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Reviewer: maryk, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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This has been a wonder drug for me! I could not live without it - after having burning gums, severe jaw and facial pain for over a year, within 2 days of taking this I felt instantly better. The only ancillary effect is that I don't have any mood highs or lows - just very even keel. I guess that can be good in a way...
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Nerve pain is under control but I am so tired and just feel run down. I slept last night from 7 PM to 7AM and still feel tired.
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Reviewer: garkat (Patient)
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I have relapses. It's like my body has become immune to how much I'm taking
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Reviewer: pointers317, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Have experienced continual diarrhea since being on the medication.
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Reviewer: rs_pitts, 45-54 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Side effects, for me, included a threefold increase of the very symptoms it was supposed to qwell with continual recurrences for the duration of that particular dose (200MG Tab)lasting about ten hours with one episode/45min and a lull of about 10-15 min before the next. "Onsets" were non-existant. The medication seemed to be elevating and perpetuating existing symptoms. The medication wa
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