Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
My close friend is sick with pnemonia, she's got the "early stages" and refuses to take the antibiotic that they prescribed her, She keeps telling me that she will NOT take it. Is this a good desicion on her part? I know there are a lot of people who think badly of antibiotics but are they really that harmful? And can not taking them really lead to death?
Antibiotics are not generally "bad", especially not when needed. The concern most people have is overuse because antibiotics are often a go to, even when not completely necessary...this increases the instances of antibiotic resistance. Chances are if they are requiring antibiotics it's most likely because she has bacterial pneumonia. Unfortunately without antibiotics the condition will most likely worsen and could lead to hospitalization. It's very important that her doctors know she's not taking the medicine that's prescribed, so please encourage her to speak to her doctor about this.