5 steps symptoms and conditions

After having the 2nd shot I now get my period every 3 weeks and suffer intense pains all around the pelvic area. they are that severe that they stop me from being able to walk even 5 steps, I have to take 4 pain killer tablets so I am able to get out of bed when my period arrives. This has happened every month for the last 3 months since I had the 2nd shot.

My 10 year old son has taken Singulair on and off since he was 5 years old and has been on it for the past 3.5 years. My son at an early age was affected by a bad marriage and then the divorce when he was 5 yrs old. So we always suspected that his behavior issues were caused by this and I had done everything I possibly could to give them the help he needed to get over and through his issues. He was held back his first year of Kindergarden and during his second year midstream he was placed in a special class for behavioral problem children. Nothing ever seemed to help him, everytime we would see some progress and encouragement we were always blind sighted by a behavior that was always worse. Two steps forward and them 5 steps backwards. I always knew that his problems would never get better overnight so I just kept on going. He was diagnosed with ADHD but because he has some ticking issues I had to put him on Strattera which was did not do a thing for him. I always described him as my Dr. Jeckyll/ Mr. Hyde child. He could be really good and sit still and behave but I think he had to try really hard to do so. He eventually was always overpower by the impulse to show negative behaviors. Defiant, extremely impulsive, always negative and completely miserable all the time. He also went through phases of compulsions. There was always a compulsion of the month- germs, bathroom habits, noises, repetitive words. He hated school and always complained of a stomach ache which i thought he was always faking to get out of school. He had confrontations in school everyday for most of the day. I often thought some of this was because of being tired all the time. We had battled over bedtime every single night. He was terrified to go to bed alone, I tried everything to get him to sleep alone. I wore myself out falling asleep next to him, I would then go to my own bed only to be up with him half the night going back and forth. I gave in many a night and slept with him just so we could get a good nights sleep. At age 8.5 I finally got him to go to sleep alone but the lights haf to be on and he has to know that I am still awake before he will fall asleep. He would always say he didn't want to go to sleep because when he does he has bad thoughts about me and people that he loves. He always had an extremely hard time excepting the word "no"- he would flip out and hit his head with whatever was handy, throw things, break things, scream holler etc. It would take hours to get over it. When he did he would be very remorseful and lovable. He was always in turmoil. Finally in February of this year, this graduated to a new level where he would want to just kill himself and would actually go and pull a knife out of the drawer and just shake with anger as he held the knife to his throat. I was terrified although i really didn't think he was going to harm himself he just wanted to scare me. Then at the end of March when i first heard the news about the possible side effects of Singulair, I had only heard about the suicide effect. Oh great just what I needed was this medicine causing him to do that. The doctor was thinking about taking him off if this summer because he wanted to see if he out grew his seasonal allergies so I took him off immediately. Well I had no idea about the other side effects until my son turned into a completely different kid. School noticed a huge difference in him! His grades went up, his is able to control his behavior, he is happy he is NORMAL. I never suspected this drug as the culprit due to the timing of taking it. Our lives have changed completely. When i first found this site, it seemed as though some of the parents were writing about my child. It is amazing. My son still has some old habits to break but overall he is a wonderful and normal 10 year old boy. He did not outgrow his seasonal allergies but Allegra seems to help in through it. I get so angry- his whole early childhood was ruined by this medicine. He is a labled kid in our school system. This whole experience has opened up my eyes. Thank you for letting me share my story.

I am a 25 year old, who was perfectly healthy prior to recently when I was diagnosed with Nephritic Syndrome and Minimal Change Disease and possibly FSGS (kidney diseases) I was put on 60 mg of Prednisone for 1 month then I was lowered to 40 mg for one month and I am then dropping to 30 mg. I am also taking Fosamax for my bones and a Vitamin D pill because my last lab test showed low vitamin D levels.

I am dizzy constantly and can not live a normal life, I can not drive or do any activities that I had previously done. My chest is so tight and constricted all of the time, my heart rate is so fast and pounds at my chest. I have no energy to do anything, I can barely open a door at times. I am beginning to grow unwanted hair on my face. My abdomen is always bloated. I have pain in my rib cage, and shoulders. I feel very sore throughout my entire body. I do not really sleep at night, so I look very tired all the time.

I have actually lost weight, I have no appetite at all. I am down 10-15lbs.

Now for the Pro- my Kidney Diseases are currently in remission and this has happened much faster than the Nephrologist had thought.

I am very anxious to getting my life back to normal and getting off the Prednisone.

Has any one else experienced increased heart rate, chest tightness, or rib pain?

I wish everyone the best in their roads to recovery!!

Dr. put me on Loestrin 24 on Dec 9, 2007. Immediately my period stopped (after a non-stop episode for 14 days) but then I started gaining weight (15 lbs), rapid heart rate after climbing 5 steps, extreme irritability to almost psycho stage and the kicker, my blood pressure kept shooting up. Today, it was at 154/99.

At the time I saw my OB/GYN a week ago, my BP was at 150/99 and she said she wasn't concerned. She doesn't feel that the pills have anything to do with my BP, weight gain or increased irritability. All my life, I've never had high BP until I got on these pills. I know my body.

Funny thing, my general practitioner was very concerned about my BP and told me to bring it down in 2 weeks or he's putting me on pills.

I've spotted for 5 days and am now on full-blown period (day 3) and it's heavy and my cramps are very painful. I have decided I will not to take the Loestrin starting tomorrow even though I risk the chance of having on-going periods.

I don't feel comfortable putting my heart at risk because of some pill supposedly regulating my period. Doesn't seem regulated with 5 days of minor spotting/clotting then full-on period. I have no clue how long it will last but at my age (45) guess that's just part of the cycle of being a woman.

Is it the Levaquin? I was in the hospital for 4 days for an asthma attack. When my Dr released me I was taking 6 different kinds of medicine, one being Levaquin. My joints and muscles in my legs are so inflamed that I can barely walk. I am only 39 years old and can only walk about 5 steps without debilitating pain. My brain feels swollen, I am confused, dissorientated and dizzy. I have expressed these concerns to my Dr all week and he just keeps telling me to continue the meds.