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"I've been on the Xulane patch for about a year and a half now.. Pros.. NO NEW BABIES!! Cons.. (based off my own experience) Migraines, moodiness, itchy skin, tiredness, Oh how I miss Ortho Evra!!"
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"I've been on Safyral for one month and I love it! I had been taking Orth Tri Cyclen for four years and I started having heavy break through bleeding so my doctor gave me samples of Safyral and I am very pleased. I have not had any breakthrough bleeding. My periods are not heavy at all. I had some cramping during ...
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"I would be about half awake and find myself struggling to find my way through the house. I experienced a full fledged panic attack for 4 or 5 nights after waking during the night."
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"I just started this medication today and felt the nausea and upset stomach within an hour of taking it. Food felt to heavy for my irritated stomach so I decided to make a protein shake with a scoop of Matcha green tea powder and some Almond milk. After finishing the shake I felt relief from the nausea and my energy we...
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"I'm 19 years old and I spent a total of 8 months on this medication. The first three months were great! No symptoms, no weight gain, no period! After those perfect 3 months I began losing large amounts of hair. In addition, I gained 15 pounds which I am now losing easily since switching to Camila. I had terrible ...
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"Was good for me but not good enough. I switched to Nebido which is great. "
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"Don't like the tendency to bruise and bleed but this keeps me alive. Had an ischemic clot in my small intestine and had a bowel resection. Docs found a hole between chambers in my heart that was allowing small clots to circulate. Choices were open heart surgery or go on Plavix and Asprin. Price is a bit ste...
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"I got my IUD (Skyla) placed 4, going on 5 months ago. (January 19th) Painful process, heavy cramping and "spotting" for the first month. My "spotting" was more of a light period. Almost 5 months later and I'm still cramping, and having that "light period" every single day. I'm...
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"I have been on Alprazolam for 10 years for panic disorder and anxiety. I am still on the same dosage that I was ten years ago and I am definitely sure that drug companies differ in their drug production. Whenever I pick up a prescription and the pharmacy tells me it's "just a different company", the ...
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"Effective for post op back spasms, especially at night. Minor GI side effects without food. No hangover."
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"I started taking Mononesse BC in April of 2015 by June of 2015 I was in the hospital with an arterial blood clot. I had to have part of my right leg amputated. I just saw my hematologist yesterday and he checked my d-dimer and it was determined that my levels are actually lower than normal to get another blood clot. ...
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"Difficulty urinating. Given a sample of Rapaflo by my urologist and warned about possible side effects - no ejaculation. Have been experiencing mucous and coughing and learned that this may be another side effect. Flow is much better and if you can get over the need to ejaculate the medicine seems to achieve required...
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"I would give a higher rating except that , as others have noted, I don't get the stated 120 doses per canister. Qvar works very well for me when I get the recommended dosage. When the canister starts to fail and I don't realize I'm not getting the prescribed amount things go downhill. I don't li...
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"Just got my first set of Botox injections yesterday And the experience was easy and I was definitely pleased my doctor took her time with each injection and before I knew I was done"
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"I have anxiety/panic attacks. Was using Ativan and it was great. Calmed me immediately, didn't make me drowsy or put of it but psychiatrist told me some people's depression gets worse. Mine didn't but she made me switch to Vistaril which does nothing for me. I've tried taking several at a time and ...
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"Had this for 1 week now. Experienced some bruising and discomfort at the incision site, but that has now settled. No further problems except a slight breakout of acne but I have bad skin anyway. Have not used this as birth control yet, as I was advised by the nurse to wait 7 days before I used it, so yet to review tha...
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"I was having massive problems with anxiety caused by constant heart palpitations or PVCs. Was having a lot of trouble going to bed at night. This honestly fixed me overnight. I couldn't believe it just worked so fast. Was very groggy the first morning waking up, but this has really given me my life back."
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"My psychiatrist prescribed Campral because I could not seem to get off the treadmill of daily black-out drinking despite years of trying. I've been taking it just over a month. I'm frankly astonished at how it immediately started muting my cravings. For the first time in years, I didn't feel compelled ...
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"Bad headaches. This medicine works like it says it should."
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"So I just started this birth control almost 2 weeks ago. I am 24 and this is my very first birth control I have ever used. I was prescribed this pill to help with PCOS symptoms. I read reviews before taking my first pill and was super scared. I was expecting to feel horrible. The first 4 days I felt nothing at all exc...
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"It is very helpful with not getting pregnant but if you have anxiety it makes it 100 x worse. My periods got longer and heavy. I stayed feeling sick to my stomach when I eat. So I decided im getting this thing out It was good preventing pregnancy but it makes you feel like you have been chewed up and spit out. I woul...
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"I am taking 200 mg OD from last 20 days continuously because fungal infection recurrence happened to me from Last two months time. This time since last 1 week I am feeling fearful , worried and emotional. I found myself alone and want to cry, I am feeling defeated and lost in very small things and so much irritatio...
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"After being smoke free for almost 16 years, I started to smoke again. Six years went by and I was miserable most of the time being a smoker again. I have been using the patch for four days now, and it is working. I am really amazed, no cravings or major urges. If I get the urge it just lasts for a couple of minutes th...
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"At the beginning, Rexulti really, REALLY lifted my MDD (along with 60 mg Prozac a day). Lots more energy, smiling and laughing a lot more, back to enjoying life again, wanting to go back to my knitting and gardening and much more!! And my NP gets so many samples from the drug reps that she said she could keep me in ...
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"I had Skyla inserted 8 weeks after having my 2nd child through c-section. The insertion was very painful but quick about 5 min, I had some moderate cramping few days after but nothing serious. I was breastfeeding at the time, not sure if it's Skyla's fault but I lost my milk supply almost completely after ge...
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"I think the definition of hell was the 4 weeks I was on this medication. Every single day I was constantly in a state of panic. If you've had temporal lobe seizures you may know what I'm referring to; the brief state of panic that occurs when a seizure is coming about. I was in that state of panic ALL day. I...
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"Started Latuda several months ago. I couldn't be happier. This medication is changing my life ( years of instability). Up to 80mg daily. The only side effect I notice is weight loss; which is fine by me."
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"I have been on and off this med 3 times this year. There is just nothing else that works as good as this med does for me. I've tried sertraline 25mg, bupropion 75mg, bupropion SR 75mg and fluoxetine 20mg, but those had no positive outcome like venlafaxine. I was taking 75mg for 3 months on 2 separate occasions an...
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"I've been on this pill for 9months now, my cramps are still present but not nearly as bad. The only downside is I have little to no sex drive. Not sure if its the pill or if its me."
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"I have implanon and I'm not too sure I like it. It definitely has it's pros and cons. I am 18 and decided to get Implanon.The insertion was not a big deal at all, and I particularly love the fact that I don't have to worry about taking a pill everyday. I have not experienced any weight gain, or acne. I ...
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"Another update: Another month gone and I am maintaining the 31 pound weight loss I had with Belviq. As I mentioned in the last update, I've taken 5 mg (that's one half of one pill) every afternoon since I hit goal. I don't want to go off completely for two reasons. One is that with the reduced dose, whi...
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"Excellent at times for preventing pain rather than removing pain that's already occurring. Has helped me regain parts of my life again, like walking."
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"Most awesome medicine ever made. Non- addictive. Will be used more for MS, MD and Parkinson's is much needed."
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"Hi All, I'm a 26-year-old African American woman and I'm so glad that I found Effexor (Venlafaxine, for me) because it has really helped me manage my anxiety and depression. It's not common to talk about medication in the Black community so if you're reading this and think that the drug might help ...
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"so much acne! I have bad headaches, gained 10 pounds, and I am feelings super depressed and tired."
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"I've tried off brand Monistat before. The 1 day one didn't hurt but then I tried the 3 day one...Let me tell you a little something. My poor lady bits felt like they were on fire and wanted to cry my eyeballs out at night. It only took 2 minutes after applying where I realized that a portal to hell was openi...
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"I've been taking low dose adipex for about 2 weeks now. I am 5'7" and started around 165 lbs. I haven't been taking adipex regularly as I am a nurse and work rotating shifts and it suppresses my appetite so much that when I want to go out for nice meals/ enjoy weekends I also don't take it. I ...
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"So I've been dealing with anxiety for a while but never took anything for it until now. I've noticed that it has made me very tired, very drowsy, and dizzy. I like that I am not having anxiety attack but the side effects do concern me."
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"Having been diagnosed with Shingles, I followed the doctors advise.....SILLY ME. I am a physically fit woman and work in the Fitness industry. No ailments in my life whatsoever. Extreme stomach cramping and the vomiting."
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"I have the greatest experience with this implant! A dream came alive ))) don't have any side effects."
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"Never ever using this product again!! I've had yeast infections before and I've always used the 3 day with no trouble at all. Well I've had a mild infection for a couple of days now but wanted it to be gone. So I got the one day, and omg never again. I put it in last night before bed and was fine, until...
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"I started on Cymbalta 30 mg and it improved my mood so my prescriber increased to 60 mg. 60 mg caused increased irritability and negative thinking so I decided to taper off. This caused flu-like symptoms and "the shakes" so started researching Cymbalta withdrawal. Surprisingly, a LOT of people have simila...
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"The taste reminds me of Triaminic. Gross! Sucked on a lemon after each gulp. Literally, within 10 minutes, I was in the bathroom and still am. No cramping, little nauseous, and it's flowing like a faucet. Will drink (hopefully) second bottle at 8am tomorrow."
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"DO NOT GET DEPO-PROVERA INJECTION! I decided on this form of birth control to help my painful periods, and hopefully to make them go away completely. I liked how I wouldnt need to worry about taking a pill everyday.. But... about a week after I got my injection I started bleeding.. A LOT. It WAS NOT just "spottin...
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"Definitely my favorite. I'm so put down by my mood stabilizer that I never got manic on it. Weight gain for me is self induced, not medication induced. It ups a lot of things that make you smarter. Scholastically I do well on it. Nice medicine."
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"Started taking Adderall about 3.5 years ago while in my early twenties for ADD. After already been diagnosed at around 7 my parents refused to put me on medicines. I was never able to sit still, go a day without being extremely restless in class, and many times was sent to the office for being loud. After extreme fati...
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"I've been taking 30mg a night for 7 or 8 years now. It doesn't stop the migraines but it lessens the pain and makes them less frequent. One of the better medications I have tried. Others have either not worked or have had horrible side effects. I tried to go off of Nortriptyline twice now because I do fe...
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"I just started this medication today but my mom has been on it for about 6 months and has lost 60 pound and have had no side effects so hope I get the same results"
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"My blood pressure numbers runs high. I was given Hydralazine 25 mg 3 x a day then increase to 50 mg. This medication gave me the worse head ache, blurred vission, dizziness dry mouth, chest pains, very tired it drop some but not enough to continue taking this drug. I going back to the doctor to get something else. It...
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"It worked great for 12 years. Than I decided to stop taking it and deal with some emotional issues. Bad idea. Incredibly difficult to get off of. Nausea for a month and after that I was dizzy for another month. Fell into a horrible depression, saw and felt the gates of hell. Ironically, I'm now taking 3 drugs to ...
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"This was the best thing that's ever happened to me. I had a good experience with Sprintec with no symptoms at all, other than some bad breaking out during the first two months. My skin dramatically cleared up after the third month, only giving me a pimple or two during my period."
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"It didn't open up my bronchial tubes and lungs at all but what it DID do was make me extremely shakey, angry for no apparent reason, have labored and rapid breathing, which increased my PR to 120+, and sweaty. It was all compiled upon on current SOB, and the bad thing is, it was my husbands breathing machine and ...
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"I've used Monistat 7 & 3 before. Never had any intense pain or swelling after applying them. But really, who has time for that, especially when there is a fancy 1 day application. Remember if it sounds to good to be true it probably is. Don't get me wrong, it works, you'll just be battling the fires...
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"Continued coughing after taking the benzonatate 100 mg for two days. Others side effects are no easing of coughing, hard to breath and some confused state."
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"No side effects for me but everyone is different so everybody's experience will be different and not only depending on your weight or height! Try it for at least six months and if it's not for you just switch!!"
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"I had pretty bad fungus on my toe nails. At first it was my big 2 toes, then it spread. I remember my small toes didn't even look like they had nails. I was devastated, and just used nail polish to cover up. Then my big toe completely came off the nail bed. I went to the dermatologist and he prescribed it, warned...
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"I started taking one pill each morning to increase my breastmilk about a week ago. My breastmilk had increased tremendously but I have had to get up several times in the middle of the night to pee and last night... I didn't get up. I peed myself in my sleep! I haven't done that since I was a kid! Not sure...
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"I have just finished my first month on being on Loestrin 24 Fe and I'm fairly pleased with it. Before I was on Ortho Tricyclen-Lo and it worked great at first, but after 2 years of being on it my month long periods began to come back so my gyno put me on Loestrin. I have nothing bad to say about it. I have become...
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"I have been taking amitriptyline for 3 weeks and I want to hug the people who make this. I don't have those daily stomach aches. Hoping this stays working for me."
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"I LOVEEE epiduo!!!!!! I was covered with acne on my face and my dermatologist recommended it. After two or three months I was clear. Within the first week I saw improvement! It did leave my face a bit dry - nothing that moisturizer couldn't fix though. After about a year of using epiduo, I am proud to say that I ...
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"I live in the Uk so we get drugs etc free. This drug is only available via a specialist at a hospital and is carefully mointored. I'm 40yrs old and had painful large sports since I was 12, I have tried everything, so now I've hit 40 and had a family decided to try it. I lasted 15 days of 20g a day. I thought...
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"It is ok but I like my methadone much better than this"
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"I started taking 150 mg twice a day, and I started feeling a difference since day 1, the very first night I woke up in the middle of the night agitated because a very vivid dream and they only got worse as days went by to the point I could not differentiate dreams with reality and having a lot of trouble to wake up, d...
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"I sprained my lumbar spine ligaments on Tuesday night. Was barely able to walk, even after 2.5 days of taking prescribed muscle relaxer (Flexeril), Tramadol for pain, and Naproxen for inflammation. The pain got so unbearable today that I went back to Urgent Care and begged for something else. I was given a pack of ...
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"I was hurt on the job back in 2006.Had a disc removed and fusion of L4 and L5 in my lower back.I have suffered for years with chronic back and leg pain because of this injury.I was on 80 mg's of Percocet a day for 2 years and was taken off of it,cold turkey as they say,by my Dr. After 5 days of terrible withd...
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"Lost over ten pounds in ten days. Had some nausea on random days but not every day or consistently or necessarily when my dose went up. Pleased with results overall though my weight loss wasn't as dramatic or fast as other people's."
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"This is a horrible product and should be recalled - I had a very minor rosacea problem with two patches of redness on my checks. I used this for one week and it worked fine - but then the second week it made my face a living hell with bumps and itching - the area infected increased to three times the size. I stoppe...
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"So I started the phentermine pill on a Saturday, That was the first thing that hit my mouth that day. I'll be honest, it made me a little dizzy and loopy for the first couple of hours. But then all of a sudden I felt this burst of energy which makes you feel great. And I have been everyday since then...today is T...
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"I use this drug for my period pains though it makes my first day quite heavy it relieves me of all period pain I feel normal the same as any other non menstrating day. And make sure to use it on first sign of ur period"
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"It's a great alternative for people with stomach issues as it causes no GI upset. You do have to eat, it can make you nauseous if you don't, but I can't tolerate anti depressant or strong opiates, so this does the trick for moderate chronic pain. Not a good choice for severe pain or post surgery."
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"I had bought this drug ONLINE for a trip to China. Never tried it before. Was concerned about the nausea and/or missed the short initial window for starting the course. Returned from a cross country flight and within five days had a bad sore throat. Following directions, I took first dose within 24 hours AFTER eating ...
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"7 days after Doxcyclin took swelling down but didn't get rid of infection . Nasty side effects -Horrible taste extreme thirst , very achey and lethargic has cleared the green gunk , 2 days left."
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"Mildly effective with controlling blood glucose. Side effect of extreme fecal incontinence was unacceptable."
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"Twenty plus years with Fibromyalgia and depression. Pristiq works best as my antidepressant. Tramadol very helpful for early morning stiffness, muscle pain. It takes about 30 minutes to work. Northstar manufacturer capsule does not allow me to nap in the afternoon for some reason which I like and is my only (positive)...
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"Started contrave 12/25/14. Now 2 lbs short of losing 40 (1/3 of goal) Wt. fluctuates due to how much liquid I have. With salty foods, I gain. Water helps. I was a binge eater and I was a coffee drinker. With chocolate, now don't want it or just a bite. Fruit, veggies, water are my go-to's. I eat other foods ...
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"I had the flu and was prescribed to take these pills for a bad cough. It seemed like every time I took one my cough got worse. I stopped taking them and went to over the counter cough syrup. Worked much better!"
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"I have been on Seroquel XR for almost 2 years now, and am at a dose of 400mg. If I drop down to 300mg I become unstable in my mood again. This medication has helped me become stable, I rarely become "high", due to this I have not self-harmed in a year and 6 months. The weight gain has made me uncomfortable,...
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"I love this birth control! I've been on it for 2 years haven't a had an issue. I put it on my pelvis and switch sides every week. If I put it anywhere else, my pants would rub it off, or my shirt or bra strap would. Mild skin irritation occurs, besides that, I highly recommend it."
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"I am taking 50mg. of trazodone, been taking it 2 nights, and it does nothing, 1st. night got to sleep around 4 o'clock, 2nd night 5:30 am. Going to try taking 2 pills tonight, here's hoping."
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"I switched to loxapine from risperidone because my doctor said that it wouldn't cause weight gain. Unfortunately, I did gain weight on this as well. It also had a sedative effect. But in terms of treating my symptoms, it works perfectly fine."
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"I had experienced a very traumatic event and was prescribed this medication wellbutrin at 150mg for three day then 300mg everyday but at separate times. Within a week I could feel a strange feeling like I couldn't stop thinking about just what I was seeing and how miserable I felt. A few days later I hit the lowe...
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"Lamictal is an interesting medication. It worked very well for controlling moodswings, particularly the rage filled depressive mixed episodes but caused absolutely massive memory and congition problems about 8 months into treatment at 200mg a day. It was odd, the world just kind slipped into the present. I couldn&#039...
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"When I began taking Mobic (7.5 mg twice a day) for my sciatica and lower back pain I felt like I was 10 years younger. I experienced greater flexibility and generally felt good all over. However after a couple of months on this dosage I began to experience dizziness and shortness of breath. My doctor found that I wa...
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"I've been on Vyvanse for about 2 months now and I've seen a huge improvement in my motivation to do thinks and want to do school work. My grades were really bad before I took Vyvanse but now they are excellent. The only downfall to this is I have lost about 20 pounds and it seems like I'm always nervous...
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"About a year ago I was diagnosed with severe anxiety with panic attacks. Anxiety runs in my family so for me it was not a huge shock for me to have anxiety. I have tried about three different medications that just made me feel awful. I did not feel like myself and I was always sleepy. Once I got put on Xanax with ano...
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"Sneezing, itchy eyes and runny nose, terrible allergy attack. Normally I take benadryl or one with dyphenhydramine in it but I didn't want to be tired all day so I took Claritin-D 12 hour. BIG MISTAKE! It took 5 hours before it even started easing my allergy symptoms and it still hasn't completely gotten ...
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"My experience with the patch was terrible. I started it Wednesday night and by Evening of Thursday I had a headache and felt completely drained at work to the point where I had to ask my manager if I could be sent home. Went to bed around 9:30 and but kept frequently waking up throughout the night. I had the most inte...
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"I took this pill for 4 months thinking my body will get use to it but it only got worse. I have been taking different birth control pills for about 6 years now and never have I ever had the symptoms that I had on this pill. My periods were heavy and lasted 7 plus days. I had intense cramps to the point that I couldn&...
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"I just got my IUD installed yesterday, the placing of it was so painful for me. My doctor said the that usually it hurts more when you haven't had a baby before, the cramping feels like a slight contraction, that's what he described it as. That kinda made me feel like not wanting kids anymore - not going to ...
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"Its doesn't suit me ..when I take it I become angry, hyper and I have loss of appetite and more fear. Also my mouth opens very little while talking after taking busbin 5"
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"Was given a prescription to Pristiq to help with ADHD in addition to Xanax for anxiety. The first day I noticed an improved mood, but initially thought it was the Xanax. After taking Pristiq first thing in the morning and holding off on the Xanax, I noticed a significant improvement in mood over no medication, and a...
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"My husband is on it and is extremely fatigued- and I MEAN TIRED to where he can't walk w/o getting out of breath. He also coughs constantly and brings up white foamy phlegm. L girl, you said your mom passed soon after taking the drug. I'm so sorry. Did she have issues with lungs and/or cough? I hope you s...
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"This med worked well for the first 6 weeks. I had lost about 20 lbs and liked that part. The next 4 or 5 shots didn't seem like it did anything. The lumps remained though. After about a month off the drug the lumps started to go away and the sulfur burps, stomach cramps, constipation, nausea and intermittent diar...
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"Adderall XR 20mg, doesn't help me at all. I can't tell I took it. The manufacturer is Activas Pharm"
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"Diazepam has helped me with my panic attack and anxiety. I couldn't imagine going back to the old me without it."
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"I have Fibromyalgia and also RSD in my shoulder, which came after severe trauma to my left side and hip which was fractured also. RSD is a frustrating disorder. But Trazadone has really helped my sleep and makes me feel rested and I sleep for 8 hours or so usually. I take sometimes up to 10mg of Lorazepam depending...
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"This medicine has some rough side effects."
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"I got nexplanon put it last July and I hate the irregular cycles and the decreased libido. My cycle came in late July last year thru late August, nothing in September or October, late November thru late December, nothing in January, all of February, nothing in march, and so far, nothing in April. It does make u ne...
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"I've had the Mirena for about 5 months now and I'm still not sold on it. The pain during insertion was high and I had horrible cramping for the next few days. My periods are about a week and a half long, granted it is light and is more like spotting but it's real inconvenient. I still get pretty bad ...
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"I have been through the gamut of antidepressant meds. Celexa, Lexapro, cymbalta, Zoloft, fetzima and several others over the last 13 years. My doctor kept leading me away from Effexor because of the bad withdrawals it has. This drug is working pretty well so far. My insurance lapsed tho once. I went without meds for...
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