When using a drug prescription and instructed to finish all of it, do you?

It depends on what the drug is.
Antinbiotic - if I remember; sedative - of course.

My friend ended up in the hospital for I don't know what.
He had pretty bad pain somewhere (I really can't remember).
He was allowed to call nurse when ever he wants to, and she would give him morphine.
Three days after, he was kicked out of the hospital, because he was calling her every five minutes.

I finish it because I understand why that is necessary. I suppose if it made me feel sick or something I might be tempted to stop taking it, but I've never had that happen.

But I haven't had a prescription like this in a long while.

One time I went back to the doc and said I didn't like it and didn't want to finish it. It made me tired all day. She said it was OK, it didn't matter that I didn't finish it.

I always finish it all.

I usually finish all of it.

The one time I didn't finish was because I was having a reaction I didn't like.

I don't recall. I don't much trust doctors, so I don't see them very often, or get prescriptions.

I haven't had many prescriptions. I didn't use up all the painkillers I got when my ankle was broken - partly because they didn't help as much as Advil did, partly because I didn't need them all. The couple of times I've had antibiotics I've stopped using them as soon as I felt better - I know that their job isn't necessarily done at that point.

If it's not an antibiotic, I usually stop taking it when I feel better.

I would be a fool not to. I am a pharmacist.

It depends. If it makes me sick to my stomach, I'd rather not take it.

My answer is other:
only if its the kind of perscription that gets me high

Those aren't usually the ones they tell you to finish even after you feel better.

yeah but when i have those kind i pretend not to feel better yet

I understand completely. I like those drugs, too!

Yes. If you don't, viruses or bacteria (antibiotics are only effective against one, and I can never remember which one it is)will mutate and will be unkillable.

First of all, I avoid going to the doctor, unless for crisis care. The more you stay away from doctors, the healthier you will be. I'm not saying I would never go to a doctor, but more than likely it would be only for crisis care. I never have prescriptions filled, I go to the doctors for tests only. I may pay for it one day, but I'm against legalized drug pushing.

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Antibiotics are effective only against bacteria. Virii need a vaccine (for instance, the polio vaccine, the yearly influenza vaccines (a new one or more every year to handle the new mutations)).

Never

I've only ever had one prescription of this kind and I did not finish it. I felt pretty bad about that, though, because they were antibiotics and I now believe that I've done my part in making the world a safer place for super-diseases.

Hardly ever, maybe that's why my strep throat always comes back

I usually do...It depends on what it's for.

You know, they do have one "drug" that kills all of them, inccluding any virus. It's pretty cheap, too, and you only have to take it once. It's called chlorine bleach.

"Reads the side of the bottle".... side effect death

Awww, what's wrong with a little side effect if the drug is effective?

I guess nothing if you have nothing to live for??!!??

Although this can be a problem, overprescribing antibiotics is more likely to arise in mutant bacterial strains.

I always finish it, but I haven't had a prescription like this in a long time.

It's that deep, okay...

I had an allergic reaction to antibiotics and had to stop using them a day before finishing the prescription.

Definitely. After nursing training, I always tell people to finish their course of meds whether they feel better or not.

Well, helloooooo Nurse Smurf!

Unfortunately, I pulled outta nursing last year, when I only had a year and a bit to go. Don't have any regrets, tho. Nurses around here are pretty bossy

Doctors should take the time to explain these kind of things to patients. Maybe if people were better educated about the consequences they would be more likely to follow doctors' orders.

No.. I'm a bad bad gurl. : -/ I even forget to take the medicine that I -HAVE- to take. Which reminds me----....

I think people should respect and admire Dr.s more and maybe when they say it is very important that you finish all of this medicine then people would listen.

If I get better, I will take it for a while... then probably stop taking it.

Yeah, that would help, too.

Maybe "usually" is a little strong...