Doctor or All-Natural?

[tealeaf]

As the title says..When you are sick, do you prefer to go to the doctor or someone who specializes in all-natural herbs and stuff.

I prefer the doctor simply because I don't want to play with my body (lol) and wait too long for a cure on the off-chance some weird jungle herb will cure me.

I believe natural medication is good for minor things like nutritional supplements, deodorant, curing a cold...but when you have an ear infection or strep throat or the flu, I prefer to go to the doctor. When my life is at stake, I prefer to go to the doctor.

I don't use pills for anything, really. I don't use Advil or vitamins (Too many vitamins? - health effects of taking megadoses of vitamins | Harvard Health Letter | Find Articles at BNET) or any other type of drug unless administered by the doctor, since I don't believe in pumping my body full of pills that may do me more harm than good (weaker immune system, more dependency when I feel pain, problems later, etc)

Right now I can't talk and my head is a mess and my mom has me on this weird natural liquid drop thing three times a day and vitamin C and so far it isn't working. And I feel that by the time it does "work", the sickness will already be gone.

Your views on Doctor/all-natural?



I am not putting a middle-ground option in here so you have to think about your choice, weigh the good and the bad of each, and ultimately choose between the two.


There is a third option for those who use alternative methods to Doctor and All Natural.

[Mrs. Morris]

If I really need to, I'll go to the doctor, but I'd much prefer try OTC medicines first.

I don't really care about how natural the stuff I take is.

But, I do not like taking medicines...Period. I never took vitamins, except for a short amount of time during a diet, and even now I only occasionally take my prenatals.

As far as pain medication goes, I try to ride it out if I can, but sometimes even really dull pains that don't hurt that bad, I'll take a couple asprin for because it won't go away and it's just annoying. I take stronger doctor prescribed pain reliever when I'm on my period, but usually just the first 2-3 days.

But in general, if I don't have to take something, I won't. The only thing I'm lenient on, right now anyways, is Tums, because I'm getting heartburn ALOT. Doctor said the calcium is good for me anyways.

I will be buying gummy vitamins next time I go to the store though, since I really kinda should be taking something since I'm not eating alot. >.>

But yeah, doctors ftw, provided they aren't idiots.

[Aethean]

My mom was taking all these prescriptions for psoriasis for over a year and nothing seemed to work, then she tried these natural whatevers for one month so far and its already a major improvement. So in all honestly I have no idea. I never go to the doctor as I'm never sick (last time i was sick was like grade 2) and i've never taken natural stuff.

[Hodizzle]

I hate going to the doctor if I can help it. I'd rather just ride it out. In most cases anyway. When I had my second allergic reaction, I rushed over to one though mainly because I knew how long it would take my body to go back to normal- and how terrible the hives were without treatment.

But generally I webMD what I've got, then look online for some home remedies that I actually have lying around the house.

[Ashley]

eh i like the doctor. and i like the dentist. if i have a tooth ache, id rather just go to the dentist to check it out. if i dont feel good and its been a week of bad, i'll go to the doctor. i dont mind pills either.

[Lua]

I don't believe in paying $35 to hear something I'm already aware of. Even though, it's possible this might just be my doctor.

"Well, it looks like you have a cold, Miss."

Gee, if I wanted that kind of conclusion I would have paid some random man on the street $5.

I CHOOSE ALL-NATURAL. Unless the doctor is a hottie, or unless my condition is severe.

[SexualHealing]

The only time I ever go to the doctor is when I get shots. And at that, I haven't been in a long long time. Unless going to a place other than a hospital that gives free shots?

But when I'm sick, I sometimes take and Advil or Aleve. Other than that, all natural Asian curing techniques.

[Ashley]

Originally Posted by Lua

I don't believe in paying $35 to hear something I'm already aware of. Even though, it's possible this might just be my doctor.

"Well, it looks like you have a cold, Miss."

Gee, if I wanted that kind of conclusion I would have paid some random man on the street $5.

I CHOOSE ALL-NATURAL. Unless the doctor is a hottie, or unless my condition is severe.

35 dollars? it costs me 5 dollars a visit..

[Aethean]

Originally Posted by Ashybashy

35 dollars? it costs me 5 dollars a visit..

$5? It costs me $0 a visit. OHIP ftmfw.

[tealeaf]

It costs me $15

BUT WE ARE GETTING DERAILED.

To keep this debatable and not general, how about the next question:

Why do you choose your preference over the other?
For example, going to the doctor over the all-natural and vice versa.