A true story about 'Too Many Medications'

Sounds like another case I just read. It concerned a loving, jovial grandmother (who I'll call "M"). M was the picture of vitality and good health, took NO medications and was more active than most people half her age. That all changed with a free health screening, sponsored by her church. "M" was told she had high cholesterol (265) and high blood pressure (140/90). What "M" didn't know/wasn't told was that higher cholesterol levels in the elderly add years to their lives (not subtract them). She was also not told that 140/90 is pretty much normal for an 80 year old (which she was). What she also didn't know is that even by taking blood pressure medication for as long as 30 years, will only extend the average life span by a few weeks! When "M" went to her doctor for further evaluation, she was placed on Lipitor (for cholesterol) and Toprol (for high bp).

Within days, M lost all of her energy, and became weak, dizzy, and depressed. She became alarmed and went to another doctor, who scribbled out a prescription Zoloft (to help with her depression). The following day, M became so weak and dizzy that she fainted and broke her hip. After being admitted to the hospital, she was prescribed a new drug "Fosamax" (despite the fact that it does NOT help build healthy bone mass, but it known to cause rotting of the jaw bone)! After surgery (with a brand new titanium hip) she ended up with excruciating pain…so what did the doctors do?

You guessed it they added pain pills to her long list of drugs. This was the final stage in "M's" downward spiral. She was placed on oxygen, then ventilated, and finally incubated before she took her last breath.