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Reviewer: 25-34 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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In short, I have chronic pain from permanent nerve damage association with a car accident, degenerative disc disease, and a transforaminal interbody fusion of L5-S1, and L4-L5; because of the trafficking in prescription narcotics, my physician is genuinely afraid to prescribe me T3s now even (took me off Vicodin over the same) and had me try gabasomething that gave me the same symptoms as this; in
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Reviewer: alm1962, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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started taking for pain in abdomen...it works for the pain but the side effects are awful...i'm always anxious, heartbeat faster, urinating like crazy, vision blurry and headache with dizziness is unbearable...i will stop taking this medication today!!
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Reviewer: Vaderkty, 35-44 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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My eyesight has always been poor. I am an optician and my eyes are my life. This drugs side effect made my vision "switch sides". I was a 3.50 in the right eye and a 2.50 in the left. Now this is reversed. I am also VERY dizzy when I get up after watching tv. I was caught by my husband when I fell into the wall going into the kitchen towards the rest room. I find I need to use the bath
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Reviewer: 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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This med is amazing. I've had peripheral Neuropathy for a few years in my feet. I've tried Gabapentin, it didn't work. I tried Nortriptyline, I've been on it for 3-4 weeks...it's amazing... NO pins/needles feeling, no burning sensation! I still have some pressure in my feet, but things are so different now! I'm going to give it more time, but I think I found my holy gr
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Reviewer: handejune, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months
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Prescribed this after trying Neurontin and Lyrica with all the side effects and no help. Been on it (dosage - 25 mg/1 daily) for a month now, lost the 7 pounds I gained on the above two drugs, pain is mostly gone in my feet and my appetite has been curbed. Had to switch from taking it at night to taking it during the morning due to it keeping my brain active and I couldn't sleep. Fingers cro
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