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138,827 | Phentermine | weight loss | "I've used phetermine off and on ...dry mouth and sleeping a little less is the worst side effect I've experienced. I also recommend taking this medication very early in the morning. To help reduce the dry mouth I would recommend changing all liquid intake to water. This always helps me. You will become tolerant the lo... | 10 | January 7, 2011 | 6 |
200,637 | Varenicline | smoking cessation | "Smoked for 21 years and tried several times to quit. CHANTIX WORKS!" | 10 | December 16, 2009 | 6 |
201,680 | Zoloft | depression | "It was crazy how much Zoloft really helped me with anxiety & depression. I did stop taking it though because I began to realize after being on it for about 6 months that I felt like I didn't have feelings anymore about anything. That scared me, so I quit taking it. Now that I've been off of Zoloft for a month and a ha... | 8 | September 10, 2013 | 108 |
103,046 | Aripiprazole | bipolar disorde | "Abilify has been useful to me in terms of sleep and improving my insomnia, but I still have to be treated with a mood stabilizer, like Lithium, in order to keep my bipolar episodes under control. The good news is that it did not cause (I was at 10MG daily) weight gain like Zyprexa. Good luck to all of you!" | 6 | August 28, 2008 | 67 |
172,793 | Clonazepam | panic disorde | "It works. I have panic attacks and then I have severe full blown three days without sleeping panic attacks. I only take 1mg when I am having the severe attacks and I make sure I only take that much. I would say I take maybe 2 mg a month. The reason why is because this really should be used for worst case scenarios and... | 10 | April 12, 2015 | 45 |
20,103 | Macrobid | urinary tract infection | "by end of day one (2 doses) I felt very tired. Day two I woke up weak, fatigued, achey but was advised to stay on Macrobid as the UTI symptoms had improved. As day wore on (3 doses) I became increasingly tired, no energy, headache, sensation of heart racing, nausea. Another call to provider and they suggested I switch... | 1 | July 27, 2016 | 13 |
195,337 | Glatiramer | multiple sclerosis | "I think Copaxone has been great for me, no serious relapses. I went to 40mg, because 3x a week sounded better than 7, right!? I wish I had just stayed with the 20mg, been doing it for years, never had any issues. Getting a lot more site reactions now with the 40mg, lumps, itching, painful, etc. Talked to my Doctor abo... | 9 | January 4, 2016 | 50 |
2,288 | Metformin | diabetes, type 2 | "Newly diagnosed Diabetes Type 2 from a HbA1c.
No symptoms. Good kidney function, etc. My Full Blood Glucose was 5.3/5.7 in the morning.
Took half a 500mg Metformin XR with my meal.
1 hour: tightness of throat/breathing, slight, but enough.
Then a migraine aura like I've never had in my life.
Followed by the worst... | 1 | July 4, 2014 | 52 |
183,646 | Cymbalta | depression | "Cymbalta is the best thing that I have ever tried and for more than just depression. I also suffered from debilitating anxiety. Both have all but disappeared. Before I started taking it about 4 months ago I literally hoped I would just fade away. I wanted to die so badly it's all I thought about. I have lost 45 po... | 10 | September 15, 2009 | 446 |
42,030 | Clonidine | opiate withdrawal | "This has helped a lot with the jerking inside and sleeplessness." | 7 | June 27, 2008 | 52 |
38,413 | Phenazopyridine | dysuria | "Having high sugar levels, I tend to get urinary tract infections more than others. Not having Health Insurance I found myself having to wait until payday to make it to a doctor. I have used uristat in the past and found it to work wonders so I used it again. It is not a substitute for an antibiotic but it will help.... | 9 | August 2, 2009 | 24 |
217,128 | Oxcarbazepine | seizures | "My daughter has been on Trileptal for 2yrs. now and she did have a small seizure during the first 4 months but after increasing the dose to 5ml twice a day she has had nothing but a few migraines since. In another month or two we are planning on slowly taking her off. So I will find out soon exactly how well it has be... | 8 | February 24, 2011 | 18 |
30,078 | Klonopin | anxiety | "I take as needed .5mg, more if needed. Works great, no side effects. Just knowing I have this 'safety net' gives me piece of mind." | 10 | February 15, 2015 | 122 |
141,961 | Escitalopram | depression | "Started Lexapro 10mg today and feel high and kind of like I have no worries. It's making me a little fatigued also. I'm hoping I don't get the side effects of weight gain and loss of libido! Going to give this stuff at least a month then will check in again." | 7 | September 24, 2009 | 4 |
186,013 | Desvenlafaxine | depression | "I started taking Prisiq three weeks ago. Everything was going fine... no side effects. I decided to sit outside to get a little color before going to Florida. I sat outside for a half hour and I got a blistering sunburn!! I had a mild spf on my face from my lotion. DO NOT SIT IN THE SUN OR BE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT IF TAK... | 1 | April 20, 2016 | 43 |
21,102 | Paliperidone | schizoaffective disorde | "Would be an absolutely perfect drug without the side effects. Constant tiredness and dizziness makes it almost impossible to work. It definitely has high effects on motor skills and sexual ability. But, hallucinations and delusions are gone. No more voices, and paranoid thoughts after only a month. It's a good drug if... | 8 | December 17, 2015 | 15 |
178,848 | Victoza | diabetes, type 2 | "I started on Victoza 9-2011. It curbed my eating, also did well for my blood sugar. I had no side effects from the medicines. In September 2011 my weight was 355 lbs. I am now at 265 lbs. I lost 91 lbs in a year. Feels great to be able to be active again." | 10 | August 28, 2012 | 41 |
192,038 | Drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol | acne | "I took Diane-35 for six months but decided to switch to Yaz as Diane-35's side effects were too much for me (bloating and intense migraines) although it did totally clear up my skin. Also side note, birth control affects everyone differently, my sister for example took it for her acne too, it did wonders and she had n... | 7 | September 7, 2016 | 4 |
174,132 | Valium | anxiety | "A doctor prescribed this for hypertension, based upon his premise that mine was caused by anxiety. That was almost 40 years ago. After arguing back and forth, I agreed to take it on a limited basis. Now I use 2 mg, 4 times a day as needed, but only before lying down and never when I will be driving or need to otherwis... | 8 | June 21, 2009 | 54 |
66,428 | Valacyclovir | herpes zoste | "Getting Shingles at 54 was not something I expected!
Went to the Dr. within 48 hrs. of the appearance of the
rash. No one was more shocked than I was when after
48 hrs. on this medication my rash began to dry up and
fade away! Now its been 5 days on this medication (1 gram
3x day) and I can honestly say I am 90% ... | 10 | October 25, 2014 | 12 |
69,635 | Buprenorphine | pain | "Very effective for pain relief. For me the itching and long lasting (up to a month after use) red squares in all areas where the patch has been applied are serious setbacks. Several solutions have been suggested but none of them have helped. Because of the itching and the efforts to reduce it, the patches tend to fal... | 7 | May 27, 2011 | 46 |
25,902 | Lamisil | onychomycosis, toenail | "My comments will be in 2 parts. Part 1) I've had fungus on my big toenails for the last 20+ years and have tried everything. In 2012, my primary doctor prescribed generic Lamisil (Terbinafine) which I took for about a month without issue. At refill time, the pharmacy changed to a different Terbinafine provider and tol... | 1 | July 25, 2017 | 12 |
179,667 | Adapalene / benzoyl peroxide | acne | "So I was prescribed this medication a while ago, but I basically gave up every time things got painful. That for me, was about 5th day in. I'd been told to persevere and that the pain and dryness would stop after the first 2 weeks. But I decided to only use it when I had breakouts. However, this medication brings out ... | 9 | August 23, 2016 | 3 |
155,673 | Metronidazole | bacterial vaginitis | "I was given 5 pills to take all at once after a meal. The one off dosage seems better than taking over a few days to me. They do not taste good but one day later the symptoms have almost gone.
I forgot and had a glass of wine the day after and felt really very nauseous and unwell. Do not recommend alcohol with this... | 8 | April 18, 2013 | 16 |
46,395 | Modafinil | hypersomnia | "I have multiple rheumatic conditions, fibromyalgia, etc. Because of sleepiness being one of the common side effects of many of my medications and the fact that with fibro sleep is messed up, I first took it in 2006 and the only time I've been off of it in that time was the 11 months in 2009 while I was hospitalized. I... | 9 | October 12, 2011 | 16 |
166,397 | Levonorgestrel | birth control | "I got the Skyla inserted about a month ago and got it taken out today. I've never had any kids so the insertion process was extremely painful. Since the insertion I've had intense cramping and bleeding nonstop. Due to my wedding being in a month, I didn't have time to stick with it long enough to see if the side effec... | 2 | November 10, 2016 | 1 |
39,279 | Contrave | obesity | "This medication is extremely expensive.....It makes you think why most insurance doesn't cover it...Since I paid almost $200 my expectations are extremely high now...My dose starts today!" | 1 | March 11, 2017 | 11 |
164,590 | Diclofenac | back pain | "I have taken this medicine on and off for the past few years and it has done wonders! My doctor tried a number of medications for years of back pain and nothing worked. Diclofenac worked immediately. At times I go off of it for a few months, but when pain comes back, it works immediately. Fortunately no side effect... | 10 | August 5, 2010 | 24 |
121,334 | Venlafaxine | depression | "Effexor has been absolutely brilliant for me. I was on and off Lexapro for years, it made the anxiety less but I felt blunted and almost more depressed as there was no meaning in my life. I have hardly any side effects with Effexor (75mg). nausea the first couple weeks. Excess sweat for about 6 months. Orgasms slight... | 9 | April 27, 2016 | 35 |
137,676 | Enbrel | rheumatoid arthritis | "I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in January of 2016. Was on methotrexate until March of 2017 with decent improvements. Went on enbrel in March of 2017. Unbelievable results. Feel great. Thanks Amgen!!!" | 10 | August 21, 2017 | 3 |
212,626 | Phenergan | nausea/vomiting | "Works GREAT getting rid of the nausea I have from taking Fentanyl and Oxicodone." | 10 | August 9, 2017 | 2 |
172,425 | Clonazepam | anxiety | "My experience using Clonzepam 1-2 mg for anxiety were OK. NO bad side effects but it seemed more suited as a sleeping aid than a anxiety med to help me through the day and remain functioning. Had better anti-anxiety effects from Xanax or Valium. But that's just me." | 7 | August 17, 2016 | 16 |
180,670 | Adderall XR | adhd | "Been on it for five months. At first, didn't notice any change. Now I find myself daydreaming less. Concentration hasn't improved much, but I'm less impulsive and think things through more than I used to. Instead of having thousands of thoughts at once, I now only have hundreds. I like it it helps me." | 7 | January 11, 2014 | 36 |
214,590 | Escitalopram | depression | "Was on Cymbalta 60mg. for a few years for depression with all my other medications and the side effects causing dry mouth for all these years. Taking a depression medicine will cause your teeth to start going bad. So bout 7 months ago after a RN nurse told me about depression medicines having this side effect and tha... | 3 | November 16, 2017 | 0 |
186,191 | Desvenlafaxine | depression | "Dr put me on pristiq because I was having a bad time dealing with the loss of a loved one. It's my first medication and have been on it for 9 months, Although it has relieved my mild anxiety I have decided that this or any other medication isnt for me.The weight gain has pprobably been the worst and only side effect f... | 6 | October 29, 2013 | 32 |
173,040 | Clonazepam | panic disorde | "For the past 5 years I have witnessed my brother abuse heroin. Every day there was another lie! I love my brother and grew up admiring him. As a result, I fell into a deep depression. No antidepressant worked. When the panic attacks began while witnessing my brother, my doctor prescribed Xanax. It helped tremendously,... | 10 | May 14, 2012 | 66 |
211,058 | Carisoprodol | muscle spasm | "Not only did Soma relieve pain, and muscle spasms,it allowed be to get my first full nights sleep in weeks." | 9 | March 18, 2010 | 37 |
185,453 | Saxenda | weight loss | "Not a fan after finding out the active ingredients are the same as the diabetic medication, liraglutide. After 1 week of injections, experienced extreme bloating. Discontinued after 6 injections." | 2 | July 25, 2017 | 1 |
7,052 | Aluminum chloride hexahydrate | hyperhidrosis | "I've suffered from hyperhidrosis since around 8th grade. I'm 32 now. I've tried so many different things to stop the sweating but nothing has worked. It really has been a depressing issue. The big clothes, layering, napkins, lying, hiding, etc. (sigh)...I went to the doc last week & got Hypercare. I LOVE this & have ... | 10 | March 26, 2014 | 22 |
173,262 | Clonazepam | anxiety | "I have been using this drug 1mg x 3 when required, for 1 year now. It is very helpful when needed. I have had anxiety for more than 20 years. Have tried many medicines that didn't touch it. This also helps me sleep like a baby, when I take it at bed. Yet when taken during the day I am not sleepy from it at all. It's w... | 7 | August 5, 2009 | 6 |
6,466 | Ocella | birth control | "Originally on Syeda, was switched to Ocella last month and this month and have had a continuous yeast infection." | 3 | November 2, 2013 | 6 |
142,257 | Levonorgestrel | birth control | "I was really scared to get the IUD but had it inserted 9 months ago after being on and off the pill. Due to health reasons I had to choose an option that was low or no estrogen. I had mine inserted under anesthesia due to LEEP procedure ( Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure) done on my cervix a few years earlier.... | 8 | November 13, 2017 | 1 |
40,491 | Savella | ibromyalgia | "This drug gave me my life back. I have had no side effects. My insurance would not cover Savella at first but now they do. Thank you to the researchers and company that puts it out. Hopefully there are no negative long term effects." | 10 | July 16, 2009 | 84 |
149,588 | Mirena | 0</span> users found this comment helpful. | "I have had my Mirena for almost 5 years now. I had it inserted after my daughter was born in September 2007. I have had probably the best experience possible with the Mirena. My period is very irregular however, but when I do have it, it is very, very light, more like spotting then a period. I will be getting my Miren... | 9 | August 13, 2012 | 0 |
64,643 | Sertraline | depression | "I been on sertraline hcl 25 mg for a long time and it helped me through the car accident that mom and I was in. I was still taking sertraline when my grandma died and it helped me get through the toughest time of my life. Sertraline makes me a brand new person out of me. sertraline is the best." | 10 | November 28, 2015 | 40 |
165,742 | Levonorgestrel | birth control | "I am 21 years old, First time on birth control although I had looked into options before but decided I wanted to have a baby. I had a miscarriage a month ago now I don't want to have a baby so close after so I needed a B.C. method I wasn't going to forget (pills) or have to go in regularly for (depo) so this seems lik... | 6 | April 5, 2017 | 2 |
23,366 | Methadone | pain | "I take 25mg 5 times a day for chronic pain caused by degenerative joint disease in my knees, hips, ankles, and lower back. I feel I got slightly better relief from Oxycontin but I really didn't like the loopy feeling and the extreme cravings I had, my sister who works in a Vets Hospital pharmacy said I should try Meth... | 9 | March 5, 2011 | 23 |
119,992 | Losartan | high blood pressure | "My 90 yr old Mother has been on generic Losartin for 8 years. She took 50mg a day and it controlled her blood pressure. We have a new Dr. and he upped her dosage to 75mg which seemed to do well until she got Type A influenza. Now she is recuperating and when we give her losartan it seems to knock her blood pressure... | 7 | February 15, 2013 | 117 |
116,509 | Adalimumab | psoriasis | "My Dad has been suffering with Psoriasis for way too long. It's emotionally draining for him until we tried Humira. His skin improved within the first week of the injection. The complicated thing was waiting for his health insurance to approve and pay for it. Going through all the tests to make sure he's free of an... | 10 | February 28, 2009 | 49 |
79,896 | Blisovi Fe 1 / 20 | birth control | "This is my first time on BC & before this pill I had intolerable cramping at all times of the month in addition to very heavy bleeding when I was on my period. My periods controlled my life and made it so I couldn't function half the time due to cramps, nasuea, & fatigue. Now on this pill my periods are so much lighte... | 8 | July 18, 2017 | 9 |
134,655 | Ketorolac | pain | "Wrenched knee. Helped with pain." | 8 | March 9, 2012 | 4 |
68,061 | Plan B | emergency contraception | "I took the plan B pill 10 hours after having unprotected sex and one day before I was suppose to ovulate. I was taking ovulation tests so I know I ovulated the day after taking the pill, it did not prevent me from ovulating and I am now pregnant." | 1 | January 8, 2016 | 5 |
216,063 | Copper | birth control | "After my first child at 29 I decided to look into IUD's. What convinced me was that Paragard is hormone free, made of copper, & lasts for 10 years. Insertion was mildly uncomfortable no worse than when you go in to the gynecologist & they have to insert that metal thing. That is the most uncomfortable for me, I didn't... | 10 | September 24, 2015 | 14 |
68,204 | Plan B | emergency contraception | "I am 15... no where near ready to have a child. Condom slipped off and went to the drug store right after the accident to get plan b. I read the reviews and I was really scared I was going to have side effects but also scared I was going to get pregnant so I took the pill about 20 hours after. I felt slight cramps but... | 10 | July 1, 2015 | 13 |
180,243 | Diclofenac | pain | "I had back surgery 6 months ago, three discectomies, and a rod and five screws implanted. While it is stated it is not approved for spinal use, I have found Voltaren extremely beneficial. While I still have pain in the neighborhood of an 8 out of 10, I feel that it would always be a 10 without Voltaren. Many thanks to... | 10 | March 12, 2017 | 20 |
186,938 | Benzaclin | acne | "Had few breakouts until age 23 I broke out badly, graded moderate acne with some cystic. After two weeks skin it is healing and basically zero breakouts. I use it morning and night. Oil free moisturizer 5 min after in morning. Vaseline around eyes at night due to bad drying in that sensitive area. Benzaclin is legit. ... | 10 | February 1, 2016 | 13 |
34,542 | Minocycline | acne | "My daughter started taking minocycline 3 years ago at 14 for her acne. It worked well enough until she began having severe muscle and joint pain. We had no reason to blame the minocycline. A rheumatologist diagnosed drug-induced lupus. Even after stopping the minocycline, and starting Naproxen for the inflammation , (... | 3 | October 16, 2017 | 5 |
215,898 | Copper | birth control | "I am writing this for girls who have Crohn's disease and a low immune system due to the medications for Crohn's. I was on a very low dose birth control and it simply was not for me! I became very depressed, I bled during sex as well as experienced a lot of discomfort and had spotting for the entire 8 months I was on i... | 8 | May 31, 2016 | 9 |
129,628 | Levonorgestrel | emergency contraception | "My experience is different from many of the people posting here. I've never been that good about tracking when I'm fertile, but I do have very regular periods. Several months ago, I had unprotected sex a few days after my period ended and took Plan B within 72 hours. About a week before my expected period, I had very ... | 6 | June 24, 2015 | 14 |
170,625 | Quetiapine | bipolar disorde | "This medicine turned me into a zombified eating machine. I put on 30 pounds in one month. It was also extremely sedating. " | 3 | October 1, 2014 | 67 |
5,150 | Orsythia | birth control | "I had been off birth control for about 3 years after a horrible experience with Loestrin 24 Fe. I was terrified to get back on the pill. After my partner and I weighed pros and cons, we decided to get on the pill. I'm so glad my doctor prescribed this brand. I was a day 1 starter and immediately I felt relief from cra... | 9 | May 11, 2014 | 25 |
141,119 | Escitalopram | generalized anxiety disorde | "Had been struggling with GAD, OCD and Depression for years, trying numerous drugs on the Australian market, and nothing would work. Side effects from most were enough to make me stop, as they were horrible, and did nothing to help the anxiety.
Ive been on Loxalate 10mg for 8 weeks now, and woah. I had little to ... | 10 | July 30, 2015 | 14 |
209,372 | Zomig | migraine | "Zomig has been the most helpful triptan in aborting a migraine. The only negative side effects are frequent urination after taking the drug and extreme drowsiness." | 9 | August 29, 2016 | 3 |
85,456 | Ethinyl estradiol / norgestimate | birth control | "I've been on this birth control for 6 years now (I am 19). It has definitely decreased my cramps and pain as that was the original reason I was put on birth control. I work out often so I don't have to stop running anymore from pain. Now that I've become sexually active, my periods are always on time so I never worry.... | 9 | March 22, 2015 | 6 |
63,317 | Epiduo | acne | "I've been on this medication with Doxycycline just now hitting the 4 week mark. It's sad reading all of these reviews with most people saying they have cleared up within two weeks or so. I'm starting to lose a bit of hope seeing as I get at least one to two new pimples a day (averaging out) which is about my usual amo... | 8 | February 1, 2017 | 1 |
36,990 | Librium | alcohol withdrawal | "I have been a heavy drinker for many year, substituting Vodka for lunch and dinner. After I found I could barely write due to shakiness, I went to my doctor. He prescribed Naltrexone, Camprial, and Librium. It has worked wonders! So far, no urge to drink, no side effects, and sleeping better than I have in years. ... | 10 | June 25, 2016 | 79 |
182,585 | Benicar HCT | high blood pressure | "Was put on Benicar HCT 20/12.5 mg in 2002 and it has controlled my BP very well. Insurance companies stopped covering the medication and I signed up with the Right Fit Program in 2011. Last year co-pays were $15! However, all good things do come to an end when the program changed and the pharmacy does not honor the... | 10 | January 27, 2016 | 6 |
141,783 | Escitalopram | anxiety | "Well I have to say I have be debating on trying this medicine. Then I gathered up enough nerve to try it and, 1st night I took did not sleep very well and the following day I just felt so out of it, It was caused for concern at my job. I can honestly say, in my case the side effects are far more worse than my anxiety.... | 1 | May 17, 2011 | 3 |
40,390 | Savella | ibromyalgia | "I came here to see if anyone else was dealing with what I am. I am almost finished with my first pack and finding myself miserable at night.
At first like many here, I was finding relief and felt " yes finally a drug without side effects" but then the twitching and sweats started. Now I am in surgical menopause so I ... | 6 | November 15, 2010 | 14 |
57,972 | Acetaminophen / hydrocodone | back pain | "Great pain relief but gave me stomach pain and nausea." | 8 | July 25, 2011 | 4 |
177,875 | Duloxetine | ibromyalgia | "I am 46 and have suffered from depression since I was a teenager and fibromyalgia pain and stiffness since I was 30. Nothing else helped much. I tried gabapentin, Prozac, and other anti-depressants. Ibuprofen and tramadol helped a little with the pain but not like Cymbalta! I started on 30mg and worked up to 90mg da... | 10 | June 24, 2013 | 84 |
160,941 | Risperidone | borderline personality disorde | "Been on 2 weeks after trying dozens of anti depressants and anti psycotics! It has helped me sleep better I find it quite sedative! My appetite has increased after battling anorexia so this is a miracle for me! I look better and am being more house proud and looking after my environment and apperance!!! Even friends h... | 8 | October 23, 2016 | 8 |
18,295 | Embeda | chronic pain | "I have been taking this medicine for several months now and I have noticed some things that have occurred which is making me very scared because it is messing with my body in a very bad way! The first thing that started was the headaches then the rest started showing up daily like depression , nausea , stomach aches,... | 5 | January 25, 2016 | 35 |
182,864 | Cymbalta | ibromyalgia | "cymbalta mase me vomit I took 2 at 30 mg 2 days in a row thesame vomiting was given samples by my doctor not sure what I should do I take lyrica does not help take 300mg a day thank u would love feed back on this" | 3 | June 7, 2016 | 8 |
174,402 | Tiotropium | copd, maintenance | "I have taken Spiriva, more so in hot humid weather than in cooler weather, for 2 years and after 1 year did notice substantial difference in halos around lights especially driving at night, so much so, that I stopped driving at night. Last eye exam in March of this year indicates I have cataracts. I looked at full S... | 5 | September 1, 2016 | 40 |
213,519 | Tioconazole | vaginal yeast infection | "I have a yeast infection from my antibiotics. My Dr. Was supposed call in something for it last night. Well didn't get called in and it's Sunday so out of desperation I got monistat 3. I was barely able to function after 30 minutes. An hour after using it I am on fire it hurts to move to stand to sit and burns to pee.... | 1 | October 30, 2017 | 1 |
122,652 | Linaclotide | constipation | "A bowel movement occurs about an hour to two hours after taking the drug. It is a complete bowel movement and relieves the constipation. I suggest taking a full glass of water with it to get your system going before breakfast" | 9 | November 8, 2015 | 33 |
187,648 | Tegretol XR | trigeminal neuralgia | "Totally relieved trigeminal pain - pain was non-existent. However I also turned up allergic so treatment stopped." | 10 | February 1, 2012 | 12 |
148,231 | Norethindrone | abnormal uterine bleeding | "I have been on Nora-BE for 2 full yrs now, prescribed post D&C for heavy bleeding and birth control. I have bad fibroids. It didn't really help with the bleeding at all. Fibroids won that battle, so I recently had UAE procedure. Night and day! Dr said normal periods would resume 2-4 months after UAE, and to keep takin... | 6 | July 16, 2014 | 33 |
95,893 | Sertraline | obsessive compulsive disorde | "Zoloft has changed my life. I used to feel like I wanted to stop living. I had anxiety with racing thoughts, feeling short of breath, social anxiety, and obsessive bad thoughts. I no longer feel suicidal and my irritability has gotten 100% better. I still get short of breath sometimes and worry about things but overal... | 9 | October 30, 2013 | 160 |
107,595 | Implanon | birth control | "After having my daughter in 07 I decided to go with the Implanon rod which my doctor recommended after they discovered I had endometriosis. Reading over everyone's comments I see that a lot of people complain over weight gain/loss and depression but to my surprise I've never experienced it. The only thing that I co... | 9 | January 7, 2011 | 4 |
67,307 | Omeprazole | gerd | "I started taking Prilosec over 6 years ago. It was very effective at helping with the acid and GERD symptoms, however my Doctor prescribed two tablets a day (Over recommended dosage-due to seriousness of Gerd). I seem to be fine until I started getting horrible spasms in my sides and intestines. I broke my ankle in Ma... | 10 | October 8, 2011 | 88 |
23,195 | Methadone | chronic pain | "Ok, I was dependent on pain pills, and other illegal narcotics. The other pain pills were working pretty good, to be honest, but they caused euphoria, and when it causes euphoria, you chase that euphoria, and I would run out of my script WAY to early, and had to go out in the streets for more pain pills or other illeg... | 10 | March 25, 2015 | 108 |
77,447 | Prolia | osteoporosis | "Severe leg pain , cramping in legs and feet, bruising. Not a good med for me." | 2 | February 3, 2016 | 100 |
174,996 | Fingolimod | multiple sclerosis | "Have been on this for the six weeks now. No major side effects except some dizziness. Wonder if this is worth worrying about. But the ease of the pill is what makes it so attractive. Wonder how long before I see real improvements." | 8 | March 6, 2011 | 62 |
113,404 | Bisacodyl | constipation | "I haven't had a bowel movement in about 8 or 9 days. I took two pills around midnight and woke up around 5am to a bowel movement. It helped my constipation. I went back to sleep and woke up about 7am to an immediate bowel movement. It is now 7:45am and hopefully this is over. Works great though." | 9 | January 21, 2015 | 34 |
216,306 | Sildenafil | erectile dysfunction | "I used sildenafil today, took three 20 mg tablets and it work as good as Viagra. I used Viagra 100 mg for a year and this work great and no side effects, just a little flushing. Took on an empty stomach and worked in 30 mins. Lasted quite awhile. It cost me $73.80 for 30 tablets compared to paying $261.00 for 10 Viag... | 10 | September 24, 2017 | 15 |
206,260 | Mesalamine | crohn's disease | "Does great relieving pain from blocked bowels." | 9 | April 16, 2016 | 1 |
36,666 | Fentanyl | pain | "My quality of living without constant pain has been great...now the down side....attempting to go off the medicine...withdrawal etc. I was up to 100 mcg...I am now down to 37 mcg....will attempt to continue to decrease dose....wish me luck!" | 10 | July 14, 2010 | 12 |
123,222 | Apri | birth control | "I had stopped taking birth control all together for about a month and lost a ton of weight and my breasts got smaller and then my doctor put me on Apri. Easily one of the worst things to happen to me. I've never had such bad acne in my life and it seems like it never stops. I've also gained at least 10 pounds in addi... | 1 | November 29, 2015 | 1 |
4,777 | Belviq | weight loss | "Started on February 15 and down 6 pounds I'm totally excited about this. Will continue on with my Doctor." | 10 | February 1, 2015 | 91 |
109,938 | Nexplanon | birth control | "Soooo, before nexplanon I had the implanon in for the full 3 years and LOVED it! :) absolutely no issues, never gained weight(ps I also rarely work out and my diet is not the best) and my periods have always been super light and on time every month, after my 3 years were up it was time to have it removed. So I chose t... | 10 | May 19, 2016 | 3 |
134,894 | Pazopanib | renal cell carcinoma | "I have undergone radical nephractomy of my left kidney in November, 2014 with staging T2 N0 M0. Doctor said that I am now ok. During 2015 I have undergone quarterly check up by USG of abdomen and chest X Ray. In November 2015 CT scan of thorax and done and found two suspicious small nodes in left lungs but positionwis... | 7 | February 5, 2017 | 15 |
177,351 | Duloxetine | chronic pain | "I was prescribed Cymbalta 20mg @1/day, first thing in the morning for severe sciatic pain. After about 3 days I experienced considerable relief in my pain and stays away until around 8-8:30 PM. What I don't like is the constant sweating. I can be sitting still and start to sweat. It's all facial sweating and it can ... | 8 | January 12, 2017 | 51 |
63,116 | Bextra | osteoarthritis | "I broke my back and after trying many medicines and many combinations of medicines, Bextra was the only one that worked for my pain." | 10 | February 12, 2009 | 8 |
223,558 | Sonata | insomnia | "Wide awake all night . Fail" | 1 | October 28, 2016 | 9 |
126,857 | Erythromycin | upper respiratory tract infection | "I was prescribed this medication as I have a chest infection. I had a really bad cough for around 3 weeks, after 2 days of taking this my cough was so much better. EXCEPT that around the same time my cough signifigantly improved, I felt so nauseous." | 9 | November 15, 2009 | 31 |
133,186 | Tri-Sprintec | acne | "My gyno initially wrote a prescription refill for Ortho Tri-Cyclen (which I had been taking for years), but when I went to have the prescription refilled, the pharmacy did not have Ortho in stock. Therefore, they suggested the TriSprintec. Just days after starting the pack I experienced the WORST breakouts I have had ... | 2 | October 1, 2012 | 17 |
151,090 | OxyContin | chronic pain | "I feel this medicine has helped with minimum side effects. I do not get a high or low feeling taking it. I have been able to do more with little pain. I have learned my limitations which was very important in order to not over do it that can cause more problems." | 10 | September 13, 2013 | 96 |
203,440 | Indomethacin | gout, acute | "I have had gout for 30 years, done and tried everything, there is nothing to touch indomethacin. It works wonders. Also drink plenty of water and try coconut water, it cleans the kidneys out and uric acid." | 9 | September 25, 2013 | 75 |
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