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"I had Implanon inserted in May '10 and was told that I may experience abnormal bleeding for the first 6 months. So, I wasn't completely worried or angry when I had my period for six months straight after I had it inserted. When I was still bleeding heavily after the seventh month, I became frustrated and wen...
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"People either love Effexor or hate it. I am on the side of adoration. I am 18 years old and have been taking Effexor for 4 years and the change I experienced was amazing. I have a long family history of depression and a generalized anxiety disorder, and it doesn't help when you're trying to go through pube...
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"All I can say is Hallelujah!!!! God is so good, I got my skin back. I never had any skin problem until my first pregnancy at 27. I was not make up or any other cream user, but had the very clean face. Everyone, stops me and ask me what kind of make I use. But this became story after I gave birth to my first child. ...
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"Continual weight gain, sexual disfunction, lack of normal emotions, stomach problems."
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"This medicine is working for me but it makes me feel horrible. I've been shaking, have had rapid heart rate, nausea, extremely thirsty, chills (no fever), dizziness, and cold hands and feet. I did find that taking probiotics helps. It doesn't take away everything but it helps with the nausea. The only reason...
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"I've been taking Trintellix (that's what it's called in Canada) for 3 weeks and I can honestly say I am loving life again. I'm on 10 mg and I've had slight nausea but if I took it with something to eat I was fine. I was on Effexor for years and it suddenly stopped working. I had to wean mys...
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"I have been on opioid therapy, which causes constipation. My physician ordered me senna s, which is fiber based, with the s being a stimulant. I get cramps when I take the senna, but I don't with this docusate. It works well for me. My only concern is I can't find any information on extended use. I&#039...
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"I wish it was available in a strength between the 145 and the 290. The 290 is almost too strong, but the 145 isn't strong enough. I've had IBS w/constipation for longer than I can remember and this is the first med that has helped I've been getting by on doctor samples for now, but don't know ho...
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"I’m so happy I read these other reviews. My only side effect is fatigue, I mean exhausted. Plus all these pills, 12 a day. I'll just be happy when this cycle ends. My GI put me on Linzess at the same time as this and I’m still constipated. I swear I need a stick of dynamite. I’ve been drinking m...
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"I've had a headache for a little over a month followed with nausea. However yesterday there was some pressure with it so I went to the ER. At the ER I was told that I would receive a migraine cocktail, which was Benadryl, Reglan, and IV fluids, not knowing what to expect I accepted. As soon as I was given the m...
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"I have been on this drug about 2 months.I like to know if anyone taking it has experienced eye problems? it could be coincidental but I am getting type of hives on my eye and stys which I never had before. the other side effect for me are getting hives on my hand but just for a couple of days then they disappear. ...
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"I took this for degenerative disc disease when Percocet stopped working. It helped me as much as Percocet. It was slightly more sedating than Percocet, but at the same time, it helped me rest better. I am not currently on pain pills, but if I had to have any, and had an option, it would probably be Lortab 10."
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"My first full month down. I have had severe headaches.My acne is worse then it's been in years and it's itchy."
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"This cream caused red skin syndrome. It ruined my life as I had to go through the most horrendous drug withdrawal just to get off it. 31 months off it and still not normal. Look up topical steroid addiction and withdrawal before deciding whether you want to risk 3 years plus of your life. Awful"
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"Diagnosed with a nerve related cough by allergist. He prescribed Astepro spray. It helped greatly for 2 months and then cough started even with usage of Astepro. Tried Diphenhydramine 25mg. X 5 or 6 daily to supplement spray and achieving good results."
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"Started taking Zoloft after weaning off Tramadol for torn ACL in left knee. Zoloft saved my life! I have tried coming off Tramadol several times with no success I had to keep getting back on it because the withdrawal symptoms were so severe, that's even with my DR weaning me over 4 weeks down to 1 - 50mg tab a da...
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"Was prescribed this antibiotic for a bladder infection at emergency care Dr. said there were few side effects when I asked -was hesitant to take it because im very sensitive to Antibiotics but was assured this was the best medicine for me with the least side effects Wrong! By day 2 I was totally lethargic feelin...
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"I got the implant May of 2010, for the most part I have loved this birth control. I was on the pill before. I wanted to have something I didn't have to worry about or stress about forgetting. That is probably the biggest highlight for me. Now nearly two years later I am starting to see differences, and things I d...
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"I started taking the pill a little over a month ago and it still makes me feel so nauseous. I bled for a full month and it was heavy some days and light others but the doctor said that was normal. I don't want to stop taking it because I'm getting married in two months so I'm pushing through the horribl...
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"I have been diagnosed with ADHD since I was 6. I am now 26 years old and just 3 years ago I wanted to be retested just to make sure if I even still have ADHD as bad as I did when I was a kid and of course it hasn't toned down. I have taken Ritalon and it made me very angry at night and a zombie by day. I have als...
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"After seeing my GP I was prescribed 200mg at night and had my first night sleep in months. Seroquel simply saved my life, it calmed me down stopped my racing heart/mind and burning body. Over time I have been able to reduce my dose to 50mg at night and wake up refreshed for work. In the morning I drink plenty of water...
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"I had been to hospital with some pretty bad pneumonia. They were in the process of discharging me when the nurse gave me the shot. Let me be clear I have NEVER EVER felt such a painful shot in my life. Holy cow it felt like I had broken my arm and I couldn’t move it for at least 30 minutes after. Nurse said to r...
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"I had an issue with ED and my doc gave me a sample of Cialis 5 mg. I took one tablet, not thinking anything would happen for 3-4 days. Wow! Was I wrong! I had the hardest erection for (I swear) one hour! I could have lasted longer. My wife couldn't keep her hands off it! I will be doing a once-daily dose....
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"I just got my kyleena IUD 2 days ago so far I've been really crampy & also nauseous not only that I know they say you are not suppose to feel the iud but I swear when I bend I can feel it so idk if its just my body trying to adjust to it or what but so far I am very uncomfortable. The procedure seemed to take...
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"Prozac worked Well for me with No serious complications or bad side affects. A plus for me,was very good memory! I used this medication for over 20 years and wish I was still able to use it. The only problem I did have with Prozac was at the end of 20 years, I started getting terrible, horrible, headaches. So b...
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"I hate this pill. The first three months went by smoothly. Suddenly my face began breaking out and leaving horrible dark marks. After that my mood began to change. I'm now 5 months into these pills and I feel like a completely different person. I can't sleep at night if I take these pills, but I sleep perfec...
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"Been on Lipitor for 7 months & it worked very well. Then I developed a rash that drove me crazy."
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"This is the only medication that worked after trying others for several months."
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"I have had anxiety all of my life. Didn't know until I finally took a serious look with my wife. Doctor prescribed 10 mg. Had muscle restlessness, chattering teeth and insomnia, which I already had and Paxil made it worse. I've had sex for a while i=with no orgasm and no ejaculation. Additionally, Paxil make...
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"I have had severe debilitating migraines and chiari headaches for over 30 years. Nothing worked...until the miracle of Torodal. I am finally a NORMAL human being!!!!"
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"I can't honestly review the efficacy of this medicine because the side effects were so UNBEARABLE for me that I had to ask my doctor to switch me to another antibiotic. I had just about every side effect you can imagine: bad taste in mouth, nausea, lack of appetite, headache, debilitating fatigue, body aches, and...
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"I have been on the shot 11 years and until a month ago, never 1 period or even spotting. A month ago, dark brown blood, awful odor, & now I have had a full blown period for 2 days. Not sure what to think. I have continued the shot all of these years only because of the absent monthly."
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"Very effective in treating chronic insomnia with very few, minor side effects!"
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"I'm 49 with no major Erectile Dysfunction, but occasionally can't get an erection. Typically performance anxiety. I got Viagra for occasional use. I got a special pill cutter to cut my 50mg in half. I took it when we went out for dinner (1 drink only) and when we got home (on hour later) we began to play aro...
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"Bleeding for a year straight. Oh wait the couple weeks I wasn't....I was itchy and dry. But I never got pregnant."
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"I was given versed propofol to sedate me for an upper endo. I have Asperger's, so I was very nervous about any sensory issues the medicines might cause, and also concerned with being nauseous, so the anesthesiologist gave me Zofran to ward off any nausea. When I was taken back to the OR, The CRNA injected me w...
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"Fell on wet floor had on surgery, was not successful, struggled for year got worse went in for 3 more on the same disc area, then went back to work ended up hurting it again having surgery 2 more times, then in 2008 was in bad car wreck and had to have a fusion done and the specialist Determined it was failed back syn...
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"So far so good helping with my chest infection but I can't stand the constant bitter taste in my mouth. I have also been having problems sleeping and have had diarrhea, it's only day 2 so am now not sure if I should continue taking this medication."
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"So far so good I got it put in May 28th. I did have slight headache last night. I don't know if it's from the birth control or not but I honestly think I lost 3 pounds since I've been on it. I love it."
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"Periodontist prescribed before dental surgery - 2 x 1MG tabs 1 1/2 hrs before my appointment. It was great! I do not remember anything about the surgery and obviously felt no anxiety - yet was awake the whole time. Great for this purpose."
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"I started June 4 2017 at 220lb today June 22 2017 I havnt lost any weight but this is what I think: I started at 0.6ml for 1 week no change then moved up to 1.2ml for 1 week still no change. When I hit 1.8ml on the 3rd week, that's when all the appetite was gone and the nausea (not so bad nausea) started. I remin...
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"My Pain Specialist prescribed me Nucynta four days ago, and I cannot tell you how much better I feel! I am finally getting some relief from my pain! I broke my L1 in 2004, have bulges in my C5/C6, degenerative disc disease, minor scoliosis, fibromyalgia, super loose ligaments (there is some fancy name for it - can&#...
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"Great ..years of use."
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"No side effects."
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"I have severe depression and general anxiety disorder. I take 100mg/day of Zoloft, and that pretty well takes care of my depression, and most of my panic attacks. Occasionally, I'll take 0.25mg for a panic attack, but I'm cautious because sometimes the downside of coming off a panic attack sends me into a ...
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"I have had it since March 2012, It did not hurt when I had it put in. I have noticed that I have alot of mood swings and I have gained over 25 lbs since I had it put it. I still eat the way that I always have and I cant understand why. I talked to a different Medical Dr, and they said that was one of the side effects ...
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"Like many readers, I too came on to this site before taking my first pill. My story is pretty simple. I've always had very irregular and painful long lasting periods. The last birth control pill I was on was Loestrin 24 and I hated it. I was also on the patch for a year and never had any issues. In fact, I liked ...
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"I have been on this medicine for 3 days. I have insomnia (normally a good sleeper) and headaches since the treatment began. The infection is going away, but I don't know how much longer I can take this medicine."
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"Had the best results from Adderall XR. So smooth that I could concentrate and felt like the most normal person with absolutely no highs and lows. I could sit and concentrate for hours, go to sleep like normal people and wake up like other adults. Insurance quit paying for it and had to switch to regular Adderall."
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"I first started taking this for trapped nerve causing cramps in my hand. I started off 25mg 3 times a day for first week. The first thing I felt was calm all my worries went away second week upped to 100mg 3 times a day feel like a lotto winner walking and talking like a new man. No prob with sex its all still worki...
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"Do not waste your money or further your health side effects on this drug it does not work. Makes you very exhausted and tired, I had Numbness/tingling in the hands, arms, feet, twitching in my eyes; dizziness; trouble sleeping, dry mouth, confusion cloudiness and extensive heartburn."
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"This medication has helped me out a lot with depression and ruminative thoghts. It has made me feel less anxious and much happier. I get depressed less and less. I have been on this med for 6 months now and it has helped give me the energy to be happy. Give it a shot! Only negative side effect for me has been ni...
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"Spring of 2008 I was hospitalized with pnuemonia and diagnosed with Lyme diease and full blown AIDS with CD4 count of "11" viral load some number so high in the millions I could never remember. I was taking Combivir and Kaletra with Dapsone for the 1st year then it stopped working. I started Kaletra with the...
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"Not obese but med change & back surgery resulted in an extra 20 lbs not normal for me. Doc required tracking of diet & exercise before RX was given and would only write for brand name as generic ramped up potential side effects. Continued regular monitoring & input on necessary long-term diet changes. I l...
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"This drug should be taken off the market, It kills your immune system and the side effects never wear off. I had three injections in 2002 and am still suffering from what has happened to my body. The joint pain and hot flashes are unbearable. This medication has robbed me of enjoyment of life. It's only purpos...
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"I usually get strep throat about twice in the winter, first time being on this antibiotic and within hours I noticed the pain dwindling away. Please drink plenty of water as advised. Didnt drink enough water on the second day and had a major headache, dizziness, and nausea, I started pounding waters and it eventually ...
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"This medication burned my scalp after a few days of using 1x/d. It made my condition worse & I experienced many of the side effects. When you read through all of the side effects as well as how adversely it can affect your health, proceed with caution."
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"I was chubby for years and almost never had bowel movements. When I did, it was with pain so severe I nearly passed out. My doctor recommended MiraLax and I started taking it every night. I do go to the bathroom now and sometime multiple times a day. I feel so much better and have lost over 50 pounds over two years. I...
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"I have taken fetzima for 16 months and I have had mostly ups and some downs.The ups: fetzima has helped my social anxiety and with feeling worthless. Before fetzima, anytime I would get around a lot of people it was like I went into a brain fog and couldn't think. After fetzima, the best way I can describe it is,...
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"Have been on parnate for over 20 years, use with Trazadone, and I take 40 mg parnate, divided does and 250mg trazadone at HS. I had ect treatments 20 years ago, but had battled major depression since high school. I do believe the parnat has kept me on even keel for many years. I have found with the list of everything ...
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"I have been taking this off and on for 13 years. It greatly helps with my depression and mood. However, I've developed anxiety and this does nothing for it. If you are willing to take the meds and wait for your depression to get better, it will help. Usually takes 4 weeks to kick in to full swing. I don't th...
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"I gave the medication a 5 because it did curb my food cravings really well. The first week, I was elated that the medication was effective, and I lost 5 lbs in the first week. The second week, I woke up at 10 pm one night with shortness of breath, heart racing, nauseated, and weird sensations that started in the temp...
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"I love this birth control. I've been on the patch, the shot, the pill. All had the same issue, when it was time for my period they would last 2-3weeks. Horrible. I decided to get Nexplanon. I've been on it for 10 months now. It is amazing. The doctor said there was a chance I would bleed through a little ...
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"I was addicted to painkillers and tried to stop and experienced the worst time of my life. I was committed to a program, they gave me Librium. It was a miracle drug. I have since completed the program and with the help of Librium have been clean ever since."
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"I've taken Plan B a number of times. I have bipolar disorder, sometimes not even my medication can hold back my manic episodes. This is something that has literally saved my life from myself... as a person with a mental illness. It has worked every time. It either makes me get my period within a few weeks or it s...
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"I have been on a lot of birth control pills, but this is the worst birth control I've taken to date. I had to switch because I have an estrogen intolerance so I was getting severe migraines with regular pills. Although this pill has helped with that, I have found myself completely unable to orgasm when I have sex...
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"Did nothing to slow down the progression but did help with the muscle cramping and twitching."
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"I'm 17, I don't really have pimples, But I do have clogged pores and minor black heads. I've been using epiduo for about 2 weeks (prescribed by doctor) and so far my face is itchy, dry, and I'm breaking out (I don't usually have break outs). I'm not impressed with the product"
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"I take vyvanse 30mg for binge eating and ADHD. I started taking it because I noticed that my binge eating was worsening. I am a very active 55yr old woman who works out 4-5 days a week. Weight lifting etc, also my job is physically demanding. I starting taking 50mg 1st for about 6mo. I lost 20lbs I could barely eat. ...
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"So, I don't know what this medicine is made of...unicorn horns? Pixie dust? Whatever is in here, it WORKS. My first time using it was last Thursday night. I followed the directions exactly and prepared myself for the itching and burning. Surprisingly, I felt zero pain or itchiness at all. I actually worried...
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"I am 35yrs old and went for a cystoscopy a week ago. This was due to weak urination, urgency to go to the loo and not completely emptying my bladder. This was for +/- 4 years. it was only until this year that it got worse..hard to pee. After two days in hospital, I was prescribed Silodosin. The first two nights it mad...
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"I started taking this medication because I was diagnosed with type II diabetes. My doctor told me if I could lose some weight I could control it better... So with changing my diet to cater to the diabetes and these pills I started losing weight quickly. I went from 207lbs to my current weight of 173lbs in just a cou...
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"Taking for herniated discs in my neck which cause migraines. Cannot take codeine because it makes me want to itch my skin right off my skin. This one made me vomit and gave me the worst migraine I've ever had in my life the first 2 times I took it. After that, made sure I took it with food. No negative side effec...
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"I have been in nexplanon for a year. I love it!! During the first few months I had some bleeding for up to 3 weeks in a row but the flow was really light and it didn't bother me that much. I knew my body needed time to adjust. After that I had periods every 3 months for less than 4 days. No pain at all and really...
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"800 mg an hour before bed have eliminated my RLS . I had it bad , sleep was difficult and the desire to move and contract my leg muscles was maddening . Gabapentin at 800 mg cleared it up. I worked with my doctor and started at 300 and increased over time to 800. This works great for me."
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"I have been on anti-depressants/ anxiety medications for the last year now and have been on 3-4 (Lexapro, Celexa, Trintellix and Wellbutrin) to try to find one that doesn't give me sexual side effects. Lexapro made me feel the best but has the worst sexual side effects. Wellbutrin was my last hope and sadly it h...
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"I have hadIimplanon for 4 months now and I think it's great. I had slight bleeding my first 2 months but now I don't. I was scared to get it inserted because I heard it could possibly move when it's in your arm. So for the first couple of nights I could barely sleep because I was scared it was going to ...
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"Not very effective compared to the other medicines."
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"I was extremely hesitant to use this medicine because of the price and because I had read horror stories about it online. But I was desperate because of unsightly warts, so I took the plunge. I made sure to apply with a magnification mirror and a q-tip. I can't stress enough how important it was to ONLY ap...
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"I am 66 years old and have been on Actos for over five years, taking 45mg. Lately I have experienced shortness of breath swelling of ankles and feet, weight gain, anemia and fatique. My primary physician ordered an echo-cardiogram and a lung function test and they both indicated my heart and lungs were fine. Dr. attri...
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"Revlimid significantly reduced my cancer levels , also reduced my pains so I could stop taking my Percocet. At this time I just take extra strength Tylenol. The bad side effect was I developed a bad blood clot in my left leg. I am now on a blood thinner."
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"5 years ago I used chantix to quit smoking. I had tried everything over the years I smoked and chantix was the only thing that ever stopped me from smoking. It even helped my mood. I suffer from depression and the chantix helped my mood during the time I used it. I am grateful for this medication"
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"Lesion on elbow, area of rough scaly skin, itchy. Doctor didn't know what it was, but had lesion surgically removed. It returned even bigger, about 20mm diameter. Saw specialist who did biopsy. Non malignant. Treated with Solaraze. Lesion changed to open sore. Stopped treatment until sore healed. Used Paw paw oin...
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"I have been suffering from strong tension headaches since the birth of my second son. Fioricet has been wonderful. Fioricet has taken the pain away quickly and has allowed me to be a more pleasant parent to my children and a nicer co-worker. "
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"So all of my life I have been some what chubby, but at least couple of years I let my weight go out of control. I went to the doctors on May 26th and she weighed me at 261! :( That day she prescribed me belviq. I took my first pill that night. I weighed myself on June 2nd and I am down to 256.4! I don't know how...
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"Horrific! Had the implant for over a year and I am getting it removed today, I have gained 2 stone in weight with no change to my diet, I know there is no change to my diet as I am diabetic and have a strict diet, I am moody, upset, depressed, tired, have absolutely no energy whatsoever, I can not believe how much i h...
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"I like NuvaRing and I have been using 2 months, but the vaginal irritation is horrible. No other real side effects. Breastart are always tender, no mood swings, appetite changes, weight loss/gain. I don't really have a sex drive but it doesn't bother me. I would keep using, but the irritation is so bad. I&#0...
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"I am into week 3 and Monday I will begin the full dose of 2 pills in the mornings and 2 in the evenings. So far I have lost about 4 pounds.I have been doing some walking on the treadmill and some other little exercises every other day. It has helped control my appetite a little but, not a lot as you can see with only...
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"I have had Crohn's disease for about a year and a half and Humira has been amazing. I felt relief within one month and was in remission within 9 months. Life is pain free..only side effect is yeast infections every week and feel like I have the flu the week right before due for shot. Shot is painful for 10 second...
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"I have been on Rapaflo for 6 months. Results are mixed: some nights I'm up only once and others several times. Consuming liquids in the evening makes little difference. Sexually, the only change is no ejaculation which is OK, I guess but not great. Dr. recommends Avodart but the side effects of that medicine are ...
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"Hot flashes, blisters, heart palpitations, bruising."
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"I am 15 and have been taking Amnesteem for about a week now because I have very bad acne on my cheeks and I must say it is very effective. Since I started this my skin dried up and my acne redness is definitely going away; however, it was kind of crazy the first 3 days cause my big red spots started getting white head...
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"This taken with Zoloft helped me tremendously with my mdd, ptsd and ocd. Did gain some weight this last time taking it, but mentally feel 98% better"
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"I took it for a few months and felt like a zombie. I've been dealing with stress and for some lame ass reasons, a health care shrink diagnosed me as bi-polar. All who know me would say that's a load of crock. Hydrocodone/Vicadon/Vallum works well with me, but no Dr.s want to perscribe it to me. They are afra...
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"I was on Prilosec for about 9 years for acid reflux. For me it was a miracle drug that gave me relief for acid reflux. My dosage was continually increased till I was taking 4 20mg pills a day (probably a problem with my acid reflux increasing). After having more problems, I had an endoscopy which showed I had Barret...
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"Had Prialt in my naive pump for less than 8 hours and had a major allergic reaction. My dr had to remove the Prialt from my pump & catheter and rinse & flush with saline. I was nervous about getting this med due to all the negative reviews online. Wish I had never tried it. This was a bad experience."
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"Tramadol extended-release 100mg reduces my herniation disc (neck) and pinched nerve pain from an 8 pain level to a 2. Sometimes need an extra 50mg of IR and alternate advil and Tylenol for added pain relief."
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"I ve been on angeliq for 6 weeks only. It has already helped with my mood swings and sweats however since the second week of taking it I started spotting and this has increased so much that it is clothing and i ended up in emergency with severe bleeding, flooding. I ve been told to keep on this for another week with...
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"My Dr. put me on Simvastatin. My cholesterol reading 134. I guess it was a birthday present. I was on it for two years. Complained about pain and dizziness. Got Gabapentin and Vicadin. Pain persisted. Then after about twenty-two months I felt something crystalize in my legs muscles. My Dr ignored it. I had this Dr fo...
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"other meds had moderate success in treating my symptoms, Nexium has been 100% effective for me."
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