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Magic Johnson

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Freddie Mercury

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Rock Hudson

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Liberace

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Arthur Ashe

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Isaac Asimov

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Opana
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Effectiveness
7.4
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Hi. I read your review of Opana. You were on 60mg of oxycontin, and changed to 5mg of Opana, then had sweating, loss of appetite, no engery, etc. This is NOT because the opana is problematic. It is because your dr. put you on WAY too low of a dose of opana (oxymorphone). Opana is 5 to 7 times stronger than oxycontin mg per mg. That means he should have put you on at least 10mg of opana. The symptoms you described were clearly withdrawl symptoms from switching to much less opiates. Try opana... View full comment
Beconase AQ
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Effectiveness
3.2
Side Effects
10
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Beconase AQ is the best thing ever for nasa allergies with congestion, i could not smell or taste at all anymore, after 1 day of treatment i felt relief , it took about 4 days i was clear, the greatest thing about it, no more sinus infection, beconase block allergens from entering the nose, i used to have sinus infection every other month. Plus you can dose it lower for winter, when allergies are less. Nasal bleeding is a side effect, but can be avoided by reducing the dose to once a day, i... View full comment
Yogurt
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5.5
Effectiveness
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4.9
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Vaginal thrush was very severe itchy and painful, and i used yogurt for a couple of days, the only relief i got was the cooling effect of the yogurt however it did not do anything for the thrush infection (it seemed to make it worse or not better at all) and therefore had to use gyno-daktarin instead.
Sandostatin LAR
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4
Effectiveness
8.9
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3.9
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Sandostatin-Lar was very good at controlling my diarrea at first, but as the months wnet on I started to be very sick and had most of the serious side effects. Tingling in hands and feet, bloating leading to a lot of pain, vomiting acid, back ache, pain every time I ate due the wind build up. Stomach swelled right up all down my torso, Lots of pain down the groin area of the bowels. I realised I was ill more days than I felt well. I took myself off this drug to prove it was chemical based, my... View full comment
Crestor
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5.5
Effectiveness
4.3
Side Effects
4.4
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So far, it seems to have helped lower my choesterol, and I haven't noticed any side effects. I was taking 10mg daily, but I was concerned about possible liver damage and requested my doctor lower the prescription to 5mg.
Hydrocodone
User Ratings:
7.3
Effectiveness
5.2
Side Effects
7.1
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Used following back surgery. Very effective in controlling pain. Have gradually reduced daily dosage without increase in pain. Plan to stop usage by end of four weeks.
Mononessa (28)
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I went from a healthy weight of 140 (normal for my size) to 180 in less than 2 months. It came from nowhere, no changes in diet were made to have effected the weight gain. I was exercising a couple times a week, I have gained and lost weight throughout my life, but never in a quick amount of time. The weight because of this medicine came on so quickly, that I got horrible stretch marks all over my body, and I had never had them before. Theyre so unsightly, big, deep and dark. It really brings... View full comment
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