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227,729 | Etonogestrel | birth control | "I have had the implant in for 6 years now. I am due to have my 3rd implant this month. For the first few years I rarely had a period. But now I have one every few months but very light and painless. After they are put in there is some bruising but nothing to worry about. Its the best contraceptive I have been on and I... | 9 | January 19, 2012 | 3 |
79,100 | Plan B One-Step | emergency contraception | "I had sex with a condom, he took it off in between, and then put on another one. Ultimately, he came into the condom, but I was worried about precum. I think it was also the time I was ovulating. I took plan b one step 26 hours after and I'm 160 lbs. I got my period around two weeks later and have an irregular cycle. ... | 7 | March 24, 2017 | 6 |
203,148 | Fentanyl Transdermal System | chronic pain | "I've been on the 50 mcg fentanyl patches for approx. 10 years. I've found out using the Mylan brand covered with a Tuff strip extra large size Band Aid (cloth or waterproof type) stays in place for the 3 day period very well. The patch is the same size as the cotton square on the Band aids." | 8 | January 31, 2013 | 59 |
64,989 | Sertraline | panic disorde | "I have been on Zoloft for about 4 years now (previously on Paxil?). I have suffered from anxiety and panic as long as I can remember. I started with 50mg Zoloft once a day and that worked well. I had my dosage upped about 12 months later due to stress (major holiday, moving states etc). This worked great!! About 6 mon... | 9 | December 26, 2014 | 5 |
10,479 | Spironolactone | acne | "I have been taken this for 3 months. My acne started clearing almost immediately, with only one break out about a month and a half in. I am currently acne free and ready trying to even my skin tone that is dis colored from scaring. I didn't have any noticeable side affects. I wish one of the other doctors or dermat... | 10 | May 13, 2016 | 13 |
113,993 | Amlodipine | high blood pressure | "-Not a very good one. Complained to Drs . About dry mouth,diarrhea, and numbness in toes. Tingling at tip of fingers. They dismissed it as nothing. The numbness has progressed to my foot,legs,hands,arms. Have trouble walking without a cane because I loose my balance and have fallen many times." | 1 | May 23, 2016 | 73 |
192,729 | Drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol | birth control | "I was put on Yaz for my choice of birth control and mood swings. I seriously loved it. I felt great, lost a ton of weight, and my skin was perfect. First time in years. About 7 months in to taking the pills, I ended up very very sick in the hospital. My gallbladder ended up shutting down. All the bile was backed up, a... | 6 | January 20, 2011 | 1 |
170,107 | Quetiapine | post traumatic stress disorde | "I was just put on this medication.. my friends , family and myself noticed a difference.. I am on 25mgs 2 x a day and 100mg at night.. helps me big time .. it helps me big time.. I don't have the heart.beating out of my chest feelings" | 10 | April 24, 2017 | 5 |
56,087 | Estradiol | atrophic urethritis | "I have been treated successfully for atrophic vaginitis with Vagifem for six years. Unfortunately, because I now have Medicare with supplemental insurance, I have had to get a month's supply of Yuvafem, the new generic for Vagifem, until I can get the brand Vagifem from Canada. The first thing I noticed is how poorly ... | 5 | December 7, 2016 | 21 |
122,858 | Linaclotide | constipation, chronic | "I've been on Linzess 290 for a couple of weeks. It does work for me. I go at least once a day now, as opposed to 2 x a week.
BUT, it does make me extremely tired, and weak, and without much appetite. I've gone from a size ladies 14 down to a size 4, and I keep losing. The doctor wants me to see a nutritionist, maybe... | 6 | January 29, 2014 | 66 |
156,865 | Transderm-Scop | motion sickness | "These patches are a miracle. I get motion sickness just thinking about getting on a boat, or riding a roller coaster let alone going round and round. I used these patches on my first 10 day cruise and didn't get any motion sickness. Even when the boat was rocking so hard that they put up caution tape on all the doo... | 10 | November 12, 2008 | 40 |
148,889 | Mirena | abnormal uterine bleeding | "I had mirena inserted Sept 23 2015. I have given birth full term 7 times, and the discomfort for me was definitely comparative! I wanted mirena so I could have sex without worrying about another pregnancy, but due to bleeding heavily for 3 out of every 4 weeks (to date it is now January 1, 2016) I have not even had se... | 1 | January 1, 2016 | 12 |
208,323 | Oseltamivir | influenza | "I am 49 yrs old and was exposed to Influenza A. I knew I could potentially come down with the flu, so when the symptoms came on me at 10:00 pm, I knew I had to get on antiviral meds ASAP. Within 16 hours of the onset of Influenza, I started taking Tamiflu. I am now a little over 24 hours out from beginning Tamiflu and... | 9 | March 10, 2016 | 3 |
179,919 | Adapalene / benzoyl peroxide | acne | "Epiduo is the best solution I've ever come across for my acne. I am 30 and have battled with spots all my life. I was on antibiotics for 3 years as a teenager which made me very unwell and I believe caused lasting gastrointestinal side effects. This cream is amazing and should be tried first...combined with the pill Y... | 10 | November 11, 2014 | 18 |
69,975 | Efavirenz / emtricitabine / tenofovir | hiv infection | "I have been taking Atripla for little over a month. Like most of the comments on here, my numbers after 10 years of being HIV were starting to change. Within 30 days I was back to an undetectable status. I have had little to no side effects, other than the weird dreams from time to time. I consider myself quite fortun... | 10 | December 11, 2013 | 23 |
145,380 | Zithromax | chlamydia infection | "Took the 4 capsules by mouth at once and within 40 minutes I am having CHRONIC stomach pain, EXTREME nausea and 2 trips within 15 minutes to the toilet with diarrhea. I rarely ever feel side effects to any medication I%u2019ve ever taken and this hurts like the dickens. I have yet to actually throw up but I am using a... | 4 | May 20, 2014 | 26 |
124,967 | Gastrocrom | systemic mastocytosis | "This drug did not work for me. It was bothersome to take as you had to remember to take it 30 minutes before each meal." | 5 | April 19, 2016 | 0 |
50,980 | Azithromycin | bronchitis | "Overall, the medications I was prescribed by the doctors worked pretty well. I had an awful cough for a little over two weeks, constantly coughing up phlegm, and had horrible wheezing. It says online to try and wait it out for two weeks but since nothing was getting better I went to the doctors. I was prescribed the z... | 8 | August 23, 2017 | 8 |
21,294 | Sunitinib | renal cell carcinoma | "On Sutent 5 months tumer has has halved in size, side effects are unpleasent but bearable. Hair thined out a bit for the first 3 months." | 10 | July 5, 2016 | 11 |
63,742 | Epiduo | acne | "I loved this. I'd didn't burn my skin or make it red and peel like some people said and it has really helped me a lot! I use it with another topical cream my doctor prescribe for me also its called Aczone and I use that in the morning and Epiduo at night. I first cleanse my skin with Cetaphil and it has really helped ... | 8 | October 21, 2012 | 9 |
40,413 | Savella | ibromyalgia | "I am amazed at how well Savella has been working for me so far. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia November 2008, but suffered 10 years before diagnosis...thought it was arthritis. I've been terrified to try any medications for it, because the side effects really scared me...pain kept getting worse, as my quality of li... | 10 | June 30, 2010 | 48 |
100,858 | Orlistat | obesity | "Used for 12 days. Not a pound lighter. 5'6/150. Just need to loose 5-7 pounds for summer. No time to go exercise now: lots of physical work plus yard. Eat mostly salads and soups already, sugar too but not a lot. My husband was taking it too. No change. We both are active, usually go to the gym 3-4 times a week. I h... | 2 | May 22, 2015 | 40 |
167,017 | Levonorgestrel | birth control | "Just got the procedure done about 30 minutes ago. The most painful part was getting my cervix dilated and I have cramps on and off. I felt very light headed after the procedure was done and the doc said I was very flush. I'm 16 and have never been pregnant so my cervix had never been dilated, I think that's what sent ... | 8 | June 17, 2016 | 0 |
181,154 | Prozac | anxiety and stress | "So I'm on 20mg taken in the morning. To treat PTSD and OCD intrusive thoughts.
I'm on 20mg taken in the morning. I'm on my 11th day. Today I woke up feeling extremely anxious. Border of a panic attack so I took half of a 0.5 lorazepam to take the edge off. I do notice that at times my intrusive thoughts and normal o... | 4 | June 16, 2017 | 20 |
72,121 | Tramadol | pain | "One not enough. Two caused nausea and stomach bloating/cramps." | 6 | January 8, 2014 | 38 |
164,381 | Diclofenac | back pain | "My back pain was caused by continuously lifting heavy furniture the wrong way. There was no immediate pain from doing it. But I noticed weeks later, severe back pain that affected my ability to stand for a long period of time without feeling light headed from the pain. No over the counter pain killers helped. When my ... | 7 | November 7, 2016 | 7 |
188,388 | ParaGard | birth control | "This thing was causing so many problems for me. I bled like I was hemorrhaging during my 10-12 day periods with cramps so bad I could barely get out of bed to take care of my children. I was weak, exhausted, beyond moody, and struggled with depression. Not to mention my anxiety going to levels I didn't know existed fo... | 1 | May 20, 2017 | 5 |
194,083 | Gildess Fe 1.5 / 30 | birth control | "Got switched to this one from Microgestin when I switched from my online pharmacy to Publix. Yikes! It wreaked havoc on my health: IBS, hair loss, loss of metabolic flexibility, low energy, weight gain (2 lbs, but it still makes a different on my 5'3" frame)... instead of enjoying my workouts (I'm a gym rat), I was me... | 1 | August 23, 2016 | 1 |
90,649 | Chateal | birth control | "Before I started it, I was MORTIFIED of it based on all these terrible reviews. Within 2-3 weeks women were complaining about hair falling out, suicidal, nausea, mood swings, heavy bleeding and so forth and so forth. I'm going on 7 weeks and haven't had not one of those symptoms with a slight exception of the nausea. ... | 10 | March 27, 2017 | 14 |
175,839 | Levaquin | bronchitis | "Levaquin is the only antibiotic that works for me when I get either bronchitis or pneumonia. I take 750mg for 10 days and I swear by it. I've been taking it for years with no noticeable side effects. I am now 62." | 10 | June 5, 2012 | 113 |
154,095 | Lialda | ulcerative colitis | "took Lialda and was fine for 3 months. No bleeding and had normal stool. Then suddenly I had skin rash and acne." | 8 | March 12, 2016 | 3 |
199,805 | Varenicline | smoking cessation | "I smoked for more than forty years. I try every thing on the market to stop smoking. Finally my doctor prescribed Chantix. I took Chantix and set a date to quick. After two weeks of taking Chantix, I was free of smoking and have not smoked for almost six years." | 10 | August 4, 2016 | 40 |
36,895 | Avastin | colorectal cance | "Avastin has stopped progression of my colon cancer.
Cutting off the fresh blood supply and nutrition that feeds the main tumor." | 10 | July 24, 2013 | 41 |
61,781 | Citalopram | anxiety and stress | "I started Celexa after trying many other meds for Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I can't begin to say how much I love it. It' truly has given me a life I never knew. I feel so much better and things now roll off instead of driving me insane! Best decision I ever made. Really need to give it a good two months. Tha... | 10 | February 2, 2016 | 89 |
169,033 | Vilazodone | depression | "The first three days seemed promising, then I began having anxiety jolts. It was tolerable. The anxiety jolts are constant and start around 1pm. If I get stressed or tense the agitation kicks in. I can't tolerate it, I have two small children and you can imagine your patience is being tried anyhow. My goodness I a... | 1 | April 4, 2012 | 28 |
231,762 | Trazodone | depression | "I had a near on full nervous breakdown, I had been months without sleep and suffered depression. What I do find is that if you are woken half way through the night then there is no going back to sleep. Having stayed away from home recently and forgetting to take tablets with me, I ended up staying awake all night long... | 9 | November 21, 2013 | 89 |
24,449 | Polyethylene glycol 3350 with electrolytes | bowel preparation | "This was absolutely awful - Much worse than the colonoscopy! Tasted vile. Really struggled to get it all down, and after all that, it did not work properly. Had to get up in the night to change the bed!! Only started to work at 10pm, 2 hours after I had finished it at 8pm - revolting preparation" | 1 | May 12, 2016 | 13 |
59,964 | NuvaRing | birth control | "I've been on Nuvaring for 6 years. I was on the pill before which didn't work for me. Nuvaring is awesome because I have a period every 9 weeks. Periods are easy. But it worries me being on birth control this long. It also has hurt me being on too especially. Kills my sex drive. I don't know if it has affected my weig... | 7 | April 5, 2015 | 9 |
28,525 | Lexapro | depression | "I took Lexapro for 5-6 years started with 10 mg then eventually increased to 30 mg. It worked great for helping me keep calm, and helped my depression and was able to deal with stress, however the more I had to increase the dose the more tired I got, and I eventually got to a point I just could not function, it took e... | 8 | January 17, 2013 | 76 |
97,014 | Ambien | insomnia | "Works splendidly when first prescribed but over time loses it's effectiveness and one develops a tolerance to it's effectiveness. Due to it's short half-life in the body, it peters out quite quickly ( /- 2 hours). Would not recommend long-term treatment with this medicine (>6 months)." | 6 | January 9, 2015 | 46 |
185,015 | Harvoni | hepatitis c | "3 weeks on... no major problems at all. Trouble sleeping sometimes, but had that before Harvoni." | 9 | September 10, 2017 | 5 |
131,587 | Effexor XR | depression | "This drug is heaven. I feel no side effects whatsoever. Just 37.5mg a day keeps my depression symptoms at bay. The only minor complaint is a lower sex drive, but that is a given side-effect with antidepressants in general." | 9 | June 9, 2017 | 31 |
143,115 | Etonogestrel | birth control | "I was on nexplanon for 3 years and I had a bled for 3 weeks out of the month the ENTIRE TIME! I seriously thought something was wrong with me until I seen the reviews and how it effected others. It did keep me from getting pregnant but other than that I hated it and will never use it again!
#RegularFlows" | 3 | May 24, 2017 | 4 |
191,975 | Drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol | birth control | "I started taking Yaz BC pills when I was 16 Years old. I am now 18 and still taking them and they have been a MIRACLE!
When I was 16, I had LOTS of small, red acne all over my face, I tried and tried and tried with many topical creams to help reduce it and make them vanish, but nothing worked. (Although Benzyl Perox... | 8 | December 23, 2016 | 7 |
174,804 | Dextromethorphan / guaifenesin | expectoration | "Horrible side effects. Felt like I was having an anxiety attack" | 1 | January 9, 2016 | 5 |
60,829 | MoviPrep | bowel preparation | "Don't stray far from the toilet." | 9 | April 19, 2009 | 38 |
17,229 | Flexeril | muscle spasm | "I'm not sure of the dosage that I was on, however against my doctors orders I was doubling up on my dosage. It was helpful, but not nearly as helpful as other medications that I have taken. I have a job where I have to do a lot of heavy lifting, so muscle sprains are common and something that I have commonly been trea... | 4 | February 27, 2008 | 57 |
174,677 | Abreva | herpes simplex | "This stuff is seriously the best thing I've tried. I applied it within the first couple hours of noticing a cold sore bump start to grow and it never even developed into a full blown cold sore. It was completely gone in 3 days, and during those 3 days it wasnt even bad or noticeable. Absolutely worth the price. will r... | 10 | January 24, 2017 | 8 |
56,411 | Humira | crohn's disease, maintenance | "Was on Remicade until October 2012, after my last colonoscopy and the Dr. saw blockage and he felt it was no longer working even though I felt fine. He moved me to Cimzia which didn't work for me, did that until January when I was switched to Humira. Didn't think it was working but now 3 months later finally feeling l... | 8 | April 26, 2013 | 52 |
63,595 | Epiduo | acne | "Epiduo saved my face. I've only been using it a few weeks and my skin has never looked better! Not harsh at all!! Especially compared to Retin-a. Can wear under make up and other products. It's a miracle in a bottle." | 10 | February 14, 2015 | 13 |
48,404 | Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel | abnormal uterine bleeding | "This garbage pill turned me into a robot. I seriously had zero emotions and cared about nothing. I was only on it for a month but I'm still dealing with the acne it gave me all over my cheeks. I regret taking this pill so much. If you don't want extra body hair or deal with acne, choose a less androgenic pill. Otherwi... | 4 | November 13, 2017 | 0 |
124,516 | Skyla | birth control | "I got Skyla inserted like 4 months ago and to be quite honest, my periods can go from like 10-12 days at a time with horrendous contraction-like cramps and also I get these cramps even when I'm not on my period it really sucks! I actually went to the Gyno yesterday to talk to her about having it removed and she seemed... | 2 | September 24, 2015 | 5 |
2,812 | Belbuca | chronic pain | "Since 0 wasn't an option I had to select 1..This medication is a waste of time and money! I suffer from chronic pain syndrome, massive muscle contractions, tumors in my spine, and severe overactive nerves which cause trigger points from my neck to my lower back. I am so beyond miserable because the pain is excruciati... | 1 | January 8, 2017 | 14 |
90,845 | Roxicodone | chronic pain | "Have had back problems for 25 years, my doctor has me on 30 mg 2X a day. My doctor is so scared of the DEA that it took a lot to get this. I really need 3 a day but he wont hear of it. I wish he would give me this and maybe something else for the break through pain but he will not do it. Just glad I get this much." | 7 | August 30, 2013 | 73 |
915 | Pentosan polysulfate sodium | interstitial cystitis | "I have been taking Elmiron (400 mg) since August after being diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis. If I "cheat" on the IC diet, I still have mild to moderate flare-ups, but I am now pain-free most of the time, and able to have a fairly normal sex life. I have not lost any hair, and have found that the digestive side-e... | 8 | March 4, 2015 | 45 |
4,430 | Belviq | weight loss | "After being recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism, I began to take Belviq. After about two weeks I started seeing results. I have now been on the medication for four months and have lost 40 pounds. The only side Effect I have experienced is dry mouth." | 10 | February 16, 2017 | 43 |
43,194 | Sronyx | birth control | "I have been on this pill for about a month. So far I have experienced some side effects such as mild nausea the first few days I was on it but not enough to bother me. I have had light headaches on and off, and also a change in my appetite. But my appetite actually is decreasing.. While I feel hungry more often, the a... | 8 | January 10, 2011 | 27 |
142,294 | Levonorgestrel | abnormal uterine bleeding | "I’m 48, never had children but have uterine fibroids which were removed and very quickly returned. Because of the heavy bleeding new doctor recommended Mirena to hopefully reduce the heavy bleeding. Thought this was a great idea! No more ultra tampons and overnight pads as a back up. No such luck. Got Mirena inserted ... | 1 | November 10, 2017 | 2 |
7,861 | Xanax | anxiety | "I was taking 4mg of Xanax almost daily for about a year. I tried to quit cold turkey by being off of them for about 4 days straight and when day 5 hit me I thought I was going to die. I couldn't sleep for the 4 days I didn't have it, constant pacing around the house, twitches like crazy and had to get some ASAP as I w... | 2 | May 5, 2011 | 17 |
178,217 | Duloxetine | generalized anxiety disorde | "I have GAD with mild depression which caused a lot of tension in my shoulders and confused, muddled thinking with poor memory. I tend to be really irritable and short tempered with mood swings. I've so far taken Cymbalta for about 4-5 months. My mood swings, irritability and temper have improved. I am able to think mu... | 8 | May 15, 2010 | 68 |
205,829 | Pristiq | anxiety | "I'm a 20 yr old female with anxiety, panic disorder, and attention deficit. This was my first day of Pristiq, but I noticed a huge change today already! I took a 50mg in the morning before work and had no problem dealing with customers or talking to strangers in general. I had a few short moments where I felt nervous,... | 10 | April 16, 2010 | 54 |
174,530 | Abreva | herpes simplex | "It's a scam and a total waste of money, all cold sores will start healing itself in 3 days. I speak from 70 years of experience. Save your money. When I feel the first tingling of a cold sore I use Blistex and use it continually for 2 or 3 days and the blister doesn't even form. It's quite obvious that you don't accep... | 1 | October 4, 2016 | 20 |
18,033 | Ethinyl estradiol / etonogestrel | birth control | "It works great and controls my irregular cycles. I like that I don't have to think about it all the time and I don't feel it during sex, though there were times it did tend to slip out, but it's not a common occurrence and varies from patients I guess. I do notice I get moody but that's really nothing. I was off it fo... | 9 | February 25, 2012 | 1 |
35,910 | Buprenorphine / naloxone | opiate dependence | "After being on pain management for 7 years, my brain started telling my body I needed higher and higher doses. I maxed out on Fentanyl and had enough of the merry go round. I had crossed from dependency to addiction. After a lot of research, I felt a life in pain would be better then what I was putting myself through.... | 10 | March 3, 2013 | 64 |
166,121 | Levonorgestrel | birth control | "I got this iud after a devastating pregnancy loss and I wanted to give my body time to heal and time to lose weight. Well 5 months after getting this it fell out and I'm now pregnant 3 weeks after it fell out. The pregnancy is a blessing, don't get me wrong, but this is definitely not a reliable method of birth contro... | 1 | January 21, 2017 | 3 |
167,890 | Kariva | birth control | "I have been on Kariva for about 3 years now. I originally went on the pill for my severe cramps and heavy bleeding. After one month, my acne cleared up, my period got much shorter, and my cramps were less intense. However, I have gained 20 pounds and a full cup size since being on the pill. In addition, I have absolut... | 4 | September 28, 2016 | 0 |
103,845 | Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel | birth control | "I took this pill from 18-25 when I had my first baby. After, I was prescribed a different pill that was just ok. After the birth of my 2nd son I tried Mirena and it wasn't in place correctly so I didn't want to try again. Then, I went to Nuvaring, it was awful! Heavy bleeding on a crazy schedule and hormonal migrai... | 10 | January 17, 2015 | 6 |
226,746 | Etonogestrel | birth control | "I've had the Nexplanon since March 31, 2015 and so far so good. The only issue is that I was supposed to get my period April 13 but I never got it so I figured the birth control changed my cycle but then on the 16th I had a little spotting so I thought my period was coming either the same day or the next day, but it's... | 8 | April 17, 2015 | 11 |
39,414 | Contrave | obesity | "I was on this medication for two months and did not drop one pound. In fact when i decided to stop taking it due to the fact I was not happy with the product, within a week and a half i gained 10lbs and have now hit a record high As far as weightc" | 1 | November 30, 2016 | 19 |
44,657 | Vidaza | myelodysplastic syndrome | "I have taken it for 4 months so far. It is now down to 5 days instead of 7 per month. The shots are painful in several ways. Went to IV after a couple months. The only good result I've had so far is no transfusions. In the fourth month I developed flu like symptoms despite constant vigilance. I have been down for 9 d... | 4 | May 17, 2009 | 65 |
82,001 | Liraglutide | weight loss | "First dose taken this morning, so far so good. I am praying that I have no side effects. I am 5"0" and weigh 182. I had my thyroid killed 10 years ago due to being diagnosed with Graves disease. I have been fighting being overweight every since. I took my shot in the fatty part of the arm this morning and I reall... | 9 | September 23, 2016 | 5 |
35,525 | Prilosec | gerd | "It's effective however the side effects are horrible" | 5 | January 31, 2017 | 12 |
178,387 | Duloxetine | anxiety | "I have been taking Cymbalta for two months. It works great for my anxiety and chronic pain. I feel great, like a new person. The only side effect for me is insomnia. I will be checking back with Doctor on that." | 9 | March 31, 2009 | 30 |
200,982 | Zoloft | depression | "This med helps me depression so much! I have severe depression and anxiety and it helps with everything - the sadness, irritability, anxiety, social anxiety, you name it. Unfortunately it causes major weight gain. I mean, I gained 40 lbs in a few months so I weaned off of it, lost the weight with no lifestyle changes.... | 9 | October 10, 2017 | 24 |
154,118 | Lialda | ulcerative colitis | "This is the only mesalamine formulation that prevents my symptoms (with an anti-TNF medication), and since it's taken only in the morning it's much easier to manage. Zero side effects. Very, very expensive. Sign up for the prescription copay card to make it as affordable as the generics.
Note that while the acti... | 10 | February 23, 2014 | 13 |
119,537 | Testosterone | hypogonadism, male | "I have been using the Androderm 2.5 patch for 45 days. My testosterone level has been 241 for the past several years. The first 30 days I had zero side effects. I have noticed in the past two weeks I am developing rashes, raised red "bumps", itching and swelling in the areas where I used the patch. This condition is a... | 7 | December 25, 2011 | 37 |
164,866 | Phentermine / topiramate | weight loss | "It worked great! But very disappoint that I can't afford $135.00 for a 30 day supply. My insurance doesn't cover it so until then I will hope the price comes down." | 8 | July 28, 2016 | 18 |
109,961 | Nexplanon | birth control | "I've had the implant for over a year, and I have had a really positive experience. I haven't gotten pregnant, I don't have periods, and I haven't noticed any other adverse side effects. After the injection, I did have bruising around the area on my arm for a few weeks. Besides that, I would definitely recommend consid... | 9 | June 6, 2016 | 3 |
15,821 | Ethinyl estradiol / norethindrone | birth control | "I started this pill due to heavy and painful periods, and I wish I could say it helped. Before the pill, my period only lasted 7 days, since starting, it has come every two weeks, sometimes not stopping for the entire month. I'm on my fourth pill pack now and nothing is regular and the longest I've gone without blee... | 3 | August 31, 2016 | 4 |
46,882 | Xenical | obesity | "I have been using xenical since more than 15 days and it is showing very little effect on me. I noticed the oil execretion in the stool for 3 to 4 times during the whole past period. My weight didn't change also.
However, I know some people who are using xenical, and they are getting rid of a lot of oil; though they ... | 1 | January 1, 2016 | 29 |
164,376 | Diclofenac | period pain | "Recently had this prescribed for debilitating menstrual cramps, so I stopped my ibuprofen regimen and the next day started diclofenac 75mg extended release. I swear it's like not taking anything at all. At first I thought it had taken the edge off the cramps, but at 12 hours almost to the dot it wore off, so I took a ... | 2 | December 14, 2016 | 4 |
96,959 | Ambien | insomnia | "Have had sleep problems last 10 years or so. Went to sleep clinic, apparently I do not fall into deep sleep stage. Doctor put me on Ambien 5mg. Wonderful. I slept all night and felt great next day! Fast forward 4 months. End up being tested for Lupus, Lyme disease and bloodwork galore because of muscle and joint pain ... | 8 | January 22, 2016 | 11 |
197,359 | Paroxetine | social anxiety disorde | "I developed an acute social anxiety disorder in my early 20's. After trying 10mg of Paxil, my doctor upped the dose to 20mg. I have been taking that dosage for the past 10 years. My social anxiety is much more manageable than it was, although I still have my moments. I hate to increase the dosage, however, because... | 8 | May 25, 2011 | 36 |
66,805 | Seroquel | depression | "After a 6 week period of a severe depressive episode with panic attacks and extreme anxiety, I checked myself into the hospital. The doctor completely changed my meds to Prozac, Wellbutrin, Klonopin, and at bedtime 10 mg Ambien and 400 mg Seroquel. This combination has worked wonders for me. I started falling and stay... | 9 | April 10, 2012 | 44 |
215,333 | Griseofulvin | tinea barbae | "After years of searching these posts for user reviews of treatments for Tinea Barbae, I have yet to find one. There HAS to be others like me out there. It is not easy having your face look this way. Let me start by saying that I have had this "condition" of what was most recently diagnosed as Tinea Barbae for YEARS. I... | 5 | April 13, 2010 | 1 |
3,130 | Nitrofurantoin | bladder infection | "Both extremes of Macrobid are accurate. I've had a lot of UTIs- to the point of having Macrobid prescribed with refills as needed. I never experienced any symptoms and this stuff was like a miracle. Took 24 hrs to kick in and felt great. I didn't get a UTI for 2 years and then just got one. I took Macrobid and it has ... | 5 | February 10, 2017 | 44 |
38,194 | Albuterol | asthma, acute | "I have been using ProAir for the past couple of months because my insurance company would not cover Ventolin. I have found that ProAir is not nearly effective and does not help my breathing nearly as quickly or as well as the Ventolin. I am very disappointed in the way it sprays! When I compare a spray of Ventolin to ... | 2 | September 15, 2016 | 6 |
48,402 | Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel | birth control | "This pill is the worst one I've taken, I've never been on such a problematic birth control like this before and it's causing so much stress on my daily life. I switched from reclipsen because it gave me a migraine every day, on the bright side this pill hasn't given me any. Unfortunately what it has given me is terrib... | 1 | November 14, 2017 | 0 |
184,802 | Canagliflozin | diabetes, type 2 | "Horrible yeast infection." | 1 | December 7, 2015 | 12 |
211,349 | Mirabegron | urinary incontinence | "i did not see any improvement in my incontenance." | 2 | April 28, 2015 | 32 |
106,018 | Atomoxetine | adhd | "My son is 15 now and we have struggled for years with his ADHD. He has now been on Strattera for 2 years and has gone from straight D's in maths to A in achievement he can concentrate more retain information and does not lose it as he uses to. I have seen no side effects at all. At one point he went off it, lasted 5 d... | 10 | October 23, 2012 | 105 |
181,517 | Prozac | major depressive disorde | "Prozac saved me! I've been in and out of hospitals for 10 years. Was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder. After changing Doctors and medicines I finally feel like myself again. I here no voices of worry and stress. I'm not irritated over the slightest things. I can now think clearer. After months of depression an... | 10 | April 25, 2014 | 125 |
71,251 | Lysteda | menstrual disorders | "Lysteda is amazing. I have menorrhagia caused by adenomyosis. I have dealt with disablingly heavy periods for nearly 10 years. I usually take two days off from work and wear diapers for the first two days of my period, waking up several times throughout the night to change. I also experience debilitating cramps an... | 10 | October 3, 2014 | 114 |
193,918 | Dilaudid | chronic pain | "Works" | 9 | February 17, 2015 | 42 |
28,819 | Lexapro | bipolar disorde | "Lexapro endlessly gave me the diarrhea." | 3 | July 10, 2010 | 9 |
17,961 | Ethinyl estradiol / etonogestrel | birth control | "I have only been on it for a little bit but I love it! There are so many pluses to the Nuvaring. You don't have to remember to take a pill, you can easily take it out, you can't feel it, you don't need to be off it for a few months in order to get pregnant! I just recently changed over to this because Yaz was making m... | 10 | November 15, 2012 | 12 |
146,092 | Suboxone | opiate dependence | "I started out taking 8 Vicodins a day and after awhile I was a full blown addict taking up to 15 pills every 5 hrs a day close to 50 a day, really bad could not do anything without pills. Started getting really sick every two weeks skin turning yellow liver was hurting I was in very bad shape sex drive was gone my who... | 10 | September 2, 2012 | 44 |
550 | Medroxyprogesterone | birth control | "I've been on the shot for 5 months now. When I first got the shot, about three weeks in I started to bleed like normal period but then got lighter and lighter and continued for 3 weeks. Eventually it went into light spotting about every 4 weeks for a few days. I also will get a lot of sharp pain cramps that will last ... | 8 | April 3, 2013 | 10 |
49,224 | Ethinyl estradiol / levonorgestrel | birth control | "Did its job by not getting me pregnant but I would definitely not recommend taking it. I was in and out of the hospital for 6 months with a weird nauseating stomach ulcer and the doctors never knew what was wrong. Every time they would dismiss me from the E.R. They would give me anti nausea pills and antibiotics to "c... | 3 | May 16, 2016 | 0 |
13,836 | Bydureon | diabetes, type 2 | "I have been injecting once a week for two months. I have suferred disgusting belching, lack of appetite, diarrhoea, vomiting. I am fortunate to be working but I am off sick again because I cannot venture outside of the house because of liquid pouring out of both ends!! When I vomited this morning a lump of gunk su... | 2 | September 6, 2016 | 16 |
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