Many patients, especially those with long-term illnesses, see several different doctors. These doctors don’t always consider how all the different medicines might interact, which can raise the risk of dementia. So, you go to five doctors, and all five prescribe new medicines. Often, doctors don’t even ask what other medicines you’re taking or if taking more drugs at the same time could make your health worse.
Here’s an interesting bit of info: more than 90% of drug side effects are never reported to doctors. You stay quiet, you get worse and worse, and you never even think to ask if the medicines your doctor prescribed are causing a lot of the problems you’re having. That’s why talking to your doctors is super important.
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