Anything i can do symptoms and conditions

Help! Is there anything I can do to stop this bad taste in my mouth??? Like take with a teaspoon of honey or (even bleach may taste better jk) to coat it while in my stomach? thanks

I was on Lipitor for 2 months and had to stop taking them. I was getting several side effects, but the absolute worse for me has been the burning hot itching skin all over - particularly head, legs and arms. When I scratched - even lightly - my skin comes up in welts that sometimes bled. I also have burning in my eyes and my ears - particularly bad in my ears accompanied by a painful throbbing sensation.

I stopped taking Lipitor almost 3 months ago now and although the effects have eased a bit they are still there particularly on my head, right arm, and lower legs. I can't even shower and dried off with a towel Ibut 'm left with red welt type marks that are extremely itchy and burn at the same time. If I put a towel on my head to dry my hair my scalp and face feel like I've got severe sun burnt. I'm hoping these side effects will eventually go away.

I'm going to go back to my Doctor in 4 days time and I'm dreading it - he's not the open minded type. When I complained about the side effects first he was very dismissive but then agreed to lower my Lipitor dose from 10mg to 5mg and told me not to start taking them again until the symptoms went away. He also told me that he had never heard of anyone having adverse effects from Lipitor!

Has anyone else noticed that in most experiences here the side effect seem to get really bad after the Lipitor starts to lower the bad chlosterol. I started to experience side efects very soon after starating Lipitor but that coincided with my bad chlosterol levels dropping like a rock from a very high rating to normal within the first month.

Please tell me if this burning itching side effect will eventually stop on its own or is there anything i can do to speed up the process.

OK, It has been 1 week now since my wife has stopped taking 750mg and 3 ER visits later and there is still no end in sight! Can someone please tell me when the side effects will go away?!?!?!?!

Original Post
WHY IS THIS DRUG STILL ON THE MARKET???? My wife is in severe pain after taking just 2 days worth of 750 Levaquin. Fear of dying, legs trembling, vomitting, hips and back pain, headaches, and severe stomach pains! Does anyone know how long this willl last? It has already been 3 days since she stopped taking the pills! DO NOT TAKE THIS PILL!!!

I am taking prednisone 10mg. per day and have been experiencing terrible all over my entire body. Does anyone suggest anything I can do about this?

I took Levaquin for 8 days for a sinus infection. During that time I could not focus (mentally or visually), felt like my heart was coming through my chest and had SEVERE panic attacks. I took 2 trips to the ER but it was no help. Since stopping the drug (I was supposed to go 3 weeks), things began to get better but I sleep all the time and still have nervousness and panic at times.

Do these things get better in time? How long? Is there anything I can do to help the effects go away? I'm a 46 yr old male in good health and right now I can't even work! Please respond.

This question is for Sarah (Flowerbabies)

I have been off this pill for almost three months, but still get anxiety/panic attacks. My doctor sent me to two different psychotherapists to deal with my anxiety and they have indicated I follow an anxiety disorder workbook to overcome my disorder. I have panic attacks in public, where i start crying hysterically and vomitting, the last attack was yesterday at a mall, it was so bad that people wanted to call an ambulance. The reason I believe this is the pill and not me is because I never experienced these attacks before nor did I experience anxiousness. I was a very calm and collected person before all this. My friends and family saw me as a pillar of strength, now they're afraid to tell me anything in fear that I'll have another attack.

My question to you is, what did you do to cleanse your body of Yasmin? Is there anything I can do to speed up the process? Now of course I'm afraid of another panic attack happening at anytime, and it is embarrassing.

Please help, Ihave been off this pill for three months and I don't seem to be getting any better.

I had a total thyroidectomy last year...long story short, after about 4 months my surgeon said the scar was turning into a keloid ( I now wish I would have just left it alone) So he recommended kenalog injections. I had 3 total over a 3 month period. After a few months the scar had severly indented & it looks horrible...when I swallow it looks like my throat is mangled inside. I hate it & I don't think there is anything I can do about it. I wish I would have been advised about the possible side effects!!! I can 't stand that people stare at my neck when I talk to them...it's very depressing. Not to be so vain, but I'm a young woman!!!

I have taken Lipitor for 4 years. Two months ago, my walk became off balance. Soon after I began to have sever muscle aches and weakness. I have low back and hip pain, upper shoulder & arm weakness and difficulty holding a pencil. I have been walking with a cane and sometimes need a walker. I have been unable to work for the last 6 weeks. My doctor continues to say it is not the lipitor because side effects happen within the first few months. Only after finding this website am I convinced this is the problem. I took myself off lipitor 6 weeks ago and have had some improvement, but have a long way to go. Is there anything I can do to reverse any of these problems?

I am sad and angry. I am a singer. Advair was prescribed for me about 7 months ago because of slight emphysems. I had already quite smoking (It's now almost 11 months since I've smoed. I was afraid of Adviar because it is a steroid, and i very early noticed some hoarseness but was eassured by my doctor, so i continued. Actually, I used it only about half of the time because of my fear. After about 7 months, I developed significant hoarseness. Now a ENT and my GP have both expressed the opinion that it is the Advair that casued the problem. I always rinsed my mouth and my throat and also gargled after using the Adviar, but it didn't work. I have not taken the medicine since Jan. 23, and there is some improvement. My GP says it might take 2 months. My breathing went from the 58 th to the 75th percentile after 6 months of not smoking. I also do a lot of cariovascular exercise, so i think i'll be all right without the medicatiion. What I want is HEALING for my VOICE. Do you know of anything i can do?

Hi to everyone especially Connie and Silke...

its chris again!! thank u guys so much for replying to my posting... i feel a bit better knowing that im not the only one with the heart pulps... its just so scary cos ive never had them b4... i swear on my life i will never take yasmin again and will not recommend it to anyone!!!
i just want it to be over with ... ive noticed its worse during the week leading up to my period...
if either of you know anything i can do to help them lessen then please let me know... i try to keep busy which usually helps but my chest just feels so heavy!!! i guess only time can make it better...

thanks so much again you girls are the best!!
i wish you both all the best!! xoxoxoxo
ill keep checking the postings too to see how ur both going... good luck xoxoxoox

My boyfriend has been on effxor for wel maybe about a yr now and was slowly introduced to WB and has been on it now for 2 weeks but the side effects are scaring him he is more tired then usual and he says he is having nightmares so he doesnt sleep. he also told me that he looses his temper really easily and is more depressed now to the point where he wants to cry all the time is there anything i can do for him?

I've been on 100mg of Doxycycline for 4 days due to Bronchitis. I've experienced dizziness, disorientation, lack of appetite, and profound fatigue. While my Bronchitis symptoms are improving, the dizziness and fatigue are really limiting anything I can do during the day. I did some errands for about an hour and a half today and had to come home and take a 2 hour nap to recover. I've not had this happen to me before while taking meds of this sort.

Oh girls. This yasmin stuff.....i know it's supposed to be different for everyone...but i can't help thinking that it's just EVIL

i took yasmin for three weeks and most of my side effects were mental --- it made me feel totally insane. i was nervous and anxious all the time. i cried constantly. and i turned into a total b-tch. so my question...anyone have any idea how long it'll be until i feel back to normal? is there anything i can do to get the stuff out of my system?? (like...take goldenseal or something..).

any help would be much appreciated

I just started on prednisone recently for ulcerative colitis. I'm a 20-year-old female college student. The prednisone seems to be working great for the ulcerative colitis. I've been kind of nauseous. My question is this:

I've heard that one of the side effects of prednisone is weight gain. However, I've been so nauseous that I've lost weight. The strange thing is that event though I've lost (a small amount of) weight, I *look* fatter, especially in the waist. And it's not all just oversensitive-young-woman's body obsessiveness; even my pants fit kind of tight in the waist What's going on? Is this water retention? Is there anything I can do about it?

My mother has talked about her experience with Tamoxifen and she is miserable, I feel that I have to do something for her. She lives in Scotland and of course their treatment is about as good as third world countries.
She called me from overseas asking if there is anything I can do for her, everything she has been given does not help.
She has the most severe eye dryness that she has ever had and she wakes up at night and stays awake because it is so bad, is there anyone who can give me some information on what could help her, I'm willing to try anything!!!!