Benadryl symptoms and conditions

does anyone get tingling of the lips?i don't know if this is an allergic reaction??ave been on sero n clonazepem for many years- the sero just stopped working so i just the other day started on 80mg of geodon. i can't sleep wither- omg- n the sero would knock me out- i would'sleep eat' lol- ok not funny but now i am reading all of these other side effects. i have been allergic to almost every single 'generic' anti-anxiety pill except clonazepem. now here i am again- i am 3 days on 80 mg of Goedon n can't fall asleep- when i do- i can't get up in the morning- have blurred vision in one eye for about 3 hours.this sux. i don't know what to do. i just took a benadryl- IF i am allergic to this- what r my other options??? these past 3 months have been hell=-serious suicidal thoughts for weeks at a time!i just wanted it to stop so i agreed to go on Geo n stop the sero. if i am having an allergic reaction or does anyone else get this when they r allergic to something? i went 3 weeks being allergic to the generic for xanax- 3 weeks- talk about stoooopid! tongue swelled-lips- couldn;'t think at all- it was awful. i don;t want thta happening again. can someone please help? thank you (:

29 year old female. My doctor prescribed Omnicef for my Strep Throat, after the first day began experiencing stomach cramps. Ive been taking Acidopholus & the cramps seemed to go almost completely away, don't know if it was the pro-biotic. By the third day began having shortness of breath and anxiety and sleeplessness, along with burning & itching of face,chest, hands & arms (benadryl seemed to help some) Im not on any other medications so very good chance its the antibiotic. I am allergic to penicillin & after doing some research found if you're allergic to penicillin you can be allergic to Omnicef (Cefdinir-generic). Ive never had problems like this from any other antibiotic...the only thing penicillin did was cause a small rash on my neck. Called my doctor to see if she can prescribe something else.From what Ive read this antibiotic can cause a lot of side effects, if you can take another antibiotic I would suggest it!

Had severe middle ear infection in both ears. Dr stated most antibiotics are for 7 days, but I would need the bactrim for 10. By 10th day (yesterday), my ears are still congested and crackling, and I had symptoms of fever-the chills, then hot. But, I never had a temp. Felt a bit nauseous. Figured I was coming down w/something that everyone at work had. My neck had a tiny bump that was itchy-that's it. Called Dr and they prescribed more bactrim since the ear infection wasn't cleared up. Last night, my ears started burning, and were itchy(the outer cartiledge, not inside). My upper arms were itchy, as well as my back. I took a closer look @ my back, and there are millions of small red bumps. This morning, the bumps are on my neck, entire arms, even my legs down to a few spots on my feet ! I called Dr's office, they are prescribing something different, and told me to get Benadryl. This is so awful-I feel like crap, and can't stop itching !!! To hell with bactrim.

the first time i took sulfa was last month for 3 days. After 2 days of not taking the medication, the allergic reaction kicked in. It was mild...not so bad. Hives here and there but they disappeared after 2 days. Well a couple of weeks ago I continued my treatment because I wasn't sure what had caused the allergic reaction in the first place and took the medication for 5 days a couple of weeks later. After a couple of days that I stopped using them the allergic reaction began again with hives. The hives lasted for 5 days...the ER doctors told me to take Pepcid AC along with Benadryl and that didnt help much. So I tried Zyrtec and that eventually helped some. I started treating the rash with clorox as well mixed with water which helped even more. Now I'm on day 6 with the allergic reaction and I have very little hives but a high fever now with body aches. I can't believe a medication that's suppose to cure you make you so sick.

OMG!! Now I know I'm not going crazy! I'm 53 years old and have been on Armour Thyroid for about 4-5 years and was doing great. Just recently, it has become impossible to acquire it and for the second time, my doctor has put me on Synthroid. I begged for something different. I've been on Synthroid for 2-3 weeks. I thought I was having a nervous breakdown, went to see my therapist who thought I may be suffering from depression and said perhaps I need an anti-depressant. I said "no, I don't want more medicine. I feel like I've taken a mega dose of benadryl. I'm jittery and lethargic at the same time. I have unbelievable fatique. I feel like I'm depressed. I can't concentrate on anything. Brain fog is making it nearly impossible to do my job. I can't believe no one is listening to us. I'm not going to take Synthorid anymore. I'm going to try a compounded formula that has both T3 and T4. Please wish me luck. I want my life back. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!

Have been on serouel for about 2 months. Low dosages about 25-50 mg at night for sleep. It's true what they say at these dosages you might as well be taking benadryl. See for me benadryl wires me. Seroquel does make you drowsy but for me, the anxiety is still there. I've gained a ton of weight like alot of people and yes you do feel like a potatoe. By the time the drug wears of it's time to take it again. Seeing a Sleep Spec. soon since my neurologist said I suffer from myoclunus during sleep onset. But i've read up on that and it seems what they prescribe is clonazepam and/or depakote. and i don't have seizures? I hate benzos they make extremely aggressive. Trying magnesium and gabba supplements at night along with lexapro 10 mgs. Seems to take the edge of the muscle spasms, but I still need the seroquel if I want to sleep a few more hrs than the usual uninterrupted. i hate it.

I wanted to let you all know what happened to me recently. About 10 months ago, my world started to unravel and I didn't know why. I was thinking some of you may know someone who is going through what happened to me. I am just now getting myself back together day by day and want to help prevent someone you may know or love from going through the same thing. I will make my story short as possible. Here goes....

I had a series of tests starting in February of this year. They were ordered by my doctor because I had the following symptoms:hot flashes, feeling like I was going to faint, heart racing, blood pressure increasing, headaches, nausea, stomach pain. My Doctor tested me for a number of things. He started by checking my heart, then for cancer and so on... All tests and scans came back okay. We didn't know what the problem was. Then about the third month of still looking one night in May for some reason I started getting crazy thoughts, like I don’t want live like this, maybe I should go jump off a bridge, I was extremly emotional and hard to calm down.

I called my Doctor. And, I talked to my husband, who came home to sit with me - so I wasn't alone. The Doctor asked me to take some benadryl to make me sleepy and said he would call me in the morning. However, after an hour I was up again and fighting the urge to jump off the bridge. Instead I called the Doctor again and this time he wanted to see me right away. He told me he had done some research and was 100% sure it was the IUD Mirena. It had caused me to start having anxiety and panic attacks. I had it removed 2 weeks later. I have met numerous other women from all over the US, not just NC. Some women don’t have problems right away. Actually, it can take years for problems to develop; or, it can be removed and then later you may develop these symptoms. Some of the symptoms others complained about were weight gain, ance, anxeity,severe depression. On top of that, your OB-GYN will say that your symptoms will go away in a few days after removal but my Family doctor said it could take 6 months or longer to feel better. The Family Doctor was right. It has been 10 months now. Thankfully, every day gets better for me. It has been a long road. Thanks to God and my family for their unwavering support.

This situation is hard for me to talk about; however, I wanted to share my story in case it could help someone else avoid the problems I had with diagnosing the symptoms. I don’t think writing this down really does justice to what really happened to me. Just know, the IUD Mirena can have harmful effects on the body. If this is happening to someone you know you have to report it to the FDA, they will not remove a drug if you blog about it, to many women are blogging about what has happened to them but you can’t just blog you have to do something

Prescribed sulfameth/trimethoprim for blood poisning after a puncture wound on my hand. It was supposed to be a 10 day course. Right away I had insomnia, headache for days, I felt uncharacteristicly anxious and depressed, numbness and tingling in my hands and feet, reddness, bumps, and itching on my hand and arm in the area of the blood poisoning. Today, 6 days into the course, I went back to the doctor with extream fatigue, a low grade fever, and I am red all over and getting redder and hot! The doctor suspected allergic reaction and had me discontinue the medicine. Also I am going to drink lots of fluids and take benadryl tonight when I go to sleep. It is 8:30 p.m. and in the last hour my red body is developing little itchy bumps all over. But, I am so happy to have found this website and find out that I am not alone. I will be calling my doctor in the morning and refering her to this site. Maybe it will help others like it helped me. It will get better! Good luck to you all!

I am a 55 y/o female who has had hypertension for over a year now and have fibromyalgia and arthritis. I just found out the hard way on 1/18/10 the poison this drug is for my system, and thinking that I would rather live with the pain and fatigue of the joints anyday over the hell I have been through this week. I was put on 20 mg a day of lisinopril last fall when my HCTZ alone was not controlling hypertension. I suddenly woke up on 1/17/10 with pain in the middle of my chest, like a pill was stuck, and couldn't swallow without pain. I went to bed that night thinking it was esophagitis and would call the doctor in the morning. I woke up early AM on Monday, 1/18/10, with lip swelling like I had had Botox, plus severe itching around my mouth and chin, terrible itching deep inside the ear canals, a slightly swollen and stinging tongue, and a rash that looked like bad dermatitis. I knew then that I was having an allergic reaction to something, so I took Benadryl and went to the doctor first thing in the morning. They didn't diagnose an allergy to lisinopril, but started me on 40 mg prednisone per day anyway with continued Benadryl and omeprazole. I ended up later in the day at the ER with continued esophageal pain, worst itching of my life on face, neck, and underarms, continued ear itching, and continued lip and tongue stinging/burning sensation. The ER doc said it was the lisinopril causing all symptoms, to immediately stop taking that, and increased the prednisone to 60 mg a day for 5 days. No problem, I tho ught. Most of the symptoms were abating pretty good, and I thought the drug was probably just about out of my system. Wrong! By Thurs. afternoon 1/21/10, my hands became extremely tight and swollen, and turned really red and itching that about drove me crazy. I was experiencing waves of feeling chilled then alternately burning up like I had fever. I went back to the doctor on Friday, 1/22/10, and was assured that I was just now having a reaction to being on both the prednisone and the HCTZ, because one is trying to retain water, and the other to shed it, but like it would just get better. I stopped the prednisone Friday night, but spent another hellish night of itching. By late Saturday morning, 1/23/10, I was scrambling for a ride to the ER, because the itching was driving me crazy, especially all over my scalp and my face was now broke out in a red blotchy rash with pimple-like lesions, had some shortness of breath, kept going from feeling chilled to burning up, and had developed acute gastritis. I literally felt that I was going to die. After spending all afternoon in the ER, my stomach is doing better, but I continue to have the on again/off again cold/hot sensations, continued itching with welts on my face, neck, upper neck, and in a line down the sides of my chest underneath the underarms. I didn't need to be told to stop the prednisone, as I had already done that Friday night, and just continue the Benadryl, and come back to the ER or call my doc if problems continue. I have only slept in spurts all week, and am just miserable. I pray I make it through tomorrow without ending up back in the ER.

I am a 55 y/o female who has had hypertension for over a year now and have fibromyalgia and arthritis. I just found out the hard way on 1/18/10 the poison this drug is for my system, and thinking that I would rather live with the pain and fatigue of the joints anyday over the hell I have been through this week. I was put on 20 mg a day of lisinopril last fall when my HCTZ alone was not controlling hypertension. I suddenly woke up on 1/17/10 with pain in the middle of my chest, like a pill was stuck, and couldn't swallow without pain. I went to bed that night thinking it was esophagitis and would call the doctor in the morning. I woke up early AM on Monday, 1/18/10, with lip swelling like I had had Botox, plus severe itching around my mouth and chin, terrible itching deep inside the ear canals, a slightly swollen and stinging tongue, and a rash that looked like bad dermatitis. I knew then that I was having an allergic reaction to something, so I took Benadryl and went to the doctor first thing in the morning. They didn't diagnose an allergy to lisinopril, but started me on 40 mg prednisone per day anyway with continued Benadryl and omeprazole. I ended up later in the day at the ER with continued esophageal pain, worst itching of my life on face, neck, and underarms, continued ear itching, and continued lip and tongue stinging/burning sensation. The ER doc said it was the lisinopril causing all symptoms, to immediately stop taking that, and increased the prednisone to 60 mg a day for 5 days. No problem, I tho ught. Most of the symptoms were abating pretty good, and I thought the drug was probably just about out of my system. Wrong! By Thurs. afternoon 1/21/10, my hands became extremely tight and swollen, and turned really red and itching that about drove me crazy. I was experiencing waves of feeling chilled then alternately burning up like I had fever. I went back to the doctor on Friday, 1/22/10, and was assured that I was just now having a reaction to being on both the prednisone and the HCTZ, because one is trying to retain water, and the other to shed it, but like it would just get better. I stopped the prednisone Friday night, but spent another hellish night of itching. By late Saturday morning, 1/23/10, I was scrambling for a ride to the ER, because the itching was driving me crazy, especially all over my scalp and my face was now broke out in a red blotchy rash with pimple-like lesions, had some shortness of breath, kept going from feeling chilled to burning up, and had developed acute gastritis. I literally felt that I was going to die. After spending all afternoon in the ER, my stomach is doing good, but I continue to have the on again/off again cold/hot sensations, continued itching with welts on my face, neck, upper neck, and in a line down the sides of my chest underneath the underarms. I have only slept in spurts all week, and am just miserable. I pray I make it through tomorrow without ending up back in the ER.

I had an ear infection and respiratory infection and was given avalox after other antibiotics.after being on avalox for a while my tongue started to feel raw and a burning and swelling sensation.I had to take benadryl for awhile to controll the tongue swelling. I also ended up with thrush which i truly didn't know adults got. now i am on the z-pack and have the same reaction with my tongue... I am now taking benadryl again...what to do is the question?
Janet,Northfield NJ.

I,m 35, and recently was on amoxicillin- clavicular acid (amoxi-Clav) for a Ear & sinus Infection. On day 6 of the Antibiotic, I started getting a few hives on my face, which by 10 hourselater had turned to sever reaction of my throat closing, and my entire face, chest, and scalp covered in Hives. I went to emerg early in the morning to be started on a iv, and IV Steroids, with Benadryl IV. Apprently now very allergic to Penicillin, (never had a reaction before.)
The steroids gave me a racing heart, and insomnia, and a jittery weak body, at times feeling so dizzy i could not stand, or walk. I am home now, and clear, afeter bieng in/ out of the emerg room, and admitted twice over 6 days. I,m currently on 40mg. day of Prednizone, and still am having a hard time functioning. I,m very weak, shaky, racing heart, Insomnia, Heartburn, foggy vision. and generally feeling like I ,m only existing in this body. not always a part of it. im wondering if the side effects will east off with time. I have 8 more days to go at 40mg, and was not prescribed a decrease to ween off of them. What should I expect to feel? The Allergic reaction has come to a stand, and that is good. as I was definately afraid of the outcome of that. However, now I,m concerned about the lack of sleep, and how this will affect me.and Whether My heart can continue to run at these speeds?????

I had a shot of Kenalog on Sunday (Jan 2010). I went to get a some prednisone pills but they talked me into a shot also. The reason I was at the clinic was I was having a weird itching all over, no rash (second time this year this has happened .. low dose of methylprednisolone pills worked to get rid of the all over itching the previous time.) The reaction I was having on Sunday may be because I started to take a medicine again after a 6 month hiatus, Thyroid Armour. The afternoon after the shot of Kenalog, my throat started to closed up, and I was wheezing to breathe and my chest felt heavy. I thought it was just the other reaction, so I took some benadryl. I ended up with terrible stomach cramps that night. Another strange symptom that has happened to me now 3 times since the summer. I kept taking quite a bit of benadryl because the kenalog and prednisone did not seem to be stopping the original itching. Actually, I got more itching and red blotches (my ears were hot and red). My stomach was a mess, so I could not eat anything but crackers or rice. Then Tuesday night, I took a 20 mg prednisone (they had me on 60 mg), without any benadryl at the same time, after 20 mins my breathing got tight again, then my lips and hands began to swell. I chugged some liquid benadryl and it stopped. But it happened again Wed night and Thurs morning. I have not taken any more prednisone since Tuesday night.

I have had shots of cortisone over the past 12 years of my life (probably once a year, or every other year), usually to stop serious sinus infections. I have been left with dents in my buttocks (not with every shot) and also had piriformis muscle pain, which I now know is because of the cortisone. Drs never told me about that risk. Once one of the dents, became swollen 6 months after it started, and I went to a dr about it, and he treated me like I was crazy and gave me no answer.

When I got the shot on Sunday, I told the nurse to be sure not to put it in my piriformis muscle. I was so stupid to get a shot. I didn't realize that dr gave me such a strong dose, along with pills, 60 mg a day, and then a lowering dose for 7 days. When my other dr gave me the methylprednisolone, it was only approx 14 mg a day and then tapering down.

I think my strange painful stomach cramps maybe be an ulcer caused by the methylprednisolone.

I went to see the dr that gave me the shot on Sunday yesterday, and he basically treated me like I was crazy. He said he would not have given me cortisone if he had known I was having stomach problems, but I didn't realize it may be connected until I started to read about the side effects of cortisone.

Jan 6 placed on Doxycyline and inhalation therapy for URI. Had Im inj of 80 mg. Depo Medrol. 1/8 took Omeprozole @ hs for heartburn. 4am awoke with extreme pruritis and stinging sensation of hands which shortly included feet, genitalia, neck, below breasts, lips and scalp. Hoarseness was pre existing. Intensification lead to a visit to the ER. A short time later symptoms subsided after an oral dose of 50 mg. of Benadryl and Tagamet. It was suspected that the Doxycycline was the culprit. Antibiotic was changed. Awoke with the same symptoms today. The only correlation is the ingestion of Omeprezole @ hs. I immediately took 50 mg. of Benadryl and had to use my albuterol inhaler due to a sensation of "chest tightness". Now, 45 minutes after dose of Benadryl symptoms are subsiding.
I feel that this information is suggestive of an allergic response to Omeprozole and should be reported as a more frequent occurance than what is noted.

My md prescribed the generic SR (100mg *twice a day) because Pristiq was killing my sex drive.

Day 1: About 15 days later, my hands began to burn and itch and then later the soles of my feet. I took my am Allegra and put benadryl cream on them thinking it was related to some lotion I used. I called my doctor and she told me to take an extra Allegra and to make an appointment. I asked if there was a connection to the Welllbuterin and she said she didn't think so. By then, I was convinced it was the lotion so I turned down the offer to make an appointment. By the end of the day, I started to get hives under my arms, my chest and my hands and feet were burning and itching again. I took 25 mg of Benadryl and the symptoms were relieved.
Day 2: I woke up to the same burning hands, feet and itchy skin. Took morning Wellbuterin as prescribed plus 2 Allegra. The itching was alleviated until about 8 pm. I skipped the evening Wellbuterin pill and took a benadryl to help with the hives.
Day 3: I woke up to the same burning hands, feet and itchy skin. Did not take Wellbuterin but did take 2 Allegra. The itching was alleviated until about 8 pm. I skipped the evening Wellbuterin pill and took a benadryl to help with the hives.
Day 4: So far, same as Day 3. I understand it takes 3 days for medications to exit the system. I will push fluids and hope that by Day 6, I will be itch free. I am making an appointment with md asap.

I understand that these side effects are common with the generic but not with the name brand. I am tempted to try the Wellbuterin (name brand) together with Prozac (I used to take 20 mg of Prozac for years but I was a fool and wanted to see what else was out there...Prozac worked fine). I do like the idea of mixing the Wellbuterin to give me a boost, but not if I'm going to get hives or lose my hair...

After taking 5 days of Amoxicillin for Upper Respiratory Infection, with no change, I was put on Levaquin for the first time. I suffered from upset stomach, feeling like vomiting, SEVERE RED RASH that BURNED LIKE ACID on my skin, itching, Braille-like welts all over my skin. Areas that clothing came into contact with, such as rear end, shins, waistline, etc. were the worst. Ankles/shins feel like they have been burned, rubbed with sand paper. No amount of lotion or oil would lessen the burn.

Finally, last night, when I realized it was the Levaquin, I put Benadryl cortisone cream on my shins and ankles and discontinued the pills. Levaquin is a nightmare, and I will never take it again!!!

I hate to say it, but I can relate to you all, to some effects....I went in to Urgent Care 3 weeks ago, knowing I was dealing with a UTI, I was prescribed Bactrim--2 a day for 7 days. I took the entire dose and just felt yucky. It wasn't until 6 days later that my first symptoms appeared...ultimately this is what I have dealt with, severe joint and muscle aches and pains, irritated mouth/throat/ears and tongue (YES, my tongue ITCHES), I have dry eyes (moreso than normal, since I deal with severe dry eyes) I have had pains all over my body, one comes, leaves, then a new one appears....just odd. Hot, swollen wrists, elbows, knees, ankles, feet, you name it. Rashy face/neck.... I finally made an appt. with my reg. doctor who immediately diagnosed me with an allergic reaction to Bactrim. She said you can take it 1, 2, 3...etc. times, and one of those times your body may decide it can't handle it. She also stated that your body can react to it up to 3 weeks after taking it. I took the full course which I believe is why I am having more side effects. She mentioned Lupus or Lymes Disease, but the treatment for anyone of the issues is the same....Prednisone. She told me I could take Tums with it, as it may upset my stomach, and that Claritin or Benadryl would help the itching. Thankfully some help!!! This has concerned me terribly,. knowing that so many people deal with this daily, and for NO REASON!! I would love to see Sulfa drugs off of the market, and unfortunately the drug companies do pretty well at covering their butts by putting apparent warnings on the info. sheet. Enough to protect them from most lawsuits anyway. My Doctor also stressed to me that I should NEVER take any sulfa drugs ever again, including Septra, or any drugs that mimic Sulfa drugs....therefore get well informed about the drugs you are on by your pharmacist!!! I just took my first prednisone, and am off to take a nap....thanking God for this to be over soon!! Same to you all!!

i started Wellbutrin about 3 weeks ago and just a week ago i started noticing hives and or an allergic reaction, thought it had something to do with a body wash i receive as a gift, however, after throwing out the body wash about 4 days ago, i am actually noticing the hives, under my arm pits and on my stomach, all around my sweat glands, and it's itching horribly bad, so i am going to just stop taking it and call my doctor on Monday to see what else i can do. i did not realize this was a possible reaction, but now i know it is. other then that, those are the only side effects i've really noticed physically at least.

Thank you so much for each and every one of you posting this information! Thank God I found you. I have been taking Wellbutrin SR (generic Sandoz) 100mg/2 times a day for almost 3 weeks. I, too, have had chest pains that stay for a couple minutes then just disappear. A little into the second week came the forgetfulness. I even had to ask my husband what my cell phone number was! Names of people, actors whose names I know, and lyrics to songs and lines of poems are all evading me. But just as I approached the third week, my palms and wrists have started itching like mad. It lasts for a while then completely disappears. This is also happening with my head, on the scalp, around the hairline, in the corners of my eyes, and yesterday in the genital area. When I woke yesterday, I took a shower. By the end, my palms and the soles of my feet felt hot like they were sunburned and itchy. I wondered if I had some rash or athlete's foot. But my hands? A systemic fungal infection? As luck would have it I had a doctor's appointment that morning and told her about it. No mention of this as a possible side effect from Wellbutrin! None! She mentioned that it could just be dry skin, to which I said, no, I know what dry skin is like, this is not just dry skin. She said to take Benadryl (Boo, a cover up for the symptom - I don't believe in taking another drug to take care of another drug's side effects. What the hell!). I then asked her if anything I was taking might cause this to occur. I can't remember exactly what she said (Thanks for nothing, Wellbutrin.); something about taking Benadryl, going to a dermatologist who, if he/she could confirm it was a drug allergy, we would have to start all over again from scratch re my mood (and a new regimen with a new drug). The itchiness continued intermittently through the day. As the evening approached, and a couple of hours before my evening dose, my hands started having hot spots (and my hands were cold to the touch), my fingers started to swell with pains and a strange sensation in several of them. I became very worried, thinking I might need to go to an emergency room on New Year's Eve. I did not take my evening dose and eventually things calmed down. I am going to take only 100mg a day (one dose in the morning) and see how I feel and contact the doctor tomorrow.

I think it is ROTTEN that these side effects are not well expressed in the literature that comes with the drug! Look at these symptoms on this page alone; they are from six years ago! How did this pass the FDA??

I do know that this drug is hard on one's liver. But I was never given a liver panel before taking it. Rashes can be a sign of toxic, overloaded liver. I'm getting off of this. And I'm pissed that I'm the one that has to do the research on the internet to find out what's really going on. I thank you all for sharing and helping to educate us all.

Hi:
I am a 43 year old female with Ulcerative Colitis for 12 years. I had a really bad flare up this month with severe cramping, bleeeding and non-stop diarrhea. I was hospitalized for 12 days where the doctors gave me two antiobiotics and a high does of Prednisone. In the hospital I couldn't sleep as my heart was pounding out of my chest (EKG's showed I was normal), I had hallucinations of things coming out of the walls, I constantly heard my cell phone ringing even when it wasn't. I was going mad. After a few days, the drug started to get my symptoms under control but I was kept at 60MG per day. I came home last week and am gradually tapering to 50 to 40 etc. But I have lost 20 lbs, not gained weight, I urinate once per hour every night, and still suffer from insomnia (Benadryl & Tylenol PM give me few hours of sleep). I have severe weakness in my legs ( hard to climb stairs) and drink tons of water. I am going to get blood work done to check my sugar levels. But the hallucinations have went away. I always heard this drug is the "devil", now I know why. Since I am also on Remicade to Control the UC, I hope I will be off Prednisone within a month. I feel for all of you..I really do understand what you are going through.

I was given Bactrim DS to treat a possible kidney infection. I was to take it 2 times a day for 5 days. I made it to day 4 when I noticed I was broke out with an itchy, burning rash on my chest, back, and arms. I also had the glands behind my ears get real big and swollen and they hurt like crazy no matter what position I was in. I have never had an allergic reaction to any other antibiotic before so I didn't expect to this time. This is one med I will never take again.

I have been on Topamax about 3 years. I was getting as many as 3 migraines a week before starting it and had tried everything else. My dose was 300 mg daily. I had the numbness in fingers and toes with cold weather, and extreme fatigue at first, even the flat soda taste. All of those effects have tapered although my normal weight is 135, I can't seem to get over 120. Over the summer I developed a new side effect, extreme itching that despite the effectiveness of the meds after 6 mos of dealing with I can't handle. I started tapering down over the summer and took my last dose two days ago. I have since gained 4 pounds and can't wait to stop itching like crazy. All other side effects I could work through but it was like I was itcing ALL OVER all at once and nothing helps not even benadryl. After 3 yrs I'm done despite the fear of migraines returning I'm going to try acupuncture and ptay my migraines don't return...I'm DONE. It works but that was one side effect that was too unbearable.

Ladies, please call Nuvaring today 1-877-688-2746 and ask to speak to an after-hours nurse so that you may leave a report of your symptoms. I did so today. We are also encouraged to report these symptoms to the FDA as well at www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

My story: I had been a very happy user of Nuvaring for 4 years. I stopped taking Nuvaring for four months due to the end of a relationship. Last December I inserted a new ring. A few days later I had my very first excruciating UTI. I stopped use of the ring for several months. When I did start Nuvaring again I had another very painful UTI. I thought this was a fluke... but, for THREE MONTHS straight after inserting a ring I would receive the painful, burning symptoms of a UTI. I knew this had to be an allergic reaction. My leukocytes (white blood cells, the cells of the immune system defending the body against both infectious disease and foreign materials) were off-the-charts, but no UTI bacteria was detected in my system. This was an allergic reaction.

I have yet to find a doctor who is able to help me find out more. My last doctor had never prescribed nuvaring before and had more questions for me than I had for him. I will continue to hunt for proper medical attention.
I can say this webpage was very helpful to me.

My specific symptoms were of a SUDDEN and excruciating burning sensation that developed after urination. The pain would last for several hours (typically 5 hours.) Benadryl was the only medication to ease the pain. I did develop an intense BURNING SENSATION during sex which could have been a nuvaring side effect or a ph-imbalance due to use of antibiotics.

PLEASE call and report your symptoms to Nuvaring and the FDA today.

I was prescribed Avelox 400mg for 10 days for a sinus infection by the nurse practitioner in my doctors office.
By the 8th day, I was having side effects that were :insomnia, muscle pain, confusion, rapid heart beat, tremor, dizziness and feeling like I was going to pass out.
I went back to doctor-saw a different nurse practitioner and she said, I needed to stop talking the Avelox and ordered a x-ray for the wheezing and rattling in my lungs(that were there the first visit, but they never ordered a x-ray).
She also put me on a steroir-med pack 10mg-step down for 6 days.
Within 24 hours of STOPPING the avelox I was itching and various spots on my body were developing a rash.I was over heated and shaking non stop.I was afraid to drive or even walk at this point.I called my doctor at home, it was a Sunday morning.He said, take benadryl and stop steroids and I should feel better soon.I started the benadryl and stopped the steroids.
By Monday morning I was out of my mind-literally.Everything was itching,but mostly I felt as if I was going to have a heart attack, filled with anxiety and blood pressure was up, face was bright red, rashes on chest, short of breath.
After my kids got on the bus for school I tried to get ready for an appt I had, but the room was spinning.I called 911 on myself-the rest is blurry-
Long story short-I was in anaphylactic shock, and I ended up in the ER, then transferred to hospital.I woke up after the first day and they were transferring me to the cardiac unit because my heart rate was too low.
I stayed in the cardaic unit for 5 more days hooked up to the heart monitor and only remember the allergist and cardiologist coming in and asking me questions and then talking amongst themselves.
I was discharged after day 6 afet cardiologist did an echo cardiogram and many other tests.He then told me I needed to wear a heart monitor after I got home because I have something called bradycardia-could be from Avelox, could be that they just "caught" it while I was in the hospital.
Now I am home 2 weeks , I had been on heavy doses of prednisone(nightmare,but I'm stepping down and will be off today) and other meds including anxiety meds that I never needed before, but if I don't take them , the whole process of feeling like I am going to have a heart attack, pass out and shaking starts back up-racing heart, nervousness etc.....all the symptoms that I had after taking the Avelox to begin with are still here.....and I am at the allergist or cardiologist office for "testing".So far no word on the status of the bradycardia, there has been talk of a pace maker, but I will not have any answers for a few weeks.
The allergist said I have asthma and possible something more serious in the pulmonary department and the next week is filled with 3 days of testing for various different things, hoping to come up with answers.
I am also allergic to tetracycline and eurythromicine, and the allerggist said we need to find out what is causing all the sinus infections as well find an antibiotic that I can take if I get sick again.Obviously, I can not take Avelox or anything in that"family" again.
But honestly, despite all that, I am more worried about the side effects that no one in the health profession seems to care about or is really hearing me on.
I feel like my central nervous system has been totally damaged! I still have at least 2 bouts per day of a total meltdown...out of nowhere I will start feeling overheated and start shaking uncontrollably, heart starts racing and I feel like I am going to pass out.I get so scared I have had to have a friend here with me almost 24/7 since coming home from the hospital and have to sit here and talk to myself and tell myself I am not dying and it will calm down eventually.
I feel totally out of it and by the time I take a shower and attempt to do some chores I need to go lay down.
I think the doctors think I'm just "wound tight" as the allergist put it and since the start of all of this I have yet to see my primary care physician, as he never has any openings and I had to set an appt. for my hospital follow up almost 3 weeks out.I will see him this Wed. for the first time.
If he treats me like I am nuts, I will be looking for a new doctor ASAP.I do not think doctors want to look at these types of side effects and I do not think they know what to do about them anyway.
I spend most of my day praying that this is temporary.I think I would want to give up if this is the way I will have to live the rest of my life.
Allegist said that the Avelox should be well out of my system by now and that some of this could be my body and adrenal glands trying to balance and normalize again, but I'm convinced it is the Avelox because this is how I felt when I first stared taking it.....this feeling has not left.I still have random itching of hands and feet and chest,insomnia and anxious feeling.I am afraid to drive , feel like my coordination is all off.Feel like my head is on the other side of the room-Feet and ankle hurt and have body aches that I have never had before.
Please someone tell me that this will go away eventually.........