I once read somewhere that almost everything is affected by the law of diminishing returns. In simple terms, this law means that when something is used repeatedly for a long period of time, its benefits gradually reduce. What once worked perfectly begins to lose its effectiveness. Let's use facial products as a case study. Facial creams or oils may work perfectly for years, but over time, the benefits will decline. This is the law of diminishing returns. I learnt about this in high school, courtesy of my Economics teacher. I am not an expert or a specialist, but I believe the same idea can be applied to drugs.
My mom is a nurse, and growing up, I was familiar with lots of them. When I was younger, we had a particular neighbor who never used drugs. Whenever a member of the family was sick, they would turn to herbs, roots and other traditional methods. My family, on the other hand, was the stark contrast. My mom, being a nurse, had modern solutions to infections, wounds, injuries, and diseases. Whenever we fell sick, she treated us herself with drugs and injections, in cases where tey were needed. And in cases that got beyond her control, she would take us to the hospital to be attended to by a more experienced person.
With time, I got used to medications. As I mentioned above, the law of diminishing returns can also be applied to drugs. Drugs like facial products, lose their effectiveness after repeated use for years. Now, this brings me to today’s Hive Learner’s prompt. The title is: When Tolerance Becomes a Threat. Have you ever taken a drug that ended up being useless in combating your illness? Have you ever been in a situation when you use a particular drug repeatedly for years and then out of the blue, it stops working? In some cases, it might even start having harmful effects.
For years, Amatem Soft Gel was my go-to drug for combating malaria. When I gained admission into the university, my mom made sure she packed Amatem Soft Gel with the many drugs she gave me. In case I tested positively, I was to use this antimalarial drug because it works well for me and for years, it did until it stopped working. There was a time when I fell sick and tested positive for malaria. As usual, I ran to Amatem Soft Gel, but that day, it couldn't save me.
Apparently, the drug no longer worked for my system. According to my mom, it was because I didn't complete my last dosage the last time I fell sick. Since Amatem Soft Gel stopped working for me, I needed a much stronger drug that would work effectively in my system. Basically, a drug that would help battle the malaria and then reset my system. That was when Lonart came in. And for the best reasons, Lonart worked for me.
Some drugs are even more dangerous. They don’t directly get affected by the law of diminishing returns, but you might need more of it. For example, you might have to increase the intake from 2 tablets to 4 or 5 which may have greater negative impacts in the long run. And in worse cases, some drugs can start causing the opposite effect of what they were meant to do
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