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Reviewer: Karenmarty2010, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I had a minor cellulites infection and was prescribed this med, it seems to be working slowly. I have taken antibiotics before, but this medication has the worst side effects. Sweating nausea loss of appetite dizzyness lethargic and I'm pretty sure it gave me a bladder infection. Calling doc tomorrow. It's been almost 10 days but it helped but never completed treating my skin infection. I&
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Reviewer: taylor, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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will not take this med again, bad taste in mouth, thirsty, sweating, bathroom, bad
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Reviewer: Shigelledagain, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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After taking as prescribed (take one tablet by mouth twice daily) I took my first two doses the first and second day but after falling asleep on my couch on the second day I woke up around midnight and decided to go into my bed when I tryed to get up into a standing position I couldn't hardly get up due to severe pain in my upper left leg, I felt a knot about the size of a quarter . The next m
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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The side affects are awful! Racing heart, dizziness, anxiety, and nausea just to name a few.
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