Covers symptoms and conditions

I just want to say that I was on YAZ for 1 1/2 years and I had absolutely no problems with it. In fact, YAZ was one of two birth control pills that I was on that didn't make me sick, out of five. Yes, sometimes I have anxiety, I'm depressed, bitchy, etc, but it is because I am Bi-polar and have been diagnosed for years now. I hate to sound insensitive, but maybe some of you ladies are just crazy like me. Also, birth control pills pump hormones into your body, and hello, what do hormones do... they can make us a little irrational, bitchy, depressed, etc. YAZ is not that much different than any other birth control.

I just went on Yasmin, because my insurance covers it better than YAZ. I will keep everyone posted, but I'm not too worried.

I started taking sulfameth last Tuesday. After today's first dose, I noticed that my face and chest started to become red and blotchy. I immediately regarded it as an allergic reaction to the pill and went to my doctor. He told me to stop taking the pill. Well, several hours later I have developed a rash that covers my face, chest, shoulders, torso and back...and who knows what will come next. The burning and itching and redness is intense and extremely uncomfortable. This medicine is terrible. Especially after reading all of these side-effect accounts. Not worth it.

Hello everyone. Thank you for sharing your stories. I no longer feel so confused as to what I am experiencing while on Prednisone. I was prescribed this medication for my back (I have a ruptured disc). I am 24 years old. I took a short five day treatment of prednisone about three weeks ago. I was very foggy and forgetful. I was tired and bloated. The worst side effect I have noticed is ACNE! Oh my gosh, I haven't ever experienced a breakout like this before. This breakout is a continuous side effect long after I stopped taking the drug. I went to the doctor again yesterday for a check up on the status of my back injury. He has prescribed a THIRTY day treatment and even more aggressive approach with prednisone!!!! I am so scared to start this treatment because of what I have already experienced. HELP! Does anyone know if the acne will clear up? Will it scar? Does anyone have any tips on this?
Thanks.

I was perscribed Allese about a year ago, but my insurance only covers generic medicine. So i was put on Lutera for about 8 months. Just recently the pharmacist said that my new pill would be Sronyx and honestly, i dont trust it as much. My headaches are becoming very severe and almost a daily occurance now plus i've heard that its not as effective.
my period doesn't come on the sugar-pill days... it always comes about a week before. my doctor reccomended this: continuously taking Sronyx and skipping the sugar-pill days. I move from the end of the white pills on week three right to the beginning of a new pack. lately its helped a lot. the continuousy of it is really helping i think. so thats my suggesting to anyone whos having trouble.

I have had a horrible reaction to Sulfameth. At first, it was effective in treating my acne, but on the 5th day, I began to get severe headaches, stomach pain (which I now realize was the pain caused by water retention), and a rash began to develop. I lowered to dose to 800 mg/day at the suggestion of my dermatologist, and now the rash covers my body and my face is bright red and itches like crazy (I want to reach for some sandpaper). I don't know why this drug is on the market, because I have heard from friends people often react to Sulfameth and similar drugs.

I meant to add also that my pain all over my body has decreased. I use to could not even stand the covers over my body or any kind of pressure on me. My poor husband couldn't even lay his hand on me at night. My migraines are lessened. I was having to take Imetrix almost every day for mirgraine symptoms. My doctor has also given me a muscle relaxer to help with spasms I have a problem with in my shoulders. The name of it is Tizanidine. It is remarkable. I now take it at night to help relax my muscles when I sleep then when I wake up I am not so stiff. I am really on my way to being helped for the first time. I can't say how much I appreciate this drug over narcotics. It is like day and night. Believe me. I have been through it and know. I can't take just anything. I am allergic to more drugs than I can take. This is a lonely road to deal with and no one but someone else out there that can relate to what I am dealing with can sympathize. I hope this information helps others. It has really been a God send to me. Carole

Positive: I get a good nights sleep.

Negative: I feel no emotion & weight gain. But I take with bromocriptine & venlafaxine. The venlaf.. & Quetiapine help the depression and insomnia caused by the bromo. I don't know which out of the three, or if the combination of all three, is causing me to some nights shake like I am freezing and my teeth chatter. But I have the heat cranked, three blankets on and i feel like I am sweating under the covers but I am still shaking like I am very cold. I don't understand that.

I have been relatively side-effect fee from 160 mg geodon for about a year until I increased dosage to 200 mg. At that point I had agitation, akathisia and a panicky feeling. I am taking benydryl until I can talk to doctor. It cound also be from an anti-depressant Cymbalta which i started to take at the same time as the increased geodon. However, with the Geodon I feel it only covers the symptoms of schizophrenia about 80%. I had many more side effects with about a 40 other neuroleptics.

I was perscribed ultracet for kidney stone surgery. Im was 20 yrs old. Im now 21 and am addicted to the drug. I take 4 a day and if i miss a does i go through withdraw symptoms that include headaches but mostly im unable to sleep. i cringe at night, my legs and my hands i constantly jerk them up and squeeze into a ball. My husband says i keep him awake. This drug gives you a great feeling, and it does take away the pain. When im on it all the time, i sleep 12-20 hrs a day. My life depends on this drug. I have no problem at all getting a perscription, and my insurance covers all but $6.00. Im a real drag when im off it. Please think twice,three times before starting this drug. The cons outweigh the pros.

On April 21st I posted my reactions with only taking 1/2 of the 600 mg tablet that was prescribed. Today, April 23rd, I have decided to stop taking this medication. I haven't been able to sleep well for the past two nights and I have had to toss covers off of me throughout each night because of feeling warm to hot. I feel like I'm speeding inside! I have felt extreme fatigue throughout each day. This is bad stuff...take only with caution, if not at all! (Try some other expectorant)