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pain | "i just had all four wisdom teeth pulled out. i was put on ibuprofen 800 mg and it did not do crap for the pain. went back to dentist and was put on vicoprofen. i do admit it works great for the pain but only for 4 hours. 1 hour after i would take the pill, i would vomit like clock work. it also left me feeling sick all day and very very tired! after getting sick, i would fall asleep for a few hours. i dont know whats worse, being in pain with the 800 mgs of ibuprofen or being sick all day on the vicoprofen :(" | 4 |
birth control | "this medicine has been working really well for me. i'm on my third pack, taking it at exactly the same time every day. i had 0 side affects. my breasts did get a little bigger which was nice but i didn't gain weight anywhere else. my periods used to be irregular and painful with heavy mood swings but now my periods are very regular and i can't feel them almost at all. really happy with the results!" | 0 |
obesity | "i'm a 52 year old female. i lost 60 lbs in the last 2 years on a healthy diet. i quit smoking then began a new med that causes weight gain and i gained 35 lbs back. menopause hit me hard and is making it next to impossible to lose even while strictly dieting. i'm also a seizure patient and exercise is difficult. i started taking phentermine 37.5 mg this morning (9/17/15) and i'm already pleased. my energy level is amazingly high and my appetite is amazingly low!!! my starting weight this morning was 179 and i'm bathing this medicine in prayer;) we'll see how it goes!" | 7 |
anxiety | "i have been on cymbalta for almost 4 years now and it has been a lifesaver for me. the first few weeks i had some loose stools, but that subsided. the only problem i have with it now is keeping weight off. i have trouble loosing weight and i think it is due to the cymbalta. i eat a well balanced diet and exercise. however, due to the numerous medicines i had tried before that failed me for anxiety and depression, i will keep taking the cymbalta. i'd rather be fat then feel the way i felt before." | 3 |
birth control | "the first birth control i was on i gained 15 lbs in 5 months, my doctor switched me to yaz. i had no weight loss and no side effects other then a decrease in my sexual drive, three months ago i started taking beyaz. i have gained 12 lbs in 3 months of taking it! nothing in my daily routine has changed to make me gain that kind of weight." | 0 |
birth control | "i'm 20 years old & i've had nexplanon for 2 years & 7 months. i just had it removed today due to extreme heavy bleeding. i was told it was a sign that it had stopped working. i've lost so much blood in a matter of 9 days that i passed out at work & was in the hospital. i've gained over 50lbs, my sex drive was up & down, i never stopped my period they just became lighter, my mood swings were awful. i took zoloft to help with that. i had an ovarian cyst the size of a cuties orange! (which busted, but thankfully i didn't lose an ovary.) i've had so many problems with nexplanon, but i tried to push through cause it really does prevent pregnancy.... but be prepared. it may work great for you, or it may make you completely miserable!" | 0 |
birth control | "ive had the implanon in now for just 4 months. i have gained almost 2 stone and still going! none of my "pre implanon" clothes fit me!!! size uk10 to 14 in 4 months!? i have extremely low self esteem now due to this. i genuinely hate myself thats how low i feel. no money to purchase my unwanted bigger wardrobe! in fact i put on less weight being pregnant! im actually eating healthier and walking more then i was before. i'm due to have it taken out very soon i cant wait. i get random heavy as hell bleeding which are very painful that i'm crouching over at work in front of customers!!! oh yes it's a very effective contraception but only because you turn completely mental case and bleed all the time. what a turn on eh. don't recommend" | 0 |
birth control | "i've actually lost weight on this pill. every other birth control pill made me gain lots of weight. periods are short. it has no side effects that i've noticed. compared to other pills i've tried, this is the best. i recommend it! i do not get acne, or crazy mood swings, or anything of that sort on this pill. it works beautifully" | 0 |
birth control | "i got my implant put in about a month and two weeks ago. i was a little afraid of getting it after reading the reviews because i did suffer from hormonal breakouts before i got it put in and i couldn't afford to gain any weight but, i decided to give it a try. i broke out twice as much as i did before, and i'm still breaking out everyday. i got very moody i noticed, way more than usual to the point where even my boyfriend started to notice. i now cry constantly at everything and i get very irritated and have to constantly remind myself to calm down and relax. my period came at about the same time but it was very light, which is a dream for me since i always had a heavy horrible periods. i still have it a week later and now i'm nauseous." | 0 |
birth control | "i took zarah for 3 years, never missed a pill and always took it right at 3pm every day. so it worked great. no weight gain. no painful cramps. a light flow during period week. but i rated this 5/10 because i did end up getting pregnant 3 1/2 years after i started taking zarah. i didn’t take any medications around the time i conceived besides my bc zarah. my doctor was shocked when my blood test came back positive. so beware, even the best birth control pills can fail and result in pregnancy. i will say though, it was the best thing that’s ever happened to me. i have a beautiful 1 year old to prove it." | 0 |
depression | "lexapro works good for me. started on 10mg for a couple of years then needed to up dose to 20mg a day and has been working great for 6 years. i recently took myself off the medication for about three weeks because i have gained weight and wanted to loss some but i quickly asked my doctor to give it back. i will live with the weight and work harder to loss it." | 1 |
insomnia | "had problems staying asleep and was waking up every two hours or so. since i've started taking this i have slept better although can still wake up once a night. don't have any side effects that i've noticed." | 8 |
pain | "fantastic, at first. i received relief from fibro pain throughout my body and some rheumatoid arthritis pain. (oddly, i did experience a new pain in the very center of my lower back after beginning butrans). once i increased to 20mcg, after 2 days of applying the new patch, i would vomit, nausea and headache. then, my depression got so bad, almost to the point of hospitalization. butrans did help with my pain, but the side effects were just too much." | 4 |
bipolar disorde | "have been bipolar since 89. i have been on depakote for 9 years, 500 mg x 3. i went from 210lbs to 304lbs. i have been on just about everything over the years. a little bit lethargic, but this seems to have stabilized me the best." | 5 |
depression | "i am a recovering opiate addict and alcoholic. i have been sober for five years and extremely grateful. however, i have been diagnosed several times by physicians as having depression. it got so bad about a month ago that i decided to try prozac 20mg. i have been on celexa in the past but it made feel disconnected. the prozac took about three weeks to kick in but it is working wonderfully now for a few days. it is like a switch was flipped and i just feel normal and positive. i do have some of the usual side effects but they are bearable. everyone is different for sure but i am very pleased with prozac thus far. if you are trying this medicine, stick with it as it does take a while to have an effect. very grateful!" | 1 |
acne | "i started taking trinessa 3wks ago to help with my cyst acne and my cyst acne is so bad! my jaw line is ten times worse than it was so i’m really on the fence as to whether this was a good idea ☹ . i literally went from having one or two cysts during my period to now having ten on one side of my face and 5 on the other side the entire month! i’m getting a new one every day and they are so painful i have to ice them down at night and in the morning.
i’ve read reviews that said things got worse before they got better and i really hope this is the case and i hope there won't be any scaring. i’ll update this review in a month." | 2 |
birth control | "i have had the mirena put in me twice just because it's only for 5 years after the second one i only had it in for 2yrs but because i wanted to have my 3rd baby @ first i did bleed for 3 months on & off also had cramps but after that it went all good never had any side effects at all plus i didn't get periods now my baby is 5 months & on july 14,2017 i got the liletta hopefully i don't have issues the process wasn't that bad at all nor did i get cramps i stop bleeding the next day so let's see what happens crossing my fingers" | 0 |
depression | "horrible experience with this drug. it has a very short half life, so you must take it at the exact same time every day or you will become extremely nauseated. then you have to wean yourself off of it. it was a nightmare. i now take 100 mg of zoloft each day and that is perfect." | 1 |
birth control | "this is my second round of three years each i am on about year four. i feel like i've never been without my period, i have my period for 2 to 3 weeks at a time it goes away or maybe a week or two if i'm lucky and then i go again for 2 to 3 weeks it's not even a monthly thing anymore. when i do have my period it is dark and very chunky. sex life is stinks i only have a week a month if i'm lucky. i'm 34 and i already have kids i don't want to switch birth control because i was on the depo shot was when i got pregnant with my first child. none work but this and it's probably because you can't have sex when your always bleeding" | 0 |
birth control | "i'm on month 3 taking this after being forced to switch from minestrin fe (i really liked this one) due to insurance changes. i'd been on bc for many years but so far i'm not too happy with this one, especially when it is supposed to be very much like the minestrin. month one i had bloating and breast pains, month two i was getting headaches about every other day (not migraines, just annoying). i've learned to give a change of bc 3-4 months before deciding. i've had less headaches this month but i've still had more than i ever had with minestrin. periods are very light and are lasting only a day or so. i got a discount card from my doctor to help pay for this prescription fyi saving me about $200." | 0 |
emergency contraception | "my fiancé and i have only ever used condoms as protection during sex. one afternoon, while we were intimate, the condom broke and neither of us realized it had happened until after the fact. as we are not in a position where we are ready for children, we turned to plan b. i took a pill within an hour of the condom breaking; and being the nervous and paranoid mess that i was, i took a second at the 24 hour mark.
as it was the second to last day of my period when we had sex, i wasn't sure how long it would be before i saw a sign that it had worked; but within a week i was bleeding again. after that, my cycle returned to normal.
the only other side effect i experienced was severe fatigue; but that only lasted a week." | 10 |
weight loss | "i've been taking contrave for about 2 weeks. i started with 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening. i've lost about 6 pounds. food is of no interest to me, i have no appetite and i have to remind myself to eat something.
this morning for the first time i experienced nausea, it went away after about 30 minutes. i also have the dry mouth effect.
constipation seems to be an issue. 3 days since my last bm, i'm thinking i'd be down 9 pounds if i could just poop!" | 6 |
birth control | "i've recently gotten the skylar onserted. its easier than trying to remember the pill every day. hpwever, i have been in constant pain since it was inserted and i have been spotting/bleeding for weeks. it is quite uncomfortable and the pain/bleeding gets worse after sex. it's bad enough that i cannot stand or walk at times because of the discomfort." | 0 |
depression | "i had several attacks of depression on the last 25 years following stress of works with variable severity. all of these attacks respond well to anafranil in 3-5 week of therapy with some side effects like sweating, tremor during first 2 weeks then i take a small dose for another sevaral weeks and tapering it without problems. during the last attack of depression, i did a mistake when i start treatment with zoloft depending on an opinion of a psychatrist who said to me that this drug is very good with less side effects in comparison with "old drug anafranil with unpleasant side effects" as he said. i m on zoloft with up to 150 mg for the last 6 weeks without significant improvement. i decide to stop this drug & return back to my anafranil" | 1 |
birth control | "remember, hormone drugs do vary per person. a little about me so you can judge how relevant my review is: 20, 5'6", 120lbs, never had regular periods before (2.5 weeks apart, other times 6 months apart), history of horrible acne, needed to take accutane for a year. was on another birth control before with accutane (marvelon or something like that) which caused major mood issues including diagnosed depression.
pros: periods like clockwork, slightly bigger breasts, no pregnancy scares
"med" effects: cramping (not terrible) on day 20 of cycle, slightly moodier week before period
cons: slight vaginal dryness, periods are starting on day 14 of packs consistently (3/3 packs in a row) so maybe i'm just lucky i'm not pregnant" | 0 |
anxiety | "absolutely saved my life. after having severe facial pain for 3 months and not one doctor could diagnose me... i started have bad anxiety and depression. i was always that person that was so against anti depressants and anxiety medicine. my family kept telling me i needed to do something so i finally decided to take lexapro! i have been on it for a little over 2 months and it was the best decision i've made. it has made me mentally relax and when any issues arise i'm able to think about it calmly and rationally, when before i would panic over everything. the first week the side effects were pretty bad, so make sure you take an anxiety medication with it. (for 2 weeks -1 month) until the side effects disappear. highly recommend" | 3 |
birth control | "if i could give this a 0, i would. i decided to get this after being on the pill and then switching to the skyla iud, which i also hated and led me to nexplanon. i was told by my gyn that this would take away my period and result in limited weight gain. i have had it in now for just over 6 months and i think there have been 4 days total over the course of these months that i haven't been bleeding. 80% of the time i'm bleeding so that i'm soakingthrough super tampons. my face and back have broken out in acne, something i never really had. i have 0 sex drive (thank god because i bleed too much to have sex anyway) and have gained a noticable amount of weight. i wouldn't recommend this to anyone. stick to the pill!" | 0 |
depression | "i've been feeling real down so my doctor told me to take budeprion. i feel much better, i'm happy and taking one step at a time. i can now get out of bed." | 1 |
birth control | "i had been on birth control pills for almost 5 years and decided i wanted a change. i learned about the implanon rod and even though i had read many negative reviews online, i decided to give it a try. i got the implant in february 2011 and have been very pleased with it ever since. i did have lots of spotting the first month after i got the implant and then the occasional spotting afterwards, but i've been spotting and period free for a few months now and it feels wonderful. i haven't noticed any weight gain, but i did notice that over the summer months i had for the first time in my life, back acne." | 0 |
birth control | "i didn't have too many side effects and it worked great! the main thing was that i didn't have a period for over 5 months (the dr. said everything was fine and that this was normal) i've been on it for a year, but am stopping this month. i started it a few months before i got married. we never had sex before marriage, but within 2 months of starting loestrin, my physical attraction completely dropped! we tried everything after marriage: vitamins, stimulation, etc. nothing worked. it's causing a huge strain on our marriage, so we're moving onto a hormone free method. everyone reacts differently, so i suggest try it for 6 months or so then decide." | 0 |
acne | "i had really bad acne before i used this in my pubescent years. i asked my doctor (from the uk) to prescribe me any treatment, and so recommended adapalene/benzoyl peroxide. the first two months it dried out my skin, though with neutrogena moisturiser it helped a lot. so now i have near to perfect skin, sure i get the odd spot here and there (especially around the menstrual cycle as i'm a female), i love this cream. apply it once a day at night and avoid direct contact with sunlight." | 2 |
birth control | "i've been on sprintec for about a year and a half now and it's honestly the best birth control there is. i've had no negative side affects, all have been positive results. it works like it should, & has cleared my acne up incredibly." | 0 |
birth control | "i've been on the nuvaring for a little over a year and at first i loved it, it was my first birth control and i did not think i would remember to take a pill everyday so this seemed perfect and it was. it is very effective for not getting pregnant, i have been having unprotected sex with my boyfriend since and not once had an issue. the only thing is that it did not help with my cramps and back pain, as the months go on, the pain gets worse and worse. i also have times of severe mood swings and depression. i'm switching to seasonale this month to see if it works any better." | 0 |
birth control | "i have been on xulane for over a year now and so far so good. i have found it easier to cry and during my period i'm in pain with backaches (basically my whole body hurting). i had the nexplanon for 7 months before xulane and it was horrible. i didn't have pain or cramps before trying bc. with nexplanon i had horrible never ending spotting/bleeding for 6 months and mood swings,mostly anger, i wasn't in control of myself so this was a great change." | 0 |
birth control | "i was really excited for mirena because i suffer from seveer cramps and a very heavy period. this definitely helps that. but my period was irregular, showed up for 2 weeks at a time sometimes, every other week, after sex....there was no rhyme or reason and incredibly annoying. i also had other symptoms that i did not link to mirena initially until i started doing research and it all made sense. depression and anger slowly crept in. i chalked it up to being exhausted all the time (another symptom) and not having patience now that i had 2 kids instead of 1. terrible mood swings. i gained 30 pounds. i always had acne on my chin. my hair thinned terribly. again, i thought these were from having another baby, but 2 1/2 years later & its the same" | 0 |
obesity | "i have been taking belviq for 1 month, but i'm going to stop because the side effects are too much. the first week i experienced extreme dizziness, fatigue and muscle soreness. i powered through and the dizziness finally went away. however, the extreme fatigue and muscle soreness was too much. i tried only one pill a day, but it didn't help the side effects. i stopped taking belviq three days ago and the muscle soreness is completely gone and the fatigue is better. i was so tired i couldn't even work a full day and didn't have the energy to hardly walk. however, it was effective at weight loss. i lost 4% of my body weight the first month." | 7 |
bipolar disorde | "depakote made me go slow on everything i did. i was a totally different person. my family thought i was on harsh drugs, i didn't function at all on 1200mg. now i am on quetiapine and citalopram and my moods have totally stabilized. i am a different person." | 5 |
bipolar disorde | "have been bi-polar all my life and have major anger issues. since my doctor put me on perphenazine (4mg daily) my issues have dramatically decreased, but still flare up now and then. the only side effect i found is the lethargy after taking it." | 5 |
depression | "it works tremendously well on insomnia and really does help on maintaining a normalcy in everyday life. sleeping a lot at first, which in my case was a good thing. it's not the best for uplifting depression and doesn't help in taking away anxiety or panic attacks. the side affects for me was being easily bothered & hostal/angry. will pass if you continue taking as directed,but each time you stop n then start again the experience starts over. but keep in mind,side affects vary and its different for each of us. what works for one might not work for another. i've been taking sinequan/doxepin for over two decades." | 1 |
birth control | "after using various generic lo ovral like birth control pills my dr advised that i try this and reportedly has a lower dose of hormones than others. i agreed. in the 10 years i've used birth control pills these have been the worst i've had. stomach pain. water retention. breakthrough bleeding (after 10 years, seriously?), brown discharge and crying spells. i have to change these out asap. don't get." | 0 |
emergency contraception | "so i had unprotected sex about a week ago and he didn't pull out because he forgot he took the condom off (stupid i know) so i was freaking out so got this pill and took it 20 hours after the event. then this morning i was cramping and feeling like i had pms and several hrs later i start bleeding. i came on here to read side effects vand apparently starting a period after a week of taking pill is a normal side effect? i hope so! it's just a waiting game to see if i start my next period." | 10 |
birth control | "i have had nexplanon a little over a year now. unlike other people who stopped getting a period, i literally spot every day and it is frustrating. i have to wear a liner everyday, but the bleeding is not enough to consider to be a period. i feel as though ever since i got this, i have much more drastic mood swings, really bad and i feel like i am depressed sometimes but don't want to get help because the next day i will be perfectly fine. i lost my insurance card and really don't have the money to get the thing out right now so i feel like i am stuck. even considered cutting the thing out myself at some low points (such as right now) would really like to go back on the pill and feel normal again" | 0 |
depression | "remeron has helped me in a great deal. it has helped me sleep which was non-existent for such a long time and i can finally function during the day. whoever created remeron needs to be congratulated because nothing and i tried almost everything imaginable to sleep, has made me be able to get some rest. my physical health has benefited from the rest a great deal. the only side effect i have gotten is hunger at night when i take it but it is a very small price to pay that can be fought off. i have not gained any weight but i do get hungry easily though. i am on 45mg and it is wonderful, i can sleep and then get up and actually want to do things. i am on it with cymbalta which helps with my fibromyalgia. i highly recommend it." | 1 |
birth control | "i have been on reclipsen for about two years now and am switching off of it. i was previously on another birth control that was to low of a dose when i switched over to reclipsen. although it has prevented pregnancy the mood swings and weight gain have been enough for me to finally get rid of it. my periods and cramps were also still seven days and severe." | 0 |
acne | "i had acne on my forehead only. it was like small bumps all over. when i first used epiduo i initially experience the acne looking a lot worse and feeling really horrible. it was itchy and dry and red, almost inflamed. at the time i was away on vacation so i decided to stopp using it for the time being. when i came home (4 weeks later) i decided to give it another try. this time around it worked amazing. after two days of using it all of the acne on my forehead has gone away. my forehead has never been so clear before. i am also using aczone 7.5% in the morning. it seems like everyone has different experiences with this product but it really worked for me!!" | 2 |
birth control | "i got the implanon 41/2 months ago and let's just say i don't hate it but i don't love it. the good part was it made my period super light and a few times i didn't get my period at all. i have always had really bad cramps when i got my period, but when i got the implanon it went away. the only side effects i did not like was i got really bad acne, not just on my face but on my back and chested as well. i've gained a lot of weight and i have been getting headaches and been moody. i think implanon is a really good birth control, but i just don't think its good enough for me. i'm thinking of getting it removed and going back on loestrin 24fe. the pill worked better for me. i was good at remembering to take my pill. i hope this helped." | 0 |
obesity | "i have only gone to the 1.8 dose and it's been 3 weeks. i've lost 9.5 lbs and feel terrific. i've been running 2 miles every day, too, however and i have not been hungry at all. i have to remember to eat. unfortunately it isn't covered on my insurance so not sure what is going to happen when i run out of this 2nd sample i've received. i never want to be without it!" | 7 |
anxiety | "i have suffered from anxiety/panic disorders for about 2 1/2 years. i was starting to feel hopeless. i would avoid places unknown and stay home a lot. i got put on buspar finally and i feel like a different person...i'm happy again and feel normal. i am unbelieveably happy and can't imagine life without it.
thanks buspar!" | 3 |
bipolar disorde | "after my first major breakdown in which i was diagnosedd, i spent a year trying different medicines. i felt like a new (or like my old) self within a couple days, on this miracle drug. my dosages have varied depending on the other medicines (antidepressants and add medicines) i'm on. the only major side effect i've had that never went away (been on it for 7 years) was the sedation in the morn ing (i took my whole dose in evening). now i take 20mgs 3x/day and 40mgs at bedtime, then 20mgs when required for anxiety. right now i also take wellbutrin xl and i'm titrating up on abilify due to breakthrough depression. geodon helps both mania and depression and i found it to be very weight neutral." | 5 |
birth control | "i have taken and tried many contraceptive methods. i have to say that after all my experiences i can tell you that aviane has worked great! normally, i would get migraine headaches and nausea from other pills and/or nuva ring . however, i have not experienced any of that with this pill. the hormone dosage is very low and i think that suits me well, since i seem to be very sensitive to it. i did have some irregular periods, but i take that over debilitating pain of any kind. i recommend this birth control pill, but also suggest you to do some research into the hormone levels in any of them and see if it suits you. at my pharmacy i was given another generic called lutera, but i didn't take it because it may have slight differences." | 0 |
birth control | "absolutely horrible. i bled for 50 days straight and the only reason i stopped dripping blood was because i had it taken out. it caused never ending bv and yeast infections despite endless antibiotics and medications. i was miserable." | 0 |
birth control | "i do belive everybody experiences different symptoms. it's my third box of yasmin and i'm probably gona give it one or two more shots but i'm thinking of quiting it. first box of my pills was a 21 day long nightmare. i had breakthrough bleeding whole month i wasn't even sure when my period started, i had huge intestinal problems. went for two abdominal ultrasounds because of constant bloating, overly active guts and diarea/constipation (it switched every 2 or 3 days). my breasts, dear lord, i never felt so tender in my entire life. luckly, as the next box came, bleeding stopped so did tendernes. i still do feel bloated and gassy but it's lot better. gonna give it one more shot but i just don't feel it's suiting me." | 0 |
anxiety | "it definitely helps my anxiety. that being said its not a med i brag about to my friends. i was having an anxiety attack tonight. i took one 25 mg hydroxizine. it definitely made me feel better. i kinda wish i had something stronger. like i said it takes the edge off. also to note early mornings sometimes you have to push to get out of bed. med seems to linger into wake up time. also at times can feel like its hard to think. i've only taken it for like a week." | 3 |
depression | "zoloft did not help me at all. i was on it for about 3 months, worked up to 100mg. i was tired and hungry all the time. i gained 20 lbs and slept all day. i was a complete zombie. definitely made my depression worse." | 1 |
adhd | "my son went on strattera... came off after about 6 months because he found it terrible and was causing him pain, discomfort (mentally) and he was constantly crying, hurting himself and even one time fainted." | 9 |
birth control | "i have been on different birth controls over the years and due to changes in my hormones i have been spotting before my period so my doctor put me on this bcp and i have getting really bad acne, mood swings, and my lips are very chapped. i've been on it for 2 months and i'm still spotting and now i have side effects! after i finish this pack i'm gonna stop taking this pill. my doctor said to give it 3 months but i just can't with these side effects." | 0 |
birth control | "this pill made me break out like crazy. also, it made me very depressed and irritated with everyone!! i gained a little weight and ate like crazy , i tried to get off of it but my doctor says i should take it for 3 months so my body can get used to it ." | 0 |
birth control | "i had to stop the combined pill (yasmin) after 3 years as i had started getting migraines.
i am lucky my mother works at a family planning clinic so if i have any questions i just ask her. i chose the mirena coil as the copper coil has a high chance of heavy periods and cramp (which i already suffered from).
my periods seemed to last slight longer, but after around six months they have get become very very light. during the 6 months i had bad cramps when due on my period which last days, but now have really settled.
my acne came back from pre-combined pill, but i manage this with antibiotics
i have had no weight gain, but i do have a healthy lifestyle.
everyone is different, but i am glad that i perservered with the mirena." | 0 |
depression | "i responded after one week. the side effects (lethargy, some bowel problems) are the only reason i didnt rate this medicine a 10. after 44 years of excessive anxiety and depression i finally feel like i can be "myself" instead enslaved to unreasonable thoughts and frustrations. ironically, i avoided these types of meds for years, instead "self medicating" with alcohol and cynicism. had i switched to this years ago maybe i would still be married to a wonderful woman. sad, but true." | 1 |
acne | "while i was only on bactrim for one week, i feel like it was an experience to share! in this week i did notice a difference in my skin and it was probably the best my face has ever looked. that being said, i developed allergy symptoms pretty quickly but did not make the connection right away. high fever and nausea for a few days before a full-body rash on the 8th day. i was taking two pills a day. always watch for symptoms and consult the doctor. i would still recommend this medication to others as it appeared very promising at clearing up my moderate hormonal acne. if i could go on it again, i would." | 2 |
bipolar disorde | "i have been on saphris for nine months. i am taking 20 mg at night. i find the medication puts me to sleep 10-15 minutes after taking my dosage. if i wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, i stumble around in a daze. after sleeping 9-10 hours, i wake up feeling refreshed. i also take lamotrigine and sertraline. to manage anxiety, i take lorazepam as needed. it took me several months to see the full benefits. today, i am under control. no suicidal thoughts. no aggressive behavior. i am no longer having the delusions that people are out to get me and/or i am being followed. best of all the medication did not throw me into depression. i still have problems when i become overwhelmed or in a busy environment." | 5 |
depression | "i switched to wellbutrin after a year of zoloft mostly due to weight gain (i'd gained about 20 lbs. in a year). i started taking wellbutrin 2x a day with a plan to eventually increase to extended release but the meds kept me up all night. i got maybe 4 hours of sleep a night even with zzzquil. my sleep was extremely restless and i woke up about every hour. i called my doctor and asked if i could switch to the extended release version but she said it would probably be the same situation. i did like how the meds made me feel. very little depression and i felt super energized and productive. honestly i was almost too wired; i was very jittery and almost a bit manic." | 1 |
obesity | "i've been on this medication for 3 and a 1/2 weeks. i started at 309 lbs and today i'm at 295.4, so as of today i've dropped 13 pounds. i have drastically changed my diet to about 600 calories during the work day and up to 1000 at night. it may sound weird but i'm a construction foreman and stay very busy and therefore can eat low cal snacks and a simple lunch and be fine. i also do a lot of walking around and going up stairs. (100 at a time). i also take plenty of fiber every night. without the medication i was constantly hungry and sustaining my weight (not burning fat). as far as taking 4 pills a day i've taken ssri's for years, nuff said." | 7 |
birth control | "i had this inserted in march 2015. literally in the beginning i had heaving bleeding and atfew times spotting for 4 months straight!!! i went with my doctor with the intentions of removing it but she encouraged me to take bc pills for only month straight to help regularize my period. surprisingly it actually helped. unfortunately 3 mths ago i started bleeidn and spotting every other week rather than one month. now i'm really wanting to remove it becuase it's a month already that it has not stopped. i previously had the implanon and now got this thinking i would be okay like last time but nope i was oh so wrong!!!!!! i have horrible mood swings and cramping. i don't want to risk getting pregnant again and trying to suck it up." | 0 |
emergency contraception | "it works.
i took the pill somewhere 14-15 hours after the incident. me and my bf had sex on the day i was ovulating (14th day of my cycle, 5th day of my fertility).
i had all those side effects that were incommon with being pregnant symptoms. but i got my period today on my 28th day of my cycle (wich is so precise btw, i always get my period on time)
now if u took the medicine on time, and you are under that weight limit (it doesnt work for people over 176 pounds), relax and let the pill do its work.
and most important: until you missed a period, stop reading about pregnancy symptoms because that can make u so paranoid, and u begin to belive u are experiencing all those things" | 10 |
birth control | "i went on jolivette 6 weeks postpartum. i've had issues with uterine fibroids at age 21, so at age 24 they didn't want to risk it with an estrogen pill. here i am a year later, gained 60 pounds, on depression medication, lowest libido ever, moody, horrible periods, oh and i'm pregnant after the first time not using back up birth control like condoms. all thanks to jolivette. thank you, jolivette. you had 1 job, and you failed miserably." | 0 |
birth control | "originally i had nexplanon(however it's spelled), then mirena, before switching to skyla. since i made the switch my cycles are about the same length of days its always been, maybe a day or two longer, but mostly spotting. i would like for it to stop my cycle all together. although, i will say it's working a lot better than the other two. mirena cause me to have spotting for about 2-3 weeks, same with nexplanon...so i made the switch to skyla. i really didn't have any pain when it was inserted. my cramps are very light, nothing to take pain medication for, then again, i've had two 9lbs babies lol...all in all i would say find what works best for your body. i'm happy that the skyla is working thus far." | 0 |
adhd | "worked great from day one. unfortunately, does not come in a generic form so can be very expensive. my doctor recently switched me to methylin er since it comes in a generic form and is much more affordable. sometimes i can't even tell i have taken the methylin er, the performance is so sub-standard to the ritalin la. i am starting to think a normal life might just be worth the extra $60 a month my insurance doesn't cover on the ritalin la." | 9 |
anxiety | "just started taking this med 5 days ago after 5 years on celexa. celexa always left me at an "i'm fine" state and i just said that "i just am older, so i shouldn't expect to have the energy i had in high school" (i'm 26). two months ago, my meds seemed to stop working all together. my doc decided we should counter-taper meds between celexa and cymbalta. day one of cymbalta on the lowest dose, i felt absolutely amazing. i have all of my full range of emotions and so much energy and concentration! for about 8 hours on day 2, my eyebrow would twitch on and off, but that's gone. i'm planning on discussing with my doc about keeping the low dose (he suggested one up) and just completely getting rid of celexa and see how that works. i'm ecstatic!" | 3 |
weight loss | "just took it this morning about 6 hours now i have jitters anxiety a little, just a little off right now hope it gets better soon. i am on the 2 week free dose right now and i bought the 30 day . it was $98.50. really hoping this works and these side effct go away." | 6 |
birth control | "tried it for about 9 months, easy in use but i don't think the amount of hormones that ends up in your body is any less than on the pill, not symptom wise at least. it works fine in general but if you have a sensitivity to hormonal bc don't expect it to be much better than other methods! i experienced a dramatic drop in libido and this was ultimately the main reason for me to stop but there were other side effects as nausea, some weight gain and it really irritated my urinary tract in the beginning too. i have switched to non hormonal bc now." | 0 |
birth control | "i've been on this pill for about 6 months now. the first month, i bled almost nonstop and my hair seemed to be falling out a lot more than usual, but i stuck with it and now i have no side effects. i used to have seven day, extremely painful periods, but now i bleed for about 4 days per month and it is really light, which is wonderful!" | 0 |
birth control | "this has been a horrific 3 months for me. let me start by saying i have gained about 15 lbs in 3 months and my breasts have grown 2 cup sizes. they are tender, to the point where hugging my boyfriend hurts. i am extremely athletic and just couldn't understand why suddenly i couldn't work-out. i have no energy, i've been drinking triple the amount of caffeine that i usually do. my biggest change was a complete loss in my sex drive. i've barely touched my boyfriend in 3 months. i am moody, emotional, feel drained all the time and literally hate myself. i read all these reviews, ran to the bathroom and took it out! i do not recommend this to anyone!" | 0 |
pain | "when i was 47 i was diagnosed with arthritis in my neck which was triggering migraines and shoulder pain. even 800 mg of motrin didn't help. nortriptyline was a miracle and i am migraine free. i tried going off of it about 4 times, and every time i had headaches and shoulder pain the next day. i am so thankful for nortriptyline because i can go to work and think clearly without a headache clouding my thoughts." | 4 |
emergency contraception | "i took this pill 10 days before my period. and took it 37 hours within the 72 hour required. it made me tired and i had headaches, more than usual. then round the time of my period i was a little worried, and the day before my period i started to spot for 3 days. it was suppose to come on june 14. so i was even more worried. then come monday and thank god, my period came. i never been more excited for my period to come until now!! it works." | 10 |
insomnia | "i take this to help me sleep every now and then, however the last 2 times i've been having weird and slightly creepy visual and auditory hallucinations, it's almost like i'm having an incredibly realistic dream while i'm completely conscious and full functionable! but other than that it knocks me right out" | 8 |
birth control | "i've been on this birth control for 3 months. it's making me crazy. my periods have been 10x worse than they were before i got on the pill and they were bad! i stay home from school every time i'm on it because i can't handle them and i get horrible headaches while i'm on my period. my acne has been getting a bit worse but i hear it gets better after 3 months? i am going to stick with it for another month and see how it goes but let's just say it's hell right now." | 0 |
anxiety | "this is my second time taking paxil. for me, it is the only medication that has been effective in treating my anxiety. i've taken just about every medication for anxiety over the past 10 years. in my early 20s, i took paxil for about 6 months and experienced sexual side effects but only gained about 5lbs. it was horrible to come off of paxil and i experienced dizziness, headaches, and nausea. i am currently 29 and i started taking paxil again about 5 months ago due to increased anxiety. while it has been effective in helping me to lead a normal life with minimal anxiety, it has caused horrible weight gain. i gained 15lbs in the past 3 months which is a lot for my petite frame at 5.1'. due to the weight gain i am currently attempting stop" | 3 |
acne | "while using bactrim my acne cleared up very well and i was very happy. unfortunately after a month i found out i was allergic to sulfa so i can't take it anymore. sucks because it was the first thing i took that actually worked! just my luck." | 2 |
pain | "i have chronic pain in my thigh from degenerative disc disease in l4-l5. i have tried a couple dozen medications and this and robaxin are the only things that help.
i agree with the previous posts about the dopey feeling and would further suggest that you do not have to drive anywhere, even the next morning. i still felt like i was drunk about 10 hours after taking this medication." | 4 |
pain | "i have had 15 surgeries for injuries sustained through sports and accidents. i also have severe migraines that started when i was 18. my xtreme sporting life is over. i am in pain 24/7. dr too concerned about dea so i have no solution other than load up on advil. it worries me now because i'm getting older and the xtreme pain really ups my bp.
if severe pain and nausea lasts 3 days, i spend the $1k for the er trip. although each er doc wants to try very weak pain meds that have not worked, if i can get a shot of dilaudid w phenergan, it seems to break the pain cycle. morphine may work, but i can actually feel it in my body and that scares me. just wish i didn't have to wait until i feel i'm dying and spend $1k to get relief from this drug." | 4 |
anxiety | "i have been taking buspar for just over 8 months and i take 60-75 mg a day, depending on the day. i take for panic attacks associated with ptsd. i have had no side effects from this, but i do know when i have missed a dose, so when i do come off this i do expect a withdrawal period but for now it has helped me regain a normal life. i take this with a few other medicines such as celexa, wellbutrin, trazadone and seroqeul. this really works." | 3 |
birth control | "i've been on the pill for about 8 years now. doc recommended lutera, i was too young to know the difference/shop around for alternatives, but overall i am very satisfied. most importantly, i'm writing this review as someone who went off of lutera for three months to see what effects it would have on my body. one overwhelming difference i noticed was in my energy levels... i was exhausted all the time. i was on a high-iron vegan diet, eating healthy all the time, and getting decent sleep, so the culprit was obvious. being back on lutera for only two days made a huge difference. also my sex drive was way too high when i went off of it! to the point where it was a daily inconvenience. now it's back to normal. no significant weight changes." | 0 |
birth control | "i have been taking trisprintec for almost a year now. at first i was perfectly fine with this birth control, but now i suffer from random headaches, my acne is worse, i tend to cry for no reason especially at night before bed, and i'm always in a bad mood. i have noticed withing this past month i don't really enjoy sex anymore, and it's hard for me to get wet, i have developed hypertension, and i missed a pill the other day i was in my 3rd week, and i've missed a pill before and been fine, but when the bleeding first started it lasted 7 days and i wrote it off as an early period because i missed a pill, but 3 days later the bleeding returned and hasn't yet stopped. sunday i start a new bc and hopefully all of these symptoms go away." | 0 |
bipolar disorde | "worked well, controlled my mood swings and hallucinations. unfortunately i gained 100 pounds in a year and a half. also remember to get your bloodwork done. my blood pressure and blood sugar shot up really bad." | 5 |
obesity | "qsymia is definitely what i’ve been looking for. i’ve been dieting for 10 + years, crazy diets, works out routine, diet pills, teas, shakes, phone apps, you name it, i’ve done it and spent way too much on it. qsymia, alters your mind set, no crazy bm, or running to the bathroom or anything like that at all! it simply helps you to not thinking about food, feel full much faster, i eat ¾ less of what i used too. feeling satisfied, feels amazing. it took about 3 week before i really noticed the changes. the first 2 weeks i wasn’t so sure it was going to work. they like to see a weight loss of 6% and i lost 7.8% (17 lbs in 10 weeks, and i don’t know if i would really count the first 2 weeks)." | 7 |
birth control | "i got this 3 yrs ago exactly and overall it wasn't the worst experience. the first 6 months were irritating because my body was getting used to it and my periods were irregular. after that, it started to get more regular and i would get my period about once every 3-4 months. in the last 6 months, it's changed to where i spot very often and for long periods at a time. for the last 3 months, i get my period maybe 2-3x a month which really sucks. also, i gained about 30 lbs in the first 2 yrs (yes some of it was because of poor diet/exercise but it packed on quickly after my body got used to it). i am happy to be getting it out in 2 weeks and probably won't go back on it. overall wasn't bad but definitely wasn't the best." | 0 |
emergency contraception | "earlier today i was just on this site reading review after review, worried sick about whether or not this worked. it did! this sounds dumb but we didn't technically have sex, but things got pretty serious so i of course got paranoid. i had missed a few days of my bc pill before this, and i started my period the day this happened. i took the pill around 40 hours later, and experienced no side effects. i also started a new pack of birth control the night i took plan b. i took 2 pregnancy tests today which were negative, and my period showed up a few hours ago (4 days late)" | 10 |
birth control | "insertion was virtually painless. i've had it for almost 5 months and i hardly notice it. no weight gain or loss (i was really hoping to gain weight from it since i'm very skinny). i'd assume the people complaining of weight gain probably produce a lot of eestrogen in general - but i'm not a doctor so don't take my word for it. no mood swings, no headaches. i still get my period somewhat regularly, however it's longer by a week or two but lighter. i hardly notice it, my period symptoms have also lightened up a bit (less pimples, less cramps, less attitude). i would recommend this to anyone." | 0 |
anxiety | "was on it for 4 months, thought it was a miracle drug util i found out what it did to my body, caused blood clots, fat clots, which led to fat embolisms, gave me high cholesterol which led to cholesterol plaque in my heart which traveled throughout my my body. i have been off of it for two months and i'm still trying to recover. all together highly not recommended. do not take." | 3 |
insomnia | "i have suffered from insomnia for decades and have tried many types of drugs for this issue. i'm currently tapering off clonazepam and have found the unisom tablets very helpful. if i take half a pill i fall asleep within an hour and usually am able to go back to sleep in the night. took a whole pill last night and slept soundly. i feel a bit tired today and will try to make do with half a pill from now on. nothing worse than insomnia!!" | 8 |
depression | "i have been taking viibryd 40mg for 6 weeks. from about the third day i felt an improvement in my mood and energy. but starting around week four my mood started to change for the worst. i was grumpy and had zero patience for anything. my husband, my two year old, my dog, the list went on. now at week six i'm ready to jump out a window. i have a drs. appointment this upcoming week. i need to take myself off of this. i had high hopes for this back to square one." | 1 |
birth control | "this is truly the worst type of birth control. i have been on it for a year and a half and i have been to blind to notice the severity of the change in my behavior. i am angry, irritated, moody, depressed, and i have absolutely no sex drive. i feel as though i have only few emotions left in me, those being anger and other negative feelings. i started at the age of 16 and did not necessarily understand side effects of this pill. i am extremely irritated and angry and i am constantly in arguments with my boyfriend. i never used to be this way and it bothers me that i have been to blind to see the effects it has taken on me. i am currently still on this pill, but i am going to talk to my obgyn to see how quickly i can switch to anything else." | 0 |
birth control | "the summer i graduated from high school, i worked out hard, ate pretty moderate and i lost over 20lbs. went from 158 to around 120. i decided to get on birth control so i chose nexplanon. my periods were very heavy and always random before then, my mood was pretty normal at the start. the plus i have not have a single period. so far i've notice symptoms increasing within the last 2 years. i've gained the weight i lost slowly overtime. i tried to compensate and work out even harder and eat right but the weight still doesn't budge. i have high highs and low lows no in betweens. i am starting to lose hair so much theres a few bald spots. for a constant hormonal birth control it does its job but the side effects definitely aren't worth it." | 0 |
birth control | "i read a few of the reviews on this page and many said that in the first month or so they had terrible acne! this is also true with me but this is the only birth control i've been on where my skin is 100% clear after about month three! i also always suffered from severe mood swings with other birth control- crying over nothing, bouts of rage, extreme insecurity- but this is so much better. the only downside is that for some reason i am very tired especially in the morning- it's almost impossible to wake up even with 8 hrs. but the changes in my mood outweigh the tiredness! great for people who have a lot of bad side effects with other birth controls!" | 0 |
birth control | "i have been on seasonique for almost 2 years and i love it. i had some light spotting the first month or two but i have had no problem since. my periods are much shorter and i have less severe cramping. before i started taking it i would get extremely sick on my periods and have heavy bleeding and that's why i started the pill. it helps so much and i am very happy with it." | 0 |
acne | "so far i have only been on this for two weeks and it has already drastically helped my skin! pharmacy noted that it can take 8 weeks for a pimple to form so the best results you'll see in two months but two weeks and i'm already so happy with this topical gel for my face! it does really dry your skin out so i highly recommend using a really good face cream (i'm using nivea mattify so it doesn't have to be a medicated or even an expensive cream just find a good one that wont clog your pores) and i only use the gel when i go to sleep at night not twice a day so i recommend doing this (even just to start if your doctor does want you to use it twice a day ease your way in) the first 4 days i only put it on for 2 hours to let skin get used to it." | 2 |
depression | "i have been on effexor for 4 years. my doctor at the time told me i was depressed but since then i was tested for severe sleep apnea. i have tried unsuccessfully 3 times to get off of it. i was taking 150 mg. one doctor told me to start taking the 150 every other day then eventually stop. horrible side effects. dizzy, irritable, bad dreams, sleepy and general flu like symptoms. i wish i had been told about the possible withdrawal symptoms at the time my doctor had given it to me. effexor gave me sweats and i've gained a ton of weight. my new doctor has me on wellbutrin and is slowly lowering the dosage. i'm on 37.5 right now and so far so good." | 1 |
birth control | "i was on yaz for about a year and decided to try the generic because of the cost of yaz (about $60 a month, but had to pay $180 upfront for 90 day prescriptions). they gave me loryna and i've only been on it for 3 weeks and i'm feeling miserable! i have extreme fatigue, irritability, moodiness and a little breast pain. i know they say to give the pill 2-3 months to work but i don't know if i can handle another 2 more months of these emotions. i've tried a lot of generic bc pills in the last 5 years since they discontinued the one i was on and i've had problems on all of them. sometimes those generic "inactive" or "filler" ingredients really do have an impact, be careful and wary of your side effects!! i'm going back on the brand yaz." | 0 |
acne | "i have acne and i used this product. monodox did not clear my acne, however it did keep it from flaring and becoming worse. i am no longer using this medication, but i guess my experience was okay." | 2 |
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