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Multiple conditions and keeping track of all your medications
Aging Well | Last Active: Jun 24 7:46am | Replies (72)Comment receiving replies
@grannytrucker
You mentioned "Other doctors prescribed medicine with horrible side effects, which I refused."
If you refused them I assume you never took them? So I'm guessing the side effects you're talking about were POTENTIAL side effects you may or may not have had.
Jake
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@jakedduck1
Exactly. I do not take a medicine with a side effect I am not willing to live with.
I personally have not had to take many medications to manage my health issues until recently. When I tried to change doctors, I was bombarded with numerous medications my potential new doctors insisted I needed to take. I knew enough to look up the potential side effects and was horrified. I refused to take them. At least "refused" is the terminology those doctors used in my medical record. You are correct, the potential side effects I talked about were ones listed from reputable sources, and I did not personally experience.
I did experience severe memory loss when taking Gabapentin for a short period of time. And "memory problems" was listed as a potential side effect on that medication. But each person is different and some people have stated on this forum that they have done well taking Gabapentin. I just feel that we should all know what the potential side effect of a medication is and if it is right for us.