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Freddie Mercury

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Lipitor
User Ratings:
4.5
Effectiveness
5.2
Side Effects
3.7
Holistic Benefits
I was in really bad pain, upper arms, wrists, knees, lower back & upper back (basically wherever I had hurt myself in the past). The doctor lowered my dosage, those pains went away, but now my mouth hurts, teeth, gums, etc. and my heart just started having weird rhythm and palpatations. My mouth hurts so bad, like the worst toothache you could ever have.
Grand-pa
User Ratings:
8
Effectiveness
3.3
Side Effects
4.8
Holistic Benefits
This is an indirect experience i would really like to share. My cousin, she takes grandpa three time a day every single day. She wont sleep without having it, so hoocked. She has been taking the drug for about 20yrs now. she is struggling from sleeping as a result she has got blemishes due to less to almost no sleep at all for days,just too bad.
Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
User Ratings:
-1.3
Effectiveness
7.2
Side Effects
1.8
Holistic Benefits
I also developed RA after my Gardasil shots. I was a competitive dance my entire life and was completely healthy. It took a YEAR for doctors to figure out I had RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS..doctors thought my joints were flaring up because I was an athlete. I hear more stories like mine everyday. We need to have more girls make the connection between Gardasil and RA. This is not fair! I am 19 years old and have to give myself a shot weekly so I can walk.
VESIcare
User Ratings:
6.4
Effectiveness
5.2
Side Effects
5.6
Holistic Benefits
i have been getting soreness in lower legs. this occurance when i am sitting not moving around also feels like low circulation in lower legs and feet. could vesicare be causing this? i have been on it for about 8 months. starting itching too after prolonged use so started to cut back on unising that and nitrofur....is this all common?
Xopenex
User Ratings:
5.1
Effectiveness
3.4
Side Effects
6.4
Holistic Benefits
This medication also helps me breathe when I get an asthma attack but it takes a little bit longer than the albuterol and I do not get any side effects with xopenex like the fast heartbeat and tremors, so regarding side effects its better but it takes longer than the other medication.
Methotrexate
User Ratings:
4.6
Effectiveness
5.9
Side Effects
5.6
Holistic Benefits
Certainly revolutionised the way I feel and has helped a lot. I used to struggle to walk 300 yards now I can go for miles (not so good the next day however!!)
Advair Diskus
User Ratings:
7.8
Effectiveness
3.8
Side Effects
7.1
Holistic Benefits
The disk is very convient and portable which is a plus but the after taste is pretty bad. I sometimes have a cup of water a little afterwards to wash away the taste. I also experience some stomach cramps and dizziness at times, which may be due to the medicine.
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