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Ranitidine
User Ratings:
7.7
Effectiveness
2.3
Side Effects
6
Holistic Benefits
it takes too long to work and once it does begin to work it doen't last long
Advil PM
User Ratings:
5.7
Effectiveness
5.3
Side Effects
6.3
Holistic Benefits
the pills work for helping with sleep but next day no energy and depression set in....think i am gonna quit taking them for a while...
Xanax
User Ratings:
6.8
Effectiveness
5.3
Side Effects
7.3
Holistic Benefits
Works very well for my panic disorder. I can take it in the middle of the day if anxious, avoid a panic attack, and continue on with my day. I've been taking Xanax for about 10 years now and it's still as eefective as it was when I started taking it. I can go days without taking any if I have little or no anxiety. As it wears off I do notice I get a little grumpy, that part doesn't feel real good. Overall it helps my quality of life greatly.
Lisinopril
User Ratings:
5.7
Effectiveness
4.3
Side Effects
5.7
Holistic Benefits
i dont like taking pills. what bothers me about this pill is that it is very very very small. i only take it because it works for me and because my doctor tells me i have to. i feel like if i dont take it i will increase my risk of having a heart attack
Vicodin
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6.6
Effectiveness
5.6
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6.4
Holistic Benefits
Not sure, but I think it causes some paranoia sometimes, though I do not have any visual or auditory hallucinations, and have never been diagnosed with any mental issues. I find as the length of time increases for me being on Vicodin, I find myself sometimes suffering from frequent paranoia, even though I have not increase the dosage my doctor prescribed. I am entitled to 1 pill every 4 hours as needed for pain, and I do not always take that amount. Sometimes I may skip a dose because I have... View full comment
Oxycodone hydrochloride
User Ratings:
7.5
Effectiveness
3.9
Side Effects
7.1
Holistic Benefits
Oxycodone HCl is far and away the best drug available in the UK for chronic pain. The problem is the blatant lie on box and PIL that the duration of action is 12 hours. In my experience I begin to feel pain at around six and am in agony again by 6.5-7 hours after taking. My doctor refuses point blank to issue me recue medications which I have to obtain through other services than the NHS. Best are the short-acting but potent dipipanone with cyclizine tabs, dextromoramide tartrate (though my... View full comment
Midol Cramp
User Ratings:
7.4
Effectiveness
2.8
Side Effects
6.6
Holistic Benefits
I works just as tylenol works but a little more specific for cramps. Its works great I just didn't like all the bloating and the feeling that I wanted to throw up. Other than that it was okay.
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