"My doctor gave me samples of Victoza to take along with metformin.  Started on .6 and then increased to 1.2.   I have been on it for a little over a month.  Don't know if it's working on my a1c numbers as I have not had tests yet.   I am having terrible headaches, neck hurts and fatigue all the time.  It's  making me hungry all the time, have gained 5 pounds.  But the worse side effect is welts that are red and itchy at the injection sites.  My doctor has told me to stop taking it.   Do not recommend!!   I was on Trulicity , which was working wonderful, lowered by A1c level from 8.4 to 6.1,  but cost is way to high and that's with insurance!  so back to the drawing board.  :-("


"I've been on Depo full time since I was 22. I'm now 34 and still on it. I am so in love with this birth control, it's almost like an addiction for me. In the beginning I did have some side effects with the first few rounds of shots. Headaches 4 to 5 days a week, but nothing a couple of Tylenol couldn't handle. Some slight weight gain, and mood swings. After a week on the first shot, my periods stopped completely. I have not had a full on period in 12 years. I have spotted a few times, but that happens maybe twice a year and even then it's only for a day at the most. I'm still having mood swings, but those only seem to be during the week of when my shot is due. It absolutely fits into my plans of NEVER having a child. It's the best!"


"this drug makes all my anxiety go away.or makes it not as noticiable to me."


"I'm about 10 hours into my prep. First time colonoscopy. First sip of Suprep at 6 PM seemed fine. Now merely typing the word makes me gag. Took 40 minutes to get down the first dosage. Took effect fairly quickly; spent the next four (!) hours in my bathroom. Dreaded second dosage, which I began choking down at 2 AM. Had to just do it while on the toilet because my body was still reeling from dose one. About 45 minutes into gagging down the second dosage, I began salivating profusely and proceeded to projectile vomit three to four times, effectively spewing out the medication. Managed to get down the remaining 4 ounces and anticipate I'll be on my toilet til I have to leave for the procedure in 90 minutes. Wish I had bought adult diapers."


"sore extremely sore nipples moody tired so tired"


"I started taking this medication as a way to regulate my hormones a bit. That in itself is another story. So, the first month I noticed a good change in the way I slept. I slept better, deeper and longer. I would wake up ready to take on the day and I felt happier. The end of the pack I never had a period. So I took a pregnancy test, negative. Then the second month I noticed a whole different effect. The second month I was exhausted. So tired that I couldn't even lift my arms. I was always out of breath and felt very weak. I still did not start my period.  Also, I noticed those two months my hair was falling out drastically. It was awful!  I gained about 10 lbs and had an appetite like a teenage boy. Didn't work well for my body."


"I have Hep C genotype 2 and was prescribed solvaldi and rib; solvaldi once a day rib 3 in morning then 3 at night.. 4 weeks into tx my viral load is undetected!!! The nurse advised even tho this is the best possible outcome, to keep up the meds for the remaining 2 months , I think, gladly !"


"No babies....No periods..... but the headaches can be overwhelming... Sometimes my head hurts so bad all I can do is laying around.... Weight gain & hair loss"


"I was only on this medicine for one month. It was too strong for me. My anxiety and depression went away completely, but I also didn't care about anything. I completely lacked motivation and would sometimes just lay around doing absolutely nothing. I didn't even have much interest in eating. I also became antisocial and didn't want to leave the house, even to walk the dog, because I didn't want my neighbors to see me or talk to me. It was the weirdest experience. It's like I barely existed that whole month."


"I was taking Januvia, but my insurance will no longer cover it so I was then switched to Trajenta. I take 5mg Trajenta with Metformin daily. My blood sugar is not as low or stable as it was with the Januvia and I am having very bad muscle and joint pain, severe headaches, back pain and weakness. I never had these symptoms previously so it must be the Trajenta. I never associated the problems to this medication until I read an article on it. I will be contacting my doctor regarding this medication."


"I took 10mg for about 6 months although initially I felt less manic, my muscles in my legs ached and I started to lose my zest to do anything. My whole outlook on life seemed to be dead but not in a depressed way. I stopped taking Abilify and gradually I started to return back to the creative person I have always been. I still take a mood stabiliser (topirimate) to control my mania and Prozac to stop my depressive moods. Abilify was just a step too far for me to handle, I don't want to be a zombie."


"I was diagnosed with bipolar I, four years ago. I have been on Symbyax for two years. This medicine is really awesome but after a while it loses effectiveness. Will see about increasing dosage."


"I am 28 years old 6"2 225 pound male and in the past I never had anxiety issues. I'd say in the past 5 years I noticed that I started to dislike any social situations. I talked to my doctor about it and he first prescribed me Celexa 10mg and I noticed it helped a little the first month then I asked to have the medication upped to 20mg. After 3 months I noticed I had NO sex drive at all and it was difficult to achieve an orgasm. I immediately made another doctors appointment and informed him of this and he switched me to Lexapro 10mg and I felt amazing off it! My sex drive was back and no problem achieving the big "O"!"


"Switched from Cednifir to Avelox on day 4 of treatment. Seemed to be a more potent medicine and reduced symptoms quickly. Only side effect was a sped up metabolic euphoria feeling borderlining as being a low anxiety attack.  But was able to perform my job which requires constant and close contact with the public."


"I've had chronic idiopathic urticaria since May of 2003. I'd get hives ALL OVER my body, every day, non-stop. After trying a whole slew of medicines, I wound up on a self implemented regiment of 30mg of loratadine (Claritin) twice daily (60mg total, 6x the daily dose). It worked okay and I was avoiding the steroids.

Then I tried Xolair. I'm writing the review in the waiting room of my Doctor after having just received my 5th shot, (2 shots, 1x per month).  The day after shot 1, I quit loratadine cold turkey.  From day 1 until today (5 months), I haven't had one hive!

This is a miracle drug for those suffering with CIU."


"For me, Mirena has been the perfect birth control option. I take a number of other medications, so a pill might have interacted with them. I gave Mirena a shot and could not be happier! You don't have to think about anything! Insertion is painful, but worth it. Give it a try! If you're not happy, your doctor can certainly take it out!"


"My husband had prostate cancer and had to have it removed. It was done in a new method where they did not have to cut nerves or uretha.  No chemo or bags for urine,  he still enjoyed sex although it was trying even with the blue pill.  A year later he started having some  panic attacks and would start crying over small things. He has always been A very outgoing person and vert talkative and joked with everyone. He retired very abruptly in a year.  I kept working for another 5 yrs.  I was noticing a change but I let it go.  If he wanted something he bought it.  If he wanted to do something he did it. If he didn't want to do something, he didnt.  He wanted a 40,ooo pickup.he bought it.  He's always loved to play poker.  I hate this man now."


"This med works well for me in about 30 mins.

My comment involves the packaging.  When you are struggling with a bad headache  it is extremely stressful trying to open the plastic and foil the pill is sealed in.   Don't always have scissors at handy.

Any one else find this annoying ?  Should be changed."


"Took it first line with Taxol. No evidence of disease for 3 years.  Now recurrence, taking with Gemzar, so good to hear your no recurrence for 10 years."


"Claritin-D is amazing. It allows me to breathe and work/drive/live at the same time. I actually feel better than normal when I take it. I wake more refreshed and seem to focus better. No negative side effects for me."


"This medicine has helped me through allergy seasons, hives, and hay fever. Most of my family uses it, too. My dad is 56 and he loves it. He goes on and on about how "medicine is so
advanced now-a-days" and how it was "back in his day". He says he has never seen anything like it and swears by it. I do, too. It's great!"


"I was put on Wellbutrin for depression, anxiety, and ADD. Within the first couple of days I immediately felt better, like how I used to feel. It unfortunately didn't help my concentration, but it greatly helped my depression and anxiety. I was on 2 pills of 75 mg each for two weeks, then that increased to 4 of 75 mg each for four weeks. I didn't feel any difference after the increase, which was done in attempt to help my ADD. Unfortunately during this sixth week I had a seizure. After a MRI, fMRI, EEG and consultation with my neurologist, it was determined that the seizure was solely due to Wellbutrin. However I know this is rare, and I still highly recommend Wellbutrin. It really helped me before the seizure!"


"When i first started citalpram i felt pretty bad for about a week. My moods and sleep were greatly distupted. However a couple weeks into the treatment everything was greatly improved. I felt so much happier and able to handle life's challenges. Even my family and friends commented that i didnt seem as moody and irritable! Unfortunately i have had to switch to a new drug because after taking celexa for about a year i began having major memory problems. Hopefully this would not happen to everyone taking this because the benefits were amazing!!! By the way i was at max dose 40 mg when the memory problems started."


"I started citalopram at 20mg and remained on this dose for approximately eight weeks, but increased to 30mg due to lack of efficacy. Due to a significant decline in my mood, I had withdrawn citalopram and had done so in increments of 10mg. It did not reduce my anxiety or depression. The side effects were minimal, though I occasionally experienced nausea whilst taking this drug. I cannot say for sure whether if it intensified my depression, but there was absolutely no improvement."


"After heart surgery in 2014 I went from having normal sleep to insomnia and vivid dreams. After 10 months I medications and dietary supplements.  I have recently tried Lunesta and I have found that I only get 2-3 hours sleep on Lunesta and I do have that taste in my mouth went to a doctor. We have been trying different the next day. Ambien works great but it is a wicked medication to take for very long.  You build up a tolerance to it and the withdrawals, for me, are 2 nights without any sleep.  My doctor and I are still working on a treatment and a cure. Medical Marijuana is out of the question for me but has been recommended by my Colorado relatives but I'm not going there."


"Don't like it at all. the first time i took 1, 2mg pill, it made me sleep great. but after that, nothing. like taking a sugar  pill.it also leaves this nasty copper taste on your mouth for a day or days. everything you drink and eat is bad. yuck. back to my ambien"


"Effective but expensive."


"No sexual side effects as with SSRI's."


"I have tried many different medications for vomiting due to chemo and radiation. This was the only pill that honestly helped me 100 percent! It's def worth it. It saved my life!"


"I started taking Maxalt after horrible experiences with Imitrex.  I had almost all the same side effects: extreme nausea, dizziness, falling asleep, and a general out of it feeling the rest of the day.  But the worst part is that it did absolutely nothing for my migraine.  I am just glad that I had samples so I didn't get stuck paying for a prescription I would not use. "


"I am so disappointed in this product I was hoping that it would help. I tried 2 different strengths but nothing worked. I stuck it out for a month and it just seemed to get worse and worse. I had cystic acne pop up in areas that I never had before. I also suffer from cystic acne and mine was pretty much cleared up, except for a few small areas. The affected areas got much worse and new areas started to pop up. My skin looks scarred and now has to heal after using this product. Everyone is different, so possibly it's just me. I do have Lupus, so this may be a factor. I definitely don't suggest it if you have sensitive skin.

I have Cigna and met my pharm deductible this year but  CVS wanted to charge $200 and Vons Pavilions covered at 100%."


"I have been on this medication for about a month now.  Not as much nausea as when I was taking Bydurian, but I am exhausted, have no appetite, get sick if I eat anything fried (chicken), etc., very anxious feeling all the time to the point of not being able to watch my grandchild, along with depression which I think is due to feeling like crap on this medication.  I have lost about ten pounds, but is it worth all this???  Anyone else having these anxious or malaise on this medication??"


"The first week was horrendous. Hot and cold sweats, fever, delusional was willing to quit this medicine after 3 days. All I can say is stick with it, after that taking this drug works wonders slightly europhic, calm, relaxed. If anyone is having doubts with this medicine (stick with it) and if it doesn't work with you, you will sure find out. Anti depressants don't work for me but this is a God send, would recommend!"


"First just to comment on the medicine itself, I was taking 500mg pills every 12 hours for 7 days. I did not get to finish. The medicine is amazing! The smell and discharge were gone within the 1st two pills. The worst part were the side effects and this is why I didn't finish. I was constantly vomiting and could not sleep at all. Every time I tried to eat or drink anything I threw it right up. I also experienced diarrhea but that was not nearly as bad as the vomiting. I quit on day 4 because I couldn't bare the side effects, but the medicine itself is really a life saver!"


"I'm not sure what to think about this form of birth control. Insertion wasn't all that bad, and I had it done a week before my period was due. It mostly hurt during the measuring but it only lasted for a second. I was able to go about my day as usual. For the first 3 months, I actually had more bleeding and more cramping. Now, a year later,  I don't bleed much and I don't cramp either. Sounds good, right? Well, I have had issues on this too. I have experienced pain in the pelvic and abdominal region during sex with this. I take cranberry pills but I still get cloudy urine and sometimes I feel like I have to pee even though nothing more comes out. I also cannot do exercises at high intensity without bleeding out my crotch."


"Originally I had SynviscOne injection 4/2016, & although it took about 6+ wks for my knees to feel full benefit, I was pain free about 4-5 months.  It was great!!  (Not everyone experiences the same benefit for the same amount of time, I was told.)   I started getting knee pain pretty badly again late Aug & by mid-Sept. I couldn't take the pain so I got steroid injections in both knees. My insur only allows 2 SynviscOne injections/yr.  By the end of Oct. the steroid injections had worn off so I got another SynviscOne injection each knee.  It's now 6+ weeks later (Dec. 10) & haven't had much relief to speak of.  I'm hopeful in next 10 days or so I'll feel more relief, but honestly it's the best med I've had for my knees."


"I have had a generally great reaction to Frova. After having bad side effects for years it was nice to find a med that works 95% of the time and without major side effects. There is some light nausea if taken first thing in the morning before breakfast. The main problem is with insurance since it is still a relatively new med. If its not covered it will cost about $450."


"I would not be alive today if not for Prozac.  I was throwing up 5 times a day and so desperately unhappy I often thought of suicide.  I escaped an abusive childhood only to move on to the living hell that is bulimia.  Within two weeks of Prozac my all consuming thoughts about food, weight & throwing up diminished and I started focusing on my future, college and doing something other than throwing up all day. I weaned myself off of it after about 2 years of being bulimia free. I was bulimic for 13 years and haven't thrown up now in 15 years (except for the flu). Please try it for bulimia, no negative side effects that I remember."


"I had diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, headaches and muscle pain. It did not control my blood sugar either. I never want to feel like that again. But on the other hand my husband is able to take it with no side effects and it keeps his blood sugar between 90 and 130."


"Do NOT let these reviews scare you away from an IUD! Upon reading these reviews I was terrified of the insertion. It is not bad as half of these people make it out to be! Does it hurt? Absolutely. A nauseating, make you want to pass out kind of pain. However, it's only temporary and lasts about 40 seconds and then it's over with. First day I had period-like cramps. I took some advil and a nap and I was fine. At this point, minimal spotting and cramps here and there. My biggest and only issue right now is while having sex in certain positions my boyfriend can feel the string and it's definitely not a nice feeling for him. Something I'm going to bring up to gyno on my one month check up. Other than that, Kyleena has been great so far"


"I was prescribed this medication for a yeast infection. After ONE suppository, the burning was ridiculous. I went to get checked out by my Dr. the next day and she said I'd experienced what looked like a chemical burn. It basically looked like I'd been sandpapered from the inside out (felt like it too). After 2 weeks, I'm still healing and dealing with burning pain from a reaction to this medication. My tests are normal, so no infection, but now my Dr. feels I need to try vaginal estrogen to counteract the dryness. This wasn't an issue before this happened. This medication needs to be taken OFF the market."


"Effexor XR treated my depression very well. It relieved me of the despair that kept me from leading a productive life. On the other hand, I felt an inability to feel strong emotion of any kind. I didn't get excited by anything, I didn't laugh in funny movies or cry in sad movies. I felt generally good, but also felt that I was missing out on something. I quit Effexor cold turkey - NOT a good idea - and experienced terrible withdrawal symptoms. Don't expect to come off this medicine easily, though it is possible. As a side note, I experienced intensely vivid dreams while taking Effexor, dreams that made absolutely no sense. I gave up telling anyone about them because they thought I was lying."


"I use Movantik as prescribed for what it is prescribed 4 Opiate induced constipation. Every time I take it I get some gas, some pain, but never a BM. This is probably the mostly worthless medication I have ever used... Almost anything else is more effective than this giant placebo. Its expensive. and yet, cheap OTC drugs work SO MUCH BETTER."


"I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when I was 17 I'm  now 19. I was on Seroquel for about six months and it did improve my episodes to be a lot less frequent. It was a God send in that area, but the side effects were horrible. I gained about 55lbs in five months. I went from a size 4 to a size 12 in a very short amount of time, I became very depressed, I spoke with my doctor and stopped taking it, and I%u2019m doing fine. I have not had any episodes since June 2009 and the weight is coming off very easy. I just exercise three times a week. Overall I rate this medication with a 6 just because of the side effects."


"I am suffering with, swelling in right leg ankle, but however, there is no pain. I was prescribed 200 mg of this capsule, to be taken twice a day by my doctor.  Took the dosage as prescribed by the doctor for two days, and noticed light-headedness, palpation and difficulty in remembering."


"1month post 12 weeks Harvoni treatment, terrible joint pain in hands and feet, also reported by others post treatment.
Hands almost feel paralyzed .
Guess even though I've had my 12 week blood test and it showed Hep C negative
Can't wait to see what my results will be after the 12 week mark.
Post Harvoni problems are not readily available but I know this is toxic medication and may have long lasting medical issues long term"


"I was taking 8 mg in the morning with breakfast and 8mg in the evening with dinner with 2 stool softeners before bedtime. Worked for a while then doctor told me to double the dosage with the 2 stool softeners before bedtime. This week, haven't had a movement for 2 days."


"My hand got trapped between the tennis court and my racquet and shoulder. My clotting factor was 4 times normal due to too much Coumadin (warfarin) and am also on Plavix. The hand immediately puffed up to 3 times normal size. Obviously Aleve is out of the question, especially with an INR of 4.14. In ER they gave me Percocet, which worked fine, but I broke out into a rash and hives.  I was then given Vicodin, but that did absolutely nothing even at 3 x the prescribed dose. It didn't even make me drowsy, let alone affect the pain.

I was then given Tramadol, 100 mg.  This works! I got at least 6 hours sleep for the first time in a long time and no burning, itching rash.  It also does not make me as drowsy as Percocet."


"4 months after the 3rd injection developed a gum abscess. Followed by loose teeth, inability to chew semihard substance such as apple and chewy vegetables. Also developed rash and bladder infection.
Still has loose sensitive teeth 12 months after last injection. Precribing doctor has denied association. 2 Dentists found nothing wrong with the teeth just prior to the abscess developing. Recommended root canal, but treated conservatively."


"I have taken fetzima for 16 months and I have had mostly ups and some downs.The ups: fetzima has helped my social anxiety and with feeling worthless. Before fetzima, anytime I would get around a lot of people it was like I went into a brain fog and couldn't think. After fetzima, the best way I can describe it is, I can feel my anxiety starting and the feeling of it building up, but then it stops; it doesn't develop into wanting to retreat and be alone. I feel like I can do things that I mentally couldn't before fetzima. The downs: there have been times it seemed like it stopped working, as long as a month at a time. Early on I got nauseous which lasted about a year.I take adderall too, and I realized what time of day I take both matters as well."


"I got pregnant after taking Plan b. Lots of brown discharge throughout the whole pregnancy. Horrible morning sickness. Ended in a miscarriage at 6 weeks."


"I cannot believe the pain I am going through immediately after using Monistat 7- my vagina is beet red (that can't be normal) and the burning and itching is worse than what could ever have been. How long does this last?! "


"This stuff worked within 24 hours. Had a serious case of Yeast infection on my penis. Took pill in the morning. By next morning everything has gone. Taking one more pill three days later to make sure"


"I used Topamax for less than a year. I loved it for the first 7 months because it got rid of my headaches and reduced my appetite.  Then I began to notice side-effects that made me anxious to get off of it.  My fingernails became really thin, I was depressed and my hair was really was falling. I was taking 600 mg of Topamax which sounds like more than a lot of people but I found out online that many other people experienced the same symptoms on lower doses. I had to ween myself off Topamax and am starting Elavil. "


"I have Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and pain is an everyday thing, especially with scoliosis. Everyday I was taking Ibuprofen and that medicine had very little effect whatsoever. I switched to Aleve and as soon as I took those first two pills, I couldn't believe the results; my pain was gone an about an hour later."


"I loved the shot. I started the shot at the age of 16 and continued until I was 20. Yes you will bleed the first three months but mine was regular like my period from what I remember with a lil spotting in between. After three months my period was gone. Due to me being on it so long it took two years for my period to return which I didn't mind and I conceived about 4 moths after that. I'm now a full time mother of one beautiful healthy baby girl and have moved on to IUD Nexa due to me not wanting any more children and it being every three years. But honesty I loved the shot and only had weight gain."


"I'm 5"9 and weight 225 pounds. I'm on my second week and I'm doing well with my cravings. I feel like I'm starving at one point and eat 2-3 bites then feel so full. And that's only taking one in the AM and one in the evening. My sleep has been fine. Although, I do have an iusse going to the bathroom. Which means I need more water and fiber in my diet. I'm not sure if I have lost weight yet. I'm going to check at the end of the month. I want it to be a surprise. Also this medication has helped me stop smoking. I really didn't think it would. I really thought it would just be a bonus and I have stopped smoking in a week!!! I have no desire to either. The only other issue is that I zone out a lot but over all I'm happy!"


"I only had side effects for the first 2 weeks. The most annoying side effect was the tingling in my feet and knees. Luckily, my hand were fine. I also had to go pee at least 20 times a day and each time I would pee a hell lot of water. This was mostly disturbing when I was at work and had to get up every 30 minutes to go to the bathroom. My head also felt pretty light and I fell asleep easily during the day. Other than that, it isn't AS bad as the other comments say. I was pretty scared after reading a couple of those.
In all, this medicine does require some getting used to. Luckily for me, it passed after two weeks or so. Except for the tingling in my feet. But I got used to it."


"I have been on both Kariva and the mini-pill and hated them both.  Kariva gave me terrible headaches that put me in the emergency room.  The mini-pill made me moody, gain weight (not water weight--- FAT! I gained 20 lbs. and had to buy ALL new clothes), lose ALL sex drive, and drained me of all energy. I have been too scared to try birth control again up until recently and I chose to go with Nuvaring because of its lower dose of estrogen and novel delivery system that delivers estrogen at a constant rate.  I am almost on week 3 and I am not experiencing any side effects whatsoever. I am so happy I finally found a birth control that fits my body.  My acne has also been clearing up (I had it all over my chest and back)."


"I've been on this injection for nearly 3 years, at first it seemed like it wasn't working and after going off my medications once before I didn't find that there was much of a change but after 3 months or so I started sleeping at night peacefully without the constant confusion and voices in my head. I also had started doing a better job at work and was able to focus on doing simple tasks which then seemed impossible."


"I've been on Loestrin for quite a few months now and it started off fine. I only had slight headaches. Now I've been getting my period every other week for the past 7 weeks."


"Overall a good birth control to take. I have been using for 3 months and period is lighter with no cramps, don't get mood swings just a little sensitive a day before period. First few weeks I felt nauseous in mornings an head aches on and off but then they went away. No weight gain so far, boobs got a little bigger. A downside is I have been breaking out when usually I have no acne at all. So far very reliable because not pregnant"


"I got the Nexplanon inserted in November, 2013 and bled for all but 10 hours in the first two months, then started bleeding only every other week and now I'm back to bleeding nonstop. It's been a terrible experience for me considering my doctor told me the bleeding would stop for good after 3 months."


"Now I'm almost seizure free."


"Like everyone else it does burn. Mine is bearable though. After about 20mins it started to die down. I just figured it was burning from itching before and it being most likely raw/sensitive down there from the infection. As long as it works I will deal with the little burning I've had. Also, some people don't have that great of insurance and it costs more to see a doctor than to get the over the counter prescription of it. Will use again!"


"Klonopin helps me sleep, stop my mind from racing, stop my chest pains and tremors. I have had severe anxiety for years. I have taken Xanax. Although Xanax is faster acting Klonopin lasts longer."


"I have been taking Junel for about 9 months. During the first month or two on this pill, I experienced terrible mood swings and depression. This has gotten better, but hasn't completely gone away. However, my periods are lighter and shorter. I still experience regular abnormal bleeding, for instance, one of my periods lasted a full month, and my most recent one started two weeks early. However, it does its job. Personally, I'm not sure whether the benefits outweigh side effects."


"Excellent. It worked to break the cycle without many side effects"


"Works well for both my Migraines with Aura and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. No side effects.

For POTS, it works well for my overall symptoms, such as the improving my cognitive performance, reduces the fatigue to a some degree, and helps me tolerate exercise longer.

It only reduces the tachycardia itself by like 10BPM, but that is far better than nothing."


"I take 75 mg. X 2 per day. It seemed to help the first couple of days, now nothing. I have gained 12+ lbs, too. My appetite is getting out of control. I'm going to talk to my doctor about trying something else. Anyone else having problems with weight gain like me? I still need to take an OTC pain medicine with my Lyrica. Anybody ever try muscle relaxers?"


"I am a 20 year old female and I suffered with IBS all my life. I went to the GP a few weeks ago after trying everything I could get my hands on (including some super strong liquid laxatives) with hardly any luck. The doctor prescribed me these to take on a daily basis (one at night before bed with a glass of water). I must admit I was a bit sceptical at first, and the first 2-3 days I had horrendous stomach cramps that left me almost doubled over in pain, but I decided to persist and I'm so glad I did. Every morning I go to the toilet without any problems, but the toilet trips got a bit to excessive so I now take one tablet every two days and this works perfectly fine for me."


"I had my Nexplanon placed in my left arm on November 1, 2012. I was not sexually active until I was married, but I have been a testing bunny for several birth controls since the age of 14 due to extremely painful and long-lasting menstrual cycles for which I have been hospitalized several times. My body rejected all of them. When I was married and became sexually active, my husband and I both worried about getting pregnant too soon and this option was not estrogen-based and long-lasting. I bled sporadically for 3 months and then have had random spotting for short periods every 3 months or so. I have had few side effects, I don't have dangerous periods anymore, and I have a lot fewer migraines. I will replace mine at the end of year 3."


"My experience with Ella was a little intense. The night I took it my whole body ached, along with massive back and forth headaches with dizzyness and extremely tiredness and tummy aches. The next day my stomach and head hurt all day. And I was still extremely tired. These affects may not sound the greatest but it sure can be worth It. I started me period a week later."


"I have been on the Prazosin for 4 weeks, I started on 1mg and after the first week I went to 2mg. I'm still having nightmares and I'm exhausted during the day. I've also gained 9lbs since starting it. I'm very frustrated. I haven't had any other side effects like dizziness."


"I had never been on birth control before Gianvi. My boyfriend and I both wanted me to take it, and if there's anything positive I have to say about it is it does its job with preventing pregnancy. Other than that, I have incredible mood swings from happy to incredibly depressed. Ever since I started taking it about 5 or 6 months ago I haven't in the slightest bit been as happy as I used to be. My personality has completely changed, I've lost weight honestly. I get mad over little things, etc. etc. I don't know. It's tearing me apart. I don't recommend it to anyone."


"I've been on Yaz for five months. My periods are regular, great! However, regularity isn't worth the side effects. I experience crippling cramps, nausea and vomiting, horrible break out/cystic acne around my period (I've never been acne prone), and insane mood swings... :( I don't taking it and it only got worse AH! Talk to your doctor and don't do it on your own!

Also, can I just say I think it's ridiculous the medical system labels menstruation effects as 'disorders' - last time I checked it's pretty natural. Is my uterus really that diseased, doc'?"


"Eszopiclone by Teva was an awful sleep medication for me - 4 nights of almost no sleep accompanied by a dreadful metallic taste that stays around for 12 hours. As good a sleep aid as Quetiapine was, this drug was dreadful. I'd stay far away from this drug. Perhaps the brand name drug Lunesta is better, but my insurance didn't cover it."


"As of today I have just started my first Placebo pill in my first month of Tri-Sprintec. For the first week or two I noticed increased nausea and breast tenderness, the nausea subsided but the breast tenderness still lingers (just not as bad). I got on this birth control in June to prevent pregnancy, so far for the whole preventing pregnancy it's wonderful. Periods come right on time and I had no clue of her arrival (no cramps, moodiness etc) which I love! Since I've been on it, the past month I have actually lost 16 pounds and I am quite alright with that, I have decreased appetite which is also a good thing because before I started birth control I would eat every chance I got. Overall this pill is great! You just have to try it out for you!"


"I took this medicine 10 years ago, it was wonderful and cleared my skin. It looked healthy, glowing and my large pores shrunk, my life returned to normal and I felt fantastic.  This drug changed my life and the effects have lasted years but I am back on it.  My skin started becoming very oily again and my deep nodular acne started to return.  My hospital has placed me back on this medicine and I've been taking it for two weeks. Already I am seeing a difference, the grease has gone but I have very dry lips and skin.  It is wonderful though, I don't need to wash my hair every day like I was doing."


"My experience with Nuvaring has been a positive one. There have been a few drawbacks, but the positives greatly outweigh the negatives. I switched to the ring from Yasmin because I was tired of taking a pill everyday. I wanted something that was monthly, but not ready to commit to an IUD or Implanon, which I'm now considering switching too. My first month with the ring was horrible. It kept falling out. The second month got much better and it's a lot more comfortable. Sometimes I'll get a little pinch down there and know I need to adjust it. The downsides I've experienced are: mild discomfort, vaginal irritation and low sex drive. It's worth a shot if you're tired of the pill."


"I was diagnosed with endometriosis when I was 16, started 6 month (6 injection) Lupron therapy at 17 and felt amazing. Yes, I gained weight and got the hot flashes, depression and swelling legs and feet, but it was all worth making the pain go away. Fast forward 5 years, and endometriosis is back with a vengeance plus I had a golf-ball sized cyst on my ovary. So I had the lap to have the endo burned out and the cyst removed, and of course the next step was up to me and I begged for Lupron! Sadly, I've been let down the second time around. Symptoms are all the same but now the pain is still persistent, even in my 6th month. Major sad face about that."


"I am 5'0 and have had 2 children. I have been overweight since about 5th grade. I'm 26 years old now. I finally woke up and realized how disgusting I looked and I'm MAKING A CHANGE for myself, my children, my husband and my family!  I want to be here for a long time.  I started Adipex-p May 5th! Today is May 10th....I started at 244 lbs which is the heaviest I have EVER been! TODAY AGAIN IS MAY 10TH AND I HAVE BEEN ON ADIPEX FOR 5 DAYS AND LOST 9 LBS! I don't want to eat at all, but you have to make yourself.  I eat yogurt for breakfast and lunch or a cup of fruit and a lean dinner."


"I don't care what side effects this medication gives me it's the best thing ever, I'd take these side effects over tooth access pain any day! l Let clydimiacin knock me out, send me to the bathroom 1000 times I don't care ( exaggerating obviously ) I get most of the side effects but don't care. This knocks an abscess out quickly and I love it!"


"I first started on this pill when I was 16 and it was perfect with no side effects. Now I'm 19 & I experienced some minor side effects. My breasts were extremely sore for the first month and I got bloated. I'm not sure if my appetite changed on its own but  my belly was really puffy. Needless to say on the last day of my inactive pill I was peeing a bunch every 2 seconds and my bloating was reduced. Other than that it shortened and lightened my period and I had fewer cramps. "


"Had it with Azolam (alprazolam) ended up sitting all day on the couch, not being able to do anything. Gained weight, lost interest in life and had a memory loss. The pain I was in prior to therapy was better than the price I paid after taking these medicines."


"I had my first baby in May and in July I had the Mirena put in. It wasn't the most pleasant experience but it was definitely better than childbirth hahaha. I cramped and bled for a few weeks (had my period when I got it inserted). Then monthlyish I got a light period and cramps. This month I have been bleeding for almost 10 days now with cramps. Started with 5 days of nasty colored brown blood, now its super bright red and starting to worry me but I'll wait a while longer. This was an awesome form of birth control for me, no reminders and very little chance of pregnancy. However, I haven't been able to keep a stable weight and I've been a bit down on everything and also have highs and lows with my sex drive. The IUD was also very pricey. $400"


"Wife forced me to go to the doctors for work related stress and I was prescribed Fluoxetine.

4 days later she said I'd had a personality change over night. I feel so much better. No more grumps or irrtations which believe it or not, I'm having a hard time coming to terms with because I seriously didn't realise I was that bad."


"Used for 4 months .. no improvement. My insurance covered the first prescription. Requested a refill and my insurance covered $290. The remaining balance was my responsibility .... $1,000K. No joke. Is this pharmaceutical company smoking something? LOL. I promptly refused the refill and will find another alternative."


"I love it! I had irregular periods that lasted up to 26 days and my gynecologist put me on this pill. And I noticed a difference right away. My periods we're back to normal. I had no side effects whatsoever when taking this pill. The main reason I love this pill because no more periods, I barely have spotting I love it! Lol"


"I had my first set of injections back in October 2012.  I got almost immediate relief after a couple of days of swelling.  It worked great for about three months then the effects started to wear off.  I am hoping the second set of shots will work as well or better than the first."


"Its been 6 weeks since I started this pill. From 150 lbs down to 135 lbs today. I'm feeling great! Back to my 5/6 shorts and pants. My self confidence was back. I would recommend this pill to those mommies out there that are having difficult time to lose weight. It was really impossible to lose weight before but today there is still a chance to get back in shape!"


"I have severe pain in my back and neck due to inverted and degenerative discs. I am prescribed methadone for pain and Lortab for breakthrough pain. This has proved to be an awesome combination for me. Not everyone is the same so you may be different but if you are interested in serious pain relief ask your doctor. "


"My body rejected medicine like crazy, including birth control. This is the only birth control that's ever worked for me. I just recently started taking it again due to irregular cycles/heavy bleeding. It's been 5 years since I've taken it. I've had two kids in between, tried two birth controls in between (hospitalized for the IUD).   I haven't taken birth control from 2012 until just two weeks ago. I only have the breast tenderness. I've never had acne but I do feel my skin is a lot more 'glowing'. Remember, your Gyno can change the level of hormones/dosage with this medicine so don't give up on it. Talk to your Gyno first before just quitting. If they really are a great doctor they will take the time to make it just right for you or find one that really works"


"Was prescribed fluoxetine and have been taking for about 6 months. Was prescribed this for my perimenopause moodiness. Everyone was getting on my nerves I just wanted to scream every time one of my co-workers asked me a simple question. This has been life changing for me, things don't bother me like they did before. I wish I would have told my Gyn about my moodiness with PMS would have been nice to take this for that."


"I am on slow release metformin (1500 mg), & since changing away from the regular type,12 years ago I have zero loose bowels. You must insist to have a chance to try this much better version, if frequently bothered by the standard pills. Even more important, Please look up this fairly obscure nutritional cap...PTEROSTILBENE. It has proven to be a near miracle to free me from diabetes symptoms. I still take metformin, & only a doctor call put you on that med. But it works pretty darn well...but if you take METF along with PTEROSTILBENE, diabetes is largely controlled. Almost like a true cure...except you have to continue both. Pterostibene is found in the skin of blueberries, and a few other plant sources. I take 2 50mg caps,daily. Morn.& night"


"I had a total hysterectomy when I was 28.  I started on Premarin for a few years and then changed to the Vivelle patch for the last 8 years with no side effects.  But I was also on the lower doses 0.25 and just recently went up to 0.75."


"The cost of each pack was a bit shocking when I first started it. The discount program the company offers is not applicable if you have insurance. It would have cost over $100 per pack out of pocket, but now cost me about $50. I have never paid over $20 per pack with other BC after insurance. I've been taking it for about a half of a year after I stopped nursing my first-born. I cannot remember the last time I had a period, but my doc says 10% of patients don't get a period on LLF. This makes me paranoid that I'm pregnant! Also, I have had an increased appetite and have gained back 20 lbs that I worked really hard to lose postpartum. I wake up feeling very tired every day, but my energy is fine once I get going. No sex drive either!!"


"I took 25mg, and it didn't put me to sleep at all, I stood up the entire night and didn't even go to bed until 3pm, I took it at around midnight . My lips started to feel inflamed and I got tremors which started to scare me a bit. I asked the pharmacist if I can take 50mg and I'm going to try it again tonight, hopefully it works!"


"I've had this IUD for over 5 yrs . It never crossed my mind that the IUD could be causing all my problems until I came across copper toxicity while finally looking up if anyone else had problems. This IUD has ruined my life my marriage and my ability to be the mom I used to be. It has caused extreme fatigue I am 28 yrs old and have felt my body slowly breaking down first it started with heavy bleeding and cramps then I started cramping everyday I have period cramp ands constant bloating. Then I was diagnosed with gastritis 3 yrs ago and polycystic ovary syndrome 2 yrs ago and it was recommended that I get a hysterectomy by my ob/gyn again I am only 28 so I didn't get it. Also  I have heart palpitations dizziness hot flashes and hairloss."


"I've tried them all, this was the only one that lifted me."


"After surgery and radiation therapy, I was unable to take Tamoxifen, so I got a 1-month shot of Lupron to prevent a recurrence of breast cancer. I had no symptoms, so I got the 3-month shot and immediately had problems. I expected the bad hot flashes and dryness, but wasn't prepared for the severe bone pain and muscle pain.  I'm used to dealing with pain, but this was extreme.  By the end of the 3-mos, the bone pain was gone, but the muscle pain and injection site soreness was still there. I got another 1-mo shot and have been doing better.  Now I have unexplained swelling/soreness in my left hand.  "


"I think it should be a law for all pharmaceuticals that has anything to do with the production of hydromorphone or any other narcotic should be required to make a medication to wean you off of these  medications"


"I am also very satisfied with Viread. I have a chronic Hepatitis B infection and my HBV-DNA was 103.000.000 in last February. Since almost 9 months I am using Viread and the virus level dropped down to only 20. ALT and AST levels are also now around 21 which I had never seen before in my blood-check paper. I have not faced any major side-effects until now that I can identify physically or mentally. But of course, I am also not sure if there is a change in calcium, zinc, iron levels in my body or if I will face any problem with any other parts of my body. "


"I have been on Pristiq for 3 months now. I am a 23 year old male who suffers from depression. It is only the second drug I have tried after Cipramil (Which did nothing for me). I started on 50mg, and at first felt great (minus minor nausea, headaches and bad insomnia). However, in comparison to the depression, the side effects were well worth it, and my Doctor said they would go away. The sides only lasted a week and I felt pretty good. A few weeks later however, I was feeling really bad again, so my Doctor upped me to 100mg. This did the same thing as when I first started the medicine, gave me small side effects, but made me feel ALOT better in general. Sure enough the side effects were gone after a few days, but now the 100mg dose isn't doing much."


"I've only been taking this for a little over a month and I can already tell a big difference.  i feel 10 times bettter."


"I've been on tresiba for 6months.

Along with victoza

For my t2

While my a1c has went from above16 down to an 8 in the first 3 months I've gained 30lbs and I suffer horrible diahria

On the days I forget to take my shots I don't suffer.I also have to be treated for constant uti since I've been on the tresiba. I've been on victoza 2 years now

Not sure if anyone else has a side effect of this or if it's another condition but I'm suffering from joint pain that continues to get worse"


"I started Byetta 5mg in January and then upped to 10mg in February.  I'm on my second month at 10mg.  Unfortunately, this drug has not worked for me.  I will not continue after this month's pen is done.  It did NOTHING for my blood sugar numbers.  I'm also on Metformin and Glipizide.  It did help control my appetite but only enough to lose about 8 lbs total.  I also didn't really experience bad side effects.  Some occasional nausea, mostly if I didn't eat within 40-60 min of injection.  I sometimes wondered if I had too much belly fat for the medicine to work properly but I'm not comfortable injecting my thigh or arm.  I truly wanted this to work as wonderfully for me as it did others.  Sadly, it has not."


"I have been on Dilantin for 20 yrs it has helped me from having seizure when I remembered to take it but the past 5 years I have taken it everyday like I'm suppose to I take 300mg everyday in the morning at the same time. There has been one time that I had a seizure while taking my medicine everyday it happen at night and I only know this because I woke my wife up in the middle of it . I do have problems remembering things that happened not even five minutes ago but its not all the time. I have the swollen gums and problems talking (Saying the wrong word at the end of a sentence). I have experienced dizzy spells but only if I took too much (Taking my meds and forgetting about taken it) Better safe than sorry."


"Atenolol 6.25mg bringing my bp to low 96/68 some times 86/57 I feel lightheaded and dizzy.works well for bringing pulse rate down 60-80."


"I didn't think it loxalate could help me, I thought my bad life choices and my past and future was just something I had to live with. I didn't see myself as depressed, I just thought I had stuffed up my life.

I thought when I told my Dr that I was feely down he would question me intensively.

Not so !  He just handed me a small questionnaire with about 10 questions on how I was feeling ,,,, multi choice answers numbered 1 to 5

My score result suggested I was depressed and he prescribed me 10mg loxa late tablets.   I felt relieved for the first few days, but then it took more than 2 weeks for the tablets to start. Now after 5 weeks I've gone from feeling 3 out of 10  to 6/10.  I never miss a tablet and I stopped my occasional alcohol drink"


"Vyvanse has changed my life. I went from being a failing student to having grades above 90% in only a few weeks. These past 3 1/2 weeks have been the most productive weeks of my life. However, this med does come with a down side. Some side effects I experienced have been loss of appetite, dry mouth, trouble staying asleep, as well as some minor OCD. The OCD is really the only side effect that has been bothering me, when I have paper in front of me and I'm writing, I will constantly keep erasing what I wrote and writing it back down until it looks perfect which I've never done before in my life. As for social anxiety, I actually feel more confident going outside, my brain feels slowed down when working, and I don't zone out any more. 9.5/10"


"I've tried both Viagra, and Cialis and mostly got side-effects and very few of the intended benefits.

I tried out a sample of Staxyn over a weekend getaway. I took one of the two doses and after 25 minutes my wife and I went for it. Ten minutes later, nothing. I took the second dose and after another 25 minutes it finally kicked in.

The effect was pretty amazing. Wow all I can say is that it really worked. 16 hours later I was still good to go.

I think I was too impatient with the first dose & didn't follow directions. I let the second one dissolve under the tongue instead of chewing it, and that made all the difference."


"My best advice is to stay calm. The pill works even if she is over weight. I had two wait two long weeks but reading these reviews helped calm my nerves. She took the pill within 24 hours. The faster you take it, the better. However learn from your mistakes so this wont happen again. Hope this helps."


"I have been using spironolactone for the past 6 month.  I take a total of 75mg per day (1-25mg in the morning and 2-25mg in the evening).  The first month or so, I did not see any changes.  By the second / third month, my hair was shedding; however, I also started to see hair growing in areas that I had none.  At the six month mark, the sprouts of hair I saw in the third/fourth month are approximately 1/2 inch long. Now, I do not see my scalp or that shiny scalp that you see on balding men.  Periodically, I have experienced scalp soreness.  Overall, I am very please with my hair growth."


"Cymbalta is one of the few medicines I have taken that really helps with my Fibromyalgia."


"This is just awesome! Tried different antidepressants, but Wellbutrin really worked after 1.5 weeks. I'm so happy now after 5 years of depression!"


"I had the implant put in May of 2015 today is Feb 6,2017 and I had it removed today..... I got it shortly after a miscarriage I was satisfied for the first couple months then I started bleeding constantly for months at a time. It definitely does what it's suppose to do (keep you from getting pregnant) because you can't have sex. Lol it just wasn't for me"


"Worked well on restablishing "normal" testosterene levels, but strong impact on moods,,agresiveness and irritability."


"I have been on Cymbalta for my Fibromyalgia since Nov.2014.

I had loved this med,helped some what with my pain and also helped my moods. (I called it my happy pill..lol)

I have been experiencing many months of restless sleep and extreme sweating! I never considered it was my wonder drug.

But it is,it has to be..Cymbalta is the only drug I take and the only change for me in a year. Also I have gained an excessive amount of weight ! I can not handle this extreme sweating,also very fatigued.

I am starting today to ween off of it..my doc started me on Lyrcia.

I sure hope this helps!

So tired of being tired and in pain.."


"I have been on the patch for 4 years. This is the best birth control method. Of course like anything, your body has to get used to a foreign object that's attached to your body and let's estrogen through your skin. Your body will go through changes (nausea, sweats, headaches), but good luck finding a method that will leave you symptom free. Once you get through that yucky part, you'll notice weight gain and also your breasts will get larger and tender. For most, I don't think this goes away. For myself, I do have a little bit of a tummy (I'm 105lbs) and my boobs have gone up a whole cup size. I find the patch to be insanely convenient. After years of using it, I have zero problems with it. I can only say great things about this BC method!"


"Recently diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 22, and am a full time college student with difficulties getting my responsibilities and homework assignments done. Started on 40mg once a day with instructions to bump up to twice a day after 3 days if I needed. I refused to bump up because of the crappy effects. I know some people have had great results with this drug, but I was not one of them. The only positive thing I noticed was the ability to tune out outside noises and distractors, but those distractions your own head puts out are still there. Side effects: complete revulsion to food, sluggish and lethargic, lack of motivation or enthusiasm, and EXTREME irritability. By the 5th day, I refused to take it."


"As a woman in my early 20s, I am too busy with school, work, travel and social life to begin worrying about having children of my own, thus why Mirena sounded so appealing; no daily pill, no irritating condoms, etc.  I am prone to UTIs, the ultimate reason I chose Mirena, which is the only pro to have come with this procedure.  Having had the Mirena inserted May 13, 2015 (the most painful procedure I have had yet), I have had MAYBE, and I mean MAYBE a total of 2 weeks where I did NOT bleed.  My doctor failed to mention this.  I have absolutely no desire to be intimate with anyone because I am so livid with the fact that the bleeding is so unpredictable. If I had not spent as much time/money as I had, I'd have it removed immediately."


"I have been on this medicine for three months. At the two-month point I was almost completely cleared. I am now back to being covered at 85% of my body."


"I was prescribed Tylenol with Codeine #3 30/300 to take two tablets every 4-6 hours.
It worked wonders for both my cough and the pain related to my severe bronchitis

I have read some double-blind studies that show that the fact that many people View codeine as inferior to, say, hydrocodone, is simply not true."


"I have had no side effects from Januvia.  My A1C went from 9.2 to 5.5 using 1500 mg of Metformin and 100 mg Januvia, and adjusting my diet and exercising a bit.   I am lucky in tht neither Metformin or Januvia seems to bother me.

There is a savings certificate on the Januvia site to keep the co pay down to $5, normally it would be $55 for me."


"I'm about 3 pills away from finishing my first pack...My experience is ok so far.. I say ok because I started the pack 3 days before my period ..worst mistake ever.. my period was super heavy for 4 days and had really bad cramping ..My advice for first timers is wait until you end your period and start taking the pill right after. Because I didn't wait now I have my period again (this time it's really light.. still cramping) hopefully by this next pack my period is on track. On a good note my skin is clear from acne and I went up a cup size. Breasts are still tender but I'm hoping that goes away. I have gained some weight but I'm working on losing it. Some PMS, Nothing crazy. I can say I'm pleased with Lutera so far."


"I started taking this pill after i had my son, the dr prescribed this pill because i breastfeed. I have been on the pill for almost a year now and i have a period twice a month and im not talking about spotting or light bleeding.. i have a heavy period every time. I know everyone has different experiences but i would not recommend this pill."


"The first month was bad. Breakthough bleeding.. cramping and bloating.. mood swings. But the second month was perfectly fine. I'm going onto my 3rd month now. Once my body got used to it everything was perfect. I love not having to remember to take a pill each day! This is so easy!"


"this med. works wonders. it helps with my social anxiety,night terrors, PTS and deff. my depression. i am very pleased and would recommend this to others with bipolar disorder to talk with their doc.s"


"I have suffered migraines since childhood 2-5 migraines a year. Then at about 38 I started getting these horrible severely debilitating headaches 1-3 times a year and the headaches would last up to weeks with intermittent increase in severity.  I was finally diagnosed with cluster headaches and prescribed Rizatriptan. If I feel the onset it diminishes the intensity and duration. I have been using it for 2 years and very grateful."


"Thyroid pill made me feel normal and healthy. I have lost lbs and maintained it, no more fatigue and sluggishness. "


"I had a rough childhood to sum things up quickly.  I was divorced and put myself through nursing school, remarried, bought a house and was very independent until I hit 30 y/o.  I started to slowly decompensate mentally.   My issues are Bipolar, Boarderline Personality Disorder, Anxiety, Grief-complicated, ADD, Diabetic and obesity. I tried counselling and all kinds of medications for 10 years.  My husband is very supportive.  Then my 20 y/o son committed suicide in the navy.  It didn't hit me until about 9 or 10 months and I became extremely manic and the grief took over.  I dissociated and overdosed on my Klonopin and started outpatient treatment.  Thats when I started the Fetzima.  It saved my life!  It took about a one and a half years to work through the grief but I could NOT have done it without the Fetzima.  It helped with anxiety and my deperession."


"My Dr prescribed it for me  for endometriosis. I took the first one today but after  reading reviews from this site and others I will not take it anymore I would rather be in pain than have all the side effects."


"This drug was given to me as I'm allergic to eggs and the other anesthesia was egg-based. I asked what was in this drug and was told, "I don't know." Waking up to bits and pieces of reality, trying to grab on to them, but not being successful repeatedly. Going home was double vision when I got there  I immediately threw up. I didn't want to move. My husband got a chair on wheels to wheel me directly to the bathroom and brought me bedding and a pillow and lay on the bathroom floor. I slept all day and all night. That is one drug I will NEVER take again."


"I've been on Nexplanon for about a year and a half and I have only great things to say about it.  I haven't had a period the since I've been on it, only occasional spotting after the first year.  No mood swings, no bloating, no PMS signs at all.  I really wish I would have known about it to get it sooner."


"The pill keeps changing its size color and shape everytime I go to the pharmacy. Sometimes I find that I have to take almost 3 to get me to fall asleep. Also I grind my jaw a little bit after I take it. It was never like this before so I am wondering why it is doing this now."


"Vyvanse has changed my life in the best way! It's almost like a motivation pill.  I can spend 12 hours in the library at a time studying, with little distractions. I made a 4.0 my first semester of college. I used to always want to work hard and study but could never quite pull it together, and with Vyvanse I can! The only downside is the dehydration. Remember to drink lots of water or you will get headaches!"


"Put me to sleep fast! At lower dosage addresses symptoms, but takes longer (20-30 minutes) than I would like."


"Age 67.  I have used Levitra, Cialis, and Viagra since prostate surgery 17 years ago.  My longest experience is with Levitra.  Usually take it in the morning on an empty stomach.  For a long time I was able to get a good erection with 10mg within about 30 minutes.  Head stuffiness was minimal.  A few weeks ago I had a couple of Levitra failures, meaning that I was unable to get more than a weak erection.  About 3 weeks ago I then switched to 20mg doses, and erection results were really excellent.  Stuffiness did not increase significantly if over the 10mg dose.  However, two days ago, even the 20mg does failed to produce a good erection.  After some manual stimulation I was able to get an erection barely good enough for sex."


"I suffered panic attacks for 12 years from 1989 to 2001, almost every night.  I switched doctors and he put me on Zoloft.  I have been on it ever since, up to 150mg per day, and have suffered no side effects. It has been a life saver."


"Having been 9 months old when I was first diagnosed with Hereditary Angioedema, I am still one of the youngest cases on file.  For the past 40 years I have suffered with moderate to severe swelling attacks almost weekly.  At times life was almost unlivable, and the pain was often excruciating.  Cinryze has changed all that.  There are no more trips to the emergency room, no more narcotics, or steroids that ultimately did nothing to stop the pain, nausea, and vomiting.  I have a full life for the first time and I am grateful beyond words.  Additionally, my 11 year old daughter, who also has Hereditary Angioedema, will not have to suffer the same way I did.

In short, Cinryze has changed my life for the better."


"I was prescribed Macrobid in a third world country by an urgent care doctor.  So I'm not sure if or how it might differ from the US formulation.  I experienced absolutely no negative side effects.  Not even fatigue.  However, the pain and discomfort from the UTI returns right around the time I need to take my next pill (2x daily for 7 days).  After I take the pill, the pain goes away.  But after finishing all of my prescribed Macrobid, I still have some discomfort so I feel as though it did not clear up the infection."


"Really helped, but if you are on methadone or extremely high levels of narcotics ask a doc first. My sister who was on 200mg of methadone a day took a 8-2 suboxone and she went into withdrawal. I was eating tabs, perks and o. C's and finally decided to try the suboxone. Well 1yr later I am free from the searching, sickness and hassles. I love them."


"I felt very groggy and out of it for while on this drug, I felt like I could barely form a thought and had great difficulty interacting with people while on it. I had no feelings, no emotions it felt like if I had to choose an emotion it would be disoriented."


"I just got it inserted so I wanted to come to share my experience. I obviously can't attest to the products effectiveness or whether I really like it. I'm here to discuss insertion because I read these reviews and they scared the hell out of me. I was scared for no reason. I guess everyone has a different experience and mine was great. First, my doctor opened my cervix. This didn't hurt. There was just a little pressure. Then he inserted it. I felt very slight cramping and that was it. I'm having minor cramps now. The procedure was done two hours ago. I feel great and am very happy that I wont have to worry about taking hormone pills to prevent pregnancy now."


"After a month of taking this for a toenail infection I got a very bad rash over my entire body. It spread so quickly and became painful so I went to the ER where they confirmed it was a reaction to terbinafine. I went to a dermatologist who gave me a shot and put me on prednisone for 30 days and gave me some corticosteroid cream. After three weeks and merciless skin peeling my skin is almost back to normal. I was not able to take it long enough to help my toenails. I cannot recommend this medicine."


"I've had mirena for about four years.  I was the same weight for the total of 11 years. Since having it I have gained about 30 pounds.  It works good because you don't have to remember taking pills or putting in a ring. I was told that I would not gain weight. It made my periods lighter. I started to get acne. I get bad cramps and a headache before my period. I tried to stick it out but I'm going to get it removed ... I can't stand the weight gain."


"My first time taking it. I have complex partial seizures and my aura has changed to where I now have migraine headaches afterwards. We are doing test to rule out other problems but this medicine helped me more than anything so far. Still have that groggy feeling afterwards but I can deal with that. Just do not know how I can take it should I have to at work since I work in a call center 10 hours a day with constant calls."


"Went through 8 weeks like a champ. Lots of energy. Felt great and never missed any work. However almost a month after treatment I am noticing my joints ache. As well as my hands. More than usual. Anyone else? I go back for my last test the middle of October. 6 month check."


"Ok so I'm 18 I'm have been taking these for a little under a year and it keeps you very attentive  specially because I have school and after school  activities along with homework.  It does help you focus although it suppresses my appetite a little too much I try to force myself to eat but it  seems like I can't. I have a loss about 25 pounds and went from a size 8 to a 4 in jeans because of this medication. I don't know if anyone else experienced this but it won't allow me to keep food or fluids in my system I continue to run to the bathroom all night and all day sometimes even at four in the morning. But for the most part it's a good product for what it's used for."


"I should have read the reviews! I haven't had a yeast infection in years. But knew what it was. Went to the pharmacy & thought why not get the one day, super strength. WOW! What a mistake! Burning, throbbing pain as well as swelling. Sleeping impossible. The next day I was useless & trying to get this poison out of me in the shower. DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT!"


"Well, I have had 2 Zoladex injections. As my Gynecologist said – symptoms will appear only after 4 weeks. WELL guess what – mine appeared only after the fourth day! YEP! And I have had ALL the symptoms. These 8 weeks have been the worst in my life. I have had: hot flashes – so bad during every night that my pillow and blanket are soaking wet, sweating, headaches, dizziness, mood changes, vaginal discharge – meaning - little bit of pee coming into my undies (sometimes not so little bit) – when I do not feel like I have to pee! Breast size reduction, bone pain, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, loss of appetite, insomnia, acne, itching, and DEPRESSION MOOD SWINGS that are just  so bad . Plus my stomach has been so bloated, so gassy, so not functioning normally. THE WORST TIME IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!!! I would never in a million years ever agree to this again. Better to be with endometriosis  - as guess what this does not cure it!!! So – might be all for nothing."


"It certainly soothes the itch area- burns at first but seems to ease the itch quickly. Non greasy and allows area to heal faster."


"Worked for the first 3 months I took it. Went up gradually to 400mg 3x a day. After this time was up was when I was increased due to the mood swings becoming a lot worse. If only it worked for longer!!"


"I'm a 21 year old college student and I recently had my Mirena inserted for the first time. I was terrified from all the reviews I read beforehand, so I felt the need to share my experience. I took 800mg of ibuprofen an hour before I saw my gynocologist, nonetheless the insertion process was like getting a pap smear only much much worse since I've never had my cervix dialated before. Don't let this hinder you from getting it, it only lasted me 1-2 minutes and being worry-free for the next five years is 100% worth the shortlived pain. Had it inserted Friday and by Sunday I was good as new. No pain, no spotting! And it's been this way for the last month :)"


"I have been taking these for about a year.  Seems like one month they work and the next they don't.   Even though I am eating the same food and same amount of pills.  I seriously wonder if some months they are just sugar pills and not the real thing.  I seriously question the quality."


"My wisdom teeth are impacted and I have several cavities and I am waiting to have surgery. My doctor prescribed Vicodin for the pain and it works very well as long as I continue taking it every 6 hours. I can tell when the medication wears off, because my jaw starts to throb."


"I've suffered with depression, anxiety and panic along with various health problems. I have tried just about most medicines that claim to help with these problems. Nothing, until I tried Klonopin and it just changed so much about me. Although I will say in the beginning I felt very cheery and super friendly. Though that particular feeling has decreased it still controls my anxiety. And no side effects, only thing is that it doesn't help with sleep so I take a Seroquel instead at night.It also helps keep me calm when worrying over my bad health conditions. Found deep belly breathing can help while in the midst of a panic. I plan on staying on it. Take care."


"I got the shot and it hurt at first but after about 30 minutes, I never felt anything again.  It's worth it."


"I highly recommend this product to anyone suffering from acne! I started breaking out very badly and I was out on this cream by my dermatologist and I am so happy with the results its only been 5 days that I started using it and I am very happy with the results so far!"


"Hey ladies. I was using orthotricyclin for about 2 or 3 years. I absolutely LOVED it.  Before birth control my periods used to be really heavy and sometimes I'd go 2 or 3 months with out one (Which is super scary if you're sexually active). On tricyclin my period started on the morning after I took the 3rd green pill every month. It was perfect. The new pharmacy I started going to didn't carry tricyclin, only trinessa. I was hesitant since my body was already used to the other birth control so I took about a year off. Just recently I started trinessa. On the first month, my period was normal. My depression and anxiety are MUCH better than when I wasn't using BC. On my second month now and everything is great! Can't tell a difference from orthotricyclin!"


"My daughter (16) was prescribed Doryx 150 mg 2 x day for Lyme disease after exhausting all other antibiotics and her symptoms returned. After two doses she started to experience paranoia and anxiety. Could this be herxheimer's reaction meaning it is working (resurgence or original symptoms of Lyme disease) or is this a severe adverse reaction? "


"I have suffered from migraines for 43 years.  I just recently went to the ER for intractable migraine, 3 days of constant excruciating pain.  They started an IV and gave me the "migraine cocktail " of Benedryl and Reglan.... let me tell you this medicine combo made me freak out. I was jittery, restless and out of my mind. The 1st time I got it ,( I work at this hospital as a CT tech)  I was alone and when no one was looking I pulled my IV out and left the hospital getting into my car and drove home. to this day I am amazed I didn't have a car accident.  The 2nd time I went to the ER ( my husband drove me ) they  gave me the same med cocktail and I freaked out again. Now realizing that this is not what I should be given ! Terrible experience"


"The best cough medicine ever!  Nothing helps my cough but Tussionex.  It lasts the entire 12 hours.  Unbelievablly good cough medicine!!"


"Hated it didn't help one bit made me throw up evertime I took it"


"Great! I did the 3 ovule treatment and it was noticeably improved after day 1. This stuff is expensive! The applicator doesn't work; the ovule gets stuck.
I was very happy w the results! I don't know if it will reoccur, but time will tell. Going to attack my diet, I wonder if that may make a difference."


"I had it in for 5 years. Ok at first. Gradually started having VERY heavy periods, constant bacterial vaginitis, and after about 3 years was no longer able to feel strings. My ob assured me that was not so abnormal. I also began having anxiety, panic attacks, hair loss, and decided to have it out. Two attempts in the office were unable to remove it. It has embedded into my uterine wall. I had same day surgery to have it removed. Within 6 months anxiety, panic were resolved and hair loss levelled out. No more heavy periods or BV."


"I have been taking Vyvanse for a couple of months now for my ADHD and BED, 40 mg seems to work fine with minimal side effects. My doctor recommended that I only take it on work days and give my system a break on weekends. However, I noticed that my binge eating has gotten way out of control on days that I don't take it, to make up for the loss of appetite during the week I guess. I mean, I eat constantly!  Is anyone else having this problem?"


"I had injections Jan 2015 in knee where I previously tore the cartilige and had it debrided.  Degeneration is bad but I'm too young for knee replacement and really don't want it.

I had several steriod shots prior and they worked but very limited time.  It did take some time for the Euflexxa to "kick in".  I think it was about a month before I kind of stopped noticing my knee.  It's now Oct 2016 and I'm just now noticing my knee again because I have degenerative problems in all my joints and now it's the spine.  The physical therapy is putting a strain on my knees (leg press, quad stretches) so now it's owie again.  Until now I've been able to cycle daily about 10 miles without too much problem unless we are talking steep hill."


"I've been on this for a month and after the first two days I had spotting occur and it hasn't stopped since. I never had this problem when I was off birth control and when I was on Seasonique, unfortunately it's quite costly.I've also been extremely tired and experienced depression while on this pill. I'm switching as soon as this month ends."


"This drug saved my life. Pudendal neuralgia was making me utterly miserable. I could barely even sit down. But between 10mg and 30mg of this drug and my pain disappeared. I became happier and was able to live my life without thinking about the pain. Highly recommended for anyone with sensitive or painful nerves."


"Works great for me."


"I think it works amazing, but I have been taking it for almost a year now and I'm starting to gain a lot of water weight!!! I started out at 155 and now I am up to 183! This is huge for me! I'm going to request water pills to take this water weight off"


"I started using this medicine 3 weeks ago and so far I have lost 10.8 lbs. I feel so much better. I also work out in the mornings at 6am 5-6 days per week. Some days I only take 1/2, depends on how I feel when I get home from the gym. I love this pill. I get a lot more done at work and home. I started at 237 now at 226.2 my goal is 150-160lbs. I will be there by December 31st, 2010."


"Pristiq has given me energy, stopped my crying, and for the first time in my life I can say out loud that I don't hate myself. Although I am extremely sensitive to medications and usually suffer all the worst side effects, I have had no negative effects from this medication other than gaining about 5 pounds over a two month period."


"Had a horrible horrible headache for 3 days  so I called a Dr I knew I told him I can't open my eyes I'm dizzy and my head hurts so bad and I'm nauseated and hardly can stand up or see he said go to er now so I called my mom when we got to hospital I walked into glass door didn't even see it or feel it just know my head pounding once I got in back they gave me a cocktail of toradol  benadryl  and reglan within  30 min my blood pressure was down from 199 /100 to 130 /77 and headache gone I felt the weight was lifted of my head ty rn at srmc I will remember that cocktail  always"


"My doctor put me on Ortho Cyclen to help with pain outside of my period caused by undiagnosed Endometriosis. It has helped so much! I haven't been in the hospital for three months, and the pain is pretty much gone. My cramps are still there but not nearly as bad as they were before. Since being on it I have noticed weight loss rather than weight gain."


"I recently got my Nexplanon implant removed after three years- I got mine inserted on Decemeber 12th, 2010. I did not experience any bleeding after it was inserted, nor did I have a period for the whole duration of it being in my arm; I'm still waiting for one to arrive a month after it being removed. I also did not experience any weight gain, in fact, my breasts decreased in size (unfortunately for a AA cup). It is great protection- however, I am concerned on how my period will be and when it will come now that I have had it removed (it's been a month today)."


Prevention of Thromboembolism in Atrial Fibrillation

"Been on Jantoven a number of years- no problem really. Have my INRs regularly every month. Usually between a 2-3 (as it should be). Would recommend."


"I have suffered from depression for the past 7 years of my life, not being able to preform basic functions. Sleeping all the time waking in a panic attack every time I slept. When I was awake my anxiety was so bad I had to hide from not only people but noise and light. The only thing that seemed to help was scratching at the walls. I've tried every anti-depressant out there and nothing has worked as great as Cymbalta. It's the first time in a 7 year depression /anxiety that I could start to feel alive again and wow! does it work for anxiety and panic. Totally gone! However the depression still lurks but doesn't keep me down. Cymbalta took about 10 weeks to fully kick in."


"I have had all kinds of seizures and taken just about every medicine over the last 25 years. Now I take only Vimpat. Seizure free for over 2 years. Yes, I still have memory issues and meds make me sleepy for about 30 minutes but I could never stay on my medicines because I work. I currently take meds daily and work about 45-50 hours per week!  Vimpat has greatly improved the quality of my life."


"Cymbalta saved my life. I have tried dozens of antidepressants, mood stabilizers, you name it. At 19, to treat anxiety, depression and post traumatic stress disorder, I was finally given Cymbalta. I had very few side effects, maybe a few days being a bit dizzy. And then, after a week or so, I realized I wanted to get up in the morning. I no longer regretted having to breathe. A few months in, I no longer needed anxiety medication. I could sleep all night. I was normal and happy. I would not have lived if Cymbalta didn't exist. The only drawback is if for any reason you have to go a few days or longer without it, the withdrawal will be bad."


"I have been taking this for 5 days but my side effects are horrible. The drug is working so well I'm trying to push through. First two days I had a really bad headache and was so nauseous it was really bad. The nausea left but then on the 3rd day a severe rash developed. It has been miserable. I'm going to give it another day or two because my appetite is so much less than it's ever been. It's almost shocking. I have to make myself eat. Really hoping the itching goes away."


"I started taking Linzess 145 in January 2017. It worked great for a couple of weeks and the suddenly stopped working. I had to resort to Milk of Mag. I gave it another try and it worked on and off.  I gave it one more try and all I have is horrible gas and cramps even after bowel movement. Seems like my life revolved around this med.  I have appointment with my PCP next week and will discuss with her. I am currently not taking any medication but still feel effects from it after 5 days of not taking it."


"I have been using morphine now for 2 years and it just doesn't help like it should. I am now taking 1 x 30mg IR tab 3 times a day. There are days that it doesn't help. My doctor is a believer in morphine treatment. I would love to switch to something else but some relief is better than none. I know what works for my body and it's not morphine. I was taking 6 to 10 5mg oxycodone tabs a day and felt so much better. I can only pray each month that he will listen to me and help but fear that he will take my medicines just to see me suffer."


"Many years of acute back pain episodes, now 7 years of chronic pain, severe oesteoarthritis all over inc back, herniated inoperable disc, spinal cord stimulator June 2014.  Started Lyrica 7 months ago, now at 75mg x 2, twice daily.
Reduced oxycodone from 80mg daily to 40mg daily, tramadol for breakthrough.  Hope to increase Lyrica and further reduce oxy.
Still do PT for flares.  PT is needling with electricity, like acupuncture with electricity running thru needles.  It is amazing.
No side effects, no weight gain but possibly weight moved to stomach area, no problem.  5ft 3in, 125 lbs
Lyrica is no miracle but finally found combo of therapy, meds (Lyrica inc)  for some quality of life."


"It's my 7th month on nexplanon and I'm still having random spotting. Really hope I'm like the other women and it goes away.  Ive gained no weight,  and only a little acne, but I am a teenager."


"Went off lipitor after about 7 years followed by crestor for 2 years. I experienced muscle pain and nightly heartburn. Started Livalo after being off Crestor for 60  days to make sure it was the statin that caused the muscle pain. It was. Now experiencing no muscle pain with Livalo and to my surprise no heartburn. Had no idea that lipitor and crestor caused the heartburn. Had NMR bloodtest last week. Livalo is amazing. Triglicerides plummeted, cholesterol particle size went up nicely and insulin resistance went from pre-diabetic which it has been for 5 years to no risk. If your Dr. doesn't do NMR test you may be taking statin unnecessarily. My cardio Dr. doesn't even want to know what traditional HDL and LDL numbers are."


"I was another mini pill and bled daily so went to the family planning clinic and they put me on this. Initially I went through the range of side effects including nausea, pmt etc but that was just for a couple of weeks. I have been on it for 5 months and it's fine. I still get a period but it's a lot lighter than it was before as I have a fibroid. I have unprotected sex and no issues so far."


"120mg of pseudoephedrine in one tablet is quite a lot and to be honest I needed to have a valium just to stop the jitters and extreme energy this tablet packs - I'm from Australia where codeine is sold over the counter and you can still get 120mg of pseudo in a tablet and it was definitely a case of the pharmacist making me out to be a criminal out to make meth....HOWEVER.

IT WORKS!!!!! amazingly. Absolutely no congestion, I could breathe well and I had no issues with a runny nose. Again, downside was I felt like I was legitimately tweaking a bit, but other than that okay. Definitely for a few days' use at a time only"


"I have bipolar 2 with rapid mood cycling occasional suicidal ideations.  After taking citalopram for 12 years for what doc thought was regular depression, I went off that and now searching for mood stabilizer for bipolar moods.
 Clonazapam 0.5 2x daily helped stabilize my anxiety after all of this and Ativan 0.5 as needed for panic attacks.  Clonazapam is great because it stays in your system much longer than Ativan.  Overall, Clonazapam is a life saver for me (especially at time with PMS moods!)  Still searching for a good mood stabilizer bc I still have 'bad' days though but always stay POSITIVE THIS TOO SHALL PASS keep going to your doc and psych!  Peace."


"Really good medicine for me. I don't sleep any during the day, and my drive to do what needs to be done has more than doubled. I take 250mg 1 x time a day. The only side effect was dry mouth for me. My doctor also gave me 1mg of Xanax to take at the end of the day. It helps me with anxiety and helps me get a great nights rest. Both the medications work well together for me."


"24 years old, lifetime asthmatic, I was on seretide purple puffer but I was switched to breo 3 weeks ago. I barely ever use my inhaler and it feels like my asthma is gone with no side effects. I highly recommend giving this a shot."


"Had unprotected sex on November 11th, no condom, no birth control (highly don’t recommend). He came inside me and I panicked and got Aftera less than 30 minutes later. The next couple days I experienced headaches and nausea. I got my period yesterday, early, and have had more intense symptoms than usual. Try to relax and trust in the pill, it works."


"I had been taking Arthrotec 75mg 2 X's per day for several years and it worked great!  No more severe pain in my lower back but HUMANA decided I didn't need it any longer, just because there was no generic for it.  Now I live in severe pain daily.  Other medicines either do not work or they hurt my stomach so bad I can't take them.  I miss my Arthrotec.
"


"It was way better than nothing at all, but it did nothing at all for my pain. This helped my fatigue enough that I could be mostly functional, but it was like a low level of energy stretched out through the day, and I still ended up not having enough energy to do a lot of the things I want to do.

Ritalin worked 10x better at helping my fatigue than Nuvigil did."


"I've been using this medication for my rosacea and it isn't helping. My face has never looked worse. It's ok when I first put it on but by the end of the day my face is spiralling out of control. Right now I have huge acne blemishes all over my face. I'm making an appt with my doctor this week to try and change it. Very disappointed."


"Pristiq has been the first and only anti-depressant I've taken, so I didn't know what to expect.
What I got from the daily pill was an aid, it was like having crutches; it just helped me do what I needed to do.
The first week I felt different, along with the slight nausea in the morning (I took it at night after dinner), and yawning which was only slightly annoying.
Overall it was a 100% experience."


"As a healthcare professional I was excited to try this medication as I have been on numerous pain medications all of which are CII's. I thought, wow this could be a great new medication. For pain control, it has been okay, not the best, I have been on this 2 months at the 300 level, I was just switched to the 600 level, so we will see if it improves. Buckle delivery is different - placing it on your cheek, it does not always dissolve, even when the mouth is wet. It does leave a residue on my teeth and cheek, again with a wet mouth as instructed.  It is some times un able to sick, wet ten mouth and all, so it will curl up and I end up swolling it, but not able to dose again until 12 hours later. I have found the squares are broken in half."


"This medication saved my life. In 2015, my depression and anxiety were so horrible. I was sad and/or angry all the time and I was having 1-3 panic attacks a day. I've been suffering with depression since about 4th grade (I'm almost 21 now) but my anxiety didn't really get aggressive until I was a sophomore in high school. After I graduated is when it became a really big problem for me. I stopped taking Zoloft in 2015 after a few months because I lost my insurance. I got put back on it in May of 2016. It's been nearly a year and I'm a brand new person. Happier, funnier, more full of life, more excited about life, I feel incredible! I only have about 1 panic attack every 2-4 months and my mood is positive and amazing! So happy to have this"


"Very effective in treating ADHD."


"This was horrible for me. Within three hours of taking a 20mg dose I was wide awake, stomach churning like a cement mixer, nausea, vomiting, no sleep and a horrible time delay type sensation."


"I took this for pain when I had kidney stones and it wiped away my anxiety. It was incredible."


"I was in so much pain from my knees with arthritis, bone rubbing on bone - I had my first set of injections in April.  I took a month or so to really fell the effects.  No more pain and swelling when standing and doing house cleaning, etc.  I had the second set 6 months later.  I can go up and down stairs.  I can do house work, gardening, and shopping with minimal pain.  Best thing I ever did for myself."


"I pulled/strained a muscle in my upper back last week, and the pain was so bad, I could hardly breathe.  My doctor prescribed Flexeril which I took as soon as possible with a little food - around 2:00 PM.  About an hour later I was out COLD - asleep for the rest of the day, that night, and until late the next morning.  Good thing I took a couple of days off from work, because I felt drowsy and weird for at least 24 hours after I took it.  There's no way I could have driven - much less accomplished anything at work.  Having said all this, it really did kill the pain. It's as if I never injured my back.  But at what cost?  I think I'll take 800 mgs of ibuprofen instead if I ever have a similar injury."


"I cannot recommend this medication. Yes it did prevent migraines but the side-effects far outweighed the benefit. My doctor put me on a gradual increase in dosage and I was unable to get past the first week.

After a couple of days I lost control of my own thoughts and focused on every negative I my mind could come up with.

My work was impacted. I work in an accounting office and lost my ability to count and remember the alphabet. Not to mention I would stop talking in mid-sentence quite often. I knew what I needed to say but my mouth just wouldn't do it. My short term memory was non-existent and I decided to stop taking this medication after I forgot where I was driving to on my way to work; the same place I've been to for the last 9 years."


"Overall excellent medicine, but soreness at injection site and water retention."


"Yesterday I received my 4th shot. For the past 2 months it seemed after week 3 I would start getting small patches of hives. This last month on the 3rd week ( week-10 days before I was due to receive my shots) my hives came in pretty bad. My ankles and feet start to itch then it works its way up my legs to my mid torso. I have to say I'm panicking since receiving my shot yesterday, and taking 2 benadryl even 4-5 hrs and zyrtec I'm covered with itchy hives!! Can it be that our bodies become  immune to the xolar?? Please let me know because I feel like my freedom is taken away from me right as I was so happy and confident being hive free."


"I was on Accutane for about six months. It works wonders. Yes, it's true that you get dry skin and chapped lips. That was the worst part for me. I would always have to put on chapstick... but it was completely worth it. Now my acne is completely cleared up. I recommend it."


"This is the best preventer I've taken in thirty years of suffering from asthma - I've had no attacks at all since starting it three months ago, and minimal side-effects. Hoarseness was always a huge problem for me with other inhaled steroids, so much so that I frequently stopped taking them, and instead relied on relievers to treat my allergic and exercise-induced asthma, until my attacks became so frequent that I had no choice but to go back onto steroid inhalers. However, Alvesco produces only minimal hoarseness, and despite being expensive (apparently. Living in Scotland, I get free prescriptions :-)) I'd recommend strongly to other sufferers who've had problems with steroid-induced hoarseness"


"Works well, but lasts only a short time (i.e. 2-3 hrs)"


"Like many of you, I've suffered since I was a teenager with migraines 3-5 times a week. Some would be so serious I would end up in the hospital a few times a year. I even lost a job because of my migraines. I had to plan my life around them. Now at 35, I've been on Topamax for 6 years and it's changed my world. It's given me a life back. I'll still get an occasional headache that requires me to break out the Imitrex, but nothing serious. I haven't had too many problems with side effects other then having a little less quick recall/memory, but not enough to really matter. Potassium seems to help with the side effects. My main side effect is getting rash/hives from overheating. "


"I've had my nexplanon inserted 2 1/2 years ago. I can't say it doesn't work because I haven't gotten pregnant since I had it. However I have lost complete sex drive the urge of any sexual acts. I've also witness mood swings and depression. I've been with my fianc"


"I was diagnosed with left-sided UC in May of 2015. My GI prescribed 4.8 grams (4 pills in the am) of Lialda, plus 1 Canasa suppository (1 gram) at night. The suppository was for 3 weeks only.

Within 2 weeks, the bleeding stopped, and I no longer saw the remnants of the colon tissue erosions when I had a bowl movement. I stopped taking the Canasa after a week and a half, because I think it was leading me towards diarrhea, and I felt slight rectal pain. There was no noticeable negative effect to me stopping the Canasa dose at that point. I continued to take the regular dosage of Lialda.

I had some dizziness the first week or two, but that had since abated. I also noticed acne that I haven't had in many years. No issues with hair thinning."


"I have been on this medicine now for 3 weeks. Just went to the doctor yesterday and was still at my current weight as before. I was very disappointed but the doctor said that I was not yet on the full dose which is the 4 pills . He said things should change when taking the 4 pills . During the first 3 weeks I seemed to be hungry which I never was when I was on adipex. Hopefully next week when I start 4 pills a day that will change.

Doctor said if nothing changes then we will try a different medication. Anyone wanting to know about price , I paid 70.00 through the discount card the doctor gave me. That Is for 120 pills."


"Bin on herion off and on for 25 years did the methadone thing for a year but got kicked out the program it's crazy I don't drink but when I was on methadone I started drinking beer eventho I wasn't useing herion .I don't have any health issues and don't use any uther drugs going cold turkey I have about 20 0.3milligrams of clonodines I'm goin in will update in a week or so!"


"Had big problem urinating due to benign prostatic hyperplasia. Hard to start, pee, stop, pee a little more, etc. Often had pain. Tried Flomax for 30 days. No help. Given terazosin, works very well. Have increased dosage twice. Well pleased."


"I've been using Yaz since June of 2007. I love how it's made my life sooo much better. I was on a generic pill prior to Yaz and my cramps were worse than they ever had been, my mood was all over the place, and my periods were still irregular and lasted anywhere from 7-12 days. I told my doctor that I had spent a good two hours crying over a lost sock one month. She told me I probably had PMDD and to try Yaz. The first few months were full of crazy mood swings, probably while my body adjusted to it, but since then I've not had any problems with this pill. I'm very light and regular and they only last 3 to 5 days. My mood doesn't change and neither has my appetite. Everyone is different, but that's been my experience."


"I have had restless legs syndrome since childhood.  It was only diagnosed when I was well into adulthood. The worst was pregnancy. I had to educate my doctor.  I read about rebounding and I can see that is what is happening to me.  No matter what, my legs go crazy at 8 PM every night, instead of occasionally.  I am experiencing it more often in the morning, but it doesn't last that long.  I started with 0.25 and now I need another half to get enough sleep. Still only get about 6 hours, but it's OK. A friend suggested the "mini stairstepper" and it helps tremendously.  It is portable and small and I keep it in the living room and use it while watching TV.  It's either that or walk around the house.  I also use Johnson's Bedtime Lotion...it helps a lot!"


"Not a good experience so far. I feel like a depressed bump on a log and very upset stomach. I'm crying everyday I don't even feel like the same person."


"After years of constipation and self made yet uncomfortable bowel movements Linzess saved me. After laxatives and supplements stopped working I finally went to the Dr and he prescribed Linzess.  Don't know what I'd do without this medication."


"I've tried Claratin, benedryl, Zyrtec, and Xyzal. Only one that works is Zyrtec. Xyzal is a waste of money."


"I am not very happy because it left me red spots and I look like a tomato."


"I have used it on and off for years. It works SO fast. Get in bed then spray it.

Downside is that it tastes really bad but the taste is gone if you drink water afterwards. It also is very useful for traveling and plane rides that are over 4 hrs. It is approved if you only can get 4 hours of sleep. So sometimes when I fly I will spray this and sleep for my 5.5hr plane ride."