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Question by pinkone324: do doctors not have to tell you all the side effects of a medicine?
okay, so i was taking zantac, and after a while my mom and i started noticing that my hair falling out. my mom says “maybe it’s that zantac” and i said “no it couldn’t be, because the doctor didn’t say anything about hair loss” so anyway, i continue to use the zantac until one day I could physically tell that i’d lost a lot of hair! so my mom eventually looks up the side effects of zantac and it said that hair loss is a rare side effect. when i heard this, i was furious because my doctor didn’t tell me ANYTHING about this! soo my question is, are docs allowed to keep that kind of info from their patient? even if it’s “rare”?
i’d appreciate NON-ATTITUDE. i’m still a teen, give me a damn break! i’m still growing on the whole “common-sense” thing SHEESH! smart asses! i didn’t know that you had to ask about all that, i just figured the doctor had to tell you everything! and i’m not dissing doctors!! i just wanted to know! it’s a simple yes or no question, no need to attack me! no wonder people get so discouraged to do things! it’s not like i’m planning to take legal action, SHIT! i just wanted to know. damn! a less attitude-ish answaer would’ve been appreciated! i just couldn’t get a simple “yes, but you should always ask the doctor about rare side effects” damn! it wasn’t on the bottle or anything so i just figured! like i said i’m still a teen, so lay off!
i’d appreciate NON-ATTITUDE. i’m still a teen, give me a damn break! i’m still growing on the whole “common-sense” thing SHEESH! smart asses! i didn’t know that you had to ask about all that, i just figured the doctor had to tell you everything! and i’m not dissing doctors!! i just wanted to know! it’s a simple yes or no question, no need to attack me! no wonder people get so discouraged to do things! it’s not like i’m planning to take legal action, ****! i just wanted to know. damn! a less attitude-ish answaer would’ve been appreciated! i just couldn’t get a simple “yes, but you should always ask the doctor about rare side effects” damn! it wasn’t on the bottle or anything so i just figured! like i said i’m still a teen, so lay off! and no, i didn’t take a medicine course whoever said that, because i’m NOT in college yet! fcking soo rude, i can’t believe the internet! nobody’s attacking their doctor, just say YES or NO! thx to those who didn’t insult my intelligence!

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Answer by xjoizey
They don’t always remember to tell you the side effects and you should have asked and or read the information that comes with the medication. Hair loss is one of the less common side effects.

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Question by pinkone324: Do doctors not have to tell you all the side effects of a medicine?
okay, so i was taking zantac, and after a while my mom and i started noticing that my hair falling out. my mom says “maybe it’s that zantac” and i said “no it couldn’t be, because the doctor didn’t say anything about hair loss” so anyway, i continue to use the zantac until one day I could physically tell that i’d lost a lot of hair! so my mom eventually looks up the side effects of zantac and it said that hair loss is a rare side effect. when i heard this, i was furious because my doctor didn’t tell me ANYTHING about this! soo my question is, are docs allowed to keep that kind of info from their patient? even if it’s “rare”?
OKAY, LET’S TRY THIS AGAIN! i posted this question yesterday and got back soo many rude responses! it angered me when i first saw them, but then i realized that i’d left out some critical points. I AM JUST A TEENAGER! this question was NOT meant to penalize doctors or blame them for anything! and NO, I DON’T HAVE A COLLEGE EDUCATION [to whoever said that on my question before] I just want a yes or no answer, seriously. the info wasn’t on the bottle or the little paper the doctor gave me, AND I DIDN’T get any info from the pharmacy. don’t take me exclamation points as anger, i use exclamation points when i get excited. i feel that the attacks in the other question were VERY UNNECESSARY! whether i was an adult or not, and if i was that type of person that got sad easily, you could’ve really shot me down low! i knw it’s the internet, but DAMN, the rudeness was not okay. can i get just a yes or no answer? especially to all the “nurses” out there that attacked me on this comment
i also dnt need all the background info of why i was right or wrong for not asking. LIKE I SAID, still a teen, i didn’t knw! i will from now on; it was a learning experience/a mistake. DON’T act like you haven’t made one before.

*urghh. and please. no smart remarks on this! if you think this question is “BS” or “stupid” then just leave please/thx.

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Answer by Eric M
no there suppost to but they don’t and can lead to a law suit

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