Reviews

My regular blood thinner is Coumadin, but I have problems with my INR going up and down pretty fast. When I drop below 2.0, I have to use Lovenox until my numbers get above 2.0 which may be 1 or 2 days, or as much as a week.

The actual shots in your stomach aren’t as painful as it sounds, but if you rub the area you can get a large bruise. If you don’t inject very deep, the medicine will pool under the skin and form a huge bruise, so you have to insert the needle completely in to avoid bruising.

Lutera was the best birth control I took. My periods were light and lasted 3-4 days tops. Side effects included weight gain and some unexpected moodiness before my periods.

I love Aleve. It completely takes away my migraine pain and lasts all day. I usually only have to take 2 tablets for it to work within 20-30 minutes. It has definitely changed my life.

I took Celexa for mild depression in my early 20s. The dosage had to be changed three times, including once because it gave a permanent migraine!! The Celexa was enough of an anti-depressant to make me feel emotion again, but not enough to help me deal with those emotions of the extreme anxiety I was feeling as well. I did experience some sexually related side-effects.

I took Percocet after I got my wisdom teeth removed. It really made the pain bearable. It made me a bit drowsy, but I welcomed the sleep, especially since I was in bed for 3 days.

I have a blood disorder that causes clotting. I have been on Coumadin for about 3 years. My INR is all over the chart so I have to test weekly.

Not sure why my numbers won’t stabilize, but the alternative is Lovenox shots which are painful and expensive. I do have some problems with bruising and occasional bleeding due to a high INR.

After trying numerous other anti-depressants, my doctor started me of Effexor XR. I started with a fairly low dose to keep side effects to a minimum, eventually increasing to 300mgs/day. This medication has been extremely helpful in fighting my depression and I experienced results within 2 months of starting it. The only real bothersome issue I have is if I miss a dose, before 24 hrs has passed I will begin experiencing terrible withdrawal symptoms. Emotional and physical symptoms. The emotional are somewhat like PMS times 50. The physical are rather hard to explain. It is almost like I am receiving a serious of electric shocks that increase in intensity and frequency the longer I go between doses. I have corrected this by making sure I don't run out and setting up a system where I almost never miss a dose. I will have to be slowly weaned off of Effexor when/if I stop taking it however.

I love the convenience of only having to take an antibiotic 5 days, but it staying in my system for 10 to ensure the infection is completely cleared up. Relief from symptoms is fast and I have always obtained a complete eradication of the bacterial infection within the given treatment time. I have never experienced any ill effects from it's usage. Wonderful product!

I developed allergies in my mid-20s. After much testing, I was prescribed Flonase 2x daily. It has completely changed my life. I had debilitating tearing/itchy eyes, runny nose, sneezing, etc. Now I rarely have these problems. And the scent of Flonase is very nice, not like medicine at all.

I haven't experienced any side-effects from this medication.

I have depression due to chronic pain. I’ve been on other drugs that only lasted a few months then I would have to change. Prozac worked well for about 18 months, and then I noticed depression creeping in.

My doctor added Remeron and the depression left. I’ve tried leaving Prozac off, but I felt the depression starting back again, so it takes both drugs to control it.

I have tried different antidepressants and this is the only one I don't have any side affects with. Love it.

I had been a smoker for most of my adult life and had tried numerous other methods to quit smoking with no success. Thanks in part to Chantix I have not had a cigarette in 13 months. Used with the online program I found this medication to be the best thing for me. After the first week if I stumbled and tried a cigarette, the effect of blocking the nicotine receptors was felt immediately. All I got from the cigarette was a horrible taste in my mouth and would put it out before I was halfway through. Although I didn't suffer from vivid dreams or some of the other side effects, I did have issues with nausea. I learned to take the pill mid-meal, instead of immediately before or after and that helped a lot. I also had a few hot flashes and some dizziness, but that was always in combination with the nausea.

I have chronic pain and use a pain clinic. I use fentanyl patches and for break-through pain I take Lorcet 10-650 up to 3 times daily as needed. This has given me my life back from the unbearable pain I went through prior to starting pain management.

When I first started using this, I sometimes had a little upset stomach, but I learned not to take it on an empty stomach. Due to my long term use, I don’t have any grogginess or other problems. It simply makes the pain bearable.

I suffered from reflux and indigestion for years. Rolaids and Tums usually wouldn't give any relief, but I ate them constantly. I tried other prescription drugs with varying relief. My reflux was so bad I hadn’t been able to even drink orange juice for years.

About one week after starting Nexium, my reflux and indigestion was gone. I haven’t taken a Rolaid in years.

Imitrex helped me immensely at first, but always left me very fatigued and I would have nausea and vomiting. BUT, the severe, blinding migraine would be gone. I would get about 5-6 migraines a month and so after awhile, even though it was working for the pain, I could not longer handle the other symptoms. The last time I took it, I took it to head off a migraine at the first onset of aura. After vomiting several times, I fell asleep on the bathroom floor and laid there for 6 hours! I use another medication now.

I had used Ambian for a long time, but it finally quit working. Lunesta takes about 30 – 45 minutes to work and gives me about 6 hours sleep. I only use it once or twice a week. The biggest problem is the metallic taste that lingers usually until the next night, but I haven’t had any other side effects.

It recommended to try Paxil for my panic and anxiety disorder and so I did. I knew it would take a few weeks for it to show any signs of helping but even in the first couple of days I could feel the effect. I felt like a zombie. Usually a fun loving person, I found myself looking around at my family as a spectator, rather than a participant and not only losing the ability to laugh but also to feel anything, anger, sadness, etc. One week into using Paxil, I was awakened at 4am on the dot, like a bell went off and I was in the throws of the worse panic attack ever. From 4 to 5:30am I paced the floor having terrible thoughts of death and dying and some as severe as an actual suicidal thought. At 5:30am I was able to calm myself to the degree that I could lay down but my mind still raced. I finally fell asleep. About 3 hours later I awoke and still had the panic feelings but not as bad, called doctor to report he told me to cease using it. It was scary.

This drug was given to me after surgery for breast removal due to cancer. I was sent home with it from the hospital. After the first day I started to develop symptoms that I knew were not normal. My face and neck turned bright red and looked rashy. My lips swelled and were numb. I was sick to my stomach. It was worse than the surgery and know that I can never take this medication.

My cholesterol was over 300 and we tried diet and several other drugs without any results. My doctor put me on Lipitor and at my next six month checkup, my cholesterol was 150. I didn’t have any side effects and highly recommend.

Advil is a wonder drug for me, whether it is for sinus pain due to allergies or infection, migraine, minor headache, arthritis it works wonders. I never have side effects and it's very quick in becoming active in my system as to take the aches and pains away quickly. I used to use other pain relievers, but Advil was the only one that worked consistently.

I started taking this drug in 1999 after I had cancer surgery. I developed a very bad pain under my right breastbone and ended up going to the emergency room. They discovered I had a bacterial ulcer and put me on a drug therapy of three different medicines. Two of them were to be taken for ten days and the third one, Prevacid, I have been taking ever since. It controls the acid in my stomach so that the ulcer does not return and my heartburn is gone. I have not had one side effect from this drug and it has definetly changed my life.

I was in the hospital on IV antibiotics. When I returned home I realized I had a bad yeast infection. I took two rounds of the drug, one tablet twice a day for seven days. It completely cured the yeast plus a bad case of athlete’s foot that I had been fighting for years without any side effects.

After over 10 yrs of trying different birth control pills, I found the Nuvaring. I don't experience any of the side effects I experienced on the pills (night sweats, hot flashes, depression, weight gain, and nausea).
I enjoy only having to think about my birth control when I remove the ring after 3 weeks and replace the ring a week later. I have also enjoyed much lighter, shorter periods and a great reduction in cramping.

I never had allergies then all of a sudden I started to have symptoms like stuffy nose, vertigo spells, ear popping, ear ringing. My doctor prescribed Flonase and it changed my life. At first I wasn't sure it was working but after much determination to find help, I continued on and after about two weeks, I could breathe easier, my ear symptoms cleared up, I could sleep and most importantly, I could relax. The vertigo had been the scariest symptom and started to cause panic attacks for me but after using the Flonase, that cleared up. I had no side effects. However, when you first use it, sometimes it can cause a burning in the nose and sometimes I did feel a very minor throat irritation but that cleared up after the initial 2 week period.

The pill is expensive which most insurances will not pay for. But it works (the potency is shortlived so sex has to be planned)