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It worked very well. I was having bad ear aches and congestion. I started taking it after my doctor told me to try it. I had tried many different medications before it and it was the only one that made me feel better. The only problem I have with it is that it is very harsh on the stomach. It gave me really strong stomach aches and cramps.
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Plavix
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Doctor prescribed this medication to thin my blood, I havent gotten any side effects from this medication, so overall its been good.
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Phendimetrazine Tartrate
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It helps with weightloss, but I do experience some side effects from it.
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Azo-Standard
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I take it for uti pain, but I have to weigh my options because I will have neaseau and severe stomach pain that fades to my lower back for about 5 minutes about 25 minutes after taking the medication. If my uti is causing extreme pain then i take it for relief but I suffer from these side effects shortly after. The pain ceases and the medication seems to go through my system quickly after that and my urine turns orange and i get relief at that time about 80% of the time. Sometimes for some s... View full comment
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Furosemide
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I started taking it when i developed Dremia. A year later, I devloped Right-sided Heart Failure due to complication from pneumonia. The Medicine has helped keep fuids drained from my body,
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NuvaRing
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I like NuvaRing because I don't have to worry about taking it daily, and the only side effect I really experience is an improved complexion. I don't like that it needs to be keep cool, so I always need to be somewhere cool or have access to a fridge.
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Betamethasone Valerate
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betamethason worked really well on my body rash, apparently some rashes can arise from stress and after applying this cream my rash eventually cleared, and not that many scars remained.
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