Wednesday, 15 February 2012

NO, I WASN'T ADDICTED!

Have been falling sick (read : flu. sneezing, coughing) quite frequently in these recent few months. It seems like a recurring old friend.  I would find myself down with sore throat and a stuffy nose one morning which would persist and deteriorate, resulting in a trip to the doctor's to get a medical certificate as well medication, struggle to conduct lessons with a bad respiratory system and spates of coughing and sore throat while waiting for the virus to get boot out by my immune system, and, finally, regaining relatively good health after a week's of battling with the offending virus, and, TA-DAH!!! Omgosh, I'm sneezing and coughing again!


Arrrrghhh!




Anyway, I've just recovered from a recent spate of, yes, flu again. Doctor prescribed the usual medication of Chlorphenamine, Loratadine (for my allergy), lozenges, as well as a cough syrup. The chlorphenamine pills and cough syrup are drowsy, and hate though to admit it, I got a little addicted to the sedative property of said medication. A tiny-weeny part of me feels sad over the discontinued use of medication. I ACTUALLY FELT A LITTLE SAD THAT I HAVE RECOVERED!




And, needless to say, I'm not liking this fact one bit. This is just something I don't agree with; messing with nature. I think, the only way to strengthen health and immune system is to let it fight by itself, and not bombarding it with man-made aids such as antibiotics, bacteriocides, and the likes; unless the situation really calls for it (of course, vaccine is a totally different ball game).  




This is akin to how I'm against the notion of loading up on caffeine to burn the midnight oil. Because 1) people ought to treasure their health and, 2) people ought to treasure and value sleep more and give it more credit that it deserves!


And, oh, on a totally different track, it's THURSDAY tomorrow?!!!! Time flies so fast! Where has all the time gone???

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