Modern Medicine’s Worst Danger? 7 Tips to Avoid PolyPharmacy

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What is polypharmacy? How can polypharmacy be avoided? 2 very important questions for patients of all ages, especially as one gets older. Polypharmacy can cause severe health problems and steal time and function from you and your family.
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@kaycee625 2 жыл бұрын

My 95 yr old mom ended up in hospital this summer with a broken hip. She went in to that hospital totally alert and lucid. Within 2 weeks she was a dumbed down wreck, on high morphine and unable to connect with anyone. As I visited one day, I knew in my spirit that if she stayed there any longer she would die. So I argued with SEVEN doctors and ward managers to allow her to leave. I fought for her life. They told me she will never recover. 4 months on she’s healed, walking and fully alert.

@fiffiebrown7590 2 жыл бұрын

Praise God! I am not surprised.

@jewelljoyner3723 8 ай бұрын

God is good!!!! 😆 💞

@SRowe-co1iq 8 ай бұрын

That's Great. Good for you❤

@michinuco1246 8 ай бұрын

God bless you!

@meatdog 8 ай бұрын

You are so smart and we really do have to FIGHT the medical establishment to get what we KNOW is right. Bless you and your MOM and thank you for saving her from such a horrible fate. ❤❤

@chuckmurphy9146 2 жыл бұрын

This is a way bigger problem than people think. When I was 55 years old I was taking 10 medications and I got married and my wife told me to get off all of them. It took me about 3 months but I got off all the medications and I felt better. My brother was an emergency room physician for 38 years and he told me he thought that 40% of the prescriptions he had written in the last 5 years were for side effects of other medications. I'm 78 years old and I take no prescription medications.

@elizabethk3238 7 ай бұрын

I'm 76 and also no pain, no meds. I do work hard at my diet, exercise, and who I surround myself with h.

@willaknotts1298 7 ай бұрын

Bravo! Im in a 55 and older retirement home. I believe im the only tenant not on one drug. Most are diabetics with high bp plus many other aches and pains. I have been on the carnivore diet and believe i will endure future life without drugs. Live free or die! Stay strong..healthy..and happy!

@tom_olofsson 2 жыл бұрын

I am a lawyer. I work with seniors. When I have a client who is slipping mentally I often call a consulting psychologist to evaluate them. His first step is to review the client's prescriptions. I am continually surprised how often the apparent cognitive slide is a result of polypharmacy.

@darlafitzpatrick8770 2 жыл бұрын

Ten years ago, my mother was in hospice care, weighed less than 100 lbs, and was prescribed "a whole pharmacy" (my dad's term), some related to her illness but some intended to treat depression, insomnia, and pain and the resulting constipation. I remember seeing an obscene number of Rx bottles lined up on her dresser. For SIX MONTHS she was completely out of it or was having paranoid delusions, trying to escape the house, falling, etc. , which was traumatic for her and my dad, her primary caregiver at home. At the time, we assumed the doctors knew what they were doing. What a mistake. Her long-time hometown doctor finally told my dad to stop all the drugs -- after which she immediately improved, regained her appetite, and was remarkably lucid for her final three months of life. It was then we realized the preceding six-month nightmare was utterly unnecessary and cruel. The experience infuriated me and marks the moment I began questioning the wisdom of conventional medicine.

@dort5436 2 жыл бұрын

My son was on 12 psychiatric meds and was disoriented and violent. Changed his doctors and meds were stopped. He is still autistic but much more stable and has more life.

@theropesofrenovation9352 2 жыл бұрын

They most likely were prescribed to take as needed.

@williambent9636 2 жыл бұрын

Your experience mirrors what happened to my mother. I am so sorry she and your family had to suffer through it. When they treat each symptom but don't look at the whole picture, the patient and all who love them suffer. I don't trust the medical industry either.

@crisfield4364 2 жыл бұрын

Something similar happened to both my great-aunt and my grandmother. When they both happened to need a doctor while theirs was out of town, they were de-prescribed from a myriad of medications. Both went "from death's door" to living well. My great-aunt for several years and my grandmother for decades. I refuse to let my doctors put me on a similar path. I question everything.

@jansonshine9082 2 жыл бұрын

As a medical professional and a concerned parent and daughter, I noticed three prescriptions written to family members in a three month period of time, one Rx for me of a medication in a totally different category, one with the wrong strength for my son and an improper Rx for my Dad just months after moving to Florida so my son can know his grandparents. Long story short: seek out the best pharmacist in your area and always consult with them concerning medications prescribed.

@louiseleite3866 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 56 and under NO medication. God has blessed me beyond measure! ❤🙏

@beaumains7896 2 жыл бұрын

Wish I'd known this 20 years ago. We trusted the doctors. Looking back it feels like my wife never had a chance. At least now her suffering is over. Rest in peace, my love.

@RandomHuTaoSimp 7 ай бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that. I can't imagine losing my wife to these "doctors". I have been studying nutrition and human physiology for 15 years and I have her on a high quality carnivore diet with some wild fruits like acerola and camu-camu. I nursed my wife back to health and took care of her when she got really sick one time. She's a tiny female so when she fell badly ill I had to carry her because she was to weak go walk, so she weighs about 105 pounds so she's easy to carry. But I nursed her back to health, fed her and now she's healthy and thriving on a protocol I put together for her. As a husband I love my wife more than anything on earth

@bonniebinsky6666 7 ай бұрын

@@RandomHuTaoSimp You are awesome! Your wife is so lucky to have you! I'm so happy to hear all your efforts paid off and this had a happy outcome. Wishing you and your wife the best of health!

@lori-annefay4138 2 жыл бұрын

This killed the love of my life He was perscribed 9 different medications by 2 different doctors who were not speaking to one another. One day he had a massive seizure which caused a heart attack and he didn't get CPR fast enough (not everybody does it right like in the movies) he ended up in a COMA. 6 days later his father had him removed from life support. Eric was 38 years old. He died January 5th 2016 at Boson Medical Center. DOCTORS killed him. Prior to this I was trying to get Eric medically de-escalated. Three weeks prior to his death, I took him to see my Doctor and she was horrified that he was on so much. It's been just 7 years, a blink of time and an eternity and he is still so very deeply missed. God Bless you for doing this video.

@deputydawg6520 2 жыл бұрын

I lost my queen in 2018 due to similar circumstances. She struggled with weight loss for years and was killed by two doctors who prescribed her meds that were deadly when combined. One minute we were saying goodnight and a few hours later I received a call that she suffered a seizure which caused cardiac arrest and she died. I feel an extreme amount of guilt for not learning about big pharma and the keto lifestyle while she was alive. Four months later I suffered a heart attack from what I believe was caused by broken heart syndrome. Cardiologist put me on several meds including statins which nearly killed me after two and a half years. Did my research about my meds and started watching Dr. Berry. Now I'm off all meds, eating ketovore and have never felt better.

@sydneymartin7638 2 жыл бұрын

So very sorry this happened and for your loss.

@uaebifvideo5472 2 жыл бұрын

@@deputydawg6520 Sorry to hear that!!

@uaebifvideo5472 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss!!

@pattiday431 2 жыл бұрын

Lori Ann

@redneckgirl3326 2 жыл бұрын

My mom had an experience when we moved and she went to a new doctor. She told him she was sick all the time. He looked at the list of meds she was on and decided that was the problem. He took her off most of them and she felt great.

@sherricash2848 2 жыл бұрын

I have been a pharmacy tech for 12 years. Your pharmacist would love to be your advocate. Yes they are busy, but they are the front line person, especially when it comes to DDI (drug/drug interactions). You can even make an appointment with them to go over your Rxs and OTC meds. This service is not advertised, but is always available.

@Hootowls5 2 жыл бұрын

This happened to me in 2014, Pulmonologist told me to stop all meds and I would feel 100% better. I did and within 12 hours I was back to normal. These so called doctors were killing me with meds.

@bonniecandace 2 жыл бұрын

My mother was medicated to death! I stopped taking prescription drugs after that. I had an infection and was prescribed a fluoroquinolone, before it received any of its five "Black Box Warnings". You have to be hypervigilant.

@timshel011 2 жыл бұрын

I could have told you that and saved you time and money...a little common sense could go a long way.

@thakraken6995 2 жыл бұрын

@@timshel011 where did you get your medical degree/certification?

@darlafitzpatrick8770 2 жыл бұрын

@@timshel011 You don't have many friends, do you

@ES-mc3cc 2 жыл бұрын

That's the idea: to kill us.

@wingabouts 2 жыл бұрын

I quit all meds in 2020 after learning that most were sourced from China. I figured it would be best to detox on my schedule rather than be forced off them by a supply chain problem. One of the best decisions of my life. 👍

@healthreplenished4747 2 жыл бұрын

As a Registered Nurse, I see this all of the time. It is rare to see a patient younger than 60 who is not taking at least half a dozen medications. Sadly, I am now seeing patients in their 30's and 40's taking many prescription medications. Wake up people!

@poobearsbeautifulgoddess2416 2 жыл бұрын

I'll be 50 this year and I take no medications at all 😊

@DrAJ_LatinAmerica 2 жыл бұрын

It is not how much or how many, more about which medications / drugs. Many can help us do things that food alone cannot do.

@skylarbix7912 2 жыл бұрын

@@poobearsbeautifulgoddess2416 That is awesome!! 👌

@longbow1493 2 жыл бұрын

I am 65 and I don't take any medications. I was hypertensive when I changed my diet over 10 years ago.

@sheilabright2091 2 жыл бұрын

I began nursing school when I turned 60, and hospital clinical’s were eye opening to me to say the least!!!! The list of drugs for each patient that we had to look up and memorize were shocking to me!!! And not ONCE was anyone’s diet/nutrition discussed anywhere, hospital or classroom. And the Frequent Fliers. . . so much medical abuse. 😡 I dropped out of nursing. Just seemed like endless drugs. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@elainegoad9777 2 жыл бұрын

We need more doctors like Dr. Ken Berry ! We also need "Intragrative " Medicine covered by insurance ( Chiropractic, Massage Therapy, Natropathic Medicine, etc...) Give patients a choice instead of pharmacuitals (Big Pharma gets rich and doctors get kick backs for prescribing new medicines)

@KCCAT5 7 ай бұрын

Yes I have been trying to see a naturopathic or homeopathic doctor for years and the insurance companies just won't cover them. The closest thing I can get to a natural path is a doctor of Osteopath or a D.O. but they are so far few and in between I can't find any of them in my area either.

@multisurplus 2 жыл бұрын

I was told by an E.R. Nurse that 50% of their visits are due to adverse reactions to prescribed medications.He also said a lot of people are waking up to unnecessary procedures and medications..

@onyx368 2 жыл бұрын

I was prescribed a 'statin' while on Keto + IF. I fought with my doctor and said NO emphatically that under no circumstance would I EVER take a statin. Their feeble response was that 'THEY' were their to guide me. I replied, no I retorted: guiding me, oh no no, you are grooming me for a cascade of life long harm. You are sentencing me to a life on pharmaceutical cocktail train headed for disaster. This really hit a nerve 😳

@heatherknits124 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! I am my doctor’s nightmare. I have outright said, “I’m paying for your advice. But I have no obligation to agree, and I am not obligated to obey.”

@rosehavenfarm2969 Жыл бұрын

I told my current doctor "I know I am responsible fur my own health. You are my esteemed subject matter expert. " if looks could kill... I haven't been back. The PHD is better fur health.

@teresagonzalez9314 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I am 62 and diabetic for 10 years now. For the last 2 years, I have been suffering from over-supplementation, diabetes out of control, too many carbs, too much alcohol and too many prescriptions. I cried alot and could not concentrate or sleep. My sleep problems span for about 30 years and terrible, horrible stomach aches, constipation and chronic headaches. And let's not forget the side effects through the years of muscle and bone aches, coughing, heart palpitations, and massive headaches from side effects from lisinopril, statins, anti- depressants and supplements. I felt like I was going crazy and I only got worse, including, the onset of neuropathy. I was offered gabapentin for the neuropathy without even running a test. I was a mess. I have been miserable since I was a young woman. My daughter told me that she thought everything was interacting badly in my system. I had to do something other than take medications and be more proactive with my health. Last September, I stopped everything except metformin, went on a very low carb, good protein diet and started intermittent fasting with a 6 hour window eating whole foods and just walking several times a day. I feel amazing, my head is clear and I've lost 13 pounds. The mental fog is gone. This video confirms that we are being prescribed too many prescriptions. I am finally on the road to a healthier recovery. Thank you for your videos.

@euhdink4501 2 жыл бұрын

Don't give up! It will still get a lot more better!

@urbannanni5864 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm a retired nurse and I see this so much, once in my patients and now in my contemporaries. I just "detoxed" my 79 year old gentleman friend who was having bigeminal PVCs. The cardiologist wanted him on metoprolol (for starters). I asked him to go for a few days without the statins and the Claritin, Zyrtec AND benedryl before he started on the metoprolol. Dang! His heart started to act right again! I can't tell you how many thousands of people I've seen who put anything the doctor prescribes right into their body without a little research. Mike was fine before the statins, his cholesterol was 204, but the mindset that EVERYONE needs to be on something is so frustrating! And if you need another drug to counteract the side effects of the first one, just STOP!

@annkrueger23 2 жыл бұрын

Cholesterol of 204 and on a statin? Shame on that Dr. My cholesterol is 447 (very high HDL as well as very low trigs), and I refused statin. My heart and arteries are healthy.

@sunshinegirl1967 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mary, I'm a working nurse age 62, but I'd love to identify as a retired nurse if my bills would permit! I'm currently on two pharmaceuticals - levothyroxine for hypothyroid and Hashimoto, and Xanax for sleep. An upper and a downer. I'd love to get off BOTH! I've been having multiple PVCs daily possibly because of Levo? Today I switched to Armour thyroid and will have thyroid panel retested in 4 to 6 weeks. Im hoping to stop these PVC's!

@racerx26826 2 жыл бұрын

@@sunshinegirl1967 have you looked into selenium and iodine for thyroid. They have to be balanced but can truly help thyroid issues. Also, homeopathic remedies like Ignatia Amara or Coffee Cruda might help you with sleep. You’d have to wean off the Xanax but I’ve found the homeopathics are a great natural alternative and may help you too.

@urbannanni5864 2 жыл бұрын

@@sunshinegirl1967 with all due respect to others here, be very careful when considering replacing thyroid medication with supplements and homeopathy. I wouldn't do this without proper medical supervision because it can be very dangerous.

@nogames8982 2 жыл бұрын

I worked in the medical field for 25 years. I had patients that were on 20 and 30 medication's at a time. You didn't know what a real symptom was and what a side effect from another medication was. And then they were on medication to combat the side effects of other medications. Absolutely nuts.

@frankiekjohnson9132 2 жыл бұрын

This is profound Dr Berry. I congratulate you and eagerly await more of your excellent observations on the state of allopathic medicine today. Thank you.

@racerx26826 2 жыл бұрын

Got off all Rx’s in 2020 and never looked back! It’s amazing how much healing has happened since ditching the meds. I feel better than ever and will never look back.

@DaveBowman345 2 жыл бұрын

Do you remember what meds you were taking? I'm still taking escitalopram (Lexapro) which I started in 2007 for constant panic attacks. These days I wonder what it would be like to not have that chemical in my system but I'm scared to stop. Thx for your comment.

@jewels4028 2 жыл бұрын

@@DaveBowman345 Weaning down, rather than just stopping is best for that med.

@GrampyCampy 2 жыл бұрын

My doc prescribed pre a statin which I do not take, I do not like the statin drugs, also I was taking Zoloft for anxiety, I just quit taking it almost 4 years ago because it didn’t do anything other then give me terrible headaches, I don’t recommend you stop ✋ it just like that , but that is what I did, I don’t take my famotadine either anymore that he gave me for heartburn, before that I had taken Prilosec for a lot of years, Doc said he was taking me off of it because they learned they have bad side effects and pot me in famotadine, since then I found out that our stomach acid is vital for our digestion and well being so I don’t take that either anymore, I do not wait for a doctor to tell me it’s ok, it is my body not his, I have to be my own best advocate! There a couple that I may quit too, I found out when I went Keto ketovore that the carbs were the actual culprit of my heartburn, not from anyone telling me, I just learned by trial and error or elimination, if I keep my carbs low enough NO heartburn at all! It’s amazing! I am still taking metforman but soon to come off that too, A12 has been 5.3 to 5.6 if I ate something with more carbs in, but otherwise pretty stable, I take allopurinol for my gout, haven’t had a flare up in probably 12 years so I may quit that for awhile and see what happens, and a couple blood pressure pills losartan and Maxide but about to come off those too, my BP is only high when I see doc! Always had white coat syndrome my whole life! But it is fine when I am not there! All this to say, ya gotta do what ya gotta do! Some doctors just think YOU MUST do as they order! Not true! Thanks to doctor Berry I have learned a lot, and I must stress I DO NOT Rex omens you stop anything cold turkey! I know this was long sorry!

@marylynch951 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree I am on one blood pressure tablet I am going to come off them I know why my blood pressure is raised Because I am a born worrier

@jennyjen7000 2 жыл бұрын

Me too! No more pills or SHOTS ever again for myself and my children. I've lost total faith in mainstream medicine.

@JourneysEnd1750 2 жыл бұрын

37 years as a first responder and we'd load person after person into an ambulance when they'd have a basket or sack full of meds with them - especially the elderly. I'd say, "Are you taking all this crap?" I'd tell them that I was not a doctor, nor played one on TV, but I would think it prudent to sit down with the doc and go over every Rx and see if they really needed them and if they were causing detrimental interactions and side effects. Those I saw later told me they were able to drop meds and felt much better. This video is so important. Thanks for putting it up.

@IQTech61 2 жыл бұрын

I now understand that my father was a victim of polypharmacy. He suffered for decades, taking handfuls of pills that never helped. None realized that the artificial knee implanted in his body when he was a soldier in Korea was the primary cause of his illness. The joint was a metal on metal joint made from cobalt and nickel. He was suffering from metal poisoning and no one knew it.

@happyapple4269 2 жыл бұрын

Dr house would have nailed that one.

@fronniebealer7808 2 жыл бұрын

That makes me so sad for him.

@gw5309 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. So very sad.

@ddoll128 2 жыл бұрын

😟 I'm sorry, thank you for your dad's service..

@Angie_9942 2 жыл бұрын

For 18 years I was struggling with miserable symptoms and chronic illnesses and would always being my big bag of prescriptions and OTC and supplements I was taking - the nurse would put it in the computer and they never paid much attention to it - and I saw many doctors and specialists and we moved a lot so I’d always have to re-establish new ones every time. I would ask to go lower on some doses and I don’t recall them ever saying no, though. I have to say, I went keto for a year and it didn’t help a lot but since going carnivore, I’m off almost all meds and barely have to see my 6 doctors anymore 🎉 Edit to add: I absolutely did find out that some of my difficult symptoms WERE in fact being caused as side effects from meds I was taking! You could’ve knocked me down with a feather, because my meds were everything to me, I was certain they were making life more bearable! They just kept putting my side effects into a bucket of “auto-immune” or “fibromyalgia” etc.

@kathyskyhorse 2 жыл бұрын

No matter what your diagnosis is ALWAYS look for natural ways to fix it and which vitamin or mineral deficiencies can cause your problem BEFORE taking a pharmaceutical drug. Take the medicine ONLY if all else fails and it's absolutely necessary.

@justrusty 2 жыл бұрын

This happened to me: "Take this statin." "Well, I have these side effects." "Take these other medicines for the side effects." No thank you. I think I'll get off everything now. (Which I did 4 years ago. Never felt better. I feel better in my 60s than I did in my 50s.)

@cathyalloway2163 2 жыл бұрын

My internal medicine doctor constantly pushes pills every time I see him bc I have osteoporosis and he says the bisphosphonates are needed even though he knows my mom had side effects from taking Fosamax (multiple femur and hip fractures and jaw bone necrosis). It’s like doctors in my area ONLY know how to push drugs. Unfortunately, my PCP yells at me for NOT taking MORE drugs just like my past doctors. Seems the pharmaceutical reps have recruited doctors bc that is all I’m ever asked is if “are you ready for prescription” and then told I’m an outlier at 65 because I only take bio-identical HRT and he wants me on horse urine Premarin. Must educate yourself and advocate for yourself bc the medical community in my area is ONLY interested in shots and pills, with zero -0- interest in how to age healthy…

@justrusty 2 жыл бұрын

@@cathyalloway2163 I like to say: "The doctors aren't practicing medicine. They're practicing Medication."

@valerier4308 2 жыл бұрын

Same here. I got off several Rx's. I only take 1 now for low thyroid. I too feel better in my 60's than in my 50's.

@jewels4028 2 жыл бұрын

@@cathyalloway2163Wow, I thought Premarin was discontinued long ago...

@cathyalloway2163 2 жыл бұрын

@@jewels4028 Yes, my doctor wanted to prescribe HRT said it’s “Premarin like” to help with osteoporosis. I didn’t want to take synthetic big pharma pills creams shots whatever, so I told him “no thanks” and he became a bit angry bc I had just refused his script for Fosamax. Then he said he could write a script for Prolia so I asked him if that drug had any side effects. My doctor said “all drugs have side effects but don’t worry about that bc you have osteoporosis and need to take something”. I knew he was getting mad at me, so I told him I would think about it and may consider the drugs if and only if my osteoporosis worsens after a year of changing my diet, taking calcium magnesium collagen supplements, walking with leg/wrist weights, and doing resistance training. He laughed at me and said there is no cure for osteoporosis other than drugs, then he told me I’ll end up with spinal fracture and in wheelchair if I don’t take the meds. My lumbar X-ray abd DEXA scan shows osteoporosis but no fractures, so again I told him I want to give it a year or two before considering meds that caused my mother years of side effects, pain, and made her bones denser but more brittle.

@kathyreese4052 2 жыл бұрын

I am 67 and I have never been on any prescriptions. My view of doctors is that they are professionals that I consult with but I always make my own decisions. I also believe that natural remedies are very helpful in restoring balance to the body and the basics of eating correctly Which Doctor Berry advocates, sleeping, and emotional and mental balance.

@euhdink4501 2 жыл бұрын

Doctors are ok if you break a bone or so, but they have no idea how the human body really works.

@leenewsom7517 7 ай бұрын

I am just the same and just turned 68. I find that health professionals are always surprised, expect that I should be on a regular med cocktail, assume all should st this age and earlier.

@jerisaunders372 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a nurse. I see patient charts which show 20, 25, 30 medications! Crazy! If I took all those, I would get very sick, or worse. It's so upsetting to me.

@Bootsy4 2 жыл бұрын

I’m 49, and I knew it was bad 20 years ago when the check-in nurse would look stunned when I said I didn’t take any meds. I’m not sure how things are now at the doctor because I don’t go.

@doyleyarbrough4690 2 жыл бұрын

I get the same reaction, I am 66 and don't take any prescriptions. It must be a rarity because the check-ins are perplexed or seem surprised. I'm not one to go to the doctor anyway which may bite me one day.

@macoediv 2 жыл бұрын

I am med free as well and feel great.

@nikkyshairades9078 2 жыл бұрын

@@doyleyarbrough4690 wow,you mean you don’t go to doctor for regular check up?

@cathiemcginnis3997 2 жыл бұрын

@@nikkyshairades9078 I don't either. Never have had a physical exam. I am 73, on no meds and in excellent health. Was that comment sarcasm?

@nikkyshairades9078 2 жыл бұрын

@@cathiemcginnis3997 wow I am happy for you ma,can you tell some of the things you do as lifestyle that helps you?

@rightpath7780 2 жыл бұрын

My Dr is a SLAVE TO BIG PHARMA!!!!! Dr, you have saved my life. Because of you, I will live to see my grandchildren grow up. In my eyes, you are a HERO! God bless you DR!

@RonMac08 2 жыл бұрын

I had one of my kidney functions panels come back borderline and the Dr. was concerned and scheduled a follow-up a couple of weeks later. In the meantime, I searched my drugs online and found an interaction between two of them that describes the kidney problem. I told my doctor that the two drugs I was taking could cause the problem. I showed her the statement from the manufacturer of one of the drugs but she was still skeptical but she discontinued one of them anyway. When she checked my kidney function a couple of months later everything was perfect, but she still wasn't convinced it was a drug interaction. I guess doctors hate deprescribing drugs.

@WisdomThumbs 2 жыл бұрын

If you die without the drugs they’ll feel responsible. If you die because of the drugs, they feel “at least we tried.”

@FlashGordon1023 2 жыл бұрын

So true. I care for an elderly relative and once he started hallucinating after a new medication. His doctor was out of town, so we took him down to the hospital. Two days later, I get a call from them saying they believed he needed to go into a home and they had already found one for him. I politely as possible, yelled at them that before he left, I had taken his medications, looked them up on the internet, then found his symptoms were listed as a side effect of one of the medications, printed it out, highlighted them, and sent it with him to the hospital. How about just changing the medication and let him come home. Happily, a few hours later he was sent home with a new prescription.

@wingabouts 2 жыл бұрын

It is sad that we need to do the work for the professional people who then collect their fees from us. Glad you had the desire/ability to research this stuff. Too many folks just don't care or feel they are too ignorant to figure it all out.

@theropesofrenovation9352 2 жыл бұрын

As a nurse for 32 years, that was my beef working in LTC, I was always trying to decrease the patients meds. The docs would get SOOOO mad. Some of them were on 26 meds!!! And as a hospice nurse. Taking them off all those unnecessary meds, they got better!!

@armadillotoe 2 жыл бұрын

Working with hospice nurses was one of my most rewarding times as a pharmacist. Thank you for what you do/did.

@happyapple4269 2 жыл бұрын

They should be struck off. A lot of doctors are nothing more than drug pushers for big pharma.

@coffeemachtspass 2 жыл бұрын

But, who can possibly make money from copays if you take them off medications? The world will stop spinning on its axis if Pharma doesn’t make a few billion $ off us!

@theropesofrenovation9352 2 жыл бұрын

@@armadillotoe I loved it!!

@theropesofrenovation9352 2 жыл бұрын

@@happyapple4269 I felt that way but I can't do that without an order.

@helenkeller7127 2 жыл бұрын

I had depression as a teenager and all my symptoms were hormone related. I pointed this out all the time as I was only suicidal one week a month. Like clockwork. This eventually translated to hormonal birth control and 8 different psych meds including antipsychotics and anti seizure medications. They all made things worse. As an adult, I stopped all of them and am now completely fine. Absolutely ridiculous. Whenever I brought up possibly stopping medications, they’d label it as “psychotic thinking” and “mistrust of authority”.

@dianavp9054 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry you had to go through that. Doctors and therapists have such power with what they write about us in their notes. Maybe we should all keep notes on our doctors' behaviors and let them see our note-taking. I guess that's sort of what we are all doing in the comments.

@frozenintime 2 жыл бұрын

How was it hormone related if you were able to stop when you wanted to? Depression is a complex topic especially if the person is ending up on anti-psychotics. Non the less why post this on a GP's video and not on a psychological specialist or an endocrinologist video?

@Kerrihirons 2 жыл бұрын

@@frozenintime @Frozen this is an incredibly disrespectful reply to this open sharing. Are you the internet police? She grew older, and her hormones stabilized, is one obvious likey answer, along with took responsibility for fixing her hormones herself naturally.

@frozenintime 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kerrihirons would you be making speculation coupled with confirmation bias? As Dr. Ken suggestion these tips are to be discussed with your care team, not your individual choices as that can be extremely risky regardless of the anecdotal evidence (which could promote harm to others in similar situations) My point is perhaps not seeing a specialist was a contributing factor? Also if the symptoms went away on their own while being on medication for hormones that went away on their own how does that suggest a hormone medication was needed from the start? Perhaps the additional medications came from the concept of polypharmacy due to not seeing the specialists one should be advocating for in monitoring their specialized /unique situations? Does being closed off to the idea of specialists and blaming generalist seem to be attributing mistrust to a system that is not being fully understood the roles a care team provides? As Ken suggestions asking for reassurance on the medications would sometimes involve speaking to other doctors. Hence for hormones an endocrinologist, and depression therapy and psychiatry when therapy needs additional assistance?

@Kerrihirons 2 жыл бұрын

@@frozenintime I think you have too much time on your hands mate. I find it hard to believe this lady generously shared her story so you could give her a random unsolicited health care choice critique. People who listen to independent advice such as this you tube are unlikely to listen to you champion a system that had failed them. Good luck. I won't reply to you any further.

@wendiezearfoss3816 2 жыл бұрын

I have changed doctors once again because of the patronization and condescension towards me when I tell them I’ve got a degree in Clinical Laboratory Science (i.e. Med Tech, the person who tests your blood) and I know what I’m talking about. One doctor ( an endocrinologist I was instructed to see for my T2D said he wanted to put me on insulin. I asked what how that is helpful to add more insulin if I’m already insulin resistant and he had no answer. Later when I managed to decrease my A1c from 8.0 to 5.7 (on Keto) he was more concerned that my total cholesterol was just over 300, while my HDL and triglycerides were fine. When I explained what really causes heart disease, he said he knows what he knows and reiterated that cholesterol causes heart disease. I knew then he was not the doctor for me. I recently saw a video about Alzheimer’s which is of interest to me as my mother had it) and this doctor flat out said doctors are practicing medicine today like we are living 100 years ago. Dr. Berry is right: “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” Sadly the don’t like to be told that there sate more tools available than a hammer. Keep up the fantastic work, Dr. Berry.

@dort5436 2 жыл бұрын

I changed my son's doctors when they no longer wanted him to visit their office. His violent behavior was worse on the meds. Those doctors kept adding meds or increasing how much to take. The first thing Kaiser did was to stop all but three. And started him on an epilepsy med. He is not the violent person those other meds were causing. He has lost 120 lbs with LCHF living and two meals a day.

@gladysbigg77 2 жыл бұрын

A few years ago I was doing in-home elder care for a 90 year old female. The doctor prescribed two meds that clearly were contraindicated according to my reseach. I called the doctor and told him that situation, and wanted to know which one should I stop and which should I continue giving to the patient. He actually replied, "whichever one YOU don't like, just cancel it". I don't like?? I'm not the doctor, and I'm not responsible for that decision! Well, since I didn't like either one, I stopped both, and she had no ill effects.

@tomg1247 2 жыл бұрын

I recall when my dad was sent to a "top hospital" in northern Ohio after becoming completely incoherent, the first think my mom told the "specialist" was that his symptom started as soon as they had put him on yet another medication. The doctor's response was, "That can't be the problem." After three more days of completely zero progress and nearly dying they finally took him off the drug. He was back to normal within a day. I'm sure they updated the drug company on his case--don't you bet?!

@jodyjackson5475 2 жыл бұрын

Like they would care….

@tangulo8869 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dr Berry for being an example of a real Doctor should be. The human body is a powerful machine if we feed the right nutrients, we don’t need meds,the right foods are the medicine.

@thediabolicalempath7246 2 жыл бұрын

Our body isn’t built for all those toxins.

@jeannedigennaro6484 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Nourish your body and get some exercise every day.

@thediabolicalempath7246 2 жыл бұрын

@@jeannedigennaro6484 Just drink some water and take care of your Heath the natural way.

@dragonstaye4557 2 жыл бұрын

There are the few lovers who prescribe health.

@louangesaves3481 2 жыл бұрын

I’m 54 female and taking meds I refused to take years ago but with pressure and fear I succumbed 8 months ago and agreed to take 2 different meds for very high triglycerides and ldl . It worked and my triglycerides went down but my doctor said I now have fatty liver NAFLD , I’ve had fatty liver years ago but it seemed to be ok for years until my last blood work in November . . 2 weeks ago I discovered your channel and I’m so happy I did. I slowly started to miss a day here and there of taking those meds and following a ketovore diet . Only been 3 days but I’ll slowly ween off the meds and get my blood work in March . Im so glad your are informing everyone !!thank you 🇨🇦👩🏻

@jewels4028 2 жыл бұрын

If you're unaware- Dr. Berg & Jason Fung, are other yt channels w/great info. that you may find Useful

@dianemartel5205 2 жыл бұрын

🇨🇦 👍🏿

@louangesaves3481 2 жыл бұрын

@@jewels4028 I wasn’t familiar with Jason fung , TY😊

@wingabouts 2 жыл бұрын

You've made good decisions. I hope it is working out well for you. 💞 Keep at it...

@ArtOfHealth 2 жыл бұрын

The scoundrels had my mother in law on 13 medications before the family brought her to a nursing home for dementia. Finally, in the tragic hands of Hospice and their medicines, they finished her off at 92. Sickening tragic system we support. Every single time I saw hospice inject or feed her medication, she would hold her head and say “Ooh, something is feeling strange in my head.” I have my conclusions. You must have your own. But, by all means, get beyond healthy and avoid these organizations if possible. Euthanasia is not a welcome idea if we have a chance to really survive.

@cathyalloway2163 2 жыл бұрын

There exists some “hospice from hell” programs. My stepdad was not in any pain but the hospice nurse told us “I need to inject him with morphine”. We asked why bc he nodded that he was not in pain and that he didn’t want the shot. Hospice nurse told us “he is dying and therefore must have pain” then she threatened that she would “report us to adult protective services if injection is not allowed”. My step dad said “stop, I’m not in pain” and my mom showed the power of attorney paperwork that clearly stated he did not want pain meds to hasten death unless actually in pain. The hospice nurse continued saying “I have two more patients ready to go and do not have time for this” then the the brown paper bag of meds at me and walked out on us.

@boracay12 2 жыл бұрын

92 ? Finished off at 92? I hope I don't live to 92 .

@sirashram3 2 жыл бұрын

@@cathyalloway2163 report report report!!! As a funeral worker, I recently encountered too many Hospice workers who only care about the patient dying quickly and moving on to the next call. I feel for those families. Most of the time, the nurse won't even stay until the decedent transfer is made.

@ftmb1022 2 жыл бұрын

My doctor thank God is a young guy and very open minded and listen's to me. When he saw my vitamin D levels rising he asked what I was doing and oh wow, continue doing it, I started losing weight and he inquired again good for you, keep doing it! He even said I'm going to tell my over weight patients about this!!!!! Thank you for always keeping us educated Dr Barry.

@nikkyshairades9078 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please tell me what you did?

@kathycusumano2445 2 жыл бұрын

Were you taking Vitamin D supplements ???

@ftmb1022 2 жыл бұрын

@@nikkyshairades9078 I eat alot of mushrooms, they are very high in vitamin D. I also take vitamin D every day.

@ftmb1022 2 жыл бұрын

@@kathycusumano2445 everyday.. whatever it says on the bottle I take 2 because depending on weight you need more. I got my son's levels to 87!!!

@kathycusumano2445 2 жыл бұрын

@@ftmb1022 thank you for the information!

@jesusislord27 2 жыл бұрын

Dr. Berry, your heart and love for people is so obvious. Thank you for your hard work. Regarding this "polypharmacy" concept, I think it is so tempting for people to embrace quick fixes by merely treating symptoms. It fits nicely with the instant gratification mentality that seems to define modern society. That's why I am grateful for doctors like yourself who encourage us to dig a bit deeper to find the root causes of illness, then address those causes via appropriate dietary and lifestyle decisions.

@renyfornow9570 2 жыл бұрын

And some Mds might feel as though they cya when they prescribe medications

@Malcolm-Achtman 2 жыл бұрын

@@renyfornow9570 cya???

@gunsandcommissions 2 жыл бұрын

A huge part of the problem is people's unwillingness to make changes to save themselves. And blindly believing that their doctor cares about them enough to not do anything harmful. Overmedicating patients is not even close to being in line with the hippocratic oath.

@renyfornow9570 2 жыл бұрын

@@Malcolm-Achtman cover your (their) a--!!

@Malcolm-Achtman 2 жыл бұрын

@@renyfornow9570 Thanks. I'm not great with acronyms.

@madenew 2 жыл бұрын

This happened to me. 1st high blood pressure meds cuz gastrointestinal problems and heart palpitations. I stopped taking. Palpitations stop had to go carnivore to correct gastrointestinal problems. 2nd diabetic meds that came with so many side effects issues. I stopped and began taking vitamins that were depleted from my body. I began to do keto for 2 years and my health has turned around. Finally med free. I only take my vitamins.

@SeriousCakes 2 жыл бұрын

I married a pharmacist, what a great thing that has been! I've had weird side effects from medications and he would look it up and tell me to stop taking it because it was specifically the medicine.

@leechalk7686 2 жыл бұрын

I quit taking all meds August 2019 after being hospitalized numerus times for falls and P.E.s I was told that I would be dead in six months without them. I am still here and have not seen a doctor in over two years!

@rikwen96 2 жыл бұрын

One of my girlfriends found out she had diabetes after years of 6 cans of Tab a day plus candies and other sweets. It started a long slow slide downhill in her health. At one point she had 6 doctors and was taking 26 medications. A pharmacist actually found she was taking 3 different depression medications from 3 different doctors. Multiple heart attacks and strokes. She finally signed a no code on resuscitation in the assisted living she was in and died a month later from another heart attack. It was very sad and frustrating as she never questioned what the doctors were doing to her even as her health declined. It made me very aware of polypharmacy and I have doubled down on my doctors questioning everything. I do take medication for afib, but refuse the statins. Getting on Dr. Berry's PHD has made a big difference and now doing the BBBE challenge shows me diet has a huge impact on my health.

@sherry1475 2 жыл бұрын

What is BBBE? What is PHD?

@rikwen96 2 жыл бұрын

@@sherry1475 Dr. Berry has many videos where he mentions PHD or Proper Human Diet. It is a lifestyle of meat, butter and a little vegetables. He came up with a challenge to anyone who could follow a basic BBBE diet (Beef, Butter, Bacon and Eggs) for 30 days and not gain weight. You may not lose weight but you will get a lot of body recomposition. If you look up 2krazyketos on You Tube you can follow the 44 days they did the BBBE challenge last year and the results in pictures and blood work. They are doing it again in January and I am following along.

@sherry1475 2 жыл бұрын

@@rikwen96 Thank you so much. PHD, I should have known, because it has been my go to way to lose weight. BBBE has been my go to “diet”.

@rikwen96 2 жыл бұрын

@@sherry1475 It is amazing how much my allergies have cleared up with BBBE. Just didn't know some types of food were really affecting my sinuses.

@sherry1475 2 жыл бұрын

@@rikwen96 Thank you again. I am just beginning to realize that I can deal with my lifetime of allergies w/o more visits to an ENT who does not admit my problem is just allergies. Surgeries, multiple antibiotics, and expensive treatments can be avoided with diet. Thank you so much for encouraging me on this journey.

@loismcgurk3184 2 жыл бұрын

My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and suffered with it for 15 years.I watched my talented, beautifully articulate mother deminish before my eyes. I always said it was her medication, not Alzheimers since every one of the 12 meds she was taking had "may cause memory loss" as a side effect. My dad never trusted that I knew anything and wouldn't insist she be taken off any meds. I know people don't live forever, but her quality of life could certainly have been so much better! Dr Barry, thank you for all you do to educate us and encourage us to take charge of our own health! I have told so many people about your channel. I am 72 years old and have never been on medication except occasional antibiotics . I am blessed with good health, but I also research and try to be informed about health. Your channel is such a wealth of information in a sea of misinformation! Again, thank you for your no nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is approach to educating us! God blessed you!

@DavidAllen-nm7mc 2 жыл бұрын

Dr.Berry cares about people.. he tells it like it is

@BeeBlot 2 жыл бұрын

I used to be a PTA working primarily in long term care and noticed that a good number of my patients needed PT to address pharma side effects. It was then that I decided to avoid pharma. When HMOs started, it was rapidly evident how much they would undermine real health care. I walked away and became an alternative practitioner after that. 30 years later I'm deeply grateful for those decisions and at the age of 52, I'm healthier than most people half my age.

@cthornton523 2 жыл бұрын

Preach, Doc! In my 30s in the early 2000s, I was on 14 medications. In 2008 I stopped taking 5 of them, 2 years and 4 months ago I stopped taking all of them as they were making me worse than I ever was in the first place. I took 6 months to taper and still had post acute withdrawal symptoms for 2 years. Worth it, because now at 51 I still cycle and am healthier and saner than ever before in life. Don't take SSRI'S for more than 7 years or you might not be able to do so, ever. Keep up the great work, sir. With love from Massachusetts.

@armadillotoe 2 жыл бұрын

On a couple occasions when I was a hospital pharmacist I caught people who had been to different doctors who prescribed the same med under different names. The patient had been admitted to known side effects of high doses of that medication. That doesn't count the drug interactions you can find. Great subject for a video. When doctors and pharmacists work together especially with a patient who pays attention it really reduces polypharmacy and drug interactions. Thank you for covering this.

@ANew-cs5vy 2 жыл бұрын

This video is right on the money. I didn’t know what it was called but I knew I was being over prescribed by my doctor when he gave me a Statin. Not for high cholesterol but for “preventing heart attacks and strokes.” At first it seemed reasonable but then I went on keto and intermittent fasting and lost 45 pounds. I took myself off of the Statin and went back to the doctor telling him I did not need it. He would not back down and said he thinks I would still benefit from it but I told him that losing 45 pounds was a much greater lowering of heart attack and stroke risk than taking that Statin. BTW, The foundation for me being a victim of polypharmacy was eating the standard American diet and ending up with metabolic syndrome.

@dianavp9054 2 жыл бұрын

Good for you for standing your ground!! I also take no Rx and nearly laugh when they try to put me on statins because of my ldl, when my HDL is 90 and TG is 55, A1c is 5.0 and I've lost 30# since the pandemic and dropped 4 pant sizes. I'm 65 with no interest in getting on that pharmacy hamster wheel!

@pamelamechling8647 2 жыл бұрын

Well said!!

@fiffiebrown7590 2 жыл бұрын

People! Praise God for Dr. Berry. He is so caring And not just" money hungry" And "not care about people Drs. "!Most Drs are non- caring about their patients and they do not go by the promise they made( to care and treat people) when they took the oath to become Drs. That is why there are naturopathic ( safe)Drs. People should check them out. They treat their patients with herbs.( That will heal you And Not harm you.) Praise God for those Drs. There should be more lawsuits to fire Drs such as those, Money caring about their patients except to put another dollar in their pocket.

@ANew-cs5vy 2 жыл бұрын

@@fiffiebrown7590 I understand what you are saying but do not convey the misinformation of herbs being safe. Herbs can be quite dangerous and harmful if used improperly. Very similar to prescription drugs in that regard.

@MicheleLHarvey 2 жыл бұрын

I had both a brother in law and cousin die from poly-pharmacy at the age of 60. Both were on psych drugs as well as multiple other medications. My brother in law was on anti-depression drugs (SSRI) , type 2 diabetes drugs & drugs for their side effects , 17 different drugs altogether! He died during routine surgery after they couldn't revive him because of all the medication he was on. Same with the cousin. Apparently this happens often with mentally impaired patients, according to the director of my brother in law's group housing. It's shocking and a shame and should be looked into. If you're on psych drugs be aware that poly-pharmacy may be especially dangerous for you.

@albertnulsen1855 2 жыл бұрын

As a retired nurse, what we often experience is patients are pushing to be prescribed medications and get quite upset when a doctor doesn't or is hesitant about adding yet another medication. So many health issues can be resolved with patients being diligent and stewards of good health practices, which I have witnessed, downright refusal and/or denial that they can do anything to not need a medication. The patient with hypertension who won't give up copious salt intake or low cholesterol diet and regular exercise or the diabetic who has poorly controlled blood sugars because they refuse to give up refined sugars or lower carb intake and balance their diet wit more vegetables or better choices in snacks or fruit.

@euhdink4501 2 жыл бұрын

A year ago I had trouble urinating. (67 male diabetic, statines). When I read the side-effects on the new medication prescribed, instead of taking them I went on Omad Keto and stopped drinking my usual lots of fresh milk etc. Since then I lost 30 kilo, take no medications and I can pee like a 16 year old boy. And by the way: my gout has dissappeared too.

@jda58tex 2 жыл бұрын

In the late '90's early 2000s, my mom was taking (and I'm not kidding) at least 50 prescriptions. After my dad passed away in 2004, she had to change doctors. The new dr. (he was quite a bit older than her other dr.) Was horrified. He took her off everything but 3 prescriptions. This had a profound affect on me. I'm 63 and do not take any prescriptions. I cured my t2d with keto and IF. Thank you, Dr. Barry. Don't get me wrong, I think modern medicine is necessary and useful, I just think it's become easier to take a pill than get to the root cause of a problem.

@92sawdust 2 жыл бұрын

This happened to me!! Since going Keto I was able to get off all meds, blood pressure and type 2 diabetes meds. 4 total. My cholesterol was slightly elevated. He prescribed a cholesterol med. I told him I would not fill the prescription, that I could handle it through diet. He then said Ok, let's watch it a while!! Man, the power of taking your health into your own hands!! Thanks Dr. Berry!!!

@GabrielleCarbonneau 2 жыл бұрын

As an RN and someone who has suffered polypharmacy on a few occasions, I can say that you’re very right! I’ve seen this in practice and in my personal life. As I’m thinking about the big brown bag situation, I foresee most MDs saying to ditch the supplements, but keep the Rx’s. Most like to minimize the power of nature.

@cellgrrl 2 жыл бұрын

“The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and in the cause and prevention of disease. ~ ” ― Thomas A. Edison

@rosehavenfarm2969 Жыл бұрын

And Dr Berry is a doctor of the future.

@EvaMariposa 2 жыл бұрын

I've always been against taking meds but when I had an allergic reaction to a prescribed allergy pill by my Doc, I got the confirmation I needed, that my body just does not like meds. I healed myself with fasting & keto/carnivore diet in the past 4 yrs. And never going back.

@debpratt52 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Dr. Berry. What you describe is exactly what happened to my husband, and the doctors wouldn't listen - just prescribe another med.

@ms.newcomerteacher6554 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT video Dr. B. Glad many of us are getting off meds due to keto and other life choices. When the "event" happened two years ago I finally woke up and rabbit holes led me to lots of general health research. I"m grateful to you and others who continue to teach me.

@cheeze1713 2 жыл бұрын

Had this happened to me as a teenager. Was on a lot of unnecessary medications did a lot of damage. The very year that I got off all the medication I instantly started feeling better.

@maryintx4409 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 68 and have not been on any prescription meds for eighteen years. All my remedies (when needed) have been found in nature

@taniafuentez9588 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you back in action! Really got a lot from your talk with Dr. Cywes earlier. Thankfully, I've figured out just how harmful the meds my doctors prescribed for me to treat RA, Type 2 diabetes, fibromyalgia and other chronic diseases. Weaned off it all by fasting and switching over to keto/ketovore. As I lean into carnivore as a therapeutic means to heal, it becomes clear how much my well-being and health CARE are in my hands.

@sueware8377 2 жыл бұрын

You nailed it, Dr. Berry...I was in this category and I finally pushed my doctor to begin to get this under control and stop some of these scripts. My doctor wants me to take a new medication every time I see them and I have just said "No", not till I research it and not if I don't need it. Thanks for doing this video...I have told 12 people about it.

@binglamb2176 2 жыл бұрын

Knock on wood, I've made it to 70 with no meds, feeling great, and hope I can continue to live without them.

@apache-yaquibrown4060 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing, as a former RN, I used to give my patients the same instructions, the doctors would become upset with me. As always first do no harm.

@princessenvy9386 2 жыл бұрын

Off 2 different BP meds and 2 psych drugs I had been on for over 10 years and lost 50lbs. I love this way of eating, never felt better 💪🏼

@vas4739 2 жыл бұрын

WAS on 17 Rx! Because of following strict keto and IF two years later I’m off ALL meds against my PCP and cardiologist advice. I now keep my foot scarce from visiting. Now my reply to my cardiologist when he “suggests” a statin / baby aspirin I say “Why? Am I statin and aspirin deficient?”

@tonywilliams4479 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Dr. Berry. I’m glad to see you’re feeling better. Thank you for all that you do to help educate us all.

@jaimebibelot4398 2 жыл бұрын

I must not be caught up, what did he come down with?

@fiffiebrown7590 2 жыл бұрын

I plead the blood of Jesus on Dr. Berry for being who he is and telling people the truth And nothing but the truth! God bless him for many more years. Praise The Lord Jesus! Amen

@tjkasgl 2 жыл бұрын

I went in to have my blood pressure checked, when the doctor asked which medications I take I responded none. She stared at me and said, "At 54 years old that's weird. But I guess if that works for you...." Sadly her husband recently died from hospital CV protocols (they refused to vary from the rem-dem and vent)

@55Ramius 2 жыл бұрын

My mother died in 2007 at 83. She had 2 strokes pretty close together. I would come over and bring her Sunday dinner and we would watch tv together. I also saw her at random throughout the week but Sunday was an all-day thing. While there I would fill her prescription box for the week. I counted 16 different pills. I know she was 83 but I am betting she would have been a lot better off and maybe no stroke had we followed this advice. I suppose it is possible too that she would have suffered without say, 8 of these pills? I do not know but nobody should be on 16...

@PhaseSkater 2 жыл бұрын

What did she eat for Sunday dinner though?

@cmel714 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you doctor. I am 64 and retired 2 years ago because of how I felt and I had a fall and never really felt right after the fall. So the pandemic came and I decided I would retire. I had to switch doctors for insurance reasons. At that time 3 blood pressure from 2 doctors, sleeping pills, 2 cholesterol, PPI's from another doctor, baby aspirin, pain medicine vicodin and tramadol for my back, meclizine cause I had vertigo like symptoms. I had vertigo like symtoms from all the meds that were prescribed. Probably wouldn't of had my fall which caused me to retire. All from being over prescribed. Luckily I don't drink. Now with new doctors blood pressure meds has gone from 3 to 2 and half the dosage on each, Reduced cholesterol meds in half and stopped one as well and cholesterol numbers are fine. Trying some natural things to reduce inflammation and now have stopped the pain meds. Apple Cider vinegar cured the PPI med problem and now no longer on that. Stopped taking sleeping pills and I feel so much better. Take the lowest dosage if you have to take anything.

@lionessm235 2 жыл бұрын

Love the brown bag concept! I would highly recommend you take the brown bag to your pharmacist. They know a lot more about drugs and interactions. On more than one occasion a prescription was completely inappropriate for the condition and the pharmacist had me call the doctors office and have them change it. I now take any drug questions to my pharmacist, first.

@latinomalenurse 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. These are all the concepts I tell my patients, friends, family...but because there's no MD after my name they don't fully listen... I will refer this video heavily!!!

@TheCarnivoreSoprano 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining this Dr. Berry! I had never heard of this concept. Eating the proper human diet plays a huge role in health.

@williambent9636 2 жыл бұрын

Even if a loved one needs a drug, and has been on it for a long time, another doctor should review them periodically. My mother needed relief from her facial nerve pain from her MS. Eventually she seemed totally senile. Thinking the end was near, I called Hospice who reevaluated her, put her on Lyrica for the pain and in 24 hours my mother knew me again! The rest of her life she was pain free and totally lucid. Wished I had demanded a review of her medication before she lost a year and a half of her already tragically shortened life. I can't tell you how great it was to have my mother back!

@janmargaret7972 2 жыл бұрын

My mum had facial pain, caused by trigeminal neuralgia. The doctor put her on Gabapentin. I was horrified, within a few hours she was just sat with her head bowed and saliva dripping down her mouth. I stopped giving them to her immediately.

@williambent9636 2 жыл бұрын

@@janmargaret7972 Thank God your mom had you! My mom was bed ridden and in a nursing home who got her zombied out. I asked about it and asked for a meeting and was then assured she was in end stage MS. Then they dropped her, breaking her hip, and I got her out of there, almost too late. At the new home I got Hospice. They literally saved my mother's life by replacing her pain meds with something new.

@janmargaret7972 2 жыл бұрын

@@williambent9636 I hope your mum is doing ok now. 😊

@teddfin 2 жыл бұрын

I've been trying to do keto for two and a half years it kicked in 4 months ago I feel a lot better. My blood sugars come down from 265 Plus to 155 my. My A1C went from one point from 9.6 to 7.6.

@dianavp9054 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job. Keep it up. Slow and steady!!! I started keto July 2020. Went ketovore Sept 2020. I've lost 30#, dropped 4 pant sizes, and my blood work is great! LDL is high, but that's a non-issue to me since HDL is 90 and TG is 55!

@KingArtexerxes 2 жыл бұрын

I was on a statin and blood pressure medicine for years. When I retired, I quit taking both of them. Then a few years later, I started going to the VA hospital for all my medical needs. I refused all medications and my visits all centered around taking pills. When my PCP moved, all my doctors for the past 2 years were temporary doctors. None of them want to take me on as a client.

@StitchingWithLove 2 жыл бұрын

It’s so empowering to say “no thanks” when I was offered a statin by a cardiologist. He was shocked. I pressed him for more natural things to do and take and he eventually chimed in with healthy suggestions.

@janetrock8905 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Dr Berry, for your courage to speak out. I saw what the medical industrial complex did to my parents at the end of their lives and vowed to not imbibe. All my neighbors know if they see me on the ground, let me die. I've lived my life, let nature take its course. My 95 yr old grandmother stopped eating and drinking. She died saying the rosary. She's my role model.

@tomg1247 2 жыл бұрын

We've moved enough to know how ridiculously proactive one has to be with doctors to do any real review of meds and trying to understand interactions. Ultimately, and by far, the best approach was to eat to reduce meds for chronic ailments. My spouse has gone from a handful to two--Eliquis and Lisinopril--both no doubt the result of too many years as a full blown diabetic due to artery blockage. I hope the Lisinopril goes away one of these days, but already SO much progress has been made thanks to Ketovore. It has taken me from pre-diabetic to healthy, happy and 75 pounds lighter!

@markpolly2574 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dr. Berry - Yes I agree. We as Patients need to be Proactive with Our Own Health. I for one find Dr in the South do Not want to listen to their patients (or even touch them in some cases). I've tried to give My History to a Dr only to be shut down as to what I have to say is Irrelevant. No sorry I've work in the medical field most of my life so I know a thing or two, especially when it comes to Me and my issues. Or they suggesting a procedure that Only Masks the pain But does Nothing to correct the problem, just so you have to keep having that procedure as a Repeat Customer. Not like I need an oil change every 6mo!!!!!! Natural over Rx Every Time when Possible!

@arlenemuhammad9853 2 жыл бұрын

This is very true. I listened to a doctor give a lecture and he said a patient came to see him and let's just say she didn't seem to be all there mentally. She was taking 14 medications. He told her he didn't think she needed all those medications. She asked if he wanted her to stop taking her medication. He said, "No, let me test you first." He tested her and she only needed to take 2 of her prescribed medications. The side effects from taking too much medication can make you appear to be mentally ill. There's so much greed, some doctors will keep prescribing more medicine and the highest doses of the medication. The higher the dose the more money the pharmaceutical companies make and 1 hand washes the other.

@pattidavis8043 2 жыл бұрын

As I sit trying to fill my mom's pill box for the week...... 15 prescriptions a day plus 5 vitamins (that her doctor prescribed) Makes me furious. But when I speak to mom about it she believes her doctor is "all knowing" and won't question him and will not let me question it either. (I have gotten off of insulin and BP med and Metformin w DrBerrys help) Anyway, it's frustrating but nothing I can do. She likes to remind me that she 85 still living in her house alone) and under my breath I think yeah, hardly can get out of wheel chairr, had 2 broken hips, pacemaker, out of pocket pay for meds was $6k this year, and high stage kidney disease and diabetes. SAD

@jewels4028 2 жыл бұрын

Yup, the majority of elderly patients will never question Drs. They assume they know it all & would do no harm

@sunshinegirl1967 2 жыл бұрын

How many times have I seen patients admitted to the hospital "only" on 4 daily meds, and the leave on 11? Too many times! One med leads to another, that's how polypharmacy happens.

@sunshinegirl1967 2 жыл бұрын

And that was the least number of meds I've ever seen as a nurse in 30 years and it was on the surgical floor. On the medical floor, patients were on tons of pills. One patient had 24 pages of scheduled meds, 24!!!

@bobrip6827 2 жыл бұрын

I am 60 years old and have never had a prescription other than a zpack. Maybe 1-2 times in my life. Had hip replacement3 months ago. Staff could not believe I was on zero meds and had no allergies, said it was very rare. Asked how this is so, told her I try not to go to a doctor. Cannot imagine what all of these drugs do to your liver

@sheilabright2091 2 жыл бұрын

I’m 69 and never been on meds. Every time I’m asked for my drug list I say None and they make me repeat it as if I got it wrong or am joking. That has told me a lot for the last 3 decades!!

@tomdixon1213 2 жыл бұрын

I lost 33 pounds on keto carnivore and got off two scrips and never looked back. I never feel hungry on this diet and can go for hours before needing to eat. One of the scrips was for blood pressure. My blood pressure is 120/70, i walk my dog 7 days a week and feel great. Medicine in this century will collapse when this diet reaches herd, the way non smokers entered the majority late in the last century as it occurred to more and more doctors that tobacco was no good for homo sapiens.

@petermccutcheon9624 2 жыл бұрын

I could write a book on my experience of this. One drug after another to treat conditions caused by the previous drug. I worked it out myself. I now take over 5000 pills a year fewer than I did 5 years ago. My health is better than it's been for 20 years and my doctor wants me to start taking pills again because his NHS computer system tells him I have an 11% chance of a cardiac event before I'm 70 or, as I see it, an 89% chance of not having one before by allotted span. And can I have the 15 years I lost to increasing pain and deteriorating health back, please? It's madness.

@jaynedouglas9556 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! I worked as a home health nurse with mostly dual diagnosis patients. Many times, my patients were on 10-15 different medications. On one patient's admission to home health, she brought me a file box full of meds she was currently taking... half were psych meds, the other half were diabetes and cardiovascular meds. It came to move than 50 different medications she was taking. I started off by taking the list of meds to her pharmacist to go through as the polypharmacy was definitely above my pay grade. It took almost a month to schedule a care conference with all her docs, the pharmacist, and myself to review her meds together. Unfortunately, by that time, she was back in the hospital.

@mikeeuritt4396 2 жыл бұрын

I used to drive medicare patients to Dr appointments. I recognized these issues as they described how many pills per day they were prescribed, they complained they never got better. My nearly 80 year old mother was on 3 different bp meds and ku,aden and I have no idea how many other pills. Finally got her to tell her doc ehe's low enered and now its just 2 bo meds. gy, dopey, can't sleep and he finally listened, now she's only on 2 bp meds, but is getting back to her usual self. I got a new doc and explained it to him this way, if you're answer to every problem is go to the shelf and get a pill, I will be getting another doc.

@doyleyarbrough4690 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks doc. I myself take no prescriptions but I know some folk who need to hear this. I have seen people taking meds seemingly by the handful and I'm not a doctor but I'm thinking surely in some cases it can't be good. I hope people follow your advise.

@lauraa2877 2 жыл бұрын

I've had far too many Dr's that do not like to be asked questions about what they are prescribing and in what doses, so another great tip, FIRE the Dr who forgets he/she works for you and that you have to be considered in their decisions concerning your health care.

@euhdink4501 2 жыл бұрын

That's right, fire them. I had to fire them all because I can't find a single one that really understands how the human body works.

@abbymae9530 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you post Dr Berry!! Was getting worried . I agree 100% with this video. I’m 60 yr old F. Refuse all the statins I’m prescribed and only prescription now is for levothyroxin for my hashimotos / low thyroid. I eat 90% carnivore (can’t leave my pickles alone haha ) diet and I’ve really improved my health. I’m diagnosed with COPD and fibromyalgia and osteoarthrosis for past 10 yrs but drs are amazed all these diseases are improving! Keep fighting the good fight for the worlds health sake!! God bless you and your lovely family!!!! 🙏🙏🙏

@anthonyencarnacion7203 2 жыл бұрын

Your a gentleman for finding a way to say something difficult.. this is a ministry to the hurt, easily seen in a glance.. amen..

@jennifermaconbusby 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you're feeling better. Been a KZfaq follower for years, but joined your Patreon because of this video.

@KenDBerryMD 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@renyfornow9570 2 жыл бұрын

My friend went to her doctor and just said "OK, which of these medications can I get off?" She left the office 3 medications lighter!!!

@rachelm7525 2 жыл бұрын

Phew! For once, it's an advantage living in the UK! Over here, the over-65s get medication for free (yes, free!) so naturally doctors will look for ways to AVOID prescribing drugs, or at least limiting them. Regular prescriptions get reviewed every few months to see if they're still appropriate. Under 65s pay for medications, but really it's a fraction of their cost. That's our beloved, though unsustainable, NHS 😏