Hey everyone,

As those of us in the 50+ crowd settle into life here, I’ve been curious about what routine health maintenance looks like for folks. One of the great things about living in Thailand is how accessible and affordable basic healthcare and pharmacies are compared to back home.

I’m fortunate that I’m not on any daily maintenance medications at the moment—mostly just keeping a few acute things like anti-inflammatories (diclofenac pills (gel is worthless) - my miracle drug) on hand for the occasional joint flare-up or injury. But I know daily meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, or blood sugar become a reality for a lot of us as the miles add up.

If you’re open to sharing: What daily medications or supplements have made the biggest difference in keeping you healthy and active here? Anything you’ve found tricky to source locally or had to swap out?

No worries at all if you prefer to keep your medical info private—just thought it’d be an interesting and practical local. Cheers!

Avoid everything as long as you can, better diet to avoid statins etc, better fitness and diet to avoid the need for dick pills.

Only thing i take is PrEP to avoid you know what

Daily multi-vitamin.

But I only take it 3 days a week to save money and cycle off a bit.

It contains COQ10, which is good for heart.

Lutein for eye support.

Digestive enzymes - which we need as we get older. Everything in the body degrades, including the ability to digest food.

Vitamins are expensive in Thailand but gyms are cheap.