Achy joints symptoms and conditions

Red face, mouth and tongue ulcers, achy joints, headache, decreased appetite and lethargic. Worse than the illness itself.

oh my...thank god for reading this site...i so thought something is seriously wrong with me i had the mirena inserted in feb.. i have had the worst acne breakouts through my hair all my face, back, chest, legs etc, i have been having headaches and bad lower backache which i was seeing my chiropractor weekly, i get abdominal pain, discharge, thrush wont go, dry skin itchy, my eyes are sore and dry itchy, i have recently started forming blistery sores, tingly in my vagina, i am extremely moody i have just about ditched all my friends and giving up start arguments, i don't want anything to do with my son, i was suicidal depressed, paranoid, dry mouth lips, achy joints, insomnia, exhausted no energy for day to day lifestyle, cant stop eating lately and feeling as though im pregnant, feeling of burning heat in my legs, wake up in lather of sweat, swelling of limbs, i just had no idea what was happening, im so glad to know now whats causing this only after hundreds of dollars at dermatologist and chiro etc, i cant believe so many others are experiencing the same, just bit worried to get it out, and what contraception to use now,

About 2 and 1/2 months ago I went to an urgent care facility since I felt like I was suffocating. I am a long time smoker (30 years) and have not had any problems with breathing accept for the occasional morning cough. Long story short, the doctor after hearing my breathing and taking 2 xrays said "you have a pocket of infection in your lung and COPD". I didn't realize it was that quick and easy to diagnose COPD and thought there were more extensive tests to prove that, but I went along with the doctor. The doctor prescribed Advair, an antibiotic, ProAir HFA (albuterol pump rescue inhaler), a decongestant and prednisone. I thought that was an extreme amount of medication but the doctor said she was being proactive. After a couple albuterol breathing treatments and a shot of steroids at the urgent care center I was on my way.

I finished the treatments of antibiotics and steroids as prescribed, but I never took the decongestant (did not want to over-medicate myself). Immediately after starting Advair my joints ached and I felt over all like I had the flu. With my 1 weeks checkup with the doc I mentioned this and she just smiled. About a week after that the achy joints starting easing up, but I started cramping in different muscles. For instance one week I would have a dull cramping in my leg that was persistent during the day and worsened at night. Then the leg stopped cramping, then the lower part of my back started in to a point it was hard to get out of bed, walk or bend over. Then when that stopped something else started up. Then during the last two weeks that I was on Advair I was having periodic chest pains, tightness in my chest, (once again) difficulty breathing, and my vision started to go (blurring)...that with the lower back pain. I am almost 50 years old and have been in excellent health my whole life, and honestly I have never felt as bad as I did while on Advair.

I stopped taking Advair 6 days ago. No, I did not call and ask the doctor's advice because I knew what the doc would say. The first day after quitting Advair I had restricted breathing so I used the rescue inhaler once. The breathing issue became better during the remainder of the day. Slowly the cramping in my body and chest eased up. Today (6 days later) my vision is back to what it was, no chest pains, occasional restricted breathing and will use the rescue inhaler during those times.

I think it's too early to know the long lasting affects of Advair, but at this stage in my life (unless I am worse off with my breathing than I am right now) I don't care to use the medication.

Hi. I posted two times in June, took lisinopril 2 weeks in April and was having side-effects 7-8 weeks out. I began a simple detox (lemon in my water, lots of water, more vegetables), took some supplements/vitamins and the racing heart, tingling, chest pains diminished greatly. My blood pressure became near normal on its own over May/June but shot back up sky high the day I went back to the doctor on June 22!! (of course). It is slowly normalizing again. My bloodwork showed high liver enzymes and that is why I believe that it took so long for the drug to clear my system. Lisinopril did not cause the high liver enzymes as I had that before the drug was prescribed. It is processed mainly by the kidneys so could cause problems there.

I believe that my body was in trouble and the elevated liver enzymes and bp were the first signs. I think the lisinopril took me over the edge. I had one very bad panic attack at night this week with racing heart, horrible chest pain, left sided tingling and bilateral hands/feet tingling. I really thought I was dying. I had never had these symptoms before starting that drug but now I think that maybe I was in a hypoglycemic state. All this to say that, in my research, I came across books by Dr. Sandra Cabot (Unlock the Secrets that Keep You Fat, The Liver Cleansing Diet) that explains a lot of the problems I am having (which many of you have mentioned also). These are systemic, affect the vital organs/functions of the body (ability to lose weight, high bp, achy joints, etc), and are pre-diabetic/pre-liver disease states. The book gave me a lot of hope because we can get our bodies back in working order through proper diet, exercise, and supplements. Dr. Cabot has a great website too. Google her and check it out.

So I had my mirena for 4 years. Since then, I have a had some symptoms that I expected and a bunch of symptoms came up that I didn't realize may be related to the mirena. The bleeding was awful for the 1st 9 months....11-15 days of straight bleeding and then 2 weeks later it started all over again. After that it just stopped other than spotting like once a month or not at all. Recently it has just been inconsistent and spotting whenever. I have also been feeling tremendous exhaustion, moodiness that has been so extreme I couldn't deal with myself, consistently achy joints (I am only 29 now), increase in depression, headaches several days a week, constant lower backache and more. I had talked to a couple of friends who told me that they felt so much better once they had theirs removed. So before my annual this year, I decided to do some research and found this site. Some of the experiences women talked about here brought me so much relief because it sounded like they were taking words right out of my head. I couldn't believe how much of my symptoms were likely related to my mirena. I actually started drinking coffee daily just a couple of months after it was inserted because I was so tired I couldn't function. I had even seen my primary doctor who did bloodwork on 2 different occasions and could find no problems. I was just feeling overwhelmed and lost that I felt 60 instead of 29! So I went to my appointment 2 days ago with the decision made to have it removed and the next morning I woke up and my back pain was gone for the 1st time in years. I also felt an unusual sense of energy that afternoon and woke up pretty easily the last 2 mornings. I don't know if it is coincidental or if it really is the mirena, but I am confident in my decision to have had it removed and am looking forward to feeling like myself again! It did not hurt me to be removed. The actual papsmear was more uncomfortable. I will keep you all posted! Note to all of you who had this put in as an easy form of birth control, my doctor wanted me to stay off of hormones for the next 3 months to be sure that the mirena was in fact causing all of these symptoms, so it will be condoms for us......neither of us are very excited about this, and not that it would have changed my decision to remove it, but she told me that part afterward! Good luck and I hope my story helps!

Has anyone had achy joints and sore gums? I developed a canker sore on upper gum/lip (never had one before) and some of its causes are hormonal imbalance. NOTE: This is when I took them incorrectly one month. Then when I stopped the pill my gums bled a little and a abscess type bump developed on the back of my tooth/gum area. I visit the dentist and take very well care of my teeth. (After all I had 3 years of orthodontia expensive work.)

I am only 42 years old and have been on zocor for the past 30 months. I've had mild tingling in my feet and achy joints along with slightly elevated liver enzymes and fatigue since then. Ever since my doctor increased the zocor to 80 mg per day ( because although my cholesterol level is normal, my triglycerides are still very high) , I feel like I am 100 years old! All my joints ache so bad and my feet and hands alternately tingle or feel very cold! I am also having trouble focusing when I look from something close up to something far away! I am also clumsier and more forgetful. Could these symptoms be caused by coenzyme-Q deficiency?

I just wish I could wear a sign that says: I'm sorry about the last 3 years. I have an excuse why I was a complaining bitch.

UPDATE:
I had mine removed 5 days ago. After 12 hours, I had a burst of energy... was still really achy, but mentally ecstatic.
The next day was not so good... the high was over, (and I was coming down with a cold), so very achy joints. I ate a lot of chocolate!
3rd day was so-so. I was in control of my emotions, but really achy. I found an old Rx for Toradol that worked well. Ate more chocolate.
Yesterday I felt fantastic, and today even better. I have had no cravings. My aches are 90% gone, without drugs, and I have not had any depression, anger, or feelings of despair. In fact, I found myself singing some goofy song from Dora The Explorer today, and my son looked at me really strangely and started giggling. I think I'm back!

uncontrollable sweating, vivid dreams, weight gain, headaches, fatigue to the point I rarely leave the house! chest pains, depression, anxiety, dizziness upon standing and achy joints...just to name a few! lol!

I had mine removed last month and still enjoying the NEW ME! I am so happy and cheerful now without the back pain and achy joints and anxiety attacks. Still getting rid of acne, chin hair and 40 lbs but WOW I am so grateful I found this site to validate that I wasn't losing my mind. There seems to be 1% of the population who have no problems at all with this IUD but for the other 99% of us ... BE CAREFUL and REMOVE IT ASAP! By the way, I still have not had a cycle since the 2 days of spotting after it was removed ... and the removal pain is ZERO compared to the insertion. I am also changing to a female holistic obgyn since my male doc refused to acknowledge my valid side effects - ARGH!!!

I am not a person who believes that everything wrong in life needs to have a lawsuit. I DO believe the Mirena needs to have a lawsuit to stop unsuspecting women from getting this EVIL thing placed in their bodies. I had the Mirena inserted in January 2008 after lots of research. I thought that I was making a good choice. After 8 months of hell, I had it removed yesterday. I bled constantly for 8 months straight. I also experienced many other side effects such as achy joints especially after sitting or sleeping. I had headaches, no energy, lower back pain, acne (more now than when I was a teenager). I suffered several infections and had eyesight changes. I also gained 21 pounds in that 8 months. I have not ate carbs in many years and had maintained my weight until I had this thing put in. Needless to say, I am angry that this product is on the market.

19 year old daughter had shot in may, experienced severe soreness at the injection site, nausea, fainting, lethargy and irritability. Holly continued to complain of general malaise and achy joints. Holly had her 2nd shot in July and left for College in August. When she visited for Thanksgiving break in November, she experienced her 1st known grand mal seizure. We did not get the 3rd shot of the series. Since then she has had several more seizures and was put on anti-seizure meds which at this time are working well. Holly continues to complain of "brain fog" which was present after the first shot and has yet to resolve. She is still irritable, which makes the situation she is dealing with concerning the seizures and the restrictions that she had, almost impossible to deal with.

I'm very curious to read all these side effects! I have some strange symptoms going on and it only occurred to me after weeks of them that they may be caused by the Mirena IUD. Apart from constant annoying spotting and a bit of a dull ache in the pelvis now and then, I thought I had no other symptoms but I can see that my fuzziness in the head, low grade anxiety and stress that I've been feeling lately may be related. I've also been ravenous and am putting on weight but can't seem to stop eating junk. My energy levels are low and I have body aches and fatigue and find it hard to work out. But has anyone had achy joints in the hands and feet? .....tight tendons in the ankles & archilles and sore bones in the feet.......a feeling like swelling/tightness in the joints in the hands? I thought I was getting arthritis but maybe it's related to the IUD. I'd appreciate any feedback. Thanks

I am a 49 year old woman in good health. My blood pressure has always been low, but in January it was up a bit, yet still within the normal range. I was seeing a new doctor, who suggested I start Lisinopril just as a precaution to keep it from going higher. I started having side effects right away. Inability to sleep well, bad dreams, achy joints, fatigue, and paranoia, but the worst was the persistent cough, which worsened the longer I was on the medicine. I sincerely thought I was being poisoned, either intentionally or accidentally. Little did I know at the time I was poisoning myself with a medication I did not really need. I called my doctor several times to report the cough, which was keeping me up at nights and was generally bringing my quality of life down to a intolerable level. We changed my allergy medicine several times and he even ordered a chest x-ray to eliminate any really ugly problems like lung cancer, etc. After 5 1/2 months, the doctor says, almost as an afterthought, that perhaps I should quit taking the Lisinopril. I asked why that would have any effect on my coughing and he said it was rare, but it had been known to cause some coughing in a small number of patients. After doing research on this drug, I do not believe these side effects are rare at all, and I can not understand why I had to suffer for so long before my doctor considered the fact it could be medication related. The drug companies responsible for manufacturing this medication, and all similar ones, both formulary and generics, should educate the physicians prescribing them of these detrimental side effects. I have only been off Lisinopril for six days, and the cough has gotten worse, even to the point where my family members sincerely thought they should call an ambulance to take me to the hospital. I realize it can take a number of days to get the drug out of my system, so I am pushing fluids and have myself on a cleansing diet to speed up the process. I am so miserable. I hope I only have a couple more days of this. I really need some sleep to function during the day, and I am just not getting it yet. Any suggestions?

OKay, I don't know if this has anything to do with Mirena or not, but I have had my implant since August 2006. Typically I am a very happy, healthy person. I eat extremely heathy (almost all organic, tons of vegetables & fish & almost no processed foods). Anyhow, for the last 6-8 months have have become VERY moody. I am often grumpy, I cry everyday, I have pain in my joints (I believe it to feel like arthritic pain). My finger joints are always sore. I am a fit person & am uncapable of opening a jar anymore. And, I have this nagging pain in my lower back to the left of my spine. Like I said, I'm not sure if this is because of my mirena implant, but I take no other medication, I don't even take OTC pain meds. I'm only 27 and consider myself to be very healthy. I'm not sure what else it could be. I suppose I will have it removed & see if I can become a normal human being again. I appreciate anyone else who can share their experience...I just want to know if I'm crazy or not???

I am 52 years old. Omnicef was prescribed to me for an ear and sinus infection. I took the medication for five of the ten days prescribed. Praise God, I did not take the remaining five days. Otherwise, I believe I would be in the hospital! I missed three days of work due to non-stop diarrhea, fever, stomach cramps and rumbling, muscle and joint pain. I cannot begin to describe the pain this medication causes. It was been 17 days since my first dose of this horrific drug and I am still having stomach issues. PLEASE THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU TAKE THIS DRUG! I WILL NEVER TAKE IT AGAIN.

I was on 10 mg. of lisinopril for about 2 months when I noticed that my left foot and my left hand frequently felt heavy, as if they had fallen asleep. My PCP checked me out and confirmed that I was not having heart problems. Then, I also experienced the "buzzing" sensation in my left hand and left foot. This happened frequently while I was taking the drug. I also experienced a burning sensation in the fingertips on my left hand and the muscles in my left arm ached.

Finally, I stopped taking the medication about four weeks ago and the sensations in my hand and foot greatly subsided, athough they did not go away completely. Ironically, a week after stopping the medication, I developed the achy joints (hand, knees and elbows) that many of you have complained about. Now, four weeks later, all symptoms have lessend substantially. I occasionally get a transient achiness in my knuckles and occasionally I feel some of the strange sensations in my left hand that I have listed above.

I just wanted to let those of you that are experiencing strange neurological reactions to this drug know that you are not alone; I went through what you are going through and possibly more and endured some of the worst weeks that I have ever experienced in my whole life; For weeks I was gripped by the fear that I was developing lupus or MS.

So, if you are struggling with some of these problems, be brave and stand up to your PCP and tell her that you WILL NOT take this drug anymore. I'm sure that you will find as I have that quitting lisinopril will restore your sanity and hope of having a happy, healthy future.

to those who take hbp meds, i hope you don't forget to have follow-up visits with your physician to check your liver function, etc. if you have muscle pain or achy joints, back pain, i would call the doctor immediately to get a blood test. i was on benicar (olmesartan)...it's a wonderful drug that really controlled my bp and have no horrible side effects...just some muscle aches which tend to go away once i get moving throughout the day. but after two months, during my follow-up, i mentioned this to the doctor. she had my liver function checked and found out the benicar was doing muscle damage, hence the aches/muscle pain. my creatinine level was too high!

anyway, i would just like to remind y'all not to disregard those nagging symptoms...especially the ones that cause pain and discomfort. if it's been present for two wks. or more, gotta let the doc know. if i ignored mine, i'd probably have major damage or complication of some sort.

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Anyhoo, here is my Levaquin story. I am 51 & was diagnosed with cellulitis on Jan. 19th of this year. I was given an IV drug, (Daptomyacin) & 500 mg of Levaquin for 16 days. Towards the end of the treatment, my joints became very achy. (mostly in my knees) I was having burning, tingling sesations throughout my body & my calves were cramping. One week after treatment, I could barely walk through our house. I normally am active, with daily walks & short jogs. Within days, I had to have knee surgery. It is now almost 5 weeks past my surgery. The achy joints, burning, cramping & tingling are still present off & on throughout my body. Although the orthopaedic surgeon did find trauma in my knee, (past fractures, etc.) I am convinced the Levaquin sped up & exacerbated the damage. Now my other knee is hurting so bad, I am starting to think that one will need surgery as well. Both my orthopaedic surgeon the infectious disease Dr. that prescribed the Levaquin dismiss the notion that Levaquin had anything to do with it or that my joints are aching because of the drug. I am thrilled I find this site, because I realize that I haven't imagined these symptoms. But the reality of these reactions is quite sobering. I have never had a bad reaction to a drug in my lifetime. This one was so sudden & severe, I had to add my account to this list. I've just started trying the Milk of Magnesia & hope it works. I too have been drinking lots of water. God bless each of you out there suffering with this & may we find some solutions soon.

I've been on Levoxyl (.05) for 7 months now. I feel very anxious on the inside - sometimes like i'm going to explode. Since I've been on this drug, i've also experienced a full-head feeling (sometimes turning to bad headaches) - i worry & stress more - weight gain - achy joints etc. I'm afraid to stop taking it because of my thyroid. Sometimes i just feel "flat" - not interested in doing anything. I've never experienced this "down" feeling in my life - never had a problem with it (until on this drug). Recently my doctor has put me on an anti-depressant (5 mg) - i am trying it - so far, i feel the same, only more anxious and eating less - i know this isn't an aide to my problem.

Maybe this drug works for others (as everyone's different), but i feel stuck between a rock & a hard place in my case. I relate to alot of the other emails. Hope there is a solution.

I've been taking Yasmin for two years. I always had severe cramps to the point where I would pass out. My doc said Yasmin would help. I was amazed how it helped w/ my cramps after about seven months being on the pill. I thought of Yasmin as the "miracle drug". I wouldn't have to take pain killers anymore!

Well...I've learned a lot today and I will not take this BCP from now on! I didn't realize that a lot of my "problems" were related to me taking Yasmin. I thought I was the type of person to never experience side-effects...that's why I never thought the pill was making me feel the way I did. I'm still in shock. My main concern was these unusual headaches I would get that wouldn't go away (and I still have it now! It's in one spot on the back side of my head...and it's always in the same spot). Two years ago, I had such bad headaches...and I even had an MRI to rule out a tumor and aneurysm. My doc diagnosed me w/ having Migraines. I believe migraines are hereditary (no one in my family has them). I did a little research and found out that oral contraceptives could trigger migraines. I had no idea! I looked up side effects for Yasmin and found this site. And a lot of my problems are listed here:

About me: Age 30, non-smoker, drink rarely.

Negative Side Effects:
- Headaches...localized, won't go away...more annoying than painful.
- Dizziness: especially after I eat
- Blurry vision: I never linked this, but I got prescription glasses shortly after taking yasmin!!
- Moodiness: I would get extremely angry at little things that didn't matter. I've noticed it would get worse each month. I am so not an angry person...now I know why I was acting that way.
- Shortness of breath...even when I wasn't working out!
- Chest Pains...about once a week. I thought I was having a heart attack.
- Achy joints
- Toenail fungus: I couldn't believe this either. My toenails started to look unhealthy. I just learned yesterday that oral contraceptives could cause this. Looking back, it started around the time I was taking Yasmin. Anyone else have this problem?
- Vaginal dryness: I've never had to by KY til recently! Never linked it either.
- Blemishes: some breakouts around period time...but not really bad.

Side effects I have NOT experienced: no weight gain, no anxiety attacks, no lack of sex drive, no brown spots on face, no nausea or gas, no or little pain in breasts.

All my symptoms didn't come at once. They've developed over the period of time I've been taking Yasmin. If they did come on all at once, I would have known it was the pill causing it right away and would have stopped imeadiately. I believe that all BCPs do have negative side effects. I'm going to stop taking these pills and ask my doctor to really evaluate my needs instead of using me like a guinea pig by giving me samples and just saying "try this or that...if that doesn't work, then try this." How effective is that? Well, the pill did work for the cramps, however, it brought many other bad things with it. I'd rather not take a BCP. I just pray my excruciating cramps don't come back! I wish all you luck.