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I'm in the middle. I'll hold off taking meds for as long as I can. Usually the only thing I'll take is tylenol if I have a bad headache.
I'll also take antibiotics if I have an infection.

I never used to take any meds until my migraines started getting worse. For anything else - I usually hold out.

DH takes meds for whenever he's sick, but nothing minor like a stomach ache or slight head ache.

I am pretty quick to take meds, because honestly, most meds work better if you get on top of the symptoms quickly, waiting until things are bad means the meds don't work as well, and I don't see any point is suffering any more than absolutely necessary.

I take meds. I don't see the point in suffering and I trust that my doctor has been through years and years of schooling before mentioning a medicine to me. Are there side effects or risks associated with taking medicines? Sure, but those things are present with everything. There are risks to NOT medicating when you need it too. I don't take a tylenol for every little ache and pain but I'm definitely not afraid to use what's available.

I suffer for as long as I can. I don't like to mask the symptoms, because I like to troubleshoot the core problem. Maybe I'm getting heartburn because of a specific food allergy, etc.

If the pain or sickness gets really bad though, then I take medication.

@Mrsbells: I definitely agree that the liver can be a weak point! I think my liver is kind of weak, so I'm reluctant to take too many meds as a result.

I am anti-meds. I'll only take them if I haven't gotten to the root of the problem and am suffering too much. I wasn't always this way--I used to be on prescription meds for my period and my chronic knee pain, but then my brother got sick (kidney failure) and I started researching (I was going to be his donor) and learned about the damage you can do to your organs so I stopped taking those drugs.

I've found natural remedies to help with the pain--although they are not as good as the drugs sometimes!

I think I'm a tough person and so I try to tough it out for a couple hours or days. If it affects my work or sleep, that's usually when I take meds.

I like to hold off as long as possible to see if it resolves on it's own. If I start feeling too miserable, then I'll take something. I just hate to become too dependent on medication.

I'm in the middle. I prefer to get to the root of the problem before just popping some pills, and I'll try to solve my suffering by fixing whatever I think the problem is first. However, if say I have a headache at work and know I need some sleep, I'll take something if the headache is interfering with my ability to do my job since I obviously can't nap at work.

I'm extremely wary of medication, thanks to some family history of med abuse/mental illness. I almost never take them...they just hide the symptoms of a problem anyway! I prefer addressing issues with sleep, water, and healthy foods.

The best way to deal with illness/pain is to PREVENT it.

I had a conversation with DH's family about this this past weekend. They basically believe that if you're sick or not feeling well, tea, and lots of it, is basically the only thing that can make you feel better! If Dh has a cold, stomachache, sore throat--he drowns himself in tea. I am generally pretty anti-med--I took tylenol for period cramps, and if I have a really bad headache I'll take something. But that's pretty much it (unless of course I have some sort of infection like strep; in that case, I don't mess around!).