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Atenolol
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6.8
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4.5
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6.4
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I started taking Atenolol to stabilize my blood pressure. I have been taking high blood pressure medication for years and this helps to stabilize it with little to no side effects.
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Fanapt
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I am much better with this medicine with less side effects.
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Klonopin
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I've been on Klonopin since the end of April. My doctors figured out the problem I was having wasnt anxiety so they are taking me off the Klonopin. I am having hot flashes, very irritable, and am having mild anxiety. It works for anxiety but it makes me really tired. Its hard to stay awake all day without taking a nap.
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Tagamet
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This is an efficient drug, but it is expensive.
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ProAir HFA
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I have suffered from asthma all my life and used to use Albuterol before it was reformulated. The proair did not work at all for me. It did not puff out of the countainer far enough to be effective. I now use Xopenex HFA and it worked much much better than Proair HFA. I was very unsatisfied with the Proair.
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Raptiva
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I stopped taking this after the first injection(administered at Dr office) 5 hrs after injection, I developed sysytems of spinal menigitis. Severe fever, vertigo and was unable to lift my head or move without severe pain, dizziness and vomitting for 3 DAYS. I was told, flu like symptoms would occur, symtomps were beyond this. This product WAS NOT TESTED SUFFICIENTLY and I would not recommend for long term use, until further studies have been performed. I continue to have chronic pain in my ne... View full comment
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Vitamin C
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use to stay healthy in general aswel as keep away flu
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