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What is the worst medication side effect you’ve experienced?

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Hi everyone,

I hope you’re doing okay today.

When we talk about treatments, we often focus on the potential benefits, but the side effects can be just as life-altering. Whether it's fatigue, brain fog, weight changes, dizziness, mood shifts, or something more unexpected… sometimes it feels like we’re trading one problem for another.

💬 What’s the worst side effect you’ve ever experienced from a medication?

📌 Did it go away over time, or did you have to stop taking the treatment?

🧠 How did it impact your day-to-day life?

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Feel free to share as little or as much as you’d like. You never know who might relate or feel less alone reading your story.

Take care,
Somya from the Carenity team 🌼

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Wellbutrin gave me hallucinations and mania. Promptly went off of it.


What is the worst medication side effect you’ve experienced? https://www.carenity.us/forum/other-discussions/good-to-know/what-is-the-worst-medication-side-effect-youve-experienced-6374 2025-09-09 20:41:05

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Neurontin --made me depressed -- stopped taking it!!!

Opioids--Constipation, dealing with it.


What is the worst medication side effect you’ve experienced? https://www.carenity.us/forum/other-discussions/good-to-know/what-is-the-worst-medication-side-effect-youve-experienced-6374 2025-09-09 20:46:58

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