“My Mother Had to be Dying Before Anyone Would Take Her Off the Drugs”
This moving essay tells one family’s story of akathisia and related medication harm, missed warning signs, and the advocacy it took to have concerns heard.
When a patient’s condition changes after a medication is added, increased, reduced, or stopped, the possibility of an adverse drug effect must be taken seriously.
Read: “My Mother Had to Be Dying Before Anyone Would Take Her Off the Drugs”
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