Welcome to part six of the health suggestion series, for today's topic I will be covering the problem of prescription drugs and under the counter "medication". So why is this such an important subject; well according to a bing search that I conducted while writing this article 131 Americans use prescription drugs. That is around 66% of adults, making this subject highly relevant for today. Although I haven't researched it, I'd say that many professing Christians also take pharmaceuticals, this just going by people that I know. Many people would probably say that I'm crazy, mistaken, or just plain wrong for condemning the act of taking pharmacy drugs. But am I? The bible tells us to prove all things and hold fast to that which is good.
Now It is not my job to say who is and who isn't going to heaven, that is for God to decide; however the bible says the the spiritual man judgeth all things and to judge righteous judgment. So the focus of this article is to determine is taking pharmaceutical drugs wrong. For this we will be looking at it from two standpoints; both physically and spiritually.
Physical dangers of taking Prescription drugs.
Now I'm no doctor, and my medical training is mediocre at best, however thanks to the internet anyone can look up adverse health effects or side effects of taking medications. The thing is many if not all pharmaceutical drugs are toxic to the body, if they weren't then why can just a small amount of pills cause overdose and death? It is much harder to overdose on lets say hamburgers for instance. Speaking of overdose do you know how many people die each year from overdoses? Well in 2023 for instance according to another bing search, over 100 thousand people died from overdose. That is an enormous amount of casualties. But even if one takes prescription drugs as directed there are still possible dangerous consequences to such actions for instance here is a small list from an older article that list 50 of the most dangerous drugs out there. Here is a selection of twenty such drugs. For this list I am only going to list the number of serious reactions but you can get the total amount of reported reactions as well as the percentage ratio of serious to total reported reactions on the below link. I will leave the link to the site that gives the number of serious reactions listed but will leave you to do your own homework to verify the type of side effects listed on the count of I don't want a big list of links at the bottom of the page. The side effects given were the result of a quick bing search.Medication Brand Name- # of serious Reactions (as of 4/12/2016) - A few Side effects
- Cozaar-24,242- Dizziness, Nausea, Headache
- Zoloft- 45,622- Acute Abdominal pain, Diarreah, Erectile dysfunction.
- Aspirin-134,402- Vomiting, blurred vision, fatigue.
- Deltasone-60,187- black and bloody stools, irregular heartbeat, seizures.
- Prozac-36,722- Eye pain, vision changes, Hallucinations.
- Risperdal-34,023- Tremors, drowsiness, cold symptoms.
- Jantoven-79,961- Stomach pain, nose bleeds, bleeding gums.
- Protonix-48,736- Fever, flatulence, skin rash.
- Oxycodone-56,165- difficulty urinating, slow shallow breathing, fainting.
- Celexa-42,147- Disorder of ejaculation, Agitation, insomnia.
- Premarin- 40,659- Abdominal distension, Back pain, breast lumps.
- Xarelto-33,317- Hemorrhage, sinusitis, Arthritis.
- Plavix- 70,205- stomach upset, itchy skin, changes in tastes'.
- Aloprim-30,921- Rash, liver problems, and severe skin reactions.
- Provera-34,018- weight loss, dyspepsia, vaginitis
- Remicade-68,167- Hypotension, anemia, chills.
- Rituxan-30,014- Lymphopenia, Rhinitis, night sweats.
- Avastin-39,957- Eye tearing, hypertension, Gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
- Millipred-42,323- weakened immune system, weight gain, trouble sleeping.
- Cytoxan-33,128- Chest pain, symptoms of heart failure, trouble breathing.
Spiritual Dangers of taking pharmaceutical drugs.
Besides all the physical implications of prescribed and under the counter drugs. We also have the spiritual consequences which can be far more severe. I am assuming that most people don't even stop to think if taking "medicine" is a sin. You see that is the problem, people equate pharmaceutical drugs as medicine. I'm not against medicine per se, the bible even has a verse that positively affirms the use of medicine (Eze 47:12). My main argument is that Pharmacy drugs are not medicine but witchcraft. The bible says we shall no a tree by it's fruit and pharmeceutical drugs have rotten fruit. They never or almost never cure disease, instead they mask symptoms of disease and sometimes cause dangerous if not lethal side effects. This should be a no brainer. Don't take pharmaceuticals. The bible labels pharmakeia as witchcraft and sorcery, it could also be defined as poison if your look at the strong's dictionary of the words In Galatian's 5 and Revelation 18:23. Words bolded and enlarged to show emphasis.
Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Gal 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Gal 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Rev 18:23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
It is my firm personal belief that the passage here in Revelations is referring to Doctors. Why, first of all the work sorceries here is the Greek word pharmakeia. Secondly, doctors are merchants, thirdly they are one of the most highly esteemed occupations (great men), and lastly the pills that they do peddle deceive people into thinking they are improving their health when in fact they are always getting worse with usually having to take more and more medication over time. Remember just because something is legal, it doesn't mean it is moral or that God approves of it; take abortion, the slavery of the 1800's, gambling, smoking, drunkenness, and adultery for examples. Just because these things are legal (or were), it doesn't mean that they aren't sinful.
Well if we can't take pharmacy drugs what do we do to feel better? Since I'm not a doctor I cannot give medical advise but I can tell you what I would try to do If I was sick. I would look up natural home remedies' for Illness, try and eat healthier, get plenty of rest and sunlight, just to name a few things.
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