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Visine-A
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I was sick of taking Benadryl Allergy because it made me really drowsy and I was really tired the next morning. I started using Visine-A to avoid the drowsiness, but it didn't really do anything for the itching. Visine is good for getting rid of the redness though.
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Femcon FE
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I have had a great experience with Femcon because it controls my endometriosis and regulates my period. I have had a bad experience with other birth controls. I was a lunatic on Loestrin so I was relieved when I found Fem con.
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Cisplatin
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Although I did not experiance a lot of side effects my doctor advised me of blurred vision to problems with kidneys. Drink a lot!
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BuSpar Dividose
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Without Buspar, life was almost unbearable, but it is so much better now.
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Mononessa (28)
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I have had changes in discharge (it's usually yellowish), and each month I have a different side effect! The newest is bloating and numbness on my right side of the body (NOT a blood clot...I already got checked out). I have felt extremely nausious another month. I do have chronic migraines. maybe like 3-6 a year. I have only had 3 or 4 in the past 2 years I've been on mononessa. It is really effective. And Cheap. Only thing I can complain about is weird discharge and yeast infections. LOTS o... View full comment
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Delsym
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I love this medication. It is one of the only cough medicines that really work for me. It last almost the whole time it is supposed to unlike other cough medicines, because it's thick enough to coat my throat. I also love the orange flavor that it comes in. The grape flavor I don't care for as much.
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Metformin
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Metformin worked well without significant side effects. It was good at controlling blood sugars without causing drops in blood sugars.
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