overmedicated
Given excessive pills
Overmedicated describes someone given too much medication or too many medications, whether by doctors, caregivers, or themselves.
The term often appears in critiques of healthcare systems or pharmaceutical culture: The nursing home kept patients overmedicated and docile.
It can also describe self-medication gone too far: I felt overmedicated and foggy after doubling my dose.
Using numerous drugs concurrently
- overprescriptionExcessive medication ordering
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
withdrawal · habituation · pharmaceuticals · benzodiazepines · opioids · antidepressants · sedatives · painkillers
State of near-sleep
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
lethargy · sedation · apathy · numbness · constipation · tremors · insomnia · palpitations
Addressing interconnected wholes
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- exerciseActivity for fitness
Advanced in age
- childrenYoung human beings
- ADHDNeurodevelopmental focus impairment
- veteransFormer armed forces members
- incarceratedConfined in prison
Reframing problems as disorders
- overprescribingExcessive medication ordering
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- off-labelOutside approved indications
polypharmacy
Using numerous drugs concurrently
- overprescriptionExcessive medication ordering
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
tolerance · withdrawal · habituation · pharmaceuticals · benzodiazepines · opioids · antidepressants · sedatives · painkillers · stimulants
drowsiness
State of near-sleep
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
nausea · lethargy · sedation · apathy · numbness · constipation · tremors · insomnia · palpitations · toxicity
holistic
Addressing interconnected wholes
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
elderly
Advanced in age
medicalization
Reframing problems as disorders
- overprescribingExcessive medication ordering
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- off-labelOutside approved indications
overmedicatedundermedicated
Receiving insufficient therapeutic dosage
undertreated · underdosed · unmedicated · drug-free · untreated
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