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Reviewer: zmnelson88gmail.com, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I was prescribed this drug for bipolar. The drug has not worked at all, I have already gotten low sodium once & almost ended up in the hospital after vomiting every hour for 24 hours straight. The drug gives me muscle tremors in my hands and eyes, nausea, constipation, blurry vision, severe abdominal pain for up to 10 hours straight & multiple times now. Headaches, eye pain, back pain. So
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Reviewer: Emotional-cancercrab, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I take this medication for bi-polar disorder. It has worked wonders. There was a little dizziness in the first month but quickly changed.
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Reviewer: DebbiBear, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I use this for bipolar disorder and it is the best medicine I have used. Caused drowsiness the first 2 weeks but that went away. THE BEST!
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Reviewer: Kelly, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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So far I love this drug! I use it for my MS Hug, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Migraines, and probably my mood after all that! I was in such stabbing pain, and I know it works due to being able to feel when its time to take another one. My side effects-hands shaking much worse than before, some anxiety but not every day or all day, and I need a 15 minute nap around 2pm. I will take those willingly, to not
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Reviewer: Chicagoan, 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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The drowsiness caused by this medication caused me to get into an accident. This drug should be banned.
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