if you are sick, why does taking more of a medicine not cure it any faster?

Question

I’m sure there’s some scientific answer but surely I’m not the only one that thought this when they were younger.

In: Biology

Answer 1

Think of it like a cup a certain amount of the medicine fills up the cup once its got the maximum amount in it adding more won’t fill the glass up anymore it will just go over the floor and be wasted.

Not only that but once you get past a certain dose it can become toxic and you overdose which could easily kill you,

How meficine makers work is a maximum dose age has a mortality rate of 50/50 so even an amount considered safe by your doctor still could kill you it’s why 1000s of Americans die from opioid overdose.