I'm currently doing another medication dance to find yet another combination that works for me (up to six different meds now) and found myself asking the question of if the side effects are worth it or are they worse than the symptoms. The answer I have been trying to stick to right now is that I need to just stay with it and realize that without meds I was completely out of control and had very little chance of gaining the reigns. With meds, I at least have a shot at gaining some semblance of control, but I will need to go through the rough road of side effect adjustment for a few months first. We all know this is not an easy task and I just keep trying to remind myself what life was like for me when I ran out of meds for almost two months.