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Carbimazole

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2.9	Effectiveness
6.2	Side Effects
3.9	Holistic Benefits

If there was an alternative non drug, then I would not take it. I have chroic urticaria since I was 17 and have never taken a medical drug since because of this. This has not been taken into account by my doctors at all.

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Rebif

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4.5	Effectiveness
7.5	Side Effects
5.1	Holistic Benefits

Site reactions were very bad, lumps and bruises that lasted for weeks. I developed Raynaud's syndrome and had white fingers almost daily until I switched to Avonex, no more problems. The flu like symptoms were horrible and the day after I had NO energy so I ended up being sick most of the week.

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Reclipsen (28)

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2.8	Effectiveness
6.5	Side Effects
4.5	Holistic Benefits

I am a long time user of birth control pills, and ended up on Reclipsen just 6 months ago because my insurance would no longer cover my old birth control pills. I accepted the change to Reclipsen under protest and thought for sure that I would be beseiged with nothing put problems being on it. Nothing could've been further from the truth as I have never been more satisfied with a birth control pill as I have been with Reclipsen. This pill works for me and has given me very little to no sid... View full comment

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Levothyroxine Sodium

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4.5	Effectiveness
4.8	Side Effects
5.2	Holistic Benefits

Started have a lot of heel pain---going to a foot doctor for that now. Also pain in my hips and legs. And stiffest in the hands. Memory is worst then before taking this med as well. My doctor took me off armor because they stopped making the 15mg and I need to take a 30 and 15. So he put me on this and it is 50. Just started googleing this thinking that my prombles may be related to the med and now I feel sure that it is. Called the doctor about it but he was not in. I made an appoin... View full comment

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Meloxicam

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4.6	Effectiveness
4.1	Side Effects
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I had taken celebrex and a few other arthritis medication (1 which was taken off the market) and none of them had been very effective. I experience arthritis the worst in my hands shoulder back and knees and meloxicam does a good job to relieve the pain. I sometimes wish I could take an extra dose of meloxicam but my doctor told me to take tylenol arthritis instead. As a whole I am very happy with Meloxicam.

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Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

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1.8	Holistic Benefits

Debbie, no-one knows yet how long Gardasil will last or whether you'll need a booster shot. Because targeting only a few strains could also encourage a replacement disease, Merck might also need to re-formulate the shot periodically. The scary thing is that the first users won't know if and when they're vulnerable again, which makes me wonder what the point is. I wrote about how long Gardasil will last on my blog-- http://www.gardasilhpv.com/2008_12_14_archive.html

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Pristiq

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7	Side Effects
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Been suffering from major depression, ptsd, dissociation and anxiety for many years. Have tried many A/Ds over the years and to my relief and amazement, pristiq 100mg has improved my mood and reduced my anxiety significantly. At first, it made me feel sort of wired and extremely thirsty. Also was having very vivid and weird dreams for about a week. My appetite also increased greatly, which was a concern, but that subsided after about a month and now it seems to be curbing my appetite, sligh... View full comment

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