What to Talk to Their Doctors About
1. Make sure all their doctors are aware of all the medications she is taking.
2. Ask if there are some meds that she may not need anymore but that have been continued automatically.
3. Ask the doctor(s) to tell you what they know about the side effects of each, as well as of the combinations. Discuss the possibility of weaning your parent off of one or more to see if her alertness and focus improves. Do not just stop having her take any of those meds abruptly — the reaction could be very hard on her, or even dangerous. Deprescribing.org has more resources for this specific topic.
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