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"I have osteomyolitis /MRSA . This was Excellent... Great for nausea and definitely gives an appetite without upsetting stomach."
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"I've dealt with chronic lower back pain and spasms L3/S1 now mainly L5 avoided surgery then arthritis set in and am not a candidate for surgery. I've done the useless epidural shots avoid those as they helping the progression of arthritis. Exercise and take your meds that's enabling me to do my day to...
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"This medicine has changed my life. I am a very active teenager, with almost the worst asthma imaginable. I couldn't even run 100m without wheezing and feeling like I was going to have an attach. This was very hard on my competitive soccer as well. But last spring my doctor prescribes singular to me and everything...
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"Very helpful. I am mostly allergic to tree pollen (oak, birch). Stings a bit and causes lots of tears after application but it goes away within minutes. Took a day or so to become really effective - I started at the peak of the allergy season. I feel like a new person!"
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"Was on it and later Remeron for 3 months. Remeron was an near-instant help; Paxil did some good things. Apparently, a great anxiety med. Effects didn't really last and I got anxious/depressed to a large extent. Went off and had a hard withdrawal."
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"I started taking Divalproex(Depakote)250mg on June 10th and than on June 17th I was admitted into a psychiatric hospital because of my bipolar. I learned from the psychiatrist there that the dosage I was on was absolutely nothing and would have no effect on me. The psychiatrist ended up raising the dose to 750mg. I...
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"I was diagnosed with bipolar 2, bipolar with depression, bipolar without mania... The main thing I noticed about Lamictal is that it seemed to have helped with ADHD symptoms, that I really didn't know I had, until I read the symptoms for that. I was chronically late, my whole adult life. I lost almost every job I...
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"My son has suffered with major constipation for almost a year. He is 2 years old. Every doctor told us to use prunes, apple juice, no dairy... etc. we tried them all. BUT Metamucil has worked its wonders!! He poops everyday and does not have to strain so much. Its doing really good, we give him half of a teaspoon in h...
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"My experience with Taytulla was horrible and it's only been on my first week. I felt nausea about 2 hours after I took it and I noticed I had yeast infection. I never have it and I knew something was wrong. I read about it online and it does cause yeast infection as a side effect to some people. It was not a fun ...
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"Prograf seems to have worked since my liver transplant 4 years ago, but it has also kept me broke, at $1641 for 60 5mg caps. I'm grateful to be alive but not happy about the what it has cost me."
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"For birth control, it works wonderfully. As for ovarian cysts it seems to do nothing for me. I still get them as often as I used to and I see no end to it."
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"I love the Implanon. I have tried all other birth controls except the ones you insert in the uterus or Mirena. Anyway, my period has been nonexistent since 2010 and my partner couldn't be happier. I do have sharp back pain and cramps including mood swings basically everything that my body would do if it was &quot...
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"Did not work. Made heart race."
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"It keeps me calm and relaxed most of the time."
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"I have been sensitive to several birth control pills, including tri lo Marzia which is supposed to be the same thing. On that one I bled for 3 weeks straight in the middle of a pack. This one has worked wonderfully for me and I have had no issues with acne or mood swings like I have with others. I do think every birth...
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"Took the pills around 2 pm and then ate a full meal. 30 minutes later, I experienced severe nausea for about 10 minutes but now I am just very tired. But this is the consequence for being stupid and having unprotected sex. I'll take the side effects over an std anyday. So far so good though."
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"I started using Tri Sprintec 3 months ago. Within the first week, I noticed that my face began to breakout more than usual. I am now using medicated face wash to decrease the breakouts, so I can't tell if they would still be as bad after the first month. I have also gained a noticeable amount of weight since star...
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"Has significantly slowed the progression and even improved sight in my left eye. This last treatment however, has left my eyes feeling sore and I have a small floater. It has been 4 days since my treatment, this is why I am mentioning it. To anybody considering this treatment, I say, please do it - there are more bene...
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"I take Paxil 50mg for PTSD, OCD, anxiety and depression. No drug is a "wonderdrug" but for me, Paxil has been a life saver. No more night terrors, no more shaky hands and sweats. I have been able to function more normally than I have in years. No side effects that bother me."
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"I cannot rate seroquel highly enough. I was a mess with constant anxiety that just would not stop. I had tried so many things and seroquel literally changed my life. I take 400 xr and don't really have any side effects, but even if I did I would put up with anything to be rid of the anxiety. I don't know h...
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"I was on my 4th try on a antidepressant and was feeling very discouraged. I had many side effects from the other medicines such as sleepiness, headaches, overeating, agitation, and crying spells. My therapist gave me Pristiq. I read about the side effects and was not looking forward to headaches. I took it and had no ...
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"It worked good on my son."
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"This medicine kept my Crohn's Disease in remission for almost 15 years."
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"Dont have any side effects, only mild tiredness. Been taking it for three weeks."
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"I just found out I have chlamydia. The doctor prescribed me four 500MG azithromycin pills. I've only taken two and I threw up within an hour and stayed on the toilet for about 30 mins. Now I'm scared to take the other two."
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"I was on Benicar 40mg for 7-8 years. It worked great but last year I got pregnant with my first child and had to switch to meds that were safe for the baby. After my pregnancy, my doc put me back on Benicar and suddenly it didn't work for me any more. I started experiencing scary high bp's and side effects I...
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"I am prescribed Xanax 0.5 mg twice daily. At 21 yrs old and have a speech impairment due to major anxiety. Xanax helps greatly to calm me down and be able to control my nervousness. I've tried Vistaril, Buspar, Seroquel, Paxil and nothing comes close to working as well as Xanax does! It works pretty fast when rea...
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"I've been on this pill since I was 16 and now I'm 21. I take this pill as a continuous birth control and never get my period. I have nothing bad to say about this pill and will continue to take it as long as needed. It's great!"
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"Stay as far away as possible from this medicine. I took only one injection Oct 11, 2015 during my cycle, with hopes of lighting my cycle, which was due to start on my wedding day Nov 21, 2015. I started bleeding approximately 1 week after receding the injection, it is now Feb 22, 2016, and I am still bleeding. Its a c...
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"No side effects at all. No problems at all. Had two spots on my back that are gone. Thanks doc for recommending this treatment."
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"Totally ineffective. Only giving it a 2 because of the lack of side effects, otherwise i'd give it a 1."
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"I have always had really heavy periods and when I was in high school I thought I was normal even though I was changing a super tampon every hour. Turns out high school girls exaggerate about their symptoms. I went onto the pill when I was 18 to deal with the bleeding and upset guts. It helped a little but I still got ...
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"Started taking it today. Not really feeling any effects. Still hungry and Dr said would have lots of energy .... Not feeling that part yet lol I'm at a whopping 262 depressed and hope this works to help Me"
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"I've used this product over the years and have never had a problem until now. Having all the side effects mentioned here. It made the yeast infection worse - intense burning, itching, and redness. Something must have changed in the formula for so many to be complaining."
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"I have been crying inappropriately since a stroke 2 years ago. Nuedexta has helped me keep my emotions in check. I still cry, but usually in more appropriate situations. Recommend it."
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"58 year old male 6 foot 235 pounds high blood pressure,and cholesterol. Three months experience 22 pounds and feeling fine. Sill want to lose 30 -35 more but need to get off the couch and exercise. My problem as the diet part is easily managed now. Thanks for the help and sending me on my way."
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"I started talking HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE about 2 years ago blood pressure was 138/79, i didn't think that was high if you know your body you know normal things about it as well, i exercised everyday, lost about thirty pounds, the doctor put me on this medicine at 25mg, as soon as i was on it for a week I began to ha...
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"I have been taking Aridimex for 4.5 years, coming up on my 5 year post treatment check up. Side effects for me have been; hot flashes, neuropathy, intense joint pain, insomnia and 30% loss of bone density. I take 2 ibuprofen daily to manage pain and power through. New clinical data indicate staying on longer may red...
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"This product should be taken off the market. After having surgery a week ago the anesthesia left me with constipation. I took one pill in the am and around 5pm the severe cramping and nausea began. I am still going through it as I type this from the bathroom with cold sweats and wishing I could just die. If I had...
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"It took away my pain, but made me drowsy and depressed. Also, it made me retain serious water. I recommend only taking this as a serious last resort!"
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"Taken with Cefadroxil twice a day for ten days. Got rid of the visible signs of the infection within one day. I experienced slight loss of appetite but other than that, I didn't experience any side effects. However, on the last day of taking this medicine I broke out in a rash all over my face, neck, arms and che...
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"I've been on this drug about four weeks now, just gave my fourth injection yesterday. First injection wasn't that bad, felt nauseated for two days, lost appetite had to remind myself to eat but I was fine rest of the week, and such a remarkable improvement on my blood glucose results.Second injection, was ...
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"DON'T BE PUT OFF BY A BAD REVIEW! I took Accutane when I was 18, I held off taking it for a while as of all of the reviews. Me and my friend were both on it, she suffered with the dry skin and nose bleeds but its no where near as bad as it sounds. I never even noticed her dry skin and if you're good and slap...
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"I found Flomax very effective for increasing the size of my urine flow, and taking away the uncomfortable pressure I felt moments before urinating. I take the lower dose of .4MG, and have found that taking it every-other day is as effective for me as taking it daily."
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"I have been on Yaz for almost 5 months. Every month my doctor told me to try to wait one more month that my body would adjust. It has caused me to have extreme anxiety, gain weight, and severe depression. My poor boyfriend has had to deal with me for the past couple months and I'm nothing but depressed. But it ha...
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"I have been on citalopram 20 mg for 2 months now. Overall yes I have felt better , my mood was happy , not easy to anger, and things that would normally stress me didn't as much. I had a incident where I missed 3 doses , I was dizzy light headed and felt very unbalanced, took my evening dose and woke up next m...
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"I took this pill for almost a year. I thought the symptoms I had would go away but they only got worse! Severe crying spells and extreme sensitivity to anything someone said to me and also mood swings with depression and anxiety. I am hoping a different pill will not give me the same horrible experience this gave me. ...
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"2 years ago I started not to sleep until mornings and my doctor gave me this medicine. It's supposed to initiate sleeping which I needed most and it was only for 2 weeks. After taking this pill my sleeping was awesome.. but after 2 weeks when I stopped it started again and I was awake all night. I couldn't s...
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"I have been on Advair Diskus for only 2 days and already I feel like I have much more energy, and I don't wheeze like I used too. Haven't had to have my inhaler in 2 days either. Time will tell lets hope I have found something that works and I can get back to a normal lifestyle."
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"I recommend this medication and especially for women with PCOS. I started out at 220 pounds in feb 2015 and today Oct. 2015 I weigh 173!! The process has been a good pace and they would up the dosage if I felt like I needed them to. I've always had a very active job and lifestyle and I've always ate right wi...
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"Responded well to this medicine, after failing everything, including Topamax. I had severe motion component with migraine. Could not stand, roll over or lean over without increased pain/pressure. Depakote finally worked after trying many medicines for 2 1/2 months. just don't like the weight gain"
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"This birth control is TERRIBLE!!! It increased my mood swings, made me feel as if I was on my cycle for about a week and a half (which only lasts normally 5 days), decreased my sex drive, caused me to discharge a lot, and caused a drastic weight gain (at least 15lbs)...only gave it 2/10 because I didn't get pregn...
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"I have been off and on antidepressants the last 10 years and Wellbutrin did a great job after my son died. But I had terrible eye twitches and then bounced around to all the usual medicine. Viibyrd is amazing. I had some diarrhea issues, no restless legs or weird dreams but with the OxyContin and hydrocodone I don&#03...
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"Vistaril is a horrible medication for anxiety it does absolutely nothing benzos work the best"
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"Been on Symbicort now for 15 years. Best thing ever, no side effects, clears my chest in seconds."
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"I was out on fluticasone for a severe cold with ear infection and thick head congestion that was quite persistent. The doctor felt giving it a go might get the nasal passages open a bit to help with sinus pressure and fluid behind my eardrum. After 10 days on it, my symptoms worsened, severe sore throat, white patc...
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"Yes, this medicine does work very well for paying attention. It also can be used when you need it and can stop and start use (you can just take it on schooldays even just important school days if you want). It's good that you don't have to ruin your weekend with the bad side effects. If you just take one lik...
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"This is my second month taking it and my breast are so sore first month I took it I was fine I feel nauseous all the time I'm gaining a lot of weight it's sad never had I felt like this on bc but only one more month left . Then I can try to have a baby been irregular all my life I'm 25 now still no kid...
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"I suffer manor depression anxiety and insomnia. I was on trazadone 100mg, which I cut back to 50mg because it's very sedating. I switched from trazadone 50mg to amitriptyline 10mg to start 2 days ago. It is not as strong as the trazadone but does the same job, although I may need a higher dose eventually. I d...
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"Maxalt MLT works great. Gets rid of migraine within an hour. Tried generic form but only reduced pain by half, plus migraine comes back within a few hours. Also side effects much worse."
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"This medication is overpriced rubbish. Maybe it works well for those who absolutely cannot control their eating, but I feel that I over paid for this drug for almost three years before talking to my doctor about the expense, and then having them adjust me back to metformin and glypizide, separately. My costs went from...
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"It works for inflammation from my neuroma/foot pain, however, it makes me tired all the time and I seem grumpier - LOL. Also, after being on it for a month, when I decided to go off, my legs and ankles really really had major water retention. So, maybe when going off of it, it's a better idea to not stop all at...
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"I have been on bupropion SR 150mg twice a day for a few weeks now. At first I had weird feelings (side effects) very hot..a little trembles..nothing that I couldn't deal with. Dr. wanted me to take 1 pill twice daily after the third day. I did and it was horrible..so I remained taking the 1 pill until my second w...
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"I have tried just about every medicine there is to treat bipolar disorder, and Seroquel hands-down is the best one for me in terms of stability. However, the weight gain has been a problem. I gained 40 pounds on Seroquel. The good news is I've lost 16 pounds of that in 3 1/2 months. It's been hard work, but ...
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"The depo shot went really well for me. The first time I got the shot I did bleed for about a month, but for the next year and a half I did not bleed at all. After that I never really had any cramping or anything like that. The only bad thing is that you can only take it for up to 2 years, so now I have to find a new b...
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"So I've been on the Nexplanon for 3 years and 6 months. Had it for the first 3 years and I noticed that I had gained quite a bit of weight, roughly 50 pounds. My doctor recommended that I get it again because it was so effective, so I agreed. I'm about 6 months in and I've already gained 12 more pounds,...
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"I started taking Levothyroxine around 2 months ago ,building up from 50 to 75. Recently had blood test back, and my results have come back as normal now! I went from nearly collapsing whilst out walking my dog. Having aches and pains. Brainfog, no energy at all...falling asleep at the drop of a hat!! Fights wi...
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"I have been takeing Metformin for my PCOS since September 8TH. When I don't eat before I take it, I get headaches and tummy aches. I tend to get shakey and faint feeling. So I make sure that I eat first and never take them on an empty stomach. If I miss a pill or two I feel bad, sick like. I forgot I was not supp...
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"I find it to be very effective, but have very dry facial skin from it. I take 5 mg in the morning."
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"I was prescribed 500mg 4 times a day for 10 days to treat my folliculitis after shaving with a bad razor. The first day I felt okay, but I'm on day 4 and I already feel like crap. I feel dizzy, extremely fatigued to the point where I feel like a lifeless potato, nausea, lightheadedness, and some mild abdominal pa...
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"Have suffered depression most of my life. Am now 50 and was prescribed Cymbalta after experiencing a debilitating bout of severe depression about 15 months ago. I was unable to function. I had been taking it for about two and a half years previously and decided to ween off it but after 3 months fell into the deep hol...
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"I have been on Effexor XR for about a year, after switching from Paxil. It is a scary thing to read all these reviews, and question about whether you should or should not take it. I personally started for anxiety, and it has helped tremendously. To me having panic attacks is not a fun task, yes are there side effects ...
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"Taken in combination with a stool softener. Long term daily use."
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"please girls do not get this bc. I have bled for 9 months gained 50 lbs and my boobs have blowed up like ballons. just had removed and am hoping to get my life back."
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"I have been retaining fluid really bad in my legs and hands. I tried a mild water pill but it didn't work very well. My doctor prescribed Furosemide 40mg along with a potassium pill. It has been working really well. I need to do a blood test in 3 weeks to make sure everything is okay."
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"I am a young (22 year-old) female who has bursitis in my right hip. I'm anteriorally rotated, and have a gluteal strain, so it doesn't help my hip. Physical therapy has significantly helped, but my hip pops every step I take, and often pops out of place. Again despite the physical therapy, the pain sometime...
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"This was one of the worst experiences of my life, I had the copper IUD inserted about 5 months ago and got it removed today! Those were the worst 5 months of my life! To start off the insertion was extremely painful (I've also never had any children). From there all the awful side effects started. Periods from he...
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"I was on Humira for several years, and it worked great. Eventually though, my body started making antibodies against the Humira, and it started working with less efficacy. I then switched to Otezla. I once did a trial study of a pill version of a ps med (the only one I had ever heard of at the time), and it worked gre...
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"Worked great but after being on it for 5 years or so I got the side effect of twitching, feet would not stop twitching, moving on their own. I asked my doctor to please take me off."
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"Taking medicine to many years in my opinion."
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"Had the shot two years ago and loved it- no periods, no sure effects. I stopped it for a while and got another shot 8 weeks ago. Severe mood swings, painful acne, sore breasts, period pain and migrains! Spotting non stop for 3 weeks.. Will never take the shot again"
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"I've been a dizzy person all my life and I just always managed it. Then in the last few weeks, it has been worse than I've ever experienced before: dizzy spells, sensation of spinning. Nothing extreme but enough to keep me in the house a few days. Took a 25 mg pill. No quick relief, but within an hour, th...
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"Kills my migraines, but kills my stomach too. Sometimes I just have to decide which is the lesser evil. Intense migraines trump hours of burning stomach, but sensation of digesting razor blades trumps mild migraines. Know your body and medicate accordingly."
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"3 kids already. Plan b worked for me. First time ever taking it. We had a condom break and I took plan b 10 hours after. Bled for 5 days a week after taking and went to the hospital 2 weeks after condom break and blood test for pregnancy was negative. I totally skipped my next period so I took 2 more home pret tests ...
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"It just did not work for me. So are many others that I have tried in the last 8 months. I do think it's just me because after all is said and done, only calcium channel blockers with their side effects seem to work for me. I am now back to CCB (from Norvasc and Nifedipine) and now Cardizem. Norvasc I used for abo...
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"Abilify has been a miracle for me. For 14 years I've tried to get relief from major depression, and until I got on this medicine nothing else worked. No weight gain a little side effect. My biggest gripe, TOO MUCH ENERGY. "
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"I had the first one December 2011. No side effects what so ever. No period. Had only unprotected sex and never had a worry. In December 2014 got it removed and another put in. Same simple procedure, they just put it back into the "capsule" that your body makes with the first one. Again no side effects or per...
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"I love TraZadone. I have always had a problem with anxiety and problems sleeping. My PA put me on 50mg at least a year ago. It was a miracle. I'm able to fall asleep and STAY asleep. Something I have struggled with all my life. I'm also a very light sleeper. But the real miracle came when it helped with my a...
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"I've been taking it for two days now, I have one more day left to take this medicine. On the first day I got a pretty strong headache and took some advil which it did react to. Second day, this morning, I woke up with a migraine, took 3 advil. after a few hours migraine then degraded to a bad headache. UTI sympto...
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"I am doing the prepopik for the first time. I've done the golitely and the miralax/Gatorade preps in the past. The prepopik is tolerable. It's only 5oz 2x so it's not too difficult. I started feeling it work within the first half hour of taking the first dose. My stool was clear a couple hours later. I ...
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"I've been in Trinessa for about 3 months now. I had SEVERE inflammatory and prior to getting on Trinessa. I've always had moderate acne but after my small pox vaccination (required by the military to deploy to the middle East) My doctor prescribed this pill solely for my acne. It took about a month and a ...
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"I recently switched from Xanax to Klonopin for panic disorder. Klonopin does help me get through the day but doesn't totally eliminate my anxiety. I like the fact that I don't get heavy rebound anxiety on Klonopin (as I did on Xanax) due to its longer half life. Overall quite long lasting, pretty effective, ...
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"I switched to this from Ortho Tri Cyclen six months ago to help with unwanted facial hair. It hasn't helped and it's made my hair and skin very oily. My skin hasn't looked this bad since I was sixteen. I'm using acne toner, spot treatment, oil-free moisturizer, and a foundation for acne-prone skin ...
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"I'm 23 years old. I'm due for a 3rd shot the end of this month but I don't think I'm taking it. I've had severe headaches and backaches. My eyes hurt going outside so I have to wear sunglasses in winter!. I haven't had any periods just spotting now and then. I've gained a lot of weig...
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"This was the first pill that I've been on, within the first month I experienced terrible mood swings, and gained 10 pounds within the first three months. I had to get off the pill. Now I've switched to the brand name Loestrin. "
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"I've been on Yaz for about 3 years now. I was initially worried about it due to the bad media, but I was assured those issues had been resolved and were rare. I was put on Yaz due to my bad acne. Ever since taking it my periods have been lighter, shorter, my acne has lessened (not disappeared), and have gained no...
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"If I could give this a 0, I would. I decided to get this after being on the pill and then switching to the skyla IUD, which I also hated and led me to nexplanon. I was told by my gyn that this would take away my period and result in limited weight gain. I have had it in now for just over 6 months and I think there hav...
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"Worst experience I ever been through, i got my implant a month ago and hopefully getting it out today. Since i got the implant ive been on my period heavy. I would get really bad headaches, mood swings are horrible and no sex drive at all!! When i would have sex im not really in the mood and its so painful, my boyfrie...
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"I take 300mg of serequol xr at night time with antidepressants it puts me to sleep as I wouldn't be able to however I'm knocked out until the morning if I don't take it everyday I get major withdrawals symptoms even if it's on 48 hrs so will be interesting in seeing how I get off it over the next c...
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"This is the second time I've taken fluconazole for a vaginal yeast infection. I've had no side effects. This pill works so much better and faster than the OTC creams. Itching started easing within a day and was gone within a week."
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