De-prescribing refers to a structured, supervised process of stopping medications that are no longer necessary or beneficial. Ask your doctor the following questions:
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What is this medication for? Do I still need it?
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What would happen if I stopped it? Is there a safe way to stop?
Why you should know this
A supervised process of stopping medications that are no longer needed is something everyone should know about
You would be surprised.
I’ve known plenty of older folks that simply take what is prescribed to them, to the point where half of what they’re taking is simply side effect management/masking for the other half.
Plenty of Drs seem to have a mental flowchart of meds as solutions to the problems meds cause.
Note: this is not absolute; not all medical professionals are like this and not all meds are necessarily harmful.