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Reviewer: Moedob, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I have been prescribed Demerol since 1989 and the only suggestion I can make is that no 2 people will have the same reactions from any medications.It took me a lot of trial and error to find that this works best for me.Initially,I had to take gravol for nausea before I could take the Demerol but that stopped after the first couple of years.I have trigeminal neuralgia (nerve damage located in the f
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Reviewer: Sheryl, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I wrote a review before about my dissatisfaction with this medication and how it does nothing for the pain. It seems like the only reviews that stay posted are those in favor of the medication. Is the pharmacy paying for that. I paid $250 for 60 pills that only work as sleeping tablets and have ugly side effects for me.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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it upsets my stomach real bad. even if i eat before i take it. it makes me dizzy even when i lay down
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Reviewer: April,L., 45-54 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I suffer a great deal with familial hemepoligic migrains + fibro mialgia. I have tryed all other pain meds and demerol is the ONLY thing that works. My first shot was at age 3. And yes, im sick of dr,s looking at me as im an addict!!! There are people out there like me, in real pain. Maybe it would help if Doctors were more educated as to knowing what real pain is all about! What ever happene
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Reviewer: cbasshams@yahoo.co, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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very bad headaches with some nausea palpitations
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