Confirmation symptoms and conditions

These are not new side effects but a confirmation of some I've read. Two most disturbing are: the inability to cry which all my life has been a major way to release tension; weight gain and an inability to discipline myself to stop eating; addiction to sugar; lack of motivation; can't stick to anything. when I first started taking it my body "vibrated" but that stopped after a couple of months. However, my head sings all the time. It does cause heartburn so I have to take an antacid (but I also take other blood pressure meds which may add to this). I do generally feel better and now after nearly two years on Zoloft, my motivation to take on projects has increased. I exercise every day and it has helped with depression and anxiety but not with sleep. I'm afraid to go off it because of withdrawal symptoms I may have to suffer; so for now I'm going to continue taking it. It does cause weight gain and does lower motivation but since I'm 74 years old, I don't need to worry about sex drive. Hope this helps.

Has anyone with hair loss/lack of regrowth seen improvement after having Mirena removed? I'd love to hear from woman that have had hair loss/regrowth problems (that wasn't due to post-pregnancy). This is my biggest complaint. I've always had very thick (annoyingly so hair) and now I look like a different person. My scalp shows everywhere, my hair is thin and I don't have any regrowth to even give me hope. I don't have a history of female hair loss in my family. I've had my IUD since August and my last baby was 2 years ago. My Dr. says it's stress...but wouldn't she be stressed too if she was balding at 35! I'm looking for any confirmation that the hair growth gets better. Other side effects include, ocular migraine (I thought I was having a stroke!) vision issues and new eye floaters and anxiety. I can live with most of these, but my hair loss is killing me! Any good news out there from those with a removal?
-Iwantmyhairback

I have been on this medication for 3 months now. I am a 28 year old male, 6'2", weigh 211lbs, and in overall good health. My blood pressure average is 144/72 without the medication, but on the medication it seems to stay around 136/66. It took about one week for the blood pressure medicine to start working and when it did I felt very tired (which is normal). Now, in my third month I have started to notice new symptoms like severe headache in the right front lobe, severe tiredness, cold fingers and toes (in warm conditions), severe lower back pain, mood swings, blurred vision in the right eye (same location as headache), and a occasional twitch in my right thumb (probably not related to the medicine). When I first started this medication I did read all of these post and figured that everyone was crazy and/or nuts, but know I am thinking that I would rather stop the medication
and start seeking out for a better medication.. I know medicine has side effects but damn!!! Anyone else have cold fingers and toes while they have been on the medication..thanks

2 1/2 years ago I had my Mirena IUD place. I had the normal weight gain and steady bleeding which were side effects I was warned about. Sure enough after 2 months or so my weight returned to normal and the daily bleeding stopped. In fact I haven't had any periods since, which I was really please about b/c that was the reason for having the IUD in the first place. I have 4 children and my husband is fixed, but my periods were so heavy I had a hard time dealing with my iron levels, so the Mirena was recommended. I have raved about not having my period anymore and the freedom it has provided.

However, recently I have been suffering major anxiety, to the point I am currently off work for 4 weeks. I am a stock broker so everyone is convinced its market related. But all along I have said I don't have more or less anxiety if the market is up or down. I just feel as though I have almost in a car accident and my body is in a constant state of "fight or flight". I have been placed on heavy med's to try and correct my current imbalance. These med's are very powerful, for the past 6 days I have been asleep of 17 hours out of 24. Anything this strong is obviously pretty powerful. I have been discussing my current condition with friends and saying my instincts tell me something else is going on. I've been suspecting that something else in my environment could be contributing to my imbalance. So i have been looking into my IUD. My first signs of anxiety were 9 months after having it in, but I treated my anxiety with exercise and healthy living and got on with it. Today I found a website with many women with my exact symptoms:*****
As a mother I have learned to listen to my instincts, and at this very moment I am convinced that my Mirena IUD has over time created an imbalance which is responsible for my current poor health, and tomorrow i'm getting it taken out!

To the best of my knowledge I never had any of the 'immediate' symptoms.
My problems are probably due to the fact that I was prescribed Cipro 3 possibly 4 times from Aug 06 - Dec 07 and then finished up Dec 07 with a round of Levaquin. My father is over 60 and was recently given Levaquin and had immediate and serious problems. He is seeing a doctor recommended by the CDC today. Yes, he is even working with the CDC on
this one. Due to all he is being told he is convinced that the medication is behind my medical decline as well. Since taking these medications (symptoms started slowly in 07), but after taking the Levaquin at Christmas time I never got up from the couch. My thyroid gland has quit working, my adrenals are shot, I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, blew out 3 disks in my back, vision is deteriorating rapidly, and really so many things I can't list them all. I had a complete physical
in Oct 05 and was given a perfect bill of health. Through Aug 06 I was riding my bicycle 33 miles per week. I'm still trying to figure out what hit me??
What my father has been told is that in some individuals Levaquin will attack the glands (like the thyroid) and will compromise the immune system. This damage appears to be permanent. All I know is that I went from being extremely healthy to terribly sick. If in a day's time I have enough energy to load and unload the dishwasher it is a banner day. I can
not work and seem to get worse instead of better as each day passes.

My husband also had pneumonia at Christmas and took Levaquin but does not seem to have had an problems. I suspect it was possibly the cumulative effect of having basically 4-5 rounds of the antibiotic in a years time. According to the people at the CDC that have spoken to my father the symptoms that I have can all be traced back to the medication. One never knows what effect a medication will have. Just please be careful when taking this medication, and limit how many times you take it.

I'm just heartbroken over this. My 6-year old identical twin boys have been on Singulair for 4 years to help control severe asthma. Looking back...I now realize there was a definite "personality" change in both of them after going on it. I've been living with it for 4 years now and have just "gotten used to it." Since October, one of my sons has experienced severe back pain, abdominal pain, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes (though I don't know if this is related), and sadness. I have put him through tests because I just knew something was wrong - he has had an MRI spine, CT chest, abdominal ultrasound, and lymph node biopsy (all negative). I am just crushed because I wonder if I have put him through these tests for absolutely NO reason. That all along, it has been the Singulair. My other son has had insane mood swings for the past 4 years and I had just chalked it up to his personality. He can be extremely mean to his brother and has indicated to me that sometimes he just doesn't "want to be."

The only positive thing out of this is that I learned how insightful my pediatrician is. He took both boys off the Singulair about 6-8 weeks ago. I have noticed a slight improvement in his symptoms, but they have not yet all gone away. I'm hoping there's not lasting damage...

In 2001 my daughter started Singular for about 3 years to treat what the doctors said was childhood asthma. After being on the medication for a few months she started having nightmares and was terrified about going to sleep. Unfortunately, I did not relate this to the medication. We did extensive research on the Singular before starting her on the med.. No- where did we find anxiety, nightmares, or impulsiveness as a side effect. Two years into the med we brought my daughter to see a psychologist because of the nightmares, who diagnosed her with anxiety and impulsiveness. We didn't medicate her for either; however, we did use behavior modification. Although the behavior modification helped slightly with the impulsiveness, it did not do anything for the fear she endured when it became nighttime. She would not go to sleep in fear of the nightmares until pure exhaustion hit. After being on the med for 3 years it stopped working so we took her off. A few weeks after being off a friend asked if my daughter was still on Singular because the FDA just came out with information about it causing vivid dreams that could cause anxiety that Merck seemed to have held back as a side effect. A few months of being off the med and the nightmares went away. Unfortunately, she was on the med for so long and because she was so young I don't know if this caused any long term effects such as the anxiety and impulsiveness that has now became part of her personality. Being 3 years old and taking it for 3 years how can that not make an impact on a child's personality. They are learning things at that age about themselves and the way they rationalize things. Fortunately, she is extremely intelligent and hopefully as she grows older she will mature enough to deal with the anxiety and impulses.

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?

Wow. OK. Yesterday I was prescribed Levaquin for an upper respiratory infection. Once I re ceived the medication I quickly looked it up and found this review board. My first reaction was yea, yea, yea. Well now I will say this YEA YEA YEA. I took it before bedtime. What a complete and utter nightmere. I thought the Dr. made a mistake and prscribed me some bad LSD. I had the worst nightmeres I have ever had in my entire life. It was brutal. Each time waking up thinking it was true. Even awake drapes appeared to be blowing from the wind when the windows were shut. This morning I must say that my chest feels a bit better but my lower back seems stiff. I have nine more doses of this left and will continue on. Just a confirmation that this stuff is wicked. Thanks for reading,

I am so pleased to find this site, tonite! I have tryed Lisinopril, 3x..just started 4 days ago and already feel awful.
Symptoms include; tightness in chest, cough (I can deal with that tho), anxiety, depression, tremors and lethargy! I must try something else. Told my doc., but he says unlikely side effects..I have been miserable..not to mention my husband and friends..they are none too happy with me right now either.
That is what brought me here..finally, some feedback and confirmation that I am not being difficult to treat, but do indeed have a problem with this horrible medication. I am not taking it tonite..will call my new doc in the morning. This may help some..but it is surely not for everyone. My bp is stabilized..low, actually...but not worth the misery to me! Thanx to all of you who care enough to share! God Bless!!!!!!!

VERY STRANGE SIDE EFFECT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYTHING SIMILAR HAS HAPPENED TO YOU. I cannot find anything like it in the available literature.

I had forgotten to take my paxil the night before. I had about 3 cups of coffee about 5:30am. This side effect occurred about 10:00am. I was driving in bright sunlight into the sun. Suddenly, there was a strain in my brain and a loud snap or pop in my brain and sudden flashes of light like a strobe or lightning. It went away as soon as it was over (.25 seconds) and did not occur again.

I think my psychiatrist thinks I am crazy. She is asking now if I am hearing voices.

Where can I get some confirmation on this side effect?

PLEASE HELP!

James

Nervous jittery feeling; wake up in the middle of night feeling like I drank 4 cups of coffee, nervous and unable to go back to sleep for hours. During the day, difficulty moving eyes smoothly across the page when reading. Stopping Norvasc now, had enough.

I have been on 2.5 mg of Lisinopril for about 3 months. I have also been on Tenormin 25 mg and 12.5 mg. chlorthalidone for over 20 years with virtually no side effects to those two medications (with the exception of low pulse of under 60 bpm from the Tenormin).
After starting the Lisinopril, I developed a twitch in my right eyelid which is almost constant, a dry cough from hell that persists especially at night, fatigue and a "down" feeling.
I never had the twitch, the cough, dizziness, fatigue or the down feeling prior to the Lisinopril. It did lower my BP from about 140/90 to 125/80 (or lower), but the side effects are terrible.
I have always been sensitive to medications and take only very small amounts of any medications. Because of my past problems with medications, I am very aware of my body and any abnormal side effects. I have tried other BP medications and had side effects. I have a very understanding doctor and have an upcoming dr appointment and will look into change of this medication. I am not an easy candidate for medication.
This is a gret website.
I knew my side effects were from the Lisinopril, but got confirmation here. These forums are very helpful.

I was on levoxyl for about 4 months, felt good at first because I was so tired. I was in the middle of remodeling home. My TSH would be out of range one time next time not. I had a severe acute panic attack in November and have presently been trying to find a anti-anxiety and anti-depressant that works. I now realize that I think the tremors and panic I am having is coming from the levoxyl. I have started loosing my hair on the top. I am presently going through a course on anxiety and depression, it is wonderful. I have found out that if you have generalized anxity that it keeps you in the fight or flight state which triggers your adrenals which affects your thyroid. I think now that is why I had the abnormal readings in my thyroid. I am stopping the levoxyal today. Thanks to all for confirmation of what I was already suspiscious of. If you would like to talk further email me at ******

A confirmation - I also am having very loose, watery bowels, going to the bathroom frequently. It's killing all the normal intestinal flora (hence the watery feces) along with my persistant bronchitis. My lungs feel better, but my abdominals are upset. Definitely reaching for the Acidophilus when my course of antibiotics is over.

i have been on the medication for about 9 months..I have actually lost weight..as it seems to take away appetite. i was on a site for this medication and thought that i had read that it can cause suicidal tendencies..i was looking for some kind of confirmation of that side affect from a nolegible source, although it said that it was an uncommon one. I have felt that way recently..and although still have a portion of the brain thinking clearly was curious if this might be where the thoughts coming from. Never a thought ever before. It has been scary a couple of times