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Advil Gel Caplets
User Ratings:
7.2
Effectiveness
0.7
Side Effects
5.8
Holistic Benefits
I take advil whenever I have a pain that isn't too intense. I've taken it for earaches and it lasts all day but doesn't completely take all the all the pain away unless I take two. This still is the pain killer I take most.
Ramipril
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3.6
Effectiveness
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4.8
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i wish that the manufacturer would give some indication of the length of time we can expect to experience side efects so that in stopping the medication ,we werent throwing the baby out with the bathwater.we all accept that all meds have side effects, but the severity and duration of them is difficult to assessfor someone new to the drug thanks for a very useful and informative source of information
Ibuprofen
User Ratings:
6.7
Effectiveness
1.8
Side Effects
5.9
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Its great for pain control.
Cryselle
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1.6
Effectiveness
7
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4
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cryselle is terribl. I was on a different generic version of low-ovral 28 and when my pharmacy changed it to cryselle I was so unhappy. the first week of taking it i was so hungry, eating everything in sight, my mood changed, mood swings, depressed. the second week i started breaking out terribly - more than i ever have in my life. huge cystic pimples that i couldn't pop. my face continued to break out until i got my period and took the week of placebo pills probably because i wasn't taking t... View full comment
Xyzal
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Effectiveness
5.5
Side Effects
5
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I'm a runner and within 2 days of taking I had all my endurance and energy zapped. I was dizzy and it continued for months even after taking. I am now anemic and I feel all my problems started with this meds. I took it for 3 days and then a year later tried it again because my doc said it couldn't have been xyzal that caused my issues. Needless to say it did and I am still dealing with fatigue and anemia.
Ibuprofen
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6.7
Effectiveness
1.8
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5.9
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Ibuprofen has helped me with lots of problems i have had. I have bad headaches, horrible cramps & fever reducer! its a blessing!
Cabergoline
User Ratings:
0.3
Effectiveness
6.6
Side Effects
3.1
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I had a pituitary tumor and I was prescribed this medication. I was very satisfied with the results because it shrunk the tumor and my menstrual cycle started again, which was a relief.
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