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Sandomigran
User Ratings:
6.6
Effectiveness
7.5
Side Effects
6.4
Holistic Benefits
I've been on sandomigran for at least 3 years now. I recently went up to 3 per day but it's not working. It worked really well for ages but no longer and the side effects are getting harder to tolerate. I find they have incresased on the higher dose so I am going back to the neurologist to see if there is an alternative. I've tried lots of other meds though. Hopefully there is something out there that can help.
Tums
User Ratings:
7
Effectiveness
1.4
Side Effects
5.7
Holistic Benefits
I take Tums for extra calcium, but I recommend not taking them on an empty stomache; typically, if I do, I experience (very minor) stomache pains.
Metformin
User Ratings:
6.1
Effectiveness
5
Side Effects
5.2
Holistic Benefits
seems to work
Hydrocortisone
User Ratings:
7.8
Effectiveness
1.9
Side Effects
6.2
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I had a skin rash from poison ivy and the hydrocortisone helped to ease the itch
Candex
User Ratings:
4.5
Effectiveness
5.9
Side Effects
5.6
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I think it works but I also can't belive that it does not cause a die off reaction. Even if the toxins aren't released when the yeast die your immune system still has to clean up all the dead yeast bodies. This can cause fatigue and other die-off symptoms. I think it is false advertising that they claim there are no die off symptoms. Perhaps they are less severe than other anti-fungals, but they do exist, in my experience. http://www.enzymestuff.com/rtdieoff.htm
Lantus
User Ratings:
5.2
Effectiveness
5.9
Side Effects
4.9
Holistic Benefits
I like using Lantus because it is long lasting. I only have to use it before I go to bed. Because it is long lasting I don't have to worry about my sugar spiking in the middle of the night.
Methotrexate
User Ratings:
4.6
Effectiveness
5.9
Side Effects
5.6
Holistic Benefits
At first, the medication caused nausea, so the doctors reduced the prescribed dosage for me and since the dosage was decreased, nausea also decreased and went away. Prominent side effects included constipation and weakness and there were multiple other mild side effects that went away as the dosage was decreased more.
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