Talk With Your Healthcare Team About Your Medications
As life changes, your medication needs may change as well. Medications that were once good for you may not be the best choice for you today. We hope this webpage will help you talk with your doctor about whether your medications are right for you.
Caregivers Play an Important Role
Many patients rely on a family member or friend to help with their healthcare. Caregivers are an important part of a patient’s healthcare team. If you are a caregiver, the doctor may rely on you for information on how your loved one is doing. Your role is important. You can help the doctor, and your loved one, by asking questions and sharing your concerns.
Click the symbol on the left side of the table to view the side effects of each medication.
Click on the purple boxes on the right side of the table for additional resources.
These medications are called sedative-hypnotics
Resources that may be helpful if you are taking a sedative-hypnotic medication
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These medications are called antipsychotics
Resources that may be helpful if you are taking an antipsychotic medication
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These medications have anticholinergic effects
Resources that may be helpful if you are taking a medication with anticholinergic effects
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- Amitriptyline (Elavil®)
- Benztropine (Congentin®)
- Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril®)
- Cyproheptadine (Periactin®)
- Dicyclomine (Bentyl®)
- Doxepin (Sinequan®)
- Fesoterodine (Toviaz®)
- Hydroxyzine (Atarax®)
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate (Vistaril®)
- Meclizine (Antivert®)
- Nortriptyline (Aventyl®/Pamelor®)
- Oxybutynin (Ditropan®)
- Paroxetine (Paxil®)
- Solifenacin (VESIcare®)
- Tolterodine (Detrol®)
- Trospium (Sanctura®)
What Doctors Are Saying
“Sometimes my patients are reluctant to question why they are on a particular medication, or to tell me they’d rather take fewer pills. In fact, I am always grateful when they bring up questions. If a patient thinks that a medication might be causing side effects, that is something I definitely want to know. Then we can talk and decide about reducing or stopping the medication. So I always tell my patients, speak up!”
