http://www.viewpoints.com/Prescription-Medicine Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:46:02 GMT Reviews about Prescription Medicine http://www.viewpoints.com/Zyrtec-Allergy-Medicine-review-1f5a6 I have suffered from seasonal allergies all my life and I've tried everything. I was taking Claritin when someone recommended Zyrtec. It's significantly more expensive and I haven't had any different results than with Claritin. Don't get me wrong, it does work, but I still have constant symptoms and I don't think I got my money's... Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:46:02 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Zyrtec-Allergy-Medicine-review-1f5a6 kmwright 3 http://www.viewpoints.com/Zyrtec-Allergy-Medicine-review-79951 Zyrtec is the only allergy medication that I have tried that doesn't cause drowsiness and actually keeps all of my allergy symptoms away for a full 24 hours.  Without Zyrtec I would have red, itchy, watery eyes anytime I stepped outside or came near a cat.  There would be sneezing and itching around my nose and an occasional sore throat.  — The small size of the tablet makes it much easier to take on a daily basis along with my other medications.  I have also found that the store brands of Zyrtec work just as well as the name brand, saving me a great deal of money each month.  —... Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:48:29 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Zyrtec-Allergy-Medicine-review-79951 gidget626 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Seasonale-Birth-Control-Medication-review-4bba6 I'm in love with Seasonale.  I've been on it for almost four years now, and I can't imagine going back to monthly periods.  Before going on the pill, I got horrible cramps and had long, heavy periods.  Now, I get light, short periods and very little cramping.  When I first started taking it, I had some morning wooziness and some break-through bleeding, but that all goes away if you stay on it.  Like all birth control pills, you have to remember to take it, so as long as you're a responsible person, this is a great contraception option.  I recommend it to everyone.... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:27:25 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Seasonale-Birth-Control-Medication-review-4bba6 soprano133 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Paxil-review-9cc43 I started Paxil CR then moved to Paxil then to the generic brand.  I was on it for about 4 months.  Although this medication helped me with anxiety issues, it started making me uncomfortable numb.  I have never had any addicitons or history thereof and I foind myself craving alcohol like an alcoholic.  There was not a day I wouldn't come home from work and want a drink. — I started behaving eratic and unnaturally hectic.  I visited my dr several times and each time he prescirbed a higher dose.  He felt it was not sedating me enough b/c I was extremely hyper and felt that drinking would calm me.  I started with 5mg and worked my way up to 30mg when I realized, "how far can this go?"  I started feeling like this drug that helped me started destroying me and changing my life. — I was scared to weane myself off of it but I just finished a 3 week process of stopping it.  With severe electric shocks to my head and... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:09:01 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Paxil-review-9cc43 pineapplegirl7 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Schering-Corporation-Nasonex-Nasal-Spray-review-9b604 As with any medication, please consult your healthcare provider before using Nasonex. Nasonex Nasal Spray has made a big difference in my children's allergy symptoms. They are now ages 6 and 4. This is a once a day nasal spray in a bottle that contains 120 metered sprays. If prescribed one squirt in each nostril once a day, that translates into a 2 month supply. — A great benefit of this nasal spray is that children as young as 2 years can use it. My kids have allergy symptoms all year, just as I do. We would probably be allergic to a Chia Pet if we had one. — This is not a quick fix product. It can take up to two weeks to get the full benefit of Nasonex. That's the nature of corticosteroids. When used on a regular basis, prescription Nasonex does not cause a rebound effect like some of the over-the-counter nasal sprays. A rebound effect happens when a product causes the opposite effect after a certain number of days of use. — My kids haven't... Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:39:55 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Schering-Corporation-Nasonex-Nasal-Spray-review-9b604 Katrena 3 http://www.viewpoints.com/Flonase-Nasal-Spray-review-9db1 I have used Flonase for a while now.  It works great.  It opens my sinuses almost immediately.  Just occassionally in the winter if |I dont run the humidifier I will get an occasional nose bleed.  This far outways the sinus headaches and the breathing... Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:17:15 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Flonase-Nasal-Spray-review-9db1 janiek86 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Zocor-Simvastatin-Zocor-by-any-other-name-review-e1515 I tried Zocor since Lipitor is so expensive.  After taking it for 6 weeks, I started noticing that I was seriously bloated, had muscle pains, and a general feeling of yuck.   I stopped the Zocor and after one day I felt amazingly better.  I'll be taking Lipitor... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:17:32 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Zocor-Simvastatin-Zocor-by-any-other-name-review-e1515 jdo 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Relpax-review-0c395 I have suffered from migraines for many years, and been on several different medications for them.  I was on Imitrex for quite a bit of that time, and then it started not working for me.  I would get "rebound" headaches a few hours or later in the day after I took the medication.  At that time I was still working as a nurse, so this was not something that was good for me, so my neurologist started me on Relpax.  It is the same type of medicine as Imitrex, but works better for me.  It maybe takes a little bit longer to start working (maybe anywhere from 30min.-1 hour, depending on how soon I take one when I feel the headache coming on), but the headaches do not come back, so to me that is better.  And, I do not feel any chest pain or tightness like I usually did with Imitrex. So, for me, Relpax has been a much better choice to help when I get a migraine.... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:09:53 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Relpax-review-0c395 nightengale36 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Prevacid-review-5e414 The good-- — I have three beautiful children from 6 years to 9 months. All are on high doses of Prevacid for GERD, but their reflux is controlled well. — I sprinkle the contents of the capsules over applesauce twice a day for each of them. After taking the medicine, the kids can actually eat without pain about 30-60 minutes later. It's been a life-saver for us. — Long-term reflux has risks, not the least of which is an increased risk for cancer of the esophagus. This medication can help reduce the risks of prolonged exposure of acid in the esophagus.  Prevacid is expensive but the company has a rebate program that has helped tremendously to save money. They've improved the rebate program tremendously. You used to have to send in forms for reimbursement. Now you receive a card and the pharmacist can enter the info from the card and you receive the savings instantly.Go to the prevacid website to sign up for the program. Unfortunately,... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:10:37 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Prevacid-review-5e414 Katrena 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/mirapex-mirapex-review-338d6 Restless leg syndrome, Mirapex does work.  It is a prescription medicine, but it is worthwhile to ask your doctor about it..  For severe RLS it does work just watch the other meds you are on .. It doesn't work with some other medications.But your doctor will know about  which ones will work and which ones will not, it is worth taking...Mirapex —... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:31:22 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/mirapex-mirapex-review-338d6 poochy 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/trazodone-trazodone-review-9c201    Trazodone really works.  It has other uses but I use it for insomnia. I have tried over the counter drugs, homeopathic route none of them worked for me. My doctor put me on Trazodone and my goodness it works , no side effects, no drowsiness in the morning, no hallucinations or sleep walking just a perfect night sleep whether it is four hours or six to eight hours it works.  It is a prescriptive drug but it does work... It has different dosages your doctor will be able to determine which is right for you...Try Trazodone it works! — ... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:20:48 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/trazodone-trazodone-review-9c201 poochy 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Topamax-review-261c3 My doctor prescribed Topamax because I was getting terrible migraines and also needed to lose some extra weight. Topamax was great at controlling migraines but I hated the side effects. I found myself forgetting how to say the simplest of words. As a graduate student, this was embarrassing in class when I had to do presentations. I could look at a word, know what it meant but completely forget the pronunciation and these were easy words like "absolutely" and "realistic". I became very forgetful and depressed. It did help me lose weight. I lost about twenty pounds in the month I was taking it. I think part of the reason is it made carbonated beverages taste metallic so I quit drinking sodas. It also made my appetite disappear. However, when I quit taking it, I gained the weight back and then some. — —... Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:48:56 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Topamax-review-261c3 psherman 2 http://www.viewpoints.com/Wellbutrin-Bupropion-Hydrochloride-review-24482 I read lots of reviews on other sites too about Wellbutrin and after my depression came back I decided to ask my doctor if I can try it.(Before I was on Zoloft and than Lexapro, but either they stopped to work or I put on so much weight and lost my sex drive, I stopped taking it.) I jump started Wellbutrin and just after 3 days I almost ended up in the ER. My blood pressure was very high, I had heart palpatations and I couldn't sleep up until 4 am. I was so scared that I didn't want to take any medication again.... — Then my depression hit me even harder and I started to think that maybe 150mg twice a day was too much for me and if I just could try the 75 mg that would work. Well it didn't, I couldn't sleep again and I felt very sick. —  Currently I am trying Cymbalta, wish me luck... — ... Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:12:37 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Wellbutrin-Bupropion-Hydrochloride-review-24482 Mom2bs 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Topamax-review-c5e12 Topamax is the best medicicine I've found to control my seizures.  It has really changed my life. I've gone from having thirteen a month to 1 every  4 or 5 months. That may be hard for you to believe but it is the truth. The benefits totally outway the bad, Which are sleepiness, cost, and it makes it hard to... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:59:44 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Topamax-review-c5e12 kybabe 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Trazodone-for-Sleep-and-Weight-Loss-review-e4aa4 I never tried this medication for weight loss, but for sleep. I had to stop because it gave me a residual headache in the morning....I was also very sleepy and groggy the next day.... I would not think that this would be conducive to weight loss in any way. — — I think that a medication for weight loss would provide energy, rather than "suck it out of... Mon, 26 May 2008 17:23:46 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Trazodone-for-Sleep-and-Weight-Loss-review-e4aa4 beckyraneec 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Trazodone-for-Sleep-and-Weight-Loss-review-040b5 I HAVE BEEN TAKING TRAZODONE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. — I WAS ON AMBIEN, WHICH CAUSED ME TO FEEL DRUGGED. — WITH TRAZODONE MY SLEEP IS MORE REGULATED AND — I WAKE UP MORE REJUVENATED.  I AM ALSO MORE — ENERGETIC DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS.  I WOULD SAY THAT — TRAZODONE ALSO ALLOWS ME TO CONTROL MY APPETITE . — I BELIEVE THAT MY INCREASED ACTIVITY LEVEL, ALONG WITH — MY SUPPRESSED FEELINGS OF HUNGER HAVE ALLOWED MY — WEIGHT TO BECOME MORE STABILIZED. I WOULD DEFINITELY — REFER THIS PRODUCT TO ANYONE WITH PROBLEMS SIMILAR — TO MINE. — ... Sun, 25 May 2008 15:27:51 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Trazodone-for-Sleep-and-Weight-Loss-review-040b5 victoriajoe 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Trazodone-for-Sleep-and-Weight-Loss-review-e0fc4 While it was suppose to help me sleep better, my experience was I still woke often but was able to fall back to sleep within a few minutes.  The serious downside was not wanting to get out of bed after 9 - 11 hours.  It tends to linger in making me sleepy in the... Sat, 24 May 2008 03:19:17 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Trazodone-for-Sleep-and-Weight-Loss-review-e0fc4 IronMountainGal 3 http://www.viewpoints.com/Pfizer-Neurontin-review-8ace7 Warning for all.  My 17 year old daughter was given this medication in February 2008 to help in the prevention of her migraines.  In a couple of days her entire personality changed, she was rude to us, shut herself in her room and all her mostly A's took a nose dive at school.  After about two weeks of this behavior I took her to a family therapist we had used in the past because I didn't know what was wrong with her.  After six weeks of being on Neurotin she went to school, while in class she asked her teacher to go to the counselors. She then told the counselor that she had been having strange thoughts and some were suicidal thoughts and almost slit her throat in our kitchen while my husband and I slept.  The school called and I decided to do a check on Neurotin, and it was after she started the medication that they posted this side effect.  It was a good thing she happen to have an appointment that day with her neurologist to see how she was doing... Fri, 16 May 2008 19:57:40 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Pfizer-Neurontin-review-8ace7 dhirn 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Fluoxetine-Prozac-review-56fd4 This drug is very mixed....hmmm. —  First 2 weeks i got worse - sleeping 16 hours a day, nausea, slightly increased suicidal thoughts but after the first 2 weeks i had no problems. I even increased my dosage to 40mg and 60mg with no problems. However, this drug did lead to my dizziness and eventual collapse from posterial hypertension. But....I sufferred no withdrawl and this was the worst that happenned to me after 10 months on the drug and now id like to say "im all better" (although can never say cured). Give it a chance - it does geta bit too much negtive press in my opinion. These are very "individual" drugs and if you have good GPs like i did ull never have a problem —... Wed, 14 May 2008 09:35:21 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Fluoxetine-Prozac-review-56fd4 streeboi 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Zyrtec-Allergy-Medicine-review-844d4 Zyrtec just went OTC! As the commercials say, it really does work 2x as fast as Claritin and targets more allergies! As a person working closely with medications, I would recommend Zyrtec to allergy sufferers who are not getting their relief from Claritin. ... Sun, 11 May 2008 21:08:54 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Zyrtec-Allergy-Medicine-review-844d4 classypoise 5