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Reviewer: Nana Lisa, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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NitroStat works wonderfully for my angina during coronary spasms which can be severely painfully. In the hospital, I have taken up to three pills in a matter of 15 minutes; the pain lessens to a tolerable level and I only have a mild headache after the third Nitro which fades in about 10 minutes after dosage.
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Reviewer: Matthewsnonna, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I take it for occasional chest pain and angina attacks. Sometimes I have had to take a second one for the same episode, but dr says no more than 3
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Reviewer: Barry, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I take one Nitrostat pill sublingually when I'm having a bad angina attack. It noticeably takes the heaviest crushing pain away in 10-15 minutes, but not completely. I am forced to tolerate a lesser degree of pain. I haven't yet taken a second Nitrostat during an attack. I take other meds for high blood pressure which work fine and I worry that taking a second Nitrostat might drop my blood
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Reviewer: Bob G., 45-54 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I had quadruple bi-pass in 2011 and no problems till noticed a heaviness in my chest and a low grade pain, I put one tablet under tongue till it burned so intense I looked in mirror and it had decomposed and left a white tail which dissolved quickly. In aprox. 2 min a ringing an blood rush surged thru my head followed with a brief headache and after 7 min. a low grade headache is fading.Still hear
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Reviewer: 75 or over Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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one pill pain gone in 3 minutes
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