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Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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after use of this medication i was sent home and came back the next day to find out my baby had passed away....after she was perfectly fine!!!
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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10 years ago on my due date, I was given pitocin before I had dilated to 2 cm and only 1 hour after water breakage. 16 hours later on pitocin, no labor and only dilated to barely 4 cm...pitocin stopped my labor completely!
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Reviewer: 19-24 Female (Patient)
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doctors gave me this drug because my contractions were weak and not timed well. they had to keep upping the dose because it wasnt working. i call it the drug from hell because it made my labor so painfull no pain reliever worked.
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Reviewer: dianathompson, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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could this drug cause hemorrhiage following delivery? or incomplete delivery of placenta?
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I used this drug for both pregnancies. The first time was for stalled labor. Everything went beautifully. The second time was for elective induction. For both pregnancies, I delivered vaginally. However, I had an allergic reaction from the epidural the second time which caused me to want to scratch my skin off. I can't say conclusively it was because of the pitocin. I can only say that
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