Not surprisingly, the more drugs you are taking, the more side effects you may have. Determining which drug is causing a particular side effect can be hard if you are on several medications. In helping your doctor track down the cause of side effects, there are three very important things you can do. First, pay attention to what is happening in your body. The more aware you are of when you first experienced a symptom, the easier it will be to determine what is causing it.
Many people also write down the date they first began taking a new drug.
This makes it easier to link the beginning of a particular side effect with the addition of a new drug to your treatment. Part of taking the meds is figuring out how they work for you and, when they don't work, not to panic. It's amazing how often people neglect to tell their physician that they are experiencing difficulties. Obviously, your doctor can't help you with a problem if you never mention it. We sort of forget that we're equals in the mission to keep ourselves alive.