Two antihypertensives and a diuretic. Not that bad, for 64.
Not me, but a friend refused to take anything for his high blood pressure. It ended up skyrocketing out of control (over 220 systolic) over a couple of weeks until his vision became blurred and his wife dragged him in to the ER. His kidneys had been irreversibly damaged. He went on dialysis and ended up getting a kidney transplant.
I have a prescription for an asthma rescue inhaler because I have asthma, but it’s a (mostly) mild and intermittent sort and the inhalers usually expire before I’ve used half of what’s in there.
OTC allergy meds, and sometimes OTC melatonin to help with my sleep.
But aside from acute things (like Tylenol #3 for a tooth extraction) no, no prescriptions. For reference, I’m in my mid-50’s.
When my dad was in his 70’s and hospitalized with pneumonia the hospital of course wanted to know his daily medications. Answer: none. They didn’t believe us at first and kept asking in different ways, clearly thinking we either didn’t understand the question or were hiding something. Nope, he really was a guy in his mid-70’s who took no daily medication.
Blood thinner & levothyroxine. Every two months, I have a biologic injection at home for my autoimmune disease. I take vitamin D and calcium for my bones - they’re OTC, but recommended by my doctor.
I take OTC allergy pill and antacid as well.
When I was in rehab, I refused to take two different blood pressure meds the doctor there prescribed. They asked me to comply, I made them a deal: I’ll take it one more time, and you observe me at PT. If I get sick and dizzy again, you’ll stop bugging me about it. A very fuzzy and nauseating PT session later, they put their BP cuff away and relented. They’d over-medicated me.
Take out the calcium and that’s me. 50 years old. Plus compression socks.
My father lost more than 15 pounds and then had to adjust all his medicines, including a statin, because he doesn’t need as much as before. The doctor has told him if he loses more weight, he might be able to stop taking some of them completely. He’s 77.
So that would be the thing my doctor has recommended, that I haven’t done. I haven’t lost weight.
I’ve just hit 51 (literally 2 days ago) but have never taken prescription drugs in my life. The most I’ve ever taken are vitamin supplements and painkillers. Some might consider painkillers drugs, but these have all been over-the-counter mild strength, despite being prescribed.
Two for BP. One for cholesterol.
Plus a low-dose aspirin and a vitamin D capsule, not Rx but because my doc says it’s good idea.
One for blood pressure. I started on BP medication in my mid 30s when it suddenly shot up from normal to dangerously high. Investigations found no cause. I started on 3 different medications to control it. Over the years this came down to one. My BP was always excellent and I was on such a low dose that my doctor was contemplating taking me off it. And then my BP shot up again and it had to be increased. I go back to see him again next month so we’ll see after that.
I’m 50 and take a bunch of stuff:
1 for blood pressure
1 combo pill for blood pressure with a statin
2 for T2 diabetes
2 for a benign pituitary tumour
I also have a script for an inhaler for asthma but I haven’t really needed it in a few years. I take Vitamin D, low dose Aspirin, and krill oil daily.
Luckily all the prescribed meds keep my numbers in a normal range and have been stable for years.
None.
I will admit that my ibuprofen/naproxen/acetaminophen use has gone up a bit in the last few years though (in rotation, not all at once!). I’ll be 59 in November.
No prescription drugs.
I, too, am seeing more ibuprofen use. Not every day, but occasionally. It seems that it’s easier to get aches and pains these days.
Zero. That includes OTC drugs and dietary supplements. Age 66.
It’s not that I’ve never taken drugs long term. I had an ulcer when younger and took all kinds of acid reducers. Eventually got the helicobacter pylori fixed and after a while, could stop using those. And I took melatonin for a number of years to help with sleep (it really didn’t help all that much). Then I read that it can make certain autoimmune conditions worse. At the time, I’d developed allergies to some kind of pollen and arthritis in my finger joints. After I stopped the melatonin, those cleared up too.
As far as drugs doctors have prescribed that I don’t take: nothing long term. But I have a small collection of opioid prescriptions that I never bothered to get filled. I never asked for them and don’t want them, but doctors and dentists foist them on me.
None.
I’m 53.
Nine. Plus one more as needed, which winds up being once or twice a week lately. I’m sixty three.
I’m 62. I take two antihypertensives and medical marijuana. I never miss a dose.
I’m 63 and don’t take any.
About a decade ago my doctor recommended a cholesterol-lowering drug that would require me to give up eating grapefruit. I love grapefruit and eat them by the sackful. The doc was surprised when I told him I’d rather have grapefruit and die young than live forever without them. Luckily, my ‘bad’ cholesterol level went down by itself and hasn’t been a problem since then.
Due to stroke about a year and a half ago:
Atorvastatin
Amlodipine
Clopidogrel
Lisinopril
Non-RX: one baby aspirin, Vitamin D drops
I’m 72. Never took anything regularly until the strokes.
Just turned 64. One for blood pressure, one for cholesterol, one twice a day for acid reflux, an 81mg aspirin and vitamin D. Going to see my doctor tomorrow for my annual wellness check. My blood pressure has been below 110 for about 3 months, hope to quit taking that after tomorrow.
I’m 61 and had a pulmonary embolism 7 years ago. I take warfarin for that, an ACE inhibitor and beta blocker for blood pressure and lately gabapentin for shoulder tendinitis since NSAIDs are not recommended for those on blood thinners. I also take 5000iu of Vitamin D along with K2 that I started taking when COVID first arrived on the scene. It’s good for those of us in PNW to take Vitamin D anyway so that’s no skin off my nose. And weed, plenty of weed. Don’t even need a medical card for it any more. Living in a civilized state is nice.
Near 60. I take tamoxifen (post-cancer), Metformin, an old school diuretic for blood pressure, and big-ass potassium to accommodate the diuretic. I also take a variety of supplements, of which Vitamin D, melatonin, and calcium were recommended by my medical team.