Seriously, though (and I’m assuming you meant you’ve quit taking — not talking — your meds), aren’t there also some dangers from suddenly stopping meds? Go slowly, Andy, wean yourself off them over a period of time, and at least discuss it with your doctor….

My wife had a similar story. She had receiveda series of shots (Synvisc) for her bad knees, and the Synvisc was made from cock’s comb, which helped when cartilage or meniscus was missing. Later she experienced several instances of rapid heartbeat that she said “felt like butterflies in her chest.” She was quite frightened until she read in the fine print of the instructions that rapid heartbeat was a possible side effect of the animal proteins in the Synvisc. When she told her doctor, he hadn’t been aware of that possibility. Shocking and enlightening to us, to say the least.

End of that story: A couple of years later she had another series of shots — Euvlexxa this time, which is synthetic and contains no animal proteins, and though it gave her a bit of temporary relief, she wound up having to have both knees replaced with artificial ones earlier this year. A lot of pain involved in the recovery, but at least no rapid heartbeat.

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