Damn, I take a lot of pills!

[hedgehog]

12. I check each new script against all the others -

and check the combinations. I think I've had Sjogren's for 25 years, but only had it diagnosed for about 3. In the meantime, my doctors were treating the symptoms, so I ended up on the same cocktail I would have been given after diagnosis less the anti-malarial that was added. Since autoimmune diseases tend to have effects on multiple systems, it's pretty normal to end up on multiple treatments.

But you are right - people need to be alert, especially when they are seeing different doctors for different problems. This is especially true as people age - a lot of stuffthat is OK for younger folks is sedating for older folks and/or the dosages should be adjusted.