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Amoxicillin
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7.1
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I found amoxicillin to be very helpful when I had bacterial and ear infection. It gave me a speedy recovery most of the times. One bad experience I had with it was during the fall of 2009 when I got a bacterial infection. As I took it, I began to feel nauseated and had head aches later that night. I also woke up middle of the night vommiting. I am not sure if it was because of the drug itself or maybe because of something I ate that made a bad reaction with the drug. For the most part,... View full comment
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Synthroid
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5.2
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Doctor described this for me for my hypothyroidism and it has helped my tiredness, and bowel movements, and this medication doesnt give me any side effects.
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Melatonin
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5.3
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4.3
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5.7
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For individuals with minor sleeping problems on an irregular basis this medicine may help but for someone that struggles on a regular basis it is not enough by itself to help the person sleep
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Lyrica
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Lyrica is one of the sneakiest little devil there is. First you feel great, it really helped with the nerve pain through out my body, and it knocked me out at night. I definitely couldn't take this medication in the day time, and forget about driving that is a joke! You can barely see, and that is if you aren't already lost from confusion. One of my main pains was my stomach and although the Lyrica helped it a lot it was actually putting my stomach muscles to sleep. I would deal with const... View full comment
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Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
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My fifteen year old daughter a perfectly healthy young girl ,experienced temporary paralysis less than 3 hours after first shot taken along with a miningitis vaccine. She was placed in the hospital for 8hrs ,her speach was impaired and not clear then released after series of test and regaining feelings in her limbs. 2 days later she started having severe pains in the abdomen, dizziness, nausea, and her right arm was bent in front of her as though she had a stroke, so she was returned to h... View full comment
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Os-Cal
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I am very thankful that they come in chewable tablets because the regular tablets are huge and hard to swallow.
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Stemona Root
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Quite severe abdominal bloating persistently, cramping sporadically and lack of appetite after taking for approx 5 days. Cleared gradually over 2 days without taking.
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