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The first time I took this pill, it did exactly what it was supposed to do- my infection was gone in a matter of days. No stomach pain or indigestion. This time, it's been awful- I spend an entire night throwing up and suffering from diarrhea ... I had taken the pills along with some allergy herbs, had waited till 3hours had passed since dinner, but still woke up at 2 and was up the rest of hte night. Perhaps it was te allergy herbs, but I can't believe so- And today, I can't even finish my b... View full comment
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I was having a terrible cold and this medicine really helped reduce my fever so I could go on with my day
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