Side effects of my medicines. Are they curing or causing my problems?

I am on the following medication:-


Bendroflumethiaze


PlavixClopidogrel


Simvastatin


Finasteride


Loratadine


My symptoms are:


Dizziness, Fainting,Drowsiness, Slight nausea, Skin rash, Prostrate.


Studing the leaflets supplied with these medicines nearly all of them have side effects of dizziness, vertigo, fainting, nausea, drowsiness and skin rash. These are the symptoms I'm suffering for which I have been prescribed these medicines. I'm confused. Are these medicines treating my illness or causing my problems? Can some kind medical doctor tell me whats going on.|||As youve stated yourself, you are just unfortunately geting some of the side effects. Not everyone gets them, its worth checking with your doctor to see if he can switch some of your meds for an alternative.





Also in response to an above comment about natural remedies - dont go messing with them if you dont know about them, some natural remedies can cause more problems than they cure. Also, most medicines today are derived from plants etc, so are already 'natural'.





A lot of people wrongly assume that herbal remedies are harmless, well they arent if you dont know what you are doing, and you certainly shouldnt try and self-medicate with them without knowing what you are taking. Even herbal natural remedies have side effects.





Go and talk to your doctor about your side effects, but please dont stop taking them, You are taking tablets for cholesterol, high blood pressure, and to prevent heart problems, so for gods sake dont stop taking them, ask your doc of there are alternatives you can try, the finasteride causes most problems in people, and i know why you could be taking them, but if its for the other reason, ie hair loss, it may be worth giving that one up!





You dont say how long you have been taking them, so please remember that quite often side effects will go after the first few weeks, so if youve only just started taking them, give them a chance to settle in.





I expect you have to have regular BP checks, so next time you are at your docs, mention the side effects and see what he says. The only problem is if you are only just starting to take these tablets, it can take a while to get the medication correct, which is why you have your BP checked, so you may just have to suffer with them for a while while the doctor tweaks your dosage.





Also,. dont drink grapefruit juice. It inteferes with the simvastatin, reducing its effectiveness. Honest!|||With all the drugs you are taking I'd suggest you go to your pharmacist, they are very helpful, when I started having to take more I'd always check just to make sure.|||I'm not a Doctor but at a guess i'd say that i'm not surprised you are having side effects from the huge list of medication your taking.. I'm a great believer in natural methods.Think about this, Do you REALLY need to take all those?|||i am guessing that you have heart trouble as i recognise some of these drugs my husband is on some very similar ones you don't say how long you have been taking them for but these symptoms should stop after you have been on them for a while if you have been taking them for a number of months now %26amp; still getting these effects go %26amp; see your gp tell them everything it maybe that you need a blood test %26amp; a reduction on the milligrams you are taking good luck hope you get it sorted|||In a recent study it was found that doctors never listen to people's complaints about side effects from drugs even when the side effects are known. Go back to your GP and ask the question and don't leave until you are satisfied with the answer.