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Lunesta
User Ratings:
3.6
Effectiveness
4.3
Side Effects
4.1
Holistic Benefits
Lunesta works good because I'm sleeping better. The morning after I feel completely awake, not drowsy.
Ativan
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4.5
Effectiveness
5.6
Side Effects
5.8
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My mom is 82yrs old and has alzheimers. She is in a nursing home and was given Ativan after she fell in the middle of the night. She had a bad reaction to this med in the hospital and wasn't supposed to take it. Now it is 5 days later and her memory is WAY worse. Can this have long term effects?
Gabapentin
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Effectiveness
5.7
Side Effects
4.8
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I have diabetes, treated with oral and insulin. Also treated for high trigycerides, high cholesterol, and bp. Carving for sugar has increased, gained 10# and all readings have jumped up remarkably since starting this medication. At first it helped the pain in my hands and generalized/overall aching pain. Lately I have begun to feel more pain and particularly old injury pain in neck/back, which has flared for years. Doctor just increase dosage from 300 mg x3 to 600 mg x3 to see if tha... View full comment
Clonazepam
User Ratings:
5.4
Effectiveness
6.3
Side Effects
6.5
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It works for restless legs but lethargy, headaches, sleepiness, breathing not worth it if my husband can deal with my restless legs. The dosage above was prescribed but I have never taken the 3 a day. I took 2 the first day, and I was useless for anything, then 1 a day and still the side effects. I stopped 2 days ago and still feel the effects. Takes a long time to get out of your system.
Green Tea
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I love green tea. However I have had the uncanny side effect of stomach growls and slight indigestio nafter consumption.
Etizolam
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After being diagnosed with epilepsy in March 2011 and having extemely painful terrifying focal and generalised grand mal seizures, I didn't want to take potent antiepileptic meds with very serious side effects. I was extremely fearful of further seizures and went online and researched anticonvulsive medication. Also have a very stressful life - abusive mother, autistic son and very acrimonious divorce. Found Etizolam on internet site and started using this 10 months ago. Had immediate relief... View full comment
Ortho-cept
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5.2
Effectiveness
5.8
Side Effects
5.3
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My daughter began taking Ortho-cept in August of 2009. It was the only prescription drug or any other , besides an occasional headache medicine she took. On September 11, 2009, she became light-headed at her college dorm and passed out. She came to and went again to get her roomate from another room and passed out a second time upon arriving there after only being there a few minutes. They called the ambulance and she was taken immediately to the hospital for tests and held for observation.... View full comment
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