Africa symptoms and conditions

OMG i now know that i'm, not losing my mind.A u kidding me?I see almost everyone of you ladies or should i say victims of Mirena in me.I am only 22 and i have 14 month old son who means the world to me but yet still i can't care for him so i had to send him to my mum in AFRICA to help. As i read these stories i'm in bed cause i don't wanna see nobody.My husband is an American and i am a Canadian.I don't get to see him all the time unfortunately.When ever i see him i get worried because i don't wanna have sex.I feel terrible at this age and my life is going down the drain.My demonic friend(Mirena)has been part of my life since aug08 and i have been getting my period right after it was inserterted.The worst thing was my doctor told me i should feel the rope whenever i put my hand down there.I have never felt that rope so i don't even know where that thing is living in me.My "doctor" said don't worry bout it...huh...and he has not let me had an ultrasound.After reading all your stories he better start listening to me cause he is gonna take it out on Monday when i see him.There are people out there who will do anything to have a child and the Lord has blessed me with a fertile womb and am trying to destroy it.Have mercy Lord for i have sinned.Pregnancy is way better than "PAL MIRENA"

I had always been 160 lbs since 8th grade, which was a fine weight for me bacause I'm tall and muscular. When I was 25 I gained 20 lbs over 3 months with no change in diet or activity. So I went to the doctor because hypothyroidism is very prevelent in my family. The blood work showed I was borderline hypothyroid, so the dr didn't suggest starting any medication. So I started working out 4-5 times a week for at least 1-1 1/2 hours per day. I also got on phentermine to help jump start my diet. After doing this for 2 months, I had gained 5 lbs. Which is crazy because anytime I needed to lose weight, I had no problem dropping 10 lbs in 2 weeks. I was frustrated but ignored it for a while because I got pregnant shortly after that. During the pregnancy, my throid was checked again and was normal. I weighed 248 lbs the day I went in to give birth. 2 weeks later, I weighed 210lbs and a month after that I was 200lbs. Then I went back to work,(where I walk continuously all day) and I could not budge my weight below 200 lbs no matter what I did. So I went back to the dr and I was slightly hypothyroid again. I opted to go on generic Synthroid 25mcg. I then gained 37 lbs over 4-5 months. So I went to another dr. to get on phentermine. I started the phentermine and lost about 27 lbs. I have been off phentermine for a while, but have been working out vigorously working out and watching my diet and couldn't lose another pound. So, I thought the synthroid might be making it harder to lose weight. I stopped taking it and have lost about 10lbs in the last month. I think there is definitely a connection in synthroid and my inability to lose weight. But I still can't get below 200lbs and I still feel sluggish. I am only 28 and don't think I should attribute this to age. I can understand age causing weight gain of 5-10 lbs per year but not 155lbs in May '05 to 183lbs in Nov '05 then to 200lbs in Jul '07. Please give me any suggestions you might have. Diet, medication, activities???

I have been taking Doxycyline since March for Malaria-living in Africa. At first, I was fine. Now I am experiencing severe consitpation; I get hot inside and feel feverish. Is this normal? I was told there was little to no side effects. So, my choice is chance malaria, or be constipated!

I am opting for the former!

I've been prescribed Doxycycline for malaria prevention. Can't take Larium as a major and common side effect is psychotic behavior so this is my only option. Feeling very nauseated within one hour of taking the medicine - if I took it on an empty stomach I would've probably thrown up. And this is only the second day of taking it. =( Heard a lot about different skin reactions which doesn't help as I'm going to Spain in two weeks right after Africa (Guinea) and I still have to take the medicine at that time so what am I gonna do - sit inside all day??? I wish somebody would've warned me or I wouldn't have booked the holiday so close after!!! Haven't had any reactions yet though so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.