Bearable symptoms and conditions

HI,
I had my Mirena fitted in March 07, the first fitting was a nightmare as I went into spasm so the doctor was able to fit it, that experience was so painful so i had to go back again about 3 weeks later, that time it was a little painful but bearable. I thought at the time brilliant, no probs at all except for the obvious bleeding and cramps for the first month or so till it settles in. Things weren't too bad to start with once I stopped bleeding even though I bled every month, I did at this point start to get what looked like acne on my face which was so itchy. Then one night in July I experienced the most horrendous pains in my right side, i didn't know what to do with myself, i thought to myself I'll leave it for a few days and see how I feel, so 4 days later I went to see my doctor as I wasn't any better starting to feel worse, started getting pains in my lower abdomen, she checked me over and wasn't sure what it was, I said it feels like my reproductive organs related, she wasn't convinced !! done a few tests etc.

So she sent me home and said if I wan't any better in a few days then to come back. That I did as I felt even worse, it was so painful to walk, I felt so ill, tired, you name it. She did check to see if my coil was still in situ and it was, so she sent some swabs off and urine sample even done a pregnancy test. We can't treat you until we know what it is we're treating she said !! How great did that make me feel, come back in a few days if you're not feeling any better, yet again I done that. Eventually the doctor said we'll try you on 2 different kinds of antibiotics to see if that sorts it and treat it as a pelvic inflammatory disorder !! Both myself and my husband wasn't convinced, but I thought hey I'll try them. I had to wait a week for the test results which turned out to be all clear which I thought they would be.

I still felt so sore all on my abdomen and in my side, really hard to explain, it felt like something was pressing on my bladder when I walked and me pain, then one night both my husband were on the internet trying to see if we could find out what was wrong with me, thinking all sorts of things, then we come across this website and it answered everything.... Now the pains in my stomach and side have gone away but I seem to constantly be bleeding which isn't very good for my sex life (my poor husband), My skin looks terrible with the acne (which I never have suffered from not even in my teens) and I'm 30.. people at work even comment on it saying whats wrong with your skin !! of course I feel tired all the time and get the pains in the legs, arms, I'm really not sure what to do now, I want to get it taken out to be honest. I've said if my skin doesn't sort itself out then Its going and thats that.... I've really had enough of it now... Is it painful to have it removed?? Any answers would be appreciated.. thank you for listening, Paula from Cornwall xx

I am into my 2nd month on Loestrin and I don't know what to thinK. My breast are tender (but it's bearable) and they have inc. one cup size. I have no breakthrough bleeding ever, no cramps, no headaches. I do not take this for the birth control effect. I take it for shorter periods I used to have flawless skin on my face- not oily not dry, now it is breaking out and I can't deal with that. The acne is my only symptom- anyone have a similar story- any idea how long it might last? Are shorter periods worth having a mild acne problem...I think not..

I had my Mirena placed in October 2006, about 12 weeks following the birth of my 1st son. It was slightly painful upon insertion, more than I expected, but bearable.

Let me suggest to everyone to do some research on the fact that women can and have been getting PREGNANT with this in place. Whether due to improper placement, or just being one of the 1 out of 1000, I am now PREGNANT!

It came as a shock, since it had talen us over a year to get pregnant with our first, and having this in is supposed to be 99% effective, or so it is marketed.

I have taken two brands of home pregancy tests, both positive, and my period is 5 days late (I am very regular).

I have an appt for Monday for ultrasound to check position of device and see if the pregnancy is ectopic or what...

Levaquin has left me with joint pain in my shoulders, left knee and hips. After a couple of days on the drug, pain developed in my hips. I just thought I was overdoing Xmas. Then the arms and then the knee. This was 10 days later and I finally put two and two together and logged on to the net and found I was not alone. I am taking Motrin now in heavy doses and the pain is now bearable but not gone. Did laundry today., 20 days after going off of the drug and my arms are killing me. I wonder if this will ever get better.

1500mg/day for 2 yrs now and it's been a lonnnnng road with this flushing and itching. The typical avoidance foods, hot showers, spicy foods..etc..all help to aoid the side effects. However, if you still get that flushing/itching effect, take some antihistamine medication. Benedryl works, although it will make you drowsy, but it's worth it ! It relieves the itching !

Why does this happen ? it's NOT niacitic poisoning like some on this site suggest. Niaspan causes vasodilation of your the blood vessels in your skin. This causes your mast cell to increase thus triggering a production of histamine in your skin receptors. This is what causes the unbearable itching to occur. It is completely harmless, however, it can be un-bearable at times when the flushing/itching become severe. So taking an ANTI-histamine works well. Time on the medication helps. Reducing the dosage may help as well, however, you will most likely see a drop in your HDL levels by 5-7% for every 500mg drop in dosage.

Hang in there, hopefully big Pharm will come up with a new drug to increase HDL.. I know they are working on it as we speak, but may take a few more years.

I'm 26 years old and broke out in a horrible rash back in June. It was basically all over my upper torso, arms and my legs. I went to see a dermatologist and got a high prescription of Prednisone (40mg/day). The rashes went away, but I had many side effects. I gained 10 pounds in a few months (and it's hard for me to gain weight due to my high metabolism), my cholesterol shot up from 170 to 219, I was having mood-swings and feeling depressed, I was having dizzy spells, and it seemed like I was eating everything in sight. Now that I am off Prednisone, my cholesterol is back to normal and am not feeling depressed or having mood-swings. I am still waiting and working on losing the extra weight which does not seem to go away, esp. around my stomach area. I still feel light-headed at times but it's bearable. I hope there is a better drug or solution out there in case of another break-out. I do not want to go through that again.

i am 29 and had a laporoscopy performed and it was confirmed that i have endometriosis. my bladder was attached to my uterus and as a result of the doctors findings, he recommended a 3 month course of lupron injections(once a month). prior to surgery he informed me of the side affects that i would experience would mostly mimic that of a woman going through menopause. two days later i was miserable. i started looking online and found many women who seemed to have suffered more than benefit from the injections and the unfortunate part of all of this is, i feel like im stuck with these chemicals running through my veins for potentially longer than i was ready to commit to. unlike most, my pain was bearable. with four advil on the first day of my period when cramps were the worst i would be fine. i would much rather endure that type of pain than the side effects of lupron. bone density loss, potentially permanent joint pain and all the other scary side effects that i've read from other women far outweighs the menstral cramps i would get once a month for a few hours. i understand that lupron not only helps with pain but helps decrease the aggressiveness of endometriosis in some women. but quite honestly, if i've lived for 29 years fairly normal, i'd much rather get on the pill and schedule for another laporoscopy in another 29 years and laser off what ever build up i get a that time!

I had all of the side effects that all of you have had. I also had the swelling of the mouth, etc. I went through gastroscopes, colonoscopies, every imaginable test. I was also losing my ability to process, mentally that is and I had horrible intestinal problems. Finally I spoke to my pharmacist and told him what was happening. He said it's your lisinopril, so let's get you off the lisinopril. We did so, and I will never take it again. If I did I would run the risk of antiphylatic shock. By the way, I have been off lisinopril for a month and it is wonderful. Life is more bearable now and the dang cough is gone!

I have suffered from severe hayfever since 1968 when I was 21 and most people and many medical people don't realise how distressing and debilitating it can be. I was prescribed Kenalog when antihistamines failed to work and I have had an annual injection every year since then, with no apparent side effects. Kenalog relieves symptoms by about 90% and is the only treatment which makes life bearable during June (UK). My own doctor now works only 2 days a week and from obtaining the Kenalog yesterday I now have to stay indoors for 5 days before I can have it injected because no other doctors in the Practice are willing to give it. I need to ask him next week what will happen when he retires!

i am currently at 100 mg at night. Have had chronic issues with keeping food in or down. Have gone through dramatic weight loss and fluctuation. The acne I can deal with, the headaches are bearable, and even the muscle aches I am growing used to. It is the severe dizziness that is getting to me. I will get lightheaded so quickly, and on several occassions have lost my hearing and twice have actual passed out. I thought perhaps this was due to lack of sleep and food deprivation, but continued once got both those a bit more on track.
Additionally, have been extremely irritable, anxious, unsettled and ANGRY. I have had horrible nightmares, fear, and when I sleep, only do it for periods of 1/2 hour or so before I wake up sweating, with heart racing and often yelling. I have had issues with extreme anxiety in addition to the diagnosis of bipolar variation. I want to try to stick with it till I am up to 200 mg per dr, but am growing discouraged.

I had started taking Lamasil for toe nail fungus infection for about 20 days. I came down with fevers, chills and sweats about 20 days into 30 day doseage. My doctor prescribed Levaquinn for the fevers. I had a blood test and found my liver was very effected by the Lamasil. I was to take about 8 day of Levaquinn which I did. After 4 days of the Levaquinn my fever was gone but muscle pain developed for which I took Ibuprofen even after the levaquinn ran out. The pain became excrutiating. My calves felt as if they had been kicked and charle horsed. My shoulders felt as if they had drills drilling into the scapulas, My blood vessles felt as if they had gasoline running through them. My right hip started to get a deadened spot on top of the front of my hip joint, Pain flashed at various spots as if stuck with a knife. about two days fter stopping the Levaquinn, I had a period of three nights I could not sleep or lay down the pain was so great. Three weeks after stopping Levaquinn I am still in pain. My hip joint feels like it is being stabed by 40 Ice pics at time, it is sensitive to pressure and quick movement, my calves are still sore and make it hard to walk at times. Over the period I was tested for hepatitus A, B, C, HIV Lyme disease, Shingles Herpes, had Cat scans of my head and Abdomen, I developed Bells Palsy on my left face. After 7 weeks of pure hell and none of my local doctors culd think of any more test to give me, I went to a Nurologist on my own at the Lahey Clinic who identified the culprit the Levequinn. He tells me the pain will eventually go away in 1 to 3 months it has gotten more bearable after the many weeks but I still take Celebrex to sleep. No one thought to read the contra indications including me, least of all my doctors-except the last one at Lahey Clinic. Two medications suposed to cure damn near did me in!
Stay far away from this stuff unless you are dying- or want to.

I have definitely had the hot flashes, the poor attention span. But those are bearable. I can tell that I have had some bone loss due to the pain in my feet when I first stand up and sometimes I just feel like an old lady. These are not complaints, though, because if you read up on the drug...it tells you these things.

I began Lipitor shortly after a mild heart attack 20 months ago. Initially the ere were no side effects and I resumed normal physical activity gradually. After 8 months, I was able to get back to running 8 - 10 kms. per day. HOWEVER, about 5 months ago, I began experienceing tingling in my feet and lower limbs, primarily on the right side. Cholesterol levels were acceptable but bounced around a bit. I also found that I couldn't run as far or as fast - in fact, had to cut the distance down to less than half. The tingling has increased and runs from hip to toes. The toes are becoming increasingly numb. I have also developed a debilitating ache in my right gluteous. It's so painful that sleeping only on my back decreases the discomfort. Any other position is impossible. Sitting is painful and exacerbates the pain. It takes nearly an hour each morning before I am able to move about with bearable pain. The doctor had increased my dosage to 40 mg three weeks ago just prior to the increase in the intensity of these symptoms. I've taken myself off this drug because my quality of life has suffered dramatically. My fear is that these symptoms may not disappear but may be permanent.

I have received three injections of kenalog over the last two years to control my eczema. My eczema has greatly improved however I did notice a couple of troubling side effects. I too have experienced the indentations where I received the injections. I received the three shots in my right buttock and now it looks like a golf ball. I thought I could ignore it, however I am starting to notice it when I wear tighter pants. I am not sure if it will go away or not.

In regards to my menstrual cycle I actually noticed a positive reaction in that it is much less painful. I have been plagued with extremely painful cramps for all of my life and since I have received the injections it has been much more bearable. I am assuming it is because of the anti-inflammatory properies of steriods. I did however, notice more clotting. And the first time I received the shot, I got my period for two weeks straight.

I also noticed temporary weight gain which took a couple of months to control.

The other more troubling side efffect was recurrent bacterial vaginosis and yeast infections. I couldn't understand why I kept suffering from them until I asked my doctor and she said that steroids lower resistance to yeast infections, bacterial infections and viral infections.

Although my eczema is much improved I think this will be my last injection because the side effects are becoming too irritating and I am concerned about the long term effects on my bone health.

I have been on Lipitor for 2 days and have had more sleeping problems than I already have. I have heavy hot flashes at night and wake up often. I have no trouble going to sleep, but now waking up is what I do all night long. Lipitor has made it worse. Will this subside? I have read your blogs and hope I don't have the other horrible side effects, I already have the start of arthritis in my knee and back, but it is bearable due to exercise, massage, and choirapractor. Should I get on the Co-Q10? I am 54 years old, in pretty good shape, but my colesterol is at 264 and never had to take this sort of drug before; always adjusted by diet, but not now. Please help.

Having my first flare-up in nine years of ulcerative colitis. Other meds aren't working and just started today with 40mg prednisone. I am also suffering from anxiety and depression. Very afraid of how this drup is going to make me feel. Even though I was on it before and had bearable side effects such as not sleeping, energized, and weight gain - I am now 11 years older and afraid of how I will react. I must say that because of this drug - I did not have to have surgery and still have my colon. Hope it works just as good this time.

I am a 23 year old female, and this is my second day of my first injection. My side effects were not bad until this afternoon, my injection site is killing my lower back, anyone else with that problem? Also feeling what I think is some type of dull ache bone pain. Felt sick to my stomach here and there but overall everything seems to be bearable. Anyone else with these symtons please e-mail me.

I have taken Zephrex for over 10 years. I take Zephrex LA and have had no serious side effects. Zephrex makes my life bearable when the mold count hits 2000 here in Ohio.

I cannot take Zephrex after 6 PM or I cannot sleep I take one tablet instead of two a day usually about 10 am.

I am not as happy with the generic.

Thanks

I have been on Lupron for six weeks initially taking a 30-day shot, but then the second doctor I saw put me on a 90-day cycle. I took my last shot on 4/26/04, but since I'm moving out of state my doctor wrote me another 90-day prescription (11.25 mg) to be administered on June 1. Does anyone know what type of effect this will have on me to take another shot of this dosage so soon? I'm contemplating not getting (if it would increase my side effects) as I'm not "due" to get another one until July 23.

My side effects have been what I label as "bearable." On some days the hot flashes come by the hour -- and are VERY powerful. And on other days I can go hours with one. I've tried to incorporate mind/body techiques i.e. meditation, exercise and relaxation -- so hopefully this is helping. I rarely, if ever, get a good night's sleep. I actually feels as if my bed is ON FIRE or that I'm sleeping on a heating pad. Then moments later I have to put on 2-3 layers of cover to warm up. But, "this too shall pass..." is what I keep telling myself. However, recently I've noticed that I'm having short-term memory loss. A couple weeks ago I turned on the kitchen faucet to run dishwater; however, giving second thought to the running water I left the house and went to workout -- coming back two hours later after having flooded my downstairs neighbors' apartment (literally destroyed it). While I recall turning the water on, I can't for the life of me remember anything after that. This for me is VERY scary. I'm also having problems remembering tasks that I do on a daily basis (job-related activities that I do at the same time, EVERYDAY). Not good. . .

The one good thing about the drug therapy is that two months ago I was severely anemic (with a hemoglobin level of 7.4 on a scale of 12-16). My periods were very heavy (clotting), my energy level was poor (I could hardly get out of bed) and the tumor was the size of a 5-month fetus. I no longer have a period because of the shots, so I'm not losing the excess blood, and I'm on Iron therapy of 975 mg per day and the tumor seems to be shrinking. However, I noticed yesterday that my breast were getting smaller, but I thought it was my imagination -- now I realize it may be a possible side effect of the drug. Plus, from time to time I've noticed ringing in my ears (particularly the right one) for no apparent reason.

I was planning to get a hysterectomy to remove the tumor but I may be able to get an embolization if its shrinks more over the next six months -- slated to start a new job on 6/1 and can not take time for the surgery until after first of the year.

The drug is working well for me, but the side effects definitely scare me. I also have the depression but through the power of God I will myself out of bed and jog at least 3-4 miles a day. I REALLY, REALLY think the exercise helps.

Keep the faith, ya'll. Peace and blesssings.

it's the first day of my period (on the 4th day of the pill-free week) following my first pack of yasmin (after 3 unsuccessful months with nordette). i began the pill 4 months ago after an unfortunately unwanted pregnancy, and have been having trouble finding one that my body accepts. compared to the last one, yasmin seems much better so far (except for the price differential). because i live on an island, nausea/sea-sickness is a HUGE nuisance... but so far, i feel ok. the past few days, however, i have been feeling very sleepy and tired, not much energy to even walk my dog. i sleep at least 10 hours a night, sometimes with a 1 hour nap during the day.

the vaginal dryness, however, creates problems. although my sex drive hasn't exactly dissipated, the dryness is another nuisance. i have some irritation, also, which probably became infection.

because it's so early in my experience with yasmin, i'm not sure if i'm really gaining weight, and if i am, is it because of the pill or my inactivity (or both)? as of the past few days also, however, my appetite has taken a very noticeable nosedive.

my period used to last for 7 long and heavy days. since i started the pill, it still lasts for 7 days but is amazingly lighter. the cramps aren't so bad with yasmin; much more bearable than with nordette and without BCPs.

so far, it hasn't been so bad... but i realize it's still early. i will keep my eyes open. thanks for all the posts from other yasmin users (and former users)!

I don't know if this is related to recent S-M IV of 1GM/day x 3 days + extended graduated taper off with prednisone.
There is excruciating pain in legs, more left side than right but both. Every atom, waist to toes hurts on maximum volume, in surges and dips of indescribable pain, for hours and hours. Usually back to normal, daily pain level of raw skin with sunburn on waking after so so sleep of 4-5 hours daily.
I have chronic, secondary progressive MS of 14 years. Ambulatory with walker and cane. Also exposed to Agent Orange in heavily sprayed areas of I Corps, Vietnam, 1968-69. I have 100% service connected, permanent and total, combat related PTSD rating.
I am on Methdone and Percocet 3 months, and just started Lorazipam. M&P do not work at prescribed dosages. Yesterday I took 8 10mg Methadone pills and 6-7 5mg Percocet tabs, and it was inadequately bearable, and I barely made it out alive, again.
I'm going to the VA soon to see what they say, but I would greatly appreciate any advice some nice, knowledgable person may take the time to give.
Thank you

i just started afew weeks ago on neurontin ,100mg 3X aday, I was suppose to , on my own ,if didn't see any results to up it to 200mg 3X day, but, I wonder about it, taking them for severe sharp pain that strites up in my head daily serveral times aday, the 100mg 3X times make them bearable, but, isn't it just candy-coating the problem, sure I could raise the doseage, and not feel the pain as hard, but, "I know" I am still haveing the pain, so all we're doing here is covering up the problem.....right?? Not looking for surgery, just want to fix the problem. And how does taking the pills "fix" the problem..??? And yes, with some of the others , I have really put on the weight, since the pills, 13 pounds in 4 weeks. And I am already over-weight, don't need this.