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    Condition: Neuropathic Pain
    6/2/2021 10:38:57 AM

    Reviewer: CC, 55-64 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 4

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 4

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 4

    Comment:
    This has given me my joy in life back. Chronic nerve and musculoskeletal pain for 20 years. This has taken my pain levels from daily 3-7 to 1-3. I want to do things again instead of going through the motions. Had to stick with it with some uncomfortable side effects that did go away after about a month. I never want to go off this. Works much better than the meloxicam I took for years. Alth ... Show Full Comment

    Condition: Neuropathic Pain
    4/8/2021 2:43:24 PM

    Reviewer: Rich, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 2

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 4

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    cloudy head and sexual side effects are not worth it

    Condition: Neuropathic Pain
    4/9/2020 2:24:30 PM

    Reviewer: ken, 75 or over Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 4

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 4

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 4

    Comment:
    I haver been in pain for years and this drug is the only one that has given me a lot of releaf

    Condition: Neuropathic Pain
    1/12/2020 3:48:22 AM

    Reviewer: sam, Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 4

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    Taking it for trigeminal neuralgia it's been a godsend for me

    Condition: Neuropathic Pain
    12/6/2019 12:59:01 PM

    Reviewer: I tried. , 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 2

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 1

    Comment:
    A lot of side effects. Blurry vision was worse than the others.

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