24 years old symptoms and conditions

My mother recently told me that she was put on a Yutopar drip when she was pregnant with me to delay premature labor in 1983. I am now 24 years old and suffering with weight problems. I have been overweight since I was 9 years old and it didn't make any sense. I ate like a normal child and was just as active as a normal child, I was even in dance classes for 3 years and dieted off and on my whole life. My mother later remembered being told that the drug Yutopar could have side effects children (when she was working as a nurse). A doctor told her that one of the possible side effects was obesity in the child. To stray from the subject of weight issues, as a child I had a lot of trouble with understanding things at school and was constantly depressed. At 12 years old I was diagnosed as Bipolar. At age 16 I was diagnosed with Social anxiety disorder and thought a lot about suicide. At 20, I was diagnosed with panic disorder (High anxiety). I have been on various medications since I was 12. And now at 24 years old I have discovered that I may have some liver problems. I have lived my entire life feeling like I was abnormal. I have an older sister and younger brother who were not exposed to Yutopar and are completely healthy mentally and physically. I feel like I was born defective. In 1983 when this drug was used it had not been properly tested nor approved by the FDA before being given to women with signs of premature labor. I have tried doing research on the drug and have read in a few articles that the drug was taken off the market after it was approved in 1989. I'm trying to figure out if this drug might be the cause of so much emotional pain throughout my life. Judging by the side effects on the mothers who were given the drug, I can only assume that the side effects would be passed on to the child. Does anyone have any information that I may not have obtained?

I have been experiencing very brief blackouts (fainting). I don't know if the Lisinopril is the cause but that would be my first guess. In the middle of the night I wake up with bad stomach cramps and diarrhea. When I am in the bathroom on the toilet my stomach hurts really bad and the next thing I know I wake up on the bathroom floor with my face cut open. The first time I slit my eyebrow (which had to be glued) and this time it was my chin. I am 24 years old and don't know what could be causing this? I am presribed 80 mg. which I take at night along with a sleep aid called Trazadone. The first time the doctor told me I was dehydrated and this time I have no clue. Could Lisionpril be causing these episodes and if so why didn't the doctor tell me? After the episodes I am very hot and sweaty, face bleeding, dizzy, and lots of diarrhea. I have never done anything like this before and I am very worried about this. I am also very tired of cutting my face and the scars! Please help and give me some insight. Thank you, Anna

My husband has been on Advair for about 1 month now and he is 24 years old. He has been experiencing worse asthma attcks then ever with constant mucus. Chest pain and pain in his pinky,unable to sleep at night at all. His eye sight was perfect but rescently he had to see an eye doctor for bluriness they perscribed him glasses.Will his eye sight stay blurry for good does anyone know?How can they give this crap out to people without warning them first about side effects?My husband even asked his doctor about side effects before taking it and the liar told him there are none. What kind of world has this become when Doctors can perscribe death in a disk? DO NOT TAKE IT EVER I URGE EVERYONE PLEASE FOR YOUR SAKE AND THE SAKE OF YOUR LOVED ONES.

Hello everyone. Thank you for sharing your stories. I no longer feel so confused as to what I am experiencing while on Prednisone. I was prescribed this medication for my back (I have a ruptured disc). I am 24 years old. I took a short five day treatment of prednisone about three weeks ago. I was very foggy and forgetful. I was tired and bloated. The worst side effect I have noticed is ACNE! Oh my gosh, I haven't ever experienced a breakout like this before. This breakout is a continuous side effect long after I stopped taking the drug. I went to the doctor again yesterday for a check up on the status of my back injury. He has prescribed a THIRTY day treatment and even more aggressive approach with prednisone!!!! I am so scared to start this treatment because of what I have already experienced. HELP! Does anyone know if the acne will clear up? Will it scar? Does anyone have any tips on this?
Thanks.

I have been on the Nuvaring for about 3 years, i just recenlty got off the ring because i felt like i needed to give my body a break for a while. I am seeing a doctore because i have had severe headaches, i exercise 3-5 days a week, and had to actually stop beause the headaches were so severe. I am always exhausted, i wake up in the morning after sleeping 9-12 hours feeling like i don't want to get out of bed. I realized after getting off of it for about two weeks that the nuvaring may be causing my sypmtoms. But i also feel crazt off of it, i have been extremely emotional and feel like my boyfriend of 6 years does not care and he does! It is taking a toal on our relationship i am only 24 years old and should not have all of these sypmtoms. I also have experienced dryness, itchiness, discharge on the ring. Also no sex drive whatsoever I really love this method of BC it was so easy, i always forgot to take the pill, and i tried the patch but felt it made me crazy. I have no idea what to do now that i am off of bc because i do not want to get pregnant but I feel like my hormones were controlled while i was on it and i don't want to feel crazy. Any advice?

Low sex drive, tired after moderate physical exertion, foggy-headed all-day, insomnia, low-blood sugar, nightmares, loss of concentration, depression. 25mg/day 24 years old.

When I was seven years old i had my tonsils removed, now 24 years old. They used Anectine on me, when I had awakened the doctor was telling me not to worry. I couldn't move, I couldn't respond, I couldn't give them a sign that I heard them, and I was seven years old very very scared. I remember coming out of my body, hovering to be exact. My father had bought me a new Wilson basketball, my first basketball ever. The next thing I remembered is me waking up and asking where my family was and my new basketball. Everyone was shocked about me knowing about the basketball, the doctor had explained that I had "heard it". Me being a person with great memory, I explained to everyone that the label of the basketball was "Wilson". That is when the doctor had explained the whole theory about "coding".

I am not really sure what had happened that day 17 years ago, but for some reason I think it has happend to someone else or someone knows exactly what that "coding" was.

Is this drug for kids only? I'm 24 years old and I'm taking it, it does absolutely nothing to me except clear up my allergies, it is amazing.

Has any one out of you experienced excessive hairfall......i am 24 years old woman and i am on singulair for the last 10 months...since two months i am experiecing excessive falling of hair...it is abnormal...at first i overlooked it thinking to be the effect of changing weather....but it is tooo much....ai am really worried about it and fear going bald,it just struck me that it might be the result of this medicine....any comments

Hi I really need some advice or help from someone. I've been taking the Yasmine pill for a bit more than three years. At first everything was ok that I started to have really bad mood swings and depression I cried for no reason and I didn't know why this was happening to me. I didn't think it could be this pill doing this to me so I continued to take it till some month ago It got really bad. During this three years I had bad headaches and stomac problems even thoug I run a lot of test with my doctor my stomach was totally fine but than I felt more and more tired really bad panick attack started out of a sudden I felt a constant anxiety bad fatigue like really tired all the time and I am only 24 years old dizzines, sore throats problems with my eyes I couldn't eat and sleep anymore and I just stayed in my bed it was really horrible and so on I stopped Yasmine 1 1/2 months ago after I found this website. I must say some symptomes really approved but I still have this panick attacks or this anxiety so I wanted to know how long it took did it take you till you didn't have this panick attacks anymore? I^m feeling really hopless and I think that mybe its not from this pill and I am really crazy??? please help me if you have some advice and experience with this how long do I have to wait or what could I do? Thanks a lot
Claudia

I have been on Yasmin for about 3 years now (possibly longer). In the past year or so, my skin has become EXCESSIVELY oily. I mean - it's disgusting! I have tried every cleanser/astringent/medication possible but to no avail. I eat a healthy and balanced diet and drink plenty of water. The only thing I can think of is that it's the Yasmin that is causing it. Has anyone else had this problem? Could this be the cause of my overly oily skin? I mean, 20 minutes after I cleanse it will literally be dripping with oil - enough so that I can scrape it off under my nail and it will just be liquid oil. It's gross and very embarassing. I'm 24 years old and can't think of any other causes.

I am 24 years old and have suffered from Irritable Bowel Disease for 22 years. I have taken prednisone 4 times in my life, but I always had to take high dosages for a very long period of time and then the weaning period lasted for months. In 2004 I had such a bad flare-up of Crohn's that I almost didn't make it. So I say Prednisone is my necessary EVIL.
I gained 40 pounds and was a MONSTER with my mood swings. The lasting side effects have been hard for me to handle.
The Prednisone cut off blood to some of my bones which now are dead and very painful as a result. I am having major knee surgery in a week and a half because of this (which is called Avascular Necrosis). I have AVN in both of my ankles, both knees, and most likely in both wrists. I will most likely need a Total Knee Replacement, but because I'm so young my doctors are trying every other type of treatment first (otherwise I would probably end up in a wheelchair by my 50s) I am in constant pain. I had never even heard of this as a side-effect until 2004 and after I was already on a high dose for a month.
I also have cataracts from taking steriods.
I feel MUCH older than I am. I have battled a disease for 22 years but the side effects of Prednisone are harder for me to deal with.
Although prednisone essentially saved my life, I wish I would have been more informed of ALL the possible side effects.

I am 24 years old and I have had suspicions that I had endometriosis since I was 16. In January of 2006, I had an operative laproscopy confirming my suspicions and found out that it was worse than we all thought. I had my first Lupron Injection the 9th of Feb. 2006 and I must say I think I am doing pretty well. My doctor has me on the ortho tri-cyclen lo birth control pill for"add-back therapy" to help with the night sweats, osteoperosis, etc. I have only had one case of night sweats. I have however, experienced and increase in my appetite. I am bloated and I have gained weight. I also have had hot flashes but I have always been a sweater. I was skeptical about the drug after reading everyone elses side effects but had no other choice if I wanted to preserve my ability to have babies. I am grateful that I have yet to experience the other side effects and I hope I never do. Ladies, everyone does not have a horrible experience with the drug. And if you are like I am and want to have children in the future you should, if recommended by your doctor, try this drug! These horrible side effects may not happen to you either. Good Luck!

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I am right there with you on the bedsoaking night sweats and hot flashes, I am 24 years old and have only been on Yasmin for 3-4 months. I've had problems with other bc's but nothing like this. I actually didn't start getting any of the severe symptoms until I was in the 3rd month, but have had major anxiety and stress syptoms since I've been on any bc method. I probably wont go back on Yasmin but I do need something because I don't want to get pregnant or use alternative methods. What is everyone else using instead???

Hi,

My name's Linzi.

I stumbled across this site because i am at an all time low and am trying to find out a reason. My life is fine, with no reason to be depressed. However I finally had to go to an emergencey psychiatrist to get an injection because my panic attacks got so bad i was scared to be left on my own incase i didn't know what i was doing.

All my anxiety, worrying, panicking and depression started in may, when i broke down, convinced i'd gone crazy, and just screamed and cried waiting for someone to come get me and take me in a straight jacket. Never happened. Since that point i have been fighting with my thoughts, being scared that i will not have control of myselft and so on.

I pin pointed the other day that i started on Yasmin after i had my copper coil removed in May, exactly when this started.

Other sideeffects, I weigh 69 kilo, that is 10.5 stone, I am 6 foot tall, 24 years old, have gorgeous boyfriend who i haven't kissed for i don't know how long. Sex drive in non existent, we have sex maybe 1 time per month if lucky, then it is like robot sex, no passion because i feel nothing. That upsets me more. I am prone to tantrums, when i get my period i sink, he sees me spiralling out of control, we discuss everything, i threaten to leave, then next day, bingo! all is ok.

I have done little girly tantrums, jumping up and down, going red in face and screaming with frustration over...a broken plate, a messy table and other such things. I feel the panic building up like a knot in my chest, and i can't cope anymore with simple things like eating at his parents house. I spilled a whole bowl of soup because i couldn't deal with the pressure of trying to be neat and tidy.

Ridiculous i know, but i am going on antidepressents, well a drug for panick and anxiety and nervousness. I have zero appetite, eat maybe 2 slices of toast in a day and don't notice being hungry, i lost weight over christmas, which isn't normal.

I have had suicidal thoughts and still do, but mainly it is a major panic that i will kill myself and not realise what i am doing, even thought it is something i don't want to do. Lost all purpose.

I found this site, and realised it is regularly read. How long will it take before i feel better. I hate this, i am hanging on between shrink appointments just so i don't run in to the street screaming, it is such a horrible feeling.

I was a straight A student, really succesful, got my degree and everything, now i sit at home, stare at a wall and don't go to work anymore.

Will this stop? I need it to before i lose it.

Linzi

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I am 24 years old and was on Yasmin for two months. I have had negative experiences with BCPs in the past (tried Mircette, Alesse, Ortho-Tri, Desogen) but nothing was as bad as my experience with Yasmin. I stopped taking Yasmin almost two months ago d/t experiencing the listed side effects:
-severe anxiety attacks
-depression
-crazy mood swings (I cry for no reason at all sometimes)
-joint aches
-weight gain
-blurred vision
-diarrhea
-nausea/dry heaving
-paranoia
-dizzy spells
-constant worrying and self doubt
-headaches
and there's more...
After being off Yasmin for almost two months, I expected things to be back to normal, but I'm not quite there yet. I still experience anxiety attacks, depression, mood swings, nausea, and this strange sense of self doubt. I have never felt this bad in my entire life and I totally regret taking this pill. I want to be my old self again and feel normal because this sucks and it has caused a strain on my ability to do my job as well as a strain on my personal relationships with my boyfriend and friends. E-mail me if any of you are experiencing the same side effects (especially the anxiey, depression, and mood swings) so I know I'm not just going crazy for no reason. Best wishes to you all.

Hey ladies... I'm 24 years old and I've been on Yasmin for the past two or so years. The first year or so, I was side effect free and I thought that the pill was the greatest thing invented by science. I used to run around promoting it to every female on knew because I thought that this was the end-all-be-all of oral contraception. But then things changed, gradually over time... and now that I'm reading all of these complaints of negative side effects that I too experience- and now I'm freaking out.

Here is the rundown of side effects that I have:
-Fatigue
-Weight Gain (happened about 6 months ago, all of a sudden gained 10-12 lbs despite diet and exercise)
-Violent Mood Swings
-Psychosis
-Depression
-Anxiety
-Paranoia
-Constant Hungryness
-SEVERE Acid Reflux
-Major Digestive Problems
-Panic Attacks
-Achey Joints
-Muscle Fatigue
-Migraine Headaches
-Lump in Left Breast
-Racing Heart
-Heart Palpitations (left-center of chest, almost daily)
-Night Sweats
-Nightmares (nightly... and really terrible ones)
-Insomnia
-Monthly Spotting
-Multiple Periods Per Month
-Mysterious Abdominal Pains (like... lower abdomen)
-Thinned Hair
-Generally, a Complete Bitch
-Weird Discharge
-Acne like the dickens (and in places like... my eye area?)
-Cloudy Thinking/Zero Concentration

I could write more... but you get the point.

Right now, I'm feeling really guilty for ruining the wonderful relationship that I had with my boyfriend. Because of my general psychosis, he has begun to second guess our relationship- I mean, who wouldn't second guess things when your girlfriend is a complete mess. I just hope that I can return to my old self after coming off of these pills- because right now. I also feel sorry for my family for having to deal with me being unstable for the past few months. It's been a terrible strain on all of my personal relationships.

I feel like a really sad psycho-bitch with a lump in her left breast that can't even sleep through the night at age 24.

My Ob/Gyn has always encouraged me to be on some form of birth control (for obvious reasons), but I have to say that I'm going to have to go against medical advice on this one. When I get my period on this pill, it is also the (excuse me for saying this) the smelliest, most clot-ridden, painful, heaviest and most disgusting mess ever.

My previous experience with BCP's was Ortho Tri-Cyclen and I originally came off that pill because it gave me no sex drive, huge boobies that I didn't want, and extreme mood swings. Now that I've also had this terrible experience with Yasmin, I'm calling it quits in the artificial hormone adventures. It's strictly condoms and diaphragms for this girl. Risking my health and causing permanent damage was NEVER what I intended for... I just intended on not getting pregnant and having a regular cycle.

Ladies... I'm throwing the pills in the trash TODAY. If you are smart, you will do the same. These artificial hormones have ruined my life... and all I can hope for is that I can repair the damage that they have done. If you're thinking "gee, I've been on these for like 9 months and I'm fine!"- think again. It will happen to you. It happens to everyone. Save your body and your soul from complete hell by throwing the pills away TODAY.

Male, 24 Years Old, Healthy, Active. Have never had any adverse reactions from any medication. No known allergies. Was prescribed Levaquin on Friday, March 18th, 2005 for a minor throat infection. 500mg tablet once daily. Took first dose on Saturday, March 19th, 2005. Over the course of the next 6 days I have been getting progressively worse. Have been experiencing flu-like symptoms including; Fever, chills, muscle aches/pains, joint pain, headaches, muscle spasms, sleeplessness, mood swings, severe coughing(feeling like I have bronchitis), pain in eyesockets when moving eyes, general feeling of being tired/washed out, depression, anxiety, cotton mouth, loss of concentration, vivid dreams(whatever, I can deal with that, no biggie), and just a general feeling of being disconnected from my surroundings like there is this cloud around my head. I have taken the medication for 6 days thus far. I am now on the seventh day and have decided to discontinue use. The Levaquin failed to clear up my throat infection and it has only gotten worse. I have scheduled an appointment with my doctor for Monday, March 28th, 2005. I am also going to start taking two tablespoons of Milk of Magnesium daily starting tomorrow, Saturday, March 26th, 2005. I will post again in a few days to update you all on my condition and wether or not the Milk of Magnesium is working. I sincerely hope that the effects of this drug can be reversed. This site is a godsend. Had I never found it I would have continued to take this "poison". - John

24 years old. I've been taking a low dosage of synthroid for 3 months (75mg) for my underactive thyroid. My side effects have been really bad hives on my neck, and some on my back and chest as well as moodiness. And now i may cry at any moment over little things, which didn't use to be the case.

Actually I'm thinking about going on celexa and I was wondering if anyone has heard of "Lexapro"...it's like celexa only it's been said to cause less side effects. Either way, I want some advice from anyone who is on either of these or has tried either one. My story is this: I'm 24 years old, I am the mother of a 17 month old baby and I have 2 step-kids. My husband's ex-wife is a nightmare and I am totally depressed just with life in general. I weigh 110 pounds and will FREAK out if I gain any weight because I've just always enjoyed being thin. I read an article on celexa and it basically said that only a small percentage of the people on it had significant weight gain...so maybe that small percentage of people are the ones who come on these message boards. I keep reading all these horror stories for all these different meds and I've concluded that the people seeking answers for their problems come on this web-site and read these side effect profiles...not the people who are happily getting on with their lives because their medication is working. So if there is actually someone who reads this who has something encouraging to say, please speak up! Thanx a bunch, R.N.

I am 24 years old (tomoorow!) and have been taking Yasmin for approximately one year. I tried this pill in the hope of not gaining anymore weight.
Although the first few months were toruble free, more recently I have been admitted to hospital with severe stomach and lower abdominal cramps. These symptoms have been re-occuring and I am currently unwell, again with cramps. I have had my suspscions about the pill, but remained optomistic...today that has all changed.
Having read the other comments on the site, I too have suffered from a slight dizziness, nausea, severe tiredness and severe lower abdominal cramps. I will NEVER be using this pill again.
Thank you for sharing your information, as it has been a huge help to me.