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Wow i never thought of that…. maybe its just that the meds go threw your entire body and only effect the problem spots????

I have no idea.. don’t you love it when random thoughts come up that you never thought of before?

It depends on the type of medication, but, in the manner you’re talking about, it’s not “targetted.” The medicine is carried throughout your body by the blood after passing through and being broken down by the digestive system. The specific nutrients, minerals, and/or chemicals of the medicine then guides your body’s processes towards a certain end-result, such as the suppresion of pain. The “cure” is felt in a specific place not because it targeted the area in question, but because it has gone throughout the entire body including that area. If you cut open a finger while your aspirin was numbing a toothache, the effects would apply just as much to the cut as the tooth.

Medicines that do affect a certain organ or area still do so by passing through the entire body, but the changes in the body that are stimulated by the medicine ARE targeted. It’s the same principle that body builders use when they eat more protein to gain muscle. It’s all just food and nutrients, which normally would not be responsible for increased muscular gain, but, since they want to affect a certain specific change in the body, they overload the system with protein which in turn encourages increased muscle mass.

The methods used to generate these results are not limited to ingested pills, either. Exercise routines, acupuncture/acupressure, massage therapy, surgery, poultices, and many other methods can all be used to stimulate healing in a similar manner.

Mako028 wrote:
It depends on the type of medication, but, in the manner you’re talking about, it’s not “targetted.” The medicine is carried throughout your body by the blood after passing through and being broken down by the digestive system. The specific nutrients, minerals, and/or chemicals of the medicine then guides your body’s processes towards a certain end-result, such as the suppresion of pain. The “cure” is felt in a specific place not because it targeted the area in question, but because it has gone throughout the entire body including that area. If you cut open a finger while your aspirin was numbing a toothache, the effects would apply just as much to the cut as the tooth.

Medicines that do affect a certain organ or area still do so by passing through the entire body, but the changes in the body that are stimulated by the medicine ARE targeted. It’s the same principle that body builders use when they eat more protein to gain muscle. It’s all just food and nutrients, which normally would not be responsible for increased muscular gain, but, since they want to affect a certain specific change in the body, they overload the system with protein which in turn encourages increased muscle mass.

The methods used to generate these results are not limited to ingested pills, either. Exercise routines, acupuncture/acupressure, massage therapy, surgery, poultices, and many other methods can all be used to stimulate healing in a similar manner.

Thats what i ment to say.

Ooo …yes I used to think about these sorts of things after I had taken medicine for various ailments. Silly as it seems, as a kid I kind of imagined the capsules releasing tiny diplomats or officers to work out the major problem.

Although more about fighting disease causing organisms - I read an interesting book a while back called “Demon Under the Microscope” - Thomas Hagar. It is about the discoveries that took place in a German dye factory that lead up to the use of sulfa drugs or effective antibiotics. Its amazing to think that the drugs simply work by selectively starving off or interferring with the metabolism of bacteria.

it goes to the brain ,from there by courier it could be a plain ,a truck or helicopter to the certain destination that little brain tells the plain ,truck or helicopter the destination ,sometimes its using a push bike….

Clever things our minds and bodies. They work well together (most of the time) to sort out our aches and pains and fight infections etc. I suppose we should be grateful that it is one less thing WE need to worry about and just be glad that our brain can point the meds in the right direction and fix the pain. I hope your head feels better now.

as far as i know its the bloodstream that helps those medications get to their targeted locations. now medications dont specifically hit a target but as they flow thru the bloodstream they are absorbed and inturn the affects of the medications occur. sometimes you need a stronger dose because the medication that reaches your destination is not enough. the bigger the dose, the more of the medication that will reach your desired location. now, not all places can be reached by bloodstream affectively, and for that there are needle injections. sometimes needle injections are used to speed up the process, like in surgeries.

sry but dont know the answer.
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Well, I’d think it would just go to the brain’s pain receptor’s and tell it to stop feeling pain, but I guess it would all depend on the meds and what you’re taking them for.

That’s a very good question. I have no idea. It probably just travels to whatever is bothering you at the time.

Ingested medicine doesn’t know to travel anywhere. Once absorbed into the bloodstream the chemicals in the drug may interact with your body by, for example, inhibiting the production of enzymes or prostagladin (tylenol, acetaminophen), thin blood platelets, release hormones (thyroid treatments), block receptors, etc. The drug doesn’t actually travel to the site of your problem and work magic there; it changes the chemistry of your body. As to your question about aspirin knowing whether to relieve your back or your tooth; it doesn’t. It will relieve any pain in your body that can be resolved by anti-inflammation. If your tooth and back hurt, it’ll help both things.

It is the placebo effect. You believe that it will heal you, and your brain makes it happen! If you believe that you are healthy, do things that promote a healthy lifestyle, you WILL be healthy.

Many meds do affect the natural release of endorphins, and can help. but your brain is the ultimate fighter!

There is obviously an effect if you smoke pot, for some people it can be like you are tripping ballz, and others it can be just like smoking a strong cigarette. It all depends on your mind set.

go to a chinese accupuncture he may fix your back…

Kind of off track, but Magnesium tablets are my favorite thing. They are good for any sort of cramps, I take one a day… for a migraine take 3 immediately.

Magnesium is a mineral. I live in Australia and I get mine from the supermarket. You would also be able to get them from a healthfood store or a pharmacy.

yes magnesium tablets work and try Indian tonic every day a bottle for a month,see what works, poor lil you had a bad trot ,may the force give you all the strength you need…

oh dear… i’ve never thought about this even though both of my parents worked in a pharmaceuticals company… sry but i hope u feel better