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"I have chronic pain that wraps around the right side of my rib cage and believe it to be nerve/muscular. I was taking Tramadol for many years along with my Lyrica, but the Tramadol just wasn't working anymore. My paid doc replaced the Tramadol with 50 MG Nucynta twice per day. The results are phenomenal - I am...
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"I have been taking carvedilol tablets 6.25 since 2008 and it's great. I have very few side effects if any when I first started taking it, otherwise three thumbs up!"
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"After reading several reviews prior to my prep, I was dreading the prep. However, my experience was nothing like most posts. The taste is not terrific, but it was tolerable at a slow pace (5 minutes to drink solution). I had no cramping and was very gentle. Suprep Bowel Prep certainly did it's job. Had first...
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"I've been battling moderate anxiety and depression for most of my adult life. I'm 24 now, and since my official diagnosis at age 20 I have tried 4 other medications (Celexa, Zoloft, Paxil, Buspar) and found that each one increased my anxiety, or made me a despondent zombie. 3 months ago my PCP put me on Well...
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"If I could rate Aubra as a 0, I would! Once I got on this medication I didn't really feel that many symptoms, EXCEPT for my mood swings. I started to cry about little things and it started to become a big issue in my relationship. I felt like I was going crazy because there would be times I would get mad at him f...
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"I was on Yaz for a year. I have to say overall I loved it. I didn't really have any mood swings that were out of the ordinary for me, no spotting or weight gain, no problems at all really. Except, shortly before I got off it and switched, I got a blood clot in my right arm. It was very painful. I am a smoker and ...
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"I have been using Cholestyramine powder for over three years now. I take it first thing in the morning with 6 oz. of water. I now have one normal movement what a relief. I ran out and missed a day and was back to cramps and running to the restroom. It has been an absolute lifesaver for me."
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"I've been taking Zoloft for six weeks so far. I started at 12.5 mg, advanced to 25 mg and am now at 37.5 mg. I am increasing to the 50 mg tonight. It was difficult at first with the side effects of a very sick stomach and increased nervousness. I see a therapist and she explained to me that my increased nervo...
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"I was suffering from being a slave to my negative thoughts, making assumptions about my relationship that my partner was cheating on me or having a secret life, constantly being controlling over where things go in the house, how things should be, really severe mood swings and ridiculous anger which I would ignite a lo...
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"Levaquin 500 mg for adult ear infection for 7 days. By the 3rd day, severe pain in legs and calves. By 8th day severe joint pain all over body. Blood work today, but might be reaction to Levaquin. Feels like flu but worse."
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"I have just started this medicine and it is working I may have to go to 5mg though."
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"Amazing and totally effective and no side affects."
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"Very effective birth control as it almost eliminated my libido! Avoiding sex works great! Terrible nausea and gastrointestinal issues were only compounded by decreased appetite and a general grumpiness toward the world."
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"Side effect of extreme muscle pain. Used it, had muscle pain, stayed off for a while, went back on lower dosage and muscle pain returned."
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"I wasn't going to review, just came to see what others were experiencing, but I figured, "Why not?" I've been struggling with MDD since I was 15. I was on Lexapro until I turned 17, because I thought I didn't need it anymore. I had a suicide attempt and Doc put me on Cymbalta. It was grea...
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"Brought blood pressure but not pulse rate down but side effects scary. Palpitations and fluttering of heart. Not sure if I should discontinue them."
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"I have used this before and it works but prefer something different. Chilling and heavy dose of Vaseline are things I did this time that made experience easier. I found holding your nose and drinking it as quickly as you can the best approach for me. This seems to work very rapidly for some and drag on for others...
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"This drug never worked for me. It caused withdrawal symptoms and almost killed me!! I was in 10 times more pain because it was causing me to withdraw from my pain meds. I do not recommend anyone take this horrible drug!!! Doctors just write it to make money and do not check to see how awful the side affects are!!"
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"I have been on this for two weeks and so far have not had any side effects. I am up to the three a day but space them out. 7:30 , 1:30 and 3:30 or 4 I feel like it is suppressing my appetite and I feel a lot better. I am not sluggish anymore I have lost 3lbs so far"
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"I have been taking 5mg Norco every 3-4 hours during the day for nerve pain that resulted after a Total Knee Replacement which was three yeas ago. It has been very helpful and I am able to function which I could not do with a pain level of 8 plus. I have not had any side effects except for constipation which is manage...
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"I have been a suffering from migraine headaches for 20 years. I've tried EVERYTHING. My experience has shown if you take 2 tablets of Fioricet at the onset of one, you will do yourself a huge favor. It works. It may not eliminate your migraine but it will make it tolerable and less severe. Like others above, yo...
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"Sure it got rid of the pneumonia. But at what cost??? Bad anxiety terrible pain in knees and ankles. I was given xanax to deal with the side effects of the levaquin. Never taking this agin."
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"I've been on this for 3 weeks now and it helps so much. I used to have migraines that would last up to 3-4 days at a time non stop. Lately I have only had 1 mild headache a week. Wish I was put on this years ago."
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"I have a spasmastic colon and was prescribed Hydroxyzine HCL 25mg along with a smooth muscle relaxant. I take one 25mg Hydroxyzine up to 4 times daily and it has been the only thing that has relieved my nausea. At times for pain I take a 500mg Oxycodone which makes me extremely nauseous. I've discovered if I take...
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"I get the shot of Invega Sustenna 156mg once every 4 weeks. I am 62 and have tried everything in every research hospital in Indiana and Illinois. I use it as monotherapy along with counseling and it has revolutionalized my life. I have no side effects. I work full time as a school teacher and I am working on my mast...
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"I started out on 40 mg now I'm on 80 mg, so far so good!!"
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"This drug works well while you take it but if you are looking for lasting results in weight loss this is not the fix. There are side effects such as feeling uneasy or hyper and inability to sleep. Also the longer you take this medication the less it works. This may be a good way to start your weight loss but you must ...
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"I am currently 16 years old, and have chronic nerve pain in my left arm- it has been 2 years so far. The doctors did basically nothing until now because my insurance (state insurance) was having them go through all kinds of hoops. Finally I was sent to pain management in the recent month, and from there I was prescrib...
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"For sure this pill does what it's supposed to do. But after taking this I had breakouts on my chin area. Also I was late for my period."
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"Helps with maintenance and if I forget to take it, it usually starts working relatively quickly after I have taken my normal dosage."
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"Bipolar, had a blast of hypomania on the first 2-6 days. then it gradually went away (not a crash fall like usual). First two weeks was very thirsty, but it went away within 10-14 days. The BP depression was very intense, I literally laid around to weak and fatigued to move. Slept 16 hours a day. completely apathetic,...
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"Good for lowering blood sugar and quick but the side effects were bad, it caused severe itching and a bad rash running down both of the inside of my legs. Heading in to get it changed to something new."
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"After switching my medications three times, Xanax by far have made the most difference. Definitely works!"
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"Although it is doing great for what it was prescribed for, I have awful side effects. I have been throwing up and been just very very nauseous all day."
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"I started taking Gianvi about one month ago. Prior to that, I was on Heather 2 years. I was prescribed Heather because I was a nursing mother. I had bad breakouts with Heather and inconsistent long periods. After nursing, I wanted to switch to a more effective birth control. I was prescribed Apri and went for an ...
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"Does not work. Doesn't even look like it dispenses anything. no relief. I might as well throw away this pos."
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"I had pretty severe performance anxiety literally since primary school. This held me back my whole adult life as I did not pursue opportunities for fear of drawing attention to myself, being put on the spot and required to speak. How amazing that I can write this in past tense now!!! After being utterly sick of my an...
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"I'm 31 and diagnosed with ADHD for 23 years. When my parents started me on Ritalin in 3rd grade their only regret was letting me struggle for so long. I was always being sent home from school for playing in the mud, walking out of class, etc. I was talkative and happy, but my grades were well below satisfactory -...
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"Began taking Topamax in 2006. Before starting on Topamax migraines were lasting 4-5 days after onset; and frequency of approximately 3 times per month. I experienced some diarrhea which subsided after breaking dosage up throughout the day (200mg daily). Additionally, I have experienced weight loss (a significant amoun...
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"I have fibromyalgia and more recently have been dealing with severe stenosis in my L5 as well as my L2.3.4 that can only be described as crippling. I have been on Skelaxin for two days and I thought my husband and my teen were going to cry because they got their wife and mom, respectively, back, and I can sleep longe...
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"I bought the Monistat 1 (6.5) yesterday because I had gotten a pretty bad yeast infection and just wanted it gone! Heres what happened... I read all of the instructions before bed (around 11pm) and it seemed pretty straight forward. I grabbed what I needed (panties, panty liner, and meds) and laid on the bed. After th...
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"Now 77 years old, I have Depression with mild anxiety. I am white married male with Mild Cognitive Impairment. First took Valium (diazapam) first pill 5 mg in grad school 40 years ago, for acute anxiety and slept for 14 hours. Have been taking on and off, mostly for a nights sleep. It has had a beneficial e...
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"Started Trulicity in February, 2017 with an A1C of 10.8 and blood sugar average of 285, while on Janumet! Now, October, 2017, I've lost 50lbs, my A1C is 5.7 and blood sugar average is 120. Downside, I'm still getting nauseated and throwing up at least 1 day a week. I have anti-nausea medication, but it kn...
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"It's the best muscle spasm reliever I've found. It's better than Flexeril and Zanaflex by far. Only drawback is that it makes me feel mega drunk."
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"I have been on Lexapro once daily in the morning since 2006. I took it in 2004 but had to stop when I got pregnant. I suffer from cyclothymia, which is a bipolar spectrum disorder that includes chronic depression, anxiety, mood swings and irritability. Lexapro is a great medicine for those who it works for. Little sid...
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"Had no life at all except pain and overwhelming fatigue for 10 years. Visited many doctors with no help at all. I am a scientist began tracking medicines that were in the pipeline - came across Provigil, looked like it was the one for me. When it became available I was first in line. changed my life completely; I w...
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"I am a 17 year old high school student. I am very active, I play football, wrestle, and run track. I had always known that I wasn't stupid or anything, but I just didn't feel like applying myself. I started taking Vyvanse after the first marking period of grading my JR. I had 2 E's, 1 D-, 1 C, 1B and 1...
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"I am 37 with multiple illnesses, fibromyalgia, diabetes, arthritis, and schizophrenia being the tip 4. My Doctor put me on 300 mg of Lyrica 3 times a day. Initially, it stopped my severe symptoms of fibromyalgia, initially. I began to have sleeplessness, which became 3 hrs of sleep every other night. My legs from knee...
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"Fioricet was the only thing that would reduce my pain effectively, but can not take on an empty stomach!"
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"I would give this a score of 10 BUT being a VERY hard to find drug I had to give it a 9. I took this for 16 years but finally had to switch to keppra because of it becoming rare to find at pharmacies and having to skip doses and go without. Over all side effect wise I would rate it a solid 9"
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"This was my 2nd colonoscopy, and this time I prescribed MoviPrep. The taste was the worst part, even though I drank through a straw. I would brush my teeth each drink due to the after taste. Aside from the taste, it worked well. It started working in about 35 minutes. I had to do a split dosage, 1/2 the night bef...
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"I mean I love the pill the only problem I seem to have with it is headaches and trying to remember to take it every day at the same time.... But I havnt had a problem with the other side effects at all sense being on it and have only been on it for two months."
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"Took 50mg to help me sleep. Woke up after about 4 hours of sleep. Heartbeat fast and thumping, thinking about anything and everything. Couldn't go back to sleep for a couple of hours. The day after I felt amped, jittery and like I was in a fog. Took for two nights, don't plan on taking again. Need some sleep...
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"I suffered from irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhea at least 3 times a day. I have now been on the medication for over two months and I cried with happiness at my follow-up! I have had diarrhea TWICE since I started taking the medication. This medication has genuinely saved my life."
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"Update on comment below: I gave up the ginger tea. It tasted awful and was hard for me to get it down, even just sipping it. It didn't help me that much either. I am now going to try a turmeric drink made with milk or nut milk that is suppose to help. We will see....."
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"I find the Nuvaring to be very effective. I had tried a variety of different pills, but I experienced terrible mood swings on most. I like the Nuvaring because it does not cause me to experience those mood swings, I have lighter and shorter periods and it is convenient not to have to take a pill everyday. The ...
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"I have been a heavy drinker for over 20 years (usually strong cider abv 7.5%) and at times was getting through up to 90 units a day (around 12 litres). I had a seizure in 2013 for which I was in hospital for 8 days detox. I was prescribed Librium and was abstinent for 6 months. The doctor took me off Librium after tha...
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"I was first diagnosed with depression in 1999, and was put on meds. My life was better than normal, and I was very happy. This fall, however, the meds just stopped working. I was put on Escitaloram (after another medication did not work) three days ago, and I can feel it working already. I believe in this medicati...
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"I have major depressive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. I've taken Prozac, which made me feel "weird", Lexapro, which made me a zombie, and then I finally went to a psychiatrist that prescribed me Wellbutrin. The only bad side effects that I have is increased ...
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"When I first got it, I was ending my period. I ended as normal, but started another period in two weeks. I gained 15 pounds and had terrible cravings and some hair loss. I was a wreck and bled non stop, and when I thought I stopped and had sex, or got ready to I would start again. But in all fairness, all I had to do ...
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"Has helped with all of my symptoms and other problems, which I wasn't sure whether it was the disease or side effects of the agonists (Requip and Mirapex) I had taken before."
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"I've had a positive experience. I first got it when I was 21, now I'm 24 and got a second one Inserted recently. The insertion hurt me a bit, but I know most can tolerate it. It's more of the idea of it going inside, Pain Rate on insertion: 4 out of 10. I've had periods every 3-4 months. My ble...
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"This is the best medication I have ever been able to take on a daily basis that causes no side effects. I have been using this medication for nearly 8 years and don't know what I would do without it. I feel as if I'm me now. Without it, I go for days with no sleep and seem to feel nervous all the time. Thank...
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"I'm 24 years old and have always had a pretty regular period. I missed a period last month and immediately went to the dr to make sure everything was okay. He confirmed it was probably stress due to the numerous issues I listed and prescribed provera 10mg once a day for 10 days. He said this would make me have a ...
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"13 years ago on this drug I went up 10 dress sizes in three months. I developed every inflammatory immune response possible - joints so weak I could hardly stand up, eyes felt like they had sand or glass in them, could not sleep, anxious all the time and crippling rebound migraines. I lost 1 year of work. Metabolism ...
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"Today was my first day using Lexapro. I have been put on a light dosage of 5mg/day. I don't know if it was just my wishful thinking or not but within a few hours I felt a little bit braver then usual. I felt like I could actually go into my local supermarket to do some shopping which I haven't done for over ...
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"I must be the only one on here that didn't benefit from this medication.... just got a headache and didn't help my anxiety."
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"Had Nexplanon twice over the last 5 year never had periods during that time only had blood spotting since I had my new one put in, but over the last 5 years felt really depressed and overly sensitive about thing which I feel is making me a bit paranoid. Without the depression, I feel this did an amazing job especially...
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"I have found Skelaxin to almost be a wonder drug. No side effects and my muscle spasms are almost gone, no twitching while I am in an office meeting anymore. I am not foggy and can function normally. This has been great for me."
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"Used it at the onset of my eye infection ( bacterial conjunctivitis) and immediately it was gone. Works every time. Very effective drug"
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"I was prescribed Bactrim twice a day for 10 days. The first day was ok by 2nd day I had a bad case of nausea and itchy. 3rd day nausea, fatigue, flu like symptoms and feeling cold along with insomnia. I stopped taking it and gradually I'm feeling myself. I continued keflex until the infection healed. I won...
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"I only take Belviq once a day, and I'm eating a low carb, high protein diet. I've been walking so that's not new but I'm down 17 pounds in 30 days.(213lbs to 196 lbs) I'm hoping that increasing my exercise will help a lot too. It works as a great tool for controlling appetite, if you truly are...
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"At first I had a pain in my left hand while taking it and almost stopped. Glad I didn't because after a couple of days this went away (mostly) and I started feeling the good effects, most notably is I didn't feel tired during the day, that was a part of my depression so this did have anti-depressant effects ...
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"I have only given this a 5 to date as I was hoping to get better information on this website as to how other people felt about the drops. Most it seems didn't give it enough to time, it appears, to find out if it actually works, if asthma and extreme side effects it's understandable. I am the same as them. ...
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"This medication is the best ever for my break through pain, I take it in between my MS Contin, it has been a life saver for me. I also have IBD and chronic diarrhea. Believe it or not it actually keeps my bowels under control to the point that I no longer have diarrhea, it makes me "normal", and that is a hu...
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"I was prescribed this for Bipolar I. I am also taking Lexapro. Taking this sublingually is a pain, mainly because it tastes horrible. I am also convinced that this medicine caused the severe panic attacks I was having, which seemed dose-dependent (I was on both 5 and 10 mg of Saphris). Upon first taking the medicine, ...
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"This pill is great in theory... Unless you take it on the first day of your period like instructed! Week 3 of this pill, and week 3 of my period. I'm pretty disappointed. And the mood swings I've been experiencing are ridiculous! Bright side, I haven't had any cramping. That's the only good thing I...
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"Started Adderall 2 weeks ago. I am still trying to find the right dose. Doctor said "start with 10mg morning and afternoon but if that's to much take 5mg morning and afternoon" I'm finding if I take 10mgs and my day is really busy I am fine but if my day is not than I notice my heart rate and a nee...
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"This medicine has changed my life and allowed me to have a semi normal routine even with multiple migraine attacks through the month. It almost always works for me within an hour and though it is very expensive, it is well worth it. It is the only medicine I have taken that has helped me."
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"I've recently been diagnosed with Essential tremor so started on primidone (50 mg 2X day) and inderol (20 mg 2X day) for 2 1/2 weeks. Tremors initially subsided, but now they are back today as well as struggling with gait again. My jaw feels like it wants to "lock" or a "stiffness". Looking f...
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"Doctor prescribed Tamsulosin (Flowmax) for treatment of BPH. After taking for 30+ days, no improvement and ED side effects were terrible. Stopped Tamsulosin and started Cialis 5mg daily, now for about 45 days. BPH conditions have improved and ED side effects have gone completely away. Now trying to get my Medicare Rx ...
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"I got athletes foot from the shower room at camp in 2006. From then I had it off and on for years. Finally after years of discomfort and pain and so much itching that I would literally get open sores from it- I finally looked up the best product for athletes foot. And in a few days years of pain and discomfort were pe...
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"Horrible experience with this medicine!!! Now granted, I didn't get pregnant so I guess you could say it was "effective". BUT the frickin mood swings that go along with it!!! I was constantly worried about EVERYTHING. I would go from being in a great mood to down in the dumps depressed within minutes. I...
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"Several days after starting cymbalta I started having energy and no pain. I was so elated. Who cares if you sweat a river? Who cares if you can't go outside from May through sept? After taking it for several years I began to slowly turn from my dream to a night mare. I sweated all year and was hot in the wint...
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"I am 58 and smoked since I was 14. In the last 10 years smoked between 20-25 per day - roll me owns. I have tried Patches - Gum - hypnosis - I was very scared about giving up - then the Doctor gave me Zyban. I did a lot of reading on the Web and there is more scary stuff than good stuff - found this support group with...
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"At the age of 67 I developed allergic asthma after moving to SW Florida. I've had chronic sinusitis for years but controlled it with O/C medications. The multiple asthma attacks (with lack of breath) were daily. I had to use inhalers and a nebulizer. After 2 years of trying different medications the Allergist ...
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"I was diagnosed with Luekemia in May of 2011. I have been having chemo with Vidaza. I have the seven day treatments every four weeks. I am in remission as of September 2011. The strange side effect is the I no longer have psoriasis, which I have had for 50 years. My skin is now clear and has the appearance of the skin...
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"This medication really helped by anxiety. I took 20 mg one hour before going to work and when my boss asked me how was I, I didn't blush as usual and didn't feel so uncomfortable. Even though I thought the symptoms will come but was surprised that I didn't blush."
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"Cymbalta deadened my ability to feel anything emotionally. I had to discontinue."
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"This works better than any other depression medicine I've ever taken."
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"My Husband and I had unprotected sex. I drove to the pharmacy maybe a couple hours later. Took the plan B contraceptive. After swollowing the pills I thought I was in the clear and forgot about it. Moved on with my life for the next four weeks until I was late for my period. Took a pregnancy test%u2026. IT WAS POSITIV...
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"I have tried so many things for my insomnia and evening panic attacks. This one works wonders. No more panic attacks at night. No more lying awake for hours."
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"While it has worked for my acne (amazingly), the side effects have included tingling of the arm/face/hand, headaches, nausea, diarrhea, chest pain, & dizziness. I will have to cease taking it."
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"I had bad Psoriasis behind my ear. Elocon cleared it in just two days. I would definitely recommend it."
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"I have always had eczema since a child and have tried different medications but none like this one. It is amazing!"
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"I waited a couple of months before I wrote a review because I wanted to make sure it worked. My son, 7yrs old, has been on focal for 3 months. He is doing wonders with it. It helps him stay grounded to get all his daily tasks done and his concentration in school has been awarded by teachers and peers. The only issue i...
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"I started on this in May 2016. I take two at night and two in morning almost straight away it worked. then 9months later I had 2 periods and the flushes have returned worse than they were, 3 or 4 an hour. My doc upped my tablets to three in the morning and three at night still no response. Then up to four tablets tw...
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"I have had cold sores since I was a little kid and I'm always super mad and shocked a lot of the time that I wake up and find one. You would think after getting them forever that you would KNOW when you are getting one. Have used Zovirax, then Abreva became available and if you could time it right it worked AWESO...
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"I switched from Hytrin to Clonidine for excessive sweating (SSRI induced - Paxil) because I didn't think the Hytrin was working. Now I realize how much better the Hytrin was. Clonidine hasn't done anything. No side effects either. "
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"I experienced chronic pain for 4 years, I had difficulty sleeping, would go to work, come home and go to bed. Every time I physically exerted myself, taking a shower, preparing a meal, doing household chores, I would need to go lay down. My family would visit me in my bedroom, it was depressing. Cymbalta has change...
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