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Reviewer: arjgn, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Started the drug about 72 hours after outbreak of rash and swelling around my eye. I felt tired and had horrible sinus-type headache for the first two days - use and ice bag! Felt better by day 4 and rash has not spread and swelling has gone down. I did experience some heart palpitations at times and some dizziness, but not enough to make me stop taking it. I am happy that it appears to have st
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Reviewer: 55-64 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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started meds within 1 day of diagnosis. Pain left shoulder blade, rib area and left breast. Really helped with pain, itching and numbness. But I am really tired but work 40hrs/wk anyway. Much better after 4 days of treatment but still tired, some nausea and headache. Overall pleased with medication.
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Reviewer: sholly77, 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Actually got the medication just within the 72-hour window for treatment. I had shingles on my left temple, eyelid, and cheek. The docs were worried about the shingles getting into my eye. Within a week, the pain and itching was basically gone, and the rash had scabbed over and cleared up. I did suffer a constant headache,pretty steady nausea, and felt pretty tired and out of it, but it was wo
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Starting taking the first day I had red bumps on my rt shoulder blade and pain. By day 3 the pain had lessened and the red bumps were already decreasing. I am currently on day 4 - still getting better but I have a constant headache and strong bouts of nausea from the meds. I will be glad when I'm done with it.
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Reviewer: header1, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Very easy once I received meds from pharmacy! They had to order them in, took them 1.5 days to get them in so I was 1.5 days behind my treatment. The pain and growth got the jump on me- had them along my right side of neck, shoulder, down to my chest.
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