Side Effects of Drugs

Reading or hearing about side effects of prescription medication can sometimes be horrific. I often wonder if taking the medication to ease a condition is worth the risk of experiencing some of the awful side effects that come with medicine. The following is a list of some of terrifying side effects that come with many prescription drugs currently on the market.

• Drainage, crusting, or oozing of your eyes or eyelids

• Swollen, black, or "hairy" tongue

• Changes in the shape or location of body fat

• Decrease in testicle size

• Sores or swelling in your rectal or genital area

• Blue lips or fingernails

• Purple spots on the skin

• White patches or sores inside your mouth or on your lips

• Irregular back-and- forth movements of the eyes

• Enlarged breasts in males.

• Unusual risk-taking behavior, no fear of danger

• Extreme Fear

• Hallucinations, fainting, coma

• Fussiness, irritability, crying for an hour or longer

• Paralysis

• Thoracic Hematoma (bleeding into the chest)

• A blood clot in the lung

• Liver damage

• Kidney damage

• A lump in your breast.

• Decreased bone marrow function

• Congestive heart failure

• Shingles

• Nerve pain lasting for several weeks or months

• Bleeding that will not stop

• Coughing up blood or vomit that looks like coffee grounds