Better at night symptoms and conditions

I have had my Mirena removed since last Wed. 8/12/09. I started what seemed to be a period on Friday and only went a couple of days. Not heavy at all. I can totally tell something has changed. I have more energy, I sleep better at night, no night sweats, my aches are almost gone. It was getting where it hurt to walk by legs ached so bad, but now it doesn't. I haven't really experienced any crash so I'm thankful for that. My hair is not coming out as bad. I seriously can't believe that the birth control Mirena was causing all of my health issues. I can't believe that any woman would want to go through this. It seems to me that more than less are having these terrible side effects due to Mirena which tells me that it has not been properly tested before being put out there for us to be the guenie pigs. I am so happy to have that removed and my life is finally getting back to normal.
Good luck to all of you.

My son is almost 3 and was on Singulair for about a year and a half. We adopted him at 6 months old and for the first year he had pneumonia nearly every other month. The doctor suspected asthma and put him on nebulizer treatments and as well as Flovent and albuterol through an aerochamber. Not long after that he added Singulair.

I remember as a baby how calm my son was but as he grew his personality changed. I chalked it up to the terrible twos - until I found this website. After reading all of the posts and talking to a friend whose son had taken it for a short time, we IMMEDIATELY took our son off of Singulair. That was 2 weeks ago.

This is a common thread, but the change in him is nothing short of dramatic. He is happier, says 'no' A LOT less, gets along with our 2 year old daughter much better, sleeps better at night and generally does not have the 'meltdowns' he used to have several times a day. It is AMAZING!! He did have some coughing within a few days of going off of Singulair but we also have him on Zyrtec along with his asthma medications and the cough went away.

It's obvious what this drug is doing to children....if you have any doubts talk to your child's doctor but I for one will NEVER use this drug again and will tell everyone I know!

I am a 39 year old white male that had aortic valve replacement surgery five years ago. About three months after the surgery (which went off without a hitch) I had a tremendous spike in my BP that went on for a few days (200/100 - enough so I could see my heartbeat in my eyes!). My Dr started me on Toprol XL 75 and while it brought my BP down some, it didn't bring it down a lot. He moved me to 200 mg a day and now my BP is around 105/55 with a resting pulse around 50.

While I experienced many of the side effects listed here (feeling groggy, confused, etc) they only lasted a few months. I must admit that I did pack on about 20 lbs over six months. However, unlike so many who choose to blame drugs (or lack thereof) for their problems, I took it upon myself to start exercising and guess what?!? The weight comes off! I now weigh less than when I graduated high school, I am in better shape than any time in my life and I believe that exercise helps me sleep better at night. All of this even though I still take 200mg a day. Given that some of you say that you're practically dead at taking 25, I should be 6 feet under or weigh 400 lbs.

I guess what I want to say is that perhaps instead of jumping on the bandwagon here that Toprol causes all of your problems, perhaps you want to take your own health into your hands and begin to eat a little better and exercise (and don't give me "but my ankles are swollen!" excuse - there is something called water aerobics). I don't deny that it can cause some side effects, but it can work wonders with your BP. You just have to DO SOMETHING to help keep the weight off (which then help with the sleep problems, mental clarity, etc).

I have only been taking Lamictal for one week and so far I have had no severe side effects. I have been sleeping better at night (I take it in the morning) and am starting to feel better. Less angry and irritable. I was diagnosed with bipolar ll. The last few days I have had pain in my hips and have had to take Advil for the pain and now I am having a little bit of chest pain. Overall so far though I would say that the benefit of feeling better is worth the pain....

I am 44 year old male and have been on Lipitor for about 2 years the last dose of which was increased to 40mg. I am active, go to gym regularly but I have found especially over the last 6 months that I get stiffness all over my body if I am immobile in a single position for a while - in any part of my body - that verges on painful. I cannot sit with my legs folded, or on my haunches without getting very stiff. Even getting out of a chair will leave me with stiff ankles or even sore feet and a lower back that need to be walked out to be better. At night my hands hurt from being still. I also have tinnitus which comes and goes. Because of my doing so much weight training and exercise I cannot understand why I feel like how I imagine a much older person might feel in terms of stiffness and body aches. I am going to get a blood test for liver and cholesterol tomorrow as a result of reading these reports because they may explain my aches and then I am going to stop at once and advise my doctor of what I have done and see if this makes a difference. I also feel that I have a lower libido. This cannot be arthritis either because that pain does not come and go, it tends to stay in one place. There might also be other symptoms that I have not realized - if this is related to Lipitor. I will report back to this forum.

I was experiencing these symptoms when I went to my doctor Before! taking Lisinopril : Headache in morning and night, occasional nausea and hacking cough, dizziness and blurred vision, muscle aches, depression, fatigue. I was afraid I will seriously ill. Since I have been on Lisinopril for five days now. I experienced the sore throat and chest pain but it is minor compared to the rest of my symptoms I had before I started taking it. I am also taking Crestor for high cholesterol. I feel much better, I do notice I wake up when the medication in my system runs out but go right back to sleep and I sleep better at night. I wonder if having the symptoms that Lisinopril gives you before taking it made this a different experience for me. Because I am frankly surprised by reading the other posts on this site.

HELLO EVERYONE!!!

FROM #1462 TO ICGCHRISH.
MY WIFE WAS ON PREDNISONE FOR SIX WEEKS . SHE STARTED AT 60MG AND IT WAS DECREASED 10MG EACH WEEK.NOW ITS ALL OVER AND SIDE EFFECTS ARE GOING AWAY A LITTLE BY LITTLE.WHILE ON PREDNISONE SHE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOING PAINS(SIDE EFFECTS):
KNEES,WRISTS,JOINTS,BACK,NECK,SHOULDER,FINGERS,
FACE,LIPS,MOONFACE,LOOSING HAIR,BLURRY VISION,ATE A LOT MORE,URGE TO URINATE,HEADIQUES,PULSATING IN VAINS,WEAKNESS,DIZZINESS,MOOD CHANGES,IRREGULAR HEART BEAT,ANXIETY,SLEEPLESNESS AND SO ON. BUT EVEN THOU SHE WENT THROUGH ALL OF THIS I UNDERSTOOD HER AND I SUPPORTED HER ALL THROUGH.EVERY NIGHT I GAVE HER A BACK MASSAGE FOR 20-30 MINUTES AND ANOTHER 20 MINUTES FEET MASSAGE.THIS WAS ONE OF THE ONLY WAYS SHE COULD SLEEP BETTER AT NIGHT.I HAVE TO ADMIT SHE DID GREAT WHILE ON THIS NASTY MEDICINE.
I HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER AND WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.
GOD BLESS

I WAS GIVEN KENALOG 240 MG FOR 6 WEEKS, FOR THE TREATMENT OF SARCOIDOSIS - I WAS EXPERIENCING CONGESTION IN MY NASAL AND THROAT AREAS - I HAVE CHRONIC SINUSITIS AGITATED BY THE SARCOID - WHILE IT IS WORKING DAY BY DAY AND I NOTICED A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN MY SINUSES, I AM BREATHING BETTER AT NIGHT AND MY THROAT IS ON THE MEND, I AM SLEEPY ABOUT MIDDAY AND GET SLIGHT NAGGING HEADACHES. JUDGING ON WHAT I HAVE READ HERE, I AM IN PRAYER NOW...

I take it for sleeping better at night, I recommend not taking it at daytime If it makes you weak. (I only take 1 50Mg) if I need it. Basically I treat it as if I took a sleeping pill. (meaning should sleep for at least 7 hours. :-) Otherwise I have no problem with it. (I have social Anxiety, I also take Prozac In the Later Morning/early afternoon.
No side effects, besides Harder to Ejectulate. (which could be Prozac) as I don't take Hydroxyzine every Night.