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Donna
08/14/08

I just read here that Atarax shouldn't be used for more than 4 months.Why?I have taken it for years.

My doctor has renewed my prescription for Atarax for at least 5 years although I have not seen him in years (Kaiser).  I just stopped taking it on my own about three months ago when my last prescription was finished to see what would happen.  I was concerned that I had taken it…

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