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FUCK! The eyedrops I ordered just came in and I go to look at the ingredients and I see "Belladonna 6X" and im just like.. well that is a weird ingredient for eye drops, that shit is extremely toxic...then i realize, FUCK this is some homeopathic sca medicine... Cant believe I gave these snake oil salesman money for this shit.. I literally bought the most expensive bottle of water (0.5 fluid ounces) ever sold! I really need to check labels more BEFORE I order online.
They need to require all homeopathic products to have a big sticker on it that says "this shit is a sca"
@freemo Did a doctor prescribe to you those eyedrops?
@doltamalte Oh god no. No doctor would be stupid enough to prescribe homeopathic scams... besides you cant prescribe them, they are water, they dont need a prescription.
If a doctor actually recommended them they would probably get sued.
@freemo How come you willing to buy a random eyedrops online without doctor prescription?
@doltamalte because most eye drops dont need prescriptions. Plus I dont find doctors to be very competent most of the time, I try to only use them when i absolutely need a prescription or a test that I cant do myself. Even then I tend to go in already knowing what I need and make the request directly. Occasionally they can offer some good suggestions, but that seems to be the exception rather than the rule.
@freemo wow interesting skepticism of doctors, I agree not all doctors are competent, but usually the ones with years of experience and a good track records are very effective and give valuable advice.
I understand you like to do your own research, but I find it very hard to do your own eye exam and to self diagnose eye issues, for that you need special sets of equipment and a skilled doctor to interpret the results.
@doltamalte Sorry competent wasnt the best choice of words... lets go with "useful" or.. "can provide information or advice I didn't already know"
Also keep in mind we are talking about GPs and nurse practitioners here, the sort I'd see if i asked about eye drops. No doubt experts and specialist in quite a few fields this wouldnt apply to them. My spinal surgeon for example certainly knew more about surgery than me and I wouldnt go operating on someones spine and think I am as competent as him.
As for a proper eye exam, I'd agree, if i needed one I'd go to an eye doctor and get one, that isnt something I can do myself. but thats unnecesary here as I already know the cause, condition, and cure, there isnt much to examine. This has been something I had my whole life and have had my eyes examined multiple times when I got new glasses.
So in short, I agree, there is plenty many doctors could offer, but in this case none of that applies and there is nothing useful a doctor would or could do for the situation.