Bad rash symptoms and conditions

Omg.... I've had the mirena for a few months now and have a lot of the same side effects as a lot of the other women that have posted. I had a bad rash on my face and I thought it was acne at first and I had no clue it was caused by the mirena at first until it got so bad I went to the dermatologist and he told me that is what is causing it and he said they have at least 1-3 girls coming into their office weekly with the same problem. Since then I have made my appointment with my OB/GYN to get it removed. It is just not worth it.

I was giving sulfamethoxazole for a UTI on Thursday night 6/25/09. on the 3rd day using this med. i started getting headaches and stomach pains. On Sat. July 4th i work up with 102 fever and red bumps all over my body. went to the er and i still had the UTI, not now i has a bad rash all over my body and i can't even go back to work until it clears up.

Been taking this for the past ten years and it is the only thing that allows my skin to quickly recover from eczema. Eczema started at age 22. After my first injection I felt more powerful than Darth Vader and noticed an increase in energy and stamina. A few weeks later, a crash begins and I feel the side effect of lethargy. Consistently, after each Kenalog shot, my skin will develop several pimples around my buttocks area and sometimes on my back after a month or two. I would prefer never to use Kenalog, but it has been the only thing that relieves the patches of skin that become red and flaky due to stress, lack of sleep, and a poor diet. Ultimately, I did develop 'hypercutia' which is a skin condition which allows my dermis to bleed more easily. After stopping the Kenalog injections for a few years, my entire dermis still remains thin and more vulnerable to bleeding. I make my living as an actor and it is part of the reason i still rely on Kenalog whenever an audition comes up and I need to show my body. The pimples eventually become little scars, which eventually become little darker spots on my body. I still believe that in spite of all the side effects, it is worth it if you make your living as an actor or model.

i have been on neurontin for nerve pain in my legs due to vasculitis for a few weeks now. i have only noticed a small increase in appetite. my eyesite seems to be out of focus, but its so bad anyway that i have no idea if its the neurontin or just my eyes, and minor headaches i had no pain relief either........absolutely no improvement at all. my doctor just raised my dose from 900 mgs a day to 1200 the other day. still no pain relief but i am now getting a bit dizzy. i guess we will see what happens!

hello, patches here. Just to update my previous posting. Having stopped taking lisinopril over the past couple of weeks i now have no bloating and can wear rings again as my fingers are slimmer and my tummy is no longer solid bloat, the black tarry loose stools also have stopped but i still have bouts of urticaria from time to time. I wonder if anyone knows how long it takes to get this poison out of the system. Also i got chest pains from the amlodipine and the doctor conducted an ecg and blood test which both came back ok so it must have been the amlodipine. She has now given me candesartan but i have not started to take it yet as she said to wait until after the Christmas break in case i had a bad reaction when there were no doctors at the surgery. I can't believe i am the only one suffering this way and would like to hear from others and maybe someone can give me positive feedback. My blood pressure has gone up as i am not on any medication. Yesterday i felt very ill indeed - dizzy and panicky and later on had a bad rash on my arm and back of neck. today is slightly better so wonder, again, if i had a virus or if it is still the effects of the lisinopril. if anyone can advise i would be so grateful. many thanks.

have been on Lisinopril/HCTZ for over a year with no side effects. Last week I switched to Cartia XL because I am 29 and wanted to try to have a baby. The Cartia made me severely depressed so after four days I switched back to my Lisinopril/HCTZ until my follow-up appt. in three weeks. I took the Lisinopril/ HCTZ for two days. The first day I had a weezy cough. The second day I broke out in a rash that was unaffected by benadryl. I looked in OVID medical journal database and found that the symptoms of Lisinopril rash are rashes confined to the trunk, neck, and proximal limbs (closest to body) and are unaffected by Benadryl (because the rash is caused by luekotriene and not histamine reaction). I went to urgent care today and they gave me a benadryl shot and three prednisone pills with no effect. Then they gave me a IV drip with Zantac (the heartburn medicine but also can help with rashes). It helped some but I am back at home and the rash looks worse and still itches. This is horrible.

Took my first dose on Wednesday 11/12/08, and felt amazing. I could not believe how much better I felt when I got up Thursday morning. Took my second dose around lunch time, and noticed that by Thursday night I wasn't feeling too well. Had a hard time sleeping Thursday night as my legs were bothering me. Called the Dr. this morning, as I felt like I might be having some side effects. Wants to see me tomorrow to make sure I'm not having tendon problems. Legs feel weird...just a rubbery feeling, and some mild pain. Makes me feel like I have to move them. Also, felt jittery upon waking this morning. Can't sleep...wake up at 4:30am - 5:30am and can not get back to sleep. I just want to get well, and they give me a medicine that should not be prescribed unless other antibiotics have not worked, and then be supervised the entire time on the medicine. I am so mad, I can't see straight! Now I have to waste more time, going back to the Dr. (not my usual Dr. BTW...I had to go to a "walk in" clinic because I couldn't get into see my normal Dr. soon enough), so that he can tell me my legs are fine, and write me another stupid presciption! I've been dealing with trying to get some meds for almost a week now! CRAZY! Not to mention this crap is really expensive! $60 for 10 stinkin' pills. Would of been $160 if I didn't have insurance. That's a lot of money down the drain! Guess I'm glad I never took my 3rd dose of this stuff, or I might of done some serious damage! DO NOT TAKE THIS...IT'S NOT WORTH THE RISK!!!!!!!!

Hey, I have had my Mirena in for almost four years now, and initially loved it because I did not have a period every month and it wasn't much when I did have it, I had no cramps, and I was feeling fine. However, after my little girl was born I started breaking out with every yes every medication I take down to a tynenol. If I take tynenol for a few days or any other medication for a few days I end up breaking out in a bad rash. I have never been allergic to anything before I had this put in. At first it never dawned on me that it could be the Mirena, but after so long I have began to think it is. I have been to my doctor, two allergist, and many trips to the emergency room for breaking out in a rash. I have read many of the other symptoms that I have had like nervousness, depression, short temper,but none on breaking out with medication. Has anyone had any of these symptoms that I have been having, if so please let me know, so I can schedule to have it out if this is the true problem.

I have a really bad rash under my breast and leg cramps off and on so i took it out. i also had burning sensation after sex.

My daughter is 12 and got her first shot on May 23rd, 2008. The next day in the evening her face was severely red with a bad rash all over, looked like blisters and pimples. Since then she is achy, headache and nauseous. So I am assuming that is from the shot, there is no other reason to get such a bad rash.

Having the Mirena IUD put in was the worst thing I have ever done to my body! I am 33yrs old, have 3 kids - 9, 2 1/2, 1 1/2. They told me to come in when I started my period because it would be easier to insert, so that's what I did in early November 2007. (Since then, I have had non-stop bleeding or spotting every day.) I didn't have as much pain as some people have described, but it was more uncomfortable than I expected. The next day I developed a bad, bumpy, itchy rash on both of my legs from my ankles to just above the knee. I thought it was just a fluke, and it starting going away after two days. It was gone within a week. I started having very bad mood swings - angry, short-tempered, irritated, irrational, paranoid, and I wanted to cry over everything. (I normally don't cry over anything - I am not an emotional person.) I got a few deep, itchy pimples on my face, which normally I don't get either, but I figured I just needed to get used to the hormone. Then, my upper back and chest started itching really badly the second week, and I got pimples all over those areas - I have only ever had them at about age 13-14 and not as bad as I do now! I became fatigued, and I have gained 5 pounds. Don't get me wrong - I have been eating everything in sight, but I feel terribly hungry half an hour after I am done eating. So that part is my fault, but I'm not used to be being hungry all the time for no reason. I have religiously gone to the gym 4-5 times a week for an hour and a half a day for the past year and a half. For the past two months I have gone twice a week, and struggle to make it an hour. My endurance is terrible. My muscles - particularly my legs - burn like I've had long strenuous workouts, which I just mentioned is not the case. My sex drive - NONEXISTENT. Luckily for my husband, I know it's a side effect and haven't told him - he would probably take it personally - so I just go along with sex when he wants it. I finally had to get over the fact that I had non-stop spotting, but sex is not enjoyable when you feel self-conscious, and no foreplay because of the spotting if you know what I mean. (Sorry if that's too much information but I'm sure some of you can relate.) My husband was also not thrilled about the strings - I wouldn't be either if I was him. I had a non-stop migraine for 9 days straight - I maybe get two of them a year before Mirena, and they last about 3-4 hours. I normally have 20/15 vision - better than most people - and I found I was struggling to see things I normally could. I have been occasionally nauseous, but that has been minimal. My breasts have been sore. I am sure I am forgetting other effects, but as you can see the picture here is pretty grim. I went back to the doctor three weeks after insertion, and he told me that he couldn't tell me what to do, but that it is not rational to expect to feel perfect after 3 weeks, and that most people adjust just fine after about three months. He further explained that he has personally put in several hundred, and only one person has ever wanted it removed. He said my "side effects" probably had other causes and this was coincidental, and that the few that could come from the Mirena would settle down. Well, for the next month it got worse. Yesterday, after working a 12 hour graveyard shift, I forced myself to stay awake three more hours until the doctor's office opened. I went in with no appointment, and told them I would sit there all day if I had to, until it was removed. They managed to fit me in with the nurse practitioner, and she also asked if I was sure I didn't want to give it one more month to settle down. After reading everyone's stories on this site, I was pretty sure that was pointless. So she removed it as I asked, and at least treated me with respect and didn't try to tell me it was in my head ( like the doctor did.) She said it could take up to 20 days to get the hormone out of my system. (Which is funny, because when you get it inserted they tell you the hormone acts only locally within the uterine area and doesn't get into your "system" - LIES!!!) Well, I went home, went to sleep for 4 1/2 hours before I had to be back to work for another 12 hr shift. But guess what - even after getting little sleep, I felt much better than I had in two months. My headache was gone. While sitting at work, I noticed I could see things at a distance again. I had a pretty stressful night, and not once did I feel emotional. Just a little tired from lack of sleep - but it was worth it!!! I am almost 24 hours from when I had it removed, and see a light at the end of the tunnel. I hate to sound pessimistic, because I wanted really badly for this to work out. If anyone tells you what you are feeling is in your head - or has another cause when you know the symptoms started at the same time you got the Mirena - DON'T BE BULLIED. They will try to make you feel like you are the only one complaining, but you're not. There are many of us. Trust me on this one - you will feel better if you get it removed. If you are reading this and haven't gotten it yet - keep this info in the back of your mind. If you want to try it and it works out for you, great! But if it doesn't, don't stick it out any longer than you have to. I also extend my sympathy to those of you that had it in longer than I did and are taking longer to recover, especially those who have experienced traumatic pregnancies and miscarriages since. I hope you take some comfort in knowing your stories have helped me make a great decision - having it removed. I also had a friend read all of your postings because she was considering this as well - she has since changed her mind.

Well I thought I was crazy too! I have been taking Yasmin for 5 years now and I have been experiencing so many different side effects I thought it was just me getting older and my body was changing. I have noticed everything from major anxiety attacks, fatigue, depression, snapping uncontrollably and being on edge (I am not that kind of person) , skin dryness, discoloration after being in the sun, hair loss, ringing in my ears, I even went to the ear doctor because my husband thought I was going deaf. Also I have experienced such a bad experience with urinary tract infections as well as yiest infections which I feel is due to the Yasmin as well. I never had any of these ailments before taking this pill. About a month and a half ago I decided to cleanse my body of the pill wondering if this could be affecting me and I didn't realize how much it was until I started taking it again one month later within two days I noticed it unbelievably I felt so edgy and started snapping again immediatley. I notified my obgyn and told her what I thought she recommended taking B-6, I tried it and it didn't make a difference so I asked to switch to the YAZ which claims to help with moodiness, fatigue etc...after being on it for one month I think the effects are actually worse. I have decided to quit taking the pill all together. I can't believe people can be feeding this stuff to humans with all these side effects. I am so glad to have found this web site. Now I know I am not crazy!!! Best of luck to everyone.

Very bad rash that a week later has not gone away. Nexium actually burned my skin! I look like I have color like I just came from the beach. This is a dangerous drug. it works for the reflux, but the side effects arent worth it. I also develiped hip pain, like it was sucking the calcium out of the bone! The hip pain is gone, but i still have burning, itchy skin, and red all over, less than a week later after stopping, about 5 days off it now. Be careful if you are sensitive to hives, this medicine brought me to the emergency room with swollen hands and feet. it is dangerous!

My husband has really bad rash on both hands. Does this drug have SULFUR in it. He has been to many doctors and they can't figure out what is wrong. So now they think it is the sulfur in this medicine.

I began NuvaRing about 6 months ago. I use one every three weeks, followed by another and only have a period once every nine weeks. When I first started it, I had trouble with terrible cystic acne that took FOREVER to go away. Along the 2-3 week on the ring, I became incredbily tired. I was very edgy, irritable, moody. My sex drive plummeted. I am naseous - no vomiting, though. I have terrible allergies anyway, but I also got a bad rash on my arms. I have polycystic Ovarian syndrome, and I need the BC to couteract the PCOS. Well, NuvaRIng has been the best I have tried. I have tried Yasmin, OrthoEvra, Seasonale, among others. Not to mention no pills, this one gave me the LEAST amount of mood swings....BUT, my allergist gave me a Kenalog shot to help with rash, which immediately went away (and I think helped the cystic acne), and I take Prozac to counteract the mood swings. I am not depressed and have no desire to even think about suicide, but prozac calms me. I am pleasant and even quite humorous. And the sex drive is slowly returning. The nausea is also subsiding. I decided to choose my battles. The side effects of PCOS are much worse than anything I experienced with NuvaRIng.

My then 8-month old daughter was prescribed for Omnicef for double ear infection two weeks ago on a Friday. She started having watery diarrhea and stomach cramping a few hours after taking it. She vomited once, and her mood changed to be irritable and extremely demanding. No more smile at all. We asked the doctor to change the prescription the next day (Sat), but he suggested to divide the dose into half, and gave it her twice a day. Okay, we tried it, and the next morning (the third day), she woke up having bad rash on her face, and rash started showing up in other parts of her body gradually by the end of that day. Of course, I called again INSISTING ON a change of the prescription.

The diarrhea kept going on for about a week, and two days after stopping Omnicef, my lovely daughter started smiling at me again.

Omnicef may be more effective treatment the ear infection as othe rmedicine, but I don't think it's worthwhile giving it to kids. The side effects were so strong.

Well, I started taking this medication for a bad rash from a tick it was called Rocky Mountain Spotted fever.

From day one, i felt as if my personality changed, i felt like i was not me. I felt very calm, mellow and toned down. But it seemed to be a good calm and relief from daily stress. Also another thing id notice is strange cracks in my jaw, also I have been having the most vivid dreams ive ever had. The dreams seem to be borderline reality and dream, and i dont know if its related to the drug. But wow, They are some pretty crazy dreams and i remember them all perfectly.

One thing i can say i like from taking this, it seems i get a very good nights rest when i wake up in the morning. I dont seem to be tired, because im not a morning person.

i'm taking biaxin for an upper respitory infection. I have cramps, dihherra, sad, funny taste in my mouth but now that i've been taking it for 3 days i've developed a bad rash on my thighs, buttocks, legs on my knees and behind my knees as well i also have it on my arms. The rash is red with small and large bumps is this a side effect cause it's the only thing i've taken or done differently. PLEASE ANSWER

My dermatologist prescribed Sulfameth for a bacterial infection with manifested as a bad rash on my leg. After three days, the rash cleared. Since my doctor wanted me on a 21 Sulfameth cycle I still had to take it. After one week, I started to feel a little blue, like I was in a fog. I didn't immediately think it was the medicine. Then two days after I started feeling a down, I got really bad hives on my chest and arms. These hives wer of the pins and needles kind, not too itchy, but very distressing. I started having severe chills and my irratibility went through the roof. My neck and back were in pain. The day after that I called my dermatologist and he told me to stop taking the Sulfameth immediately. By then, the hives spread all over my body, and my eyes are completely bloodshot. I look like I have swelling and severe sunburn. At least I'm not as irritable and the chills are gone. When I had the chills it felt the same as going through nicotine withdrawal. Just ... AWFUL. Hopefully the rash will clear soon, so far it's only gotten worse.

My son is 18 month old, and was diagnosed as an asthmatic since he was 6 month, (because of the frequency of his asthma attacks). He start on Singulair on May 01, 2006 and he have been taken it for 10 days, Two days ago he start having a bad rash and he is asking for water non stop, 8 or 9 bottles of water a day, maybe more, we do not think this is a normal behavior, because babies usually never drink that much water and, he is more active than usual, he screams, cry, and runs non stop. Have someone had the same problem with the polydipsia (abnormally large intake of fluids by mouth). Thanks for this site, It have been very helpful!

I was 32 years old when I started to take Lamictal.I am on it a year now.I have been getting pimples.I never thought it was the meds.I had a bad rash looking thing on my waist I should it to one DR.He said it was from my pants.Well now it spred to other places so I dont think its the pants.I never thought to look on this site till today.I now think I have to side effects whitch are the pimples's and the funny smell.I often say I smell Gas or Hotdogs.Never thought anything,but now I do.I dont have a PCP DR right now looking for a good one but in the mean time I have these effects I dont now what to make of it.------------------------Jenn

I got a really bad rash. My back and chest were covered in little red spots that were more painful than itchy.

I've been taking Ovcon 35 for 2.5 months now. I was put on the pill due to a cyst that had burst, and in hopes to regulate my cycle for a better chance to get pregnant. I have gained weight, have really tender breasts, bad rash on my legs, headaches, nausea and I am tired all the time. I do now get my period every month always on the week of the green pills, but now its heavier and lasts longer than it used to and the cramps are sometimes very painfull. The only things that are really bothering me about this pill is the rash on my legs and the being tired all the time. No matter how long I sleep I always feel like I havent slept in days. My sex drive has increased a whole lot, but I cant complain about that. I havent really noticed an increase in breast size but I do notice that when they are really tender they feel different, and sometimes the tenderness feels like aching muscles. Like I was weight lifting all day.

Took 100mg for several years. Began to workout program to drop weight. BP dropped, I began taking 50mg. Lost more weight, BP dropped, I gradually weaned myself off. Day two - off the med, heart rate went from normal 70 to 110 resting. I also developed a bad rash and pimples on my back during the last part of the process. I am back taking 25mg, trying to wean myself off again.

I have a bad rash on my neck, back and arms. It has recently developed. I have been taking Advair for approx. 2 years. Is this normal for a side effect to take this long to show up? The rash is almost like hives. My doctor has given me something called Elidel to help with the rash. It does work but not completely. The doctor did not even mention Advair as a possible reason for the rash because I have been taking it for 2 years.