Wow, what an eye-opening thread. I feel your pain, Thunder and zippy (sounds like a TV show
).
It's a shame those pills are causing as much grief as the thing they're supposed to be fixing or addressing. But that's, sadly, often the case.
I'm trying my damnedest to get through life prescription/pill-free. At 39, so far so good. Knock on wood...
In everyone I know, it just seems to start this freaky cycle of side-effects or other things to address, once they've started.
I hope things improve for you.