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Reviewer: barney, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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Reviewer: Jlew, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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This medication worked great in releaving me of the heartrburn i have had for years. Also helped aleviate some of my stomache pain(going for the wonderful tests to find out the cause next week)but be careful if you take medication for diabetes!!!! Prilosec interferes with the absorption of your meds if taken at the same time. This caused extremely high readings until the pharmacist told me to take
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Reviewer: Yankees, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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NO Problems.Works very well.
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Reviewer: weezie, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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This medicine works for me but has a side effect that has caused me problems. It makes my scalp sore. Burning itching and sore to the touch. On the top of my head. It took me a while to realize it was this medicine. I do have hair loss but do not know if it is being caused by this pain.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Stopped taking due to aggrisivness and extreme depression
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