Sorry your husband won’t take the meds. Sometimes I’ve skipped a couple days and have been sorry. It makes the difference between living your life happy or suffering in terrible discomfort. I hate taking meds of any kind, but quality of life is important.
That’s what I tell him. He listens to all of the warning on TV about meds and doesn’t realize that most of those bad side effects take years to develop. He’s 83. I’m cautious about meds too, especially if they make me feel worse than what they are treating, but after a certain age I don’t think you need to worry about the long-term effect (30-40 years) any longer if they provide a better quality of life today.