Diarreah symptoms and conditions

Right off, my main suggestion is if you are experience these symptoms, just simply tell your doctor you don't like the side effects and to prescribe something else. I just finished taking Prevpac which contains Biaxin. I never did get diarrhea or stomach cramps. Day 1 and 2, I did not much of any problem. Day 3 I had a headache all day and then at night my hands and feet were freezing, I couldn't get warm. In the morning, I felt nauseous and my heart was racing. I made it to work, but then got the shakes and had a trouble concentrating. I ate extra food which helped a little. But I think it was on night 4 when I went to the ER in the middle of the night because I woke up with a strange taste in my mouth, then my heart started racing. I felt sick, wide awake, dizzy, faint and generally didn't feel well, so I panicked. I stuck with the medicine because the doctors told me that the side effects were not from the medicine. My general doctor gave me generic Xanax which calmed my nerves (I only took it a few times throughout) and sleeping pills, which I did not take take. All my doctors (the ER doctor, my general doctor and my gastroenterologist) told me that these drugs are not causing my symptoms: anxiety, nervousness, shaky hands, cold hands & feet, racing heart, etc. I resorted to Reiki and Meditation, which helped somewhat. Every day at some point, I get the shakes, jitters and anxious and still some problems at night. On my twelve day, my daughter suggested drinking a large mug of warm milk with honey and cinnamon in it (I added a little carob powder too) about 45 minutes before going to bed. She said it would help with nausea and I would sleep better. It was the first night that I had a good night's sleep. My daughter told me she also had a similar side effect and went to her doctor the next day and asked for something else. I just finished the 14 day therapy. We'll see how long it takes now for me to get back to normal. I'm going to print out these posts and hand them in to my doctors.

exactly two weeks to the day after receiving the gardasil shot, i was awaken in the middle of the night with severe stomach pains, vomiting, and uncontrollable diarrhea. after two hours of this my hands and feet went numb, i became extremely dizzy, and passed out. my husband took me to the emergency room right away. i was in the hospital for 3 days receiving morphine for pain and several several bags of fluid. i ran a 101.4 fever and was so weak i was unable to get out of the hospital bed. i have had stomach viruses plenty, this was not a stomach virus. i feel like i got severe poisoning from the gardasil shot. i will not be going back for the 2nd or 3rd shots.

I am trying to find out if there are any law suits filed against the makers of this horrible medication. Does anyone know of any??

I stopped Lisinopril 40 mg Aug 28th after reading comments from from this site. My life has changed drastically -- I am "ME" again. I started in Feb 2006 at 10 mg and gradually increased to 40 mg in early 2007. I became increasingly tired to the point of severe exhaustion which started with a hoarness of voice and instantly all energy just drained from my body. I became depressed in a way I knew that medicine would not help. I had diarrhea that seemed to me was caused by a change in the GI medication that changed because my insurance would not cover the one I had been on for several years. My family became concerned about my confusion, loss of caring about just about anything and refusing to leave the house only when really necessary. I was tested etc. for so many times and all tests were normal.
I am still having some relapse into the above problems especially when I get really tired but I am tired because of overdoing. I am having so much fun living again.

Now that I have had mine removed and can think clearly again, I just realized that I had anxiety at work all year long and felt so overwhelmed with everything coming at me all the time, feeling like I had developed Adult ADD and scared I would lose my job because I couldn't keep up or kept screwing up little things with my foggy brain. WOW - it was this IUD messing up my body and my mind the whole time. Why won't doctors listen to us and hear our cry for help???

my 9 month old was put on this medication for an ear infection last week. 24 hours after taking the first does she began throwing up and continued for 3 days doing that. I finally stopped giving it to her once I figured it was the medication causing her to throw up and called her doctor and have asked for something different. She is obviously allergic to it. She also had bad diarrhea and became dehydrated almost to the point that I was about to take her to the ER. I don't like this drug at all!

severe nausea and a pain in my stomach that felt like a cross between hunger and being hit in the gut with a soccer ball. vomited once, had some diarrhea, but as soon as i ate something all symptoms were gone.
if i eat small portions frequently, all i have is some mild gas.

I was diagnosed with severe sinusitis a week ago, and my doctor prescribed omnicef for me since I was allergic to PENICILLIN. After the first day on Omnicef, I felt fine, perhaps a little better. As days continued to pass, however, I began to get some horrible reactions. They started out mild, and now (after taking it for the seventh day) I have major tongue and gland swelling in addition to a horrible headache and weakness. I've felt close to fainting several times throughout the past several days. I went through a random bout of depression a couple days ago, too, and there was no reason why. I feel more irritable, but I've been attempting to control it. I haven't lashed out wrongly at my loved ones yet, but I've come pretty close. I have some pain in my lower abdomen (where the intestines are located) as well, but only when I walk in a quick manner. No diarrhea, yet, but I think that's because I normally have digestion problems (constipation). Some of the joints in my hands are acting funny. They aren't as strong as usual, and they've been going numb/cold more often, causing their movements to be a little slower/stalled.

I'm seventeen, and when my mom contacted the doctor yesterday, the doctor said that "these aren't allergies/side effects" of this medication, and that I need to continue taking them. So I took them again yesterday (the seventh day), and that's when the swelling of the tongue and glands in my throat took place. When my mom called today and notified the doctor of that issue, the doctor said that..oh, how was that worded... That "it's the first time I've had this reaction" (while on this medication), and that it isn't caused by that medication but from something else. I'm sorry, but I'm not taking any other medications, and I haven't eaten anything strange/new that would cause me these difficulties. It's definitely the medication.

I'm done with this medication. After doing research on it this morning, I've learned that at least ten percent of those allergic to penicillin is also allergic to omnicef, and I'm allergic to penicillin. Why my doctor is being so stubborn about these reactions, I don't know. I guess this is just an example of a doctor who isn't well-educated and sticks ONLY to the side-effects/allergic reactions listed on the prescription bottle. If problems persist, my mom will take me to another doctor. For now, I'm going to stick to the Neti pod and nasal spray to try to rid me of my sinusitis. Maybe it'll work out alright and my problems from this medication will go away quickly. I'm sick of being sick all summer.

I'm on my first month of Topamax and going to work for the first time in two weeks! Someone mentioned feeling like a box of rocks on this stuff, its true, but in my case the dosage increase might have been too abrupt. I take it for epilepsy, 100 mg. I was completely non-functional during the transition! Not only was I so tired I couldn't move, so sick I couldn't eat (I've lost a lot of weight), but I was constantly dizzy. I would often get icy to touch and pass out, mores after eating.

Cognitively, I was severely depressed, and had a constant "noise" sensation in my head which I started yelling at during odd moments. I believe I even hallucinated at one point that the room was expanding. Mostly, people thought I was stoned because I would just stare at the wall and have difficulty talking to them without slurring my words.

It's been a truly terrifying couple weeks, however I've settled pretty quickly out of the major side effects. I think thats pretty much what happens for everyone. I'm happy to have my brain back.

Could someone please tell me their experiences with just quitting lisinopril. I take toprol as well but it seems like lisiniprol is making me crazy. I have the worst fears that I am dying at times. I feel like a hypochondriac but my I feel every palpitation my heart makes.

I just posted above. I wanted to add that I've had sore breasts and diarreah also.

My biggest problem with this drug is diarreah, every day all day, it's totally ludicrous. I do like this drug, it is better than zoloft, paxil and lexapro. (also cheaper cuz I get the generic). The only thing I don't like is that I'm still tired all the time and I have blurry vision too.

I've been taking Januvia for 8 weeks, and have experienced muscle cramps with shock-like pain running down my leg into my heel; upper and lower GI spasms; night sweats with sleep interruption; and I gained 5 pounds in the first 4 weeks which I can't attribute to anything else. I've also taking metformin and glyset for several years, and although I've experienced the night sweats, they've greatly increased in intensity.

My son was recently diagnosed with a sinus and eye infection. The doctor prescribed omnicef and since his initial dose he has had diarreah along with a horrible diaper rash. In addition to that he has been vomiting within 1-2 hours after taking the medication. I called the doctor to switch meds and I am horrified to report that they told me to continue to give him the medication that these were normal side effects. I don't need a PhD to know that my son is not ok after taking this medication. Unfortunately, our regular pediatrician is out of the office for two more days. I cannot believe that these doctors whom we pay could make our children worse. DO NOT GIVE YOUR THIS MEDICATION!!!

I take metoprolol to control a ventricular tachycardia (50mg 2x/day). I feel extremely fatigued, diarreah, abdominal pain, disturbed sleep, racing heart. I have been on it for nearly a year but my dose was doubled from 50 to 100 last month. The side effects seem to have gotten worse in the last 2 weeks. Does anyone know if it builds up in the system? and how long it takes to reach "therapeutic levels"?

I'm a 23 year-old college student from Michigan. I started taking doxycycline on 3/3/07 and was instructed to take it for about 2 weeks. I started taking it because i was experiencing a skin rash on my chin, and was told that it was due to a bacterial/fungal infection. i stopped taking it on saturday 3/17/07.

When i first started taking the medication there weren't any inital side effects. I then found that i was breaking out it tiny little red hives, and had red patches of skin on my stomach, neck and gentials. at first i thought it was just a food allergy, and then i started to get really tired and naseauted. then i noticed that the gland on the right side of my throat was constantly swollen. during the two weeks i was taking the medication, i lost about 5 pounds. i found myself weak, tired and with no energy. i had no appetite, had blurred vision (i have 20/20 vision so i though that was weird) and i was in a constant state of anxiety. My stress and anxiety got so bad that i seriously thought i was going to die.

i freaked out so bad that i thought i might even have HIV (because the side effects for doxycycline are similar to the symptoms of HIV: fatigue, rapid weight loss, diarreah, swollen glands, muscle soreness, rash etc. ) so i went and got tested for STDs and HIV. The doctors at the clinic said that everything seemed normal, and while i'm still awaiting the results from the tests, i found that all of my symptoms are in fact due to the antibiotic.

Since i stopped taking the antibiotic i've been suffering from sharp pains in my abdomen. I have very bad cramps and foul smelling gas/stool. I get dizzy very easily and find myself in so much discomfort that it's difficult to concentrate or do much of anything.

I was wondering if anyone knew how long this side effects tend to last, or how long it takes for the body to go back to normal? because this really sucks. I was self conscious about the rash i had, but the rash seemed a lot better than the side effects from the antibiotics.

anyone else feel this way?

I was prescribed the 5-pill course where you take two pills immediately and then one a day for the next three days. By day 2 I had stomach pains I called the Dr.'s office for a different antibiotic. Since I wasn't throwing up or anything they encouraged me to tough it out and finish the course. I did, but boy do I wish I hadn't. Now like someone else described I feel like someone is stabbing me in the stomach with knives. Unlike other's instead of diarreah I am all blocked up. With god as my witness, I will never take Z-Pak again!!

My 7 year old, active and happy, son began taking this drug in January 2007 and hasn't been the same since. He had the following side effects: fever(nonstop unless on Motrin), diarreah, depression, rashes, nightmares, hallucinations and uncountable days missed at school. We thought it was a virus or flu and even had bloodwork done to see if it was something much more serious. When asked by our family doctor about why he was so sad he didn't know why, and when asked if he ever wished he was dead he responded with "yes sometimes". We were devestated and had not researched this drug until today. We took him off the Singulair on our asthma "specialist" advice to see if this would stop the fever and instead it stopped all the symptoms. Two days ago we started it again to be sure this was what was wrong and almost immediatly we had the same symptoms as described above. I will NEVER give this drug to my son and tell every parent I can not to either. This could have taken our childs life due to poor research on our part and doctors not making us aware, even when we were crying out for help, when they prescribe these lethal drugs. Any parent who reads this please monitor your childs behavior if you choose to give them this or any drug that you are not familiar with. I'm grateful for websites like this that help us understand and see what some modern medicine is capable of. Thank you to everyone who sent their side effects in it may have saved my childs life.

My 2 yr old son was prescribed omnicef for an ear infection. I will never give him this drug again. Severe diarreah, horrible diaper rash, I could hear his little stomach gurgling and then boom!!! Explosive BM and screams to go with it and he woke up in middle of the night very angry throwing things. There has got to be something else. This drug should not be given to children!

hi virginia,
i have not personally tried lexapro but it sounds like you, like me have developed and anxiety disorder through the chemically induced panic attacks. have you looked up the symptoms of GAD (generalised anxiety disorder) this describes the physical sensation of feeling anxiety every day. luckily there are ways to treat it that do not involve drugs. have you tried looking at the linden method? i used this in the beginning and although i did not follow it religiously it gave me enough understanding of the condition to be able to start fighting it on my own. i have been off yasmin since june and am not 100% cured but on a good day i feel 95% better than i did. i can sleep now without the constant sense of nervousness,i don't worry about the palpitations any more as i know they are not harmful it is just my body reacting to an odd thought that has crossed my mind. i do still get a little anxious about going shopping or being in the car for long periods of time but that is because i suffer from diarreah when i get nervous or have a panic attack!!! not very convenient in a car with no loo in sight! i often wish i was one of the people that vomits in a panic attack as that is more socially acceptable..charmin subject i know!!! but i do see the funny side of it (when i'm not in a car with no loo in sight!) have you thought about trying hypnotherapy or accupuncture,they are meant to be very good for anxiety,you could also look up eft (emotional freedom technique) it is based on accupressure but is a series of taps that you perform on yourself whilst repeating positive affirmations,i tried it,it was very relaxing.not sure if it helped but i felt stronger just knowing that i was doing something. please don't feel depressed just because your doctor gave you these pills,you know from experience they don't always know best...if they did they would never prescribe yasmin again! your doctors just do not have the time of the resources to be able to discuss all the different options and treatments with you,they just do what is quick and easy which is write you a prescription,that is their job but it does not mean it is right for you. you can recover from this,you are stronger than you realise,look how far you have come already.you can do this virginia,have faith in yourself. i read a book called feel the fear and do it anyway,it is not really about anxiety disorders but it really fills you with a sense of power about facing your fears head on,it gave me the strength to try and get my life back,life is too good to just give up on,we need to make the most of the time we have here,make it count and have fun!!!! i read a great poem the other day about someone making a speech at a funeral. they were talking about the headstone with the birth date and the date of death. they said that the most important thing about that stone is the dash between the dates,that is where your life is,what you do with it makes a difference to so many people. i thought that was so true,we can't waste our dash just because of some stupid pill and a set of memories and odd feelings!!! get out there and enjoy your dash virginia,leave the lexapro on the counter or take it back to your doctor and tell them you don't need their chemicals,you can heal yourself because you are strong! you'll be amazed at how much you can do if you stop listening to your fear,it can't hurt you,the worst that can happen is it may get the better of you and you have a panic attack...so what,you've had them before,it didn't hurt you,you didn't die. you may feel a little embarrased but so what,who cares,people are kinder than you think,they would probably help you if they saw you suffering,i know i would. if not so what,you are out there and you are doing it,who cares what people think,you are not likely to see most of them again anyway! i have been where you were and still am a little but i will not be beaten or waste my life and i'm sure you won't either.
sorry if it sounds like i am preaching but i feel so strongly about this that i get a little carried away sometimes!!!!!!!

all the best to you virginia.
remember. love many,trust few, but always paddle your own canoe! life is what YOU make it......make it good again!

sarah

I took Levaquin for 5 days for a Bladder Infection & I have had nonstop Diarreah & terrible Stomach pain!!!!!!!!!!!

hi dejay78,
snap on the greasy skin and hair,mine was really bad for a while.it is settling down a little now. i use ketsugo gel to help control the oily skin. i am still having problems with spots but that is the least of my concerns,i am just happy that i am getting better. you asked about how much magnesium to take. 350-500 a day should be enough to get your levels back up,you may need this dose for a month or two then you may be able to reduce it. you should also aim to take about 50-100mg b6 daily then reduce it down when you feel better. there is some suggestion that you should not take calcium and magnesium at the same time as they compete for absorbsion but it's up to you. i too had my thyroid checked after i stopped using the yasmin,mine was in fact hypo not hyper.i have hashimotos disease so was being treated with thyroxine but my level had been stable for years,now i have been off yasmin for 7 months i have been able to reduce my dose again...i guess that as thyroxine is a hormone maybe it is affected by birth control pills. i am sure you will see some improvement soon,as i said in my previous posting distraction techniques really help with the anxiety,keep busy or read a gripping book,you will see that when you are occupied you do not think about how you feel. i used to love having a rest and a lovely day dream,it sounds funny but it really helped me. A word of caution on the magnesium,too much can give you diarreah! you could try some camomile tea before bed to calm you and help you to relax,i have a few cups throughout the day and it helps.
best wishes.
sarah

hi jillybean. good luck with the diet i hope it goes well for you. i have tried the 5-htp as i heard it could be beneficial for depression/anxiety. I only took it for a few days as i have IBS and it gave me 4 days worth of stomach cramps and diarreah, i also found that if i took it at night it gave me really vivid dreams. bad effects aside i did feel calmer taking it but it was just no good for me as i have a sensitive tummy. i only add this as i know a lot of us run out and buy anything in the hope that it will help (i know i have spent a fortune on herbal supplements in the last year!) i'm not saying don't try it but on some web sites it does not recommend it if you have a history of bowel or GI problems,i only found this out after i starting getting stomach cramps! for those of you taking low dose anti-depressants it could be worth trying if you want to get off the prescription meds.there have been some really good reports about 5-htp working just as well as some AD's.
(no not take this whilst taking anti-depressants,it may be worth checking with your health care provider to make sure you are ok to take it and that it will not interact with any other meds you may be on.)

keep fighting the good fight ladies and remember what doesn't kill us makes us stronger!

I have been on biaxin,flagyl,prevacid for 3 days and I am not taking it anymore. I was suppose to be on these meds. for 2 weeks for a stomach disorder I have. I was very sick in bed while on these meds. my symptoms where blurred vision,diarreah,chills,confusion,horrible metalic taste,I could'nt eat or drink anything and I called my doctor and he said keep taking it!!!!!! yes, believe it he did, so needless to say I 'm finding another doctor asap. I have hypertension and it also increase my heart rate and my pressure was high.
We go to the doctor because we are sick and need help and they prescribe meds. to us that makes us worse! We can't take them so we pay for prescriptions we can't take! I think when doctors prescribe something we can't take or they change it (oh, my mistake they should have to reinburse us)

i just found out that i have high blood pressure and the medication i was given was this lisinopril and all i do is cough, morning noon and night then all of a sudden i get diarreah yuk what the heck kind of drug is this? oh and i must not forget the constant headaches i have been getting!! mind you i have only been on this med for oh 5 DAYS!!!!!!! I called my pcp and i have yet to hear from him HELP PLEASE!!

Geodon has definitely proved useful for me, thus far, for the depression side of my bipolar disorder, and compared to Lamictal (which had many and terrible side effects for me, even at a low dose) and Trileptal (to which I discovered I'm quite allergic), it's been a blessing. Took it for three days and it was like throwing a switch to turn off my depression, which had been increasingly bad and getting worse over the past two years. I've been on it for only two weeks, but thus far, I have had minor problems with a rash (easily controlled with a small dose of benedryl, and which will hopefully go away in time), one night of insomnia, and a day of frequent need to urinate. The jury's still out as to whether or not it is affecting my blood pressure. I'm also taking Klonopin, which may be why I have not had much trouble with sleeping, but the need to suddenly run to the bathroom every two hours (or less) is disconcerting and will be watched. I'm taking what most doctors would probably consider an extremely low dose, only 20 mg, but my particular variety of BPD makes me extremely hypersensitive to drugs of any kind. My doctor has suggested that I try increasing the dose in another two weeks, but so long as I'm doing well at this level, I have no intention of doing so, and he knows it. I am seldom able to reach "normal therapeutic levels" for these kinds of drugs, and if I do, it takes years for me to get there. Thank God my doctor understands that if the level I'm taking is effective for me, it doesn't matter that it's half, or less, of what "normal" people take. Because nobody's body chemistry is the same, and one size does not fit all when it comes to drug dosage.