Dull pain symptoms and conditions

10/26/2009
I was on Metoprolol ER 50mg daily for two years. started to wake up at night short of breath, rapid hear rate (110), BP 170/110, so my GP doc said to quit taking it . I tapered off in 4 days, have had bad withdrawal symptoms last 15 days. Several times a day and esp. at night, have shortness of breath,(oxygen saturation check 97%), also left center side of chest has dull pain that comes and goes. I hope these are withdrawal symptoms and they end soon.EKG, sonogram, x-rays, blood test all ar OK. Help me please to ease my mind!!Alone in Alaska.
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I took ortho-tricycline low for 6 years with no problems whatsoever. At 18 my doctor switched me to Yasmin, by my 28th day on Yasmin I had a intense dull pain in my left hip/groin area and the of my knee and calf area. After two weeks of putting it off as a sprain, it had only gotten worse, my entire left leg was swollen to about twice the normal size and had purplish discoloration and I was could barely walk or sit. I was taken to the ER where they diagnosed me with a DVT the size of a softball in my left thigh. I spent two weeks in the hospital on narcotic painkillers and IV Coumadin before they would let me go home. I spent an additional 6 weeks at home on light duty and bed rest. I stayed on Coumadin for a year before it almost killed me as well. Today I am 23 years old and still feel the effects of the clot I had 5 years ago. My leg a calf are still swollen, though not nearly as bad and anytime I'm on my feet or have to sit in a chair all day I have to deal with moderate pain. I wasn't on Yasmin on Yasmin long enough to experience any other side effects but I would strongly advise you do your research before taking this medication.

I had the Mirena put in July 3rd 08 at my 6 week check up after I had my second child. I did not have much pain during insertion. However now (about a year later) is a different story. I am glad that I found this page, and I am not alone. I have the common side effects that others list on here like weight gain, mood swings, irregular periods that are different consistency (clots, stringing, heavy flow, light flow), extreme fatigue but unable to sleep, lack of interest in normal activities, and breast tenderness. I know I expected the mood swings, weight gain (but did not think it would be the 18lbs i gained while i was eating healthy and working out) and cramping for a few months after insertion. However the past 2 months I have had a lot of pain in my pelvis. Cramping is not the right word for it, it feels like pressure on my pelvis. Like someone is standing on what feels like my ovary. This is also with the occasional flutter in my stomach that feels like a baby kicking. I have gotten what I believe is my period and took a pregnancy test that was negative. The pain is mainly on the right side which goes around to my hip and sometimes up to my shoulder. It has now turned into a stabbing pain in my lower middle abdomen (this is all with no other bleeding other than my 3 day period). I am calling to doctor tomorrow to get myself checked out. I feel the strings in the same place I always have but the pain is something I can no longer take. I am not sure that this is worth it anymore, I think its time to talk to the husband about a vasectomy!

Just want to survey everyone and ask for responses for the following 3 questions:

1. how long did you keep your Mirena and if you no longer have it, why did you have it removed?

2. how many of you had your thyroid checked? who's came back abnormal? what were the levels?

(I'm a medical student doing research on this one since I believe the levonorgestrel affects our thyroid hormone. My TSH was elevated to 5.2 which is considered "subclinical HYPOthyroidism". This was mid cycle when my natural progesterone AND synthetic progestin were cumulatively high. When I had it rechecked 6 weeks later (around my period when any natural progesterone level is gone) it was normalized at 1.5. So I think that the P+P screws up our thyroid and can throw us into a high TSH and "hypothyroid state". The opposite effect may be true during menstruation and we can become HYPERthyroid for a few days... hence the really bad anxiety?!)

3. where is everyone from? perhaps we can have support group meetings?

I am 40 yrs young.... I have terrible PMS with anger to rage mood swings that are sinful.... I considered the birth control pills but my life is simply too busy & I wouldn't remember to take them... I used the BC patches which worked fine but left a rash on my backside..... I had to stop using it because I had high blood pressure and it increased my risk of stroke/ heart attack.... . I felt like the Mirena was a good fit because I wouldn't have to worry about birth control for 5 yrs....At 40, I'm just getting started with all the "FUN"...LOL... I had the copper IUD but it made my periods long (up to 7 days), heavy & I had horrible cramps....

I got the IUD inserted last week Wednesday, yeap, it hurted like H3!! going in.... as soon as my GYN was done putting it in, I had really bad heartburn for a few hours..... I had a tightness in my chest and a dull pain in my left thigh.. she said it was normal and just take some Advil... the next few days I had some light bleeding and cramping...I also had diarrhea for three days.

On the 3rd day, I noticed a serious mood change.. I was going about my day just fine than I got really bitchy.... I snapped at my co-workers and I was down right irritable..... like the PMS mood swings I was trying to get rid of.....

I don't know if its Mirena or me but my sex drive has skyrocketed--- I can't get enough-- I'm thinking about & wanting sex all the time.... engaged in risky encounters with my BF while the cable guy was in our home.... I'm tempted to call the telephone installer to hook up with him... WHY????? ... this is not who I am... I'm mousy & conservative.... I've never felt like this before....

I was concerned about the possible weight gain (i'm 109 lbs on a small frame) because I don't want to gain any more than 5 lbs... I noticed I was eating a lot of cookies ( which is what I crave during PMS) this weekend and had a taste for fried fish.....

I had this feeling of a lump in my throat and a dull ache on my spine.... I also feel like I have to have a bowel movement but nothing comes out.... it usually starts with a cramp like bubble gut but nothing comes out ?????

I've started a journal of my mood, appetite, weight changes and sleep patterns to report back to my GYN in two months.... Honestly, if in two months, things get worst, it's coming out....I already use condom so I'll just have to be extra careful....

I wish I had found this website before I put it in.... I will keep reading here and post an update after my return visit to my GYN in 2 months.... I hope this helps some has much as reading the other post had helped me... Peace to us All...

I was on Alesse for years to regulate my hormones and it worked very well. The pharmacy automatically changed it to Aviane when this product came out. For the first few months I didn't notice any changes in me, but during a physical my doctor told me that many of her patients were going back to Alesse because of problems with Aviane. I guess I forgot about what she said for a while because I was fine, but since then my periods alternate between almost no cramps/no flow one month, to unbearable cramps and super heavy flow the next month. I get many pimples one or two weeks a month on my face and chest (on Alesse I would always get just one face pimple per cycle), I am nauseous two weeks a month (last month I called in sick for two days in a row because of it), most of the time I have a dull pain behind my eyes, and around the 3rd week of each cycle I have horrible personal itch issues, sometimes leading to yeast infections. I had a light bulb moment yesterday, realizing that this could all be due to Aviane. I am going back to Alesse no matter the cost.

My doctor prescribed this drug to me on 5/07/09. I started I the first pill around 1:00 pm (one pill twice a day). While at work around 3:00pm I noticed my face was a little red, didn't think much of it. By the time I went home around 5:00 pm my face was really red and was hot to the touch. I thought since it was the first really warm day outside and after traffic I was just a little warm. I was complaining about my right leg hurting and told my husband "it sucks getting older, every thing hurts) - I am 40. Around 7-8 pm my back started to itch (nape area) and my husband said there were some bumps like acne, I didn't think so because they were like burning/itching. I was getting really tired and took my second pill around 11:00pm (mistake), all of a sudden I felt like I was getting the flu, I ran to bathroom (barely made it) and I was burning up, headache, and aches/pains. I called my doctor in the morning and was told not to take any more and I was allergic to this medication. Needless to say, it is 1:00am on 5/09/09 and my headache finally went away and the pain in my right leg is down to a dull pain now. I don't understand why this medication is still out there, it should be taken off of the market soon.

If somebody's just getting the info online about the nuvaring thinking about switching to it, I would not recommend to do so!
I started using the nuvaring 1 1/2 month ago after 2,5 years of being BC free thinking it has less hormones; and I'm totally disappointed in the nuvaring and the health care provider who recommended it to me. Well the first month of use I experienced the worst yeast infection ever with burning and itching and abundant discharge.
It seemed to go away by the next cycle, but my sex drive was almost completely gone (which is not like me at all) accompanied with the dryness and dull pain after intercourse, i gained weight and started feeling like blah. I wear contacts and i started experiencing dryness and blurred vision prob. I still decided to leave it till the next period cycle. But then my husband and I came across a different problem, this time with him. He got a cluster of achy pimples at the base of his penis- that made the decision clear for us. I took it out the same day and tried to find out what exactly was wrong with him, my result for yeast inf. was negative and we are 100%negative for other STI's.
My health care provider could not help me at all, just suggested switching to a pill. BTW i couldn't find any info on side effects in men, but did come across some other comments on other sites left by men with the same prob.
I'm only 25, in a good shape (or at least was before the gain and stopping going to the gym, coz it didn't feel like that any more) and without bad habits, no allergies either; so the side effects have nothing to do with the age, your health condition or the lifestyle.
Well, now I don't see why even try the nuvaring? I see it as a costly damage of your body and letting you man suffer with you.
We usually slip the side effect part thinking it's not gonna happen to us, but i learned my lesson and I really don't know what else to try now.

I've been take omeprazole for 6 months now for the awful peptic ulcer I was diagnosed with. I take 20mg twice a day and all my symptoms have subsided for the most part. No more sour stomachs or sore throats in the morning and my acid reflux is tolerable. I noticed if I only took it once a day, I would still feel my awful stomach pains. So now, I have to take it twice a day which is fine with me as long as I don't have to deal with that nagging dull pain in my stomach from the ulcer.
As far as side effects go, I have not experienced any dizziness, headaches, or depression. It's all been a very positive experience so far and omeprazole is doing it's job!

I'm so glad I found this site. I was prescribed doxy for a rash I got in the Dominican that they thought lead to some sort of infection. The first couple days were fine but one night I took the medication before bed and was up all night with the worst chest pains. I have been nervous ever since that when ever I take the pills I'm going to get the same reaction. I have had chest pains the past couple days and I've been really careful with what I take them with and have been making sure I drink at least two bottles of water with each pill. But today I feel so weak. The last week on the medication I've been so tired I want to take naps when I get home from work which is unusual for me. Today my head feels heavy and my leg feels like it's about to twitch but it doesn't. I've felt some tingling in my left leg and my left arm. I thought this was from whatever infection I had since the rash was on my left ankle, but I think it's from the doxy instead. I've also been feeling a dull pain in my thigh every once in a while. I normally have some anxiety but a couple days after I started the doxy I put myself into a panic and spent the entire day at work researching tropical diseases on the internet because I thought I had one from the rash. I've also had some shortness of breath. I have asthma but it feels nothing like that. Also the doxy made my birth control stop working and I started my period. I thought I just had bad cramps but I'm starting to think they were more stomach aches from the doxy. I've had diarrhea also. And I feel so light headed that I'm going to pass out but I don't. I'm definitely calling my doctor today to get a different antibiotic. Thanks everyone for your posts!

I dont know if its just me but i have had the mirena since july of 2008. I get really bad pains in my lower left side of my stomach and same with the back. It comes and goes sumtimes it wont be here for 2 weeks it just depends. Its the only thing that bothers me about it and makes me worry alot. I also am very emotional and its tearin me and my boyfriend away. You think that could be the solution to my problems?

I had Mirena put in 6 weeks after having my son in July 08. I loved it at first, didn't care for the non stop bleeding but at the moment I was happy just knowing I couldn't get pregnant. Probably 2 months ago I've been extremely depressed to the point where I just start crying and tell my husband that I wish I was dead. I have no patience with my son and my husband ends up doing most of the care taking with him. He says he feels like he doesn't know me anymore. I've been having extreme violent thoughts also. I've always been a bit of a moody person but always happy but now I don't want to talk to anyone or be around people. Just the last couple of days I've been having pains in my uterus that felt like I had something bulging in my fallopian tubes and i've felt bloated for a few months now. Actually after I had my son my stomach was smaller than it is now, I look 5 months pregnant. I just feel like crap. My husband and I had sex the other night and I had the worst cramps that I was about to have him bring me to the ER just to have Mirena removed immediately. I took a vikadin that I had and luckily got some sleep now today I still feel a slight dull pain in there. This was a HUGE mistake and an expensive one too. I'm getting mine taken out. I like how we are all just damn Guinea Pigs to these jackasses!!!!!!

Oh God. i am on the Depo Provera shot. My daughter is 7, I have been rotating between the patch and the shot every other year, because the doctor says its not good to be on the shot for more than a year, something about osteoporosis. Mind you, I haven't had any problems before, but i have been back on the shot i wanna say 6 months, well whatever, i'm on my second dosage. And I am blowing up!And now that i am putting 2 and 2 together, I do have a lot of headaches. i don't know what to do. I have to have birth control because I LOVE SEX. And it helps with my cramps. I mean when I'm not on birth control, I have the kind of cramps that make you feel like you are going to vomit. I'm still small but I have gained 20 pounds! That will not leave! Now i'm debating on getting off birth control all together!!! The patch was cool, but that big ass band-aid is not sexy! It looks like a Nicotine patch. And I was considering the mirena, but you said you gained weight off of that! Oh lord! And I can't take pills because they give me yeast infections! What other methods are there?? Is you know of anything Side effects or what i should consider, email me at ****** Thanks. P.S. All the problems that I was having I didn't put 2 and 2 together until a coworker's hair started falling out due to a Birth Control pill she just started taking. Side effects that I am having are: I have gained 25 pounds and I don't eat shit. Fatigue. Hemorrhoids. Small portions of acne around my hairline. Fast heartbeat sometimes. I felt a kicking feeling in my belly about 3 times. Last week when I caught a cold my vision was blurry. Can't walk up a flight of steps without breathing like a 500 pound woman. A slight headaches. Not excruciating just a dull pain that will not go away until I take some aspirin. Irritability. And gas. This makes me not want to be on any kind of birth control period. I am researching different methods now.

I was diagnosed with PCOS and my doctor suggested getting on birth control to adjust my hormone levels. She suggested NuvaRing for it's ease of use. The first two months, everything went great... I noticed my daily discharge seemed to increase, but no real big deal. The third month was horrible.. I got my period and had THE worse cramps! I've always had a problem with pain during the first 24hrs, but this was unreal! Pamprin usually does the trick for me, and I only feel a dull pain, but not even Pamprin would rid me of this horrible pain. I few hours, the worst of the pain had past. I went to change my tampon, and I had discharged a section of my lining that was the width/height of my fist! No WONDER I was in pain!! I called my OBGYN and she said this is a side effect of NR, and is natural, no worries. This pain and large tissue discharge continued for 3 more months. I told the OBGYN I needed a different form of BC... she refused. Needless to say, I switched OBGYN's and I'm on YAZ now... since I've switched BC, I've had a light, and painless period. Obviously NR did not agree with my body. I like it for it's ease of use (I don't remember to have to swallow a pill @ the same time everyday), but it's not worth it for the pain I had to go through. I would NEVER recommend NuvaRing to anyone looking to getting on BC.

I had the Mirena inserted in May 2008 after having my 1st baby in March 2008. I felt confident in my decision after much research as well. The insertion process was definitely painful and I had a weird sensation in my uterus for the next few days. It was like I could definitely tell where my uterus was because there was this dull pain there. That soon went away, and I thought that Mirena was cool. In November I had an episode of something that looked like the stomach flu...It came out of nowhere and felt different than any stomach flu I've ever had. No-one else in my house got this mysterious sickness, so I was curious. Then a few weeks ago, the same thing happened and I ended up in the emergency room. They told me it was stomach flu. I told them that I had Mirena and that this had happened before and I felt like it might be related. The male ER doctor looked at me like I was crazy and sent me home throwing up. I am ready to get it removed because I feel like my natural rhythm has been interrupted. I thought no period sounded great, but I feel like I am interrupting my body's natural rhythm. I am glad to know that I'm not crazy and other's are experiencing weird side effects too. I am ready to go back to the pill, which served me well for over 10 years!! One more embarrassing side effect?!?! Hemorrhoid flare up?!?! My OB told me I didn't have these after my son's birth...but in the middle of all this they all of a sudden became a HUGE problem!! Also had my 1st yeast infection in over 7 years!!

Hello I'm a 41 year old female, and I took Lipitor 20 mgs for 6 months about two years ago. When I called my doctor's office to complain about side effects they told me it couldn't be the Lipitor because I had been taking it for a month already, and would have had problems before that. I eventually took myself off of the drug 5 months later. Here are some of the side effects I experienced:
Itchy fingertips, increased blood pressure, 30lb weight gain, shaky hand writing, acne, poor driving skills, poor memory, hair loss, "frozen joints", IBS, incontinence, low grade fever, itchy feet, numb toes, numb hands, foggy brain, joint pain, muscle pain, foot pain, plantar pain, dizzy, jaw pain, back and neck pain, week ankles and wrists, nasal allergies, skin rashes, migraines, heartburn, Increase in Astham, heart palpitations, knee pain, difficulty standing up from sitting position, difficulty climbing stairs, water retention alternating in feet, hands, arms and legs, almost constant taste of bile in my mouth.
These are only the ones I can remember. Two years down the road everything but the muscle and joint pain and weakness is gone. even those have improved a lot. I stopped taking the Lipitor and lost all 30lbs I had gained on it, without dieting, in a months time. I still have two toes on each foot that are partially numb. I have trouble climbing stairs, and getting up from a sitting position. I can do both, but I move slowly while doing them. The pain in my muscles and joints drives me crazy, but I'm grateful that the rest of the symptoms have cleared up. My doctor never believed me about my symptoms, and neither does my new doctor really. Went to the emergency room for asthma that was not responding to my inhaler, and they were about to let me go home when I mentioned to the doctor that I had been on Lipitor. Suddenly a huge battery of tests were ordered including a CT scan and a stress test. When I asked the doctor why he said that they just wanted to be sure that it wasn't something other than asthma. Why did they do that after hearing about the Lipitor? Do they know something? Are there doctors who believe that statins are killing and seriously injuring people? I'm so angry. Even as I sit here typing I know when I stand up I will have massive amounts of pain that I will have to "walk off". My quadriceps have not recovered, and remain ridiculously weak.
If I can stop one other person from going through this I will be happy. Thanks everyone for taking the time to list your symptoms. It makes me feel better to know that someone believes me, and knows what I am going through.

I had my Mirena put in on 9/11/08 last Thursday. I got it done on the recommendation of two of my co-workers that recently got theirs a few months ago. I had been having stomach problems, found out I have food allergies and than suddenly couldn't stomach my birth control that I had been taking for several years. Mirena seemed to be the answer. I had it put in on Thursday which hurt like hell. I was a little sore Friday and only spotting from my 2nd day on my period. By Saturday I was very sore and felt nauseous. By Sunday I was bleeding heavily, nauseous and had migraine headaches. By Monday I couldn't keep water down and had the worst headache. I called the doctor and she told me that the side effects were normal and I needed to give it time. I had read these post from Saturday and was getting worried. On Tuesday I couldn't even lift my head off the pillow. I woke up with my hands in a cramped position and couldn't feel them or my feet. I had tingling and numbness in my hands, feet and lips. I called my regular doctor who got me in right away. I had to be rolled in a wheelchair to his office because I couldn't even walk. I throw up about 4 times on the way down to hall to his office also (thankfully they had trash cans along the way). He immediately took the Mirena out and I got feeling in my hands and feet about 10 minutes later.

I was finally able to go back to work today after being out sick. I still have a dull pain on my right side around my ovaries and my stomach is very tender. I have felt like I was in a fog all day today and still a little sick to my stomach. I hope these symptoms wear off soon.

every time I take this medication I have sharp and sometimes dull pain in my kidneys for several hours after taking it.

Wow. For the past couple of days I have experience a dull pain in my knees and ankles; I assumed it was the onset of arthritis. Also I have experienced cramps recently that are reminiscent of the horrible cramps I had as a teenager. Finally this morning I noticed my period which has pretty much been light spotting since the insertion of Mirena. I decided to google mirena on a whim and am really glad I stumbled upon this thread. I decided to go along with my doctor's suggestion for this IUC 6 weeks after my son was born, October of 06. I have had absolutely no desire for sex since then and my husband has had various issues with that. I never considered mirena could be the culprit for my strange symptoms. I also have experienced difficulty losing weight; before pregnancy I had a speedy metabolism, ate heartily and had no problems maintaining a healthy weight. I was prescribed zoloft about 3 months after getting mirena. I too have noticed that my hair is still falling out, my skin is splotchy and the skin on my upper lip has darkened slightly, it looks like I have a mustache. I've been convincing myself that the way I feel is just due to getting older and that my body is always going to be out of whack after childbirth. I was just trying to get used to it. After identifying with so many posts, I want that junk removed next week.

Insertion was kind of painful... is there any discomfort during or after removal?

I was recently prescribed Cipro for a UTI. I've been on it for 6 days now. The first night was crazy. I felt excitable and when I finally did fall asleep I had the most intricate, amazing dream, almost lucid. The next day I felt a boost of energy and was running circles around my husband while doing yard work. The third day was when the pain hit, soreness in my elbows, knees, feet and hands. I attributed it to my previous day of insane energy. Right now I'm feeling quite bloated and I have this dull pain that feels like it's in the marrow of my bones. I have a tingly sensation in my muscles and my mind is a foggy, yet racing haze. Two more days of this and I'm hoping for the best. I didn't even know I had a UTI. I just know I was feeling very lethargic and had horrible pains in my left side and bad back aches, which now leads me to believe I had a kidney infection. Hate to say it, but I think I am experiencing the lesser of two evils. What's worse, raging, possibly life-threatening bacteria, or anti-biotic over kill with severely inconvenient side-effects?

I was on the Depo shot for almost 2 1/2 years after I had my second child. I always thought that my bad attitude and mood swings was because of all of the stress that I was under with being a single parent of 2 little kids. I was due to get the shot again in January and I didn't get it, at first because I didn't have the money for it at the time, but then I started to realize that I was in such a better mood. I was actually happy and had the energy to play with my kids. I did love not having a period, but I don't mind having one now that I'm actually able to enjoy spending time with my kids. I've been off of the shot for about 4 months now and just now had a period. It has lasted for over a week now and I'm not sure when it is going to stop. Right now I'm in the process of trying to find another form of birth control, but I'm not sure what to try because I also have endometriosis so I need something that will help with that. My doctor wants me to try the Nuvaring, but after I've read all of the complaints on here, I'm not sure I want to try it at all. And I was trying to lose weight, but I discovered that it was just about impossible while being on the shot because I had such a huge appetite. I've been eating less now and have lost a few pounds already. I also had a drastic loss of sex drive while on the shot. I always thought that the reason sex was so painful for me was because of the endometriosis, but since I've been off of the shot, I've been able to actually enjoy sex again, with no pain. I'm almost afraid to try any other birth control because I do not want to go back to being the person that I was when I was on the Depo shot.

I am experiencing a dull pain in my right leg. My leg also feels heavy and numb. Also I have right side abdominal pain that spreads to my lower back. I am on 100mg twice daily and I have only been on it for six days. I've called my doctor to see if I can spread out the dosage to once daily as I have five pills left. My prescription is only for a week.

my daughter is 16 takes Yasmin for severe periods and cramps, stomach pain, moodiness during her periods. She has just started complaining about headache that hurt really bad, not like migraine headaches, she already had a history of those and said that they feel different. I'm worried, has anyone experienced this?

thank god for this site...I'm not trying the shot either...........gosh is there no good b/c out there??? no patch no ring no pills and now no shot......what is left????

I have been on Depo for about 7 years. I never had a problem, I never had any periods at all. When i went off I became pregnant in 3 months. I have decided that I will never go back on it just because everyone has warned me about the horrible bone decay. I am awaiting a bone density test in March and I am very nervous. It took this long to actually start listening to what people were telling me about this drug.especially my doctor. I tried the pill 2 months ago (tri-cyclon_ for the 1st time and it is the worst thing I have ever done. I am depressed beyond words. I have no desire for sex no desire to eat, or to be social. this is where brown stuff hits the fan. I am done with needles,pills and any other thing that put chemicals in the body. Condoms, I have no choice. I am sick sick of being mentally and physically sick, on account of putting crap in my body.