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  • Go to a doctor first -- self-medicating can lead to even more serious complications as well as making the offending "bugs" stronger.

    Check for parasites 2009

  • I completely agree about seeing a Dr over self-medicating.

    Check for parasites 2009

  • I remember McGwire being open from the start about the fact he was self-medicating.

    A decade in the rough 2009

  • On top of the high doses of morphine, Errol was self-medicating with large quantities of alcohol and food—gaining weight and spending most of his waking hours in a pain-fueled stupor.

    Body by Design Kris Gethin 2011

  • I remember McGwire being open from the start about the fact he was self-medicating.

    Lance Mannion: 2009

  • The pressure in getting to the truth behind the Kray legend really gets to beleaguered DI Chandler Rupert Penry-Jones, who tries to temper his OCD demons with liquor: "I'm self-medicating," he tells a concerned colleague.

    The Guide to Wednesday TV: Two New Comedies to Hate, the Whitechapel Finale 2011

  • Go to a doctor first -- self-medicating can lead to even more serious complications as well as making the offending "bugs" stronger.

    Check for parasites 2009

  • Go to a doctor first -- self-medicating can lead to even more serious complications as well as making the offending "bugs" stronger.

    Check for parasites 2009

  • I completely agree about seeing a Dr over self-medicating.

    Check for parasites 2009

  • I questioned everything except the love of my children, the trust of my best friend, and my weakness for self-medicating my problems away.

    The 7 Glenn Beck 2011

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