even cause your eyes to dry or cause you to have blurred vision.

· Hallucinations-Tourists and soldiers were once given Lariam, a drug used to fight malaria, however, reports claimed a high percentage of users hallucinate right after they take the medicine.

· Suicide - patients who used Chantix a drug used to help smokers give up smoking usually reported a higher incidence of suicidal thoughts, depression and behavioral changes.

· Decreased testes size-Patients taking TRT (testosterone replacement therapy) for hormonal imbalance could experience a reduction in the testicular size and probably the sperm count as well.

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