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A Health Treatment Dilemma
3 Considerations: To Treat or Not To Treat?
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When you have problems with your health, the major question that usually jumps into people’s minds is, “What should I do about it?”
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After all, depending on the kind of illness you may be suffering from, it can be difficult to figure out what the best course of action is.
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Many people are worried about seeking professional medical help because they don’t want to risk wasting anyone’s time. Or they are afraid of a horrific diagnosis like cancer.
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By the same token, you don’t want to put off making an appointment and end up getting into an even worse situation.
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So what can you do? How can you figure out what to do when you are really quite worried about your health?
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A Health Treatment Dilemma: To Treat or Not? #1
Check your symptoms
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That’s right. You should do the thing that everyone tells you not to do: google your symptoms.
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There’s a cultural stereotype that’s often half-joke/half-serious that googling your symptoms is the worst thing that you can possibly do.
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This is because all that will happen is that you’ll discover the worst case scenario. You’ll start with a runny nose and end up convinced that you need laser cataract surgery.
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Of course, that’s only going to happen if you let yourself get carried away looking through the potential causes of your symptoms.
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Be sensible and stick to things that are realistic. You may well be able to get a good idea of what might be wrong with you. Following this course of action will help you make a slightly more informed decision about what to do next.
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A Health Treatment Dilemma: To Treat or Not? #2
Try natural remedies
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There are many occasions when actually going to the doctor and getting a treatment prescribed is the best, and the only course of action.
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However, there are also many situations where it’s just as effective to use simpler, more natural remedies.
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Sometimes something as simple as changing up your diet can make a huge difference to how you feel.
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Likewise, the way that you’re feeling may come down to whether or not you’re hydrated enough.
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Making small lifestyle changes can often really help you to feel a lot better. Of course, these things don’t apply to serious symptoms.
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If you don’t feel something is worth seeing the doctor about, then try some more natural ways of dealing with it, like Reiki Energy Healing.
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A Health Treatment Dilemma: To Treat or Not? #3
When in doubt, play it safe
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Of course, if you really can’t make up your mind whether or not you should see a doctor, the best thing to do is to play it safe.
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Even if it turns out to be nothing, at least you’ll have set your mind at ease.
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And if you’re worried about wasting anyone’s time then you shouldn’t be. Pretty much every doctor or nurse will say that they would much rather you came in for a consultation.
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If it turns out to be nothing serious, no matter. But what if it is something serious and you avoid consulting your doctor? Your illness may progress and later may require serious, time-consuming and expensive treatments that could just as easily have been avoided.
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