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Reviewer: ellenlee36, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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ive been thiola for a couple years now ,y level was 1000,then it went down to 400 in may now that my doc increased the meds to 900mg a day my level has gone up, we cant figure out why, Ive had 26 surgerys since 1984 and have not had to have surgery since 1995, its better than the depenicillamen that made my hair fall out, one of the side effects of thiola is it makes ur teeth go bad, I had perfect
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Reviewer: gailene, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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this drug has helped me but I have to take 3 pills 3 times a day. Plus when I hit the gap in the insurance I have to pay over $300 per month. That is hard but better than having kidney stones blasted every 6 months!
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Reviewer: chris, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Since taking Thiola I've experienced that I have difficulty maintaining my haircolor after my hairdresser applies it. The color fades quickly and becomes brassy. I don't know if it's due to the medicine or not.
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