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Well..my opinion is that PERHAPS all these side effects could be the result of taking so many diffent meds at the same time AND for so long as you stated.

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thanks, dottie, I will discuss this with my GP on Friday. However, I have had med changes over the years so it is not that I have been taking these particular meds all that time - I have had several combinations. Also, the side effects have been there all the time; I have been persevering in the hope of getting better. It's not taht they have recently started to bother me - they have always bothered me.

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Also..you did not mention your age...but if you are approaching menopause or peri-menopause...THAT could have a tremendous impact when added into the mix.

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Possible but I think these things are related to the drugs rather than menopausal symptoms.

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I would talk with my Doctor about all this. Make him understand that this is life-altering for you.

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Oh, I will - I do little med changes and alterations (such as reducing one med when things are going well) with his support but without direct consultation, but something as major as stopping them all I have to talk to him about, I know!

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Are you in therapy..or have you been in the past.
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I'm seeing a counsellor at the moment - but appointments are only fortnightly. I'm in England and we don't have the same access to therapy as folks in the us seem to have.

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Hang in there...and do NOT abruptly stop any of your meds..until you at least vent your concerns w/your Doc!

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Certainly won't! Thanks for the advice and observations, dottie.

Caroline