January 26th
2008
6:53 PM
I was given 20 mg of Prednisone for 10 days for a rash and joint pain.
The pain went away and I felt great the rash got a little better. Two days ago I took my last pill. I woke up that night and my knees gave out. By morning I was great! Next night I woke with knee problem again had to slide down the stairs to the living room. I got to wondering if the knee thing could be associated with the Prednisone. I got on line and read all this terrible stuff. I am so Horrified! Today I am in pain like my body is bruised and my face is swollen a little. I have acid reflux as well. Non of this is typical for me. My knee thing is ok again, but I am just appalled! I have no MED insurance. I hope this isn't the beginning of worse things I am not taking that drug now. The Dr. didn't say I needed to taper...
I hope I have not damaged myself by taking this drug! My heart goes out to all of you! My question is - Why are the Dr.'s prescribing this terrible drug?
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April 9th
2007
5:13 PM
Wow. I'm so glad I read this. I've had the nuvaring in for exactly eight days and these have been the most trying eight days i've had in a long time. the irritibility and absence of sex drive have hit me most hard. I am stable normally and am resilient to annoyances so it had the snowball effect of lowering my self esteem because I couldn't control my emotions. Also I have a huge sex drive and I can't get aroused if I try now. I'd rather use condoms galore than wait around to "get used" to this crappy version of myself.
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May 27th
2006
4:33 PM
I am looking for a reason I have coughing spells. The itching of my arm just won't go away...I took for granted it was a "bite" but after reading here about the side effects of other people I realize that the Toprol may be causing my annoyances. My doctor insists that I take it. I did cut back for a while to 1/2 the small oval pill and did okay...but she says No . Will I have to take this for the rest of my life?
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April 26th
2005
11:04 AM
seem to be more aggressive, inotlerant of small annoyances. my mind spins and then wonders. all of this is new since i started taking klonopin about 8 months ago. i was a totally healthy twenty-something who now has pre-cancerous cervical lesions. hmmm, I am thinking I will come off the klonopin just in case. my anxiety was never THAT bad.
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Toprol-XL (1) NuvaRing (1) PredniSONE (1) Klonopin (1) Doxycycline Hyclate (1)
March 30th
2008
12:09 AM
Doxycycline has been helping with me skin BUT it is entirely not worth what it is doing to my mental health. I went to a therapist yesterday because I have been depressed and he told me that I have a Dysthymia, a mild form of depression. I have been taking Doxycycline 50 mg for 9 months. I thought my depression had to do with me being unsatisfied with my life but now I realize that I have been feeling sad and hopeless due to this drug. I have had incidences of crying for small annoyances, like missing a bus. I have stopped taking it for a day now and I can't wait until this stuff gets out of my system. I have had yeast infections as well, that were so mild that it took me this long to realize it. I only got nauseous when I took it on an empty stomach. Be aware that some people have committed suicide because they were depressed, due to the acne medication, Accutane. I’m not a doctor, but it seems that we need to evaluate the possible detrimental effects acne medications could have on us. I will now look into improving my eating habits and hopefully that will help.
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