Alittle symptoms and conditions

18 yr old female here...This is my 5th day taking Amoxicillin, it was my first time taking it, didn't get a allergic reaction yet, this medication makes me feel nauseous all day, i can barely eat a whole plate of food, i only eat 1/3rd of it, i feel weak, depressed, unsteady, a little itchy, and i got gassy this morning and farted a lot lol, i had mild diarrhea, i think i might've gotten a yeast infection, and i just feel gloomy and quiet, i feel distant and i have to force myself to get out of bed and do anything, eating is the worst part i force myself to do, i also became sensitive to bright light and noise, and it made me feel unsteady like if i was going to pass out, i am using this medicine to treat my ear infection because i get vertigo from it. I have Menieres Disease...

PLEASE HELP! Had the Mirena removed on Monday. Still extremely tired, irritable, and headaches are MORE frequent. Is this normal? How long will it last? My poor hubby shouldn't have to deal with me snapping at him over every little thing. And I just want to feel awake!

I had my Mirena put in March 23, 2008 and it has been nothing but horrible. In my personal opinion I feel they consider it birth control because once you have it inserted you have no libido AT ALL!!! I bled for about 3 months after I got it and the doctor said that was normal up to a year, well its been a little over a year and I still have 9-12 day mentrals. It has really put a toll on my relationship. I haven't experienced any hair loss or weight gain, but mood swings come and go like night and day. I feel tired all the time. Not my dr. imparticular, but some doctors say these are not side effects of Mirena, but I think they are. Seriously, all of these posts are from women that have it and we all are having the same symptoms. I was watching YouTube last night and came across an IUD removal video and was half tempted to just solve the problem, but decided to let my doctor handle it. If anyone out there is reading this and considering having an IUD inserted, think long and hard and read everyone of these posts because in my opinion its not worth all the problems you get from it. Ill write again once im back to normal. LOL. Good Luck Mirena users.

I've been diagnosed with anxiety and panic attacks since Nov. 15 2007 ended at the hospital emergency room, after using Xopenex been using Advair and Singulair due to my asthma once my Doctor increased my Advair from 250mg to 500mg twice a day on Sept. 5th 2007 noticed fast palpitations and overwhelming. Knew and complained for quite sometime that I wasn't feeling like myself. Since Nov. 26th 2007 I stopped taking Advair, Albuterol inhalers,Nebulizers due to the fact of my new Anxieties that I never had. Continued taking my Singulair medication thinking that it was safe. Only been on Singulair a little over a year. Still continued to experience Anxiety and Panic attacks. Due to this I've been seeing a therapist since Dec. of 07.Has affected myself, my children who have witnessed my episodes of Anxiety attacks and know thats not me.Also has affected my performance at my job and attendance. Just took two MRI's of the brain just last week thinking there maybe something wrong with my brain.My side affects have been Dizzy spells,feeling faint,blurry vision,extremely tired,muscle spasms,loss of concentration, and not being focused. These are my experiences with Singulair and I believe that the FDA should further investigate these allegations. I know for a fact I've been experiencing this for quite sometime and my Doctors tell me I'm just depressed. Ignoring the fact they prescribed me so many medications that trigger Anxiety depression and God knows what. Thank you Cita

Hello everyone i'm kharma..I've had my mirena IUD for alittle over a year, insertion was February 07. here's my experince...Insertion was very painful and contiually had contractions for several weeks.My first period was about three weeks after insertion,it was extreemly heavy,lasted 7 days ,had huge clots as well.For the first six months I spoted lightly on a dailly basis,also had side effects such as anixity,moodswings acne on back(never had it there before),insommia,major bloating,and some headaches..No weight gain though! Around the six month mark...everything seemed to adjusted,thank God. I now have very light 2-3 days of spotting once a month, acne seemed to be clearing up as well,bloating has stopped my side effects are no longer a problem.As for my labido..sense mirena..its better than it ever was, when I was on b/c pills I had no labito..so thats been a plus..Now right around my year mark ,I've had weight loss vs gain..I've loss 27 pds..yeah...I guess everyone's boby is different,my heart goes out to everyone who's having problems..i too was scared and wanted mine removed during first six months.But I'm now grateful i waited and my body adjusted to the mirena.Hope this gives some hope...kharma...

Wow. I am so relieved to find people like me ! I got the IUD when my son was 6 weeks old and It has been over a year and a half. ( I cannot take regular birth control because it affects my blood pressure)I thought everything was great with it at first- no period- no fuss. but when you have a new baby you are just exhausted and your body does weird stuff anyway. Most of the symptoms I noticed started in the last 2 months. I did not contribute them to the IUD because I have hypothyroidism and I thought my meds needed adjusted. I have not been able to lose weight despite trying- VERY FRUSTRATING! I was exhausted a lot of the time- sleeping 9 or 10 hours a night and still tired. My hair was falling out but not an extreme amount- I started having dizzy spells- No Sex drive- yuck! and I had spotting for over 2 weeks. So I had my thyroid checked and all was well and all I could think was " what the heck is wrong with me?!?!?!" and I found this site. Luckily I had the IUD removed 2 days ago because we are going to try again for a baby- I have felt ok- the first day I was still tired and I had an extreme nosebleed which I have never had before?!?!?! You know I think it is just safest to use natural methods of birth control cause all this medication can really mess you up!

Hi everyone, I just have to tell you all what a comfort this site has been for me. I really feel like a crazy bitch frankly with all of my mood swings, ill patience and irritability....among so many other side affects. It upsets me to think how much this is affected my family. I just had Mirena removed last night and I've been on the verge of tears all day. Has this happened to anyone else? How have you all felt after you had it removed?? How long did it take before you started feeling normal again? I'd had had it in for a little over 2 years and I almost feel like I don't even know what normal is for me anyone. I take an anti-depressant and hate the idea of needing to be on medication. I've been trying to wean myself off and every time I have tried in the past I crash really bad. I'm sure that has something to do with me feeling so crappy but I'm hoping that things will even out soon. Thanks for listening.

Ha! Ha!....the biggest side effect I got from taking Loestrin 24 is my baby girl!!! LOL! Cried for a solid two weeks at first, but now I wouldn't trade her for anything in this world!!!!!

I too am having mine removed this week. I've had it in 2.5 years. At first it was wonderful - well, the insertion was a nightmare, but after getting through that hell I was able to be happy about the fact that I only had one more period and haven't had one since. No spotting or problems to speak of for the first year or year and a half. Then it hit. Zits on my chin (I'm 33!!) constantly, bitchiness 2 out of the 4 weeks of the month, bloating so bad that I have two separate wardrobes - one for bloating, one for not, and then the sore boobs. I have to wear a bra 24/7 for 2 weeks out of each month. To take it off and even shower is excruciating. BYE BYE MIRENA. Hello Pill.

I am a 26yr-old, another victim of Yasmin.

My story's gonna be a bit long, but hope you can bare with it.
Please also forgive me for my incorrect grammer as English is not my mother tongue....but I hope I can get my message across to all of you.

Here it goes!

Ever since I had my first period at a late age of 18 (I was anorexic and severely underweight btw the age of 14-15 when I was supposed to start my mensus had I been healthy,,,,), my mensus had never been regular.

I only had about 3 full-fledged mensus per year, with occational spotting.
Apart from that, I was a happy, bubbly, cheerful lady.
Nevertheless, worried about the side effects of "not shedding", I made my first visit to the gyn.

The Dr. ultrascanned me.
Both my uterus and ovaries were normal in size.
She ran a blood test for my hormones and thryroid level.
They both came out fine.

So then she recommended me to take Yasmin, which will help to regularise my cycle and "shed" all the accumulated lining.

I was quite happy during my first box as I lost my water weight, and my skin cleared.

But then the nighmare began......

Half-way thru my second box, I suddenly became sooooo depressed.
Sure, I did have some ups and downs prior to taking Yasmin, but the ones I'm experiencing while on Yasmin is just beyond anyone's imagination.

Prior to taking Yasmin, I was confident with myself, which I believe made me an attractive person.

HOWEVER, ever since the onset of depression, I seem to have lost all the confidence in me.

All that "self-esteem" I used to possess is now GONE.

I feel so insecure about myself, and don't feel good about myself even when I'm in my favourite outfit.

Before Yasmin, I was so easily "turned-on" !: listening to my favourite tune turned me on, watching drama with my fav actors turned me on, thinking about what to have for dinner turned me on.... just about any thought was enought to mass-produce dopamine in my brain.

But these days, none of these make me happy.
Nothing makes me happy, but anything can make me go DOWN.

I've been off Yasmin for 5 days now.
I do feel slightly better than 5 days ago.
But I'm suffering from elevated heart beat around midnight, which is making me insomniac.

But my biggest concern is ;

WOULD I REGAIN THAT "GLOW" IN ME?
WOULD I REGAIN MY CONFIDENCE?

Also,

Is taking Evening Primrose Oil beneficial to regain my peaceful hormonal level?
Can I start taking EPO directly after stopping Yasmin?

By the way, I notice that I look older (as in aged) ever since taking Yasmin. Does BCP make you age faster? Or am I just imagining things out of depression?

PLEASE HELP....

Thank you for spending your time to read my story,,,,,,

ive had mirena for 2 months now and at first it was ok.. it went in fairly easy amd my ob had never nserted it anyone before so i thought it was starnge it was that simple. but after 3 weeks i started having reaal bigtime cramps and ive tried to feel for it but i dont feel nothing.. then the other day i had sex and it has always been painful scince it got inserted . and just yesterday after sex i bleeded alittle and up to knwo im still having cramps. could it be that its inserted wrong? or have a ectopic pregnancy or even cyst???

My 7 year old daughter has been on singular for 1 month. I have noticed weigth gain, crabby crabby and mean aggressive behavior....she used to be able to memorize her spelling words in school easily and now cant focus....she has seasonal allergies which 1 time brought me to urgent care because she was wheezing...so she ended up on this singular....i dont know what to do....she has anxiety and just cant focus...but i just dont know if it is the medicine???? or not???? i would have to say yes, her behavior is just mean and she is alittle sweet girl......i am sure there are 100,000 of 7 year old kids with successful treatments....where are those people???? i am going to take her off this medication

I took this medication seven years ago. After a couple of days I broke out into hives. When the initial Hives went away I kept itching. Then, the itching began to spread all over my body. I have been turned away by many doctors who wished me luck and said they were sorry but they couldn't help me. Since then, I have become a science project for doctors. I have taken a number of medicines to calm me down and an assortment of creams and lotions. One spray that takes the itchy hives away for awhile is CLOBEX. It's very expensive. It costs me $250 a month (out of pocket). The only medicine that relieves the condition for about a week is prednisolone (another drug that's not so great for you). I now take that once a month for one week’s relief. Each night, I have to scold myself in the shower to relieve the itching for a few hours so I can go to sleep. I'm currently at a new Dermatology Clinic. Guess what they prescribed for me? CEPHALEXIN, the drug that caused the poor quality of my life I now have. Doesn't anyone listen to the patient? The only best medical friend I have is my Primary Care Physician who has greatly supported me all these years. I pray that someone may read this and I have an answer me.
If you have not yet taken CEPHALEXIN, think about it long and hard. It's not for everyone and MAY not be for ANYONE. If you've read this far in my note, I consider you a new friend.

Someone please help!!
Still Itching in New Jersey.

My son is 11yrs old. He's been on singulair for 7days now. Today he woke up with this rash on his face and alittle on his arms. Anyone know of these side effects. I am thinking of taking him off after reading this site.

I am a 50yr old female... was prescribed Lisinopril 10mg for bp.. after a few weeks I started getting a funny hard to explain feeling with my heart beating a certain way.. don't know how to explain it.. fluttering maybe.. feel it pounding. So after I realized it could be this pill I stopped it.. I moved out of state from my dr... and not ins. yet.. however I watch my bp and when it got alittle higher I thought I will take 1/2 one.. which takes BP down to normal, but after doing this here and there.. that same feeling in my heart started..
Has anyone experienced this feeling?? I don't seem to have the other side effects Thank God.. but this one scares me as I don't see anyone mentioning this feeilng..

Hi,
I've been reading up on Toporal XL and read your posts, I too was put on med. about a year ago. They did all sorts of heart test and found nothing but an extra beat? I don't like taking medication unneccesaryly and after a few months stopped taking it. I slowly weaned mysefl off by streching the days, from one a day to every other day to every third day....I have no other health issues and I"m thinking if this is for heart and blood pressure , why am I taking it? .Not sure if I'm doing the right thing, but I'm afraid to get addicted to med. that I really don't need. I had a good Dr. for 30 yrs. and he retired. So I don't have much faith in a new Dr. Does he just want to run up my bill? Or do I need this? Test had run into the thousands, thank God I have insurance... So far I've been feeling fine. Sometimes I feel alittle dizzy. But the scarist thing was that I had passed out one day while working outside. Don't know if it was from the medication or heat stroke. I wasn't out to long and had plenty to drink, but then I hadn't ate yet...

I was on Ortho 7/7/7 for 9 years that gave me mood swings mainly when i took the beinging pills or white pills. After I had my daughter I switched to Yasmin for 3 months. It is the best thing I ever took! I feel like normal me. I dont get moody at all. Too bad it's alittle on the expensive side. $50 for a 3 month supply through my insurance. the other Ortho's are $14. Same time, It's worth every penny to feel normal.

Please let me know if you have had low blood cells counts useing Lisinopril, Juanita

I have been prescribed Omnicef for cystic acne for 9 months. I continuously suffer from vaginal/anul itching. The medication helps alittle with the acne but the itching and burning makes my life a living hell. I will take the medication for a while and then get so fed up with the itching and frequent trips to the bathroom. I thought something was wrong with me. I would not prescribe this to a young child. i am shocked to see so many parents posting their children's symptoms. I can barely stand it, I can only imagine what a child feels like on this medication. Definetly not the greatest antibiotic out there. My dermatologist said it was mild as vaginal itching was something I said I did not want to experience. Unfortunetly I am stuck with it!

Due to renal transplant (Kidney) I have to be real careful of what types of antibiotics I take. I took my prescription to the pharmacy. The pharmacist at Walgreens stated it had a major drug interaction with my anti-rejection medication. After working with the doctor they prescribed Sulfameth. It worked wonders. I did feel some sadness and was alittle irritable but that outwayed taking the chance that the upper respirtory infection damaged my kidneys and increased my creatnine to where I would be back on dialysis. so a little discomfort for me helped maintain my way of life and that is living my life to fullest and not becoming or behaving like a victim.

I was put on levaquin for a 5 day treatment at 500mg. for a uti. On the 3rd day I was having pain in my upper arm by my nuscle and shoulder. The next day I woke up out of my sleep with bad pain in my knees. I did not finish the medicine. It has been 48 hours since I stopped and I have pain in my arms and fingers. My legs knees hurt and pain in my stomach. I did not relize these were side effects until I read this post. I had headaches and pain in my back and stomach but I thought it was from the UTI. Just typing hurts know. I wish people would post follow ups to give some of us some hope. THe pharmacist told me I should feel better in a couple of days, but after reading this I am alittle nervous. Today my arms are worse, and that is after 48 hours after taking the medicine

First off- i want to say thanks to everyone who has posted their side effects because now i know that its the NR thats been causing all of my symptoms. I've been on the NR for 1month-I have inserted my second NR 3days ago.

One of the side effects I have are headaches. It feels like i have a brick sitting on top of my brain. It gets soooo bad, but I take excedrin and it seems to help. Another side effect is abdominal pain, its not bad at all but i can feel alittle discomfort. Also, I have absolutely NO sex drive and during sex I am extremely dry. This was never an issue(I loved sex) but now I dont even think of it. I have also gained weight and increase appetite. As weird as it is, this is the only part I like. I am very skinny and always wanted to gain weight and this side effect is the only reasdon why i am staying on the NR, until I reach the weight I desire then i will get off. My breasts have gotten bigger-1cup size larger. And lastly, I always feel a discomfort down there. It almost feels like I always have a UTI or something but i have tested neg. for any vaginal infections, but still I feel REALLY irritated down there.

All in all, I would not recommend the nuva ring because I have never felt these symptoms before until i started the NR.

I know what Kim is going through and I know Kim's situation alittle bit more because we talk alot on the phone. She did try everything before the Lexapro that she could before she really lost here self. Infact that was a huge, huge, decession for her to make because she wanted to go the natural way. Honestly I tried everything natural that I could have possibly tried for 2 months and then I cracked. I tried valerian root, melantonin, b-vitamins kava kava, health food stores natual anti anxiety stuff, I went all over to health food stores telling them my situation, trying this and that. Natural herbs and vitamins always worked for me but for some reason with this situation it made me worse. My symptoms started in October and I did not start the Lexapro until December. My mind could not heal it self and I was really going to kill myself. I think Kim just hit that point in her life when she started the A/D too. I do agree she needs to give the A/D some time yet. I am trying to talk her through with that. Honestly, if I did not have such quick results like I did, I really think that my life would have ended. Thats why I really worry about this pill on the market. I worry that someone is going to end up taking their life from being so screwed up from it. It definetly alters chemicals in our body. I know we all have been through horrible things on this site.

My father was on lipitor since 2000 which is he had bypass surgery and at first he did not any problem but pain which is he tought may be it is his muscle and he was not aware of any side effect lipitor nor the doctor did not give him any clue about the side effect of lipitor and during the last 3 years his muscle become very weak and now he is barely walk cant turn over in his bed can't take shower by his own or shavehe has severe pain in his leg, back,shoulder,very stiff and painful necknumbness and tingleling in his toes and fingersvery difficult for him to sit in car and get out and much more i wish to find out this site two three years ago so my father wouldn't suffer this much i have research about his medication which is he is taking he is also have high blood pressure he is taking karvea,asprine,losec,aropax which is he got depression 2 year's ago and now i know it is also due to lipitor,he has stopped lipitor when i found out this site and it is being four months which is he stopped lipitor just significant change which is his numbness alittle improved 2out of10 but he is still very weak i have told him to take COQ10 which is his blood pressure was rasied and now he is not taking that and instead of lipitor he is taking ezetrol 10 mg but he is very very weak and now he feels very hot and burning sensation in his feet and sweat alot but some of his tremers in his finger and leg has been diminished significantly i know now alot of people sufferd alot coz of lipitor is there anyone who recovered from side effect of thia medication and if yes how long it tooks to recover?could you email me ****** wish all of you recover and in good health.

Hi Bitter RN and everyone,
Bitter RN, I would love to talk. Maybe we can meet for lunch or something. It would be nice to meet someone that is going through the same thing. My email is******. Email me and I will send you my number.
Reading all these post make me mad, sad, and alittle better that I am not going crazy. We are all suffering. I had the shakiness alot in my arms in the begining. That has gotten better for me. I still have the shortness of breath sometimes. I also have headaches in the back of my head and dizziness. I am ovulating now, so I really feel yucky. I just sit and wonder if I will ever be me again. Now I am on Lexapro and I worry that I will never be me again. I guess as long as I am happy, anything is better than the way I have been feeling. I just wanted to add that I too, had problems with the vitamins. They were making me more jittery and nervous. Which is weird because I never had that happen before the yaz. Does anyone else have the oily hair and painful cystic like pimples in scalp? Just curious. This is annoying me too. I have been having more good days than bad days this week. Yeah i guess! I still get the anxiety alot at night. It just hits me out of no where. If there is anyone that has the oily scalp. Do you have any suggestions on a product that helps. I had never had oily hair.