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Reviewer: mosley1826, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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since starting I have headaches. Strate with 50mg twice a day,then once daily, the 25mg twice daily yet headeache persist
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Reviewer: Brooks, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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A modified dosage of Primidone has suppressed hand tremors but they are not totally gone. The overall effect has been good, since I can now function more effectively at work. I am still in the process of modifying the medication and have found my thought process to be dull with higher dosages. Overall I am very pleased.
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Reviewer: Anne-Marie, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I've experienced an opposite reaction as most people to this drug, and I now take it first thing in the morning as it makes me jittery and completely wide awake. I've recently been made aware thru this web site, that the drug might be responsible for an itchy skin allergic reaction that I've had since about the same time I began taking Primidone, though I cannot be certain as yet if t
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Reviewer: cdp, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Had trouble building a tolerance; took much longer to work up to a higher dose than my doctor had prescribed. I also had hallucination-type dreams and sleep disturbances at first, but stuck with it because I noticed an improvement in my voice tremors. Most of those unpleasant side effects have disappeared. Still, I can't tolerate the 250mg/day my doctor wants; have to settle with 150. Some day
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Reviewer: rick@nixinprinting.com, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Started on Inderal now at 120mg, added one-half 50mg tab Primidone, now at two tabs per day going to three. Still have the tremors I hope 3 tabs makes a difference. Now I get headaches I never got before taking meds. Tired endlessly. Tremors are a nuisance when talking and eating.
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