Co worker symptoms and conditions

didn't have Mirena, but another kind of IUC or IUD whatever you want to call it. I sure hope young women know they could die. Sorry to see these things back on the market. At age 21 I had complications, the device embedded in my uterus and became infected. No one wanted to admit it was the iud. The infection turned into acute peritonitis which is usually fatal. I did live, but had to have a complete hysterectomy. A bit extreme for a 21 year old. Spent 3 months in agony in the hospital. Took 2 years to recover. I had all the side effects associated with premature menopause - premature wrinkling, loss of interest in sex, not to mention no more kids for me.
I later did some research to find out that stones were inserted into camels to prevent pregnancy during long trips. The camels died screaming in agony in the desert from the stones. It works about the same on women.

Thank all of you so very much for voicing everything that you all have gone through while taking FEMCON FE. I went to see my doctor and told her I wanted to take Desogen, (which I had been on a the first and only other time I had used bc). She advised me that it was no longer available due to the blood clots it had been known to cause. (Just so happens I am discussing this with a fellow co-worker who advised me that she in fact is currently taking desogen..) Therefore my doctor was mistaken. My Doctor also told me FEMCON FE was very similar and that I would like it. I decided to do a little research prior to taking it ( I was gonna start on Sunday).I am so thankful that I am extremely leary of trying new things. Although my doctor recommended it I was still nervous about taking it which lead to me finding this website. I thank God I did find it because I am DEFINITELY NOT TAKING FEMCON FE!!!

I had the Mirena inserted in March of this year (2008)! I hate it! Shortly after having it inserted I developed huge painful cysts on my ovaries. The doctors insit that the Mirena didn't cause the cysts but b/c there isn't enough hormones in the Mirena, they cyts aren't going away on their own. I had the cyst aspirated which caused the remainder of the fluid to leak out causing an infection in the lining of my abdomen. They put me on a heavy dose of antibiotics and hormoned to get rid of the cyst. For about a week I felt better until the pain came back worse. The cyst had not only come back but gotten bigger. I have to take a double dose of birth control pills now to get rid of the cysts.
For the past week I have been having pain again and not wanting to tell anyone b/c I know they are just as tired of this as I am! I can't sleep at night which makes it nearly impossible to get through the day. My doctor had given me pain medication the first time I had the pain to sleep at night but they are gone and I'm afraid to ask for more at the risk of sounding like a drug addict! I can't take these pills during the day b/c they make me loopy and tired and I am a single mother of a 3 year old little girl plus I work full time! What kills me is the that I had the Mirena inserted b/c I can't handle the extra hormones or remember to take the pill everyday! I can't deal with it anymore. I have gained almost 12 pounds in the last 2 months and I am afraid to exercise b/c of the cysts. I am hungry like I was when I was pregnant and tired all of the time and don't enjoy the things that I used to do. I cry at everything..good or bad...and I just can't take it anymore.
I will post back more when I have this thing removed and hopefully will have some good news.
I do feel like I have to say that I hear about Mirena from a co-worker who absolutely loves it!! She has had no side effects and has had it in for 7 years now! So it's not for everyone...but if you feel side effects...listen to your body and have it removed!!

Just an update about the class action suit discussed previously, and Aamaya had provided us with the Florida attorney, Justin Wikin: I got a letter in the mail yesterday stating that they would not be pursuing suit against them. They said that they deal mainly with wrongful death cases and it does not mean that the case does not have merit, just that it is not their specialty. I will be doing some research here locally in Ohio to see if I can locate a practice to pursue this. If anyone comes up with something, please let us all know.

My baby is 3. She had strep throat from Jan to April. I'm talking off the antibotic for max 4 days and the fever would return along with swollen glands, difficulty swallowing and just plain miserable. Took me 2 ENT referrals for someone to finally agree with me that this is not normal and something needs to be done. We scheduled a T & A for April 18th. The surgeon told me that she had a severe sinus infection as well (surgery day). He recommended that we start Singulair 4mg at night along with Nasonex to possibly help with her constant sinus congestion. I gave it to her and noticed nearly an immediate a change in her disposition.(looking back now) At the time I simply chalked it up to having her tonsils out. She was on the medication until Friday May 9th. Her babysitter said that she was seeing what I was at home...only I hadn't shared my dgtrs behavior at home with her...call it guilt for being a single mom who works...I just thought she was having trouble adjusting from a week at home with mom from the surgery recovery to getting back into the "norm" routine. At home she would cry at the drop of a hat. Not just wimper or whine....but tears and screams for nearly an hour. I would ask her why she was crying and she'd simply reply "I don't know Mommy." One minute we'd be playing and she's be laughing and the next she was angry and anxious. She would complain of "tingles in her feet"...I thought she had just been sitting on her legs and her foot had fallen asleep. She would deliberately instigate her older sister...totally not her. She became fearful of her room at nighttime...and took for ever to get to sleep. A co worker had mentioned that a little boy she worked with had his medicine changed b/c the dr said one of his meds may contribute to his behavior issues. Being a nurse I asked what med...SINGULAIR. I immediately went to the web and googled singulair. I found this site...and began to read parents horror stories of their experiences. She has not had another singulair nor will any of my children - EVER. I feel guilty that I didn't take the time to research it before I put her on it. I feel blessed that I was in the right place at the right time to find out about this site. I thought that my kind and sweet little girl had turned into. I know it's only 5 days off the med but she's back to her sweet self about 75%. I am blessed that my experience was not even a month long...but losing your child to a medication that no one warns you about even for a day is WRONG. I think I would be more "forgiving" if anyone along the line of me picking up the med had said ANYTHING...but no one said a thing. My prayers are with those who were not as lucky as I was to stop this med so quickly. I hope your children return to their pre singluair selfs quickly and permanently.

My four year old son was put on Singulair about a month and a half ago for allergies/very light asthma. I was told that it would help him to possibly outgrow those conditions, and that we would re-evaluate in six months. At first I wasn't very consistent with giving it to him, but for the last two weeks or so he has had it every night before bed. For the last week he has not been himself. Whining a lot, upset about very little things, much more aggressive towards his sister, hitting, kicking, throwing fits. Twice this week his day care center staff pulled me aside and said he has been acting horribly. Upset about little things, angry, kicking, not listening, being very defiant...in short not acting like himself. Same as what we are seeing at home. It's like his behavior has regressed back to a two year old or worse.

I made an appointment for him today because of these behavior problems, plus he seems to be suffering a possible ear infection and bronchitis again anyway, which is what we started on the meds for in the first place. A co-worker remembered that we had recently started medication, and inquired about whether or not I thought that could be causing the behavioral issues. I did a search on google and came to this site. Reading these stories is like a light bulb switched on in my head! I feel horrible, why didn't I think to ask about side effects, why didn't I think about the meds being a possible cause of his behavior? No matter what the doctor says today, I am taking him off the Singular immediately. I will be in search of natural remedies to treat his allergies.

Well I got Mirena in august 2007. I cramped the first couple of weeks and bled for about 4 months straight. For the next 5 months I had not period and I was bloated as could be. Ever since I got the thing I felt tired, dizzy, headaches, aches and pains in my joints and muscles, my legs would fall asleep. I literly felt like I was lying. So I finally took it out yesterday. My dr taught I was crazy and she said it wasnt the mirena side effects. Once it was taken out I felt such relief and today I woke up feeling much better. Even my co worker was like you look better like the old person you where. I went back to the pill that worked for me for the last 5 years.

I have had the Mirena OUT for about a year now and have almost completely recovered. It really didn't agree with me, as with all the hormonal contraceptives I have tried. I wondered if anybody had used the 'patch'? It has come out recently and supposedly doesn't have many side effects.
I would like to try it, because I'm getting a wee bit sick of using condoms, but I am a bit concerned and obviously want to do some research first.
thanks!

I have been on Yasmin for about 3 years. In that time I have had many different problems but never thought it could be my BC. I have been told that I have IBS, often have UTI's, chronic pelvic pain, and now kidney problems that cannot be traced through blood tests. I have been to MANY different specialist about each thing they all told me they could find nothing, and each time I was told that it could possibly be something different. In this process I have been given test after test after test including a colonoscopy, exploratory surgery and ultrasounds. It was not until today that I was talking with a co-worker about the pain that she mentioned that it could be Yasmin. My medical coverage sent me a letter stating that they would no longer pay for the bc but never told me why. I found this site and am grateful that other people are having symptoms and it is not my body falling apart. Thank you to everybody who shared.

Has anyone been off the ring for awhile and not able to have periods?

Hi all! I just began taking YAZ two weeks ago and things were fine up until two days ago. I started experiencing itching on several parts of my boy an last night, realized I had hives on my waist at my back, near my underarms and have serious itching all over the rest of my body including the palms of my hands. Please, please, please if anyone reads this an has had similar side effects, please let me know. Furthermore, I did not take the pill last night as I knew this could be the only thing causing these issues. Does anyone know the reprecution of stopping the pill mid month? Please let me know and thanks for your help!

I was on NuvaRing since 2003 due to non stop bleeding. My doctor at the time figured since this b/c worked, to use it for the 4 weeks rather than 3. I too started to have the dizziness, panic attacks, breast lactation, feeling of bewilderment, weight gain, lack of sex drive and the list goes on. I did not attribute any of this to the NuvaRing until last month. What made me put two and two together was not only this website but the fact that I noticed I felt better while I was on my period. Also, a cousin of mine as well as a co-worker suffered the same problems while on NuvaRing, they too have gotten off.

I took Yaz for 7 days. In that amount of time, I began experience the most horrific symptoms I have experienced in my life. They included: chest pains, nausea, vomiting, arm pain, and the feeling of imminent death (these caused me to go to the emergency room since they are classic heart attack symptoms for a woman); leg and arm weakness; lethargy; migrane; panic attacks; severe insomnia, diarrhea, and vision problems that caused my contact lens perscription to change and night time vision had profound halos when driving, etc. I was literally unable to stomach any normal food portions I was so nauseous. I normally run 3 miles and could not even make it to the gym for weeks. I was afraid to stay home alone with my 4 year-old and 17 month-old for fear something would happen to me while they were in my care. At the ER they found low potassium levels (which makes no sense given Yaz has a potassium sparring diuretic component). In another blood test, I had elevated iron, which I have never had previously.

I am 35 and have been on bcp's periodically for 12-15 years. I have never had any of these symptoms prior to this experience. I have never had anxiety, depression, or any other underlying health condition. I immediately stopped taking the pills once I made the connection. So far, my recovery has been slow, but at least it is improving. I resent that my ob/gyn and internist both said that the pill would be out of my system in 24 hours. The effects are clearly long lasting (I am approximately 7 weeks off of Yaz).

Finally, my eye doctor, of all people, said that he has seen and heard of people having problems similar to mine and that it was understandable that I would have anxiety when I felt like I was dying from a heart attack. No one perscribing this medication bothered to tell me of the diuretic component or any component that was going to affect depression. I am attorney and have always thrived under pressure, not turned into a panic attack ridden mess like this medication caused.

As for the previous post who stated these are common symptoms described by women, at 35, I know the difference between my normal body function and the hell that began when I started taking Yaz. Unless you have experienced this, then you clearly would not understand. I appreciate that Yaz and Yasmin have worked well for some, but that clearly has not been my personal experience. So, I write this not to discourage someone who has had a positive experience, but to provide support for anyone else who has suffered like I have.

My mother actually already posted about my experience with Levaquin, but I thought I would add my own story.
After being perscribed Levaquin and taking only one...I couldn't sleep, my heart rate (normally below 60) was at atleast 110, I thought people were outside my house and envisioned them talking about killing me. I have never felt this way in my life. It was very scary and I called the ER to ask if I should continue taking the meds. They told me to take another and see what happens... Thank goodness I threw it up, because after reading these horror stories, I'm afraid I may have had permanent damage. This drug is absolutely awful for those with side effects. Stop taking them at the first sign of symptoms like these. Most doctors it looks like are oblivious to the fact that this is happening.

I've been taking Yaz for three months and, as much as I'd like to stay on a birth control pill, this one just isn't working. I've been ravenously hungry, and nauseous too. It's been a vicious cycle of eating (to stem the insane cravings), and then vomiting. Yuck. I'm over it. I've read some of the other posts, and I can relate to the need to pee also. I experienced the same diuretic effect, but only for a few weeks during the first pack of pills. I've also had a mild headache nearly every day since I began taking the pill. And I've had sore breasts too. I'm sure there are some girls who can handle Yaz, but I'm not one of them!

I just took my 5th shot last week. The hot flashes are terrible some days and hardly noticeable others. Some times I just want to scream in anger for no reason. I feel like I'm hypersensitive to everything. I don't want to cry, I just want to lash out in anger. I've got one dose after this and am praying that it will have been worth it to have some relief from the endometriosis.

I am guest 35597
I have been off lisiniopril goping on three weeks soon, Still
am having some of the side effects of this crazy drug but slowly am recovering still having to tightenss in my chest, but
the fatique isn't nearly as bad physically feel like a new person my naps has almost diminished I am now not wanting to sleep every time i set down stoimach and queasy spells are also leaving does any one know how long it takes the body to RID itself of this drug??? I talked to a co-worker who
also took this drug and also was glad to be rid of it, I am also
loosing the stomach i had That pooched out and losing saome weight, would have never figured this out had it not been for this sight..THANK YOU>

I am a singer and i'm concerned about the effect if any
advair will have on my voice. However, I've been coughing for years. I've taken Advair off and on for about the last 5
years. I was officially declared as having Ashma about 5 years ago. When the coughing gets out of hand, Advair seems to do the trick. I'm really pretty anxiouis about taking it consistently(I never have). I will take 2x a day when my
coughing is really bad. It was keeping me up at night,
and working was really difficult. I was truely wore out
every morning and it's impossible way to live--tired most all
the time and coughing your like I'm gonna cough up a lung.
I've never smoked in my life.

I've been taking Advair 2x a day for about two weeks,
and yes I don't go thru the night coughing. I'm still coughing some but as the medication gets in my system I'm really coughing much, much less. My co-worker have noticed that I'm coughing less and have asked me what medication I'm using. However, I don't sleep well at night, I mean it's really difficult for me to get to sleep. I'm very wakeful at night.
It's ether take Advair and no coughing, but it may be hours before I get to sleep. Has anyone else had this problem with not being able to sleep as a side effect of taking Advair?
I'm afraid if I don't stop coughing it will take a toll on my voice.

Last year in March I was put on Lisinopril for elevated blood pressure. Two months into taking this medication, I started having swelling of lymph nodes in my under arms. Mamogram and chest x-ray were done to rule out lymphoma. I suspected the lisinopril and upon stopping the medication swelling of lymph nodes (slowly) subsided. This year my mother who is 88, was put on Lisinopril for congestive heart failure, again two to three months into taking the Lisinopril she developed what seems to be medically induced lupus erythematosus (rash) on her wrist. She was concerned that it might be a cancerous as the eruptions were so unsightly. Her family Dr. referred her to a surgeon, and mother has since underwent surgery with general anesthesia to remove two of these eruptions that were not cancerous thankfully. A co -worker was on Lisinopril also for blood pressure and suddenly developed terrible swelling of the lips, which would subside and then return. His Dr. referred him to an allergist. These episodes were not only scary but resulted in time lost from work and unnecessary costs. I would be interested to know if anyone has experienced the severe rash or swelling of the lymph nodes.

I haven't seen this side effect listed but on the second day of taking Levaquin for an upper respiratory infection I had a yellow streak from the inside corner of my eye down my cheek. I was speaking with a co-worker when she said, "What's wrong with your face?" Knowing this to be a jaundice sign from my liver, I discontinued the Levaquin immediately and called my Dr. I also experience fogginess to the point I shouldn't have been working or driving.

I have only been taking Lipitor for about a month. Before I started taking this drup I was warned by a co-worker not to take it. SHe complained about the leg cramps and the pain she experienced in her hip area. WHen I mentioned this to my doctor when he prescribed the medication to me, he more or less just laughed it off. I am getting the cramping in my calves and I am not sure if this is from the Lipitor or something else. I suppose the only way to tell is to stop taking the Lipitor. Does anyone out there have any suggestions? I looked at this website, because I wanted to find out what the side effects of Lipitor were. This site has really opened up my eyes.

My son has been on Singulair since he was one. He will be four in September. No noticeable side effects and it has helped decrease the amount of asthma flare-ups. He continues to be a happy, intelligent child. I have a co-worker who's son, five years old I think, who experienced the same type of behaviorial issues in most of the posts involving children. Her son took Singulair for one week and became an instant terror. Thankfully, the medicine has been a positive remedy for my son but I am concerned with the long term consequences of using this medicine. I plan on printing this page and taking it with me to my son's next pediactric visit.

Im a 39 year old male in good health, diagonosed 2 days ago with Epydidimitus of my right testicle, possibly bacterial. My GP prescribed a 4 day dosage of Levaquin after giving me 3 sample 500mg tablets, told me to keep out of the sun and to call him if there were any reactions like a rash/sunburn. When I enquired as to whether I could continue my daily 2 mile bike rides, he suggested I not and I concluded it was due to the Epydidimitus. There was no insert in the sample packs, I filled the prescripton and would pick it up later that day.
However, at work I proceeded to do an Google search on Levaquin at Ortho-McNeil and was alarmed at what I read. I found this site and concluded that I didn't want to take fluroquionones for my illness and now understood why bike riding wasn't a good idea (possibility of Tendon Ruptures!!!).
I called my GP's office, spoke with the nurse and requested an alternate antibiotic. I was told the GP would be get back to me. The next morning his nurse called and instructed me to either take the Levaquin or see the in-plan urologist. An co-worker told me he'd requested not to receive Levaquin for a UTI, as it gave him leg cramps after he'd stopped taking it. I called a drug-rep friend of mine, inquired about Levaquin, was told it was being given out "like candy", most widely prescribed AB, safe, he's taken it, etc. But he'd also seen side effects and was surprised my GP wouldn't prescribe an alternative. He put me in touch with a PA at my urologists office, who called me back within an hour. The PA agreed that it was reasonable to prescribe something less powerful, as fluoroquinones are usually 2nd or 3rd line drugs. He agreed to see me the same day. I then called my GP's office to request that he get on the phone for 5 minutes at his convenience to discuss an alternative drug, but only received a call back from the head nurse who would relay the message!?? The PA did an exam, explained that quionones are often prescribed at his office after a patient hasn't responed to other antibiotics prescribed by a GP. His prognosis was the same as my GP, however he also suggested I get an ultrasound in addition, just to be sure.
End result, I was prescribed Doxycycline 100mg/2xDay for 14 days and will follow up in 3 weeks.

DON'T GIVE IN WITHOUT A FIGHT! If these drugs are unsafe, and there is even a 1% chance of major complications (Levaquin 46% of all patients reported adverse effects of some sort), why take them unless absolutely necessary! This is a family of drugs, that while being very powerful, was originally approved as a 2nd or 3rd line of defence, when other AB's didn't work. GP's may be prescribing them as wide-spectrum cure-alls without knowing the frequency of adverse side-effects. They already work 10+ hour days, why would they hop online to investigate negative effects reported to non-profit watchdog sites? We're not doctors, so what do we know...right? WRONG! Do your homework, ask questions, be considerate but firm. You have the right to ask for alternative treatments so long as you are informed. God Bless, best wishes.

Hi. I have been on Advair for about 2 years. I started at 100 level, had a bad cold in Jan. and went to 250. Got another cold and laryngitis in April and went to 500 level. The laryngitis went on for 7 weeks. I still have a raspy, rough voice, always clearing my throat. By chance, I decided to look up side effects of Advair. My gosh, I can't believe what I've seen here! I've put on 10 pounds since spring, have been going to voice therapy weekly since June. I have pain in my hips so bad it wakes me up every night. I've been eating ibuprophen like candy, along with Tylenol PM every night just so I can get to sleep. So, I've gone back to the 250 level that I had. So far, so good. I'm going to try to get off of this. My brother, also an asthmatic, began running last year. He has increased his lung capacity to the point where he no longer needs his flovent, just albuterol before running. A co-worker told me about a book he has, How to become a Former Asthmatic, that helped him come off steroids by following a series of breathing exercises that also increase lung capacity. Anyway, that's my plan of attack to get off Advair. Unfortunately, like the others, my asthma has never been in better control. I can even be around cats for the first time in my life. Life is full of choices. I choose to live without the side effects of Advair.