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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I was prescribed this med after spinal fusion for nerve issues. This is the worst medicine I have ever taken. Irritable, can't sleep, heartburn, anxiety, sensitive to smell and loss of taste. I finished this med 5 days ago and I still have the side effects. And it never relieved any of the pain I was feeling. I would never recommend this drug to anyone. And it made me rate with stars.. I w
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Reviewer: toola, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Simply awful drug. The side effects outweigh any good in it and I am still suffering from an infected mouth several weeks after stopping it. So grateful my swollen feet have improved.
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Reviewer: Kenny, 65-74 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Feeling weak & disoriented. Headache has lessoned quite a bit. Only on this for 5 days so far.
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Reviewer: never again, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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went to er for my complex migrains they gave me this steroid after the i was pretty much knocked out i woke up cant breath well right side of face swollen low grade fever cant see well and my sin burns like hell.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months
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This is a horrible drug. It causes facial swelling, it changed my personality,made me moody and hungry all the time.I was on it for months and now I am suffering from withdrawels. There has to be a better drug
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