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I take Calcium with Vitamin D because the doctor says the Vitamin D helps the calcium to be absorbed better.
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Better than the patch! Too pricey now that I lost my insurance.
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All my life people described me as being laid-back and happy. But my first year of college I became sad and impatient and moody. Everyone thought I was homesick or having a hard time adjusting to school. When I went to the university clinic to get a new prescription for birth control they gave me a free generic. Within a few weeks of starting it I was my old self again. Doctors need to warn patients about the emotional side effects of these drugs, not just the physical side effects. I c... View full comment
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