Dissipate symptoms and conditions

Kenalog can be great and it can be bad. I had a bad accident and have a HUGE encapuslated scar around my chin and jaw. It makes my face have NO character and looks masculine and square. For the scarring I was told to massage it at first and it would dissipate with time. For the scar under my chin, where they put my jaw back together, I had what are called "dog ear" scars which are hanging skin really. A NOT very smart doctor injected me TOO close to the surface and it caused the colored indentation you ALL have been discussing. IT IS reversible. Two years later and lots of daily applications of retin-a (tretinoin) you can barely see that it ever was an indent nor discolored.
I was disappointed that my scarring under ths skin around the chin/jaw never did go away and found another doctor. This doctor VERY cautiously started, to my horrid fear as I thought this was "flesh eating bacteria" to offer and proceed, with my permission to give me injections. SLOWLY the scarring is going down, and today I went for treatment THREE with Kenalog 40 which is a higher dose than he had previously given. I have very fibrous scar tissue and he is very careful to actually go INTO the scar and not the skin. I am a bit worried that with the higher dose it may actually do some harm, but lets see and so far this doctor seems to REALLY know how to use this stuff. I think it is a great option for certain conditions and when used properly. I am hoping that you guys discuss with local specialists who is recommended in your region because the provider and their experience is important. You would not get breast implants from a dentist would you?

I had been on doxycycline for 4 1/2 days. I was out in the sun by the pool briefly on day 2 with 45 sunsreen - no problem. On day 4 was out by the pool with 45 sunscreen and within 15 minutes I began to feel strange. My face and arms and hands felt like they were burning. I went in the pool to cool off and found that my hands felt like pins and needles, like I had put them in menthol, and that I had fine string on the tops of my hands. (I didn't. It was just that sensation). I called the doctor who didn't think I was having an allergic reaction and suggested I take my next dose as prescribed to determine whether these symptoms were actually from the doxycycline, to which I said "no thank you." I'd really rather have theses symptoms dissipate than possibly escalate. This is day 5 and the symptoms have decreased but my hands are still tingly in water even with rubber gloves on. Additionally, I am also allergic to penicillin. Is anyone else? by lmhsea

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.

Hi everyone. My main question, in case you don't want to read my long post, is: what is a normal / average amount of time to have to wait after stopping Yasmin for symptoms to start to fade / disappear? And if some symptoms begin to lessen, but not others, should I be worried that Yasmin was not the cause of those problems?
I started taking Yasmin at the end of May in place of my previous birth control. About a month and a half later, I started having vision trouble--it was difficult to focus, as if everything was moving ever so slightly. This was worst when I wore my contacts, and my vision was also blurrier when wearing them. I immediately went to my eye doctor, but they found nothing wrong with my eyes physically, and said my perscription was correct. About a month after that, I started having random bouts of sudden depression--I'd just start crying out of nowhere, and I've never had any trouble with mood swings or uncontrolled emotions like that before. I found this site about two weeks ago, and asked my doctor about switching back to my previous birth control.
Already, I don't feel so crazy-emotional and like crying, which had been the most recent symptom. However, the eye problems still persist, and they're much scarier to me--I've never had issues like this before, either. I won't be able to see my eye doctor again for about a month, and every day of that month the problems don't go away I'll probably be freaking out. So, my intial questions remain: what would be a normal amount of time for all / most symptoms to lessen / vanish after stopping Yasmin? And is it normal for some symptoms to take longer to dissipate, or should they typically fade simultaneously?

Thank you,
Jillian

Bi-polar II: recent diag. after years of chronic depression. on 25 mg for 1 week so far, just weaned off Effexor. Experiencing odd "brain pulses" and "white noise", irritability and ANGER, feeling persecuted. Could be mitigation of physical pain from acute bursitis flare. Hoping side effects will dissipate and I won't be such a bitch.

I am a heart patient (dilated cardiomyopathy) who did a long breast cancer walk since my bi-ventricular pacer gave me a new lease on life. However, I wound up with infections in my toes and blisters all over my feet so the foot dr. prescribed levaquin, after discussing with my PCP. After a week, I could not get out of bed, I felt dizzy whenever I stood up, and could not (and cannot) even do the simplest of things. No motor movement ability. I am completely bedridden. I have not had any appetite and am getting extremely thin. I also had severe pains in my kidneys during the night and had to lay in the fetal position most of the night on several occasions. I stopped taking the levaquin 3 days ago but have yet to feel relief. My heart doctors ran a long string of tests on me and all lab work came out negative, which means it had to be the levaquin causing all of these things. I stopped taking the levaquin but still feel constantly nauseous and no appetite. It is the most horrible feeling I can remember having. I feel like a vegetable and am scared after reading the above comments that these side effects may not dissipate any time soon.

I just got put on Yasmin last Wednesday and I'm already feeling the side effects of it. The worst though is this like mental fogginess that I'm experiencing. It started yesterday and it was then that I decided I wasn't going to take this pill any longer. It was kind of like I wasn't in my own body or I felt like I was forgetting everything even though I could remember mundane things like my favorite poem or my favorite passage from a book. I feel it most when I'm typing and it's like I can't connect my brain to my fingers and I keep making spelling errors and stuff. It's just nice to know that other people have experienced the same thing, this cloudiness.

I was on another BCP a couple of years ago, Levlen 28, and I never had anything like this, the worst symptom I had was a little bloating. The side effects might have something to do with the fact that I just finished up two cycles of Provera and that's not completely out of my system yet and now I'm putting in more hormones into my system, but four days of this pill was enough for me. I'm hoping that it doesn't take long for it to flush out of my system since I only took it for a few days. I'm a writer, so typing and thinking are what I do on a regular basis and it would be the worst feeling ever if this fogginess in my brain didn't dissipate soon.

Re: side effect:Joint pains,etc
OMG!!!!
I was on this pill for just around 2 mos,and I started feeling joint pains,in the back of my leg,from my upper back to the back of my neck.
I felt spaciness,and sensitivity to light.
and i have NEVER EVER felt such symptoms in my life before.
I have gone off it for almost 3 weeks now,and I hope it gets better soon.
I had a period after going off it,headaches,and foggy and dizziness.
I am not sure when this will dissipate.
And NO doctor could figure this out

Thanks you Chrissy, I'm really hoping this is what has been causing me this aggravation. Regardless of what the dr.'s say or not. Like I said I just got this theory yesterday, but m first dr. said I needed a therapist. Nice Dr. huh!. I'm normally a perfectly happy healthy person. It's so weird that all of this would come on after 3 yrs., but I guess anything is possible. I'm still having the chest pains, but I'm hoping that they will dissipate with in time. It hasn't even been 24 hrs. yet. But I'd be curious to see if anyone else has had all or most of my symptoms. Especially the rapid weight gain.
Thanks for the advice.

I took this medication for a sinuis infection and a UTI. After one day of taking this medication I was nauseous and my body ached. At the end of the first day I noticed a rash all over my neck. The next morning the rash had spread up to my face. I did not take anymore of this medication after reading about the side effects. The rash has slowly started to dissipate. I realized that I was more likely than allergic to this medication. I will no longer take tis medication EVER.

Causes terrible acne everywhere immediately that does not dissipate -- both on face and body. Awful!

I am 35, was in good health, ate right etc. In October of 04, I took levaquin for a bacterial infection that had caused swollen lymph nodes. The infection returned and I was given another round of levaquin after Thankgiving. Around the holiday season, my feet and legs starting hurting (feet hurt, leg muscles ached), left wrist and fingers started hurting, and recently my knees and thigh muscles have begun to hurt. I have been to several doctors, including an infectious disease doctor who ran scores of tests (everything came back negative). He is treating me for TB even though the tests came back negative (a biopsied lymph node indicated an infection). He thinks it is a mycobacterial infection. When I can across this site about levaquin, it was like an epiphany - some here decribed my symptoms to a T. I called my doctor but he said these symptoms were not from levaquin. He wants to put me in steroids for a week to see if that helps the pain. I am able to go to work and function, but running and moving around pain free are not options now. I am ready to return to normal.

Anyone have suggestions for these symptoms? How long does it take for these effects to dissipate? If the pain would go away, I'd be back to normal. This has been going on for a few months now, but I haven't taken levaquin in 1.5 months.

Help!
Rob
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I am a lifelong severe asthmatic (now 35, male). I have been on every possible asthma medication (both experimental and mainstream) thought my life since birth, which included a nearly 1-year stay at the National Asthma Center/NJH in Denver Co.

I have been taking Singulair (10mg) since it was approved by the FDA. I went off the medication this past summer when I was feeling exceptionally good due to watching my diet and exercise (this can help your asthma more than any med). I went back on Singulair this past week to fight off the fall mold increase, and I have a constant migraine headache. I have had this side effect before from Singulair and have found they dissipate after a week or two. For those of you that have severe asthma like me I suggest toughing it out to see if the benefits outweigh the discomfort. I find singular to be one of the least harmful medications I need for my daily life. Albuterol is awful on your pulmonary system for use as a maintenance med and does not treat the cause of asthma, which is inflammation. Steroids do a great job as anti-inflammatories, but will eventually make your entire body fall apart. Singulair is unique in that it is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory. I wish there were more medications like this. I do not like the headaches but I believe it is better than the alternatives at this time.

RE: Neurontin and anger-outbursts

This is a follow-up for the side-effect I just posted. The problem of anger-outbursts can usually be traced to low levels of frustration-tolerance, and the good-feeling-feedback one gets from acting-out by doing something our society describes as "anger." This can take the effect of violence in some form or another, which usually gets a person into trouble with societal norms. It FEELS good to act-out and dissipate the frustration which may be described as feeling intolerable or inevitable.

Since Neurontin seems to work by lowering actual nerve-impulses that make muscles twitch, causing pain-signals, or restless-leg syndrome, or epileptic seizures (for example) it makes sense to me that a person suffering from OCD (Obsessional-Compulsive-Disorder)and anxiety would find the "need" to act out on obsessional actions like anger-outbursts -- which drain the buildup of anxiety and compulsion emotions -- helped by a drug that dulls or circumvents the nerve-signals causing emotional distress (Neurontin).

To expect or want a drug, any drug, to teach one how to tolerate frustration and anxiety without side-effects is unrealistic if not impossible. If you were MY client I would work with you to de-sensitize you to small levels of anxiety and frustration, while weaning you off of all meds. That way you would learn that the self-control is in your own hands, and give you the tools to deal with it without the crutch of looking for exactly-the-right drug. It's a matter of learning how to control one's own behavior in acceptable forms, like exercise, that drain-off the emotional charge that "feels uncontrollable" You CAN learn how to control your behavior without terrible emotional distress. Jan S. Kauffman, Neurontin userid, Masters degree in Counselling, alcohol and drug abuse rehab professional.

Follow up to my Mon, 17 Feb 2003 00:37:48 -0500 post

As "Guest" I stated in that post I'd update after seeing my doc so here it is: Feb. 18th I saw my doctor (a rare good doc) who after a full exam said Levaquin was not the cause of my pain symptoms.

Since July 2002 I've taken 10mgs Lipitor (rx'd by jerk doc), currently liver enzymes are elevated which she believes is the cause of this pain particularly since I have fibromyalgia, etc.

She stopped the Lipitor, rx'd Prevacol stating it was gentler on the liver. If I continue having problems with statins, cholesterol levels will be managed differently.

For this severe pain she asked to rx strong pain meds (opiod) which usually cause me horrible side effects. She listened to my reaction to a variety of these type meds and rx'd lowest dose 2.5/325 Percocet at bedtime only. Naturally my pharmacy nor 5 others had it in stock so it was ordered, due in on Monday, Feb 24th.

In the meantime my pharmacist called her office and got the doc on call who rx'd 5/500 Vicodin. I took it yesterday and I had all the usual side effects which lasted through this morning though milder and continuing to dissipate (dysphoric anxiety, violent shaking, headache, nausea) so Vicodin is added to the list of what I cannot tolerate. And it did not alleviate the muscle pain at all.

I'm wondering whether to bother picking up the Percocet she rx'd not knowing if this one at bedtime will have no or manageable side effects plus pain relief.

Much of this is for different message boards - I'll have to find opiod and statin ones - , however, I wanted those who read what I believed were side effects of Levaquin to know that my doctor decided otherwise.

Joanne Diffenbaugh aka George61