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Reviewer: Katie, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Whatever you do, don’t take this. Just don’t. Near death experience.
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Reviewer: Another, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I read reviews online for hours and was really nervous to take this due to antibiotics in the past hurting my stomach. I took it with food and it’s been 4 hours and feel fine :) doesn’t hurt to pee anymore. Trusted my doctor!!!!
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Reviewer: Wakenda, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Warning...may cause severe pain in stomach. I have Crohn's with very sensitive intestines, especially lately. I needed a good drug for my UTI as it was returning on previous treatment..Keflex. My Dr suggested changing meds as they often stop working when taken repeaditly. I tried this and within a few short hours the pain was extraordinarily severe. It lasted from 10:30am thru 1:00am and onl
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Reviewer: 65-74 Male (Patient)
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horrible experience I already have anxiety and vertigo this medication just enhanced the condition with added symptoms like constant dull headache took the whole course of 7 days to relieve my UTI. never again.
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Reviewer: 65-74 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I was prescribed this medication for a UTI and it helped immediately with absolutely no side effects. I'm so glad my doctor chose this antibiotic.
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