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I think this sentence means:

"Now that you mention it, I am feeling good."

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言われてみればそうだった気もしてきたな。

To break it down...

言われてみれば -- now that you mention it
そうだった -- it was so ; that's right ; you're right
気もし～ ← 気がする+も -- I feel~, I think~, I feel like, I have a feeling that~
も -- (particle to make the statement sound softer/milder/reserved.*)
～てきた -- have started to~ ; I'm beginning to~
な -- (sentence ending particle)

Put together:

"Now that you mention it, I'm beginning to feel like it was so."

* For more on this usage of も, see: What is the difference between 「とは限らない」and 「とも限らない」 / Usage of も in a Specific Context / も in 「Vのもアレなんだけど」

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  • ～てきた -- have started to~ ; I'm beginning to~ => could you elaborate more? where does this ~tekita come from? Isn't ~始める is the one?
    – Flonne
    Dec 23, 2018 at 9:22
  • What I know is ~tekita means to come to, to become which means to became/came to... (~tekuru in the past?) -> source: japanesetest4you.com/flashcard/…
    – Flonne
    Dec 23, 2018 at 9:32
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    ～てくる/～てきた has several meanings and usages. For example... "do something and come back" (eg 買い物に行ってきます。), "gradually change" (eg だんだん色が変わってくる), "start to do" (eg 急にお腹が痛くなってきた。(≂痛み出した・痛み始めた), 雨が降ってきました。), "have been doing" (eg ずっとここで暮らしてきた。), "(some action is done) toward me" (eg 知らない人が話しかけてきた。) etc..
    – chocolate ♦
    Dec 23, 2018 at 13:50
  • あっ、なるほど。ありがとうございます、ショコラ先生。
    – Flonne
    Dec 23, 2018 at 16:36
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I can see why you might think that, but that would be 気持ちいいな。or something similar.

Your understanding of the meaning of 言われてみれば is good. "Now that you mention it"
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そうだった is "that was so" or "that's the way it was"
気もしてきた is basically "I have come/begun/started to feel the same way, too"

So now you ought to be able to put the pieces together and re-translate it on your own, I think. ;)

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    I really don’t mean to be rude, but don’t you think you should answer a little less? Your answers tend to be incorrect in multiple different ways almost every time... not that there’s any rule against it, but... 😓
    – Darius Jahandarie
    May 21, 2018 at 13:31
  • hmm. I've got a problem now, because in my original unedited answer, I said that 気もしてきた = "I feel the same way, too". Which I felt was correct, but which received a downvote, causing me to re-evaluate. @Darius Jahandarie , I invested time and emotion into this community, and would like to help. I live in Japan and speak Japanese every day, so I do have some value as a source of information. But even wrong answers lead to something being learned, and I don't answer questions that already have an answer I agree with. So I don't feel too bad about trying to help, even if I fail.
    – ericfromabeno
    May 21, 2018 at 13:37
  • hmm. I see it now.
    – ericfromabeno
    May 21, 2018 at 13:53

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