Adjusting the Drugs to You: Lisinopril, Losartan, Lithium and Table Salt

Send us Fan Mail Summary:  Sometimes when you start a medication, you first might have to adjust to the idea of taking a drug every day, and then to the reality of its effects upon your body and mind.  But this episode is about another step that you might want to add to this scene:  monitoring and then communicating with your healthcare provider.  When was the last time your doctor called to see how you were feeling?  It’s you who has to start this communication, and with this interaction, you might just find the drugs being adjusted to you. Topics:·      Shared Decision Making 01:50·      Staying In the Game 02:10·      Supplements and OTC’s 02:45·      Adjusting the Drug to You 03:00·      Dosage? 05:15·      ACE Inhibitors to ARB’s 06:10·      Clarifying Options 06:45·      Clinical Parameters 08:20·      Reporting Side Effects 09:15·      It’s About You 10:10·      Lithium Carbonate & Table Salt 10:40·      Fine Tune Your Drugs to You 12:15  Questions and comments to  [email protected]