August 11th
2009
2:13 PM
I was on Lexapro 10mg and Seroquel 100mg. Lexapro for depression and Seroquel for sleep. I asked my doctor if I could get off of Lexapro and just take the Seroquel for both the depression and insomnia. The doctor took me off Lexapro and raised my Seroquel to 200mg at night. Now, my boyfriend tells me I do crazy things in my sleep....swatting at things, talking crazy, grabbing him and saying crazy stuff. I don't remember doing these things....and its starting to worry me.
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June 21th
2009
12:35 PM
Well I'm glad I found this site. I got the mirena 1 year ago this month and I think I'm going to get this thing out of me. Right now I have severe lower stomach pains that shot down into my girl area. I haven't had a period since Nov. 08'. I always always have headaches and here lately I think I have a problem with stress/anxiety and I can't stand it! I feel better now that maybe it is not me thinking all this crazy stuff in my head but its that mirena cause me to feel this way. Can anyone relate?
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May 20th
2009
10:48 AM
I have an appt tomorrow to have this thing removed. I am so looking forward to it. It only took a month to get the appt (feel my sarcasm?) but I don't care because I know I now have my life and health to look forward to. At least, now I can see results as I work out (compared to nothing b/f), no more migraine headaches (NEVER had any headaches b/f the Mirena), no more mood swings, and all the other crazy stuff that came with this thing.
This is a follow up for my previous post about my symptoms...I will post again once it's removed and once I start getting my life back. Please take the Mirena out if you have the slightest incing that it's the cause of your symptoms - you know your body better than anyone.
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April 30th
2009
5:14 PM
I've been on the Nuvaring for about a year and I didn't experience any of the crazy stuff people are mentioning on here. Every birth control is different for everyone, so you really have to know your body and what works for you. I.E., someone mentioned crazy thoughts while either on or when taking out the NR like suicide and suspicions of a cheating boyfriend. I was wicked anxious while on the Shot, and crying for anything! So, really, it depends on what works best for you.
I happen to love the ring, and I'm on here looking for more information on long-term effects if anyone knows where I can read about that. I know it's fairly new, so this may be hard to find.
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November 4th
2008
12:30 AM
I am almost on my 3rd month of YAZ and I am totally not the person I once was before taking this pill. I have been really moody and just the slightest things will upset me. My fiance and I have been arguing all the time and all of it seems to be my fault because of how I react to certain things. I used to be calm and we would be able to talk things through when things would be bothering me and now I just fly off the handle and am so rude to him and I don't even notice it until he says something about it when we are arguing. I blame myself for so many things and I seem to be stressed more than I should be. It even scares me that I will think of ways to hurt myself because I feel so horrible about myself and what I am doing to my fiance and to others. I am going to the doctor tomorrow for a Gardasil shot and I'm going to tell them about what I'm going through and how it's totally not me and hopefully can do something about it.
I would get really moody when I first started my period before starting YAZ and I went to the doctor to see if there was something I could do and he prescribed me YAZ. Well after taking it and realizing what it is doing to me and making me feel my fiance told me that he would rather deal with my once a month week long moods then have to deal with arguing everyday about stupid reasons. I want to wait it out for three months but I don't think my fiance nor I can take this crazy stuff anymore. It has put such a strain on our relationship to where he/we decided that we shouldn't see each other for a week and see what that does. I personally don't think that's what we need.... we need for me to be off this stupid pill.
April 28th
2008
11:43 AM
I was given this for bee stings. I wish I had more stings and no prednisone!! I shoke, Sweated from feet and hands, thought i was on the virge of a heart attack, insomnia for 9 days, quit my job of 7 years, drove my truck 2,000 miles over the coarse of a week, almost beat up my finance and my dad, (I'm never a violent person!), went to E.R. twice and given sleeping pills that didn't work, CRAZY STUFF TO SAY THE LEAST!! I lost my job, got a battery charge that my public defender thinks we cant beat, and almost lost the love of my life. Now over the past couple months I have had sever depression and have had to put my whole life back together. I'm grateful I didn't die though! THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO ANYONE, BUT IT DOES TO A LOT OF PEOPLE!! Please call me or email If there is a lawyer who could help stop this! ******
God bless America!
November 14th
2007
6:48 PM
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.
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June 4th
2007
2:24 PM
I started taking Lisinopril for my bp about 2 1/2 months ago and even though it did lower my bp, I started having strange side-effects. It started out with drowsiness throughout the day, no matter how much sleep I got. And, waking up feeling drowsy even after 8-10 hours of sleep. Then, I started getting strange aches and pains throughout my body, like I was getting over a stomach flu. My asthma also flared up and I started having to use my inhaler for the first time in almost 15 years (usually I just need it after exercise.) The side-effects continued to get worse over the next months with increased fatigue, drowsiness, coughing, anxiety, muscle aches, poor concentration, feeling like my nerves were "shot," headache, weakness, tightness in my lungs, numbness in my hands and feet, and just plain feeling bad.
I made an appointment to see my doctor because I thought there was something seriously wrong with me. It crossed my mind that I might be feeling this way because of the Lisinopril. I stumbled across this website and after reading everyone's testimonials, I decided to stop the Lisinopril. I haven't taken it in 3 1/2 days, and I am already feeling much better. I would rather try a more holistic approach to lowering my bp then taking Lisinopril.
I hope this helps someone else out there who might be going through the same thing.
May 31th
2006
7:58 AM
It's good to know I'm not the only one freaking out about this.
I've had difficulty sleeping, night sweats, extreme loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, depression, confusion, crying, nervousness, itching in legs, extreme paranoia; just to name a few.
I was concerned I had symptoms of HIV because they are very similar to what effects I'm experiencing with doxycycline. I'm only taking 2 doses of 100/day. Crazy stuff and scary.
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Mirena (3) PredniSONE (1) Yaz (1) NuvaRing (1) Yasmin (1) Doxycycline Hyclate (1) Seroquel (1) Lisinopril (1)
September 10th
2009
10:29 PM
I never realized until now that my mirena was causing this stuff. I have had extreme dry mouth lately and depression, anxiety, not losing weight, a kind of shortness of breath, and dizziness, just to list some. I am getting this thing pulled out on the 24th and I hope all this crazy stuff will go away. I would much rather take the chance of getting pregnant than live like this. I am so glad I found this site and read all this. I thought I was going crazy and I thought something was really wrong with me!
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