De-prescribing refers to a structured, supervised process of stopping medications that are no longer necessary or beneficial. Ask your doctor the following questions:

  • What is this medication for? Do I still need it?

  • 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

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[–] 12 points 4 months ago

If you have a doctor that prescribes medicin without you needing it, get a new doctor instead.

This sounds more like someone taking meds for blood pressure and thinking they're no longer needed because their blood pressure is fine now

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