Geordie_Rob Wrote:Not really a ped, but I have experience of taking meds from the dr with no known negative effects. So there I was happily popping 8 per day (max safe dose) for about 15 years & they were working great, as intended. Excellent you might think. However more recent studies on the tablets are constantly linking high dose combined with long term use (10 years+) with massively increased cancer risk. Something like 60% increased chance of developing cancer, all through taking OTC available drugs with no previous known side effects.
Obviously it's your body & it's your choice, but I for 1 am limiting any medication use to an absolute minimum.
That is the problem, claims of no side effects are always based on 'current knowledge' and the pharms may not understand the effects for generations, especially if they are reacting to other medicines or other substances (non-medical) that you may also (occasionally) be taking.
Its a bit like these e-cigs that all the smokers are moving onto, no one really knows how just safe they are as there simply hasn't been enough research done.
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