Whenever we feel sick, we take drug medications to ease the pain. Almost every disease has a medication for it. At the clinic, you may find yourself inundated with reasons to take medications. However, do note that medications, taken excessively, can cause serious harm to your body. Some, even without going into the excess, can create adverse (unpleasant or undesirable) side effects. Yet other medications can trigger allergic reactions in the individual taking the medication.

Note the difference, though. Experiencing a side effect is not the same thing as having an allergic reaction to a medication. A drug allergic reaction is one in which your immune system is causing the reaction and when the reaction is caused by a medication’s therapeutic action than that is experiencing a drug side effect.

A side effect can cause a whole bunch of reactions that are not typical allergy symptoms; such as stomach upsets, jaundice, diarrhea, gastrointestinal troubles, depression, restlessness and sleeplessness. Muscular side effects seen in some drugs are leg cramps, muscle pain, muscle tremors, spasms, and tiredness, swelling of the feet or legs, and unexplained muscle weakness.

A medication that triggers an allergic reaction has initiated an immune system response. Your immune system is recognizing that the drug is a foreign substance and is producing chemicals, such as histamines in large quantities in an effort to stop the invader (the drug). You then start to experience allergies such as skin rashes or difficulties in breathing.






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