August 30th symptoms and conditions

I originally went on 10mg of lipitor a day in January,2007, experienced leg pain,muscle ache and weakness,so after 3 weeks went off the drug on my own.In June 2007 after talking to different Dr's I went back on Lipitor,10mg, figuring that I had not really given the drug a chance as sometimes side effects do subside after a while.I saw my Dr on July 3rd & my cholesterol had gone down to 170 in about 3 weeks.I told him about my symptoms, which were the same as before & he told me to let him know if they got worse.By August 30th 2007 I just could not tolerate the pain and achiness all over my body,I was not sleeping well as every time I turned in my bed I woke up from the pain ( We even got a new mattress fguring maybe that was contributing to the joint pain) My joints became swollen & red,I could not lift up my arms,they were so sore and weak,my neck was so stiff that it was hard to drive and have to turn my head,I had a constant headache and what seemed to me like a"fuzzy brain"I am 63 years old and have never experienced anything like this,I am an active woman with a great deal of energy and people who know me could not believe what was happening, instead of scooting ahead of everyone I was barely keeping up.I found myself not wanting to eat as my stomach was constantly bloated & in pain & I was gaining weight too.
I went off Lipitor on September 1st and the withdrawal sypmtoms have been horrendous, I went to see my Dr yesterday & he put me on an anti inflamatory drug ,I have taken 2 dosages & am already feeling an improvement.This web site really helped as I felt I was not alone suffering from the side effects of Lipitor.Many people I have talked to have experienced the same symptoms but were attributing them to aging.

I had the Mirena removed on August 30th. I immediately felt a sense of calm and knew I had done the right thing. My midwife was very supportive and understanding. She said that some women are just extremely sensitive to the hormones from it (and other forms of bc). The removal was not painful, only slightly uncomfortable. I have had some bleeding since, but nothing bad. I just cannot express how much better I feel-it's as though a huge weight has been lifted from me. The anxiety, anger, all of the horrible side effects are GONE. Another thing I noticed (TMI warning) is that the first time my husband and I had sex after it was removed was that I no longer had any pain when he hit my cervix. And he says it's much better for him, since he is no longer getting poked by the strings. Getting it removed was the best thing I could have done. I will never take a chemical form of bc again, so I have decided to commit myself to FAM (the Fertility Awareness Method). I just bought the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility, and it is AMAZING. I highly recommend it. If you are suffering Mirena side effects-LISTEN TO YOUR BODY. Don't let a doctor tell you that Mirena is not the cause of what is happening to you. Best of luck to everyone.

August 30th this year I received a 40mg injection of Kenalog from my dermatologist, also Triamcinolone Acetonide cream usp 0.1% & Betamethasone Valeraate Cream USP 0.1% to be used on my skin for a terrible rash. Used the cream as prescribed, I also was in severe pain from (nerve cell damage?) in my legs, (no I'm not diabetic) which my primary Dr an internist had diagnosed from blood work? and he had been giving me the Kenalog injections about every three or four months and the last two had not helped the leg pain....trying to make this short-----the amazing side effect, if it was caused by all the steroids was, I had been horribly bloated which we had surmised was from the Kenalog, in a week I had lost 18 pounds of fluid, my legs were back to normal size for the first time in I don't know how long. My sister is an RN and we were baffled. I asked my dermatologist, I've seen a neurologist since then, and they had no clue??? Have you ever heard of this happening???

Jolene ***
****** Ada Ok 74820