Is it true that most psychiatric medications stop working after about a year or so? by Connie b. Dellobuono
Answer by Connie b. Dellobuono:
The Beers List of medications to avoid in the elderly, first developed in 1991 and updated several times since, has routinely advised against benzodiazepine use. Studies show seniors who take sleeping pills have twice the rate of falling of those who don’t.
When Medicare launched its drug plan in 2006, benzodiazepines were not covered, although the program overturned that decision starting in 2013. And the health watchdog group Public Citizen advises against the use of benzos in its Best Pills, Worst Pills list.
The Physicians Desk Reference recommends against long-term use of benzodiazepines, and drugs like Ativan, Xanax and Valium were all approved by the FDA only for short-term use. Ignoring the guidelines may have unnecessarily exposed millions of patients to drugs so addictive they are in some ways much harder to stop than opiates such as heroin or prescription pain medications.
http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/2119922-151/benzodiazepines-treat-anxiety-cause-long-term-problems
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The drugs over the long run created more side effects that would be hard to tolerate for the elderly. My GF who was diagnosed with psychosis took all the prescribed meds from her doctors that helped her short term but made her shake more so she stopped them (tapered dose) after 6m.
Is it true that most psychiatric medications stop working after about a year or so?
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Connie Dello Buono is based in Sunnyvale California. Her first ebook is about women's health, Birthing Ways Healing Ways and her recent one is about cancer prevention, Curated Healing Ways. She had helped women have holistic childbirth as childbirth educator, founded Motherhealth, to serve seniors in the bay area with holistic caregivers and blogs at www.clubalthea.com with more than 10,000 health and finance related posts.
Connie trains her own caregivers, which are the favorites of most bay area seniors who are home bound and alone.
She is active in the rehab and nursing facilities, volunteering on music and movement for seniors.
She is a member of Lion's club and offered scholarships to students in the Philippines.
She is active at churchinsunnyvale.us and has Fridays Bible home study in Sunnyvale using the recovery version of the Bible , free at biblesforamerica.us
She loves dancing and teaching and her courses can be found at
https://teachclub.com/@thriveafter60
She is California Life Insurance licensed providing life insurance for older adults with health issues and helping women retire safely with income for life.
at menloassetca.com , she helps with 401k rollover.
3 Benefit plans
- Mortgage protection using term life insurance to pay for mortgage balance in event of death
- Final Expense plan using Single Issue Whole Life Insurance, with cash back, disability benefit and guaranteed in the presence of health issues
- Fixed Index Annuity retirement plan for safe, accessibility, less fees, less taxes, avoids probate as it goes directly to beneficiaries, rate of return with no downside market participation.
She brings compassion and understanding to the needs of her clients, bringing holistic approach in health and life insurance. Her goal is to free families from worries especially during covid with caregivers and life insurance in the presence of health issues, especially for women.
She can be reached at 408-854-1883 , motherhealth@gmail.com
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