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"Not really any complaints. I have some spotting and noticeably lighter periods (also less often). I don't usually cramp so I can't say much about that. And as far as mood swings go, I feel they are a pretty regular side effect to having a period. I don't blame nexplanon for weight gain as it is probably...
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"Well, for such a tiny pill, this sure packs a punch! After complaining of an irregular sleep pattern that I simply could not break no matter what I did during the course of my day, my doctor prescribed 15mg Mirtazapine to be taken half-an-hour before bed. Most nights now I sleep right through and it is quality sleep I...
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"I went off of Lexapro and couldn't walk, and the pain was awful. I got right back on it, and I feel like I will live!"
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"I have not had any side effects that I know of and I have been on this for about 2 years. It help's keep the pain away for a while and when it is bad it takes the sharp edge off the pain but I also use a hot water bottle for ease and comfort when it is bad."
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"I took the full twelve weeks of Harvoni. I was concerned ,as most. about the side effects. I was lucky and did not have any side effects at all, unless you consider having more energy a side effect. I was religious about taking it the same time every day. I planned my day around it. The best part of all was getti...
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"I have lost 20 lbs in 35 days . I feel great . My doctor scaled down my dosage do to me feeling light headed in the 4 week."
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"I have just started my third month of Previfem, and I have had almost no side effects! My breasts have grown so much though!(not that I'm complaining) this was my first birth control and I'm very happy I chose it. It makes my periods much lighter, and if anything it increased my sex drive. I've noticed ...
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"I got this when I had already had 2 crusty cold sores and just got rid of 1. I get them alot and they don't care-they show up for no reason! I took the 2 and then 2 later and it helped clear those up in no time at all, but when I start on a new cold sore I notice the 2 now and 2 later isn't working but the d...
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"I just had all four wisdom teeth pulled out. I was put on ibuprofen 800 mg and it did not do crap for the pain. Went back to dentist and was put on vicoprofen. I do admit it works great for the pain but only for 4 hours. 1 hour after I would take the pill, I would vomit like clock work. It also left me feeling sick al...
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"I started Eligard in 2006 and it worked well until 2012. I started taking Casodex with the Eligard injections and that worked well until early 2014. I came off the Casodex at that time and continued to take the Eligard with my PSA back up to 7.1 and cancer mets to my T3, T4 spine. I had radiation to my spine and now w...
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"Developed UC at age 44. After being on Asacol for years with no further flare ups, due to insurance coverage was forced to change every few years. Presently been on Apriso for about 6 months. Apriso seems to do its job although I do seem to have softer stool now. DR said to expect that with some meds. Only complai...
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"This medicine has been working really well for me. I'm on my third pack, taking it at exactly the same time every day. I had 0 side affects. My breasts did get a little bigger which was nice but I didn't gain weight anywhere else. My periods used to be irregular and painful with heavy mood swings but now my ...
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"I was treated 2 times with Treanda. Both times my palpable tumors were gone within 14 days. The first time I was in remission for 18 months."
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"I'm a 52 year old female. I lost 60 lbs in the last 2 years on a healthy diet. I quit smoking then began a new med that causes weight gain and I gained 35 lbs back. Menopause hit me hard and is making it next to impossible to lose even while strictly dieting. I'm also a seizure patient and exercise is dif...
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"I have been on Cymbalta for almost 4 years now and it has been a lifesaver for me. The first few weeks I had some loose stools, but that subsided. The only problem I have with it now is keeping weight off. I have trouble loosing weight and I think it is due to the Cymbalta. I eat a well balanced diet and exercise....
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"The first birth control I was on I gained 15 lbs in 5 months, my doctor switched me to Yaz. I had no weight loss and no side effects other then a decrease in my sexual drive, three months ago I started taking Beyaz. I have gained 12 lbs in 3 months of taking it! Nothing in my daily routine has changed to make me gain ...
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"I'm 20 years old & I've had Nexplanon for 2 years & 7 months. I just had it removed today due to extreme heavy bleeding. I was told it was a sign that it had stopped working. I've lost so much blood in a matter of 9 days that I passed out at work & was in the hospital. I've gained over ...
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"I was prescribed 20 mg of Lexapro (I split in half) about a year ago and it did make me feel "Zombie Like" for the first couple days of taken it but i got used to it and it did help my anxiety A LOT. I was taken off it cause i was taken off of it about 4 months into taken it cause my insurance wouldn't...
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"My body reacted to implanon I have a face full of pus pimples. Took it out and Dr. Adviced to use mirena as it has lowest dosage of hormonal influences. 6 months later Inserted the mirena, I cramped for 1 day.. and started spotting from 28/7/2016 until yesterday decided to take it off. I have been spotting for more t...
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"I had great response with Fludara when it was used with Rituxan."
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"Ive had the implanon in now for just 4 Months. I have gained almost 2 stone and still going! none of my "pre implanon" clothes fit me!!! Size uk10 to 14 in 4 months!? I have extremely low self esteem now due to this. I genuinely hate myself thats how LOW I feel. No money to purchase my unwanted bigger wardro...
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"I was offered Humira by a specialist in rheumatoid arthritis. I was iffy about taking this treatment, I have several discs that are damaged from 15 years of being a Union Flooring Installer, and I was seeking a more permanent solution for the pain, little did I know what kind of ride I was in for. The RA Dr. was very...
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"I placed the ovule and then read the reviews. I swear just reading the reviews was making me itchy. I stopped reading the reviews and decided to hope for the best. I placed the ovule in at around 10 pm, woke up around 8 with no burning, no itching but mild discharge from the ovule itself. The only thing I will say is ...
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"I did 6 years active duty with the army as an infantry soldier. I've been in the Iraq war in 2004, and the war in Afghanistan in 2006. During combat I've been in 6 IED explosions. A gun shot through my left shin, nerve damage to my whole right hand. Compressed 3 disc, and shattered 1 in my lower back. I hav...
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"I've actually lost weight on this pill. Every other birth control pill made me gain lots of weight. Periods are short. It has no side effects that I've noticed. Compared to other pills I've tried, this is the best. I recommend it! I do not get acne, or crazy mood swings, or anything of that sort on this...
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"I got my implant put in about a month and two weeks ago. I was a little afraid of getting it after reading the reviews because I did suffer from hormonal breakouts before I got it put in and I couldn't afford to gain any weight But, I decided to give it a try. I broke out twice as much as I did before, and I&#03...
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"I took Zarah for 3 years, never missed a pill and always took it right at 3pm every day. So it worked great. No weight gain. No painful cramps. A light flow during period week. But I rated this 5/10 because I did end up getting pregnant 3 1/2 years after I started taking Zarah. I didn’t take any medications arou...
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"It controlled the numbness and worked well for a long time. I developed a problem consisting of no appetite and constant nausea, especially an upset stomach after taking my evening dose. I switched to Lyrica and my problems went away."
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"I've found it to work great for depression. But the panic attacks are severe. I got 2 kidney stones was off citalopram. 3 weeks stayed off 1 month no panic attacks. No hard heart beat but I get teary eyed."
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"Went to the hospital and was given 4 250mg pills and told to make sure I drink lots of water and don't have sex. When I started getting the worst stomach ache ever, my first thought was it was because I was nervous and upset because of the diagnosis... then I googled it and found all of these kindred spirits. So ...
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"Lexapro works good for me. Started on 10mg for a couple of years then needed to up dose to 20mg a day and has been working great for 6 years. I recently took myself off the medication for about three weeks because I have gained weight and wanted to loss some but I quickly asked my doctor to give it back. I will live ...
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"Had problems staying asleep and was waking up every two hours or so. Since I've started taking this I have slept better although can still wake up once a night. Don't have any side effects that I've noticed."
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"10 days ago, I was diagnosed with urinary tract infection and was prescribed cefuroxime axetil 500 mg 2 x a day. After the first capsule, the severe symptoms of infection were gone. Although I've experienced light headedness and some anxiety after the morning dose, I think, it's worth it compared to the pain...
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"Fantastic, at first. I received relief from Fibro pain throughout my body and some rheumatoid arthritis pain. (Oddly, I did experience a new pain in the very center of my lower back after beginning Butrans). Once I increased to 20mcg, after 2 days of applying the new patch, I would vomit, nausea and headache. Then, my...
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"This is helping a lot, after 6years of pills and heroin used, I can finally work every day again buy groceries and started paying down my 6year old credit card debt, I was also an acholholic before I found opioids 6years ago, now I found Doc to put me on suboxone 8_2s, life so far much better without the daily cha...
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"Have been Bipolar since 89. I have been on Depakote for 9 years, 500 mg x 3. I went from 210lbs to 304lbs. I have been on just about everything over the years. A little bit lethargic, but this seems to have stabilized me the best."
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"I have had bleeding for over a month now and I have never had an abnormal cycle. Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo is the way to go. If it's the "same", why am I experiencing different symptoms? The bigger problem ladies is why can't women choose which birth control pill they want to ingest at a reasonable co...
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"I've had gout for 10 years I'm 37. Over the past 2 years I've been getting attacks every couple of weeks in my feet, ankles, knees and elbow. I was bed bound for a full week in January couldn't walk had to crawl to the toilet absolute horrible time. I started allopurinol 300mg at first then uppe...
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"I have had migraines for years now (about 8). At first I didn't take anything special other than Advil. After a while my migraines got worse and I had to get something else. My doctor told me to try Cafergot. It did help a lot on the pain of the migraine but I still had to lay down in a dark room, face in a pillo...
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"I am a recovering opiate addict and alcoholic. I have been sober for five years and extremely grateful. However, I have been diagnosed several times by physicians as having depression. It got so bad about a month ago that I decided to try Prozac 20mg. I have been on Celexa in the past but it made feel disconnected...
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"I started taking TriNessa 3wks ago to help with my cyst acne and my cyst acne is so bad! My jaw line is ten times worse than it was so I’m really on the fence as to whether this was a good idea ☹ . I literally went from having one or two cysts during my period to now having ten on one side of my face and 5 on ...
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"I have had the Mirena put in me twice just because it's only for 5 years after the second one I only had it in for 2yrs but because I wanted to have my 3rd baby @ first I did bleed for 3 months on & off also had cramps but after that it went all good never had any side effects at all plus I didn't get pe...
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"Horrible experience with this drug. It has a very short half life, so you must take it at the exact same time every day or you will become extremely nauseated. Then you have to wean yourself off of it. It was a nightmare. I now take 100 mg of Zoloft each day and that is perfect."
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"This is my second round of three years each I am on about year four. I feel like I've never been without my period, I have my period for 2 to 3 weeks at a time it goes away or maybe a week or two if I'm lucky and then I go again for 2 to 3 weeks it's not even a monthly thing anymore. When I do have my ...
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"Wow 50 mg of this everyday for insomnia put me right to sleep and the quality of sleep is so good :)"
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"I had the Reclast done March 2015. I read the reviews and had put this off for a year but I am glad I did it because now I have more energy then I did before. I know I kept myself hydrated over a month faithfully and I experience no side effects. Awesome"
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"I have been on makena since 16 weeks due to a pre mature labor 8 years ago I'm now 34 weeks with two shots left to go I've made it :-) I was worried at first but have nothing negative to say and if your doctor recommends this for you I say do it!!"
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"Noticed major improvement 4 hours after injection."
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"So far I've lost 35lbs in four months with minimal lifestyle change. I now plan to add more exercise into my weekly routine."
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"I'm on month 3 taking this after being forced to switch from Minestrin FE (I really liked this one) due to insurance changes. I'd been on BC for many years but so far I'm not too happy with this one, especially when it is supposed to be very much like the Minestrin. Month one I had bloating and breast p...
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"My fiancé and I have only ever used condoms as protection during sex. One afternoon, while we were intimate, the condom broke and neither of us realized it had happened until after the fact. As we are not in a position where we are ready for children, we turned to Plan B. I took a pill within an hour of the con...
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"The drug worked great however I could not use it for long as I was swelling very bad."
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"I've been taking Contrave for about 2 weeks. I started with 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening. I've lost about 6 pounds. Food is of no interest to me, I have no appetite and I have to remind myself to eat something. This morning for the first time I experienced nausea, it went away after about 30 minu...
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"I've recently gotten the Skylar onserted. Its easier than trying to remember the pill every day. Hpwever, I have been in constant pain since it was inserted and I have been spotting/bleeding for weeks. It is quite uncomfortable and the pain/bleeding gets worse after sex. It's bad enough that I cannot stand o...
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"After a long period of high stress and panic attacks, I reluctantly tried this medication (reluctantly because SSRIs had only INCREASED my anxiety problems in the past). I was only able to tolerate 2.5 mg of this medication, but it did help the anxiety some. It did not help my sleep (may have worsened it). Side effect...
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"I had several attacks of depression on the last 25 years following stress of works with variable severity. All of these attacks respond well to anafranil in 3-5 week of therapy with some side effects like sweating, tremor during first 2 weeks then I take a small dose for another sevaral weeks and tapering it without p...
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"Remember, hormone drugs do vary per person. A little about me so you can judge how relevant my review is: 20, 5'6", 120lbs, never had regular periods before (2.5 weeks apart, other times 6 months apart), history of horrible acne, needed to take accutane for a year. Was on another birth control before with ac...
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"I have had great success taking Ultram ER 100mg once a day and 300mg gabapentin 3 x day. They seem to cancel each other's side effects out. "
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"I've been on these pills for 3 weeks now and yes I've noticed that I've been crying a lot lately too just out of the blue."
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"Most painful stomach pain I've ever experienced even with the recommended dose! I was moaning and shaking from the pain for 2 hours. This happened about 4 hours after taking the medicine."
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"I have been on pain pills for the last 3 weeks for lower back and leg pain. As a result I became very constipated. I tried Stool Softener and Laxatives but had no luck. My stepmom suggested I try this product. OMG I am so HAPPY!!! This product really works!!! I drank a 10oz bottle of Magnesium Citrate and a 16oz bottl...
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"Absolutely saved my life. After having severe facial pain for 3 months and not one doctor could diagnose me... I started have bad anxiety and depression. I was always that person that was so against anti depressants and anxiety medicine. My family kept telling me I needed to do something so I finally decided to take L...
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"The most important thing about having a UTI, is making sure a urine culture is done. Many don't realize that there are antibiotics that simply just won't work because the bacteria they have, are resistant to the antibiotic prescribed. Just because the antibiotic didn't work for you, doesn't mean it...
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"If I could give this a 0, I would. I decided to get this after being on the pill and then switching to the skyla IUD, which I also hated and led me to nexplanon. I was told by my gyn that this would take away my period and result in limited weight gain. I have had it in now for just over 6 months and I think there hav...
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"I've been feeling real down so my doctor told me to take budeprion. I feel much better, I'm happy and taking one step at a time. I can now get out of bed."
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"Good points: reduced my seizures and made me feel overall a lot more confident. If I ever had a seizure, I tended to know when it might occur and my 'trigger' points. Bad points: It made me in some ways over confident, to the point of feeling careless. Not so much suicidal, but thoughtless and self-...
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"I had been on birth control pills for almost 5 years and decided I wanted a change. I learned about the Implanon rod and even though I had read many negative reviews online, I decided to give it a try. I got the implant in February 2011 and have been very pleased with it ever since. I did have lots of spotting the ...
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"Cold sores last up to 1 week to even 2 weeks if you don't use treatment. By using Abreva, you can shorten that time to around 4-6 days. Abreva isn't used to lower your cold sore nor get rid of it completely after only a couple of uses. It's used to shorten the length of your cold sore, very effectively....
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"I have been taking this OC for 4 years. I have mild endometriosis with occasional pain and/or discomfort. This pill is amazing. It helps decrease the level of pain. I have had fewer mood swings. I have less bleeding during menstruation. I highly recommend this oral contraceptive to any woman who has had trouble with o...
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"I was diagnosed with Narcolepsy about a 2 weeks ago and I have been taking Nuvigil for about a week. I have to admit it works. The urges to fall sleep are there but I have a choice now. I still sleep at night. About 7-8 hours, but I still wake up frequently. The only thing is, I get headaches and my mouth is really, r...
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"I didn't have too many side effects and it worked great! The main thing was that I didn't have a period for over 5 months (the Dr. said everything was fine and that this was normal) I've been on it for a year, but am stopping this month. I started it a few months before I got married. We never had sex b...
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"I had really bad acne before I used this in my pubescent years. I asked my doctor (from the UK) to prescribe me any treatment, and so recommended Adapalene/Benzoyl Peroxide. The first two months it dried out my skin, though with Neutrogena moisturiser it helped a lot. So now I have near to perfect skin, sure I get the...
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"I'm 48 years old and have been having heavy bleeding for 2 years now, decided to try the depo for the first time in October 2015. Have gained so much weight and developed several breast cysts. Chose not to get the second depo injection. Period started immediately, have been bleeding heavily for 3 weeks now with...
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"I can't believe how much better I felt immediately after starting this (25 mcg). I resisted taking it for a year. I was afraid of side effects and wasn't convinced that my thyroid was the problem. My TSH was only slightly high (average 6; high 11). I was so used to feeling lousy that whenever the doc asked a...
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"I've been battling MDD for 20 years. I'm 32. If you can name it, it's been prescribed to me. I went through a two month period of constant suicidal ideation in 2015 and was put on 40mg Viibryd. It saved my life, career, and sanity. I've been taking it as prescribed for 1 1/2 years and my depression...
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"I've been on Sprintec for about a year and a half now and it's honestly the best birth control there is. I've had no negative side affects, all have been positive results. It works like it should, & has cleared my acne up incredibly."
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"I've been on the NuvaRing for a little over a year and at first I loved it, it was my first birth control and I did not think I would remember to take a pill everyday so this seemed perfect and it was. It is very effective for not getting pregnant, I have been having unprotected sex with my boyfriend since and no...
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"I was on vesicare for over a year and didn't feel much relief. When my Doctor changed me to Enablex I got immediate results without the annoying dry mouth symptoms. Been on this medication for 2 years and I love it!"
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"I have been suffering from BV for about 8 years now. I've always been prescribed metronidazole. It works for me, it takes two days for the symptoms to clear. Mines is recurring because of my period. So I get it every month. :( which I hate it's embarrassing. I have no side effects from the medication, I jus...
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"I have been on Xulane for over a year now and so far so good. I have found it easier to cry and during my period i'm in pain with backaches (basically my whole body hurting). I had the nexplanon for 7 months before Xulane and it was horrible. I didn't have pain or cramps before trying BC. With nexplanon I ha...
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"Had my first flare with diverticulitis 4 months ago, ended up in the emergency room. Prescribed Bactrim and Flagyl and four days bed rest. Pain subsided after 2 days on the meds, but felt pretty crummy for the next week, and had to deal with loss of taste and bad taste in my mouth. Didn't attribute feeling so yuc...
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"I have to say I really love this medication. I have migraines 4 to 6 times a month. I try not to take it all the time due to me having hot and cold flashes. The first time I took it my head felt like I put something icy and hot on my brain. It's now going on a year and I still get hot and cold flashes but the si...
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"I started having daily headaches that turned into a severe migraine as the day progressed. Eventually I would end up lying in bed, in the dark, with no noise, unable to sleep, vomiting from the pain. I was terrified it was my new normal. This was the 1st medication my D.O. prescribed. 25mg for a month. 1st week no ...
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"I get migraines- about 20 migraines a year and maybe 7 more that feel deadly: blurry vision, severe body tension, diarrhea, vomiting, feeling like I'm paralyzed, sobbing, etc. I've had them for over 15 years. I've been on many medicines with no improvement. My father gets migraines too and when he had s...
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"I was really excited for Mirena because I suffer from seveer cramps and a very heavy period. This definitely helps that. But my period was irregular, showed up for 2 weeks at a time sometimes, every other week, after sex....there was no rhyme or reason and incredibly annoying. I also had other symptoms that I did not ...
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"On day 2 right now (15mg-1daily) and 3 hours after taking it, I'm feeling very anxious, asthma like symptoms (I do have asthma), and nausea. NOT continuing and will be calling the dr. I'll be using aleve and PT to manage my arthritis that just flared and got diagnosed. I can't take a ZPak either as it...
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"I am reading the comments and I am really surprised at how long and at how high a dosage some people with urinary tract infections are reporting. I went to the doctor this morning because I have a UTI, but I was given 6 Cipro pills, each 250 mg to be taken twice a day. From what I understand, most doctors will try t...
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"I have been taking Belviq for 1 month, but I'm going to stop because the side effects are too much. The first week I experienced extreme dizziness, fatigue and muscle soreness. I powered through and the dizziness finally went away. However, the extreme fatigue and muscle soreness was too much. I tried only on...
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"Xeloda has brought my tm's down slowly but consistently. However, when I changed to the Mylan brand ( insurance made me switch to the Accredo mail order)I had a horrible experience after one cycle. The other products/binders in this brand included lactose and a combination similar to Miralax. I became lactose int...
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"Depakote made me go slow on everything I did. I was a totally different person. My family thought I was on harsh drugs, I didn't function at all on 1200mg. Now I am on quetiapine and citalopram and my moods have totally stabilized. I am a different person."
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"Have been bi-polar all my life and have major anger issues. Since my doctor put me on perphenazine (4mg daily) my issues have dramatically decreased, but still flare up now and then. The only side effect I found is the lethargy after taking it."
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"Have taken this medication several times before. This time it cleared my UTI up in 3 hours. It is available in the U.S. but requires prior authorization. I will never take anything else. No side effects."
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"It works tremendously well on Insomnia and really does help on maintaining a normalcy in everyday life. Sleeping a lot at first, which in my case was a good thing. It's not the best for uplifting depression and doesn't help in taking away anxiety or panic attacks. The side affects for me was being easily bot...
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"It's a miracle syrup for my COPD."
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"After using various generic lo ovral like birth control pills my dr advised that I try this and reportedly has a lower dose of hormones than others. I agreed. In the 10 years I've used birth control pills these have been the worst I've had. Stomach pain. Water retention. Breakthrough bleeding (after 10 year...
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"So I had unprotected sex about a week ago and he didn't pull out because he forgot he took the condom off (stupid i know) so I was freaking out so got this pill and took it 20 hours after the event. Then this morning I was cramping and feeling like I had PMS and several hrs later I start bleeding. I came on here...
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"I had to take 75mg of it, but it did work!"
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"Day 3 on Flagyl and Cipro. I thought I was having a heart attack. This stuff has horrid side effects. Discomfort in my chest and arm. Foggy headed feeling, dizziness, unbalanced, headache, very nauseous, metal taste, very blurry eyesight. No energy, at 55 it is not a good thing to feel this way, especially when yo...
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"I found that my patch was never staying on for the whole 72hrs and sometimes it would not last 20 minutes on my upper body. I now use the patch on my lower legs and the front and the patch sticks no problem. As for the effectiveness on the patch its hard to say as everyone is different, but for me it works. As soon a...
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"I have had nexplanon a little over a year now. Unlike other people who stopped getting a period, I literally spot every day and it is frustrating. I have to wear a liner everyday, but the bleeding is not enough to consider to be a period. I feel as though ever since I got this, I have much more drastic mood swings, re...
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