July 21th
2007
7:22 AM
Today is my sixth day on the nuva ring, yesterday the symptoms started. I was extremely sick, nausea, muscle spasms, my entire body felt weird as if my blood was not circulating right, I also had this weird pain in my neck and chest and could not sleep last night. Today I have a bad urinary tract infection (which i know is due to the NR because i drink plenty of water and eat cranberries on a regular basis) I have never felt this way before
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May 11th
2007
12:48 PM
My second run in with a blood clot resulted in passing out on my way to pick up my 8 yr old daughter and being rushed to the ER because of a PE (near death), I'm thankful to be alive however (no reason for PE and being on coumadin for the rest of my life) I feel so tired now, I don't want to go to work, I can't concentrate, I suffer from dizzy spells, I'm always hungry (weight gain), nausea sometimes. before passing out I was working out, doing Taebo, the balance ball thing, walking. Now I feel like I'm and old woman. I'm 32 yrs old and taking #5 coumadin and I feel so bad the majority of the time and yes the doctors say "it's shouldn't be the coumadin" but I think it is my whole world has changed and I'm just trying to get back to being the fun, outgoing, active me. I miss myself so much, its like I'm depressed. I MISS MYSELF.
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September 19th
2006
8:00 AM
I've had similar reactions to the medications as the people below. Sulfameth 800/160 was prescribed to me because of a cyst (acne) the of a nickel appeared on my cheek. Although the bacteria is slowly dieing, I've been extremely exhausted, unable to fully focus, light headed, some dizzy spells, some lost of appetite, but I make sure to eat before taking the medication. Ive also been feeling some back pain and tension.
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April 12th
2006
10:38 AM
I was taking guaifen for a sinus infection. I felt like I was dieing. It seemed like I had no blood pressure what so ever, my stomach hurt constantly, could not sleep, headache, awful taste in my mouth and was constantly freezing. I finally figured out that it was the medication causing these awful symptoms. When I looked up guaifen on the internet I was appauled that a doctor would prescribe such a thing!
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July 11th
2005
3:25 PM
Yea, ive taken this drug off and on for sinus infections for a couple of years. I wonder if this drug wasnt responsible in part for my sudden arythmia (untimely heart rhythm) and tachycardia (heartbeat over 100 bpm)... but on to the side effects ive gotten over the years. Basically ive noticed a feeling in my upper stomach like if i had almost acidic Gas or something, I get to feeling semi lightheaded and disoriented, Tired yet at the same time hyper which is odd.. like my mind is willing but my body isnt. Overall I feel malaise (feeling of slight illness)... think im dieing sometimes when on it! Heart Palpatations (when the heart is a little slow and then speeds up to catch up pumping a larger volume of blood through at once which is basically what it feels like... something hitting your heart from within). Anyway overall the drug is aweful... I took one today hoping it wouldnt hurt me too bad so i could get rid of my Ear Effusion(middle ear fluid), and my sinus blockage. I would suggest a reevaluation as well, I thought i was the only one getting all of these side effects for years until today. Go figure.
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May 13th
2005
8:34 AM
Like so many other people on this website - i too have traveled through the medical profession from one doctor to another and have had no success getting to the bottom of all of this. I am so sick of it. I started on Advair 250/50 about 8 months ago and my life has basically gone down hill from there. I have been to Neurologists, Gastro doctors, had MRI's, Upper & Lower GI's, ultersounds and many blood tests. I am happy to report that I went off of Advair about 3 weeks ago - but my symptoms have not gone away. I will say that they are getting better. There were many times that I thought I was dieing or would rather have died than lived the way I have been living. I know that I need to get another doctors opinion but I dont want to go through more testing.
I am 33 years old and would really like my life back. I have a husband and two children. We are a very active family and I need like I have lost control of my body. I want to be able to enjoy my family again without all the aches and pains.
I was basically not functioning for 3 - 4 months of my treatment during the worst of it. My legs would give out on me. I ended up in the emergency room because my whole left side went numb. They told me that it was all in my head and to check with my neurologists. What a joke. My whole body felt like I had the flu all the time.
I still have the bloated stomach - painful at times
fatigue
heartburn and reflux
weight gain across the abdomen
pain/aches across my upper chest area, shoulder and back
If anyone has had any success getting rid of there side effects I would love to hear from you. Also if anyone has had success with alternate medicine - please let us know.
-- By alicia0611 | Reply | Private Message me
April 20th
2005
2:46 AM
i just started with 1 dose today. now i already have a blister on my head that hurts, and hard swollen glands on my head too. i think i am going to quit this already. it's scary. i do feel happier already. not worth dieing over.
nothing seems to keep me stable and my kids 28-32, just don't understand why i won't leave the house.
March 9th
2005
7:50 AM
It made me feel like I was on top of the world and i could do anything. But i didn't have it for a day so i started goin thro withdrawls. ITs the worst feeling you can ever go thro. You feel like your dieing and everyone is against you. So please ppl...if you don't need vidodin, please don't take it.
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December 7th
2004
11:28 AM
I took Levaquin for 2 months. The first few weeks no problems, then I started having pain in my bones lower legs, When I went to get some food from the fridge, I could not crouch to reach the bottom shelf anymore, then knees hurt like hell, my hips, lower back, cant stand up, chills all the time, but I thought it was from my prostate infection maybe it spread or something, or maybe I was being silly, maybe it's the cold weather? so I ignored it.
Then I sprained both my ankles, one week after each other. Then that only added to my pain, I was walking like a 100 year old man, limping on both sides. Everything I did some part of my body hurt.
Now I know what old age is like.
I had something wich I thought was a heart attack twice, my chest felt really tight, like a car was on it, I thouhgt I was gonna die, it lasted about 15 munites the first time, I crwled from the kitchen table to the couch, and about 5 minuts the ssecond time. I thught I'm getting old and gonna die soon.
Then I started feeling pain in my butt (laugh) for real, my thigh muscles felt like I just ran a marathon, my whole body felt like I been hit by a train.
By palms are numb, my thumb is numb, I can hardly type this post right now cause I cant use my left hand that much anylonger (and I'm left handed). I cant turn my head anymore because my neck hurts. I feel like I'm dieing.
After reading this post, what happenned to poeple on Levaquin for only a few days, and I was on it for two months! oh my god!!
I start to get strange headaches, not really bad ones, but strange hard pain like feeling. My vision is also going, I can see clearly from each eye seleratly, but when I use both eyes at the same time it's blurry, strange, its as if my brain cant use both eyes at the same time anymore.
My body feels really bad as if I'm 100 years old. I wonder if maybe I have prostate cancer, and it spread really fast all over my body, or it's the levaquin that's doing it? I sent for the AMAS kit that test for cancer because I know somethings wrong with me. I hope its the levaquin and not cancer!
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September 27th
2004
10:03 AM
i THOUGHT I WAS DIEING LIKE I WAS GOING TO FALL OVER MORE THEN TIRED PAIN IN CHEST ON LELT SIDE HAIR LOSS SHORTNESS OF BREATH WEIGHT GAIN OUT OF IT I,M 57 HAVE ALITLE TROUBLE WITH RAPID HEART RATE I STARTED WEINING MY SELF OFF ENERGY IT,S STARTING TO COME BACK BUT SLOW THIS MEDICINE MAKES YOU FEEL AWFUL SO I HOPE NOW THAT I,M OFF EACH DAY WILL GET BETTER DR. ARE TO QUIKE TO GIVE MEDICINE THEY DON,T TELL YOU THE SIDE EFFECTS I DON,T THINK I WOULD GIVE THIS TO A RAT LINDA
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April 12th
2004
7:50 PM
I started having severe cold symptoms on Weds night... finally decided enough was enough and went to the walk in clinic for a really bad sore throat. Was told the sore throat was because of the nasal drip I was having... I got prescribed Guaifenex and I've been sick since half an hour after taking the meds. I tried waking early, sleeping all day, eating all day even though I was NOT hungry... last night I spent 4 hours sitting on the tub across from the toilet having stomach convulsions and puking up small amounts of red stuff... now I realise it was blood. I haven't slept since Friday night either... the most I can get in is a 20 minute nap. I'm actually lucky because the sticker on the pill bottle says take twice daily and I've only been taking it once a day and feeling like this. I was driving down a SMOOTH HIGHWAY (4 lanes!) today and got so carsick I had to pull over on and vomit... I also have had NO VOICE for 2 days... nothing more frustrating! I have to say my sore throat is pretty much gone, whats left is from me straining to yell at the dog to come in... this drug made me MISERABLE... I am going back tomorrow to give that doctor a talking to... and I expect a drug that isn't going to make me think I'm DIEING... (I actually considered going to the hospital because I felt I was having a seizure).
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August 29th
2003
5:23 PM
i feel like my body is retaining alot of water. i dont know if its the methadone, but surely before i started using it, i didnt gain so much weight. i also feel like im afraid of dieing sometimes, and somtimes i feel like the meth, gives me anxeity attacks.
thank you, very much wilson
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Guaifen-C (2) Toprol-XL (1) Vicodin (1) Advair HFA (1) Versed (1) Lamictal (1) Yasmin (1) Sulfamethoxazole (1) Warfarin Sodium (1) Levaquin (1) NuvaRing (1) Guaifenex (1) Methadone Hydrochloride (1)
August 20th
2007
10:09 AM
EVERYBODY REPLY TO THIS Let's see exactly how many women have had negative side affects from Yasmin. Just reply with the sideaffects. I see lots of posts and was wondering how many women are out there sharing similar problems. So me.... migraines, extremely horrible mood swings all from taking yasmin for 8-9 days next..........? lol
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