Janumet 50 1000 (see details) is the brand name (and dosage level) of sitagliptin-metformin, a combination prescription drug used in the management of type 2 diabetes. (50 refers to 50 mg of sitagliptin while 1000 refers to 1000 mg of metformin.) In addition to diet and exercise, Janumet 50 1000 is prescribed when the use… Continue reading Janumet Side Effects: What patients say.
Category: Patient Experiences
Coping with Nerve Sensitivity
Do you suffer from nerve sensitivity – or a feeling akin to pins and needles? Known clinically as paresthesia, this uncomfortable sensation if often described as a tingling, pricking and/or creeping feeling. For some people with nerve sensitivity, it can be painful for clothing to touch your skin. Although there is no objective causes, nerve… Continue reading Coping with Nerve Sensitivity
What’s Your Experience with Cinarizina?
Cinarizina is an international brand of the prescription drug Cinnarizine, an antiemetic (anti-nausea) agent used for symptoms of inner ear disorders. These symptoms may include vertigo, dizziness, tinnitus, nystagmus, nausea and vomiting. Cinarizina is also used to prevent motion sickness when taken in advance. If you’ve tried Cinarizina, we encourage you share your experiences at… Continue reading What’s Your Experience with Cinarizina?
Everything about the Medtronic InterStim Therapy System
Looking for a place to research or share your experiences with InterStim Therapy side effects? You’ve come to the right place. At PatientsLikeMe, more than 125,000 patients are sharing their experiences with all types of treatments, including prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, supplements and procedures. Manufactured by Medtronic, the InterStim Therapy System is surgically implanted device… Continue reading Everything about the Medtronic InterStim Therapy System
Canine Caretakers: How Service Dogs Can Help Many Types of Patients
Now that PatientsLikeMe is open to any patient with any condition, we’ve noticed more patients with different conditions sharing similar lifestyle modifications. One example is the use of a service dog. What are the benefits – both expected and unexpected – of a four-legged assistant? We asked some of our members to talk about their… Continue reading Canine Caretakers: How Service Dogs Can Help Many Types of Patients
Are You Taking Cataplex F for Hypothyroidism?
Introduced in 1934 by Standard Process, Cataplex F is a whole food dietary supplement designed to support the thyroid as well as the body’s natural response to inflammation. Containing iodine for thyroid support, Cataplex F promotes healthy skin and hair, the metabolism of fats and the formation of eicosanoids (signaling molecules that play a role… Continue reading Are You Taking Cataplex F for Hypothyroidism?
Discuss the Effectiveness of InflammaCORE for Bowel Irritability
Is InflammaCORE helpful in reducing a chronic inflammatory burden? Can it alleviate bowel irritability? Find out just that by sharing your experiences with other patients at PatientsLikeMe and learning what they have to say about this nutritional supplement. A protein powder drink mix, InflammaCORE is marketed as a potent way to support your gastrointestinal, cardiovascular… Continue reading Discuss the Effectiveness of InflammaCORE for Bowel Irritability
Four Issues, Four Solutions: The Evolution of PatientsLikeMe
Like many of the changes we make to our site, the recent upgrades at PatientsLikeMe – including opening up the site to any patient with any condition and allowing you to share multiple conditions through your profile – were the direct response to what you, our patients, have asked from us. Over the past five… Continue reading Four Issues, Four Solutions: The Evolution of PatientsLikeMe
Share Your Experiences with Euphytose
Available without a prescription in France, Euphytose is an herbal treatment for anxiety and depression that contains six plant extracts: Hawthorn, Passionflower, Valerian, Ballota foetida, Cola nitida and Guarana (Paullinia cupana). The latter is available in France as an over-the-counter anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) agent. Producing both sedative and stimulant effects, Euphytose combines traditional herbal remedies for… Continue reading Share Your Experiences with Euphytose
PatientsLikeMe Refutes Published Clinical Trial
Congratulations to our R&D team here at PatientsLikeMe for its most recent paper published in Nature Biotechnology (“Accelerated clinical discovery using self-reported patient data collected online and a patient-matching algorithm”). The full paper has been made available by Nature so you can read the results and access all of the supplemental data and figures. Below are… Continue reading PatientsLikeMe Refutes Published Clinical Trial