I feel sorry you went through such a horrible hospital experience. I was never inpatient. Not better than you just more fortunate. Very mixed feeiings dealing with meds. This is a general statement. Meds can help ease the symptoms. Some symptoms of MI are rather distressing, especially anxiety, depression. Plus some, not every person with MI not on their meds can dangerous. Its a very mixed bag. Conversely there are major adverse reactions that can lead to diabetes, heart problems, weight gain. And weight gain can lead to diabetes, hardening of the arteries, even some cancers. People with MI tend to live at least 20 years shorter than people without MI. I suspect the side effects is a factor. I'm thinking too the stress of MI and poor living conditions are factors too. https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosalindada...pGY#.gnAmY49Jv