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Prilosec OTC
User Ratings:
7.6
Effectiveness
2.4
Side Effects
6.3
Holistic Benefits
Prilosec is semi-effective, but it must be over the counter because it is not 100%.
Yaz
User Ratings:
6.2
Effectiveness
5.3
Side Effects
6.1
Holistic Benefits
I have had normal blood pressure, top number in the 120's-130's, bottom # in the 70's, all of my life, and now that I have been on Yaz for a year my numbers have absolutely skyrocketed. Now I'm getting readings anywhere from the 140's over 80's all the way up to the 190's over 90's! Nothing else has changed, no weight gain, no other drugs or medical condition that could explain the sudden rise. My dr took me off the Yaz in hopes that my blood pressure will come down, it's been two weeks an... View full comment
Sertraline Hydrochloride
User Ratings:
3.9
Effectiveness
6.7
Side Effects
5.5
Holistic Benefits
I was hospitalized for a week in February with suicidal depression. I started taking Sertraline Hydrochloride on April 10th and I am a new woman. My depression is non-existent and I am the happiest I have ever been. This medication worked for me. I have had nothing great things to say about it. I took Paxil in the past and the side effects I had were weight gain and bad withdrawals when I missed a dose. I've not experienced that with Sertraline Hydrochloride.
Concerta
User Ratings:
6.6
Effectiveness
6.5
Side Effects
6.9
Holistic Benefits
This medication changed my life. I almost failed high school. I got my BA-MA-Phd in late 30's on a 10-15 cup of coffee/day habit. Once I got a full-time job I was so exhausted from staying focused that i slept most weekends. For many years I could never figure out quite what was wrong with me/why I couldn't stay in the moment. It doesn't completely keep me focused--I still have to eat right and exercise--but it helps immensely at work and in my everyday life I can actually pay attention... View full comment
Vitamin D3
User Ratings:
4
Effectiveness
2.3
Side Effects
3.3
Holistic Benefits
It helps keep my bones from aching and works very well.
Levoxyl
User Ratings:
1.8
Effectiveness
6.6
Side Effects
3.9
Holistic Benefits
My thyroid shut down 15 years ago, but after treatment with Levoxyl it started working again and has TSH, free T3, T4 levels have fluctuated ever since (though that was not recognized as normal 15 years ago). It supplies needed thyroid hormone, but does not address autoimmune problem that started it.
Niaspan
User Ratings:
3.2
Effectiveness
6.5
Side Effects
3.6
Holistic Benefits
I have a inherited increase in Lpa, and LDL levels that can cause stenosis. This is the only drug that effectively decreased my levels of Lpa and cholesterol. Used with a small 5 mg dose of lipitor, Cholesterol is 120, HDL is 73, LDL is 35 and Lpa is 37.
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