Clipping Board » Drug Poisoning ─ It is necessary to be aware of the toxic side effects before taking medication.
October 31, 2010, China Times, by Huang Tianru
"Men seek virility, women chase slimming" may be human nature, but improper methods—or worse, the reckless use of unverified drugs or supplements for quick results—can lead to severe poisoning and devastating consequences.
Dr. Wu Mingling, a clinical toxicologist at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, presented cases of poisoning from weight-loss and virility-enhancing drugs at the "Clinical Toxicology and Drug Analysis Symposium" yesterday. She warned the public that "medicine is poison" and "natural doesn’t mean non-toxic," emphasizing that even natural products can trigger severe or even fatal side effects.
A 26-year-old woman, determined to maintain her figure, purchased dubious weight-loss pills online and took them intermittently for seven years. She recently sought medical help for symptoms like chest tightness, insomnia, and extreme agitation. Doctors diagnosed her with pulmonary arterial hypertension and traced the cause to clobenzorex, an amphetamine-like controlled substance illegally added to the pills.
To save her life, doctors demanded she stop the medication immediately. However, she had already developed dependency and addiction symptoms, requiring ongoing psychiatric treatment.
Cases of men harming themselves with unverified virility remedies are also rampant. A 54-year-old man bought snake gallbladders in Vietnam and consumed 20 within six days. Soon after, he developed itching, skyrocketing liver enzymes, and severe jaundice, diagnosed as cholestatic hepatitis. Fortunately, early medical intervention saved his life.
Dr. Wu explained that animal studies show snake and fish gallbladders contain bile salts and acids, which, when consumed in large or prolonged doses, cause liver and kidney toxicity. Taipei Veterans General Hospital recently treated three elderly patients in their 70s, all of whom died from acute hepatitis combined with kidney failure.
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Taking Wrong Pills for Virility and Weight Loss Invites Toxins
"Men seek virility, women chase slimming" may be human nature, but improper methods—or worse, the reckless use of unverified drugs or supplements for quick results—can lead to severe poisoning and devastating consequences.
Dr. Wu Mingling, a clinical toxicologist at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, presented cases of poisoning from weight-loss and virility-enhancing drugs at the "Clinical Toxicology and Drug Analysis Symposium" yesterday. She warned the public that "medicine is poison" and "natural doesn’t mean non-toxic," emphasizing that even natural products can trigger severe or even fatal side effects.
A 26-year-old woman, determined to maintain her figure, purchased dubious weight-loss pills online and took them intermittently for seven years. She recently sought medical help for symptoms like chest tightness, insomnia, and extreme agitation. Doctors diagnosed her with pulmonary arterial hypertension and traced the cause to clobenzorex, an amphetamine-like controlled substance illegally added to the pills.
To save her life, doctors demanded she stop the medication immediately. However, she had already developed dependency and addiction symptoms, requiring ongoing psychiatric treatment.
Cases of men harming themselves with unverified virility remedies are also rampant. A 54-year-old man bought snake gallbladders in Vietnam and consumed 20 within six days. Soon after, he developed itching, skyrocketing liver enzymes, and severe jaundice, diagnosed as cholestatic hepatitis. Fortunately, early medical intervention saved his life.
Dr. Wu explained that animal studies show snake and fish gallbladders contain bile salts and acids, which, when consumed in large or prolonged doses, cause liver and kidney toxicity. Taipei Veterans General Hospital recently treated three elderly patients in their 70s, all of whom died from acute hepatitis combined with kidney failure.
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