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Reviewer: Samansti, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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It worked for the BV, I am completely cleared of it, but it also gave me oral thrush. The first few days on the medication was fine. I took it twice a day orally for a week. The cramping was awful and made me poop at least five times a day. I had insomnia while taking it and spotting. I have been off of it for two weeks and still have the oral thrush. The taste of the pill is god awful. Got it on
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Reviewer: InfluennzaPyloric, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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The bad reviews freaked me out, just like lots of other people. Those side effects! I was especially worried about getting worsened depression (& loose stools). Thankfully, I did several things so I had no loose stools & I felt only a slight dip in mood towards the end. This is what I did and why: - Set an alarm on your phone so you don't forget to take a dose. - Take each dose a
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I had few side effects and it cleared up my annoying infection quickly. My suggestion for the taste: fill your mouth with a flavored drink, pop the pill toward the back of your throat and swallow quickly. Then take a few drinks. The taste is awful but goes away quickly. I always took with food and had no stomach issues. I did have a minor, but annoying, headache. But that was better than the sympt
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Reviewer: 19-24 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Works almost immediately. I get frequent reoccurring infections and use this every time. Not sure if it's because the medicine isn't strong enough or I'm just super sensitive and prone to this type of infection. I'm taking 2x a day for 14 days followed by 6 months of the gel 2x weekly.
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Reviewer: TakeADeepBreath, 25-34 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I figured I had to write a review since mostly everything I read about this drug was negative and how drastic the side effects were for most people. I'm actually pissed at myself for "WebMD-ing" this drug because all of those reviews scared the sh*t out of me. I tend to be a hypochondriac about new medications and when I was prescribed this for Bacterial Vaginosis, of course I had to
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