I had to begin a pill for insomnia during my first few days of being sober. The insomnia was crippling. I'm on Day 7 now, and intend to wean off of it. On BP medication until I'm further along in my sobriety as my BP was dangerously high. Otherwise, only medication for asthma.
I have a mistrust of big pharma as well; especially after seeing my mom destroy herself being on about 30 different meds at once.
As far as I'm concerned, the fewer pills, the better.