An academic at the Universidad San Sebastián, Sonia Prieto, explains that special care must be taken with the self-medication of antihistamines, since their indiscriminate use can have negative consequences for health, particularly in people with underlying pathologies.
Spring arrives and with it changes in the environment, including higher temperatures and longer days. For some, this means leaving winter behind with its cold and rainy days and giving way to the best time of the year; while for others it is start of your worst period, since it is the arrival of seasonal allergieswhich manifests itself with itchy throat, watery eyes and nasal congestion, among its annoying symptoms.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), allergies are mechanisms of exaggerated immune response of the body to different allergens environmental, food and medicine, among others. In order to establish the type of allergy you have, it is necessary to carry out different diagnostic tests, which are carried out by health professionals.
Although the number of people with permanent and/or seasonal allergies has been increasing in recent times, it is necessary to know what are the agents that cause the allergy and resort to specialists with due anticipationto adopt strategies to reduce and control symptoms.
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It should be noted that allergies not only cause physical discomfort, but also directly affects the quality of life of people who suffer from it, as it ends up interfering with your daily activities. One of the most frequent manifestations of seasonal allergy is allergic rhinitis, which affects the nasal mucosa, the most frequent causes being pollen, grass, weeds and mites.
For this group of people, the use of medications to control symptoms is essential, and for this antihistamines are the most used therapeutic resourceHowever, special care must be taken with the self-medication of this type of medication, since its indiscriminate use can have negative consequences for healthparticularly in people with underlying pathologies and who consume other medicines for
to its management permanently.
These medications can cause drowsiness and altered wakefulness, which requires caution when carrying out activities that require attention and concentration, such as driving a vehicle. Similarly, it can cause alterations in heart rhythm, intestinal level or vision, as well as interactions with other medications. The use of antihistamines in conjunction with alcohol and antidepressants affects the nervous system functioncausing problems that can become life-threatening.
It is important to consider that not only medications can bring these complications.
nes, but also the use of medicinal plants in inadequate doses or in the wrong way, whose interactions with medications consumed for underlying pathologies can cause health problems. It should not be forgotten that a plant also has active substances.
Considering that self-medication is a worldwide problem and that it has been defined by the OMyes as “the selection and use of medicines by individuals to treat self-recognized diseases or symptoms”, this decision can lead to health complications, since can cause unwanted responsesscarring of symptoms, adverse reactions and complications of symptoms that they want to fight.
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