May 16th
2009
11:24 AM
I went to the doctor two days ago, prescribed with amoxicillin for sinus infection (250mg 3x/day). I have asthma as well so the infection has hit me pretty hard. After taking my 4th dose last night there were noticible changes in my sinuses for the better, everything was clearing up, still a runny nose but now clear instead of green/yellow. Before taking the meds I had a terrible itchy throat as well from all the drainage and that is gone as well even though I'm still draining. Side effects last night were no fun though. I've had no appetite as it is, so I eat light before taking any meds at the least, had a yogurt and an apple before taking the meds and I don't know if it was the combination of food and antibiotics or just side effects, but I got a terrible feeling in my stomach like a burning sensation and was also nauseous...wasn't able to sleep for another 4 hours because I was going back and forth to the bathroom. Finally did get to sleep and woke up 6 hours later having to use the bathroom immediately upon waking and that was very unpleasant. A very high yellow diarrhea, and smelled horrible. Still not feeling better, have no idea what to eat and approaching my next dose...gah!
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February 11th
2009
1:35 PM
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January 16th
2009
4:49 PM
I am 34 years old. I am a pharmacy tech. I have asthma and allergies. I have taken singulair pretty much every day since it came out on the market. I've had asthma since i was about 10 years old. I took theophylline as a kid. Steriods on and off especially during times when my allergies are bad. I still use Advair during the fall and spring. Every drug has a side effect. However breathing is pretty good damn thing. Do I have days when I feel low? Yeah. Do I sometimes have nightmares? Yup. Are "natural" products the answer. Not always. The fish oil that some of the posters are touting can also cause GI problems. Some of the natural products contain herbs and other plant derivatives that can be harmful for a child that suffers from allergies. Not proactively treating asthma can be deadly. Some of the parents are suggesting steriods as the answer - those can cause weight gain, growth suppression and can lead to a worsening of asthma.
Singulair has never made me feel like I've wanted to kill myself. I was more depressed and angry as kid when my asthma did not allow me to partipate in normal childhood things. I was sad and hated life when I couldn't keep up with friends at recces because I was having trouble breathing. You have to outweigh the costs with the benefits. I am more irritable when I have asthma flareup then I am on a normal day. For me, I choose to breathe. And singulair has been helping me for almost a decade.
I'm not saying the medication isn't causing these symptoms but maybe there is an underlying cause to your child's depression.
Any drug has a side effect. But without medical research and the medications that come with them - people would still be dying of simple diseases and we wouldn't have vaccinations. As a society, as a whole, we are a culture that looks to someone else to fix things and then blames the people who try to fix it. We need to stop being the "hot McDonald's coffee'" society.
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January 13th
2009
5:25 PM
I took my first 500mg Niaspan ER at about 1130 after eating an apple. At 0115 I woke up and my body from head to toe was on fire internally. I got up out of bed went to the bathroom looked in the mirror. It looked like I had a bad sunburn from head to toe plus my face,arms, hands upper torso were swollen. I do not recall any increase in my heartbeat. I went to the ER and by the the time the doctor came around I was some better. I did experience severe itching and cold chills for a while. I did not know about the aspirin for help. Am awaiting further directions from my cardiologist. I have never experienced anything like this before.
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April 25th
2008
7:07 PM
I have been on Doxy now for about 6 weeks for a couple chronic infections. I have noticed it does make me sick to my stomach when I take it on an empty stomach. Well, about three days ago I started to feel like maybe I was having heartburn but it was a different feeling. I felt like I had food stuck in my esophagus and it hurt right at the end about where the breast bone ends and up in my throat. I felt like it was spasming and the pain would refer to my jaw. I have never had heartburn much and certainly nothing like this. I hurt all day long and the pain was worse when I ate or drank. Of course I was freaking out until I saw on this site that Doxy can cause damage and apparently a lot of pain. I think it was my fault though because I didn't always take it with a full glass of water and I often took it right before I went to bed and sometimes while I was still in bed. No one told me not to lay down after taking it or anything. The only info i got was a little explanation that it can cause an upset stomach, nausea, and vomiting so take it with some food if that occurs. Well, i would definitely recommend taking it with some food an apple or something and not before you go to bed, and drink a lot of water with it!!!
I have a Dr. apt next week but I am going to try not taking it for a few days to see if the pain lessens.
December 21th
2007
12:32 AM
December 20, 2007 11:30 PM
I have been on Niaspan ER 500 Mgs for 4 weeks, I have never had the redness or itching until tonight. I can't believe the intolerable itching. I woke my husband and was ready to go to the emergency room, I thought it was an allergic reaction to something. The itching started in my legs, mainly from my ankles to my knees, but I did have some itching higher up on my thighs. Also had the itching on my wrists and lower arms. I am going to try Benadryl as someone suggested on your website, hopefully it will help some, if not I will be forced to stop taking this medicine, the itching is to much to put up with..............Brenda
October 18th
2007
11:25 AM
Been doing more research on Lisinopril and found out that it doesn't deplete you of Potassium, but makes too much in your blood. So maybe it was good that I quite eating a 1/2 banana and switched to 1/2 apple for a snack.
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October 8th
2007
12:57 PM
i posted most of my side effects a few days ago...weight gain, severe acne, joint pain, abdom swelling, headaches, inability to lose weight, long bleeding,aggression/depression, etc. I've scheduled my appt to have Mirena removed next week. Does anyone know how long it takes for all the "side effects" to go away? I'd appreciate your input. thanks.
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June 29th
2007
3:30 PM
I've been taking Aciphex for about 3 eyars. The last few months, I've noticed that I'm okay if I take it every 2-3 days. But my eyesight was faltering something awful. Everything looks too blurry and since I'm an artist, this is not good. I was about to make an appointment with my ophthalmologist when visitors told us about taking Aciphex and getting blurry vision! That was the end of my Achiphex! I'd rather have a burning stomach and see well. I don't have GERD, I just have burning in my stomach and an intolerance for acid foods. I read somewehre that eating a slice of apple will help that.
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April 23th
2007
10:57 AM
Person #41642 coming back with an update.
Have thrown up twice in 2 weeks. Always from morning doses. The first time I took one right before I ate a bagel. Got very very sick. Ever since then only taken them WITH food or after eating a meal. This morning took one after I ate a medium-sized apple for breakfast. Barely got into my office before hurling into the trash can. Maybe an hour total had passed. I guess I didn't eat enough .. I go back for a follow-up May 25th but geez I don't know if I like the thought of yacking for another 6 weeks.
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May 14th
2006
8:51 AM
When I first started on 10mg of Lisinoprill, I immediately noticed a weird kind of sore throat. Not like the sore throat you get from a cold or the flu, but rather, the muscles around the adam's apple were sore, and it always hurt to swallow. Also, my BP did not go down very much. And pulse was twice as fast as normal.
So, my dose was doubled. After one day, my throat closed in a violent spasm which scared the hell out of me. After that, my throat really hurt, as though someone had hit me in the throat with a Karate chop. It actually hurts to touch, right below the point of the adam's apple.
And still my BP was dangerously high. I borrowed a Tenormin 100mg and within 30 minutes, my BP and pulse were at texbook normal.
I will never take another lisinopril. I think it is a horrible drug.
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November 15th
2005
7:13 AM
I have gained 15 punds since I started the shot a couple of months ago. I can not get the weight off. Ive eaten good, three meals a day with snacks that were an apple, or pear. I never want to have sex with my boyfriend, I hate the shot. It is the worst type of birth control I have EVER experienced.
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Niaspan ER (2) Lisinopril (2) Doxycycline Hyclate (2) Lupron (1) Aciphex (1) Mirena (1) Depo-Medrol (1) Singulair (1) Yasmin (1) Amoxicillin (1)
July 9th
2009
11:31 PM
lupron makes me a bad person. i easily get irritated even on very little things. mood swings is very out of this world. i'm on my day 4 of lupron and i can't control my emotion anymore. i do deep breaths to try to control it but it doesn't work for me. i really have to shout my emotion or else i feel i will burst or die of heart attack. i don't know what to do anymore. i have to be relaxed to have a successful ivf. need your advice.
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