Definition of self-medicate in English:

self-medicate

verb

[no object]

1Administer medication to oneself without medical supervision.
Example sentencesExamples
- If we're self-medicating, who decided to medicalise these emotions in the first place?
- We may think that we are self-medicating, but we are merely self-indulging.
- His condition remains stable and his symptoms are well controlled by anti-psychotic medication with which he self-medicates as prescribed.
- Physicians should remain alert to signs of secondary headache in patients who are self-medicating frequently.
- I hate doctors, so I self-medicated, went back to work the next day, and limped around for the next 6 weeks or so while my foot slowly changed colour.
- Many of the poor either self-medicate or get whatever remedies they can from local pharmacists who are the only health care providers in some rural areas.
- Instead, we often seek pick-me-up foods or beverages to self-medicate.
- At first he thought he was suffering from arthritis and had been self-medicating.
- Americans spend an estimated $4 billion a year to self-medicate with herbal supplements, which are not regulated by the FDA.
- Injured dancers who self-medicate on a regular basis with aspirin or Advil can develop problems such as ulcers or kidney damage.
- Older and responsible students should be allowed to self-medicate at school with OTC products and certain prescription medications.
- These studies are important because patients who self-medicate with herbs need to be sure that they are getting what advertisers claim on the label.
- Ninety percent of the subjects self-medicated, usually for pain or colds.
- Whilst it is great that you can just wander into a pharmacy and buy all the cheap drugs you want and self-medicate with whatever you think you need, there can be a downside to all this.
- Only 6 subjects sought professional help for their perceived sleep disorder and only 4 subjects elected to self-medicate.
1. 1.1 Drink or take drugs to relieve stress or other conditions.
  whenever he hits a period of depression, he has a tendency to self-medicate with any pill or liquid that's in the house
  Example sentencesExamples
  I had just lost my brother and dealt with it the only way I knew how, by self-medicating.
  Some patients with panic disorder, particularly men, tend to self-medicate with alcohol, which interferes with therapy.
  The findings suggest that when people with schizophrenia smoke, they may in part be self-medicating with nicotine to remedy cognitive deficits.
  When experiencing these symptoms, the individual may choose to wait for the symptoms to pass or to self-medicate through the use of illicit substances.
  Although patients with panic disorder may self-medicate with alcohol, the lifetime prevalence of alcohol and substance abuse is not significantly different in this group than in the general population.
  This feature alone will be helpful to the many individuals with social phobia who use alcohol or drugs to self-medicate or who experience the paralysis of depression.
  When people are under pressure they are taught by the army to self-medicate, and that used to come in the form of alcohol.
  The panel also expressed concern that many insomnia sufferers self-medicate with alcohol, despite the numerous risks involved and the clear evidence that alcohol actually has a negative overall effect on the quality of sleep.
  They may be self-medicating and abusing substances.
  However, it is also possible that these persons are feeling sad or angry and are getting ready to use drugs to self-medicate.
  Underlying depression and anxiety have also been linked to addictions, as people try to self-medicate to feel better.
  On the flip side, many people self-medicate to try to ease the pain in their lives.
  You can't be smoking, drinking, and self-medicating every day!
  That raises the possibility that substance use is an attempt to self-medicate.
  How many of them self-medicate with alcohol or drugs?
  If smokers are self-medicating with nicotine, what does this tell us about the brain?
  He went through severe bouts of depression, for which he attempted to self-medicate with alcohol and numerous illicit substances when he was on the street.
  As a result, adolescence has became a painful experience and teenagers are self-medicating with drugs and drink to cope with the stress.
  A popular explanation for these findings is that adolescents who are depressed begin consuming alcohol as a way to self-medicate.
  Other studies have shown that abused women self-medicate with alcohol, illicit drugs, and prescription medication to alleviate the pain and anxiety of living under the constant threat of violence.

Derivatives

self-medication

noun ˌsɛlfˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n

Perioperative nurses must be knowledgeable about the risk associated with self-medication with herbal remedies.
Example sentencesExamples
- In conclusion, the hypothesized use of substances of abuse for self-medication of schizophrenic symptoms and medication side effects is not supported by our data.
- These findings suggested that substance misuse probably played a significant role in the aetiology and self-medication of anxiety disorders and some cases of depression or psychosis.
- Nurses working in psychiatric areas may consider self-medication more acceptable because they work in a culture that accepts using psychotropic medications to cope with life.
- Thus, the higher risk of relapse in depressed patients may reflect not only the self-medication of their depressive symptoms but also this enhanced euphoria.

Definition of self-medicate in US English:

self-medicate

verb

[no object]

1Choose and take medicines oneself, rather than by prescription or on expert advice.
Example sentencesExamples
- Ninety percent of the subjects self-medicated, usually for pain or colds.
- Injured dancers who self-medicate on a regular basis with aspirin or Advil can develop problems such as ulcers or kidney damage.
- I hate doctors, so I self-medicated, went back to work the next day, and limped around for the next 6 weeks or so while my foot slowly changed colour.
- Whilst it is great that you can just wander into a pharmacy and buy all the cheap drugs you want and self-medicate with whatever you think you need, there can be a downside to all this.
- Older and responsible students should be allowed to self-medicate at school with OTC products and certain prescription medications.
- Physicians should remain alert to signs of secondary headache in patients who are self-medicating frequently.
- Only 6 subjects sought professional help for their perceived sleep disorder and only 4 subjects elected to self-medicate.
- Many of the poor either self-medicate or get whatever remedies they can from local pharmacists who are the only health care providers in some rural areas.
- These studies are important because patients who self-medicate with herbs need to be sure that they are getting what advertisers claim on the label.
- His condition remains stable and his symptoms are well controlled by anti-psychotic medication with which he self-medicates as prescribed.
- Instead, we often seek pick-me-up foods or beverages to self-medicate.
- At first he thought he was suffering from arthritis and had been self-medicating.
- Americans spend an estimated $4 billion a year to self-medicate with herbal supplements, which are not regulated by the FDA.
- If we're self-medicating, who decided to medicalise these emotions in the first place?
- We may think that we are self-medicating, but we are merely self-indulging.
1. 1.1 Take addictive or habituating drugs to relieve stress or other conditions.
  whenever he hits a period of depression, he has a tendency to self-medicate with any pill or liquid that's in the house
  Example sentencesExamples
  A popular explanation for these findings is that adolescents who are depressed begin consuming alcohol as a way to self-medicate.
  That raises the possibility that substance use is an attempt to self-medicate.
  You can't be smoking, drinking, and self-medicating every day!
  The panel also expressed concern that many insomnia sufferers self-medicate with alcohol, despite the numerous risks involved and the clear evidence that alcohol actually has a negative overall effect on the quality of sleep.
  I had just lost my brother and dealt with it the only way I knew how, by self-medicating.
  They may be self-medicating and abusing substances.
  The findings suggest that when people with schizophrenia smoke, they may in part be self-medicating with nicotine to remedy cognitive deficits.
  When people are under pressure they are taught by the army to self-medicate, and that used to come in the form of alcohol.
  However, it is also possible that these persons are feeling sad or angry and are getting ready to use drugs to self-medicate.
  He went through severe bouts of depression, for which he attempted to self-medicate with alcohol and numerous illicit substances when he was on the street.
  On the flip side, many people self-medicate to try to ease the pain in their lives.
  As a result, adolescence has became a painful experience and teenagers are self-medicating with drugs and drink to cope with the stress.
  When experiencing these symptoms, the individual may choose to wait for the symptoms to pass or to self-medicate through the use of illicit substances.
  Some patients with panic disorder, particularly men, tend to self-medicate with alcohol, which interferes with therapy.
  How many of them self-medicate with alcohol or drugs?
  Other studies have shown that abused women self-medicate with alcohol, illicit drugs, and prescription medication to alleviate the pain and anxiety of living under the constant threat of violence.
  Although patients with panic disorder may self-medicate with alcohol, the lifetime prevalence of alcohol and substance abuse is not significantly different in this group than in the general population.
  If smokers are self-medicating with nicotine, what does this tell us about the brain?
  This feature alone will be helpful to the many individuals with social phobia who use alcohol or drugs to self-medicate or who experience the paralysis of depression.
  Underlying depression and anxiety have also been linked to addictions, as people try to self-medicate to feel better.

单词	self-medicate
释义	Definition of self-medicate in English: self-medicate verb [no object] 1Administer medication to oneself without medical supervision. Example sentencesExamples If we're self-medicating, who decided to medicalise these emotions in the first place? We may think that we are self-medicating, but we are merely self-indulging. His condition remains stable and his symptoms are well controlled by anti-psychotic medication with which he self-medicates as prescribed. Physicians should remain alert to signs of secondary headache in patients who are self-medicating frequently. I hate doctors, so I self-medicated, went back to work the next day, and limped around for the next 6 weeks or so while my foot slowly changed colour. Many of the poor either self-medicate or get whatever remedies they can from local pharmacists who are the only health care providers in some rural areas. Instead, we often seek pick-me-up foods or beverages to self-medicate. At first he thought he was suffering from arthritis and had been self-medicating. Americans spend an estimated $4 billion a year to self-medicate with herbal supplements, which are not regulated by the FDA. Injured dancers who self-medicate on a regular basis with aspirin or Advil can develop problems such as ulcers or kidney damage. Older and responsible students should be allowed to self-medicate at school with OTC products and certain prescription medications. These studies are important because patients who self-medicate with herbs need to be sure that they are getting what advertisers claim on the label. Ninety percent of the subjects self-medicated, usually for pain or colds. Whilst it is great that you can just wander into a pharmacy and buy all the cheap drugs you want and self-medicate with whatever you think you need, there can be a downside to all this. Only 6 subjects sought professional help for their perceived sleep disorder and only 4 subjects elected to self-medicate. 1.1 Drink or take drugs to relieve stress or other conditions. whenever he hits a period of depression, he has a tendency to self-medicate with any pill or liquid that's in the house Example sentencesExamples I had just lost my brother and dealt with it the only way I knew how, by self-medicating. Some patients with panic disorder, particularly men, tend to self-medicate with alcohol, which interferes with therapy. The findings suggest that when people with schizophrenia smoke, they may in part be self-medicating with nicotine to remedy cognitive deficits. When experiencing these symptoms, the individual may choose to wait for the symptoms to pass or to self-medicate through the use of illicit substances. Although patients with panic disorder may self-medicate with alcohol, the lifetime prevalence of alcohol and substance abuse is not significantly different in this group than in the general population. This feature alone will be helpful to the many individuals with social phobia who use alcohol or drugs to self-medicate or who experience the paralysis of depression. When people are under pressure they are taught by the army to self-medicate, and that used to come in the form of alcohol. The panel also expressed concern that many insomnia sufferers self-medicate with alcohol, despite the numerous risks involved and the clear evidence that alcohol actually has a negative overall effect on the quality of sleep. They may be self-medicating and abusing substances. However, it is also possible that these persons are feeling sad or angry and are getting ready to use drugs to self-medicate. Underlying depression and anxiety have also been linked to addictions, as people try to self-medicate to feel better. On the flip side, many people self-medicate to try to ease the pain in their lives. You can't be smoking, drinking, and self-medicating every day! That raises the possibility that substance use is an attempt to self-medicate. How many of them self-medicate with alcohol or drugs? If smokers are self-medicating with nicotine, what does this tell us about the brain? He went through severe bouts of depression, for which he attempted to self-medicate with alcohol and numerous illicit substances when he was on the street. As a result, adolescence has became a painful experience and teenagers are self-medicating with drugs and drink to cope with the stress. A popular explanation for these findings is that adolescents who are depressed begin consuming alcohol as a way to self-medicate. Other studies have shown that abused women self-medicate with alcohol, illicit drugs, and prescription medication to alleviate the pain and anxiety of living under the constant threat of violence. Derivatives self-medication noun ˌsɛlfˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n Perioperative nurses must be knowledgeable about the risk associated with self-medication with herbal remedies. Example sentencesExamples In conclusion, the hypothesized use of substances of abuse for self-medication of schizophrenic symptoms and medication side effects is not supported by our data. These findings suggested that substance misuse probably played a significant role in the aetiology and self-medication of anxiety disorders and some cases of depression or psychosis. Nurses working in psychiatric areas may consider self-medication more acceptable because they work in a culture that accepts using psychotropic medications to cope with life. Thus, the higher risk of relapse in depressed patients may reflect not only the self-medication of their depressive symptoms but also this enhanced euphoria. Definition of self-medicate in US English: self-medicate verb [no object] 1Choose and take medicines oneself, rather than by prescription or on expert advice. Example sentencesExamples Ninety percent of the subjects self-medicated, usually for pain or colds. Injured dancers who self-medicate on a regular basis with aspirin or Advil can develop problems such as ulcers or kidney damage. I hate doctors, so I self-medicated, went back to work the next day, and limped around for the next 6 weeks or so while my foot slowly changed colour. Whilst it is great that you can just wander into a pharmacy and buy all the cheap drugs you want and self-medicate with whatever you think you need, there can be a downside to all this. Older and responsible students should be allowed to self-medicate at school with OTC products and certain prescription medications. Physicians should remain alert to signs of secondary headache in patients who are self-medicating frequently. Only 6 subjects sought professional help for their perceived sleep disorder and only 4 subjects elected to self-medicate. Many of the poor either self-medicate or get whatever remedies they can from local pharmacists who are the only health care providers in some rural areas. These studies are important because patients who self-medicate with herbs need to be sure that they are getting what advertisers claim on the label. His condition remains stable and his symptoms are well controlled by anti-psychotic medication with which he self-medicates as prescribed. Instead, we often seek pick-me-up foods or beverages to self-medicate. At first he thought he was suffering from arthritis and had been self-medicating. Americans spend an estimated $4 billion a year to self-medicate with herbal supplements, which are not regulated by the FDA. If we're self-medicating, who decided to medicalise these emotions in the first place? We may think that we are self-medicating, but we are merely self-indulging. 1.1 Take addictive or habituating drugs to relieve stress or other conditions. whenever he hits a period of depression, he has a tendency to self-medicate with any pill or liquid that's in the house Example sentencesExamples A popular explanation for these findings is that adolescents who are depressed begin consuming alcohol as a way to self-medicate. That raises the possibility that substance use is an attempt to self-medicate. You can't be smoking, drinking, and self-medicating every day! The panel also expressed concern that many insomnia sufferers self-medicate with alcohol, despite the numerous risks involved and the clear evidence that alcohol actually has a negative overall effect on the quality of sleep. I had just lost my brother and dealt with it the only way I knew how, by self-medicating. They may be self-medicating and abusing substances. The findings suggest that when people with schizophrenia smoke, they may in part be self-medicating with nicotine to remedy cognitive deficits. When people are under pressure they are taught by the army to self-medicate, and that used to come in the form of alcohol. However, it is also possible that these persons are feeling sad or angry and are getting ready to use drugs to self-medicate. He went through severe bouts of depression, for which he attempted to self-medicate with alcohol and numerous illicit substances when he was on the street. On the flip side, many people self-medicate to try to ease the pain in their lives. As a result, adolescence has became a painful experience and teenagers are self-medicating with drugs and drink to cope with the stress. When experiencing these symptoms, the individual may choose to wait for the symptoms to pass or to self-medicate through the use of illicit substances. Some patients with panic disorder, particularly men, tend to self-medicate with alcohol, which interferes with therapy. How many of them self-medicate with alcohol or drugs? Other studies have shown that abused women self-medicate with alcohol, illicit drugs, and prescription medication to alleviate the pain and anxiety of living under the constant threat of violence. Although patients with panic disorder may self-medicate with alcohol, the lifetime prevalence of alcohol and substance abuse is not significantly different in this group than in the general population. If smokers are self-medicating with nicotine, what does this tell us about the brain? This feature alone will be helpful to the many individuals with social phobia who use alcohol or drugs to self-medicate or who experience the paralysis of depression. Underlying depression and anxiety have also been linked to addictions, as people try to self-medicate to feel better.
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