February 2017

Memory, Falls, and Function – Oh Meds!

2017-02-12T22:05:24+00:00

Medications can make memory worse, lead to falls, and make daily function difficult. If your memory is slipping, do you have dementia? If you fall are you just clumsy? If you need help doing some of your daily tasks, are you just lazy? Or, are these things just a normal part of aging? [...]

Memory, Falls, and Function – Oh Meds!2017-02-12T22:05:24+00:00

January 2017

The Road of Chronic Illness is (Sometimes) Lonely

2017-01-29T15:54:05+00:00

Take these steps to stay motivated in the care of a chronic illness. Have you experienced this? You have new symptoms, so friends and family are concerned and checking on you. You get a new chronic diagnosis, and friends and family are concerned and supportive. Then, the ‘new’ wears off. The condition continues. [...]

The Road of Chronic Illness is (Sometimes) Lonely2017-01-29T15:54:05+00:00

Depression Treatment & Serotonin Syndrome – Avoid

2017-01-22T17:42:28+00:00

Avoid serotonin syndrome with careful medication review by doctors and pharmacist. Last week we reviewed medication treatment of depression and anxiety. Medications impacting serotonin to help regulate mood were a focus. Did you know you could get too much serotonin? When we overdo it, there is a condition called serotonin syndrome that can [...]

Depression Treatment & Serotonin Syndrome – Avoid2017-01-22T17:42:28+00:00

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