Bs symptoms and conditions

Who honestly thought Yaz would make me so emotionally unstable that the love of my life would soon bring me to the point of appearing in court fighting a restraining order?? wow i thought i was pretty much effed for life, i tried lexapro, effexor, ativan, adderall, xanex, wellbutrin and u know the usual bs. At the point of seeing a stranger in my reflection with no one left to tell i just stopped caring about even taking yaz and soon after i fell like i was slowly waking up. Please i am 22 years old i let yaz control 2 years of my precious youth dealing with over barring spilling emotions from hell STOP taking the legal pink pills that rapes you of your soul!!!! i would rather have 5 kids in 5 years then have to resort to that fucked up point of devastation ever ever again!!!

My 9 year old daughter got her first shot in Dec. 2008 and her second in Feb. and the last in June. We have have been to the doctor a lot of times due to headaches with the doctor's opinion being that it's "allergies". She is now on allergy shots with still no relief from the headaches. I listened to her pediatrician and got her the shots. I feel so bad now after reading all the problems others are having with this vaccine. She also has had a change in her attitude aggression,moodiness,cries often, and she says she's depressed. If anybody has any suggestions for us please let me know. I love my little girl and know I'm worried.

I have only been on it for less than 2 weeks, but I am having not really panic attacks as muchas a horrible foreboding feeling, heart racing, a severe pain in my right knee and leg to where I can barely walk. It was fine before and even taking a sleeping pill, I wake up all night long, have to get up to go to the bathroom, severe dizziness and vertigo - all which I did not have before taking it. It has dropped my BS really low, also have sweat attacks.

I came onto this site because i was considering januvia. I'm having trouble with my BS (average around 175-250) and i'm petrified of insulin, being the big bay that i am. so i thought i would look into januvia. well, after reading all the posts on this site, januvia is no longer a viable choice for me, that's for sure. thanks for putting this site up! it sure helped me!

After what I have seen here and on some other sites I'm 99% positive this drug has hit me with several of the side effects listed. I'm a fairly healthy 49 year old woman. I have never had any health problems, no high blood pressure, no heart problems nothing. I went to the dentist in late March with a problem wisdom tooth. I'm allergic to penicillin so I was prescribed Clindamycin (sp) but it did make me sick to my stomach so I couldn't get the entire daily dose down. I had made it thru 90% of the prescription when I went back on 3-31-09 and still had some infection left in the tooth. My dentist took my BP and it was normal. He then said he wanted me on antibiotics for another week, and prescribed Levaquin as "a wonderful drug, it won't make you sick and you only have to take one a day". So I took the 7 day 500mg dose, went back the next week. True, it didn't make me sick. But I did notice my Achilles tendon was really sore and stiff. I also had a re-occurrence of an elbow problem that had healed and was no longer bothering me until then. I also noticed I wasn't sleeping well, and was having vivid dreams, which I attributed to the pain medication (vicodin) he had also prescribed. Went back on 4-8-09 and my BP was sky high!! As I said, never ever have I ever had an issue with my BP including when I was pregnant! He said he couldn't do anything with it so high. I mean a week and up almost 100 points! He attributed it to "White coat syndrome". So another week of Levaquin and back again yesterday. BP was the same story again, this time he didn't even see me but sent in the assistant to tell me to go get on meds with my Dr. So after that, I'm angry and totally confused. So I came home, hit the internet and I'm seeing what changed in that week to make my BP go insane. I'm also seeing other symptoms here. The Achilles tendon, Knee aches, Back ache, Hip ache, difficulty sleeping, and Steven King quality nightmares. I also read somewhere on the net that supplements like MoveFree with MSM would help and I do take that as a regular supplement to help with things just getting a little older as I'm a pretty active gardner. Now I have been off this since Monday and my aches are better today than they have been. I picked up a BP machine yesterday and it's down a little since at the doctor's. I'm keeping a close eye on that for a couple of days before I submit to a chronic disease for the rest of my life. Hopefully the side effects will gradually go away. Has anyone else's symptoms gone away after stopping the drug? How long did it take for them to go away if they did?

ok well update all my blood work is normal wow im healthy, too bad i feel like crap 3weeks after taking levaquin i couldn't walk for 7 days with pain , in hips, joints , and back . i have a cool burning in my legs. i will think twice before i take a prescribe medicine. im trying the natural way taking hot salt baths , drinking lots of water, eating lots of veggies, olive oil my multi vitimin made me sick . but i will try again i read vitamin c and bs and magnesium will help . sitting in the sun for a little bit helps too . this has been and unreal experience, i hope no permanent damage has been done. best advice to give is keep moving , don't give up , do your own research to help your self . my doctor didn't have a clue, pray to the great physician

I'm sorry for everyone's troubles with this med. First of all, my blood sugar has been HIGHER than on regular metformin. I'm taking Janumet which is Januvia combined with metformin- dosage: 50/1000 twice a day. I have noticed a FAST heartbeat, irritability / sadness, higher levels in BS. After reading these posts, I AM GOING OFF JANUMET. Most noticeable side effect is the increased heart rate- it feels like my heart is going to beat out of my chest. Scary.

I had a UTI at the beginning of November. I had gone in for a physical and my bs were 127. My cholesterol was 276. 205 was bad. 46 was good. Triglycerides were only 135. I had another bs test and it was 130. My creatine (kidney function) was .7 which was good.

My doctor told me that since I technically have diabetes, they need to be aggressive with the cholesterol/blood pressure. I took Vytorin for about a week. I noticed tingling in my arms and legs immediately. My left arm was "heavy" and the left side of my body was numb for a bit. I also started using the restroom a lot. My knees also ached at night while sleeping and it woke me up. I had just started walking so I chalked it up to that. I had fatigue and anxiety as well.

I knew the pills were giving me these side affects so I took myself off of them after a week. I started myself on a diet. I walk 30 minutes a day. My cholesterol is now 237. The bad is 173, the good is 39 (I am working on raising that number naturally) and my triglycerides are 123. My fasting blood sugars are new only 95. My blood sugars do not go above 140 now, which is considered normal.

Unfortunately, my kidney function has taken a slight dip. It was .7 and now it is .9. I really feel that if I had taken the Vytorin much longer, it would of given me kidney failure. Apparently kidney damage is on the warning label of this product. If I had read the label before considering this drug, I would of never taken it in the first place. I am hoping the kidney function restores itself. Please scour the internet before taking any prescribed medications!

I'm 28 yrs old and I've had the Mirena for about 10 months now and I know it's to blame for my ACNE and WEIGHT GAIN, BAD BACK ACHES, BLOATED STOMACH, HEADACHES, CRAMPS AND BLEEDING AFTER SEX. I don't know why there is so many complaints about this product and yet it is still considered one of the best birth controls.....That's BS and I called the Bayer Company to complain because I want my money back and they claim to write down everything I'm saying to report it to the Higher ups. I didn't believe them and have to go thru 10 different people before they make a decision on weather or not to refund my $600, that I paid for out of pocket. I really think it's sad that our doctor's don't listen to us, I think I may have to write a letter to the company and send them this website to check out because they are CLUELESS. I will be getting mine out within the next 2 weeks and I'm scared that it has already done so much damage that it will take me forever to get back to feeling like myself again. I was on the NuvaRing before this and I didn't like that either. It definitely made me gain weight and I always had a yeast infection and it kept falling out during sex. I don't know what to do but get my tubes tied even though I still want to have 1 more child. I don't know or think there is any birth control out there without 50 million side effects. I also know that everyone is different and don't have all of the same side effects we have. Good for them, but it seems to be more with side effects than without. I hope if someone is thinking about getting the Mirena to look it up and research as much as possible. I did research on the actual website, I didn't see none of this but if I had I still might have gotten it and learned my lesson on my own. So, please reconsider what you are putting in your body, especially if you see this many complaints. Someone hit me back if you agree!!!

When I first started taking Januvia it was like a god send to me. My bs dropped and I started losing weight. Since sugars were not low enough, I started taking janumet. A1C results were consistently 6.3 even tho' I ate anything I liked. Have taken Janumet for almost a year now and weight is 135lbs (height is 5'3"). Nice, since I just couldn't lose weight earlier (also have an under active thyroid and a sweet tooth). I recently experienced my first hot flash in an air conditioned room no less (am 46 yrs old). Started having migraines around my period. Left shoulder hurt when I raised my arm or reached behind me. Digestive system was a mess. Never experienced high blood pressure but had my first high BP reading at my last check up. Stopped Janumet after reading posts here and started feeling better right away. Digestion is normal. Don't know what to do now.

My husband was diagnosed with Type2 diabetes Sept. 30, 2008. He took the Janumet 50/1000 samples 2 times a day like the doctor told him to. His bs was very good (less than 110). He then switched to 50/500 about the 3rd week of October. His bs still fine. But he started having diarrhea many times a day and through the night.

He quit taking the janumet and about 5-6 days later the diarrhea changed to soft bm's. And he started to feel better, and then his bs would go up again. So he took 2 days of Janumet, diarrhea for 5-6 days(and not taking J.).

The doctor gave him separate prescriptions for januvia and metformin. My husband took 2 half pills a day of the januvia(100mg). and after 2 days, the diarrhea started again.

This is awful, just awful!

L., wife of a truck driver

November, 2008 I started Januvia about 3 months ago while also taking metformin, glimeride. I previously took Actos but was gaining a lot of weight. Actos replaced the Avandia. The first few weeks on Avandia I seemed fine and the bs was okay. Gradually it increased along with severe painful spasms in my legs, trunk and daily in my neck. Eventually my hands began cramping. I also became severely constipated which is quite unusual for me. I then developed a series of upper respiratory infections. Since I was feeling awful I decided to research Januvia and its side effects. The manufacturer mentions the infections but not the others. As an experiment, I stopped taking the Januvia and within about 5 days, the painful leg/trunk spasms began to disappear. I'm contacting my doctor this week to find me a new drug....hopefully not insulin.

I took the generic for Norvasc (amlodipine)for 2 months and all I have
to say is the stuff is pure junk.
I felt absolutely AWFUL.
I felt like I had been poisoned.
My lips and tongue swelled,canker sores on my tongue
and I became horribly depressed.
What a bunch of BS!!!
I'm not taking anymore of these poisonous substances!

As a Doctor myself I think drugs are NEVER the answer except in EMERGENT issues in Heroic life saving... YOU however and all individuals are and should be MORE accountable for your own health and STOP DEMANDING the Drugs and look to LIFESTYLE changes in DIET and EXERCISE to achieve the GOALS so necessary for quality and quantity of life.... The tools are at your fingertips ... The almighty internet ... And your OWN imaginative mentation is your TRUE limitation... So TAKE control of yourself and BE accountable .... Sorry so blunt but MORE tough love and Educating people is whats needed.... NOT more drugs....

MDG

Boy, I have to say I am not happy with this drug at all. Since I started taking Januvia I have had trouble sleeping,bad dreams and it seems as though my heart is skipping several per min. Not to mention I am on a hundred mg. once a day and bs is still not in the normal range. Go to the Dr. tomorrow have to get this changed.

I'm 58 years old and I've been on 10 mg Simvastatin for 14 months since I was diagnosed with Diabetes 2. Also Metformin and Glipiside as my bs got up to 499 at diagnosis with high cholesterol.

I had NO IDEA that my suffering the past year could possibly be tied to one of the drugs I've been prescribed. In the first three months after diagnosis, my Diabetes was controlled and I've even backed off some of the meds. My cholesterol also came down beautifully. However, the debilitating weakness and muscle aches (which has increased over the 14 mos.) has become so bad (especially this last week) that I came to the Internet looking for possible reasons for 'body ache'.

And get this: I take a packet of vitamins every day which includes a daily dose of Q10... BUT I haven't been able to take them for about a week and this last week I felt like I was ready for a wheel chair~!!! Worse than it's ever been, knees and feet in horrible condition, hands and wrists unable to open a water bottle. Total body aches so severe it made me want to research something, anything to see what might be the problem.... before seeing the doctor about it!

My shock at seeing my medication here listed with the horrible side effects I'm experiencing has been a revelation~!! I am going to stop the Simvastatinn and see what happens. BTW, I've been an active person all my life, was a 2nd Degree Black Belt and taught Tang Soo Do and know what muscle aches and pains are, know my body (at least I did) and pretty much thought my active life was over.....

Not now~!!! I'm FURIOUS!!

Wow. I started taking this when it first came out, a couple of years ago. I had DM w/uncontrollable BS's. BS's came down significantly. But now, a couple of years later, I've been experiencing a few night terrors, when first put on insulin and Januvia, I gained 20# and can't! get them off. I also have fibromyalgia,...so I didn't even think about the Januvia possibly accelerating, increasing, or changing what was going on with the fibro.

I get violently sick anything with Metformin, and swell up like an air balloon (gained 50! lbs. on the Avandia & Actos (MD screwed up and gave me both in maximum dose--I've had leg swelling ever since.) Anyone have any leg swelling/edema? They keep trying to put me on anti-depressants..I've had "real" depression before, and I don't have that kind of feeling, just exhausted, like I can't get going...fibro...or Januvia?

After reading a

I was diagnosed with hbp in January 2008 (197/112), my Doctor prescribed Micardis to which I had few side effects limited only to 2 weeks of muscle and joint aches attributed to the HCT found in Micardis - once the aches subsided I had no noticeable effects to the Micardis and my bp dropped to under 130/80 but my insurance insisted that they would not cover the Micardis until I had been prescribed an ACE inhibitor so my Dr. prescribed Lisinopril and HCT as a water pill, within days of taking the Lisinopril I started having a dry, gagging cough that was aggravated by laying down making sleeping a serious problem.
I have found that drinking hot water is the only thing that will temporarily cut the tickle.
I have also noticed that I have been having dizzy spells and have started sweating profusely at the slightest exertion.
Still waiting BC/BS to authorize Micardis after 2 months or I will have to try another ACE inhibitor that may not have the same effects - any ACE inhibitors found to not cause these or similar symptoms would be greatly appreciated.

Hello everyone. I am posting follow up after my first posting which was a few hours after removal. (6/20/08 removal, insertion was 9/2007)

I can't believe how much better I feel! It took about 2 days for the headaches to stop. I was having daily major headaches, now its weird to every morning look at my husband and tell him I DON'T have a headache when I used to reach for the Advil every morning.

Before the iud, I was on birth control pills everyday for a year to stop my periods. (I had my tubes tied years ago). It took 3 days for that old feeling to start just before my period started. I was actually happy! I felt like a woman again. I know it sounds weird, but I really wanted my cycle to clean everything out so to speak. It as a usual heavy period but I felt so much better than without it with the iud.

When I had the iud inserted, for almost a year I hardly ate anything and gained weight, since it was taken out, I'm starving! Maybe my body was just so deprived of anything and all the BS with the iud that it puts your body into this "starvation" like mode, no energy, weight gain, no appetite and just a crummy feeling.

I do not feel as bloated all the time, no headaches, less leg pain and joint pain, I feel more "focused" and can pay attention like a fog is lifting. My nickname is not superbitch this week LOL.

I feel sexual again, sex no longer hurts and there is no painful cramping upon orgasm like before. I no longer have the dull ache which was constant where it was inserted, there is no sharp burning pains but the biggest thing is how much better I feel!

With only a few weeks past, and the difference I feel, I can't wait for any left overs from this thing to stop. ANYONE no matter age or circumstances, should not use this device, it has made my life hell since I got it. This thing should be taken off the market! I think there should be a class action suit filed. I hope I can repair the damage it has caused in every other area of my life: marriage, job, personal relationships etc.

Not one person I talked to about this iud had anything positive to say, everyone of the women I talked to all had problems upon problems upon problems. Every doctor said it was NOT the iud, and it was either all in our heads or we were suffering from some mental disorder. How wrong they were!

I'm looking forward to getting my old life back but I still think that Bayer should have to pay for all the damage they caused!

I was put on Avelox 6 days ago along with methylprednisolone for a severe sore throat, chest congestion, and cough. Since taking the medication, I have had episodes of anxiety, panic (hard to catch my breath which leads to the feeling of panic), restlessness, trouble sleeping at night, nausea, and problems with my memory (I have had numerous episodes where my mind blanks and I forget what I was going to do or what I was in the middle of doing). My emotions have been all over the place since taking this. I have had episodes where my body just feels very strange. I also have had bursts of pain in my left hip. I am only 41 and have never had this happen before. I was attributing it to my illness because I was very sick at first but now the illness is gone (except for a little congestion that is left) and I am stilling having side effects. It didn't occur to me until today that it could be the medication because I've never had any bad side effects from medication except getting sick to my stomach with codeine. I decided to research Avelox and now am convinced about its side effects. I won't be taking my last pill and will call the doctor tomorrow.

I wonder if mixing Avelox and methylprednisolone caused any effects? Haven't researched that yet.

I am so pissed. Never trust what you read in the news. I read an article where Dr. Bremner said that it is unclear whether leukotriene receptors exist in the brain. WELL, all researchers know about that word unclear--it has many meanings. It appears in abstracts practically as a BUZZWORD. When I first heard about Singulair and these problems I wanted to know if the leukotriene receptors existed in the brain. Well, lo and beyond, I found researchers who said that they did. Look at the date on this link where Dr. Bremner says that leukotriene receptors exist and look at the date of the article where Dr. Bremner is quoted as saying unclear. WHAT FREAKIN BS. Dr. Bremner says on his website that they exist. Who controls what the media writes? You tell me?

http://www.beforeyoutakethatpill.com/blog.html

My 6 year old daughter started taking Singulair because the doctor said it would help with her allergies thus would help with her asthma. It seems to help her some with this yet the side effects she begin soon out weighed the benefits. She complained of severe leg pains, stomach aches and trouble thinking. Her teacher begin to express concern that she seemed more spacey, tired all the time and not staying on task. Her memory seemed worse and her grades went from As and Bs to Cs and Ds. Her nose bleed more often and she was more moody. She was very sluggish in the morning and at night could not sleep. We took her off and these symptoms seem to have gone away so we have keep her off the drug Singulair.

IF YOUR TAKING THIS GET OFF NOW!!! I have tried lots of pills and this by far was the worst! I have had 6 kids and even post pardom depression was nothing compared to the effects this had on me! I noticed just after 2 weeks of taking YAZ I stared having mood swings not just little ones just crying all the time..I would be fine one second then just blow up on everyone around me! While working out my toes would go to sleep and it was so painful! I contemplated suicide! This is how bad it was. I called my doctor the nurse switched me to Yasmin..*which of course she said was different but it wasn't* After taking Yasmin for 2 more weeks I was wanting to die everyday! I called my doctor at 6am he actually answered! He said that both pills were the same. I am now on the old school Ortho and I'm doing awesome! This pill should be taken off the shelves! I actually got this pill free from my doctor! The drug reps must get paid alot to tell doctors that this is good for you! It's BS ladies! Please I'm begging you don't try this pill nor give them to your children! I Beg you! email me if you have any questions I've been doing alot of research and talking to doctors in my area to stop giving these out!
Good Luck

I have been off Yasmin for almost 2 weeks and the panic attacks are gone!!! I feel much better. I decided not to use another form of birth control "with hormones" until my hormones are balanced! The only thing is I am having HORRIBLE headaches, the muscles in my legs and arms are still aching and my mood swings are still there. I hope this ends SOON!! Right now I am taking vitamin B complex to see if that helps any.

THIS BIRTH CONTROL IS HORRIBLE. I got Mirena inserted in me on June 27, 2007 at 4:30pm. immediately after it was inserted i began to feel a lot of cramping and tightening in my lower abdomen and right leg. It was very overwhelming. I was on my cycle when it was inserted and did not come off of my cycle until August 17, 2007, and still spotting. I have since gained at leat 15 pounds and I do not know if I am depressed because of Mirena or because of the weight gain. I am neauseated almost all the time, and has had headaches out of this world. I thought it would be the best option for me because of the convience, but this has taken everything else to a whole new level. I feel like a totally different person and very argry for getting this thing in me. I PROMISE that I am not exagerrating. I thought it was "just me," but after seeing that many others feel the same as I do, is further encouraging me to get this thing out!!! I have my follow up appointment this week and I assure you that this thing is going to be out. I would rather take my chances with the pill, than deal with all of this BS.