Medicine Questions (Page 5)

Extreme Pain After ACL Surgery w/ Oxycodone?

Patient background: 18 y/o F , L Knee Surgery performed: ACL reconstruction surgery using hamstring graft ; Meniscus clean-up Medicine prescribed: Oxycodone / APAP Tab , 5-325 mg Regimen: 2 Tabs every 4 hours My question is - would having used narcotic pill medication recreationally around 5... read more

Why do I get so tired from my medicine gabapentin 300 mg?

Medicine gabapentin 300 mg three.times a day . I looked up side effects it doesn't say causes drowsiness but for me it took away pain but I can't even drive I am so drowsy I thought. I guess it's a trade off for the tremendous nerve pain I had but it is very difficult,

Medicine - Can I ask my pharmacist for name brand drugs or does it have to be my doc?

I want to take welbutrin and effexor not generic how do I do this?

I have pre-hypertension and anxiety, I am scared to take the medicine that was prescribed to me?

My blood pressure, I was told, is only a little over. It never goes down though. It's always at pre-hypertension and it randomly showed up. I am 18 years old, male and was told high blood pressure runs in the family. The medicine I was given was Metoprolol Succ. ER 50 MG, once a day along with... read more

Which is better Wellbutrin XL or Wellbutrin SR?

I am very sensitive to medications and was wondering what worked for depression. I have major depression. I was wondering which medicine helped depression symptoms and which had less crazy side effects. Thank you

Sumatriptan - Is there any OTC migraine medicine as good as sumatripitan?

I've been taking sumatripitan for eight years and my doctor quit prescribing it because of my age. I am 56. I take naproxen daily for my back but it doesn't help with migraines. Also can't take excederine migraine because of the aspirin. When i get these they last about four days. I... read more

Vyvanse Experience?

I wanted to post this just to see the responses from other people taking this medicine in the community. If anyone is kind enough to read the entire post I will be very appreciative. I always had terrible grades in high school, but me and everyone else knew I was smart. There was potential in me.... read more

Has anyone had ANY weight gain from taking Citalopram?

I had taken this medicine alittle over a year ago and had gained some weight. I just can't remember if the weight gain occured while I was on the medicine or after I had weaned off. Also while on the medicine, I was always tired. Every after noon I had to take a nap. But it did help me get my... read more

Will zoloft stop intrusive thoughts?

i have always suffered from anxeity and probably slight ocd sympotoms but in the past two months it has taken an awful turn for the worse. My amazing life has turned into a everyday living turmoil. I have never expierenced this and im looking for support, i have had numerous intrusive thoughts in... read more

Gilenya - The medicine makes you gain weight?

How long does it take for prednisone 10mg to start working?

I figured out that I have an allergic reaction to medicine my doctor gave me and I have a really bad rash EVERYWHERE on my body. I was prescribed to take 10mg of prednisone. 1 tablet by mouth twice a day for 4 days. I have a play tomorrow! I took my first pill last night and a pill this morning.... read more

How long does probiotic acidophilus take to work to help Bacterial Vaginosis?

I have took the pill for about 3 days now. I looked up a home try and that was one of the medicines. Anyone know about how Long it will take?

Contrave - When you eat greasy foods does it make you sick?

I've been on this medicine for a week, I have way more energy and I have to remind my self to eat, but I ate a piece of fried chicken yesterday and I thought I was gonna die, tonight I had a slice of pizza for dinner and I'm feeling the same way. If I eat grilled chicken on the George... read more

Any long time Contrave consumers experience the medicine stop working?

I have been on Contrave since February 2015 and in the last two months it hasnt been working. I have a history of binge eating and got up to 196. I started Contrave and the cravings stopped! I lost 46 pounds by August 2015 and kept it off until March/April 2016. I am now up 9 pounds. No change in... read more

Medicine - Would ibuprofen likely interact with methamphetamine?

Just looking at risks and side effects of both medications, I think that they probably would be a bad combination. They both raise risk of a heart attack, and Methamphetamine puts stress on blood vessels through constricting them and raising blood pressure while Ibuprofen weakens blood vessels and... read more