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Antipsychotics and TD/dystonia
by Badger on 1/24/2010
Antipsychotics such as Geodon can cause tardive dyskenisia, a PERMANENT movement disorder that cause(...)
Xanax - Alprazolam
by Joshargh on 1/24/2010
I take these for anxiety, insomnia as well as RSL and bi-polar. Side effects below are rare but non (...)
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Celebrex
by Dr. David Secord on 1/23/2010
The FDA guidelines for risks, included in the packaging (called a circular) for ANY anti-inflammator(...)
genius
by jess on 1/21/2010
my antidepressant increases suicide... basically the same as the smoking drug..
Metoclopramide
by R on 1/8/2010
I took it 10 years ago for stomach pains. Result? I slept for a week, without control. The phone was(...)
Metoclopramide (Reglan) has been linked to involuntary and repetitive movements of the body, even after the drugs are no longer taken.
by KMB on 1/3/2010
On 02/26/2009 the FDA notified healthcare professionals that manufacturers of metoclopramide, a drug(...)
10 Worst Prescription Drug Side Effects
by Danny on 12/14/2009
Alli is the first (and currently only) non-prescription weight loss drug available that has been app(...)
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Accutane known to lead to Liver Failure.
by Jeff on 12/14/2009
Accutane, a drug prescribed to treat severe acne, has been shown in some case to result in irreversi(...)
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Maybe not a *bad* side effect, but...
by loriann14 on 11/29/2009
I take "clomipromine" for OCD. When researching it's side effects I found that "In about 5% of patie(...)
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Breast Enlargementg
by Paul Moogk on 11/25/2009
Olanzapine also causes breast enlargement in some people, even men. Sore nipples are the beginning.
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (your skin falls off)
by Kevin Augustijn on 11/25/2009
A very nasty and sometimes deadly drug side effect (though it can also have other causes). This caus(...)
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Addiction
by Fabiola J. on 11/22/2009
I can tell you from personal experience that prescription drugs can be very addictive. I am currentl(...)
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Loss of smell
by Liam on 11/21/2009
The FDA warned against the use of Zicam because is causes long term loss of smell.
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Hole in the nasal septum
by Billy on 11/21/2009
Patanase - A couple of the possible side effects are "sores in your nose" and "hole in the nasal sep(...)
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Eye Color Altered
by Phil T on 11/21/2009
The product Latisse--meant to grow longer fuller, lashes--explicitly states in the side effects that(...)
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thalidomide - birth defects
by Gwyn on 11/20/2009
This was used to treat morning sickness in pregnant women from 1957 to 1961. One of the worst side e(...)
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Roaccutane / Accutane
by KissyKittenz on 11/20/2009
This medication is downright scary, when I was a teen this was new and the doctor gave me a brochure(...)
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Suicidal Side Effect
by Ghada H. on 11/20/2009
Risperidone , an antipsychotic drug used to treat schizophrenia, has been known to cause increased s(...)
Zicam: loss of smell
by Michelle on 11/20/2009
It happened to Stephen Colbert and it can happen to you!
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10 Weird Ways of Getting High
by Jovan Maric on 11/20/2009
Wow! Some of these site effects are so terrible. There is one cool related article for your readers,(...)
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BUT AT LEAST YOU'LL STOP VOMITING
by 50dispatch on 11/20/2009
Compazine, most commonly prescribed for severe nausea, vomiting, and vertigo, is also prescribed as (...)
Temporary Sterility
by Emiel on 11/20/2009
In the Netherlands the church opposed to the birth control pill in the '60s. The only allowed form o(...)
Restless Torso Syndrome &Re-Emergence of the Umbilical Cord
by Laura on 11/20/2009
That is the side effect to a medicine they advertise on T.V. So listen closely!
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