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Losartan and amlodipine: same time of the day or should I take one in the morning, one evening?

Hello... I take both losartan (100+25) and amlodipine (5mg) but I'm unsure if I have to take them both at the same time of the day or they should be taken one in the morning and one at night.

Teva clonazepam wafers vs pills?

I was put on Teva Klonopin 2 years ago for anxiety, agoraphobia and insomnia. The Teva 1mg worked WONDERS. No side effects, I got a good job and slept great. Any panic I got I could settle down on my own. They stopped making the Teva brand pill... they switched it to Actavis which made me so sick I...

Why am I discharging tissue on the Depo shot?

I've been on the Depo shot for over a year now but my last period ended up lasting about a month and i discharged large thick pieces of tissue. And I've been odd that period for a week now and I discharged a thin but developed white tissue with no blood. I have no idea what this could be I know i...

First time taking buspirone, what should I expect?

My doctor just prescribed me buspirone 7.5mg (1 and 1/2 5mg pills) 2x daily, and Xanax .5 mg as needed (I can only tolerate about a quarter of one of the Xanax if I wish to stay awake.) I am very underweight, (which we are also working on) so medications, particularly psychiatric meds, tend to hit...

Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo - has everyone heard yet that Jansen, the company that makes Ortho...

... Tri-cyclen Lo has discontinued their entire line of birth control? I called them this week to see why there is a shortage of OTCL. Shock! Was told they have discontinued the manufacture of all birth control! I asked why didn't they inform the pharmacies because the pharmacies just think it is...

Wanting to get off Xanax - switching to Valium?

I have been taking anywhere from 0.5mg to 1mg a day of Xanax for about a year. I want to wean off and go back to taking Valium as needed like I was doing years ago. That worked well for my anxiety issue. I had a BAD time of it this past year so family Dr. put me on the Xanax. I asked for Valium as...

What is the shelf life of sildenafil/Viagra?

Has anyone else heard of mirtazapine being prescribed only as needed for insomina?

I've had really bad insomina where I sleep for only an hour and then wake up. I'm able to get back asleep but I always wake up after an hour. My psychiatrist prescribed mirtazapine 7.5 mg/15mg for it but only as needed. Does this sound right? My pharmacist says you have to take it every night but...

Restarting Concerta 54mg, is 54mg too much to start out with? Or can they be safely split?

I have been on Concerta ER 54mg and went off for over a year. Now I'm restarting and still had a half bottle from a year ago that I brought to my appointment with my GP. He's not the one who prescribed it. I don't think he's comfortable prescribing it so he told me to just start that old bottle....

Tapering 0.25mg clonazepam. Need help?

I started taking clonazepam when I had a depression April 2017. I have OCD. I was taking 0.5mg in the morning and 0.5 mg in the evening . I slowly tapered it. By March 2018 I was on 0.25 mg daily . I stopped taking but after two week I feel high anxiety. Since I was traveling I continued to take...

Buspar worse before getting better?

I just started Buspirone on Monday. it is now Thursday. I started taking it for panic attacks. but now I feel like after starting Buspirone my anxiety has gotten worse. I called my Dr yesterday and she told me that the effects of Buspirone take about a week, so to go through the weekend and see how...

Is my Kyleena IUD causing me extreme mood swings and anxiety?

I got my IUD inserted over two weeks ago now (November 19th 2018). I was not on my period and my period before the insertion was on November 3rd. The insertion itself wasn't too painful. I have endometriosis so my usual cramps were just as bad as the insertion cramps so I've experienced it before....

Zolpidem - I accidentally swallowed my nocte tablet tonight instead of letting it dissolve?

Will there be any severe side effects or will just maybe hit me different? I don’t want to psych out and get all anxious about it so help! Please!

Does taking 0.5mg clonazepam for 3 months require a taper?

If I’ve taken 0.5mg once daily for 3 months. Will I experience withdrawal from suddenly stopping? And if it requires a taper, can someone give me an idea of how to go about doing so?

Pregabalin - I have been taking Lyrica for 3 yrs?

I started taking it for pain but since I have suffered from crippling anxiety all my life and finding that this drug actually lets me have a life, I started taking it a couple or 3 times a week. Lately I am noticing that it's not affecting me as when I first started and I am worried my body will...