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Reviewer: Jacki, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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4 days left on a 10 day course. Sleeping about every other day and STARVING! Eating alot constantly. Has cleared up my severe sinus infection. I never blew so much thick green mucus YUCK! Took a feminine pain product with a diretic in it then read the drug interactions. Oops, hope it doesn't do anything bad.
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Reviewer: simplyred390@msn.com, 45-54 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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DOES THIS DRUG HAVE PENNICILLUN IN IT?
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Reviewer: Pharris, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Medicine helped with sinus infection but starting on day 2 or 3 skin started itching and has not stopped. No sign of rash but itching is driving me crazy - trying to get prescribed another medicine instead. Had sinus infection for three months and after three other antibiotics this was the only one to make a difference. Would probably use it again but try to take something to alleviate the itch
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Reviewer: JanHughes, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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It got right to the point of infection and dissipated the infection.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Nasty taste, loss of appetite due to nausea, some excitability and insomnia, dizziness or light headed feeling, tingling on my skin, makes me tired but unable to sleep, affects my clear though processes. The medication was effective in relieving my sinus infection, but took over 4 days to see results and the side effects are bothersome enough to avoid taking medication in the future. I won't
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