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Xanax
User Ratings:
6.8
Effectiveness
5.3
Side Effects
7.3
Holistic Benefits
I take xanax as well as concerta and they seem to work well together. I started taking a half .025, then the whole tables and now I feel like I need a little more. That bothers me as I don't like to take medicine but do realize that I feel better, especially mentally, when I take the meds.
Avonex
User Ratings:
4
Effectiveness
6.8
Side Effects
3.5
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I have been taking Avonex for about 15 years. I credit Avonex for my ability to keep walking and to continue living a fairly normal life, with a family and a 20-hour job. I think I would be in a wheelchair if I never took Avonex. The times I have tried to do without my weekly injection, I would start having spastic movements while walking that risked some very painful falls/sprains, and I would walk with a more pronounced limp which never fully recovered even when I began taking the drug a... View full comment
Betahistine
User Ratings:
4
Effectiveness
6.9
Side Effects
4.9
Holistic Benefits
Since taking these tablets I have had headaches everyday which often turn into a migrain. Not sure why but my periods have also stopped (no I am not preganat). I always have had regular periods until taking these tablets. I also take a high dosage of thyroxine.
Lyrica
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3.9
Effectiveness
7.5
Side Effects
5.3
Holistic Benefits
I was put on Lyrica for fibromyalgia. I started out on a very low dose since I don't handle meds very well. 25 mg once a day for two days, then 50 mg for two days, then 75 mg for two days, then 100 mg for two days. On the day after I took 75mg (I took the pills at night) I started bleeding! I am post menopause. Haven't had a period in over 16 months. Now I'm having a hard time. I feel very weak an dizzy from the bleeding. I go back to to the doctor tomorrow to do blood work to see wha... View full comment
Tracleer
User Ratings:
8
Effectiveness
8.3
Side Effects
7.7
Holistic Benefits
I have been on this drug with Revatio for 8 years since 2007 for Grade 4 PAH, until this year the only side effects I have really notice is decreased libido and ED. I am not on Oxygen but use a CPAP for Sleep Apnea. In March of this year I had a small seizure while on vacation ( no previous history of seizure) I was checked by a doctor and they could find no physical deficits. Upon return home a week later I had a CT of head w & w/o contrast no lesions seen. BP was within my normal range... View full comment
Sudafed Cold-Allergy
User Ratings:
7.4
Effectiveness
2.9
Side Effects
6.6
Holistic Benefits
Sudafed is good for temporary congestion relief, lasting for a few hours (for me).
Adderall XR
User Ratings:
6.8
Effectiveness
6.5
Side Effects
7.3
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Adderall XR has significantly changed my life. At my age, people complain about memory loss to due age; I have a better memory than I've ever had in my life. My quality of life has changed significantly and for the better. I am more confident, less anxious (that I will make big mistakes) and love life. Use of Adderall has significantly cut down impulsivity but I wish it would do more to help me with distractibility. I still find myself being pulled away from one task to another before th... View full comment
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