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I'm seeking insights and reviews on Teva Lorazepam and its comparison with Leading Pharma's version. There's a notable divide in user experiences. Some report Leading Pharma Lorazepam as being less effective or having no effect, possibly due to variations in the active ingredient, leading to side effects or adverse reactions in certain cases. While there are those who recommend Teva Lorazepam for its efficacy, others find Leading Pharma's version more suitable. Unfortunately, I haven't had the opportunity to try Teva Lorazepam since it's not available in my area – no local pharmacies dispense it. My experience with other brands, post the discontinuation of Qualitest, hasn't been successful in finding a comparable alternative. I'm particularly intere...

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I've been taking Lyrica for nerve pain and also for opiate withdrawal. But I don't like Lyrica so I'm thinking of going back to Gabapentin. I just want to know whether 300mg of Gabapentin could possibly work for me? ## Hello, Amy! How are you? No, Lyrica contains the active ingredient Pregabalin. They are both anticonvulsants that have been shown to help with certain types of nerve pain and some mood disorders, but they are different substances. The FDA lists the typical side effects as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, dry mouth, mood swings and weight gain. Only your doctor can decide if it may help you and what the appropriate dosage would be. Is there anything else I can help with? ## I have lupus, fibromyalgia, Ra and OA I take 300 milligrams of Gabapentin...

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What are the inactive ingredients of Qualitest lorazepam or Leading Pharma lorazepam? Does anybody know? It seems that its formula might have been changed because I feel 1mg is less effect than before or does not work. I used to take Ativan 1mg before abroad and one month from Kaiser in the U.S. but they gave me refill as generic lorazepam (Qualitest). I felt 50-60% effectiveness compared to Ativan(brand lorazepam). I can't take Watson lorazepam as it does not work for me causing side effects (rapid heart beats, sweating, anxiety, dehydration). Qualitest has less side effect (less dehydrated than Ativan) I did not have physical dependence on Ativan for long time and quit too. But this generic lorazepam is getting less effective over a few months. Also my pharmacy had changed Qualite...

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I am Rex, 86 yrs old and l live on an Iowa farm. I had my prostate removed 20 yards ago. I now have anogel on my lung. I have read about CL4 cancer cure shots would this be any thing I could use? Can I get it in pills? I had six heart bypass in 2004 at McAllen heart hospital. My blood psi. 120/80 every day, I am very active I have machine & welding shop I work in every day on my Iowa us farm. Can you help me? ## Hi Rex, Sorry to hear about your situation. I was just doing some research on CL4 and despite information being sparse, I did find a medical journal (linked below) that depicted CL4 as "a nuclease-resistant RNA-aptamer", which according to their investigation, is able to bind at high affinity to EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptors) on the surface of different can...

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I've been on Mounjaro for 3 years for Type 2 Diabetes. A1C down from 15 to 5.9. The weight loss was a bonus. It took 3 years to lose 92 lbs. Of course I haven't worked out, is it too late to tighten my upper arms and thighs?

Where can I buy this, and can it be compounded in a United States pharmacy? My Dr. won't help me.

I have to take a drug test thursday. I took a half gram of methamphetamine today. How do I flush? Wizanator wont work. ## How do i pass a drug test for methamphetamine today if i took it yesterday? ## I took methadone Saturday morning and I have to test Monday. I've drank 2 gallons so far of water. Will I be good? ## I took methamphetamine for 2 weeks (once a day). How long will it stay in a urine test? Please help. ## If you drink 4 tablespoons of baking soda mixed with 8 oz of water you will be guaranteed to pass a drug test for methamphetamine. Within one hour after drinking this mix you will have to use the restroom and you will be in the restroom for at least 30 to 40 minutes. After that you should be clean for your test and if after 1 hour of ingesting this drink you did not u...

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I have sublingual strips that have been expired for about a month now. Are they still good? ## They should be fine, especially if they are still sealed in the package. ## @Adrian, Midiman is right... they should be fine since the expiration date wasn't too long ago. Harvard Medical School did a study stating that many medications like this can actually retain their potency for up to 10 to 15 years beyond their expiration date. The shelf life of Suboxone may be listed as 3 years, but I think it's been proven to retain its potency much longer under proper storage conditions. I hope this helps! ## I take 8 mg suboxone and I only take a small piece of it and then put the rest back in the package. As long as it stays sealed and in a dry place they dont lose alot of their potency. ## ...

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Has anyone taken Nuvigil sublingual?

I noticed when the price went down the quality of zolpidem went down. ## i talked to torrent. the fix was take 8 oz of water with pill and remain upright for 30 min.

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I got a new larger pill with imprint MX 31. Is this a real citalopram 10 mg? It is quite different from the one I have been taken for many years. ## Yes, the round orange/peach pill inscribed MX31 is Citalopram 10mg from Mylan Pharma (NDC 0378-6231).

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Would like to know where to get a prescription filled for 100 Oxycodone 30ml ## Why go to Mexico to get them or ordering them from there? I get 150 of them each month from my pain management DR.. If you suffer from severe pain you may be started on the 15MG Oxy's for a few months then raised to the 30MG tablets. If you aren't needing them for pain but just want them for recreational use then you may have a hard time getting them since the DEA had nothing better to do in 2012 than hassle DR.'s and restrict their schedule 2 prescribing ability for those type of drugs. However, if you have real pain issues and have your past records to give to the doc, that helps save the docs rear end cause he can show proof the patient has severe pain issues. NO MATTER what, don't even me...

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Hi I have been on BCP now for approximately 25 years. I live in the state of Florida and have always gotten my prescription written for 1 full year. I just went and saw a doctor that I had never seen before because I was out of my pills and needed to see a doctor quickly so I didn't lapse in my pills. I was due for my annual exam, so I had that done, afterwards realizing that he only refilled my prescription for 6 months. I tried to get him to make it for 12 months, because I had my annual exam. He stated that in Florida, the rule is I have to see him for an office visit every 6 months for BC prescription refills. I have never heard of this ever in all my years of being on birth control. Plus insurance only covers 1 annual/wellness exam per year. Does anyone know if this is a new ru...

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I am addicted to strong pain meds and I am tired of having to come off of them, the withdrawal is awful. I went to a urgent care doc and was prescribed suboxone. I take anxiety meds too but he wants me to stop. I really need the anxiety meds but he wants me off them. How do I get him to change it from suboxone to methadone so I can take my anxiety meds? ## Legally, he can't. To get Methadone for addiction treatment in the U.S. requires that you go to an actual Methadone treating clinic, private doctors aren't allowed to prescribe it for addiction treatment. What anxiety medication do you take? Did he say why he wants you to stop taking it? ## Valium and in sc he is licensed to prescribe and treat me sumboxone is like methadone it us prescribed the same as methadone ## how about ...

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round light pink tablet with L467 on one side. trying to identify. can you help? ## Pills marked with an L are manufactured by LNK Internation, they only do over the counter drugs that are then sold by various stores as their store brands or generics. This one in particular is an adult low dose Aspirin Tablet, 81mgs. ## What is this small pink pill labelled with L467 on one side and nothing on the other side? ## Amoxicillin/ clav acid 875- generic tab ## Low dose 81mg chewable aspirin.

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Hello, I am taking 30mg daily before going to bed (male, 43 yo). I have started with a very low dosage of 7.5mg and over the course of about 1.5 months I reached the current level. I experienced clear drowsiness (which is a good as I was having trouble sleeping) and dry mouth from the beginning. While the effect of drowsiness right after taking the pill persists, the dry mouth seems to be mostly reduced (80% from the top at the beginning). The reason why I'm writing is a strange back pain that started about 6-7 weeks ago. Here is why I find it strange and why I would like to hear from others if they experienced it like this: 1. I wake up every morning with acute back pain over all my back (bottom to below the neck) 2. Due to the pain I can hardly move in bed when I wake up. Often it...

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I had 4 stents put in my heart about 2 months ago and i was put back on blood thinners after 30 years being off of them. Now that I am back on them, I am having mood swings again. Has anyone dealt with them and how do you treat it?

ALL CVS pharmacies just changed the zolpidem from MYLAN manufacturer (out of PA) to TORRENT in India. Because generics can certain behave differently, I am nervous about taking the (10 mg) oblong peach Torrent brand one after reading some things online. I also don't like the idea of CVS using from out of the country manufacturer which HAS to be due to a better price because MYLAN brand is still very readily available. Any comments? ## The country doesn't matter, as long as the manufacturer has approval from the FDA for their products to be sold in the U.S., CVS or any other pharmacy, can stock their products. There can be some differences in generic medications, however, this usually doesn't affect the greater number of the people that take it. If you are aware of how it nor...

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I just started taking Levothyroxine 2 wks ago my legs and feet are swollen so bad by nite I can barley walk. They go down a little at nite but swell back. I am taking 25mcg and I am afraid to continue taking this med. Has any one else had this problem? ## Have you contacted your doctor? It sounds like you might be having a bad reaction to this medication and it may not be the right one for you, or may be too high of a dosage. Generally, the symptoms of a dosage being too high will start to manifest 6 days or so, after you start taking it and this type of fluid retention can be one of them and there is a chance that it could lead to congestive heart failure, if that's what's causing it and it isn't rectified. You should really contact your doctor immediately. ## I am on medic...

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Can Metoprolol become less effective at reducing heart rate over time? I've been taking it for about 2 years now. About 6 months ago my heart rate returned to its prior levels (high 50s for resting and low 60's for walking, etc). Nothing bad, but it was a curious step function in the charts. When the drug was working, it had reduced those levels by about 10 beats/minute. My cardiologist doesn't know of any reason why this should happen, so I'm checking to see if others have seen this.. I started to take a GLP-1 (ZEPBOUND) around the same time and wonder if that could be related. ## Metoprolol doesn't usually "wear off" the way some medicines do, but people can see changes in how it affects their heart rate over time. Sometimes your body just adapts a bit, or ...

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