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Reviewer: Grace, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Horrible horrible side effects!!!! Numbness of the lips tongue and feeling of tingling in the face! Nausea, headache, hives and more! Overall if I could give it a zero I would and it is a black box drug no one told me that!!! Don’t take this medication unless you have no other choice!
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Reviewer: Mary from Oklahoma , 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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After three weeks on it I started growing a mustache. Had a LOT OF dark hairs sprouting aggressively. Stopped taking it after reading it was related to the same drugs GIVEN for hair growth. Mustache went away after three more weeks. Wondered how many poor women are fighting dark facial hair and have no idea it is their bp med. ??
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Caregiver)
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Reviewer: 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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kidney dr prescribed this drug I had fast heart rate rash under skin like a sunburn cound not sleep because of heart rate do not use
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Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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I have VERY difficult to treat hypertension. I have been taking Minoxidil in combination with Clonidine now for 5 years. This combo reduced by BP from 200/100 to 120/60, which is rather remarkable. I do have to take a whole suite of other drugs because of the Minoxidil side effects: Lasix (fluid retention), Metropolol (tachardia), and Enalapril and Potassium. You must be very conscientous of
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