Bodys symptoms and conditions

I started taking Loestrin 24 FE March 2008-everything was OK up until the first 3-4 months; my mood had changed from my normal happy free-spirited self to angry and emotional over everything-most of the time for no reason-I felt anxious and nervous during these months. It was not a good feeling. I went to my doctor and she advised these "early symptoms" were normal and would go away in a few months These symptoms did eventually get better but never fully went away. Also, I had a change in my weight; I was a size 6-8 and had losst weight and my appetite decreased. I wasn't happy about that; I didn't want to lose weight; I was happy with my size. Throughout this time, I noticed my hair had stopped growing and became very short in the back, crown and front areas specifically. I've never had a problem with hair growth. My hair has never been like this and it all dates back to starting Loestrin 24 FE last March. It will be a year next month and I've decided this will be my last month taking any form of oral contraceptive birth control. I believe we all know our bodys and BC isnt the only thing that can cause hair loss; but I know for me, this started as a result of the pill. I get regular physicals and even had a check-up with a Thyroid Specialist (just in case) every thing was normal; as it had been years before taking this pill. I'm going to monitor my changes for the better once I stop this pill. I'm sure my hair will grow back because it's not damaged; it just won't grow right now due to these uncontrollable hormone levels. My weight and appetite will return and I will feel better about my decision. The only good thing I experienced was my cycle was predictable; it was initially 1-2 very light days and I knew when I would come on my cycle. I haven't had a cycle since Oct. 2008 but this is also a symptom and very common. I'm not pregnant because I had my blood checked. These two good points aren't as important as the problems I've experienced. I wish us all luck!!!!

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Yes Seroquel can give you hair loss so I try and keep mine short, but also it is either except this danger or be sitting in the mental hospital never being happy and popping many other pills and never getting to a place of function.
I find if I am very sleepy but highly strung I will take a mild sleeping pill to take the edge of the just sleep mode, where the bad dreams happen or the falling from a building or the monsters come out to play.

The fact others describe some type of experience it shows a common in many of us,
The crave for sugar and fat foods is always on my mind, but this gives me massive head ake's, so even if diet drinks is one solution and still bad for the health, some choices still need to be made over all.
I have been on 500mg for say 7 or 8 years loss track of time but the point is do I want to feel crazy thoughts, I have had to work out what is best Vs the crap of sweating, dry mouth, skin rash's, oily skin, hair loss, sore eyes, not all side effects happen at once they do take their turn and line up to whats next, LOL.
b4 sleep I find a higher sex drive, maybe due to the relaxed state and my mind has no troubles in the world, with out the meds I can go 36 or 40 hours with out sleep, then comes the disordered thinking, so I have to make sure this does not happen much and manage my own mental health of choice to being well or feeling crappy.
When I cant poo for day or 5 days and the tummy is very heavy, I drink 2ltrs of orange juice and hydrate this is a must and many people will find their bodys need more liquids at time's than normal.
The people who get by on 50mg or 100mg for sleep you are so Lucky, I wish I could sleep on this does, but not possible.
I remember some years I went up the dose by 25 to 50mg and my body went into perspiration and feeling horny for hours on end, this went on for about a month so I went back to 500mg as per normal again.
Serquel is a drug and is also a poison either you take it or you don't but the fact is in most cases a sleeping or mental disorder exists.. and your seeking help or being helped.
Yoga and TiChi did not help slow the racing thoughts, So another choise is take the old style meds and sleep 20 hrs a day or take Seroquel and sleep 7 to 9 hours and still play a video game or go fishing more so do something with my life and work on the computer helping others.
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I stopped taking yaz 4 months ago and started taking Loestrin. I was on yaz for 2 years and after so many side effects I stopped taking it. It's been a week now that I've noticed my hair is coming out in my hands when I take a bath. I counted the strainds and it's around 30 to 40. I'm so worried because I love my hair what should I do. I've been on Loestrin for about 4 months.

Most comments on here are from women who recently started taking Yaz. Their opinions are biased. When you start taking a new pill of any kind, your body has to adjust to it. Yaz, along with other birth control pills are going to have some unpleasant side effects because look at what they are doing to your body. They are stopping a natural occurring process that your body has done for years. So if you just started taking Yaz, and the symptoms are unpleasant, but bearable, keep taking it. You will feel better. However, if you are on the extreme end, then stop. Coming here to complain really is not going to make you feel any better, because yes, we are all having side effects. When i first started taking Yaz, I was an emotional/anxious mess. My breasts and back were sore, nausea, and flu like symptoms. Yes, they sucked. But now, they were worth it. I feel good. People just need to give their bodies the necessary amount of time for their bodys to adjust, and if you don't want to, stop taking the pill.

I took prednisone for 6 days ( the pack). Six the first day and five the next till day six I had one pill left. I have never experienced hair loss like this. I have a patch of hair that fell out in a circle the size of a 50 cent piece. I didn't notice it really falling out but noticed a bald spot and I freak out. I came on line to get info about this medication. This drug was ordered for me because I have severe pain in my back due to osteoarthritis, sciatica and back surgery. I was told taking this would help with the inflammation and might relieve some of the pain symptoms. Well, I think the pain would be better then the side effects that I suffer. I had loss of appetite and acne on my face. I feel dizzy and bloated. I pee all the time and seems like i visit the bathroom much more often for other reasons too. I have felt like a crazy lady and have less patience than normal. I hope that this does not last for ever. This is a small amount of the medication. I am sorry for those of you that have experienced a long period of time on this medication. I pray for you that they will find another alternative with less effects to your bodys.

I am a 49 year old women, who has been taking Lipitor 10mg for about 2 years at first I was told by my Pharmacist to take before going to bed because this is when the cholesterol is released in our body's. I also took synthroid for a thyroid condition,& Blood pressure medicine, but always took these in the morning, so at first I would forget to take the Lipitor on a regular bases. I am being helped with my prescriptions by a program that sends me my medications directly from the Pharmaceutical companies at no charge to me. I was receiving 3months worth at a time and the were piling up so I thought I really should take these regularly since heart disease runs in our family. In these past 2 years I have been experiencing progressive muscle weakness ,restless legs and feet at night so much that I can't sleep I toss a urn so much I most of the time cannot sleep in the same bed as my husband. in this last 8 months things have gotten so bad I know something is not right I have been going to Dr. having x-ray MRI, P.T, I have told my Doctor my pain is gotten to the point that I needed something strong for pain because I have to work to survive and it was getting to the point the every movement I made was very Painful almost like a deep burning pain. I am now getting spasms in almost every major muscle in my body.At night I gett cramps in my legs and feet that seem to move all over my leg muscle with the painful "cramps " I have ever experienced and they are brought on by just the muscle strength it takes to turn in your bed, they always last for 20min. or more. I work as a nursing assistant for an 84 year old women who has Parkinson's Disease I take her to all of her P.T appointment and exercises along side of her she is 84 and I can only lift 10lbs more than her we joke about it to the effect that she is doing great, but in reality I am the one who isn"t doing so well.The past 4months I have been looking for answers myself because I am in pain 24/7and I know that just because I'm turning 50 next month doesn't mean I should have less strength the the 84 year old I care for daily, These past 2 weeks I have started experiencing extreme nausea and stomach and back muscles going into spasms. drinking fluids are what always are coming back up and since I sweat a lot when showering my patients, I have been starting to see signs of dehydration and being very thirsty if I don't sip it it has been coming right back up my appetite is also decreasing because of the nausea. I am so thankful I found this website. Because I do not need any more proof to know that I have a least 90% of the symptoms other have explained I am quiting Lipitor immediately. Good Luck to everyone taking this medication.

just started taking Adderall, though i am not prescribed. I went to my doctor and asked for it but she said no. I explained that I am often overwhelmed at work, I am a case manager and keeping on task with all of the work is hard. My doctor said when she was in med school, med students used to take it for that purpose.So anyway i bought 5 pills from a coworker. I seem to have super human energy, get all types of work done and stay focused all day. On the down side, in 5 days I have lost 3lbs., I want to lose weight, but not that fast. I have what I consider to be Adderall hangovers the next day, where I am extremely tired. I also have noticed severe headaches, every day that I have taken it, I crash by the end of the day at work and cant wait to get home, because I am so tired. My neck aches, and I had to change to a firmer chair at work, because all of a sudden my back is killing me, I also get insomnia and have to counteract the Aderall with Tylenol pm just to get to sleep. These side effects freak me out, and I don't know if I want to again ask my doctor for a script, but I get so much done at work, and I am heading back for grad school, I just don't know what to do? oh yeah, the pills that I bought were Adderall XR 30 mg.

Mental meds are destroying our bodys and minds.. I would reccomend to any one going on marijuana, smoked once or twice daily and tramadol/Ultram for spot relief of depression and anxiety. The marijuana WILL help you if you are bipolar or schizophrenic or just depressed. I have noticed that it can sometimes help or hurt anxiety which i have a big problem with.. I choose to just spot treat with tramadol or xanax.. both have potential for addiction but who the hell cares? there not going to leave you dead or dying like like seroquel and other like drugs.
Don't let your doctor kill you.. THE FDA IS NOT YOUR FRIEND...
It's time we all realize that and stop being there lab rats. You only get one body, one life.. do what ever you have to do to live it.. thats my 5 cents :)

have Lupus (SLE) I have been on and off of prednisone since i was 13 yrs old and I am now 36. I have gained wieght that i can not seem to lose even though i barley eat anything due to the SLE it has taken my appitite away. several years ago i had cronic diaherria and went down to 80lbs It was either die or take the prednisone. Now iam about 200lbs which i usually wiegh 115 throughout most of my life. Now i have no energy I am in pain all the time I now am having tics in my upper and lower body, i have problems with being able to eat now i have lost teeth and the others are not doing well either.
isnt there somthing that we can do about the wieght gain and the effects that it has on our bodys. regular diet pills do not work because i dont over eat. the wieght has really done a number on the rest of my body. I am in constent pain!

thank you

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Seven jears ago I had to have a total Historectomy. After that my live turnd upside down, including sever skinrashes.I was on Kenalog hipinjections for 5 years, having shots every 6 month. Then i had a bonedensity test done . The results were rather somber. My density on my hipps had lost 25% bonemass. The rest of my bodys bonemass was fine. This is criminal,becaus I was never told, that this Drug would do this to your body. All the Doctors that I confronted about this issue ,denied the fact that this Drug is very dangerous. I hope one day we can take all the Drugcompanies to Court.

Please don't amek this lupron therapy seem so bad, I was diagnosed at age 17 with endo and I was bleeding for a long time so they put me on the Lupron therapy and yes i had all the minor menopolsal side effects and yeah it was a drag but after the lupron gets out of your system your bodys cycles go back to normal the only side effects that I have had probelsm with long term is short term memory loss, I have found that if you keep yourself busy you keep your mind sharp. And about one year after I stopped lupron I indeed concieved and had a healthy child in Oct. of 2003, so it is possible if your endo is not that bad that you can concieve. Now my son is 2.5 years old and I am having problems concieving once again and my endo pain is worse now then it ever was so I seeking other types of therapys for the problem. Please dont get discouraged, lupron is a treatment to stop a womens body in an ubrupt manner but it is not long term so stick it out.