@A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member Going down the same road. My pillbox looks like a pack of smarties, antidepressants, anxiety, blood pressure, blood thinners, antacids, more anti-anxiety, and so on.. Instead of tackling the problem, bandaid the issue. Finally, a new doctor prescribed a medication the pharmacist refused to fill. A dangerous combination when taken with the meds already prescribed. The doctor called me, angry at me since I didn't follow her instructions. The Pharmacist was looking out for interactions that will affect me and certainly not her. Modern medicine and dumb and dumber collide. 11 and a half pills in the am nine at night. Finally, my GP who practiced out of a health team sat me down with a consulting Pharmacist who reviewed every med and why I was taking it. He then proceeded to wean me off meds both he and I had no idea what I was taking them for. .Sad commentary of socialized medicine.

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I am not sure it is a commentary on social medicine so much as it is the "silos" there are in medicine. I have great respect for my doctor but even more respect for my pharmacist for keeping me safe. Only we know our body so it is up to us to advocate for ourselves.

I've been on the same BP med's for years. Wonder if I developed a sensitivity to them. Something to think about.

I would undoubtedly be dead if not for the advice of my Pharmacist! I trust my GP implicitly but my Pharmacist even more!

All tests have been negative. Cardio tests, neurological tests, CT scan, MRI, lung function tests......, if there was a test I probably had it. Not one doctor ever asked what meds I was taking and for how long. BP and cholesterol meds for years. Perhaps the answer was here not from the minds of all these medical geniuses. I will talk to my GP about phasing some out for a while and see. In the mean time I have another MRI scheduled, first MRI my spine (pinched nerve -negative) and now my head. The answer may have been right in front of them. Hopeful now, ready to give up.