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Magic Johnson

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Freddie Mercury

The charismatic lead singer of Queen contracted HIV in the early years of the AIDS epidemic.

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Liberace

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Arthur Ashe

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Isaac Asimov

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Tommy Morrison

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Vasotec
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This medication was prescribed to me for hypertension, and it works well and i have no side effects.
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i felt pain before i was given isosorbidedinitrate vaseline cream, after applying it i felt instant relief, i could pass stool effortlessly and with less pain. i used it for almost a month. No side effects no itching.
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Having taken clonazepam approx; for six years (chronic pain). April 2004 I underwent surgery for a spinalcord stimulator implant, which was very successful. Later that year I requested to be taken off this drug. The dosage was adjusted accordingly. This I followed until I was no longer taking clonazepam. (6mths). But then began, what I was told, withdrawal symptoms that would last 6mths; there after until 2009, I would experience W/D symptons every month, 'like clockwork' for a period of 3-... View full comment
Citalopram Hydrobromide
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I had a bad reaction to this medication. I was feeling very drowsy , more anxious and agitated than ever.I took them for 9 days only as i could not continue having finished the last day with severe diarrhoe.
Meloxicam
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Seemed to have a hard time focusing at work but did not relate it to the Meloxicam until I stopped taking it for a couple of weeks. I kept getting sinus problems. It only slightly improved the inflammation in my shoulder but it never went away.
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