Wednesday, October 10, 2012

PhD in PDF.

OK, so I read up on things, searching for details on medications, interactions and others' experiences. Ben says I have a PhD in PDF then readily discounts anything I say. Leaflets produced by manufacturers usually state, "The mechanism of action of ..., as with other drugs ...is unknown," which doesn't cause tremendous optimism. Reading about clinical trials can be somewhat reassuring but those long lists of possible side-effects are a genuine concern. Every person is different and small doses of a medication may cause major problems for one person while another person tolerates twice as much with no difficulty. The current combination has worked up to a point but no further, and now something new has been prescribed. The changeover will be very gradual and effects closely monitored.

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