Coincidental symptoms and conditions

Just went through an arteriogram after failing the EKG part of a thalium stress test. No blockage was found. I had experienced chest pain radiating into my arms upon walking just a half block or up steps, so my internist ordered the stress test.

The nurses and doctor kept asking if my heart rate was always this low (about 40-46 while recovering from the arteriogram), and I said it was usually in the 50's. I had constant headache, frequently with upper right jaw pain (dentist said all was okay there). I took more and more aspirin and ibuprofen to counteract the pain.

My neck was killing me--thought it was from work, but I had never had this much pain and stiffness before. I had increased heart palpitations and extra beats. I am also on Atenolol for tachycardia, and I thought I was fine, until my doctor thought I needed more blood pressure medicine to get the BP below 130/75. I questioned his thinking, but went on and took the lisinopril.

The cardiologist told me to stop it for 5 days to see if I feel better. I have had two days without headache now, and that is a miracle! My heart seems more stable, too. It is too soon for me to go walking, but I bet I won't have the same chest discomfort as I did! I don't think my heart was beating hard enough or fast enough to take oxygen to my muscles when I was exerting myself. This stuff should be taken off the market!

Doctor prescribed, but wanted to check side effects before taking it, am glad I have! Anyone else that's a smoker with mild hypertension (140/90) taking this med? Now I'm afraid of taking it because I already have a problem with coughing and post nasal drip, choking sensation, near vomiting. Also am on Celexa 60 mg for depression and anxiety and certainly don't want to take something that's going to increase my anxiety! Any others taking Lisinopril and Celexa?

I have been using Yasmin for almost 10 years. Recently I have began getting migraines (never had them before), nasty vaginal discharge and an embarrassing increase in facial hair. I can somewhat deal with the migraines, but the other two symptoms are extremely irritating.
I have been to my gyno for both. She told me that the discharge was "normal" with the use of Yasmin. I don't think snotty goo coming from your vagina for a straight week before your period is "normal". She assured me that all testing came back negative and it was just something I would have to deal with. As far as the facial hair goes...I can't leave the house without standing in front of a mirror and plucking my poor chin and neck for up to an hour each day. My gyno suggested that I get laser treatment, which would be grand if SHE were paying for it.
I don't know if I want to continue taking Yasmin or not. I have ovarian cysts and used to have severe periods lasting for a week and a half at a time, and Yasmin had helped with those problems.
Has anyone else had these problems...and what are you doing for them?

Took Reclipsen for the first time last night and developed a pounding migraine with nausea today. Is this a common side effect? Or is it coincidental? If this is a daily side effect, I don't think I'll stick with it.

After by-pass heart surgery in 2002, my cardilogist put me on 40mg of zocor.
I was in good health with no physical limitations. I had no heart damage. The restriction of heart arteries were found due to my stress test that was performed each year as a part of my annual Physical. After surgery I was on zocor for three years, during that time I experienced a little tiredness, little weakness, a little muscle aches. some tingling in my right arm and shoulder. I went to my heart doctor Jan. 2006 and he changed me to vytorin (10mg zetia and 40mg zocor). about 6 months all of the about symptoms got worse.
By Jan. 2007, my muscles became so stiff, I could not walk, had balance problems, severe muscle aches and cramps, numbness and tingling in both arms and hands, also stifness and pain in my hands, stiffness and pain in both feet, stifness and pain in my back and weird nerve sensations over my entire body. During Jan. and Feb 2007, I was seen by my family doctor, a neurologist, and a muscle doctor. Thanks to the internet, I found info on zocor and zetia, which is the drug vytorin. Warnings described the same symptoms I am experiencing. I stopped vytorin, I am not taking any statins drugs now. My doctor order a blood test to check for muscle damage, It indicated severe damage, a Creatine level of 770. This level should not be over 200. After being off the drugs for 30 days the creatine level dropped to 645. My condition has improved by 25%. I am walking a little better, but I still having muscle problems, there is improvement. I think there will be a very long recovery. There seems to be some evidence that these Statins affect people of age much more than the young. I am 70 years old. PLEASE PEOPLE, IF YOU ARE TAKING STATINS DRUGS, STOPPED NOW! SLOVE YOUR CHOLESTROL PROBLEMS BY OTHER MEANS. Since I stopped my cholestrol has gone from 157 to 280, but I am not going back taking these drugs. I am trying the natural way now. I have read post after post on many web-sites of people with the same symptoms that were using these drugs. The drug companies and the FDA are responsible for the the degradation of people's health taking these statin drugs.

My 8 yearold daughter after about 2 months of being on singulair started having muscle spasms on her right side of neck and face. Later the spasms started getting worse. She said like she felt someone was jerking her head. She also started having uncontrollable kicking spasms. We had an MRI of her brain and spine done. Nothing, she was fine. We had a biospy of a small lesion from a prior cut; nothing again. Finally, we took her off the singulair, the only drug she was taking. She is now fine. Her primary care physician, said mmmmm, possibility. It just seems too coincidental that the spasms started after she began taking singulair then stopped after we took her off. Anyone else, have similar experience??

Have been on doxycycline for 3 1/2 weeks for eczema. It has really messed with my urination. Can't seem to completely empty my bladder. Anyone else have that problem?

I had severe flu like symptoms (fever, body aches, bronchial congestion). My doctor prescribed zythromycin as a precaution since my son currently had pneumonia. Within a day of starting the 5 day dosage, I started having severe skin sensitivity. No other way to describe it but a bad sunburn over my body. It hurt just to have clothes touch my skin. Not sure if it was from the Zpak (my doctor didn't think so) but it sure seemed coincidental if not. Pain lastest for days even after going off meds.

Have taken Reglan just for just one and a half weeks to help with my diabetes related gastroparesis. Since taking it I have been unable to read, play computer games or even concentrate on TV. I chucked it yesterday morning and already feeling a bit better. I am gonna try again maybe in a few days just to confirm that this drug is the cause, but it looks awfully coincidental. That's why I'm looking up side effects on the web today, gave them no thought until yesterday.

My 18 month old son has also had night terrors since starting Omnicef. He is usually a pretty relaxed little guy but if he does get upset about something we are able to calm him with cuddles, singing, distraction, etc. However, the last four nights (starting the first night he began the Omnicef) he has experienced constant, terrified screaming and can not be consoled no matter what we try. It is horrible to watch him suffer and not be able to help. It is especially hard since these episodes have lasted for more that an hour at a time. The timing of these episodes and the start of the medication was too coincidental that we did research on Omnicef at 3am last night after finally getting him back to sleep. None of the "official" Omicef information revealed anything about night terror side effects. My husband was insistent that the coincidental timing was too unlikely. So, he googled Omnicef and Night Terrors in the same search and lo and behold, he found this site with all these postings (as well as many other websites) from other parents with the same experience. I am convinced that this is a true side effect and that it should be included in the medicine's literature. For all those parents who have written about their skepticism because they have not experienced the same things, I suggest being thankful that their children have not suffered and recommend not simply dismissing the possibility of a problem with Omnicef because they have not experienced it first-hand.

About one month after taking Lipitor (10mg), my blood calcium level was elevated. My doctor told me to stop my calcium supplements. I had taken them for years with no problem. Since doing that, my bone density dropped and I have had tendonitis-like pain in thigh and foot and regular arthritic problems and creaking bones. My doctor did not think the blood calcium increase was due to Lipitor (Atorvastatin calcium). She thought it was coincidental. I'm not much impressed by "coincidence."

I was perscribed sulphameth for a mild urinary tract infection 2 aday for three days...It was the worst experience EVER..while at work I started to feel a little off not right ..what manifested was a huge panic attack uncontrollable shaking extremely cold then hot continual itching in the groin and my body was sapped of all energy I didnt feel like I could move a finger...Icouldnt sleep properly I just lay there like a lump of lead....I thought I was going mad until I realised it was highly coincidental to taking sulphameth...Ilooked up some sites and found this one...I am so relieved to know I wasnt mad

After taking Levaquin for 7 of the proscribed 10 days, I awoke with severe lower back ache, running down the front and backs of both legs. I did not connect the pain to the drug, as I have seen a chiropractor for similar pain. He said that it was highly unusual for a back issue to effect both legs, and that the hamstring pain must be some unrelated, coincidental muscle strain. After my treatment the pain got progressively worse. I could not sleep, and drank milk to ease the cramping in my legs in the night. The next day, I discontinued use of Levaquin, started drinking gallons of water and green tea to purse my system. On the 8th day, I strarted with the nausea, which I treated with crackers. No nausea on the 9th day. Receding muscle pain the night of the 9th day, and last night, the 10th day, receding still. Trouble is, the pain seems to magnify when I sit and espcially when I lay down. I am moving around pretty well during the day now, but my ability to sleep has been impaired and finally seems to be improving. Last night was pretty good.

hi jess,
the symptoms you have could well be down to yasmin,you may be hyper sensative to the effects of the artificial hormones,i think it depends what state your hormones are in before you start taking this stuff. i felt great on it for about six months,pain free periods,slight weight loss,reduction of cycle related acne etc. but then things started to change and i became ill both physically and mentally with no explanation,i felt that way for 1 year until i found this site and stopped taking yasmin,since then all my symptoms have pretty much vanished although they resurface briefly during ovulation-menstruation but that is because my hormones are still out of whack. my advice would be if you are feeling a bit off talk to your doctor and see if there is an alternative to yasmin,if you are starting to feel closteraphobic (sorry can't spell !) and never have before then i would think that yasmin may effect you badly mentally,something to do with oral contraceptives depleting seratonin levels,most of us on this site have had panic attacks/anxiety attacks along with agoraphobia or paranoid delusions,we are not mental it is this pill! some people do really well on it and feel sick for a couple of weeks then improve but i suspect if you are feeling bad after a few days then it may not be the right pill for you. sorry for the long post but it really upsets me when more and more women are being prescribed this rubbish that has nearly destroyed so many women here,all the symptoms we experience are to similar to be coincidental,the one common factor is that we have all taken yasmin.
best of luck to you whatever you decide to do,i hope you feel better soon.

My son ,23 months old, started on Singulair this past spring 06, after pulmicort wasnt doing the trick at taking away his sick asthma. Singulair has worked thus far, but I have noticed if I forget to give it to him, the next day he is irritable and miserable. It doesnt seem coincidental anymore because over the summer I tried cutting back a little on the meds because typically illnesses occur during the winter months. And he seemed to be more irritable every time i cut back. I will be going to his specialist soon and discuss this with him. Hopefully we have a better winter this year and he can be off all his meds soon. Also, he will not go to sleep if I give it to him at night, I use it after his afternoon naptime.

Hi, this is guest 21606 reporting back about a month after finishing 6 weeks of levaquin. The good news is the prostatitus is cured.

For the most part the muscle pain has dissipated although I still have an occasional twinge. It is sometimes hard to sort out what is a drug interaction and what is normal muscle pain, when I am sick everything hurts. None the less, the peculiar pain I associate with use of levaquin did not happen until after about 10 days of taking the drug, steadily increased for a few days, remained steadily painful until a few days after I stopped taking it, then gradually diminished. Although it is possible the muscle pain was coincidental, I doubt it.

When I told my Urologist about the muscle pain he looked at me like I was from some other planet, like how could I possibly be so dumb, my family doctor also gave me a look, copped an attitude, and suggested I have sciatica. I don't quite understand this attitude, although the official side effects do not include muscle pain there are sure a lot of anectodal reports including my mom who credits levaquin with saving her life but had muscle pain for more than a month after completing her treatment.

Meanwhile keep in mind this is a very mysterious and powerful drug whose actions and interactions are not completely understood. If you are considering taking levaquin for anything less than a life threatening infection I suggest you think twice and try something else instead.

Good night all

Peter

My 3 year old was prescribed Omnicef for an ear infection. After the 1st dose he began waking at night with "Night Terrors". I called the doctor's office and they said that this was not a side effect and is common for this age. We continued to give him the medicine and his "Night Terrors" continued every night and every time he woke up from a nap. After the third day of Omnicef he started to become nervous and scared and not as nice as he usually was. He was afraid of the dark and did not want to go to bed. On the fifth day of medication he had 3 episodes of which he was so scared that he was screaming, and shaking and said he was "having a bad dream" but he was awake. I asked him what was in his dream and he pointed to the window and said "there is a monster out there". It was horrible! I called the doctor after the first episode and the nurse said that this was not one of the side effects and to continue the medicine. However, my husband and I decided not to give him any more Omnicef. We told the nurse that we didn't care if it wasn't a side effect and that it was too coincidental that this started exactly when he started taking Omnicef. The doctor would not call in a different antibiotic but said 5 days of Omnicef should be enough for his ear infection and he will see our son in three days for a recheck. Today was the second day without Omnicef and our son seems to be getting back to his normal, happy self. He did not have any scary visions while he was awake today and tonight was the first night that he wasn't afraid to go to sleep. I only hope that it did not do any permanent damage. I think more research needs to be done on the side effects of this medication and I am going to try to contact the makers of Omnicef. I feel that if my sons mental and mood changes are a side effect then it needs to be researched before it happens to any other child. I will never let any of my children take Omnicef again.

I've been taking Doxy for 5 days now, 100MG, (twice a day) for an infection and have serious sore knees that even bother me during sleep. It is coincidental, that my knees were sore from cycling, prior to this medication, however, the soreness is extreme due to Doxy.

Please watch yourselves girls. I too had 'brain zaps'. Then I had the grand mal seizure as reported on this site last week. Not sure if they are at all correlated, maybe just coincidental, but upon reading more on seizures I see petit mal seizures are like 'brain zaps'. You look awake but you tune out for a minute or two.

Problem with seeing the doctor is that they have to see some Xray or do a blood test before they believe anything. My shoulder pains are almost completely gone and flexible again. I too had so much pain that when I slept on my side, it hurt alot..and I mean alot. Now I can sleep on the shoulders and I don't wake up in pain. My leg rash is still gone and healing up nicely and believe me when I say that I had it for years and it never went away like this. It is too coincidental for me to ignore that the Lipitor was the culprit. Just get off the Lipitor for a week and see if the symptons subside, that is the only proof you need. I am not a doctor nor do I suggest that you don't need some form of statin to control cholesterol but the side efforts from it was not worth it for me. Better and easier to watch the intake of fatty foods and excerise. Good luck.

I started using Advair approx. 2 months ago in an attempt to get rid of a severe cough that I've had for over 25 years. I've tolerated it for this long, however, the cough has gotten worse as I've gotten older.

Although I very carefully rinsed my mouth my mouth out, as advised by my doctor, I developed a sore throat and almost fully lost my voice for almost 1 1/2 months now. The ears, nose and throat doctor has diagnosed me with a bad candida (yeast) infection in my throat and put me on diflucan and nystatin. He felt it was the Advair that caused this infection. After taking these medications for a little over a week I am slowly getting better, however, my cough is still there and possibly a bit worse from the infection and my throat is very raspy. I've also noticed moderate pain in my fingers and hands -- whether this is from the Advair, I am not sure, but it is coincidental to the timeframe I've been on it. However, I have also been on an nebulizer using albuterol so it's hard to tell which medications are causing which side effects.

As long as I was using Econopred eye drops my facial complexion,area of eyes, nose, chin, was red, dry, scaly and itchy. When I quit using them, it began to clear up. A cream I use for skin problems would not help while I was using the drops, but began to help when I quit. Coincidental?

I went on prozac for the first time when I was 22. It was just after I'd finished doing a degree in Japanese at University and it was just too hard for me and I ended up burning out a little. Looking back I don't think I was ever overly depressed - I just needed a little understanding and support, but I didn't really have much emotional support around me at that time in my life, so taking a drug seemed to be the answer.....or was it?
I gained 20 kilos. It took me a whole year to lose it after i stopped taking the prozac. To anyone who says that on prozac you don't gain weight, you lose it - what rubbish!! How do I know? I took prozac again when I was 25 - as a result of a broken relationship and I gained about 15 kilos the second time around. This time, it's taken me 3 years to lose the weight!! So, I know for a fact that prozac causes weight gain. Nobody can tell me that both times were coincidental or as a result of the depression itself, it happened only when I went on prozac - not when I was just depressed. I will never take it again and instead of feeling depressed when things go wrong in my life, I exercise. It's been one of the only things that has truly put me on a 'high' naturally. It's great. I would take it any day over prozac. Sure, prozac made me feel high, but it never felt natural to me. And I was unnaturally overweight on prozac as well. I'm now nearly 30 and can honestly say that the only times in my life when I've been overweight was when I was on prozac.

I was on Yasmin for 2 years, all of which were horrible times for me. I was 100% fine before I began taking it. Eventually, I was diagnosed with IBS, migraines, rapid heart rate, and anxiety/panic disorder. I do not have these problems anymore since I stopped Yasmin.

I feel so blessed to have found this website and to see that I'm not alone. I have discontinued taking this, and pray that each of you know that you're not alone with this. We didn't just become different people overnight, it's too coincidental that we're all telling the same exact story, right? God bless!

I have been on Zoloft for two and a half weeks, and in a constant mental struggle with the fact of being on psych medication (one minute I'm going to stop taking it, the next I'm giving it another week). Have seen few benefits, although early in the course of usage. One benefit is I'm tiring out earlier at night and getting good sleep. Another is probably a placebo effect of feeling a little more calm and less tempermental. But the negative side effects have been a minor sexual problem in finding great difficulty achieving climax. The worst side effect (assuming it is a side effect of the drug), is urinary incontinence, especially at night. I wake up with urgent bladder pain only to release a small amount of urine with almost no force behind it. This is followed by several daily episodes similar in nature and lately a mild pain in my lower left abdomen. I am visiting the doctor today in hopes of determining the cause of this, but it seems too coincidental to not be related to the Zoloft. I'm stopping cold turkey today.