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Reviewer: Kim, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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Dr put my father on this medication, check out the side effects...BAD DRUG!! As a result he had to have both legs amputated after gangrene set in and his legs became mummified, as well as a few fingers, amazingly enough, some of his fingers did grow back after being taken off the medication. Yr later he had a triple by pass and instead of the dr spurting him back on his blood thinners they put him
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Reviewer: Grant, 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I had a headache for several hours afterward, weak and short of breath
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Reviewer: mljimenez71, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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Reviewer: Lemongellim, 65-74 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Used it in cardio lab stress test given IV. Had serious reaction of low BP 52 / 20, pulse rate 44 , severe shortness of breath, feeling of impending doom, could feel my heart pounding throughout my head,ears, and getting lower body tremors...the Dr wasn't in the room during this, came in after the nurse was told to stop the test by sopping the IV....wasn't stopped by the Dr, the nurse sto
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Reviewer: nana, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I had hives for four days following my using Dobutamine as a heart stress test inducer.
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