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"I was given Taytulla after using Minastrin 24 for a year (which worked great). After taking it for a few months my anxiety (which I had before taking it but was under control) became so much worse and I began having panic attacks every day, and I actually became depressed despite having no history of it. These issues ...
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"I was given this for a severe upper respiratory viral infection. Yes made me very tired but worked well. Within a day or so I could breath again."
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"I was sweating all the time and had to shower/change up to 6 times a day. Used the DrySol 3 nights in a row, under arms, feet, even top of legs and under belly. When dry, I put plastic over all areas, covered feet with socks, wore nightie with sleeves, undies held-in plastic at top of legs. The idea is to use at bedti...
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"I have been taking Serax/oxazepam for 30 years for anxiety/panic attacks, works great! I started out on 10mg then after a few years was switched to 15mg. The past year or so I have been having trouble sleeping so the Dr. put me on 30mg to take only at night before bed which I do and it works great for sleep. So, I tak...
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"I've been using the depo shot on and off for about 5 years now. I got off it a few years ago due to the increase in weight gain that I got. so I switched to the pill. after a while I decided to go back onto the depo shot. in February 2016, I received my first dosage and everything was fine. near the end of April ...
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"I was on yasmin for about 3 years, it completely cleared up my skin. However I was concerned about the blood clotting issue so I changed to first dianne and then to zooley. Both were terrible, I broke out in places I never had before. I'm back on yasmin now, I can't wait till I have beautiful skin again !"
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"I suffered lower back pain for 15 years and finally my "Pain Specialist" gave me a prescription for a starter of Nortriptyline. 1 week 10mg, 1 week 20mg, 1 week 30mg, 1 week of 40mg and 1 week of 50 mg and the pain was gone. It made me very hyper, but I was out of pain and happy. I was on it for 6 months ...
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"I got this birth control at my 6 weeks PP appointment and honestly after pushing out a baby through my vag, I didn't feel a thing. I was also on my period when I got it inserted but it was the best decision I made after my BC method! For me it was painless the whole procedure was like 10 mins and the Dr kept sayi...
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"I got on this med Sept.2015. I had anxiety mixed with fear to take it. I am on the 10 mg dose and get depressed and anxiety when on it. Slowly it worsened to the point I couldn't attend school. I this normal!? I have experienced the lack of wanting to eat and hating food in the start of being on it.Then my hunger...
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"My doctor prescribed Buspar for anxiety. I have been taking this for 4 weeks and I am concerned because I read from some of the comments that this is prescribed for short term use. It really is working for me and the thought of not taking it terrifies me."
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"The day after taking the medication I felt nausea and sinus pressure for few hours in the morning. I took the pill with dinner. My Prolactin levels were reduced."
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"My back is partially broken and methadone is the only pain reliever that helps the pain."
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"Works almost all the time for me. I have trouble going to sleep most nights, don't know why just do. I'll be sitting there not thinking about much of anything and next thing I know I've been laying there for 2 or 3 hours with no sleep. This almost always knocks me out and once I'm asleep I sleep. ...
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"It makes me dizzy."
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"Okay honestly I'm not sure how well this has worked in terms of combating my acne. I started in December and ever since then I've had a mixture of AMAZING skin days but also a few bad breakouts of cystic acne (currently me right now). I honestly don't really know how to rate this because I think it has ...
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"I'm 48 years old and have three children. Two of which have ADHD. My son is 15 and started on 40mg of Vyvanse in January. The results have been amazing. He used to struggle to get D's and he was always getting in trouble at school for doing dumb impulsive things. His grades started coming up immediately...
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"Been on 20 mg for a month and honestly I feel more depressed and more then before. I am also getting super sensitive. Doctor wants me to give it 2 more weeks and added Abilify. I start my first dosage tomorrow. Ugh"
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"It's been good so far. Doctor put me from 30 to 40 mg. we will see how I feel in about two weeks when I see him again ."
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"9/10 rating simply because like all treatments currently available it gets rid of the symptom (warts) not the illness (HPV) I had a bout of genital warts, all spaced all over my genital area (clitoris included.) After having read about the treatment, I was so scared that I did not use it for the first 2 weeks but for...
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"Did not resolve polycystic ovarian syndrome completely, but did improve quality of life by treating my subclinical insulin resistance. Metformin extended release 1000mg/day."
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"I am on 120mg of Cymbalta to treat my chronic depression, PTSD and anxiety (severe child abuse survivor and adult sexual assault survivor), and chronic pain (spinal disorder required fusing all but one vertebra in my neck and the vertebra in my lower back; plus severe arthritis in my knees, hips, and both AC joints). ...
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"Not too many drugs have an effect on me. Except for this one. Psychological, IDK. I on occasion will get a headache about (3 or 4 a month due to hormones) and within 3 minutes the headache is gone. I take two pills. It feels great after. A burden off of my shoulders. Cheap too. 88 cents for 30 pills."
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"This medicine was a life saver. It kept me home and out of the hospital on IV antibiotics, which would have been my other option for a nasty tooth abscess, which turned into Ludwig's angina. This was the scariest infection of my life, and because Flagyl gets rid of anaerobic bacteria (sorry for the spelling) it ...
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"The day after I was completely not congested anymore. The headache was still present though. It took three days for that to go away but I was still able to go to work and school by the second day. The only downside was I experienced extreme dizziness within the first few days and it left a terrible bitter taste in my ...
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"Cozaar did not help my blood pressure and the side effects were bad. I had headaches from day one, nausea, low back pain and nonstop trips the toilet. My doctor wanted me to try Cozaar because my medicare provider wouldn't cover my Diovan. I have been taking Diovan for years. It took forever to find a drug that w...
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"Did not have the best experience with this medication, but antidepressants and anxiety medications react differently for each person. For the 5 months that I was on Prozac, it improved my anxiety, but every time my dosage was changed, my depression got much worse and fluctuated greatly. It got so bad that I had to sw...
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"30, no children, 105lbs previously on Lo Loestrin 1+ yr prior to Nexplanon insertion June 2016. No periods on lo lo and none with implant. Implantation quick and easy, not a big deal with Tenderness at implantation site for 4-7 days. Ok for the first 2 mos and I have no other side effects except terrible acne. Acne ac...
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"I had Skyla inserted on 6/17/16. I'm 19 with no kids, and was on my period when it was inserted. It was extremely painful (although the worst of the pain only lasted about 2 mins) but I ended up having to stay at my doctor's office for about 30 minutes because I was extremely dizzy right after, although my d...
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"I was hooked on pain killers for over 5 years and was taking 30 to 35 pills a day and did so for more than 1 year. I have been taking Suboxone for almost 3 years, under my doctors orders. Suboxone has saved my life. It is a wonder drug as far as I am concerned. Thank you suboxone and I sure hope other drug addicted pe...
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"Been on this birth control now for 4 months. It works well as it prevents pregnancy, but so far, I've had very heavy periods and severe cramps and tons of chin acne. Yaz never gave me these issues. I want to switch, but doctor told me to give it another 3 months to see what happens. If I still don't like it,...
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"I have only been on it for little over a month. It's the first birth control I've been on so I was new to side effects. I finally realized my mood swings are huge. I find myself very emotional and depressed and minutes later I'm beyond happy. I do get headaches quite a bit but it can be from something t...
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"I told myself I'd come back and write a review if I liked Effexor, because people tend to only write reviews if they don't like it, and that's scary for someone who is trying to figure out whether to try it or not. This was the first medication I've tried to treat my chronic GAD. Before Effexor, I ...
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"This is the worst drug I've ever taken. It gave me horrible tremors, anxiety, & a guilt complex."
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"I take 50mg 2x a day for years and it works great for me."
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"I have had constipation for months since taking Pain meds that I need for extreme back pain. The constipation has been so bad that it has made my back pain even worse. My doc gave me movantik and it has truly saved my life. It has regulated me, and made me regular again with hardly any straining. I cannot say enough g...
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"Taking for only a week or so for severe allergies/asthma. I am going to stop taking it and see how I feel because this medicine gives me a funny taste in my mouth and all food and drinks (except chocolate) taste weird to me."
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"I've had trouble sleeping since I was a kid, especially in unfamiliar places or when other people were around. Over the past few years, I've taken Benadryl or Ambien most nights, but neither helped me when I wasn't sleeping in my own bed or was very stressed about something. Even when I could fall aslee...
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"I am 23 and I have two children. I received the Implanon after the birth of my daughter. After reading some of these reviews I am relieved to see I am not the only one with some of these problems. My period comes on for about 6-7 days, stops for about 1 or 2 and then starts spotting again. It seems like it last fo...
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"I am trying Seroquel for Tourette's and have noticed no difference. But my general level of anxiety has decreased and my sex drive is much higher! When I first started Seroquel my obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms became much worse but they are now better than they were before I started taking it. I feel mor...
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"I am 21 and have suffered from severe muscle spasms and a pinched nerve for over 5 years now. So far, taking a Soma before bed at night does wonders. I definitely recommend Soma to anyone who has muscle spasms. I do get drowsy but I don't mind since I also have insomnia and I take it about half an hour before I g...
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"Developed extreme pain in left leg radiating up to hip. Sinus problems and sleeplessness"
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"I was prescribed the medication 2x a day for 7 days. The first day was fine, and the medication kicked in almost immediately. Day 2 & 3 I felt awful, bloated, nauseous, food and drinks tasted terrible. Any smell would make my stomach so upset it was all I could do to keep the meds down. I didn't experience di...
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"After being on a rather absurd amount of birth controls in the past 6 years, this was the only one that didn't cause me to have yeast infections. Most obgyn's do not believe birth control can cause yeast infections, but After 30 days of remaining on Lutera and Diflucan, I believe mine was convinced. I was gi...
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"My 5 yr old woke up with fever and lethargic called doc had her in by 8am. She tested positive for flu so they gave her tamiflu, antibiotics. Poor baby would puke for 10 min twice a day. Imagine this twice a day for a week. I called the doc they say don't discontinue. Said nothing of nausea. I have 2 teenagers an...
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"I have Graves Disease and Congestive Graves Opthalomopathy. My eyelids are swollen already from the congestion. I have problems with the allergens, mould, ragweed, pollen, etc and eye problems are worst. Doctor gave me sample of Pazeo to try. I used one drop in my right eye as its swollen worse all the time usually. I...
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"Before Flomax for 6 weeks I had experienced urgency to urinate, dribbling, reduced flow. Within one day of starting Flomax, it was like magic - I noticed increased flow, no dribbling, no urgency to urinate, less frequent urination. Also, I noticed that the muscles in my groin area seemed more relaxed. I did not...
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"Honestly, I have found this form of contraception to be great! Before insertion I was told everyone would experience it differently, only 20% of people will not get their period. I was in that percentage for the first month, and now I have got mine...it seems to be pretty light, and having had it for 4 days now I o...
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"I started taking this drug a few years ago for post partum depression. Was on it for a year and went off. I had severe eye floaters while taking it and when I weened off of it very slowly I had major heart palps, blurry vision, would feel like there was warm water dripping down my leg. It was very weird. However, whil...
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"8 week post treatment, Hep C virus free after 3 weeks on medication. Total of 4 months Hep C free. I am just very grateful to all the work that brought this medication to folks like me."
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"68 years old. Primary problem: Erections not lasting long enough. Secondary problem: Starting to have to go urinate once or twice at night. Short term erections had ruined our prior healthy sex life and we started avoiding sex altogether, once a month or less. We were both bitter and angry most of the time. Tri...
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"First time I had diverticulitis I was prescribed metronidazole and Cipro. The metronidazole was so horrible tasting it would make me gag and throw up. I got some double zero gelation capsules and put the pill inside the capsule. It worked like a charm, no more gagging. It works for bad tasting pills as well as cha...
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"I have experienced many ways of taking nifedipine and to get rid of the headaches. My doctors has me taken 30 mg XL 3 times a day instead of 90 mg once a day and I got rid of the headaches and all those other symptoms that you sometimes get."
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"Thank GOD for this drug. Busted my leg and ankle, diagnosed PAGETS, tried myacalcin and FOSAMAX. Leg pain minimal now. I do take 30mg daily! It has been over 12 months of treatment now. I ran out once for 5 days and pain was intolerable...resumed ACTONEL and pain gone in 2 days."
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"Treats both the diarrhea and chronic pain that I have from Crohn's disease. Works great."
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"I have taken pramipexole and Requip for restless legs syndrome. Both are equally effective for me. There are other very good side effects that I get. Antidepressant qualities that I didn't need but I actually like. Also the sexual sides have been overwhelmingly positive. I have had no negative sides after the fir...
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"My experience is mixed it was good to start with no problems but as time went on I got loads of bad side effects and when I tried to come of it I had really heavy periods for over a month then I had to go back on it again now I'm coming off for the second time it is very very painful with the cramps and sickness ...
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"Wonderfull against my stuffed up nose, but on the second evening of use I got the hives."
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"Contrary to what I've read on some forums this is NOT a strong NSAID. It is a pain medicine (read the insert). It works partially by working on the opiate receptors in the brain. You may a teeny tiny bit euphoric the first time. That said I found it very good for moderate to moderately severe spinal degener...
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"I have had a fear of speaking in front of groups for as far back as I can remember. I dreaded the days when I was assigned a presentation to give in front of my classmates. I tried MANY things to overcome my fear (i.e. hypnosis, practice/repetition, etc), yet nothing seemed to calm my nerves. Often times in college I ...
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"I had my Kyleena inserted yesterday & I took 1000 mg of Tylenol an hour before. My Dr wanted to insert it during my menstrual cycle to make it easier, which was fine with me. The pain was about 8/10 but only lasted for about 5 minutes total, including insertion and afterwards. The biggest thing was that I got real...
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"The oral surgeon sedated me (via I-V) with propofol for an hour to extract 4 wisdom teeth. It was wonderful. I dosed off immediately and the next thing I know I wake up an hour later and the procedure was over. No side effect what-so-ever. Amazing medicine!"
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"Medicine took water weight of 24lb immediately and another 9 lb. in the next 2 weeks. Helped my breathing almost immediately. Was nauseous for 6 months, however I took med at night to sleep through nausea. Have used for 1 1/2 yrs. and no more side effects. Does help keep swelling to a minimum in entire body."
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"I have been taken Famvir for a year. I had multiple outbreaks in the past, but I take Famvir daily and I have only had 2 mild outbreaks within a year. It really helps not having the pain and depression with outbreaks. It is a great medication and made my life better."
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"This is one of the worst AEDs I've tried over the past 41+ years since surviving Reyes. It caused hostility, agitation, nervousness, restless legs syndrome, suicidal thoughts, and made me so impulsive that I requested an early retirement from a position paying about $104k per year. I probably would have not gon...
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"So I've had the Marina for 6 years and I'm 24. I used to have heavy bleeding and tried absolutely everything the rod, injections the pill you name it I have tried it.... this is the best thing I have ever had I was under when I first got it out in. A year ago I got it done again I have never had kids and yes...
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"I have been taking Probenecid for 15 years, no side effects. I was cursed with severe gouty arthritis. When I had an attack it would render me incapable of walking. My ankles would swell to double their normal size and would become extremely painful. My doctor first cleared up all signs of gout (high uric acid level) ...
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"This is the second time I am taking diazepam for alcohol withdrawal. It helps me relax, be less anxious, stopped my trembles, overall it helped a lot. I do feel quite tired though, I hope I will be able to fall asleep. The pills saved my day. I found 5 mg to be too small a dosage for me. Good luck out there!"
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"This is the second time I've used phentermine. After I had my 3rd child, I used it to drop 20 pounds, and 3 years later, I have gained 10 pounds again, so I used it again. It definitely works, especially with exercise. You just have to take it easy, because your heart rate does seem faster, and drink tons of w...
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"I have been using Pristiq a little over a month and I feel so much better. The first week I was very tired and extremely sleepy. My appetite has decreased and I've lost 10 pounds. I highly recommend Pristiq."
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"I'm nineteen and got the implant in the middle of January 2016. In terms of actually controlling birth, Nexplanon is great. However, I've been bleeding nonstop since about a week after it was put in. There's a day here a there where I don't bleed or it's light spotting, but otherwise I've...
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"So I jsut switched from the Pill to the ring (I was on the pill for three years and needed something more convenient. At first I loved it because all I had to do was slip it in and forget for three weeks. Two weeks into it however I have begun breaking out all over my body (I NEVER break out, EVER) and my forehead is ...
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"I have only been on it ten days and have not reached full dosages, but I do not notice any decrease in wanting to eat my binge foods. I am committed to trying this for a month or two. I have now been on Contrave two weeks. I did not notice a difference in cravings or appetite until I began taking two pills in the a...
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"I have diagnosed chronic constipation. My doctor tried to refer me to Miralax, which I did try, but it did nothing for me. I asked him for a sample of Linzess and I thought I might happy cry because of how well it worked. Within the first two weeks you will most likely have some diahrrea, as your body is getting used ...
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"After several years of Zoloft use for GAD, I went off of it, under my dr's supervision. Felt Ok, then last year, had a lot of chronic pain, back & arthritis...heard that Cymbalta was good for all those--pain, depression and anxiety. Psych doc gave me samples, seemed to kick in pretty well & quickly. I hav...
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"I've had remarkable results since beginning Victoza in January. Fasting blood sugars have improved, lost 10 pounds, my energy has returned, and the awful eczema that would never heal is gone. I did have moderate nausea and headaches for about 6 weeks, and was ready to quit... but that has gone away. After 1 1/...
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"I've used this med twice. Both times were the most terrible bowel motions experience of my life. The first time I took the med at 10 & woke up at 5 with the most terrible stomach pain/cramps/contractions I have EVER experienced. I thought my stomach was torn or something. It took 20 min of this excruciating p...
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"Ok here goes: Oct 7th weighed in at 211pds, as of Friday October 23 I weighed in at 192pds!! Super excited is truly an understatement! The only side effects that I have noticed is the dry mouth and lack of sleep. Other than that--nothing to complain about. I am super excited to my track my success especially since it...
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"I got my implant inserted in February 2015. I got my period around the beginning of March and bled every single day for 3 months straight. It finally went away and came back 2 weeks later, staying for another 2 weeks. To sum it up, this implant is not for me. It is almost six months in and I'm still having stomac...
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"After the first 3 days of taking it it worked for a week. I went from a very nasty snappy man to calm and commutative. That last for about 2 wks. Now my partner says im back to being nasty and rude. Careless and snappy. Im tired all the time. Its not helping! I started at 30mg they put me up to 60mg now im back to 30m...
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"I went on this drug because I was gaining too much weight on zyprexa. I've lost some weight so far but literally feel like shit everyday. Feel sick too my stomach and can barely keep my eyes open throughout the day. If I forget too take it I can't fall asleep and I've never had that problem with other ...
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"Battled High Triglycerides for nearly a decade (400-600 levels). Altered diet (slightly) and was on 1000 mg of Niaspan for at least six years. Not much impact. Last year, I started on Lopid. Fairly religious about taking 30 minutes before every meal. First test after being on Lopid for 2 months, my triglyceri...
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"I received the nexplanon implant on March 29, 2015 and Yesterday marked my first full month being on Nexplanon, so far it has not been a "terrible" or extreme experience. I did not have intense brusing or swelling when it was put in, it didn't hurt at all it was much like a bee sting. I have a small dot...
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"Had one big toe that had a mild infection and this cured it. I used it everyday for 3 months."
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"I've always felt like I live a totally parallel life to everyone around me - Never feeling like I am living a normal life. I was always way up or way down, never a happy medium. Honestly, it was difficult to keep up the charade of tirelessly trying to hide what everyone but me already knew & accepted - I wa...
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"I fell down quickly when the arthritis part of the psoriasis hit me at 50. I had always had bad nails and I developed psoriasis while taking Alpha Interpheron at 40. At first I took methotrexate 25mg/week by mouth. That was a disaster. I went to sub Q and that worked very well, however, after a year, I began to ge...
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"Long term migraine sufferer. First used Axert twice, still had burning, Advil Migraine relieved the burning. Only one day , but seems like it is worth a try."
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"This is a great pill! I've been taking it about six months. I had a long period the first month, and my appetite increased, along with some breast tenderness. I just watched what I ate, and no weight gain at all! After the first two months or so, it all disappeared, and everything is normal now. My skin is the be...
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"PART 1 This stuff is amazing, by far the best product if you are looking for something to help with your skin. If you have gotten this product from a dermatologist, and you've come across my review. Make sure you aren't just slabbing it on thinking it will give you faster results, this WILL dry out your skin...
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"Kytril works well to stop vomiting; however my experience is that I still 'feel' like vomiting all the time while on it. It also causes me terrible constipation; so I try not to take a lot of it. Overall I think it is a good medication for what it is supposed to do, but not perfect. Nothing really is I gu...
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"Before I use abreva, a sore will take over a week to heal, now 3-4 days. It is expensive, but it lasts quite some time. just make sure you dont overindulge when you apply it"
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"Made my depression and anxiety worse. Caused more instances of suicidal ideation."
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"I experienced dry mouth the first week of taking Ashlyna. I am on week 9 currently and have not experienced any issues and find this birth control to work extremely well with my body. I originally went on this Pill to assist with headaches experienced when premenstrual, the headaches have competed stopped and am pleas...
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"So far I'm on day two and my coughing has almost stopped. I've had a cough for 3 weeks, but it got worse almost overnight with a fever of 102 and chills three days ago. My doctor said I had a sinus infection, upper respiratory infection, and bronchitis. I can already tell this antibiotic really works, with...
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"After five antidepressants this is the one that brought me back to myself. I'm not 100%, but I was at 40% and now 80% myself. I am able to laugh again, appreciate the beauty of the out doors, and to enjoy my kids without yelling due to being constantly overwhelmed. My insurance switched me to generic pristiq and ...
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"I will be starting my third pack next week. This pill has given me pimples, my boobs have grown a cup size, but hurt all the time I can't even jog. No real weight gain but just a general nausea, pelvic, and back pain most of the time. I will give it another month to subside...."
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"I suddenly started having severe pain and vomiting after eating anything thicker than water. I lost 44 pounds in 2 months. The ER doctor put me on Librax, and I can eat again! This medication saved my life! I continue to take it 3 times a day before meals."
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"I have been take tramadol, for back pain and it also works for anxiety, but doctors seem to believe it's not for anxiety or depression. Because of the opiate that's in it, but it works 10 times better than any anti anxiety pill I have taken."
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"Have been taking this medicine for 3 years. At first I thought it wasn't doing anything for me. I took myself off of the medication. After a few weeks I noticed that my breathing got worse. Symbicort has made a huge difference in me being able to breath and not. Concerns are my high dosage compared to other peo...
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"Pros: Periods were lighter, cramps hardly existed, not pregnant. I got on the pill for these reasons. So, yes it worked for that. In addition, I lost about 27 pounds. However, CONS: I was SUPER depressed and that depression hit hard. I've always been a happy, outgoing person, but Ocella made me upset at random t...
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"This is a quick and effective laxative to relieve constipation however alternatives should be considered first. Magnesium syrup is always a good try, senna, speak to your pharmacist about the best things to take they are always helpful. I only take 1 tablet and it takes effect within a few hours, server cramping, naus...
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