Side effects can often be worse, but not always. And yes, most are indeed self-inflicted like bad eating, smoking and other factors that we do have control over. The quick fix of pill-popping is another demonstration of a lack of self-control and doing the hard work, as if a pill is the cure-all for life's issues. I'm glad you learned you learned about the negative effect they were inducing in you and found better ways to cope. Thanks for the feedback.