Of course, I do understand that some medications really help people and they save their lives. However, there are so many that just keep people dependent upon them rather than forcing lifestyle changes that can accomplish the same thing in a much safer way. I know, I know... you're probably wanting call me a nutcase and stupid and ignorant and whatever else you can think of to say. I'm find with that, if it helps you validate your own dependence on medications.
Growing up, my father believed in "taking over-the-counter meds" for anything and everything. I hated all the stuff. I often refused, but refusal was futile. As I got older, I would try to lie and say that I had taken whatever it was my dad thought I should take, even though I had not. He would often figure it out and make me take his pills according to his knowledge he deemed appropriate for whatever condition I had. He was not a doctor, but he sure played the role of one.
