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Mirena
User Ratings:
6.7
Effectiveness
5.7
Side Effects
5.9
Holistic Benefits
Since having the Mirena IUD inserted approx. 10 months ago I had developed anxiety, panic attacks, heart palpitations, chest pain, difficulty breathing, night sweats, hot flashes, memory lapses and a generally foggy and unwell feeling. I have no prior history of any of these conditions. I had the Mirena IUD removed yesterday and hope that these symptoms improve.
NuvaRing
User Ratings:
6.8
Effectiveness
5.1
Side Effects
5.9
Holistic Benefits
It's great. I had a little bit of cramping when I first started using it, but after the first couple of months that went away. My breasts grew a full cup size during this time period, and were very hot and sore during the duration. Overall, I'm pleased with Nuvaring. I don't have to worry about when to take a pill, and it's done wonders for regulating my very irregular periods.
Acyclovir
User Ratings:
5.8
Effectiveness
3.2
Side Effects
6.3
Holistic Benefits
Helps clear up cold sores fast. But you have to begin taking acyclovir as soon as the symptons appear, or it's not as effective.
Lipitor
User Ratings:
4.5
Effectiveness
5.2
Side Effects
3.7
Holistic Benefits
Lipitor, and perhaps all fat-soluble statins, will go down as the next falidamide. This drug readily crosses the blood brain barrier and wreaks havoc on cognition/memory/mood. As an added bonus, it is now becoming apparent that Lipitor is especially effective at causing systemic mitochondria DNA mutations (See, e.g., UCSD Study - Dr. Golomb). The side effects of this drug are well documented (See, www.spacedoc.net). I only took this poison for 6 months for a 215 cholesterol and it has rui... View full comment
Zyrtec
User Ratings:
7.3
Effectiveness
3.1
Side Effects
6.1
Holistic Benefits
When I initially took Zyrtec, it was pretty good at reducing my hay fever. However, as my body got used to the drug, its effectiveness at reducing my symptoms had diminishing returns down to almost zero. That has, however, been my experience with all similar drugs, and Zyrtec took longer than others to reach that result.
Cetirizine Hydrochloride
User Ratings:
7.6
Effectiveness
5.7
Side Effects
5.7
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I was diagnosed with asthma when I was 9 years old. The asthma would come when I excercised and when I was around things that gave me allergies such as cats and pollen. I had a lot of expensive allergy tests done and was given an inhaler which would help in the moment when I couldn't breathe as well as some medicines but nothing seemed to really help overall. Two years later I moved to Chile with my family. There I went to a doctor who told me to take this medicine once a day every day. I... View full comment
Aleve
User Ratings:
7.1
Effectiveness
1.8
Side Effects
6.1
Holistic Benefits
Whenever I experience bone pain, aleve relieves the pain very well, and I have been taking it for a very long time. It has always relieved my pain.
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