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Bisoprolol Fumarate
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Severe chest pain and in upper body, exhaustion, quickly get breathless with slight exertion.
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With skepticism, I say that to my surprise, I saw some improvement in alertness. Unsure of long term effects.
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It has helped my diarrhea, gas and bloating. It appears that my digestion is possibly faster, as my sugar spikes higher now.
Synthroid
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I was on synthroid from 2003 to 2006 and I still had fatigue, brain fog and was still cold all the time. I complained to my endocrinologist and since he declared my labs "perfect" he could do nothing for me, when I inquired about Armour, he said he would not prescribe it. I found a doctor in May 2008 who prescribed Armour. But since have been hypothyroid for so long and mistreated with synthroid, I developed adrenal fatigue. Proven by a 24 hr saliva cortisol test that indicated... View full comment
Loestrin
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I recently started menopause and it actually came much earlier for me. I had been experiencing really bad moodswings and I feel as though this hormone pill really helped control that. In addition to that I was undergoing a divorce and a lot of stress at home and I feel that this hormone pill really made me calm down more and helped decrease my stress level.
Lyrica
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I had to stop taking lyrica cause the depression that it caused had gotten so bad that i started thinking about doing irrational things. when i wouldn't take it i was fine mentally when i did take it , i was hysterical and had thoughts of suicide.
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I have not taken this long enough to notice a change yet, but I am hoping that it will work
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