Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - About 63% of Villagers are on 3 to 4 meds per day
View Single Post
 
Old 08-27-2012, 07:41 PM
jimbo2012's Avatar
jimbo2012 jimbo2012 is offline
Sage
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: LI, NY >Fernandina South
Posts: 7,255
Thanks: 93
Thanked 176 Times in 101 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by graciegirl View Post
I have asked several times for your age, Jimbo.

HOW OLD ARE YOU? I am 72.
As I said I'll tell you when we meet maybe 9/21.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Russ_Boston View Post
All great points Gracie (and BTW you look marvelous for 72!).

Yes I would say BP is the number 1 med category (ACE inhibitors etc.). Then drugs for AFIB or other heart rate issues (Beta blockers, CCB etc.). Then statins for cholesterol. Then thyroid issues (synthroid etc.). And a surprising number of men with ED meds.

People also take many non-RX meds like Baby aspirin, Vit C,D,E,multi, PPI (think Prilosec generic).

I've had many patients with over 15 meds.
Do you mention (or in fact believe yourself) that BP, cholesterol and ED, can be corrected with diet.

Yes I said ED.


.
__________________
Nova Water filters