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
Yep lmao each medication I take is for a different inherent condition (i.e., not side effect management) and cannot be stopped without me losing ability to function in a serious way.
This reads as woowoo MAHA med-shaming bullshit to be honest.
This is not an uncommon amount, my relative takes 15-20 twice a day. Some variance across the doses.
Most recently they had a huge review for just this purpose while looking to rsolvea new issue and it took some work but they are more active and healthy than they have been in 15 years.
Having come off a medication, eventually had a bad time, and then had to go back on some sort of medication again, I can say that both you and your doctor can be fooled into thinking that you're doing fine without them. Even when you take that knowledge into account.
Be sure to bear that in mind when you stop taking things.
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