Drug discontinuation syndromes can be induced by reducing medications too quickly.  Overmedication can occur when reducing medications too slowly. Overmedication effects can be magnified when micronutrients are used alongside medications due to the effects of potentiation. During treatment, careful attention to side-effects of medication(s) will be vital in order to taper medication(s) optimally.

Micronutrients provide stability, but they also potentiate CNS active medications. During treatment, careful attention to the side effects of medication(s) will be informative in order to taper medication(s) optimally. Overmedication can occur when reducing medications too slowly. Discontinuation effects can be induced by reducing medication(s) too quickly. 

These videos are helpful introductions to the titration process:

Medication Potentiation

Daily Essential Nutrients Protocols & Outcomes: Dr. Janet Settle

We highly recommend all clinicians complete our free Clinical Micronutrient Training to ensure the highest rate of patient success.

Our experience is that while Daily Essential Nutrients can initially be taken safely with most medications, both doctor and patient should expect that over time many types of medications will need to be adjusted or gradually eliminated while using Daily Essential Nutrients. An optimally functioning, healthy body has no need for medications, so it should be no surprise that using a natural intervention as powerful and comprehensive as Daily Essential Nutrients can eliminate the need for certain medications or at least require dose reductions.

If patients are taking any medication, we strongly recommend that they are monitored by a physician who is familiar with how Hardy micronutrients are likely to interact with the medications they are taking. The knowledgeable product specialists and scientists at Hardy Nutritionals can direct both doctors and patients to resources that can help. 
 

Schedule your free Clinical Micronutrients Training Course to learn about:

1. Clinically relevant takeaways from the micronutrient research studies (indications, response times, dose-response relationships, etc.)
2. Best practice micronutrient therapy protocol details 
3. How to identify & manage medication interactions (yes, they WILL happen, and managing them without training or experience is not recommended!) 
4. Understanding common modulators of response to micronutrient therapy (gut health & micronutrients, when & why adjunct therapies are indicated, etc.) 
5. Much, much more!

Benefits of course completion include: 

1. List your practice on the Hardy Health Professional Locator page (if desired)
2. Complementary products valued at $230+ to try with patients
3. Free access to Chapter 6 of the American Psychiatric Association text "Complementary and Integrative Treatments in Psychiatric Practice" entitled "Single and Broad-Spectrum Micronutrients in Psychiatric Practice."
4. Activate your patient referral code.
5. Free one-on-one Q&A or consultation with a Hardy Nutritionals scientist whenever you want it.

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