Coca cola symptoms and conditions

I suffer form migraine headaches as well. The Doctor diagnosed me with a condition called "Cluster Headaches". Meaning they come in clusters. They come for a while a leave for a while. No cure, just try relieve the headache. In the past I took extra strength Goody's (w/Caffeine) or Excedrin Migraine, both with Coca~Cola. Both worked, the Goody's a little better but it is not available in California for some reason. It generally took about 45 or longer to start working, sometimes I was doubling up hoping it would be faster. After waking in the middle of the night for over a week with a throbbing head pain directly behind my eye socket I went to the doctor and was prescribed EPIDRIN 325-65-100 MG. The Doctor said to take it the moment I felt the headache starting. That night when it started I RAN to the bottle and took 2 with water. Within 15 minutes I actually felt the pain stopping. At first the throbbing would "skip a beat", then it would just stop as I laid still. Next thing I knew I was sleep. I have not experienced any side effects and I am on day 3. So I will say Epidrin works, don't be afraid to take it when the pain starts, there is no need to take them beforehand, "In the event" you think you will get the headache.

L. G.
Ontario, CA

August 10, 2008, my right eye swelled up from something on that Saturday before. By Sunday morning it was closed and I as unable to see out of it. I don't have any allergies to anything. After a few hours I was convinced I had to see a doctor. I went to a med express and was seen. They were great. I was prescribed the Dexpak Taperpak 13 day. I received a shot and (2) intrevienes doses of meds. I started right away with the DexpakDay’s 1-4 required a usage of 24 pills (6) per day. . Day 5 came along. Day 5 I stopped or cut back to 1 per day. I had the hip cups for 20 hours, unable to sleep at all. I was wired to the max. 4:30 am, day 5, I was up all night with the hip cups to the tune of 6-8 per minute. Coca Cola was my savior. My wife almost brought me into the hospital for help as I was unable to breath well. That’s when I decided I was done with the dexpak taperpak. I was tapering it all right, to one a day for one more day. The swelling in the eye went totally down and was gone in 2 days. No one had any idea of what it was, it is very hard to diagnose something like that in any case. I’m just leaving the dexpak taperpak alone for now on. It’s simply not for me. Maybe I’ll add to this after I call my doctor and let them know my plans for the dexpak taperpak.

I was excited to get going on Lantus. A lady @ dinner one night said she was doing great on it and I was ready. Metformin gave me legs cramps. I gained weight on Prandin. Actos was awful. So I was ready because I needed to get those morning sugars down -- really I need a new job where I'm not at extreme anxiety to go to! My first shot at Lantus I got excruciating headaches. I hadn't had a headache in a long time. So I stopped and I got a headache the next day -- a lot of colds and flus around -- but then they stopped. I ended up waiting longer than I had planned to get back on Lantus and I was in good shape. When I offer up prayers for my nephews in the morning I offer up whatver pains I have. Two weeks ago, I went to offer up my pains -- and I had none. I restarted Lantus that Monday. I got a headache but got rid of it with some advil, coca-cola and head rolls and continued on pretty good, without pains, and with good morning blood sugars. Then I got really upset about something that Thursday night. I didn't take Lantus but cried all night and all day. I took Lantus on Friday night. Saturday I went shopping, did a bunch of errands and just before dinner I started getting a backache and then my IBS really kicked in and completely froze up on my left side giving me the worst cramp I had had in ages! I finally did a yoga move and it subsided but I was wiped from the pain. I missed Mass the next day and walked around in these little shoes all day. Then on Monday @ work, my foot cramped, left foot, like it hasn't in a long time. And I still can't make it better even with stretching and icing and etc. Passing bowel movements has been very difficult. I've had blurry vision. So, from how I feel from "no pain at all" two weeks ago to barely being able to move today, I'm stopping the lantus and I would like to "fire" my doctor. Don't they do their homework? I'm really quite upset about her not doing her homework and possibly pushing this "new lantus" or whatever or however old it is. I have read it hasn't been thoroughly tested -- is that still true? OH,and as I am typing going, I better stop because my hands and arms hurt, those are other symptoms as well, my hands hurt, my wrist hurts, and I have a big knot in the left shoulder blade which won't go away. Many of these side effect / symptoms seem to mimic fibromyalgia to me. I asked my doctor but of course she didn't know. So I think Lantus seems to bring on the fibromyalgia symptoms and I had those all under control. I'm going to San Fran in a couple of weeks and this better be all cleared up because I have to go alone.

Severe frontal lobe headaches that occur upon waking in the AM.
Today also had visual acuity affected in left eye. The pain was like
nothing I have ever experienced! I must take 800mg IB immediately
and not move at all, nausea the sets in and it takes a couple of
hours to slowly resolve. I am left feeling weak, shaky, disoriented
for the rest of the day. This EXACT scenario has happened twice
after starting 20 mg. of Prilosec twice daily (started 2 weeks ago).
Needless to say I am not taking this medication anymore.

I started with 25 mg for migraines and upped dosage by 25mg pweek for 4 weeks till I reached 100 mg per day. Right away this didnt work because you cant half the pills because the taste will kill you. but once I adjusted to the 50 mg it was ok. There are side effects. I have cured my life long addiction to coca cola. I can no longer drink soda, it tastes gross, really vile, and I have lost almost twenty pounds sfter one month. The no soda gave me incentive, so I have been dieting, but the topamax only seems to help. I have only had one migraine this month, on the monring of my periods arrival. This hasnt happened in twenty years. Ive been on all sorts of meds throughout the years. I love topamax. I have had some other side effects. I am diagnosed as bipolar, and do not take medicine because the depakote made me a zombie. Life has been much easier, although on the days I up my dosage I was a bit hyperemotional. Nothing too bad though. I was, however, unable to drink two glasses of wine on this medication. I did have some spacey moments, and tingly fingers as well. Like I said before, nothing compared to Depakote, and nothing that I wouldnt trade for ONe hormonal migraine a month. I love this stuff.

Goodness, this is an amazing site. Just came to check and see if depression is a side effect of Lisinopril. And what do I find? All my other symptoms. I'm taking it for mitral regurgitation and, after a pacemaker (ICD) implant in Feb., my doctor increased dosage in June from 1.25 mg daily to 5 mg and wants to go up to 10 mg. I also take 25 mg Atenolol for bp (which does the job, and I can't imagine using Lisinopril for high bp).

My symptoms: tired, tired all the time unless I drink lots of coca cola (yes!); sudden onset of narcolepsy (falling asleep) in the late afternoon; feel like I haven't slept; can't get going; feel hopeless, depressed, dizzy at times, can't concentrate, trouble reading, focusing. I'm really not "myself".

So I decided this morning, with a four-fold increase in this drug two months ago, I'd better check it out.

I'm cutting back to 2.5 mg, and taking it at bedtime only. I might as well be an invalid this way. What do others think?

Now I'm off for that Coca Cola to make it through this day!