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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Every time I take this medicine It really doesn't do anything for me and I have to take several of them before anything starts to happen.
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Reviewer: 19-24 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I was prescribed this drug for panic/anxiety treatment. For panic attacks, it sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. I'll take it when I feel a panic attack coming on, and it will not kick in for about 30 minutes, and by then the panic attack has already run it's course. I have insomnia from my anxiety, so it does help me sleep at night when I feel like I can't. If I take it durin
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Reviewer: Southerngirl99, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I'm a 34 year old female. I was given this drug for marked anxiety attacks. I suffer from health anxiety issues. It doesn't seem to work unless it's built up in my system. I have to take it throughout the day, several times to feel any effect. It does definitely seem to take the edge off of my anxiety. I don't have racing, anxious thoughts as often. I am going to keep taking it, an
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Reviewer: saradam13, 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Reviewer: Barbara, 65-74 on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I've used Vistaril for over 10 years & I'm 69 yrs. old & the insurance co. stopped approval of it because of my age. I've tried xanax and & it doesn't work. I asked my dr. to try & get approval again. I could tell the difference in my anxiety when I went off & personally I don't care if they think I shouldn't take it anymore because of my age. It wor
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