Improve Memory by AVOIDING These Drugs ⛔

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In this video, I’ll go into details regarding a type of medication that I wish all older adults knew about: anticholinergic drugs. #memory #brain #alzheimer #memoryloss #aging
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Dr. K's related written article is here: 7 Common Brain-Slowing Anticholinergic Drugs Older Adults Should Use With Caution betterhealthwhileaging.net/7-... It’s essential to know which commonly used medications affect brain function and may worsen your memory.
Learn why Benadryl, bladder relaxants, and a variety of other regularly prescribed anticholinergic drugs may impair brain function, exacerbate memory issues, and potentially raise your risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Board-certified geriatrician Leslie Kernisan, MD MPH, explains what all older adults and their families should know about anticholinergic medications, including how to identify them and reduce them when possible.
This information is especially important if you've been worried about your memory, or if an older person might have mild cognitive impairment, or Alzheimer's disease, or another form of dementia.
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Video Chapters:
0:00 Help older patients live better
0:30 Why geriatricians love to hate anticholinergics
3:22 What is an anticholinergic medication
4:58 How anticholinergics affect aging brains and memory
6:58 What is the "Beers List" of medications older adults should avoid
7:19 7 types of anticholinergics that older adults are often taking (but may not need)
14:24 Why geriatricians almost never prescribe Paxil
15:54 Who should particularly avoid anticholinergics
17:10 Anticholinergics and the risk of future cognitive decline
17:43 What to do if you're taking an anticholinergic
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@BetterHealthWhileAging 6 ай бұрын

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@PhantomWoIf 5 ай бұрын

is that an armenian name, Kernisan ?

@21stcenturyscots 5 ай бұрын

What about aspirin? And coffe and smoking? And cannabis?

@familycorvette 4 ай бұрын

FFS, just list the medications in the description.

@BubbyBrew Ай бұрын

Please tell me what to use for chronic urticaria if antihistamines csm cause all that 😢

@ChristineSaunders-nw8im 19 күн бұрын

Yes it's me christine s

@mtheory85 11 ай бұрын

A doctor who cares enough to warn people, and hasn't succumb to medical fatalism, is so refreshing. Thanks for this!

@johnreidy2804 11 ай бұрын

My doctor warned me not to take everything heard on You Tube as fact

@stratoblaster3236 11 ай бұрын

@@johnreidy2804 With good reason, unfortunately. I have a unique relationship with my Doc. He tells me what they know, and we discuss the varying consequences.

@vonheise 11 ай бұрын

@@terreschill461 Only one person knows your body and how it reacts and that is you. Doctors don't always like me because I not only ask the hard questions, but study every med prescribed for me, and I have refused to take two so far because of the side effects, and I only take half the prescribed statin due to the bad muscle pain it causes. One has to balance quality of life vs quantity of life, as some doctors prolong the process of death more than life...

@williamsheehan260 11 ай бұрын

What makes you think she a real MD ?

@HenriFaust 11 ай бұрын

@@johnreidy2804 Your doctor is completely right. While the issue involving anticholinergics is real, some of these suggested alternates don't take into account the circumstances in which these drugs are generally prescribed.

@gigiwills7851 11 ай бұрын

How refreshing to see an actual geriatrician who is aware of this and willing to say it outloud.

@trinitywright7122 11 ай бұрын

Amen

@oooof6861 11 ай бұрын

I’m only 54, and having been an otr truck driver, have seen doctors all over the country. I’m so thoroughly surprised that 90% or so of these health ‘care’ workers really don’t give 2 figs about my health. In and out. Give me your money. Sorry, no time to listen to what ails you. Insurance companies tell me to not use my own head, but do what they want. So yes, I agree, when someone in healthcare goes against the grain by caring, I value it much too. This doctor is a goldmine

@mustangtonto5862 11 ай бұрын

@@oooof6861.Your experiences pretty much mirror mine….I’m sad to say. Often times the “care” in healthcare is missing.

@vernevens1598 11 ай бұрын

What would be refreshing is to see less fat, stupid people walking around.

@standingbear998 8 ай бұрын

they are all aware of this.

@janetblanc7658 10 ай бұрын

As an 80 year young woman, i have always felt people, mostly the elderly, overdose on medication. Supplements work fine for me - curcumin for pain, fish oil, garlic, ginger etc. Thank you Doctor.

@patrickpowers5995 10 ай бұрын

Oh dear...

@marilynhadley322 10 ай бұрын

As a geriatric and a nurse I wholeheartedly agree.

@janetblanc7658 10 ай бұрын

@@marilynhadley322 it's reassuring to hear a professional agree. Thank you 💕

@edpearlGMMW 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I try to avoid meds and practice healthy lifestyle as first line of defends. Happy for professional researched based consulting. We can sometimes run from the FRYING pan into the fire. Unfortunately, pharmacy centric medical practices have over taken health care and personal responsibility.

@dontlookback3549 10 ай бұрын

unfortunately, supplements are not effective in many instances

@johnkemas7344 9 ай бұрын

My mother was in a nursing home for several months before she died, and she was dosed up on Haldol as were apparently all the other patients in the facility. She went down hill rapidly on this psychotropic drug, quit eating, saw pink elephants etc. I found out from her family doctor they did this to make them all more manageable and sedated. When we forced them to take her off this crap she improved drastically and again became a normal human being. Several weeks later the staff doctor put her back on it claiming she was combative which her nurses denied out right. We had to threaten the doctor and nursing home management with a gross malpractice law suit in a class action suit with most of the families of the other patients. The practice finally ceased. The staff had known about the practice for a long time but were afraid to say anything in fear of losing the jobs. The nursing home was owned by five doctors in an investment group. For those people with loved ones in nursing homes such practices appear to be common BEWARE!!

@BetterHealthWhileAging 8 ай бұрын

This is sad but not surprising. Haldol is an antipsychotic & I cover those in my video on 4 types of medication to avoid: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZNjdbxe08e1YIE.html It can take a lot of family advocacy to push back. One of our Helping Older Parents members was recently told by a facility that her 95 year old father needed antipsychotics because he had developed a serious mental illness. This was ridiculous and false; he was hard of hearing, a little cognitively impaired, and he was getting a little flustered and upset when the caregivers were rushing him. (Schizophrenia is not something that comes on at age 95). The family was able to push back but also ultimately opted to move the father to another facility, where the care has been better.

@debrabunger9302 7 ай бұрын

Physician (psychiatrist and functional medicine doctor) here. I'm going to say that some of the staff were afraid of losing their jobs and some of them were grateful that work was easier with sedated patients. And some of the physician investors did not care and some would have been horrified to learn of the practice. Just to stop the physician bashing.

@carynmiller1 6 ай бұрын

I know. When I was looking into different long term residential care for each of my parents, they were far too often filled with residents over drugged and slumped in wheel chairs, lined up against walls in the hallways..fairly incoherent. One nurse explained that they were understaffed and consequently couldn’t properly care for the “ patients “ in the home. They drugged them so they couldn’t complain, couldn’t verbalize their needs.

@sl4983 6 ай бұрын

You are right!! Thank you for the warning! How can it be avoided?

@sl4983 6 ай бұрын

That's horrific.@@carynmiller1

@bouffon1 11 ай бұрын

I am 75, and managed to stop my meds four years ago (blood pressure and sugar, arthritis, acid reflux etc) by changing my diet. Maybe the day will come when I have to start meds again but I don't consider it 'normal' as you can read so often, to be taking meds when you get older. Going off-topic, I went Keto.. . also not really relevant, but I ran my first (very slow) marathon recently.

@MikeSpille 11 ай бұрын

Good for you! Well done.

@OnAvalonBass 11 ай бұрын

WAY TO GO!!!!!

@animamagna3077 11 ай бұрын

I admire you.

@mindmybusynassm1645 11 ай бұрын

I guess you are genetically fit to handle the high fat keto diet 😜

@bouffon1 11 ай бұрын

@@mindmybusynassm1645 I was genetically unfit to handle the high quantities of carbohydrates that are generally recommended as 'healthy'. Anyway, you missed the point about Keto so I'll leave it there.

@williamrichards7081 9 ай бұрын

1. Benedril 2. PM versions of over the counter anagelsics -Tylenol PM, etc 3. Ditropan, Detrol,Vesicare 4. Antivert, dramamine 5. anti itch meds 6. nerve pain meds, tricylic antidepressants, 7. muscle relaxers , flexeril, paxil Watch the whole thing

@TRIChuckles 8 ай бұрын

Thank you !

@sl4983 6 ай бұрын

Also Unisom, doxylamine succinate.

@Mybestlifeforever 6 ай бұрын

Super helpful..thx‼️

@514dmiller 6 ай бұрын

No statins! The list is flawed

@sl4983 6 ай бұрын

This is why I'd rather have a Rx for zolpidem. Safer than these harsh medications.

@Bismillah40 5 ай бұрын

I started using Diphenhydramine in 2006 after a bone marrow transplant , I have been telling my doctor about memory loss and he never took me off those darn things. I decided to just quit using them 3 months ago. Now I am feeling much better and working to recover what was squandered - I am 57 years old. Thank you for this video.

@5DogMa 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your videos. I'm 70 and was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment. So, I'm always looking for good information to help me understand what that is and what can help slow it down. Dementia runs in my family. Doctors have no time for you anymore and you get 20-minute visits that turn out to be 10 -15 minutes because of the interruptions. You are so kind to share your knowledge and experience. It's much better than seeing my neurologist.

@sagapoetic8990 9 ай бұрын

Ask your pharmacist to make sure you would have no medicine conflicts, but if you have brain fog, brain fatigue, focus issues, try B2 including adding extra if you are already taking a Complex B vitamin, which is good to do too. The B2 really helps with brain fog, fatigue and boosts a bit energy

@sagapoetic8990 9 ай бұрын

and migraines too

@carynmiller1 4 ай бұрын

@@sagapoetic8990 yes , was prescribed B2 , Magnesium and CoQ10 for migraines by my neurologist who specializes in migraines . Very effective

@nancyfarris6006 11 ай бұрын

So, how many of us are taking pills for the pills? No wonder the thought of throwing ALL the bottles away and just living the rest of my life without medication is always on my mind. There was a time when I had four doctors, each a specialist. I got so frustrated because I could not get them to communicate with each other about me. At times, I got conflicting information. I finally gave up. Now, I only see my primary doctor and always wonder if I am getting the best advice. The world of medicine and medication is a crap shoot.

@virginiamoss7045 11 ай бұрын

Health care in the US is horrid all the way around! It's not just the doctors; it's the whole structure, from medical schools to, now, corporations. Exceptionalism is not America.

@RaccCity55 11 ай бұрын

It's mostly just crap now.

@AJ-es5yd 11 ай бұрын

Time to see a functional medicine doctor .

@wahukamunyu7558 11 ай бұрын

Altanative treatment

@sstolarik 11 ай бұрын

“…and always wonder if I’m getting the best advice?” Very respectively said, you’re not. The medical field is today is corrupt. Medicine today is just best on maximizing profits. What are doctors without patients? Doctors treat the symptom, but never the cure. Even good doctors are forced into this system.

@danbev8542 11 ай бұрын

Partial list….Anticholinergic: Beers List: 1. antihistamines (Benadryl), 2. PM versions of Tylenol, NyQuil, Advil, 3. Meds for overactive bladder, oxybutynin, tolterodine, 4. For vertigo, Morison sickness, nausea: Meclizine, Dramine 5. For itching: Benadryl, Vistrial 6. For nerve pain, shingles: older class antidepressant 7. Muscle relaxers: Flexeril 8. For depression or anxiety: SSRI: Paxil

@ystrw 11 ай бұрын

Most over the counter sleep aids are diphenhydramine, which is what Benadryl is. The allergy dose is 25mg, the sleeping dose is 50mg. It's also the ingredient most commonly used in PM pain relief.

@mikam8801 11 ай бұрын

And Wellbutrin.

@gloriajohansen9728 11 ай бұрын

Dan ex: Thanks for listing these for us

@suzanneosio7596 11 ай бұрын

How about carbamazepine er? Was prescribed for trigeminal nerve pain daily.

@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking 11 ай бұрын

Morison sickness? I think that's "motion sickness." Dramamine?

@treece01 9 ай бұрын

My husband is a pharmacist and he used to do consulting for nursing homes. All he was doing was looking at patient charts looking for drug interactions. All I can say is if you have family in care homes you need to have their medications checked. Some people see up to 10 different doctors and they may not remember all of their meds or whatever the reason. Take their med list to their pharmacist, not just their doctor, ask them to look at the list for any interactions.

@MaisieB9103 3 ай бұрын

I recently stopped clonazepam for seizures. Did not know until recently that it impairs cognitive abilities. I'll be 70 next year & my mom was also on this med and I don't want to go like THAT. Thank you. I will subscribe.

@smallfootprint2961 11 ай бұрын

I'm an 84 yr old gal and just found you. Thank you for making these KZfaq videos. So helpful. I subscribed and will be reviewing your past videos. Yay!

@kma3647 11 ай бұрын

As a pharmacist, I'm grateful to hear you talk about all of this. It was an excellent presentation. I'd also like to thank you for mentioning pharmacists as people to talk to if a patient has questions. This stuff is our bread and butter. We look for these kinds of drug effects all the time and we're happy to help a patient figure out ways to get better results from the medications their doctors are prescribing!

@cristineconnell7803 11 ай бұрын

Learned from a good Doctor very young to always ask the pharmacist!

@JaniceCrowell 11 ай бұрын

Wish doctors were as well informed as pharmacists.

@tellmemoreplease9231 11 ай бұрын

I can thank a pharmacist for saving my wife a lot of grief (or worse). I showed him the list of medications and supplements (and what time of the day) she was told to take after a horrific Colon operation. He pointed out that she was prescribed too much of the Blood Pressure medication and the timing on the supplements were conflicting, because you can't take some supplements with others at the same time. Thank you.

@kingofkings9141 11 ай бұрын

@@ebuick3047God Bless a pharmacist that truly cares !

@christinefunk7521 11 ай бұрын

kma3647 I am a semi-retired RN who works in a geri-psych hospital, 2 sons who are pharmacists.. who I talk to prior to starting various supplements. I am blessed to not have any medical condition which requires a script.. and even when my Dad, an OB/GYN, was put on medication, he would ask them to review the new medication along with his current medication list. Much respect❤

@DavidMosby 9 ай бұрын

Your video is life changing. I have been taking Benadryl and Melatonin for insomnia for years. Two years ago after Covid, I developed Long Covid. It is very odd that it hit the part of my brain that remembers names and vocabulary. I am a bit disappointed that my doctors never told me about what you are saying. Thank you and God bless you.

@BetterHealthWhileAging 9 ай бұрын

Oh thank you, David

@donaldschopflocher4866 5 ай бұрын

My wife caught Chronic Fatigue Syndrome when she was in her late 30s. It took 10 years to find a combination of medications and activities that alleviated her most serious symptoms. These included tremendous difficulties getting to sleep and staying asleep. Part of her medication regime included melatonin and Unisom (which has the same active ingredient as Benadryl but at twice the dose). While the symptoms of CFS gradually improved and most of her medications were abandoned, she stayed on her sleep medication. Until we watched your video. It is 35 years later and we had been beginning to become alarmed at her memory difficulties. Over a period of a month we gradually weaned her off her sleep medication, and the results have been dramatic. She feels alert and seems to have regained her working memory skills. And she is also sleeping better than she has for 40 years. It’s like finally getting over a bad cold or flu, she says. Thank you for the wonderful work you are doing. We are so happy to have become subscribers. It has changed our lives.

@drugreen123 11 ай бұрын

This is so important and underreported. I am a non-clinical (accountant) in a nursing home and regularly see these medications being used with our residents. Then the clinical team act surprised when the residents become more confused and exhibit worsening dementia and balance issues. I have asked all of them to look into this, but they blindly follow the visiting physicians orders without question or advocacy. Also, shame on these doctors that "specialize" in geriatrics and proscribe anticholinergics rather than alternatives that are many times just as effective.

@carriebell3566 11 ай бұрын

I found out these drugs are not good at any age for certain people.

@surviveunplugged 11 ай бұрын

Bravo Accountant. As a CPA, I've had to alter direction of my mom's medical treatment twice. I'd assume the doctors would implement the best treatment process, but not always. Keep em on their toes fellow "bean counter". One day the world will realize that Accountants should run the world!

@unbreakable7633 11 ай бұрын

Docs just cash the checks, that's all. I don't trust them and take everything they say with skepticism.

@wasntme777 11 ай бұрын

all you need to do is check the medication online.

@carriebell3566 11 ай бұрын

@@wasntme777 it still doesn’t tell you how it will affect you though. Just what you might experience

@luvkayakn 11 ай бұрын

Several years ago my doctor prescribed Oxybutynin. This drug made me stupid. The "brain fog" was extremely disconcerting. I was lucky to realize the medication was the obvious recent change and the issue resolved immediately when I stopped taking it. I discussed it with my Dr at the next visit, and she prescribed the exact same medication again. I stopped seeing her and didn't bother filling the prescription. It's absolutely disturbing such drugs are allowed.

@evangelicalsnever-lie9792 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for mentioning that. I looked it up and it's on the list of brain mess-up drugs to avoid. I was also prescribed it for a short time.

@lauranydb7979 11 ай бұрын

I have a drawer full of rx's I won't take cause they give massive hangover.

@generator6946 11 ай бұрын

Sometimes it is really important to do your homework. Look your drugs up. If any of them are dangerous and ineffective stop taking them! Eat a little of the best foods you can find a drink a lot of clean water. Get more exercise. Stay clean. Go outside everyday. Turn the dang TV OFF! 😂😂 American 'medicine' is profit oriented. Wake up. Feel better. Live longer.

@tychosnova2896 11 ай бұрын

just b/c an M.D. prescribes a drug to their patient doesn't mean you have to take it. Look it up, ask questions, do your homework.

@jeanpaultongeren125 11 ай бұрын

So is Olanzapine, or any other so called second generation Anti psycotic medication. It has a list of side effects but one of them is brain fog.

@d.christianrathjens7209 11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your engagement and this great style of video. On point, scientific without drama, clear voice and perfect pronunciation, NO music or endless intro. As an autist I very much appreciate that. I learned a lot for me and for my parents.😊

@phammond8155 6 ай бұрын

So true about "endless intro". lol. Some content creatures can over do it with graphics and intro music. I fast forward asap. Very annoying.

@kdcraft89 11 ай бұрын

I'd love to see more consulting pharmacists working with the elderly. I saw one when I was much younger but taking lots of meds, and she helped me considerably. I had to pay out of pocket, but worth it.

@AnarSchism. 11 ай бұрын

63 yrs old. I went for minor surgery. They asked for a "drug list" I didn't even know that is a thing. People my own age are always surprised I do not take medication. I eat red meat, drink water, black coffee or tea. I don't eat any food that is in a box or can. No soda or sugar . No alcohol or anything like that. No weed or cigarettes.

@surfdocer103 11 ай бұрын

Good for you

@jimthompson717 11 ай бұрын

Avoid booze, sugar, coffee

@UncleWally3 11 ай бұрын

Does being sedentary increase the risk of consuming anticholinergics?

@AnarSchism. 11 ай бұрын

@jimthompson717 black coffee or tea is fine. As long as it's not instant coffee or tea of course. It's the sugars and cream chemicals that are harmful. Coffee 12 hours before bedtime is fine

@AnarSchism. 11 ай бұрын

@@UncleWally3 I'm not an expert, but it is probably better to be as active as possible

@barbarakozera4564 11 ай бұрын

Am a retired nurse. I did take Benadryl for a while for a sleep aide until I read an article citing what you just said. Have not used it for a long time now. This was an excellent informative video. Thank you

@KSDVLmom 11 ай бұрын

Ugh took pm meds for years. Hope the memory loss I have isn't permanent

@Redskirt 6 ай бұрын

Did you experience a decline in brain function, and did it return after you stopped?

@veltonmeade1057 6 ай бұрын

I occasionally take a small amount of ZzzQuil (which I have read is Benadryl), to sleep but I do not take the recommended amount. Using their plastic cap, I take about as much as the thickness of a penny. With this stuff, I reach REM while sleeping and it deadens my tinnitus. It has had no ill-effects on my memory.

@krisdunwoody7037 4 ай бұрын

What did you say again, I already forgot due to the Med's that I am taking.

@user-mv1yg5ts4o 8 ай бұрын

I recently finished a year long withdrawal from Amitriptyline, which I've taken for nerve pain, at 100mg/day or more, for over 10 years. At 69 I did my own research and learned that my significant brain fog and memory loss were likely attributable to the medication. I'm now using a different medication and feel like I have been given a healthy brain and a new life! Thank you for sharing this life changing information.

@mjac8373 9 ай бұрын

Bravo!!!! This was the most amazing lecture I've encounterded on KZfaq easy to follow, well paced, and TOTALLY informative. Thank you! Retired carpenter age 73.

@dongranros9093 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to provide this video. I am 76. I cannot imagine that anyone in my age group would not find this incredibly useful and important. again, thanks!

@barbara6269 11 ай бұрын

Scares me to death..ugh. I take something every night. Now Im worried sick. My dad had alzheimers and he didn't take any drugs his entire 89 years of life. I'm a caffeine, dramamine, tylenol pm junky. I must be almost gone by now at 75. My mother is 95 and never took pills either. She wouldn't even give me children's aspirin when I was a teenager. She told me if I had a headache she would take me to the Doctor to find out why. Now I think she was right all along.

@kkhess6577 11 ай бұрын

Don't worry! Just change your regimen now that you know.

@vicki5472 11 ай бұрын

My mother's doctor had her take two Benadryl every night before bed for sleeping. She did this for 10 plus years. She insisted the doctor was right. She died April 6th 2020 from complications from Alzheimers.

@bibsann861 11 ай бұрын

How old was your mom? It's hard to lose a mom.

@sheilascanlon4928 11 ай бұрын

Family & doctors should be Frontline saving our elderly & they are so many who aren't. We have a shameless society & govt lacking in decency not protecting our most vulnerable plus they get to vote on pay raises to themselves instead of our front liners saving lives even when they aren't paid enough considering the risk compared to those who run this country...it & we are the insufferable collateral damage. Vote better & get pharmaceutical lobbying out of their money buying influence.

@vicki5472 11 ай бұрын

@barbaramacdonald3128 we watched her decline for five years. She was 78 when she passed. Thankfully, she passed before all the Covid garbage was in full force so we were by her side until the end.

@crustycobs2669 11 ай бұрын

Statin drugs, Atorvastatin specifically, may cause premature dementia. And definitely causes brain fog and reduc3s motivation. This is in addition to insomnia and muscle pain. People taking it just feel that the symptoms are due to old age!

@sheilascanlon4928 11 ай бұрын

@barbaramacdonald3128 thanx for asking... She was going on 93 in perfect health. Unfortunately here in Cali her home value skyrocketed & rapacious old bro put her in a senior facility where she stroked out so he could grab everything from her estate before anyone got clued in to help. He's being criminally investigated for his monstrous actions towards her & others. Another DNA damaged human going all inhumane.

@48Paisley 11 ай бұрын

Such an informative and thoughtfully presented video! Even the scientific terms and concepts were clearly explained and could be understood by lay persons not familiar with geriatric or neurological medicine. Before I retired, I worked for more than 35 years in the pharmaceutical industry. This video helped me recall some long-forgotten drugs,drug classes and definitions that I once knew “in my sleep,” but now need to get reacquainted with as I age! Thank you for all you do for geriatric patients!!

@pennypreston4644 6 ай бұрын

😅

@ThisisDaniel 9 ай бұрын

I apprecitate this information. As a 39 year old man, I've always aimed to avoid medicating myself unecessarily and opted for a holistic method. However should a time come when I need to explore these options, it's always great to be informed.

@williamwaters4506 11 ай бұрын

More people need to see this video, including doctors.

@marilynhudson5805 11 ай бұрын

Exactly right 💯

@agnolatrotman7562 11 ай бұрын

@@marilynhudson5805🎉 no no no

@wildthings980 2 ай бұрын

Doctors jobs are to push drugs!

@steveniavarone3683 Ай бұрын

Millionaires don't give a hoot about less unfortunate People

@growinggenerationshomestea516 11 ай бұрын

Note, benadryl when taken for immediate need if your have an allergic attack or anaphylaxis PLEASE TAKE IT, Claritin or Zyertec will NOT stop anaphylaxis .

@waynewells3297 11 ай бұрын

Yep, in an emergency there’s nothing quite like Benadryl, which I’m pretty sure the Doc would agree with. She’s talking about regular use, but some people don’t distinguish between regular and occasional use.

@annettefertitta6868 11 ай бұрын

True and she did mention that she’s talking about regular usage for chronic conditions rather than occasional use.

@growinggenerationshomestea516 11 ай бұрын

@@annettefertitta6868 I realize she said that.

@nurse12320 11 ай бұрын

Very helpful lecture. Thank you.👍

@shawni321 11 ай бұрын

Anaphylaxis is a medical emergency. Please call 911 if you suspect it. It can come on slow then accelerate, or erupt instantly. A Benadryl pill will not save your life, too slow. EMS has airway support and injectable meds for anaphylaxis. Do not delay. Call 911.

@sarahsmile8518 5 ай бұрын

Thank you SOmuch! You and your videos have been SOumportant and of great benefit to me! My new Primary Care doctor is a big advocate of getting us older folks OFF of as many meds as possible AND I am thrilled to find that our bodies really CAN do better with its own ability to help itself with out all medications!

@worldonfire1539 10 ай бұрын

I'm so thankful that I found your channel! Thanks for all the vital information, and thank you for all the time and energy you put into presenting it!❤️

@officialshesings8410 10 ай бұрын

🎉

@jeanetteeasson4889 11 ай бұрын

Turning 80 in a couple of months and take NO meds for over 25 years. Superb memory! There is always an alternative such as meditation diet and stretching to solve any problems that arise. ❤

@mickleblade 11 ай бұрын

Lucky you, some of us have no choice

@jeanetteeasson4889 11 ай бұрын

@@mickleblade High blood pressure? Insulin resistance (type2diabetes)? Fibromyalgia? Sciatica? Cancer? Autoimmune disease? Calcified or ruptured spinal discs? Macramé degenerate

@jeanetteeasson4889 11 ай бұрын

(Spell check won’t let me write) cataracts in your eyes? All these are man made life style problems which can be remedied or at least controlled without meds.

@mickleblade 11 ай бұрын

@@jeanetteeasson4889 MS, low blood platelets

@Scott-fy7fm 11 ай бұрын

@@jeanetteeasson4889 several of those conditions are often not just based on lifestyle, they are genetic or environmental based. Natural treatments are always preferable if possible, but it's simply not even close to true that all conditions can be remedied or controlled without drugs

@judithmargret5972 11 ай бұрын

I've always suffered from dry skin. I also now have very dry eyes. I have ground flaxseed daily, which works really well for both.

@BetterMe981 10 ай бұрын

@@muchasalud2011flaxseed and chia seed are best.

@David_Bower 11 ай бұрын

This doesn't happen very often anymore, I've learned something today that's actually useful to know. I'm going to have a chat with my mum later about some of the medication she's taking. Thanks

@GrommieWolf 10 ай бұрын

You have been such a help! I was taking several of the Anticholinergics, and had no idea that there was such a thing and that they were not good for my brain. Thank you!

@BetterHealthWhileAging 10 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@1949sudhir 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the excellent review of commonly used medications that can effect memory. I am a board certified Interventional cardiologist. I learned quite few new facts after listening to your very clear, easily understandable podcast. One of the best educational review I have come across. I am sharing your podcast with all my family of physicians and friends.

@phildavenport4150 11 ай бұрын

"Effect"?

@BetterHealthWhileAging 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@leilanilea 11 ай бұрын

👏

@monicaclark9581 10 ай бұрын

No offense, but it's scary how little doctors, including you, a cardiologist, know of t 2:38 he side effects of medicines. Only by coming across this podcast did you become informed of this? Aren't there medical journals that keep you updated on this subject?

@carolhieronymus8816 9 ай бұрын

20:22 n.

@kristinheath9723 11 ай бұрын

I didn't think that I could sleep without my benedryl, but I started taking magnesium glycinate and I sleep like a baby!

@athens31415 11 ай бұрын

Yes, Magnesium has been a game changer for me too. I also use Magnesium Lotion and/or Magnesium Oil on my legs and feet before bed, and they knock me right out at bedtime, it's great.

@JR-rr9ek 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, thank you, Dr Kernisan! I can only echo other comments below: How refreshing and educative your video is. Shout it from the rooftops! The world needs more of your good sense and well-expressed information. Getting old is such a bummer; minimizing medication and maximizing self-help and understanding through, for example, your good offices, diet, and informed decisions is what we need. I was prescribed medication for vertigo. It worked. I did the Epley maneuver. It worked. I know which one I prefer. I also know which one my doctor and pharmacy prefer. Let's question and rethink our health systems to reduce dependence on medication and encourage us to take control when and while we are able. Thank you!

@judithcorstjens2650 6 ай бұрын

Dear Dr Kernisan, Thank you so much for making videos like this. I’m in the UK and being mostly healthy, medicine is pretty do-it-yourself for people like me - I never get to actually see a GP, and have never had the mythical ‘Your doctor’ (as in, “speak to your physician before you try this”). So KZfaq and Google is a large part of what we have to get us through. Doctors like you who reach out to patients like me who are reaching out too - are creating a valuable, viable, scalable, path to healthcare. Keep building!

@gloriagolemboski4515 11 ай бұрын

I am 83. After take Benadryl for allergies and two to sleep. Also take Walgreens sleep aids. Two tablets. I showed them to my doctor. He said it was fine. He is a nice doctor but they can prescribe but know little on prevention of disease. I looked up high and low things from my blood test. Alone they don’t seem serious and doctors ignore them. When you google these these together they can be problematic. It’s like we have to be our own doctors now. Sad.

@Omeomy 11 ай бұрын

I think maybe it’s always been this way. You’re doing good work👍🏻

@gloriagolemboski4515 11 ай бұрын

Don’t know what you mean I’m doing good work. Should I continue to use Benadryl and over the counter sleep aids daily. So is that o.k.

@barbara6269 11 ай бұрын

@@gloriagolemboski4515 I would say "no".

@claudiamiller7730 11 ай бұрын

My cautionary tale: was in a controlled study to test the use of high doses of dextromathorphan to control hot flashes. Did it work? - yes, but caused my brain to lose words and concepts. Dropped out of the study…obviously! Be aware that dextromathorphan is now in almost ever cold med on the market in the US. And statins also affected my memory in the same way. Be your own health advocate…you just might know more than your doctor!💕

@katecavell7969 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for this warning . I couldn't find a simple list in your video but will ask my primary physician about anticholenergic drugs just in case I am on them.🎉

@FrunkensteinVonZipperneck 11 ай бұрын

Google levomethorphan

@ildikohk1402 5 ай бұрын

I am senior caretaker, and thank you very much for your video. Nobody, never told us this about anticolinergics.

@kkdoc7864 10 ай бұрын

As a Dr myself,I am aware of the problems associated with anticholinergics. I am concerned about vertigo in the elderly. If a patient falls because of the dizziness, that is by far the more serious problem, often leading to an early death. I’m just not sure how long to treat someone safely in that setting. Exercises are often not possible in the older population. Thank you.

@Patricia_Stewart337 9 ай бұрын

My friend tripped on her carpet with vertigo, breaking her neck. Becoming disabled and bedridden.

@catherinewheel4851 20 күн бұрын

have their depth perception tested by an ophthalmologist.

@Telemed911 11 ай бұрын

I know this is a year old, but finally, important information that is accurate and well-stated. Decades ago as a scientist, we mapped basal forebrain cholinergic neurons and their projections to the cerebral cortex. Animals with memory deficits had reductions in the number of cholinergic neurons and more were lost in an experiment in which they were given Benadryl. Thank you for providing real medical information, so unlike much of what I read on social media.

@BetterHealthWhileAging 11 ай бұрын

A lot of geriatrics is pretty evergreen...the basics are not changing quickly! What really drives me a little bats is when I encounter dementia patients who are on a cholinesterase inhibitor and also still getting other anticholinergics.

@GettingClear 11 ай бұрын

This was a great wake up call for me - at 79 I've relied on Benadryl both for seasonal allergy relief and to get a good nights sleep. I've used it a lot. Never again! My cognitive functioning is still decent and I hope that I am lucky enough to have dodged a bullet by stopping now. How I wish this had been discovered and made public year ago. Thank you for doing it.

@lilaccilla 11 ай бұрын

@@BetterHealthWhileAging What if I have to use it 2 days a month for premeds of my IVIG Infusions ? Im not able to use anything else . I am 68 and have Dermatomyositis since 1991 . Been on the IVIG since 1992 .

@BetterHealthWhileAging 11 ай бұрын

@@lilaccilla 2 days a month is not very often. Also, it sounds like you have a very important need for it and there's no reasonable alternative available. With medications, we want to make sure the likely benefits outweigh the risks. It sounds like that's the case for you.

@dagmarvandoren9364 9 ай бұрын

I would have thought that would be only possible u see Adolf...hm. learning never ends

@judannebio7551 11 ай бұрын

I try and stay away from any medication. And do a 20-24 hour fast once a week, to let my body "clean" itself. Also I only let myself eat sugar 3 days a week. BOTH my parents had dementia. But I believe most of it was medication induced. I think the pharmaceutical companies has a strangle hold on a lot of Dr's.

@elisabethmolatore9071 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so very much. I feel like I'm young (67) enough to make a difference in my future life because of your warnings. Clear. You don't talk down to me. You have helped me.

@fayewalters4582 6 ай бұрын

THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE!!

@lisarussell8874 11 ай бұрын

Thank you. When I took care of my parents, I was horrified by the attitude of most doctors to fling meds at the elderly like they were chicklets. And when I challenged most doctors, I was met with hostility.

@bornonthesun 11 ай бұрын

Yep. I developed diabetes in the last roughly 2 years. I refused meds and eventually got my sugar down on my own using aloe, diet change and exercise. My doctor still wanted to put me on a low dose of meds, when I refused she told me in a nice way to go somewhere else. So I did

@wasntme777 11 ай бұрын

they want to get as much money out of them as possible. Most get way to many medications, stuff they do not need or even should never been given together. See that all the time

@HzFvr 11 ай бұрын

@@bornonthesun👍👍👍

@bornwin-sx9oz 11 ай бұрын

It’s all about $$$$.

@trinitywright7122 11 ай бұрын

Because most doctors think they know everything that they are akin to God and that you are stupid because you didn't go to medical school. Well it's just not the case. I have fired many doctors on the spot due to their hostility with me because I am in no way unintelligent and I've been living in this body a long time and I know what it does. 😊

@jameschambers4387 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for an excellent presentation. I am a retired physician and have noticed a disturbing trend in the use of protocols in hospice care for some of my family and for friends of my family. Specifically, the protocol is the use of Scopolamine (anticholinergic) and Morphine to "keep the patient comfortable" even when the patient is not in pain. My observation is that the patient so treated will become somnolent and will expire. I do like hospice for end of life care but it seems to me that the protocols have been used in some cases to hasten the passing of the patient without the family understanding what these protocols really mean.

@ntal5859 11 ай бұрын

Sometimes the family is at its end, as I found with my brother looking after my father... I was arguing with doctors as my father was pro life...(he was in induced coma) and my brother said No he wasn't anymore (5 years of major problems) before he went in he decided it was time(my father decision) and my brother was at his end too. ie 5 years of care it was time.

@generator6946 11 ай бұрын

I have watched this happen over and over! Our health care disappeared a long time ago. 😂😂😂😂😂

@addiecoelman1996 11 ай бұрын

@@ntal5859 what are you talking about?

@synnove1046 11 ай бұрын

@@ntal5859I am confused by your comment. Did your father actually decide that he wanted the end of his life to be hurried up a bit because he was tired of fighting health problems? And were you in agreement with that (ending life sooner) or were you trying to get the doctor to stop overmedicating your father?

@cygnus6623 11 ай бұрын

Yes, Hospice came in and killed my mother that had terminal cancer. She was doing pretty well. In some discomfort but, looking forward to a last Thanksgiving with the family. The Cancer specialist gave her a couple months...so even Christmas maybe. Hospice came in to 'supposedly' make her more comfortable. Within a couple hours she was completely comatose and died a couple hours later. The killed her. That is how I see it.

@ant2400 10 ай бұрын

I realize this is an older post but; A great video, thank you for taking the time to make it. Very informative, and I have experiences with many of the types of medications you caution the use if older. I will try to get others to watch it that I know could help them. Thanks again.

@michaelsilveira3495 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this information and for your time to make this possible. We need more of this information

@krazmokramer 11 ай бұрын

Great video! I'm a nearly 70 y.o. retired healthcare provider who has been taking benadryl prn since the age of two. NOTHING else that I have tried will decrease my allergy symptoms like benadryl. Most alternatives fail to work or cause me to have a very unpleasant personality. I take 0.25 - 0.5 tabs (6.25 - 12.5mg) prn, averaging 1-2 doses per month. I take no other medications. I was concerned at the beginning of this video. But the final minute assured me that this was most likely not causing any harm. Thank you for this well organized and presented information!

@samwyz69 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! I was on a couple prescription drugs on this list and the extended list! I was noticing brain fog and tiredness from these and slowly quit them. I noticed a big difference! Finding your list confirms my experience! I have copied the list and letting others know.

@MarkCook-tl8po 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. That was excellent information on a subject I have been warning my clients about for years. As a working reflexologist and drug free therapist, I'm one of those "options" that can help with the many conditions listed in the 360+ reflexology trials. Destroying peoples brains when there are other options should be a crime against humanity. I encourage everyone to send this link to their elected officials and help the good doctor spread the word. Also send it to the Attorney General of your state. The drug companies destroy your mind for profit and then sell you more drugs for profit to manage your destroyed mind. That is so wrong.

@ernestoporrascollantes7921 11 ай бұрын

Keep the good work, dear Doctor. Thanks for really caring after aging people.

@timcastle1844 11 ай бұрын

SSRI medications have their own set of side effects, especially when taken in large quantities. One of the worst is that people are Px these 'temporary medications' but are never taken off them. Anyone who takes this group of drugs for a prolonged period may well find getting off them is extremely difficult. Some patients describe a 'rebound depressive effect' which is worse than their initial depression while many others simply find it 'easier' to continue taking the medications rather than face further side effects of attempting to stop. Some drug addicts, who were also treated for depressive illnesses, have stated the withdrawal from SSRI's to be far worse than from heroin, alcohol or even the Benzodiazapines. It has often been said that elderly people will not have to deal with these effects but bearing in mind "geriatric" commences at 60-65 years and the average lifespan is now 10-20 years longer there is a definite possibility of needing to withdraw. Combinations and multiple medications is the very worst issue, in any age group. Medication should meet these criteria; Minimum dosage for maximum effect with minimum side effects. One of the problems with multiple medications is that no-one is able to tell which is doing what and when the patient complains of side effects another medication is added without removing any of the previous ones. The second worst issue is overprescribing of medications on the grounds 'more is better', or 'more beneficial', those issues are the responsibility of the prescribing physician along with the third most important issue which is educating the patient. On top of everything else there is always, I mean always, a concerted drive by drug companies to sell their particular product, with all manner of 'incentives' given to health care providers to do so. Often said 'incentives' far outweigh what might be beneficial to the patient.

@billprezioso3677 11 ай бұрын

I’m on a low dose of Lexapro (SSRI) and a former addict and find that everything you said is spot on, my anxiety creates a fear in me that I will once again experience the anxieties that got me on the medication in the first place,my doctor tried to raise my dosage and after 3 weeks with no change I returned to my former dosage.

@donastreetman5427 11 ай бұрын

Your absolutely right antidepressants over prescribed,cause depict vitamin D,increase cholesterol, ALT just to name a few.

@user-yi6on9pm2r 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video. I remember reading about this more than TWENTY YEARS AGO - in "The People's Pharmacy" in my city's newspaper section. Because they often mentioned alternative methods of medicine, they were so often overlooked. Hear Hear to both of you!

@KindCountsDeb3773 9 ай бұрын

TY Per this video, my first introduction to you or this subject, has made me SUBSCRIBE. I am 71 and have several health issues and I'm doing worse as aging. Your insight and knowledge seems like a good resource for me, and others. Whew ! BTW: I did take Paxil for a few years. I'm on Cymbalta now.

@triciapoulos3180 11 ай бұрын

An excellent presentation with information clearly given. Thank you so much for this talk on an important issue. I look forward to more of your topics. A former nurse in aged care and now a senior citizen I appreciate all relevant information and advice with

@jeanmm2996 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for this information! I use at least one of these chronically, long term. And one not so long term but now daily. I have long term aggressive RA, and have been mobility and pain challenged for years now. Thank you!

@katim.5091 6 ай бұрын

Great info! I was bouncing around on KZfaq and Dr Kernisan popped up. I worked with her at the Berkeley geriatric clinic. Glad to see your helpful, informative videos. Thanks for your good work.

@MargieBowles Ай бұрын

Thank you for your kindness and honesty sharing this info……….most of us have no idea of the dangers of relying solely on doctors and the prescribed medications they give us!!

@UtahGmaw99 11 ай бұрын

Thank you I am so glad I found your videos. I am over 70 and have been talking Benadryl, Dramamine and CTM. No wonder I have been so foggy recently. I will talk to my doctor about this and be more careful in the future. Best wishes.😊

@juliannebowers2440 11 ай бұрын

Thank you doctor for caring for older people, This video is Exceptional in that your statements are printed on the screen while you describe the issue increasing clarification and the opportunity for a screenshot. T.U.

@davida4601 6 ай бұрын

Wow, clearly and concisely communicated, a rarity in the "health and wellness" genre on you-tube. I immediately subscribed.

@BetterHealthWhileAging 6 ай бұрын

Thank you

@catherinewright5302 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for a very information discussion. I have aging parents and not that young myself. This was very helpful

@Nightowl1947 11 ай бұрын

Great Video! thank you so much for educating the people. I have always been very reluctant to use medications. I'm 75 and take no medications. I am afraid of the side effects.

@cestlavie7132 11 ай бұрын

Me too! I am 80 and take zero medications. Don’t trust big Pharma

@artcook1976 11 ай бұрын

SMART

@rumproast5159 11 ай бұрын

I’m 72 and I also take no meds. Not even over the counter meds other than aspirin occasionally. All medications have side effects. Even asprin.

@artcook1976 11 ай бұрын

@@rumproast5159 me the same I'm 82 no health problems , also avoid processed foods , especially white bread and sugar 😋 only mother earth can heal mind body and soul

@rthib1960 11 ай бұрын

Very well presented and informative. You just opened my eyes to a potential health issue that I was here-to-for unaware of. Thank you!

@terrihiggins6523 8 ай бұрын

I love watching your videos. They are short and informative! Thanks!

@iffatsiddiqui3205 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for such comprehensive information.

@collette9008 11 ай бұрын

Thankyou so much Doctor for this video. Very helpful and caring for us seniors. ❤️. I guess I'm fortunate that all allergy and cough medications have always had the opposite effect on me. Instead of making me sleepy I'm climbing the walls with a pounding fast heart rate. Caffeine does the same to me as well as giving me migraines. Once again, thankyou.

@suzanneseely7167 11 ай бұрын

I have been prescribed gabapentin by 3+ doctors for various painful conditions, especially tri germinal neuralgia. It is very effective for the pain but it wreaks havoc with my memory and cognition. After watching this video, I did some research and discovered that it is also an anticholinergic. Regretfully, I can no longer take it. Thank you for a very eye opening and helpful video. I am a new subscriber now.

@enerjeffic 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this. I was wondering about gabapentin and was surprised it didn't make the video itself. I was on it (mostly at 1800mg/day) for 6 years at it definitely took me out of my mental prime time. I wish I could sue somebody. I've weaned off completely (on my own) but my short term memory may never be the same.

@kathymaeve 11 ай бұрын

@@enerjeffic I'm a nurse and was prescribed the gabapentin after a patient tried to kill me! He broke a toe, and the doctor told me gabapentin would be just great. Within 2 days I knew I would never put that in my body again. My speech was impaired, my arms and legs were twitchy....horrible drug.

@deniselunday575 7 ай бұрын

Im glad you posted this. Ive been rx it for both trigeminal neuralgia and lyme disease

@ignaciaforteza7731 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, most useful information for many. Inspiring to see a doctor caring for the aging.

@melissaCScom 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Dr. K for sharing this information.

@glenn6583 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for this Dr! It was needed, I am pretty sure! It seems to me that you are a good Doctor! We need more like you!

@debbiedavenport4920 11 ай бұрын

I am 66 and have been taking Diphenhydramine and Meclizine for over twenty years. I take care Of dementia patients and had no clue my meds were possibly setting myself up for the same thing! But this video made complete sense. I only take trazadone and celexa now. I hope trazadone is safe and am trying to get off everything. We were taught "there's a pill for that" and we took it. I'm very grateful for videos like this. Thankyou.

@simonederobert1612 11 ай бұрын

I am a 77-year-old retired CNM (Certified Nurse-Midwife). CNMs see all women for all their healthcare needs, through their entire childbearing years from puberty through death, not just pregnancy and childbirth. My mother developed dementia in the last years of her life. She regularly took Benadryl for sleep. Walmart's generic store brand was her go-to, and nothing I tried to tell her made her waver or ask her doctor for an alternative. I attempted to get her to start estrogen, but it was too late for that as she was more than 5 years post-menopause by the time I found out about her use of that drug. I strongly urge those women with whom I converse about the woes of menopause such as the dreaded hot flashes, not to discontinue their estrogen and to ask their Healthcare Provider for a prescription. It is (at this date, anyway) dirt cheap. It negates any hot flashes, helps keep bones from thinning (osteopenia/osteoporosis), and retains bladder function. This, in turn, negates the need for costly and messy adult diapers and protective bed sheeting in addition to embarrassment in public places like church or other social gatherings and negates the need for costly medicines for osteopenia or osteoporosis. Not peeing on yourself and avoiding a hip fracture is a big plus. The best part, though, is the retention of brain function.

@edie4321 11 ай бұрын

My children were medicated in the 90s for what I now see as CPTSD from my divorce from their father. Now they're adults and these medications have not been studied long-term. It sounds like that may have happened to you too, as the medications are the same. They were treated for bipolar, and I no longer believe that at all. I pray daily that solutions for these drugs and their effects will soon be given to us. I believe they will.

@karencahill4798 11 ай бұрын

I also take Trazodone- I am having slight memory problems which concern me. I’m 67 and have always been sharp as a tack...

@edie4321 11 ай бұрын

@@muchasalud2011 , I left western medical abuse and all its dangerous drugs six years ago. By clearing my system of the plethora of dangerous and addictive drugs, I have never been healthier or happier. I no longer eat meat and take turmeric, ginger, and blk. pepper daily. I also quit eating meat aka tortured animals. I think Love is the answer. Show yourself some loving care and you'll be amazed at how loving healing takes over. My advanced arthritis that I was on pain management among other things for has reversed, and I know longer even have seasonal allergies. I try to do kind acts than can be as simple as a smile daily. Love truly is the answer, and it will save the world. Please try it, Much Love

@angelatrebor8681 10 ай бұрын

@@edie4321 ❤👍

@vaunniethayer1484 8 ай бұрын

This information was so helpful. I had no awareness of this issue. Thank you!

@ignaciaforteza7731 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing with all of us this important information. Rare for a professional to pass this helpful information.

@mariadiantherese9663 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Doctor, for this very helpful and informative talk.

@randallreed9048 9 ай бұрын

VERY informative! I have subscribed! (And my doctors have me on non-anticholinergic drugs. At 74, I am particularly concerned about staying mentally sharp so I can keep designing training courses and keep working!)

@louisehans9771 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, thank you for this very informative info. As we are approaching our 70's, it is great to have an insight to what we can control what we take instead of just being prescribed something to just go away.

@margaretWestminster 11 ай бұрын

This video and subject is very helpful and hardly ever talked about. Thank you

@minomokwa744 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your so very valuable content for the elderly. As you say: not many doctors are informed.

@therealmishkin 10 ай бұрын

So helpful, thank you for sharing this doctor!

@elainescott4702 7 ай бұрын

More research is needed to eliminate side effects of prescribed medications. Very informative thank you!

@robinwashburn8804 11 ай бұрын

This was extraordinary! Very comprehensive & clear! Thank you! I've subscribed as this is my 1st exposure to your channel! I work very hard to address my health with food & exercise as I can, but I also provide home health care & oh my, this is so pertinent!!! I come with a genetically disposed Hx of Alzheimers, so obviously, I have acute interest in this topic! THANK YOU again!

@JBass33 6 ай бұрын

Just subscribed. Thank you for an articulate presentation.

@lynnlee4822 5 ай бұрын

Thankful. Informative. Increased awareness allows for a more balanced judgement.

@cismale-uf1uy 11 ай бұрын

BTW, you have a very calming voice. Helps lessen my anxiety.

@qimmu11 11 ай бұрын

Great presentation. I'm 56 and I've been prescribed hydroxyzine to help me sleep and o thought it was pretty mild on the test of my body. but then i found out about it's being an anticholinergic which exacerbated bowel problems way more than i thought. note i understand a lot more from your video so i'm going to work on other healthier ways to get a good night sleep.

@philliprose4469 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, No Doctor has ever explained this to me. Great information.

@vanand312 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Doctor, what an illuminating and empathetic presentation on geriatric health and need for reorienting one’s drug prescriptions as one ages.

@kahlodiego5299 11 ай бұрын

Some doctors don't like the idea of "partnering" with their patients.

@MrRichDavid 11 ай бұрын

Thank you….many doctors are clueless about treating seniors and give the wrong meds.

@mulletheadbanger 11 ай бұрын

Many are clueless about everything

@RaduDutzan 5 ай бұрын

Great video, I enjoyed it very much. One slide design comment from a designer who’s done a lot of slides: try not to have a slide change that only partially changes the content, especially when you’re also changing the font style of the repeated content. When we see a visual change, our reflex is to re-scan the part of the screen that changed. If the part that visually changes contains the same information as before, but in a different visual style, you teach our brains that the visual changes on that part of the screen are not always relevant, or worth the cognitive effort to process, thus making it harder to notice or focus on the new information that will appear there later. Thanks for the video!