Possible side effects

[Coldicote]

I had some giddy, sick turns recently and was prescribed some medicine, but on reading the leaflet saw there could be 24 possible side effects. Surely any medication with that sort of potential should be closely supervised. Do you always take your medicine or are you too scared by what you read?

[daffy654]

Almost all medications have huge lists of POSSIBLE side effects. I usually ignore them unless I have a reaction to them, then I read the leaflet to check if my symptom is listed.

[ummmm]

Yep....same as Daffy. Don't even read the side effects.

[Zacs-Master]

Porchloperazine by ant chance?

[rowanwitch]

When you think how many times a drug is prescribed and that every instance of every side effect is supposed to be reported for a drug to just have a list of 24 isn't bad. bearing in mind some of the list will be from a single reported instance... and others will be allergic reactions that can happen to anything. I look up side effects and I read up on medication if it isn't something I have encountered in my working life but then weigh up the risks against how i am feeling..... usually I take the medication...

[Robinia]

I have worried in the past and put off taking medicines but found I was actually fine (and better for taking them of course).
If, as Zac says, it's Prochloperazine (stemetil) don't be frightened of taking it. I've never had a problem with side effects from it, it doesn't even make me drowsy, and it works very well.
My neighbour used to read the leaflets and then be convinced she had all of the side effects... a lot of medication was wasted.

[Coldicote]

Interesting answers thank you. Perhaps I should be a bit more daring and not worry so much about them.

[joker55]

Dont worry about these tablets, ive taken Prochloperazine lots of times as I suffer from dizziness, they do work very well, you probaly only get some of the side affects, when taking a high dosage, for a long time.

[missprim]

I think everyone should read the leaflet that comes with the medication,(take note ummm)
I was prescribed some tabs for osteoporosis and when I read the leaflet I decided not to take them as it said 'Do not take if you have had' and went on to list things I have had in the past so I told the Doc I wasn't going to take them.

[daffy654]

If I did that missprim then I would be unable to take most medications. I have asthma and emphysema and there are lots of warnings on many leaflets about being careful when taken by people with lung disease, most of them have never done me any harm though.

[missprim]

That's your choice daffy and I realise it must be difficult so let's hope your GP takes all this into account when prescribing for you.
I hate having to take tablets don't you?