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Zyprexa
User Ratings:
4.2
Effectiveness
6.4
Side Effects
5.6
Holistic Benefits
80 pound weight gain, developed type 2 diabetes in early 2000's and have it permanently. no one paid attemtion to my weight gain or blood sugar increase as i was taking this. the main individual giving this to me even acknowledged to me at the time that he knew it caused weight gain amd a bad craving for sweets but still prescribed it anyway until it was too late on the diabetes. i've since lost all of the 80 pounds i gained while Using Zyprexa, it tool me some time to do it.
Claritin-D 12 Hour
User Ratings:
8.3
Effectiveness
3.4
Side Effects
7.7
Holistic Benefits
I've had sinus problems for over 30 years. Nose spray used to relieve stuffyness and no nose doctor could help with medications. Was taking perscription Alegra-D but it stopped working after a few months. Caritin-D 12 hr continues to work allowing me to get restful sleep at night.
Os-Cal
User Ratings:
6.4
Effectiveness
0
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3.8
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I am very thankful that they come in chewable tablets because the regular tablets are huge and hard to swallow.
Effexor XR
User Ratings:
7.1
Effectiveness
6.4
Side Effects
7.2
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same with me, extremely uncomfortable discontinuation symptoms post 24 hours (feels like I have the flu) - does anyone have any insight into how long it takes for those symptoms to fade? I'd like to get off the meds
Diamox
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Effectiveness
7.5
Side Effects
5.5
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I take 2g per day for pseudotumor cerebri, so I know that is a lot. Diamox has helped my high pressure headaches and helped keep most of the PTC symptoms at bay, however, it does have some issues of its own. Before I began taking a potassium supplement, my energy level was greatly decreased, my blood pressure was EXTREMELY low (about 86/50) on a regular basis and I would experience leg cramps as well as stabbing pains in both my feet and my hands. As I noted, with potassium, most of these sid... View full comment
Testim
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3.4
Effectiveness
5.5
Side Effects
4.5
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I have been taking it for 8 days and have the same thing. Did you stop using it or did the shortness of breath go away?
Vyvanse
User Ratings:
6.4
Effectiveness
6.7
Side Effects
7.2
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Vyvanse is the best medication I have tried for ADD. I have some insomnia, which I could deal with and which may go away over time. I have taken the drug for 9 days now. My major problem is urgency to urinate, frequent urination and no relief. This awful feeling I will not be able to abide. I have submitted a sample to check for a UTI, but I probably don't have one. I noticed that those symptoms disappeared completely when I did not take a Vyvanse for a day and returned immediately when... View full comment
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