Too many sedating medicines in older adults
Older adults should not be left on multiple anticholinergic medicines, which add up to real cognitive risk.
The silent should: Older adults should not be left on multiple anticholinergic medicines, which add up to real cognitive risk.
In our analysis of de-identified U.S. psychiatric records, this step was missing 10% of the time it should have happened.
This page is information to help you ask questions — it is not medical advice, and you should never start, stop, or change a medication on your own. Bring these questions to your clinician.
Questions for your doctor the next time you see them
Copy a line and ask it — these are questions, never instructions to change treatment.
- Could any of my medicines be adding up to affect my memory or thinking?
- Can we review whether any of them can be reduced or swapped?
This page is informational and not medical advice. It describes care patterns across a population, not your situation. Bring these questions to a clinician who knows you.
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