Symptoms: Akathisia, cognitive impairment, insomnia, severe anxiety/panic, GI disturbances
I was a secondary caretaker for my mother who was prescribed Valium for years, setting the stage for general antidepressant addiction going into her 80s. Any attempt to taper off caused severe withdrawals. She was unable to tolerate being alone, thus exhausting her primary caretaker (my sister).
During her last few years, she had multiple nervous meltdowns, requiring trips to the ER. Toward the end, she wanted to crawl out of her skin with anxiety and pain. She finally died of multiple comorbidity diseases and congestive heart failure.
Hospice is supposed to make people comfortable in the final months. However, the medical death vortex just turned her into a zombie. Any attempt to curtail meds by concerned family was interpreted as cruel and uncaring. She did not die peacefully.
The medical industry needs to fix their malpractice problem.