If you’re 50s and up, how many meds are you on?

[Anonymous]

57 nothing but have nut has a physical in years

[Anonymous]

None except birth control.

[Anonymous]

59 and just a statin.

[Anonymous]

Late 50s and a low-dose BP med. High blood pressure runs in my family, even though they all tend to live into their 90s.

[Anonymous]

Statin and Wegovy
54

[Anonymous]

HRT and a triptan as needed for migraine. I take magnesium with the HRT in the evenings which helps me sleep and helps (along with a high fiber diet) with regularity.

I’m substantially overweight but working on that through lifestyle changes. All my life I have been averse to taking unnecessary medications and persist in that approach at midlife.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HRT and a triptan as needed for migraine. I take magnesium with the HRT in the evenings which helps me sleep and helps (along with a high fiber diet) with regularity.

I’m substantially overweight but working on that through lifestyle changes. All my life I have been averse to taking unnecessary medications and persist in that approach at midlife.

Forgot to say, 55 yrs old

[Anonymous]

66, HRT + VitD3/K2 supplement

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:60. Whole bunch. Name it and I take it. Since 2020.

First wave COVID-19 in Feb 2020 that did not kill me but I ended up with a whole lot of lifelong issues.

All in all, i feel pretty lucky.

Op. Me too. Covid Feb 2020.

[Anonymous]

63

Nothing. Yet. Big Pharma comes for us all in the end.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HRT and a triptan as needed for migraine. I take magnesium with the HRT in the evenings which helps me sleep and helps (along with a high fiber diet) with regularity.

I’m substantially overweight but working on that through lifestyle changes. All my life I have been averse to taking unnecessary medications and persist in that approach at midlife.

Oh for gods sakes. Go on a GLP dummy. Being substantially overweight is a huge health risk. You aren’t winning any medals when your knees break down or when you keel over from a heart attack

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Over 50 is a huge range, how old are you OP?

Hopefully you’re taking mental health meds

[Anonymous]

51. None but getting my vitamin D tested soon. I wfh and barely see daylight. I might be adding a vitamin d supplement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Overall I’m not all that unhealthy but somehow I’m on a pile of meds (albeit including HRT).

Anyone else?

On average most people above 50, who see their primary care doctor on regular basis, are on 5 or more medications. Metformin, Statins, Losartan,Estrogen, Lipitor, Progesterone, Celebrex being the most common prescriptions for midlifers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HRT. Resisting statins.

Don't resist. Take it but keep working on improving diet, exercise and sleep.