Patient takes a raft of pills daily

DEAR DR. GOTT: Recently, on a popular TV program, a person was commenting on addictive drug usage. She was borrowing drugs from other people and also taking what she was prescribed.

For some time now, I have thought I’ve been overdosed by my physician. I am presently taking 31 — yes, 31 — pills a day. Recently I was prescribed Lyrica. I lost use of my limbs, falling several times. I wonder why my doctor never takes me off any of the other medications before adding a new one. That much medication mixed together can’t be good for a person. Please tell me what a person should do. We not only can’t afford it; we cannot get around. [Read more...]