If you can use the internet to diagnose yourself, why can't you prescribe yourself medicines?

Answer by  motliec (183)

We do need doctors. There has to be some control over medications with the wide variety of medicines available to treat health problems. Some medications are adjusted by blood levels of the medicine in a person. With the amount of narcotics available, people would have no idea what to do.

Answer by  Cecilia (2828)

Because you could be wrong. You probably don't have the years of education and experience. I'd rather ask someone who has studied this in detail than an random website.

Answer by  vsc (6)

It is very easy to diagnose yourself by way of the internet in today's world, but it is also extremely easy to misdiagnose yourself as well. You also have to think about how out of control prescription drug usage would further become if we wrote our own prescriptions.

Answer by  blovro (67)

Doctors will know what preciptions, if any, will be best for you. Diagnosing yourself is very difficult to do in most cases and should be done by a medical professional.

Answer by  Anonymous

some people may diagnose themselves just to get the drugs they think they need or want to sell to other drug addicts.

Answer by  shastie (1601)

Even if you so called diagnose yourself you may be wrong. You can't do blood work or any other kind of test at home so there is no way you can be certian you have diagnosed yourself right. Therefore you may also prescribe yourself the wrong medicine. How would you know what mg of blood pressure meds you need.