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My daughter was prescribed Risperidol for mood disorder. She is 30 years old and already taking Lexapro. I have heard that this drug has some adverse side effects, and I would like to know what they are.

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This drug is dangerous especially if given to a misdiagnosed patient by an eager doctor looking to fill a pharmaseutical quota and a quick fix inconsiderate of individuals responses to known side effects. RISPERDAL® (risperidone) is used for the treatment of irritability associated with autistic disorder in children ages 5-17; the treatment of schizophrenia in adults; and the treatment of bipolar mania associated with Bipolar I Disorder in adults. IS THIS YOUR DAUGHTER? There are many side effects but this one scares me the most: TARDIVE DYSKINESIA (Tics). The side effect of tics, associated with psychiatric medications. Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) is a serious, sometimes permanent side effect reported with RISPERDAL. ***TD includes uncontrollable movements of the face, tongue, and other parts of the body. The risk of developing TD and the chance that it will become permanent is thought to increase with the length of therapy and the overall dose taken by the patient. This condition can develop after a brief period of therapy at low doses, although this is much less common. There is no known treatment for TD, but it may go away partially or completely if therapy is stopped. tell her to research this drug, it is dangerous, and psychiatists dont even know what component of the drug actually causes the symptoms they are treating to subside. Every patient is a guinia pig....think about it

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Perhaps some REAL therapy is in order, these things take time and patience, and understanding

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OH AND HERE'S THE REST OF THE LIST:::RISPERDAL® and similar medications can raise the blood levels of a hormone known as prolactin, causing a condition known as hyperprolactinemia. Blood levels of prolactin remain elevated with continued use. Some side effects seen with these medications include the absence of a menstrual period; breasts producing milk; the development of breasts by males; and the inability to achieve an erection. The connection between prolactin levels and side effects is unknown.

High blood sugar and diabetes have been reported with RISPERDAL® and similar medications. If the person being treated has diabetes or risk factors such as being overweight or a family history of diabetes, blood sugar testing should be performed at the beginning and throughout treatment. Complications of diabetes can be serious and even life threatening. If signs of high blood sugar or diabetes develop, such as being thirsty all the time, going to the bathroom a lot, or feeling weak or hungry, contact your doctor.

RISPERDAL® should be used cautiously in people with a seizure disorder, who have had seizures in the past, or who have conditions that increase their risk for seizures.

Some people taking RISPERDAL® may feel faint or lightheaded when they stand up or sit up too quickly. By standing up or sitting up slowly and following your healthcare professional's dosing instructions, this side effect may be reduced or it may go away over time.

Extrapyramidal Symptoms (EPS) are usually persistent movement disorders or muscle disturbances, such as restlessness, tremors, and muscle stiffness. If you observe any of these symptoms, talk to your healthcare professional.

Some medications interact with RISPERDAL®. Please inform your healthcare professional of any medications or supplements that you are taking. Avoid alcohol while taking RISPERDAL®.

Inform your healthcare professional if you are pregnant or if you are planning to get pregnant while taking RISPERDAL®. Do not breast-feed if you are taking RISPERDAL®.

RISPERDAL® may affect your driving ability; therefore, do not drive or operate machinery before talking to your healthcare professional.

RISPERDAL® may affect alertness and motor skills; use caution until the effect of RISPERDAL® is known.

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Sorry for all the separate posts, but heres one more important thing, all of this is right from the makers off resperidol, mind you, check this out :
How does RISPERDAL® work?
The symptoms of ******** are thought to be caused by chemical imbalances in the brain. Although it is unclear exactly how RISPERDAL® works, it seems to help balance the chemicals in the brain. While it is not a cure, RISPERDAL® can help many people manage the symptoms of *********.
They dont know anything about the poison they sell, they just know that it gets rid of one problem and makes many people TONS of cash. Spread the word, this stuff ruins peoples lives and takes over their lives, dont let that happen to your daughter, because these complanies have clauses which take damage liability off of their shoulders if something bad happens because of the chemicals they are feeding her, even though it distorts your thoughts, thats all ...

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Thanks for posting all that information. Does anyone else have anything to add?

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My daughter was just prescribed resperidol for Tourette's Syndrome, a movement disorder. Though everyone in the house but me has TS, she is the only one who's ever needed meds for it. Her movements were keeping her up at night (her body wouldn't shut up and let her sleep.) She's been on clonidine for a couple of years for that. The TS has gotten worse lately, though -- she now has an abdominal tic that makes her nauseous so sometimes she doesn't eat..... She's almost 12. She just tried klonipin and topamax once, and we discontinued immediately due to near psychotic side effects. (I'm thinking that was the klonipin, but there's also a family history of porphyria, which might contra indicate the use of topamax.) Anyway I'd like to avoid another awful day for her (and us!) The doctor prescribed a very small amount of resperidal..... I'm looking for help deciding whether it's a good idea for her her try it -- and/or information that we and she can have beforehand, which may help her weather any side effects if she does decide to try it.....

I appreciate any thoughts!

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I have a widespread disease and many accidents which have made my spine a horror painful mess, diagnosed 30 years ago I managed to say no to pain meds till 2004,now that I am in deadly pain and on the verge of unspeakable things I find it impossible to get proper help on a continual basis, been to a few pain clinics which helped immensely yet it became too much to travel that far as I don't drive. My Family doc I have in this teeny town I moved to 4 years ago has been a bug bear for helping me as it is very closed minded here and I am considered an outsider. He has prescribed some pain meds and a couple other yet I scream and scream with pain...I am a mentally intelligent, healthy and alert, totally alone in life, This is making me a basket case. Today as I had called in just severe to much pain so He has called in resperidol and I am afraid to hurt my brain, seems like hitting your toe with a hammer and putting a band-aid with poison on it. Please help, I really think I won't make it much longer...days or weeks. I am so afraid of any more pain.

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@Nadine - I came here looking for info for myself, as I have just been put on a low dose of resperidone and wanted unedited information. Your post about TS caught my eye as I was doing everything in my power to avoid that diagnosis in my 8 (now 9) year old son last year. He had started developing facial tics of different types. I did quite a bit of research and came to find out how many issues/disorders can be caused by low magnesium - especially in children. Some studies suggest that approx. 72% of Americans are mag. deficient.

When looking through the symptoms linked to a connective tissue disorders, genetic disorders, nutrition and non-orthopedic health conditions, it read like a family health history for my family, especially my mothers side of the family. I had already been taking magnesium for its calming effects and a supplement to my calcium. Now my whole family takes it daily, my son's tics are GONE. He sleeps better and has less muscle cramping. My 22 year old niece has had less problems with her asthma (she also has ADHD and Aspergers) when she is taking magnesium on a daily basis.

We don't realize how much calcium toxicity affects us. We need it for so many reasons, but our bodies cannot rid itself of calcium when there is too much, so it collects somewhere and wreaks havoc. Add to that a poor absorption of many minerals for some of my family members and it becomes even more pronounced. Here is a great link with more info that may help - check out the entire site, tons of information. We use Peter Gillham's products - I highly recommend these, but I am sure others will be just as helpful.

http:/­/­www.ctds.info/­tics.html

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I have been on resperidol for 9 years. I have had no side effects. I am a 59 year old lady.

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My daughter is 17 and she had tics that were not as severe as your daughters but extremely bothersome to her and they prescribed resperidol and all tics have gone away. She is thrilled. As am I. I came upon the site looking for side effects trying to see if it caused weight gain. Good luck and hope it works as well for your daughter as it did mine.

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In spite of taking metformin 2500mg/day and voglibose 0.6mg/day my wife's blood glucose level is around 160-170mg/dl(fbs). The level comes down with Glipzide 1mg+ metformin 500mg combination but she is putting on more weight. can anybody suggest any other combination. other than Insulin therapy

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I was on Risperdal for about 15 years along with antidepressants. I wish I could go back and undo all the damage done to me and years lost of my life by the combination. Certainly Risperdal settled down the uncontrollable thoughts that overwhelmed me which brought me short-term relief, but the cost over time was destruction of my ability to function normally and indifference to others taking advantage of me at every turn - too unthinking to care. Everyone else liked me docile that way, but my life was ruined. The problem is the same as with any drug - it is a symptom reliever, not a cure. If used, it should be for a very short while as the body changes in response and becomes reliant on the drug, eliminating the ability to function without it. The longer I used it, the less my body produced appropriate neurotransmitters and so more drugs were needed. The failing neurotransmitters affected other organs as well, leading to more problems. I spent the entire 15 years doing medical research trying to fix the problems that the prescriptions weren't curing and it simply became more drugs on drugs and never a cure - just more mental problems and then physical to boot. Would you want to settle down your brain's overactivity with a labotomy? It's much the same thing. I was happy, but dysfunctional and had no life. I found the same results came more successfully with supplements of amino acids. Same results and better for my health. After spending the last 5 years trying to cleanse my body of all the meds and building my body through nutrition and supplements, I am becoming more normal than any doctor could make me and my body is actually healing and getting strong instead of getting sicker on meds. See a nutritionist. Try a whey protein such as TwinLabs Mass Fuel which is loaded with amino acids, vitamins and minerals in a predigested form to be assimilated by the body more quickly. Amino acids (protein constituents) are necessary for neurotransmitters to heal themselves along with every cell in the body. Take essential fatty acids, avoid sugar, corn syrup and white flour products, watch unhealthy fats. Eat NATURAL foods, not processed foods that say "low-fat" or "low-calorie". Avoid aspartane and artificial sweeteners. Take enzymes, HCl, and/or acidophylus for improving digestion to get more nutrients. I've been disabled for 20 years and am finally back to work as an Executive Controller, functioning on a level the doctors would have never gotten me to. On the medical regime of psychiatrists which started in my 30's, I ended up with worse psychological problems, heart problems, weight gain, mild stroke, GERD, IBS, ulcers, full-body pain and borderline diabetes. Since I have dropped the meds and changed my diet to healthier choices, including the aforementioned supplements, I have dropped my BP from 240/127 to 93/62, lost weight, cured the ulcer, GERD, IBS, heart problems that all came after the psychiatric meds and best of all, my mind is working better than ever. It takes longer than meds, but the results are healthy instead of a life of illness on prescription drugs. I am now 59 years old and feel like a healthy 25 again. 20 years lost to your route. 5 years to heal myself from all the damage of psychiatric meds. The one thing that I would do again, though, is go to the outpatient mental hospital program of GROUP therapy that helped me address my issues in a healthier way. But, if you get a therapist who wants to dwell long on childhood pain instead of handling of current emotions, move on. Blaming and dwelling on the people in childhood just hooks us into staying in the pain that was already dealt with - identifying why we feel as we do should be very limited to not get stuck in the pain. Also, be careful of labels. Therapists and psychiatrists love to slap a label on us instead of recognizing our functional individuality. Focus on the positive, on joy and on love, and don't accept the limitations of labels!! We all have the power and ability to find natural healing and our best selves with a little work, assuming it is a chemical imbalance and not a physical defect. In my experience, psychiatrists miss a correct diagnosis 85% or more of the time and we often ignore our own better-judgement because of their credentials, so use your own judgement too and don't put 100% trust in theirs.

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You can look up Lexapro and Resperdol here on this site under Drugs by Category. It will list side effects. It you are concerned by side affects, please contact the doctor. Never stop psych medications without advice of a physician. It can prove dangerous as there are withdrawal problems and other significant negative neurological signs that may evolve. Best of luck!

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My son is on resperidol. It saved his life. He had hullicinations and heard voices. Now he does not. There are side effects to every drug. But, few people experince them. Ever read an aspirin bottle? Or pennicillin warnings. Yet, they save lives. I suspect the daughter had much more than mood disorders if the Doctor prescribed this drug. Thankful for it.

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My son's psychiatrist said it can cause weight gain. Which is no prob for my son.

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kjsacramento's post illustrates an important point: In some cases ill health, including mental health, is a result of our simply not believing, or not having the discipline to implement, the oft heard truths...get at least a half hour, if not an hour, of moderate to vigourous aerobic and weight baring exercise each day, get 7 to 8 ours of sleep, and eat well. That means, cut out the fast carbs (white flour, rice, potatos, sugar) and fill your plate with fruits and vegtables (organic), whole grains and nuts, and small amounts of lean fish and fowl. Use fat free, organic dairy products which have a good balance of minerals to help absorb the calcium, plus a complete protein. As an alert, healthy senior told me: keep your weight down and keep moving (she's 100 years old, and she heeds her own advice.) Use meds only when really necessary (and sometimes they are.) But don't rely just on them; get your body in shape!

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My Girlfriend is on 2 mg a day, with PLENTY of adverse side effects like:
High heart rate
anxiety
fear
milk coming out of her nipples
short term memory problems
Attention deficit
Low libido
Occasional rashes
Dull head aches
Occasional twitching
Her period cycle now fluctuates in occurrence / strength and duration
She has become anti-social
Gets stiffness in strange muscles, like her jaw.
Sometimes finds it hard to focus (eyesight)
Doctors are hard core and dont like to admit that this is as a result of Risperidol (Risperodine).
It is not a cure, just masks some psychotic / bi-polar symptoms. with all these known damaging side effects (and that's just in 2 months).
We are going against advice and coming off it!
So far we know this much in using our common sense to 'risk' being off what seems to be a BAD drug:
• Protein √
• Amino Acids √
• Fatty acids √
• Magnesium √
• Sugar! (rather honey or raw sugar) X
• Rice / potatoes / White flour – a no no! X
• Use wholegrain not wheat √
• 8 hours sleep + √
• 30 mins high aerobics 5 times a week √
• Low GI stuff (bread / rice – basmati) √
• Low fat milk! √

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This really not true. My daughter has been on this medication for one year and has not experience any of the side effects you mentioned. Like any medication, potential for side effects are always there, but does not mean it is going to happened. Oh and by the way, my daughter as biploar disorder.

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Well good for you and her. And of course it is true! It happened! Not true for you though...
Be aware of the potential side effects is my message, - as they are the worst that we have experienced for any psych drug she has tried, - and she has been 'trying' since age 14, now age 27. Magnesium seems to almost be a miracle, where she has been absolutely lucid and present for the last 2 weeks after quitting respirodol and taking magnesium instead. I recommend all psych condition sufferers research it, and the effects it has in dissipating calcium build up, and the effects of calcium build ip. Eye opener to be sure!...

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Agreed. If you don’t agree with an Rx, then you should do some research, but realize that you are NOT a pharmacologist/toxicologist (unless you are!) and realize that some compounds have their place in certain people with phenotypes and expressed alleles for which a class of Rx is ideal for. Others are indeed just guessing.

Your 30 year old should be seeing a neurologist AND a psychiatrist for higher level development disorders. As for Lexapro + XXX? Some people require a combo or “cocktail†to truly respond. Rarely do single compound Rx “cures†nail it on the first try (~59%) and relapse is common for any major affective disorder.

Mood disorders should be coupled with DBT or CBT with a trained psychologist or MSW Counselor. Rates of success of substantially improved when combined to get at the root of the source if not originating hormonally, as well as providing a trusted source to let things out - and train the individual how to do that on their own.

As for side effects, during Phase II & pre-approval Phase III, EVERY side effect must be reported and listed, even when there is no proof that the compound is the cause. Reading the insert is pointless unless you have a condition you must screen for - otherwise, how do you respond when you read “May cause excessive drowsiness or energize certain individuals…â€

Do you go to sleep or stay awake for 2 days?

I’m qualified to make commentary, I’m highly critical of FDA policy on many things including the way psychotropics are regulated/approved (and many others, as well as optical isomer and chiral patent granting in conjunction with their oversight) - it’s all B.S.

But if you want real answers, find yourself a LARGE university with a specific area of practice known as “Psycho-Neuro Pharmacology†- in which MDs also have a Ph.D. in Pharmacology, and see them - NOT a family practice doctor, and most certainly not a general shrink who doesn’t have a specific focus, and don’t be afraid to inquire as to whether they are on any pharma company advisory boards or are a paid consultant - and learn which ones.

Ignore “Sky Is Falling†pronouncements like Shanna, who has no clue what your daughter's hemo assays may look like, and neither do you. In addition - KJsacromento has a story to tell, that certainly took a lifetime to not try another doctor… BUT, there is a great deal of truth to understanding amino acid intake & your own ability to improve your baseline.

Mood stabilization is an area of significant interest, but filled with other drugs whose primary use is typically elsewhere, and the mood aspects are a “side effect.†Desirable, but not a primary function.

People don’t seem to grasp that taking any anti-depessant has a single, primary purpose: They are a class of drug known professionally as “thymo-anesththics†- which translates into “emotional anesthetic.â€

Like a “Lidocaine" for your emotions, fast/rapid over-thinking, excessive despair, etc.

You cannot “numb†feelings of unhappiness without simultaneously numbing feelings of joy, desires/pleasure from sex or other activities that bring a smile to you, internally or externally.

The extent to which this takes place is part you, the dosage/combo of the Rx you’re being advised to take, and the issues you are facing, for which such a state might be a good thing FOR A WHILE.

There needs to be a clear differentiation between those conditions which start because of altered chemistry, and those which start by circumstances, which intensify and cause anxiety and excess adrenaline flow, which then begin to manifest themselves into other mental and physical symptoms that when left unaddressed & untreated.

Clearly situations of great stress, be it marital, workplace, harassment, abuse, can catalyze an eventual mental and physical response that is negative and very unhealthy. And often, just having a counselor to discuss these things with - and developing your own support system to navigate through it all can often be all you need BEFORE it gets worse.

It can also be the 50% you need, even with an Rx, that you need to change the circumstances - because no Rx is going to change what is making you unhappy, let alone make you happy in the face of it all.

The best you can hope for is the anesthetic effect - and that is your window to make life change. Not doing so will simply result in medication failure over time (typical is 9 months with initial success. Faster yet if you discontinue use prior to addressing issues at hand).

Grief from death and divorce, etc., are also potentially long lasting, painful experiences for some people, who find themselves feeling alone and unable to make the adjustment. 3 days of “Grieving Vacation†from work is not a psychiatric cure! Time is the cure, and numbing up (select your drug - SSRIs? Alcohol? Weed? All have very similar effect on synaptic status of serotonergic receptors and how serotonin acts on brain chemistry for the good and bad) - just delays the process you still must go through to come out the other side.

If you must read, go to your library (college library is much better) and read various journals - the Amer Psychiatry (and Psychology) journals (APA), JAMA, New England Journal, etc., that contain some info on the drug or the condition you want information on.

They will be technical, but the abstracts alone will provide guidance. Post marketing studies are worth even more (after FDA approval) because that’s when the negatives come rolling in after 5+ years of MASSIVE use, not just tests on groups ranging in size from 25 to 400.

You’ve got to know yourself and what works, you’ve got to know what is out there to try, both in terms of psychological behavior modification AND medicinal therapeutics. Be aware that some drugs are absolute SH!T - and you’ll find more about that in European journals because they tend to get approval faster there, and are removed appropriately (or include warnings for off label use).

I could write a book on such compounds out there now, and most of those are written by those who use them as adjunctive Rx’s, with little concern that you might be one of the few that will pop up as a serious side-effect “victim.â€

In addition, many of those in clinical settings are paid by the drug companies to use their drugs so they can get more data for collateral conditions, and petition the FDA for another use to add to the list.

These physicians can also be likened to MONSTERS, who knowingly Rx compounds with a serious negative medical use history in Europe, and they use it as if the result will be different here in the USA.

btw - there are no such things as “prescription quotas†for MDs. Those are for drug reps, who are rated on their effectiveness as reps by how many more Rx’s are wrote in a region over the previous/past 90 days. These are often coupled with offers of conferences to nice vacation spots, and to EASE THE PAIN of hand writing an Rx, we are given Pre-Printed prescription pads for the drug - only a signature and perhaps a circle around a dose are required.

HOW CONVENIENT!

You wonder how bad it gets? Check here at Forbes, where a congressional investigator writes his story about a very high profile psychiatrist and what SHOULD have resulted in disgrace and loss of license.

NOT SO! forbes.com/sites/paulthacker/2011/09/13/how-an-ethically-challenged-researcher-found-a-home-at-the-university-of-miami

That article is 6 web pages - be sure to read them all.

This is one such drug of questionable use among the general, non-major depressive order diagnoses. I have seen people be reclassified y a psychiatrist after less than 5 minutes of interview to substantiate the use of Zyprexa in combo with Lamictal, both of which can produce disastrous results in the wrong patient population, and take 6-12 months for any sense of normality to re-appear, including clear thinking, memory lapses, previously well spoken and articulate writers reduced to… “inarticulate†because they are simply not firing on all cylinders.

Typical physician response for ignoring this as well as Black Box warnings? A secretary telling you to find another MD or a letter NOT addressing your serious complaint and possible error on their part, stating that you would be better off using the services of another physician (or simple outright refusal to see you any longer).

Note that should this EVER happen to you, in some states these are LICENSE REVIEW EVENTS. Take them serious, and take your case to the State Licensing/Professional Licensing Board. If nothing else, get the complaint noted on the license. After enough of them action must be taken.

Chicken Little & The Sky are out there. But so is enough information to not be lead down a path without having a substantial number of any questions you might have, be answered by the MD writing the Rx.

If they become condescending, there is no better proof than this, that they are writing an Rx because of a drug salesman. Ask that physician if they have personally discussed this “use/application†with the drug company’s “Medical Science Liaison†- and when they are due to return, because you have questions that need answered.

If any MD isn’t willing to be scrutinized for WHY they do what they do, they aren’t worth your money or the risk. Don’t ever forget the old statistic:

“Half of all doctors graduated in the bottom half of their class.â€

If that isn’t a good enough reason to get off your buttocks and learn everything there is to know about your condition and the pharmics… you are abandoning your responsibility to yourself and those who depend upon you (or at least must put up with you!).

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Have you ever tried a "tens unit" for your pain? No pain medicine and works great!

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Hi how much magnisium do you use? I don't like medication I much rather use holistic approach, instead of respiridol...

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Whatever you “suspect†is irrelevent. An ICD9 or ICD 10 code is required by law with a specific diagnosis to support the use of any compound.

Mood disorders in one person are not the same as “mother†and what appears to be psychotic/schizophrenic affective disorder.

The risks associated with a compound vs the risks of being untreated can easily be weighed in such a case. Your arm-chair assumptions, simply because your own child has a major disorder, and therefore is applicable to someone else, is lacking any basis in logic.

Did you know that certain birth control formulations are used for polycystic ovarian disease? If you were taking that Rx for that reason, would you also recommend it as a birth control compound? Or one for amenorrhea?

If so, please at least complete a 2 year Nursing Degree before you encourage someone to request an Rx that causes permanent harm or temporary harm — including LOST TIME to address a rapidly expanding condition that could need not have taken place as a result of an unqualified individual making unconnected anecdotal recommendations.

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