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Magic Johnson

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Freddie Mercury

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Arthur Ashe

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Isaac Asimov

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Tommy Morrison

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Oracea
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4.4
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It is making my hair fall out. I didn't know what was causing it at first, but I've narrowed it down. My hair is so thin now. I'm hoping it will grow back now that I've discontinued it. If anybody else has had this problem, please let me know, and let me know if your hair grew back. Thanks.
Levothyroxine Sodium
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I think that my muscle and joint pain could be from this med. I got changed from armor to this 2 months ago. But what do you mean by be coming a raving lunatic??
Hyzaar
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Works well to control blood pressure but had sexual dysfunction side effect (major)
Omnicef
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My 6 year old son developed severe painful hives all over his body. His feet and hands became so swollen and painful that he refused to walk and could not even play anything that involved using his hands. This is the worst reaction I have ever seen in four children. I will never allow my kids to take this drug again.
Prednisone
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I think the prednisone made me feel worse and once I stopped taking it all the aforementioned negative symptoms disappeared.
Remicade
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I tried remicade for awhile and it worked for about the first year and then my symptoms started to return so I was switched to some other drugs but ultimately went back to the remicade as compared to the other drugs, it worked best. Then it was becoming more and more clear that the remicade was no longer working and I'm not going to start a new drug called Cimzia. This involves giving myself injections at home, which doesn't thrill me!
Advil
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I use this whenever I have aches and pains and when I have minor headaches. Unfortunately, it usually isn't strong enough to help me if I get a migraine but helps with some of the minor things.
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