All participants had co-morbid medical or psychiatric disease that required periodic monitoring and need for medication.
One question refers to a possibly increased need for medication.
Do difficulties focusing in class and a tendency to forget assignments indicate a need for medication?
"We had no more aggression and no need for medication to calm him down.
With each hospitalization, Linda was educated about her illness and the need for medication.
Related to this, breathing retraining was often associated with reduced need for medication.
Ninety-nine percent successful, it eliminates the need for medication and is often an alternative to open-heart surgery.
Of note, these cutaneous side effects were amenable to topical treatment, without the need for medication dose reduction or discontinuation.
Low doses and psychosocial and psychotherapeutic interventions that help to reduce the need for medication therefore are highly warranted.
And if the schools would include more periods of gym every week, that might reduce the "need" for medication.
My diet has enabled me to remain upright and, as an added benefit, reduced my blood pressure from borderline to normal, thereby eliminating the need for medication.
