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75,081 | Nitrofurantoin | prevention of bladder infection | "Pills are very small and easy to swallow. I have no side effects from this medication. I use it to prevent serious urinary tract and bladder infections. I take it after sexual intercourse and it does prevent UTI's for me. I wouldn't want to live without this medication." | 10 | March 27, 2008 | 116 |
134,061 | Prednisone | skin rash | "Prednisone has helped me so much I had a nasty eye infection, sores on my scalp & face caused by hair dye, it dried up my infection in just 2 days. IT even stopped the pain on my knees its given me incredible relief for my allergies." | 8 | June 28, 2017 | 8 |
50,652 | Gabapentin | trigeminal neuralgia | "This medicine does not help me at all with Trigeminal Neuralgia. " | 1 | March 14, 2011 | 35 |
186,258 | Desvenlafaxine | depression | "I was on Prozac and it wasn't working anymore. I tried Pristiq and for the first couple of weeks I didn't feel "right". Then, I started feeling much better. I also take a prescribed supplement called Deplin because my body doesn't absorb folic acid- a source of my depression. I don't know if it's the Deplin, the Prist... | 9 | March 1, 2013 | 50 |
118,120 | Zenatane | acne | "I am an uncommon person. I actually had an adverse reaction to the drug. I was honestly one of the most popular kids in my school. Known for good looks, etc. I was such a pretty boy, that when I started to get even a mild breakout, I urged my mom to make a dermatologist appointment. My dermatologist prescribed me accu... | 1 | February 3, 2017 | 1 |
218,048 | Amoxicillin / clavulanate | sinusitis | "This is a strong and multi purpose antibiotic. Yes you will get stomach pain, yes you will get loose stools and yes you get some other form of discomfort. But if you want to rid your upper respiratory infection quick and for good then this is the drug. No pain no gain. This drug almost guarantees that the origina... | 10 | October 17, 2017 | 13 |
98,263 | Nexplanon | birth control | "I think this birth control is the best by far but I have not taken any other forms of it. I just really like that I don't ever have to worry about it like taking a pill everyday. One thing I don't like about it so far is that I have light spotting ever since I've had it but it's not a burden. I know that I can count o... | 9 | June 4, 2015 | 2 |
92,805 | Vortioxetine | depression | "So Brintellix.... Started out with a small 5 mg dosage, didn't feel any positive affects nor negative. Which is positive, since I expected some serious nausea - so no side effects at all. Then 10 days ago my dosage was increased to 10 mg, still no side effects (this is the first antidepressant, that doesn't come with ... | 9 | November 1, 2017 | 9 |
97,640 | Nitroglycerin | angina | "This spray is very effective in eradicating nocturnal angina pain and as a precursor to physical exercise thereby inhibiting pain. Very effective pain reliever in a convenient delivery system, fantastic!" | 10 | March 27, 2012 | 10 |
88,930 | Lactulose | constipation, acute | "So I've been constipated for about 4 days and I've tried everything. I went from eating more fibers to trying to force it out. I told my parents my mom who was clueless on what to do told my dad and he gave me lactulose. It took about 4 hours to kick in and it did not hurt at all to poop and it was just so amazing get... | 8 | May 5, 2016 | 30 |
118,518 | Amoxicillin / clarithromycin / lansoprazole | helicobacter pylori infection | "Recently I was prescribed with amoxicillin pills for a throat infection and they made me feel much better but..... the side effects are horrible I have awful stomach pain, diarrhea, and a horrible taste in my mouth at all times! I can't get rid of the taste even if I eat or drink I still have this metallic taste in my... | 3 | June 26, 2016 | 7 |
169,914 | Brompheniramine / dextromethorphan / pseudoephedrine | cough and nasal congestion | "Won't try it any longer to judge efficacy. Took the first 5ml dose ( one tsp) as directed, and my lips and tongue actually burned, as if I had taken a teaspoon of hot sauce. The burning lingered on my lips for about 5 minutes. Never had this kind of a reaction before to cough meds (I'm 51) so that was it for me. Can... | 1 | March 9, 2017 | 1 |
123,766 | Skyla | birth control | "This will be graphic so you can know what could happen if you get this IUD. I have not had children. When the PA put skyla in, by opening my cervix (hurts extremely bad), she described it as a few cramps but it was nothing like a cramp to me. (I told my sister and she said it is more like contractions.) I cried out in... | 5 | September 9, 2017 | 5 |
19,404 | Pregabalin | neuralgia | "It cured my pain (trigeminal neuralia), but I had nasty side effects at first: mild headaches, nausea, tired, feeling too full and bloated (even when not eating), weight gain, dizzy, etc. I stuck with it, and after two weeks I was still feeling bloated and headaches, and continued to gain weight. I researched ways to ... | 8 | March 28, 2016 | 43 |
79,431 | Plan B One-Step | emergency contraception | "I just wanted to say how blessed and happy I feel right now, I was ovulating and the condom broke and the next day I went and got Plan B One Step. Now let me just say, I'm a high school student and the whole wait time that I had to wait to get my period (2 weeks) made me feel miserably but let me tell you it really do... | 10 | May 15, 2015 | 20 |
14,585 | Buprenorphine / naloxone | opiate dependence | "Suboxone and Subutex are definitely a viable alternative to methadone or purely tapering off opiates/opiods. Remember that eating anything containing multiple grams of acetaminophen, especially chronically or with alcohol is way more liver toxic than most patients and doctors realize. I stopped killing my liver - meth... | 6 | June 27, 2008 | 35 |
143,307 | Etonogestrel | birth control | "The only reason this birth control was effective, was because no bf wants to have sex with his gf when she is bleeding every day. I had the implant placed in August/September 2016. It has been about 7 months and I have not stopped bleeding. Well maybe there's been a few days of no actual bleeding but then it started u... | 5 | March 29, 2017 | 6 |
186,420 | Desvenlafaxine | anxiety | "17 months of use. Good overall experience. First 6 months outstanding. Lost weight, gym almost every day, active. After about 12 months, anxiety and lethargy reappeared on occasion, then more prevalent past couple of months. Doctor said to double up for a few days, and that seems to help (2x50 mg). As in most medic... | 8 | July 14, 2011 | 12 |
138,868 | Phentermine | weight loss | "This is the 2nd time I use this medicine. The first time I lost 30 lbs, the reason I got off was because we had started trying to get pregnant. After 2 years of being off the medicine, I just got back on. It's been 1/2 month and I've lost 9lbs, but 3 inches off the waist, 1 off my calves, 1 off the thighs, 1 off hi... | 9 | July 27, 2010 | 29 |
73,330 | Ethinyl estradiol / norethindrone | birth control | "Yes it is effective as a birth control contraceptive. The side effects I have had loss of sex drive, moodiness, weight gain and an irregular menstrual cycle. I stopped taking that pack of pills the end of January 2014 as of now I have yet to have a menstrual cycle. Something is right." | 4 | March 12, 2014 | 16 |
201,149 | Zoloft | premenstrual dysphoric disorde | "I tried this med as a last resort. I had already tried birth control, Prozac and then a hysterectomy. I went to a new doctor desperate to find anything that would help. The mood swings, hopelessness, anger and lack of interest was interfering in my home and work life. I have been suffering for years and it was only ge... | 10 | October 6, 2016 | 24 |
203,892 | Suvorexant | insomnia | "I suffer from severe anxiety and depression and often find myself unable to fall asleep (note I take about 4 mg of klonopin a day). I've never used a sleep aid before this, other then melatonin, and after almost 2 weeks of broken sleep I could say I had a solid 8 hours and actually needed my alarm to wake me up for on... | 9 | October 29, 2015 | 31 |
212,228 | Lamotrigine | bipolar disorde | "Lamictal changed my life! It is what I use as an antidepressant for Bipolar II (300 mg in the morning) along with Seroquel ER 100 mg at night which keeps my anxiety in check. No side effects from either." | 10 | April 24, 2013 | 68 |
192,409 | Drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol | menstrual disorders | "When I first started taking birth control I was only 13, I started it because I used to have two week long heavy & horrific periods every two weeks! I first started out on Yasmin, but later was switched to Ocella for insurance reasons. I'm now almost 19, have been on birth control for 5+ years, and I NEVER want to go ... | 10 | November 30, 2014 | 4 |
75,183 | Mirapex | restless legs syndrome | "I have suffered from RLS and PLMD for years. The last few years I've been taking Sinemet, which worked great in the beginning but gradually lost its effectiveness. I was up to 3 pills a day and the RLS was worse than ever. My neurologist just started me on Mirapex and it is incredible. One pill at night and I get ... | 10 | August 2, 2011 | 28 |
9,350 | Lo Loestrin Fe | birth control | "I started LoLo about one month ago. I switched from Nuvaring to the pill. Everyone is different, but for reference, I'm 26, 5'8", 130. I'm pretty healthy and wanted to see how this would work and now I've had nausea for about 3 weeks, low sex drive, low appetite. My skin and weight have not changed at all. Called my d... | 7 | July 25, 2016 | 8 |
148,691 | Mirena | birth control | "I had the mirena for 8 months, from the moment it was inserted I was in pain. About three weeks after getting inserted I made a trip to the emergency room for what I thought was a really bad UTI, turned out to be PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE. I was held in the hospital overnight to be given a morphine drip due to how m... | 6 | July 9, 2016 | 3 |
30,718 | Miconazole | vaginal yeast infection | "I took the Walgreens version of Monistat 3 for a yeast infection after the Diflucan didn't seem to be working. A few minutes after insertion I experienced intense burning and itching for a hour. I was still uncomfortable after that but nothing else happened until 7:30 the next morning when the itching and burning star... | 5 | August 29, 2017 | 2 |
161,528 | Diphenhydramine | insomnia | "This stuff works ridiculously well. The first time I took it I woke up the next morning and I was instantly wide awake and full of energy it's like nothing I've ever had before. Absolutely no drowsiness carrying on to the next day." | 10 | August 6, 2008 | 32 |
19,802 | Pregabalin | reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome | "I had a severe reaction to taking Lyrica. I gained 40 lbs in 2 months, and had such severe swelling in my legs." | 1 | October 23, 2009 | 17 |
114,614 | Codeine / promethazine | cough | "Was proscribed this by my doctor to treat a bad cough due to an upper respiratory infection. It only made the coughing worse. Didn't make any sense to me. I was coughing mildly before I took the medicine, then 20 minutes after taking it, I started to cough up a lung. Will NEVER take this stuff again for a cough. Threw... | 1 | October 1, 2017 | 2 |
210,296 | Linzess | constipation, chronic | "I have suffered for a year with severe gastro problems that landed me in the emergency room 3 times and a ride in the ambulance. This medicine is a miracle but can cause severe diarrhea (like stay close to the bathroom and don't leave your house till you adjust). It is a miracle medication and has greatly improved t... | 9 | January 17, 2015 | 65 |
143,128 | Etonogestrel | birth control | "I've had the implant for around 2 years and the first year was fine. Completely forgotten TBH. The last few months however, I've had really horrible mood swings and been extremely depressed. At first I thought maybe I wasn't mentally healthy but after reading such high statistics that the implant does in fact provoke ... | 1 | June 22, 2017 | 0 |
143,453 | Etonogestrel | birth control | "I got on this back when it was Implanon. I have been on it for 6 years total. I'm due to get it out on the 24th and I plan to keep it out. I'm always nauseous, have headaches, dizziness, severe mood swings and anxiety. I just don't feel "normal". Didn't relate it to the BC at first because I thought I was just being a... | 4 | January 23, 2017 | 3 |
94,296 | Trintellix | major depressive disorde | "I've had the side effects of nausea, diarrhea and low sex drive. Even so, it has helped improve my mood and reduced my anxiety. The side effects have decreased in the past few weeks but at first were bothersome.
Largest complaint is the copay! Our cost is $122 after insurance! Outrageous. I probably wont be able t... | 9 | November 29, 2014 | 71 |
28,636 | Lexapro | obsessive compulsive disorde | "I took Lexapro for approximately 3 years for OCD and panic attacks. Initially it did help the OCD and anxiety, but I then seemed to adjust to it and it did nothing for me anymore. I did gain about 15 lbs on it. It took me about 8-10 weeks to get off it and I have to say the withdrawal is the WORST feeling in the world... | 6 | July 25, 2012 | 30 |
121,097 | Venlafaxine | major depressive disorde | "This med was given to me to replace lexapro and klonipin I took the med as directed and had the worst week of my life. The vivid dreams caused me to believe my sister and friends we're sneaking around trying to take my house or shooting me and burning it down it was so real to me. The tremors were uncontrollable I did... | 1 | January 13, 2017 | 12 |
229,279 | Humulin R U-500 (Concentrated) | insulin resistance syndrome | "HI<I am a 60 yr old female and have been diabetic since my early 20's.I have been on several medications and until this one I couldn't get my blood sugars under control. I am over weight and my body is resistant but 12 units of this drug and my sugars are great.a1c WENT FROM 7.8 TO 6.1" | 10 | November 11, 2013 | 12 |
65,261 | Adcirca | pulmonary hypertension | "The side effects are giving me trouble, especially the headaches and nasal congestion, but I hope that my body will get used to them. I can't get my liver transplant without getting the pressure down." | 7 | February 8, 2011 | 4 |
125,864 | Viibryd | major depressive disorde | "This drug probably kept me from killing myself, but missing a dose once after using it for almost two years and I was diagnosed with withdrawal. It hurt. Bad. Worse was getting was even my Psychiatrist called "brain zaps". They started out very infrequent and weak, but as time went on it was torture. They were aro... | 5 | April 20, 2016 | 18 |
100,798 | Desogestrel / ethinyl estradiol | birth control | "Ive been taking Apri for about 4 months and it has been great. I can predict my periods to the day now and they are only for 3 days and hardly painful." | 8 | May 5, 2009 | 1 |
18,341 | Voltaren | osteoarthritis | "Just diagnosed with arthritis. I have osteoporosis now. Have only been using this for 3 days and it works wonderful. It eases my neck pain to wear I hardly feel any hurt. I'm weary of the side effects so don't know how long I will use this cream but I tell you what, if I hurt, this cream is the 1st thing I would go fo... | 9 | May 30, 2013 | 41 |
167,025 | Levonorgestrel | birth control | "I had the skyla put in 3months ago. I have to say I was excited about getting it. The only thing now is that I'm experiencing the weight gain. I'm not sure if I'm going to keep it long I do not like the extra weight. I'm not sure if I'm going to have to diet more or exercise more but it is beginning to be annoying to ... | 5 | June 16, 2016 | 1 |
14,761 | Ethinyl estradiol / norethindrone | birth control | "No negative side effects. Stopped my period after 2-3 months. When I wanted to get pregnant, stopped the medicine and after one cycle got pregnant. Restarted my prescription at 6 weeks postpartum." | 10 | October 27, 2017 | 0 |
202,409 | Lithium | bipolar disorde | "I have bI polar was diagnosed last year and since I was a baby I had epilepsy. Anyway, I've been on Lithium for a long time and hate it. It killed my thyroid. When I started taking it, first blood test I took a month later. When results came out my doctor said I have hypothyroidism now. I had a lot of pain that I cou... | 1 | July 3, 2016 | 14 |
10,640 | Spironolactone | alopecia | "I am 19 years old and have female androgenetic alopecia, at an alarmingly high stage at that. This had a HORRIBLE initial shed but it has stopped shedding and now I have less hair falling out. I don't see any regrowth though and am using minoxidil every other day so maybe if I used it regularly I'd be fine. Minoxidil ... | 6 | November 26, 2013 | 97 |
147,246 | Alprazolam | anxiety | "After my divorce I was depressed and having anxiety attacks, I went to a respectable Doctor but she prescribed me Wellbutrin, after taking it for awhile I felt numb (mentally). I tried a 1mg Xanax and it was perfect! I slept great, but when I first started taking them I would wake up groggy. I would get a shower and t... | 7 | April 19, 2013 | 105 |
56,445 | Humira | ulcerative colitis | "Started Humira in April 2013 and I have lost lots of hair and have skin issues. I have also lost weight and have no appetite. I also am on Diflucan for Valley fever. " | 6 | September 29, 2013 | 22 |
154,101 | Lialda | ulcerative colitis, active | "I take Lialda 3.6g each morning which cleared up my diarrhea and bloody stool but I have had neurological side effects of headaches, fatigue, and slow-thinking, and abdominal pain, gas, and bloating as well. I'm too scared to switch to other meds despite an asacol prescription given the risk of flare ups when meds cha... | 6 | August 9, 2015 | 23 |
101,060 | Rexulti | major depressive disorde | "I have been on Rexulti for 2 weeks. I also take 150mg of Zoloft, 200 mg Trazadone, 30mg vyvanse and xanax ER.
I have more energy, I can actually leave the house now, I laugh and don't worry as much. The only reason I didn't give it a 10 is because of some slight nausea, headaches and my tinnitus has gotten worse. Ho... | 9 | July 26, 2017 | 17 |
176,002 | Epzicom | hiv infection | "I've used this since first diagnosed and starting HAART in 2004, and it's worked extremely well: my numbers have never been below 1200 since 3 months after stating it. I first used it with Sustiva, and now use it with Isientress." | 10 | March 16, 2013 | 4 |
200,188 | Varenicline | smoking cessation | "I'm 43 and smoked since 18. I tried the patch and gum and could not last more than a week. I tried Chantix and it was mind blowing. Nothing really changed but after the first 2 or 3 days of taking it Cigs just tested awful and I didn't get that "cig fix". It got to a point where it was just why bother? I stopped ... | 10 | January 7, 2015 | 37 |
47,061 | Thyroid desiccated | hashimoto's disease | "I was on synthroid it drove me bonkers and took out my hair. I cut out gluten and changed my diet. It all works hand in hand one but, nature-throid changed my health completely around. " | 10 | July 19, 2017 | 15 |
148,429 | Mirena | abnormal uterine bleeding | "I'm 18. Got the mirena iud for prolonged heavy periods. I have been off and on of various forms of birth control for nearly 3-4 years trying to fix this problem. Birth control was working, but I wanted something more permanent because I was tired of taking the pill everyday. I've had the IUD since Feb 28 and for the f... | 3 | August 12, 2017 | 5 |
50,252 | Gabapentin | bipolar disorde | "I have bipolar disorder, chronic depression, and anxiety and gabapentin has help tremendously without the use of other narcotic medicines. Yea, it makes you feel a little loopy for the first few weeks, but after that it does a wonderful job calming the nerves. One day I decided to go off it and the next day I had insa... | 9 | August 7, 2014 | 91 |
83,514 | Levocetirizine | urticaria | "Hives and itchy skin and very bad hand itch that cased to to scratch. I used to get them every other day for 2-3 hours I used to lock myself in the room and itch and itch and itch then. I was told about Xyzal from my father-in-law. Life is so good with Xyzal. I only wish this medicine is known to more people who suffe... | 10 | December 4, 2012 | 23 |
125,900 | Viibryd | major depressive disorde | "I started this medication via a sample pack about two months ago. I went up to 20mg. My Doctor thought that I should stay on it longer even though I felt it was doing nothing for me. Now, after two months I have started having lower abdominal pain which turns into discomfort and pain again. My bowels are all over ... | 2 | September 30, 2015 | 20 |
91,491 | Anastrozole | breast cance | "Reporting in. After 5 weeks of stopping the Anastrazole, my joint pain was pretty much gone and I was ecstatic! Due to serious family illness, I had to postpone my follow up visit with my oncologist. Fearing that I had been off the med long enough, I started taking it again. That was a week ago. The joint pain came ba... | 6 | December 14, 2016 | 50 |
159,080 | TriNessa | birth control | "I've been taking Trinessa-Lo pills for about 5 months now. So far in the past 5 months I had experienced the random nausea in the beginning, irregular spotting (which still happened to me last month), and I felt a bit more emotional. HOWEVER, this past week, I got my first ever panic attack and anxiety which I've neve... | 2 | March 18, 2017 | 8 |
55,669 | Effexor | depression | "This drug is awful. I started taking it for depression over 11 years ago and I've been on doses 75 mg up to 300mg. I'm currently taking 150mg and I'm so addicted. I've tried so many times to get off the drug and can't go longer than that third day. It will make u sick and crazy. My advice to anyone is never start it. ... | 2 | October 12, 2016 | 13 |
189,549 | Oxycodone | pain | "I am a diesel mechanic and I have chronic back pain and knee problems. Oxycodone has been a God send for me. I am able to perform my duties still. " | 10 | January 29, 2011 | 4 |
194,475 | Atorvastatin | high cholesterol | "Well, got my lab results and my cholesterol is 311. Not good. Dr put me on 20mg generic lipitor daily. By the 9th day oh man I was a mess. Brain fog, stomach pain, dizzy and kind of angry. So I decided to take the pill every other day. I read that it could be just as effective. It works wonders! No side effects taki... | 8 | May 3, 2017 | 25 |
180,714 | Adderall XR | adhd | "very bad mood swings." | 4 | February 26, 2008 | 50 |
44,784 | Nasacort | allergic rhinitis | "Nasacort does not always work right away and often needs time to build up in your system. I didn't think it worked at first, but I eventually realized it did. It does a pretty good job of opening up my nasal passages that often have severe congestion. It is a lifesaver when I'm sleeping and wake up with horrendous sin... | 8 | June 24, 2015 | 21 |
108,280 | Bupropion / naltrexone | obesity | "This is truly a mind altering drug. Takes the lust with food out of your mind. I had difficulty the first two days I went from 3/day to four..so I backed off to 3 again for another week and then did fine when I increased. I do have headaches, but I have never had the nausea ppl talk about except for the day I increase... | 9 | July 25, 2015 | 34 |
35,574 | Divigel | postmenopausal symptoms | "After a surgically induced menopause, the onset on hot flashes and night sweats was so fierce asked my nurse practitioner what works. She mentioned Divigel. I started on the lowest dose and actually felt like myself again within one week of use. Keeping in mind you want to stay on the lowest dose possible, she remi... | 10 | August 15, 2012 | 49 |
225,357 | Bupropion | major depressive disorde | "Today is my first day taking it, and I am faithful it will work. My doctor has placed me on Vibrid but that was $100 out of pocket cost. Though I did find it helpful, my insurance copay for it and my budget will not allow me to continue usage. Got off of it for 3 weeks, now starting this one. I have faith - we shall s... | 5 | August 3, 2015 | 8 |
78,843 | OnabotulinumtoxinA | migraine prevention | "I had a constant 24/7 headache for two years straight before trying Botox. I tried every other conceivable medication to no avail, but Botox cut my pain to a third of its previous level. I still get injections every four months or so, but it's been three years and I still have the much lower pain level, can work, and ... | 10 | December 23, 2011 | 91 |
49,957 | Gabapentin | restless legs syndrome | "I first started experiencing restless leg when I was 17. I'm 23 now. I immediately went to the doctor as I was wanting to literally claw my face off and stab my leg multiple times. I was put on ropinirole 0.5, then 1, then 2. It began making me very anxious at night to the point I was extremely agitated. It increased ... | 8 | January 27, 2016 | 45 |
135,823 | Percocet | pain | "Fractured distal radius surgery. This relieves all my pain." | 10 | December 2, 2011 | 5 |
132,522 | Doxepin | insomnia | "First night I tried a half. Fell asleep but woke up and was wide awake through the rest of the night. 2 nd night took a full pill feel heart pounding numb fingers can't fall asleep now wide awake. Worse then first night." | 1 | June 23, 2016 | 21 |
124,990 | Humalog | diabetes, type 2 | "Good for treating post-meal blood sugar spikes." | 8 | May 18, 2011 | 22 |
99,621 | Magnesium sulfate / potassium sulfate / sodium sulfate | bowel preparation | "I have had about 4 or 5 colonoscopies and every prep I have ever done has been bad. Suprep is no different. I barely got down the prep let alone the 32 more ounces of water. I even took nausea meds before hand. I used the berry propel water to mix it and sucked on the lemon after each huge gulp. I even had some orange... | 10 | February 23, 2017 | 7 |
167,604 | Levonorgestrel | emergency contraception | "My boyfriend and I had unprotected sex, wasn't planned we had the condom out and ready but just in the heat of the moment we never used it. And he went fully in me. It was 9 days after my cycle, so freaking out I went out and bought plan b. Took it 22 hours after having sex, and had to wait the terrifying 2 weeks. I w... | 10 | January 27, 2016 | 2 |
206,494 | Mesalamine | ulcerative colitis, active | "Effective in gaining control of a moderate UC flare, but awful to use. This is an enema that should be retained - "Held in" all night. This is especially difficult for me during a flare. Don't fart! Stains. Tip- squeeze all the air out before administering." | 6 | April 2, 2008 | 16 |
175,246 | Mucinex | cough | "I had a bad chest infection and even after potent antibiotics took care of the
infection I had a rattling cough and low grade fever
My doctor Rxd Mucinex and I could not believe how well it broke up the
congestion in my chest, made it easier for me to cough it all up
As a result I finally got rid of the low g... | 9 | October 23, 2016 | 23 |
20,999 | Potassium chloride | hypokalemia | "Severe diarrhea and nausea" | 4 | January 21, 2017 | 3 |
101,731 | Methocarbamol | opiate withdrawal | "It's a miracle pill! I would have not been able to break the habit, if it were not for methocarbomal! It really does work! For me the worst part of withdrawal is the pain in the bones (the feeling that your bones want to jump out of your skin). This medication along with Suboxone for me, has almost completely eliminat... | 9 | September 27, 2012 | 360 |
195,106 | Polidocanol | varicose veins | "The technician had injected about four syringes into the spider veins on my two legs when I suddenly felt very nauseous and sick. He stopped treatment immediately and put a blood pressure cuff on me. I also drank some water. The nauseous feeling quickly left me, but then I just felt very weak and generally ill. The te... | 2 | July 9, 2016 | 2 |
145,661 | Qsymia | weight loss | "I have been on Qysmia 5 months, and I have gone from 198 to 173. My high blood pressure is under control. Side effects I have experienced is tiredness but that's about it. With any medication that I controlling so much of what we need to survive there will be some side effects, So if you are eating the foods you ne... | 8 | August 21, 2015 | 31 |
109,340 | Nexplanon | birth control | "Terrible! First year was ok, I gained weight tho but I didn't have periods. But second year is a nightmare! Irregular bleedings, pain, cramps and mood swings. Painful pimples appeared every time I had bleedings.
Now I can't wait to remove it, I hope that I will recover.
Never recommend to anyone!" | 1 | January 12, 2017 | 8 |
119,732 | Intermezzo | insomnia | "Very fast acting, very effective, and does not make you as drowsy the next day. Have experienced some dizziness the following day, but nothing serious." | 10 | March 8, 2016 | 8 |
176,307 | Lorazepam | panic disorde | "This drug saved my life. I had General Anxiety Disorder(GAD) and i get a few panic attacks, and this has been the most helpful thing for it." | 10 | February 23, 2016 | 41 |
117,801 | Aldara | basal cell carcinoma | "When treating for Basal Cell Carcinoma, in my case the arm, HEED THE WARNING to not use on sore or broken skin, which should include recently biopsied lesions to avoid any confusion. Wait until the excision site has healed. I did not receive this instruction and began using it that night. The pain was beyond descripti... | 5 | April 15, 2011 | 120 |
231,199 | Zenzedi | adhd | "I would rather not take any medicine at all than take this med. it made me feel awful. Achy all over, headache, blurred vision, no energy. Numbness in hands and feet. I wouldn't recommend it. It didn't help me focus or stay awake. In fact I just wanted to lay down it made my head hurt so bad." | 1 | June 13, 2016 | 11 |
230,408 | Meloxicam | inflammatory conditions | "I have a low tolerance to medication and most pain relief but have Been taking meloxicam for over three years with lansoprazole to protect stomach and I have had no problems at all no side affects and I have found its the best pain relief available for a number of spinal injuries/kneck injury" | 10 | July 13, 2015 | 46 |
34,289 | Bystolic | high blood pressure | "This was horrible. It did fix my blood pressure, but while on it I fainted once and I didn't have the energy to work outside. I'm 38 and it made me feel like an old man. It took several weeks to ween off and another month to feel 90% better. My eye is still twitching after being off of this for a month." | 2 | August 28, 2015 | 37 |
157,401 | Guaifenesin | ibromyalgia | "The ONLY thing that works for my type of FM which is caused by the buildup of calcium/phosphate" | 10 | July 16, 2016 | 26 |
68,002 | Plan B | emergency contraception | "For those of you needing a bit of peace and mind, read this. I had sex with my boyfriend March 3rd and the condom broke. I took Plan B 3 hours after the accident. I took it because I wasn't very sure when I ovulated due to years of irregular periods. The side effects I had after taking it were a headache and some dizz... | 9 | April 12, 2016 | 8 |
129,509 | Levonorgestrel | birth control | "Have no fear if you plan to get Skyla implanted by your doctor. During the procedure, (which only lasted about 10 minutes) I felt mild cramping and a little discomfort due to the utensils going past my cervix. But once Skyla was in there... no pain, light headed mess, nausea, or even bleeding. I started to spot later ... | 9 | August 5, 2015 | 1 |
157,066 | Differin | acne | "I have been on this gel (1%) for 7 weeks now. I have had hormonal acne since 12, I am now 29. My doctor had me start with using it twice a week, then 3x a week, etc. Yes, there was a purge and yes, it does seem to be still purging. The fact is that I'm seeing improvement. I will not be stopping this treatment as nothi... | 9 | November 6, 2017 | 5 |
57,362 | Oxymorphone | pain | "I have neck and back pain requiring fusion surgery, already had two laser procedures on them. Only thing I haven't taken is fentanyl. Started with a morphine Avinza, Dilaudid combination, to Dilaudid and oxycodone combination to straight up 8 x 30Mg roxicodones and Xanax daily. Pain relief with that was amazing and... | 9 | January 31, 2012 | 51 |
32,440 | Lisinopril | high blood pressure | "I am a 28 year old female and have been taking this for more than a year, was on an angiotensin receptor blockers before. It works quite well. Lowered the dose from 10mg to 7.5 mg. Changed the brand and got the famous annoying dry cough but went back o my old brand and it is gone. With occasional dizziness and headach... | 7 | August 28, 2013 | 67 |
29,995 | Klonopin | anxiety | "I have been orally using Diazepam, (VALIUM) 10 mg. tabs- Qty: 90 monthly. 1 tab 3x a day q 8" | 10 | April 14, 2016 | 12 |
43,162 | Sronyx | birth control | "I liked this pill a lot after switching from Ortho Tri Cyclen. I was able to lose the weight that I had gained with Ortho Tri Cyclen, and I haven't been craving food all the time. This pill hasn't negatively affected my skin as far as I can tell, and I haven't had any problems with breakthrough bleeding or irregular p... | 6 | August 5, 2013 | 3 |
35,897 | Buprenorphine / naloxone | opiate dependence | "I battled opiate addiction for 12 years. I finally found Suboxone, Thank GOD. It took 2.5 years and several relapse but eventually I got over it. I'm sure I couldn't have done it without Suboxone." | 9 | December 5, 2013 | 49 |
181,113 | Dramamine | motion sickness | "I have such a hard time with motion sickness, so I am always sure to bring Dramamine along with me for flights, cruises, etc. I do not recommend the non-drowsy formula, however because it does not work for me. I will take drowsiness over nausea any day!" | 10 | March 7, 2011 | 44 |
191,263 | Lisdexamfetamine | adhd | "Been on Lisdexamphetamine for 1 year for adult ADHD. Reduction if not elimination of most symptoms eg. Forgetfulness, inattention, poor working memory. Makes life much easier. Side effects for me, though mild to moderate at times, are; Generalized anxiety, getting to sleep later ie. 11:30pm and poor appetite at luncht... | 8 | October 17, 2017 | 0 |
135,839 | Percocet | pain | "I have herniated disc in my lower back L5, S1, arthritis starting in L3, L4 due to the disc, and pinched nerves from L5, S1. My pain specialist has put me on Percocet 10/325 to help with the pain. I have to say that it works great. Percocet is the only medicine that works well. I am also on morphine to help increase i... | 10 | March 26, 2011 | 11 |
83,430 | Iloperidone | schizophrenia | "Amazing medicine, side effects minimal and results fast. Hallucinations, visual and auditory gone completely within days of starting this medication, also seemed to improve overall mood." | 10 | November 17, 2012 | 28 |
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