Tag: medication side effects

Counseling for Sexual Side Effects from Medications: What You Need to Know

Counseling for Sexual Side Effects from Medications: What You Need to Know

Sexual side effects from medications like antidepressants are common but often untreated. Learn how counseling, medication changes, and open communication can improve your treatment and quality of life.

Sweating and Hot Flashes from Medications: Proven Ways to Find Relief

Sweating and Hot Flashes from Medications: Proven Ways to Find Relief

Sweating and hot flashes from medications are common and often misunderstood. Learn which drugs cause them, why they happen, and proven, science-backed ways to manage them without stopping your treatment.

The Nocebo Effect in Medications: Why Your Expectations Shape Side Effects

The Nocebo Effect in Medications: Why Your Expectations Shape Side Effects

Why do some people feel side effects from medications that don’t actually cause them? The nocebo effect shows how expectations shape physical symptoms-sometimes more than the drug itself.

Deprescribing Frameworks: How to Safely Reduce Medications and Cut Side Effects

Deprescribing Frameworks: How to Safely Reduce Medications and Cut Side Effects

Deprescribing frameworks help safely reduce unnecessary medications in older adults, cutting side effects like falls, confusion, and hospitalizations. Evidence-based protocols exist for common drugs like PPIs, sleep aids, and opioids.

Oral Thrush from Medications: How to Treat and Prevent Antifungal Side Effects

Oral Thrush from Medications: How to Treat and Prevent Antifungal Side Effects

Oral thrush is a common side effect of asthma inhalers, antibiotics, and immunosuppressants. Learn how nystatin and fluconazole treat it, why most treatments fail, and how to prevent it from coming back.