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Magic Johnson

The world was stunned when Dream Team basketball player Magic Johnson announced that he was HIV-positive in 1991.

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Freddie Mercury

The charismatic lead singer of Queen contracted HIV in the early years of the AIDS epidemic.

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Gia Carangi

Gorgeous model Gia was one of the first world-famous people to die of AIDS, in the days when few treatments were available.

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Eazy-E

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Rock Hudson

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Liberace

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Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe contracted HIV during heart surgery, in the days before the blood supply was routinely tested for the virus.

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Isaac Asimov

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Tommy Morrison

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Wellbutrin SR
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HAVE BEEN TAKING 300 MG SR FOR 5 WEEKS AND DONT SEEM TO BE ALOT BETTER. HAVE TAKEN MANY ADS DURING MY LIFE . USUALLY HAVE SOONER RESULTS THAN THIS.WANT TO SLEEP ALL THE TIME. DROWSY AND SHORT TEMPERED. DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. DR ADDED ANOTHER MED, REMERON 15MG AT BEDTIME AND I FOR SURE COULDNT GET UP THEN. I HAVE TO WORK.I CANT SLEEP ALL THE TIM
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I`ve taken a variety of birth control pills, and this has been one of the best ones - no mood swing and almost no side effects!
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I take Loestrin mainly as birth control rather than to relieve irregular periods. It's been an effective birth control but it can give me occasional cramping and abdominal pains.
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I've been searching everywhere to see if anyone else has had the same violent physical reaction to Candex. I am happy I found this page with a couple of posters who have had identical side effects. A year ago, I was put on a regimen of vitamins, fish oil, probiotics, etc., and completely cleaned up my diet. It was recommended that I also introduce Candex, which I did. Anything to feel better! Unfortunately, I wound up feeling much, much worse. After three days of incredible stomach cram... View full comment
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