Early spring symptoms and conditions

After being treated for two major crohn's flares since 2005, I have had all the regular treatments for crohn's. Remicade gave me a liver abscess so the only choice left for Mass General Dr. I see from the MGH Crohn's and Colitis Center was Humira. It is helping to keep me in remission after a long bout early spring, but since Humira Pens were added to my treatments and medications I have had short term memory loss, lack of concentration and foggy head. I have been off and on Prednisone without the memory loss, but have had a bit of a fog due to it. This has been bad enough that after attempting over a month to get back to my teaching job, I have had to ask for a leave. Has anyone else complained about this problem with Humira?

Just took my 6 year old off Singulair after he began blinking incessantly... very frightening. After a couple of weeks on Singulair, I received a note home from his teacher that he was blinking all day at school. Sure enough, when he got home the blinking continued... non-stop for several days! Fortunately, I was able to find information relating this behavior to Singulair. After a few days off the medication, the blinking stopped and has not returned.

I had my Mirena removed 4 1/2 weeks ago and I am still experiencing dizziness. I had posted previously that it was gone 2 days after the Mirena was removed but the dizziness has come back. Just thought I would let everyone know.

I was prescribed Synthroid for Hypothyroidism about 6-months ago. I was told my thyroid is covered w/ nodules caused by Hoshimotos(?) Thyroiditis. Prior to that I suffered with severe anxiety attacks. Since my first dose of Synthroid I have felt much calmer. I realize Synthroid isn't prescribed for that, but I definitely feel much better. However, now it is early spring, and I ventured out for some light gardening and thought I was going to die from heat stroke and a pounding heart - it is only 68 degrees! Could this be a side effect or perimenopause?

February 18, 2008 9:46pm
Hi, I too just ran across your website. I had a doctor's appointment today to find out why I have numbness in the right leg, achiness in the joints, lower back pain, problems walking where sometimes I have to walk with a cane, restless leg syndrome, and terrible leg cramps. I am a 56 yr old female. I quit using Advair about one year ago after using it every fall, winter and early spring for about six years. While using it I too had heart palpitations that woke me up in the middle of the night. They disappeared after I stopped using it. But the joint pain and walking problems still persist. Does anyone know if they will disappear in time? The doctor is sending me for tests for Arthritis and Neuropathy.
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My son is currently 3.5 years old. He was diagnosed with asthma, but not without doubt. The doctor informed us that to be sure the patient must be given a drug for asthma and if the patient doesn't exibit any symptoms of asthma they must have asthma. So havin a broad background in science I thought, what a horrible way to decide if someone needs meds. So of coarse they prescribed singulair and this should stop any out breaks if he has asthma. Well I disagreed with the diagnosses and mentioned that his outbreaks are spreading out and only occure with a severe fever, and in addition I determined that the best treatment was to get the fever down as fast as possible. This had a much more dramatic effect than the nebulizer. The doctor said that was just asthma and that he needs to be treated chronically not accutely. After much debate with my wife about the prescription (I was against, she for) it was dropped, so it seemed. He has had no problems since early spring 2005 and none to date feb 2006. Although we have noticed that is behavior has becoming more unpleasent in the last few months with fits that he never had before? This morning I noticed a bottle of singulair chew tablets that was filled in late Aug. 05 and had one pill left. My wife dicided to put our son on this without my knowledge. This prompted me to find info. on singulair which led me to this web site and wow look at all the similiar side effects. What a world we live in when a parent that is concerned about what and how a doctor decides to prescribe to your child is questioned. I was made to feel like a none caring parent by many, to even question the advise of a doctor. So now the big ? he has not had any symptoms so is the drug to be continuely given or do I stand up for my son and take him off of it, and possible suffer being labeled the bad parent or worse??????????????????

I have had severe chronic sinusitis earlier this year and after failing three rounds of antibiotics, I was given a shot of antibiotics and a Kenalog shot in my right upper buttocks. This was in the early spring. Now, I am mortified to see a huge indentation where my shot was given! The skin looks dead, purplish. Is this going to continue to get bigger? Is there anyway to fix it? I was never warned about such a side effect and if I would have been told, I would have never gotten it! I know it is cosmetic but looks awful and there is no reason why anyone should be scarred this way. The makers of this drug should be held responsible for scarring so many people and now, I have to figure out how to fix it! I don't know whether to be mad at the doctor's office who gave me the shot or the makers but either way, something must be done about this drug! Does anyone know of any way to fix this, be it plastic surgery or what have you? Thanks for any info.