Adulthood symptoms and conditions

****OKINPA: I can't wait to hear how you're doing with the generic Celexa, because I just started it today. I have noticed a couple side effects: fatigue, shaky hands and sort of "in a fog" but I feel much more relaxed than I did yesterday!! I'm praying to God that this medicine will just be a guide to help me begin the journey of counseling. I am only on 10mg and hope I don't have to increase, just need a little something to calm my nerves so that I can actually make it to the counseling sessions without having a panic attack. I was also prescribed ativan to use as an immediate relief until Celexa kicks in. I take half of the .5mg tablets of the ativan. I HATE taking medicine and any weird change in my body makes me paranoid, so I can't believe I'm actually trying this. BUT, I have to, I'm so sick of being a prisoner in my home.

Hello Everyone,

I am 33, male, I have been doing sport actively for at least 10 years (swimming and running) and I have been leading a health-conscious diet. I have a hereditary high-cholesterol condition, a type which appears in adulthood (so they say). Since 2004 my blood tests have showed roughly the following results: HDL 1.1, CHL 6.2, LDL 4.1, TRI 4.38 (mmol/L).
I have been taking Zocor 40mg for about less than a month and recently I have been experiencing cramps in my left lower arm, fatigue, itching (this morning for example I was woken by the cramp in my left arm, not nice). I have just read all your posts and have decided to abort my Zocor treatment at once. I have bought Q10 capsules and vitamins and started to drink 4 liters (herb tea) a day. I hope the pain will soon abate because now I have a totally dysfunctional left arm (I can't grasp because of the pain).

I am going to write in a week's time about the de-Zocoring of my body. In the meantime, I wish a speedy recovery to everyone.

Peter

Reply on 12:20 AM on Apr 07, 2008 by losthope18, #1539
THANKS FOR RESPONDING... THE TRAGEDY WE'VE ALL ENDURED IS... AS YOU SAY BEYOND WORDS AND MORE THAN WE COULD PROBABLY OR EVEN POSSIBLY WRITE. PRIOR TO STARTING IN JAN 2005, I WAS ALREADY SUFFERRING WITH MANY OF THE PROBLEMS AND UNTOLD LOSSES OF MY LIFE, MOST ALL MY RELATIONSHIPS ETC. WHEN I WAS 28 YRS OLD I HAD A SEVERE HEAD INJURY AND AM A TEXTBOOK CASE OF A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SURVIVOR. MY LIFE WAS MAYBE 95% DESTROYED AT THAT POINT. EVEN STILL I HAD SOME FIGHT LEFT IN ME TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG & HOW I COULD GET BETTER. THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY AT LARGE STINKS AND DRS WHO THINK THEY KNOW "EVERYTHING" ABOUT HOW THE BRAIN WORKS AND WHAT EFFECTS IT ARE IGNORANT FOOLS. ONLY ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, AFTER DOING MY OWN RESEARCH DID I FIGURE IT OUT AND NOW THE DR'S ARE NOW FALLING IN LINE & SAYING... YEP... THAT'S IT. NOT THE 50 PSYCH DIAGNOSIS THEY STUCK ME WITH... I AM 50 YEARS OLD NOW AND LOST, FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES MY ENTIRE ADULTHOOD TO AN UNDIAGNOSED T.B.I. THEN IN JAN 05, I STARTED THE SINGULAIR... I KNEW THE LAST COUPLE YEARS OR SO I HAD BEEN GETTING WORSE & WORSE. NEVER MADE THE CONNECTION. I STOPPED THE SINGULAIR A WEEK AGO THE LAST FRIDAY. DAMAGE ALREADY DONE. THE REMAINING 5% OF MY LIFE AND LOVE IS GONE AND I DON'T HAVE ANY FIGHT LEFT IN ME. I'M TRYING TO HANDLE THE REMOVAL OF THE SINGULAIR AS SCIENTIFICALLY AS I CAN TO DETERMINE WHAT'S WHAT. BOBANDSHERRI, I HOPE IT'S STILL TWO OF YOU... DOING/LIVING/EXISTING/FIGHTING ALONE WITH EVERY DREAM YOU EVER HAD AND EVERY PERSON YOU LOVE, NOW PRIMARILY MY PAST. MY MARRIAGE GONE. MY FAMILY... I WAS SO CLOSE TO MY MOM & DAD...LOTS OF BROTHERS & SISTERS... THINK IT'S ALL PRETTY MUCH IN MY HEAD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT OR HOW MUCH IMPROVEMENT I CAN EXPECT... I'VE BEEN SO SICK/DESTROYED ETC. FOR SO MANY YEARS. BESIDES MOST ALL OF THE PROBLEMS MENTIONED, I LEARNED A VERY SMALL BRAIN TUMOR-MENINGIOMA HAS GROWN 3MM FROM 7MM TO 1 CM. WHAT'S WEIRD IS... IT'S ON MY LEFT FRONTAL LOBE, ALTHOUGH AT THIS POINT NOT CAUSING ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. IF IT GROWS ANY FURTHER... BRAIN SURGERY FOR ME. WHAT I DON'T GET IS... I READ SOMEONE ELSE HAVING A MENINGIOMA TUMOR ALSO LEFT FRONTAL LOBE... WONDER WHAT IF ANYTHING IT HAS TO DO WITH SINGULAIR... PROBABLY NOTHING... I GUESS?? CLING TIGHT TO EACH OTHER AND REMEMBER HOW FRAGILE LIFE IS. I'M NOT FEELING BETTER YET...(ABOUT 8/9 DAYS WIHTOUT). IN RETROSPECT, I HAVE A GREAT DEAL MORE CLARITY AS TO WHY I'VE WORSENED SO MUCH IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. I HOPE WHATEVER IMPROVEMENTS I WILL HAVE HAPPEN SOON! THERE IS SO MUCH MORE I COULD SAY BUT I'M ALREADY FORCING MY FOCUS HERE TO WRITE THIS MUCH. MAY BOTH YOUR LIVES BE BLESSED BEYOND ALL YOUR DREAMS & THANKS AGAIN! losthope18

when my son (now five) first started treatment for allergies at almost 3, he went on zyrtec and singulair. he was moody, grumy, and needy. i just assumed he was 3. after about 10 months the allergist switched him to pcm chewables with his singulair and he turned evil. for example, he wasn't quite 4 and attacked me one night because he didn't want a bath. it took several minutes to pry his hands of of my neck. it scared me to death. since he was already on singulair i assumed it was the pcm and finally found a pharmacist who said that it "might" can have those side effects. the allergist wouldn't accept that it could do that and wouldn't change his prescription. finally went to new allergist who changed him back to zyrtec but wanted to stay on singulair due to new asthma diagnosis. his behavior got better, but still very moody - many ppl said "spoil" because of huge meltdowns over nothing. he is now 5 and has been on allergy shots for a year. about 6 months ago the doctor said could take him off zyrtec but keep on singulair. i thought yay! mood will get better. it didn't. he was still getting notes from kindergarten teacher for talking too much, fighting, moodiness, meltdowns, etc. we took him off singulair to see how asthma would do since allergies doing better. he started getting greenlights! we still have some meltdowns and moodiness. but, it is slowly getting better. i wonder how long it takes to clear out of their system?
in the last six months we have periodilly put him back on zyrtec and singulair when allergies acting up. his teacher tends to send home notes that week asking if he is on medicine. it never occurred to me that it could be the singulair! what scares me is that 3 weeks ago he said he wanted to get a knife and cut his head off so he could "go to Jesus". i talked to him and finally decided he was just talking, don't think he truly meant it. but now, i look back and realize he was on singulair at the time!
the scary thing is that my one-year old is also on it for asthma. i got put on it recently for chronic sinus problems and my husband has been on it for years! i think I will not be giving it to any one until we talk to the doctor!

as a side note i have a friend with a 22 mo old that drs have tried to put on singulair off and on since she was 12 mo or so. every time it makes her unable to sleep. mother agreed to try it again recently because child's asthma was so bad and they ended up at the ER because the baby couldn't quit crying!