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Mirtazapine
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After initially trying prozac, with no effect, i immediately felt less anxiety on starting mirtazapine. It took a few months, with increasing dose, to notice an inmprovement with my mood. Worth persevering with.
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Claritin-D 24 Hour
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Claritin-D 24hr worked great for my allergies. I took is for years, then started to have heart problems. The culprit Claritin-D. I still continue to have heart problems after being taken off the medication, it caused damage to my heart that willNEVER go away . I'm a 26yr old female who's life will forever be changed for the worse because of this. Please keep an eye on your blood pressure and heart rate while taking Claritin-D
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Ranitidine Hydrochloride
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It works a lot better than other medicines that I have tried, but does not completely alleviate my symptoms.
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Crestor
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As with other statins within days or weeks the same physical sensations begin. It is like too much energy in hands and feet. Sleep i srestless. Thre are night swets. In this case I took only 2 pills. the morning aftert he first I felt great. But the 2nd night (pills are taken in evening before bed) symptoms began. With other statins impact was slower in manifesting. I have been able to keep total cholestrol down to 180 with red yeast rice and 5 -6 days each week of hitting target heart r... View full comment
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Symbicort
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I've noticed a lot of leg cramps, but I don't know if it's related. My sleep can be more erratic, but it never was perfect. My breathing is much better and being active is much easier. I was active before but it made me out of breath a lot. Overall it's a good thing but does seem to lower sex druve ime.
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I take Tylenol for everything! It works quickly to relieve the least or the worst pain anywhere.
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