• Severe joint pain, fatigue, back pain, urinary tract infections, constipation, depression, diarrhea, numbness, sore throat, overall weakness, a cough, a state of tiredness, loss of energy, severe muscle cramping, confusion, hair loss, and the possibility of bleeding to death!

I was advised to take most at the same time in the morning, then finish the day with a few in the evening. Needless to say, this did not end well. The pills made me very sick, so I stopped taking them. 

Without addressing my specific problem, here is what everyone must do when evaluating the work of medical practitioners. For each pill:
 

1. Ask why it is being prescribed. (Will it heal or just manage? Will I need it for the rest of my life? Most important, is there a natural way to address the problem without chemicals? If so, what?)
    

2. Ask what the side effects are (do not let the doctor minimize this). Muscle pain, tiredness, depression, etc., are very serious side effects that by themselves indicate you are not well. If you didn't start with these problems, perhaps it is best not to acquire them in the name of "getting well."
    

3. Demand that you test each pill for a week before tossing a group of them together in a single gulp. Do this to assure whether the wellness you seek, together with the pill's side effects, are a good match.
    

Several years ago, I was given a bag of pills to ingest which gave me awful side effects. After asking my doctor why this was happening, he told me that he had no idea because there were too many variables involved. I fired that doctor.

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If your doctor won't roll out your prescriptions over time on a single-pill bases in order to measure the side effects against the quality of your life, strongly consider getting another provider ... one who understands how to minimize the variables and trace the reasons behind the results.