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2 weeks after taking albendazole and passing many worms, i have a constant stiffness in neck and pressure in head comes and goes. adverse side affect?

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Albendazole: Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, headache, or temporary hair loss. Call your doctor if any of these persist, become worse or are not slowly resolving.

Answered 9/23/2014

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A member asked:

2 weeks after taking albendazole and passing many worms, i have a constant stiffness in neck and pressure in head comes and goes. adverse side affect?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Martin Raff answered

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