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Freddie Mercury

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Vitamin E
User Ratings:
6.2
Effectiveness
0.2
Side Effects
5.1
Holistic Benefits
I take this vitamin for my join problems, but I dont know what kind of effect it has on it, It has never given me any bad effects or anything.
Prickly Ash
User Ratings:
9
Effectiveness
0
Side Effects
8.7
Holistic Benefits
I drink a tea or homemade soda of prickly ash daily (we have tons of prickly ash trees in the woods), to help with symptoms from mild hypothyroidism. I skipped a few days last week, and could not figure out why I felt so cold all the time. Then, I realized that that's how I always used to feel, before I started taking the prickly ash. Since restarting the prickly ash, my feelings of coldness have normalized again.
Seasonique
User Ratings:
2.8
Effectiveness
6.5
Side Effects
4
Holistic Benefits
I started seasonique because of hormonal migraines. I dislike taking hormones, but so far it has been the only thing that has consistently kept me from having migraines once a month. I now only get them 1-2 times a year in relation to hormones. I would like to try some more natural alternatives, but this is what works for me right now. I also really enjoy only having my period 4 times a year- especially with the job I have!
Tylenol
User Ratings:
6
Effectiveness
1.6
Side Effects
5.2
Holistic Benefits
It works well.
Diclofenac
User Ratings:
6.5
Effectiveness
4
Side Effects
6.6
Holistic Benefits
My first experience with diclofenac was a positive one. AT my age, I need medications for my joints and for my back pain as well, and I was happy to start diclofenac because it is very effective with limited side effects, so I did not need to go and look for other additional medications
Benadryl
User Ratings:
7.2
Effectiveness
3.8
Side Effects
6.3
Holistic Benefits
really liked benadryl. helped stop itching and cleared up skin irritation
Paroxetine
User Ratings:
5.4
Effectiveness
6.6
Side Effects
6.7
Holistic Benefits
Drug was helpful in the short-term (6 months); decided to quit with a quick 6-week taper 3 years ago because of weight gain, loss of motivation for virtually any activity, and overwhelming feeling of physical malaise; experienced truly horrific withdrawal symptoms (see www.paxilprogress.org for others' experiences) had to go back on drug; have now completed 1st year in what will be a 2-year taper off this drug. Stay far away from this drug; there are much better options out there for you.
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