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Echinacea
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Because my flora gets disrupted, when I take Echinacea, I also take grapefruit seed extract and acidophillus
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Because of the dry severe persistent cough was wondering if the Lercanidipine would be causing it.
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I started taking Lexapro when I was a sophomore in high school after I was finally diagnosed with an anxiety disorder after years of daily symptoms including a fluttery stomach, racing nervous thoughts, uncomfortably noticeable heartbeat, etc. and also occasional panic attacks. After a few weeks of taking Lexapro I noticed that for the most part my physical symptoms were gone and I have only had one extremely mild panic attack in the 4 years that I've been taking the drug. The one concern t... View full comment
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woke up with severe pain in left eye; subsided, and then headache (in first month) rash & itching; used 2.5%cortizone;itching left & has now returned, on faced & eyes last time, now all over. Unbalanced when getting out of bed at night & morning. Weak 'jittery' muscles, short of breath, 'feeling faint'.---haven't been to Dr. this mo. but quit these stupid pills today after reading about them! Had already tried Statins with all bad results. I'm DONE! Haven't had blood test... View full comment
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Advil has worked well for most conditions. I try not to take more than one a day. Helps relieve my body pains and headaches.
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