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Prilosec OTC
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I would tell someone to take it because it makes me feel better. After I eat, I take the Prilosec OTC, and my reflux is well controlled. Even when I eat food that causes more reflux, my reflux is controlled with the Prilosec OTC.
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Tylenol
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Helps take my headaches away very fast. I would tell anyone to take it if they needed something to take headache away.
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It is a good treatment, but cuases gastric pain.
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Clobazam
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Taken by a 16yo Lennox Gastaut patient. Seemed to increase partial seizures. Had 2 status seizures while on this med and began having Atonic seizures which she had not had in several years. Was very out of it and hardly sleeps. weaning this med now.
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NuvaRing
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Completely loved the convienience of the NuvaRing, seemed that every month the side effects got progressively worse, started out with a headache that lasted a week, then each month I would get a headache the day I would put a new ring in, eventually I ended up with severe diarrhea that I couldnt even eat and left me with horrible abdominal cramping. The day I took the ring out, diarrhea was gone. Haven't gone back on it since, but wish I could because I did love it the first 3 months, had zer... View full comment
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I was wondering if anybody knows how long after the first or second shot these major issue occur? My daughter has had aura's and then followed by a headach and has had 2 of the 3 shots which I have decided not to get the third as this was not a problem before this. My friends daughter is having a great deal of problems with migranes and dizziness and they have been trying to figure out what is wrong with her and she has only had one shot this has been going on for sometime now they even had... View full comment
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