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Reviewer: 45-54 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I was given this for lower back pain, but I am feeling stomach pain on my second day of taking it. Will have to contact my dr for something else.
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Reviewer: Shell44, 35-44 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I have fibro,ra, and massive headaches. They took my Ubuntu and gave me this. it makes me feel drunk like I have a hangover and all I want to do is sleep. I called my dr and they said it was not the medicine um hello what is it then? It's all I took and I can't function? Ginger to call again today because this is not working!!
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I've had chronic pain in both my hips from Trochaic bursitis. Low back pain due to what I believe is arthritis due to two back surgerys and now ball and heal foot pain.After taking this medication within a couple of days I felt like a million bucks, my stiffness and chronic pain was virtually gone.Now that I am out of my prescription for the last week, I am back to being miserable with the pa
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Reviewer: okiegrl, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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This medicine worked great on my lower back pain! In fact it worked so well that I could take this instead of dilaudid! The only reason I didn't continue to take it is that it is an NSAID and I can no longer take NSAID's because of my stomach.
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Reviewer: banders97, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I broke two ribs and was prescribed this drug. When the medication took effect, I could function normally. When it began to wear off, I was in sheer agony. This medicine worked for me.
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