Broccoli symptoms and conditions

MAY 29th, i had a heart cath done. while on the table i had 5-7 sec MI.
was put in MICU, rest of that day and night. moved to heart ward, was put on 24 hour telemetry for 2 days. was started on LIPITOR. had never taken it prior to then.
as of April 8th, i had made a radical diet change, from a lacto/ovo vegetarian, to a "south beach"/modified Atkins NO CARB DIET.
in the period from apr 8th to may 29th, i had dropped 16 pound. i have a bad back, and with the added pounds i packed on, made walking a choir.
with the weight loss, i was walking a lot better. THEN May 29th, LIPITOR was added ............and within 2 weeks, i was having leg weakness, when standing i would feel like my legs couldn't hold me up, walking was now harder then when i had the extra 16 pounds.
sooooo....as of June 14th, I STOPPED TAKING IT!!!!! within days i felt more energetic, and could work a few hours a day. had an appointment with cardiologist June 19th, told him of problems, and that i had stopped taking lipitor. he agreed with me, said to stay on the diet, exercise more, and give it another 6 weeks and then we will check progress.
he did not prescribe any replacement for the LIPITOR. but i have been herbal and homeopathic savvy for a long time so i will continue the OMEGA-3 fish oil, 4 capsules a day, and 4 GARLIC a day.
i mihgt have to add some MILK THISTLE for the liver, if the LIPITOR did any damage.
my diet change if anyone is interested is, chicken, turkey, fish for meats, no hamburgers, or steaks or pork ribs. i STILL do a ton of
VEGGIES, mostly COMPLEX CARBS, lettuce, broccoli, spinach, tomatoes, cukes, zukes, summer squash, and have found a wonderful substitute for PASTA, and its SPAGHETTI SQUASH. split it, microwave 10 min, let stand for 5 min, then take a fork and strip out the meat of the squash, cover with PASTA SAUCE as you would make for PASTA. awesome.

I am 37, and developed a DVT in my left calf possibly due to birth control pills. I was tested for Factor 5 Leiden and since I was positive that may have been a contributing factor as well. Waking up in the middle of the night and first thing in the morning with excruciating pain was a daily occurrence and finally after 2 weeks of Lovenox injections and warfarin the pain subsided. I still experience post thrombotic pain in the back of my leg three months after starting the medication. My INRs are inconsistent and my doctor keeps changing my dosage. I have been avoiding all food that that can interact with the meds, it is extremely irritating. I have been doing an hour of low impact exercise daily and am looking forward to when I can finally go jogging and increase my cardio workouts. I can't wait till I can finally be off the medication it affects everything I do.

Astonishing! My 8-year-old daughter, whose age your 6-and 9-year- old perfectly bracket, began mentioning "depression" yesterday; a word we didn't know she KNEW.

It became a real concern at dinner tonight, when we had 2 favorites, French bread and broccoli, (and spaghetti, which she also likes). She wanted none of it, and said she was depressed and it was causing her not to be able to eat, though she said she had "eaten anyway" yesterday even though not wanting to. We have never discussed depression or its effects with her! She DID learn to speak long before her peers, so after stressing enormously during the meal, during which we asked her if there were "mean girls" (only one, especially mean, anyway; only a few mean, etc.) we were pretty upset, and she had red face & tears, all very unusual.

We DID wonder if this weekend's weekend's 1 a.m. trip to emergency room for strep throat and amoxicillin injection (she asks for injections, these last 3 years, being quite a food connoisseur, she can taste oral meds mixed with ANY tricky bait) but always got Rocephin; even one in each leg, last time, as her weight called for double injections, as it is apparently an unusually irritating injectable....So we questioned her closely about whether her throat or any part of her still hurt, or if she felt sick. Negative. (as I write this, she informs us she was depressed from Thursday; she received injection at 1:45 a.a.m. in the wee hours of Thursday morning)

Back to narratie: we had been gratified for ONE simple injection this time, and "--cillin" part of drug name, plus familiar milky oil suspension appearance of intra-muscular drug reminded us of OUR days of painful but unusually effective "plain vanilla" penicillin shots, which we reassured her about (yeah, we've paid our dues too, daughter) after the typically achy injection.

By dinner tonight, our daughter seemed so upset, and yet so unusually grown up in saying she was "depressed" and that she had prayed that it end, to no aviail, I got up from dinner and Googled "amoxicillin, depression" and VOILA, "two daughters" response and next response so amazingly similar, I printed them and took them to dinner table, to have her read aloud to us complimenting her on how grown up she was to describe herself as depressed. (Also, she received 5 minutes of reading towards going to Fiesta Texas on a reading program! but, how many kids will have "Amoxicillin and depression--5 minutes" on their reading logs, I wonder...Her pre-med sister called while she was reading, another treat! God is good.

Thanks for taking time to post this! I am only now learning that there is no need to argue or feel alone, confused for long about much of anything anymore, or rely on just one friend or medical practitioner--Until they censor the 'net, just GOOGLE IT. Bless you. -- And, any men, google "bladeless vasectomy" or "******" and read my 8-year long compendium of vasectomy side effects doctors don't know or don't talk about.

Ednorandrewrowe, and wife, and much-cheered-up daughter!

Both my children, girls ages 6 and 9 are currently taking 800 mg. a day of Amoxicillin for double sinus infections. My girls are normally upbeat, happy kids and I have noticed that over the last several days they seem gloomy, quiet, fatigued and frankly rather depressed. As this is unusual for them, I can't help but think it is the medication. I can't wait until they finish the dose.

Have had the flu for 6 days, taking 500 mg 3 times a day for accompanying bacterial infection on the chest. I had 40º temperature for the first four days felt awful due to that but now on reflection I believe the amoxicillin is causing mood problems; feeling furious about insignificant things, crying triggered by sad news stories (I am a man) waves of hopelessness and depression, today I sat in the kitchen and wept feeling pessimistic and overwhelmed by life.

The first 2 days that I felt ill I had no negative mood, just fever and headache, before I started taking the antibiotic. Also I think the first dose caused me to vomit.

I've been taking Lisinopril for almost 2 years & Happy my BP has lowered. But I've been having terrible joint pain; that has been magnifying a lot lately. Even when I'm not doing anythings strenuous. Two of my fingers on the top ache terribly, the front of my shin is intensifying, my knees feel like they are going to go out on me, my shoulders feel like arthritis had set in & my neck is constantly feeling stiff, my feet hurt. I am overweight, but never have experienced anything like this stiffness & pain before. I was beginning to wonder if it were Candida related. I'm going to try going off of the Lisinopril for a while; monitoring my blood pressure & see if my pain resolves. I pray so; I feel like one of the elderly residents I help take care of.

I am a Pharm.D student and have been looking deep into Lipitor. Lipitor decreases your bodies Cholesterol level, even the cholesterol your body naturally produces. This, for men in particular, has many side effects, especially younger men. Cholesterol is the building block to many of the male hormones, especially testosterone. By taking Lipitor, you are basically bringing down your testosterone level. This will result in testicular shrinkage, aromatizing (getting a belly and developing breast), and many more masculine to feminine changes. I am just letting you know the danger of taking Lipitor. If you want to help control your cholesterol, exercise and eat green food (lettuce, broccoli, green beans, green peppers, etc.). This will make you feel better, be naturally healthy, and also, eating healthy helps maintain and produce male hormones which begin to deteriorate after age 40-45. Just my opinion.

Been on warfarin about 3 weeks due to an a-fib condition.. Dose is 2.5mg a day. Since starting I cannot sleep, feel very tired and fatigued and slight sour stomach. Doctors say this is due to the a-fib but I don't think so. All I hear from my doctors is no side effects. Hs anyone else experienced these symptoms, and/or is there a website where I can find some answers.

I have noticed changes in my memory, and felt very fatigued when I first started the warfarin.The fatigue has tapered off after 5 months but I notice more changes in memory lately. I get off the med in one more month. I found the best way to control drug levels is to eat at least one frozen meal a day with a lot of vegetables, such as a Lean Cuisine that is advertised as having twice as many vegetables as a regular lean cuisine...then I eat dinner and limit leafy green vegetable intake. I'm also not positive of this, but sometimes it is harder to control when I drink a lot of green tea. Hope this helps someone.

I take 7.5 mg. of warfarin daily, and have been for about 5 years. The biggest problem I have is dizziness, the inabilty to concentrate, vision, and waking up at night, everynight. I am a healthy 54 year old male, and have regular test run twice yearly.

Thank you to all who have posted here. My 16 yr old son was prescribed Levaquin on 12/7/04 by a PA who told me, "this is a great new drug we don't normally give to children, but at 16-- he's old enough". (This drug is not approved for ANYONE UNDER 18.) My husband picked up the meds and gave one 500 mg levaquin pill to my son. I arrived at work and started researching Levaquin. This site was the first to pop up. I called home too late-- he had already taken one dose. He has experienced many of the side effects. It is now 3 weeks later. I have not seen many teens experiences and most posting do not tell their age. I am trying everything that will help cleanse his system. He is drinking lots of spring water with magnesium, also everyday eating yogurt, grape juice, sweet potatoes, broccoli, and almonds. I have found these to be healing foods for myself. He is also taking MSM 1,000 mg. MSM is a vasodilator. He tried to take Slow-Mag, but it caused abdominal cramps. I would like more information about what to do, and other teens recoveries. My son is very active, plays several musical instruments and is in marching band (snare drum). Thanks to you all, he didn't take anymore of this poison. I am certain the outcome would have been devastating. One pill was one too many.

I have been taking Levaquin since Tuesday for a UTI and I have been having the WORST stomach cramps, bloating and excessive gas. At first I thought it was something I ate, since we have been barbequeing a lot but now that I read this page I'm convinced it's the medicine. I feel like I've eaten 3 cans of beans, broccoli and onions mixed together, that's how bad my stomach hurts. It feels like it's going to explode. The only thing that seems to have calmed the pain a bit is Pepcid AC. I want to ask my doctor to switch me. I'm glad I read this site.