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Self-medication is a word which is sometimes given a negative meaning. Some people say that it leads to drug addiction or that addicts were initially people who self-medicated. One definition states that self-medication is dealing with a medical condition without prescription or medical advice. However, the word simply means taking charge of one’s body. People self-medicate every now and then. We drink water to cure our thirst or eat food to cure a medical condition known as hunger or lack of nutrients. We overeat in fast food restaurants to forget about a broken relationship or deal with our depression. We smoke to relieve the stress or tension felt. We drink alcohol to depress ourselves and relax after one week of work or after an argument with our boss. Self-medication is not uncommon and everyone practice it. We go to fast food chains without any medical prescription stating the right cocktail of calorie-rich foods to relieve our depression. There is nothing wrong with it and the scare-mongering tactics advocated by the big pharmaceutical companies and their media allies have no bases at all. Thus, any regulation of the online pharmacies and the sale of blockbuster medicines such as viagra , Prozac or Lipitor are just absurd.

Men in their 40s self-medicate because of the embarrassing physical changes they face as they grow older. Among the physical changes, male pattern baldness and erectile dysfunction are the most common. The first one can be cured by anti-balding medications like propecia which reduces dangerous forms of testosterone circulating in one’s system. The symptoms of the second one can be reduced by anti-impotency pills like Cialis, Levitra and the blue-diamond pill known as Viagra. Luckily for men these days, there are unregulated online pharmacies where they can buy propecia or Viagra at a much lower price.

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