April 16th
2009
2:21 PM
I started Niaspan at a 500mg dosage. I'm taking it before I go to sleep, with a baby aspirin at the same time (not before), and a bit of water. The first night, within 1-2 hours of taking it, I got a flush that lasted about 30min. It started at the head, and went down to my toes gradually. It felt as if my skin was on fire. Moving even slightly in bed was making me itch. I stayed, still, in bed, bedsheets and blanket off, breathing slowly, trying to relax, until it went away. I was a bit scared, but since I had read beforehand that flushing is a side effect, I did not worry. For the first 2-3 months, I had a couple more flushing episodes, but only in the upper part of my body (head, shoulder, not down to stomach).
My dosage was increased to 1000mg (2 pills of 500mg). This did not really trigger worse or more frequent flushes. I did not flush (or I did not feel it) the first night with increased dosage. I still get one flushing episode maybe once a month, but only at the head and shoulders.
I have changed my diet to remove beef, butter, eggs, and I switched to skim milk, nonfat yogourt, low-fat cheese if any. I cook with olive oil. I eat oatmeal or breakfast cereal with as much fiber as I can get.
I've been on Niaspan for less than 1 year, and I think I get flushes when I eat fatty foods. Another person mentioned this in this discussion. I'm actually pretty certain my flushes are triggered by fatty foods.
Last night I ate Indian food ("butter" chicken) which had a creamy sauce. Very yummy, so probably very fatty. I also had dessert (something I rarely have), a pecan pie with chocolate filling. Gorgeous. But I got serious flushing at 4am (almost 8 hours after taking Niaspan!), although it only went down to my stomach, not lower than that. I got up at 5h30 to get ready for work, I was still slightly itchy and my skin was a bit red (like a mild sunburn). I took a hot shower, which did not make it worse.
I really think that fatty foods trigger flushes: I make a conscious effort to keep my fat intake low, and I have few flushing episodes, but when I break that habit, I get flushes...
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March 26th
2009
1:56 PM
okay im 22 i started to take this doxy 2days ago i think i found a way to beat these side effects i took my first dose at 6pm my first day i did not sit or lay down for 2 hours thats the main key. i took my pill standing up with 8 oz glass of water ... after i finished my water i started to sweep and clean my house then i went out to walk around the mall and then to a book store (notice i was distracted the hole time! SO 2HOURSE AND 20 min later i ate i ate a lot and good my first night was great a good night sleep no nothing bad. I woke up at 7am the nest day i didn't eat nothing i waited for 8am again i took my pill i finished my 8 oz i then stood for about 46 min watching the news and getting ready for work when i notice i was feeling great i left my house i didn't eat nothing till 2 hours and 14min i was doing great .. soon it was 6.30pm i stood there and took my pill i did not sit nor lay down i swept moped and then i went out to be distracted i just had to make sure i was up and not down ... I HAD A GREAT NIGHT SLEEP ! i woke up repeated the same thing the next day i was fine .... NEXT DAY i decited to try a new way and experiment i took my pill at 8 am i sat down did noting when suddenly 39min later i felt bad i felt sick and i was like what the hell is going on my lower stomach hurted just a little bit i felt sick my palms sweated and i was cold i was angry then sad it only lated 1hour very strange..... i ate eggs and ham at 12pm i felt great awsome like nothing happen at 6 30 pm i took my second pill i stood up and did go out and have fun i felt great had a good sleep etc ;)
so i think if we just think positv and take our pill an hour after we wake up and at 6 30ish pm and do it standing up and being destracited and not siting down for 2 hours we will be fine .. so far thats what i think it might just be in our heads or we arnt taking it right
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December 8th
2008
12:58 PM
My doctor decided to switch my medication from Actos (15mg. daily) to Januvia (50 mg. daily) to try to get better blood sugar levels (120-130 mornings). Took Januvia for about three weeks. After two weeks, started experiencing sleep disturbance (waking every few hours), chest pain, digestive distress (could barely eat toast and eggs), anxiety, and flu-like symptoms (muscle aches, headache) which I thought was my fibromyalgia flaring. Went online yesterday and found this website which described many of my symptoms. Never associated them with Januvia. Did not take medication yesterday and feel 95% better today. I will not take this medication again. Also, Januvia did not lower my blood sugars. In fact, morning readings were higher (140-165).
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December 3th
2008
2:06 PM
Back in April I came down with a Sinus infection (I basically can diagnose myself because this is all I get these days). Well, the doc told me that since I hadn't had the wretched sickness 7 days (I was on day 5), that i would have to wait til Monday. I wish I had picked a fight, because by Monday, my throat was so swollen I couldn't swallow my own saliva! I had to refreeze EVERYTHING to numb my throat before even trying to drink any thing. So, I went to my physician and he prescribed me omniceff. Usually that does the trick, but by that Wednesday (day 9), I had trouble breathing, my sinus got backed up and caused pink eye, and apparently I also had Laryngitis. I went back to my physician, bent over and begged for a shot of something (my family knew I was bad if I was begging to come face-to-face with my phobia). So they gave me a shot, pink-eye eye drops, and other items. All samples so I wouldn't have to pay for the very expensive prescriptions.
By that Friday, I still hadn't gotten better and found myself living over the trash can because the mucus was so bad I vomited anything warm. He sent me to the Ear-Nose-Throat doc for the following Monday.
Phew, this doc helped me. He was the one to find that my sinus caused a respiratory infection and Laryngitis. He prescribed me Avelox and gave me a stern warning to read all the side effects and eat a good amount of food and to keep track of any issues I have with it.
So I went home with my Avelox samples and took one after eating a large bowl of grits with eggs...I hadn't eaten like that in 2 weeks, so I was praying to keep it down. Once I finished eating, I did my online research and found that Avelox is almost the last prescription they give you before sending you to the hospital and that it was the same prescription as the pink-eye eye drops only in pill form!!! I noticed that if I didn't eat a high-caloric diet while on Avelox, I paid severely with stomach aches, nausea, dizziness, and sometimes cramping and vomiting!!! The doc was serious.
I was on this med for almost a month before I kicked the crap out of my infections!
November 10th
2008
11:12 PM
I just recently had the mirena iud inserted. Oct 30 2008. 3 months after having my first child under a normal vaginal delivery. When I have asked my doctor regarding any side affects he stated that women may have heavy bleeding the first 6 months/ and that after those 6 months that your periods will actually disappear.
The first week that I had the mirena in, I began bleeding almost instantly. Blood clots the size of my closed fist came out of my body from the uterine wall I suppose. I went through a super tampon/ and a pad in an hour and a half. ( I am one of those women who normally use a super tampon maybe once in a while/ normally a reg. size does the job) This bleeding has not stopped since the mirena was inserted.
Looking at a computer screen is part of my daily routine at work. It seems as though my eyes feel blurry through out the day as I am working. Towards the end of the day I can barely stand to look at it. This has never happened to me before. It is almost like I want to turn all lights off and sit in the dark, with no noise(headaches).
Of course sex drive is at the all time low. Who is in the mood to go for it when you are bleeding with a terrible headache?
The first few nights I had a horrible time falling asleep and staying asleep.
Well... at this point I have had headaches... all day for a week now. My head hurts like someone is pounding it against a wall. I have not had a headache in years. My stomach has been upset/ feeling as though I may have to throw up.
I am afraid that I may start seeing the other symptoms that ladies have talked about.
When you had the symptoms did they all happen at once or one at a time over different time periods?
September 10th
2008
10:15 PM
Ladies! I think it is wonderful that we are sharing our experiences here and helping one another. I felt it is necessary I share my experience as well. Thank You to all you ladies who have posted. You have helped me.
Got Aviene from my pharmacist saying 'it's same as Alesse, it's cheaper and the drug company covers this versus Alesse.' How dumb of me not to research this despite the fact this came without a box and instructions.Where is this made? Read up on it etc... things one would do BEFORE trying something. I did not do this and this has cost me.
I noticed changes as you all say you did as well. I have been taking the pill for 3 months. I work out as much as I can so about at least 3 times a week, I had a energy loss, I felt in an unexplainable way, just tired and irritated by the day. No, this is not normal for me. I got a great deal on a scale and stood on it and couldn't believe a 20 pound weight gain. This was not exactly a surprise since my clothes don't fit well and I am very uncomfortable. However, this still didn't make sense b/c I have breakfast and it's not junk, toast coffee or eggs with it or serial. For the last 3 months I made healthy lunches, I cooked ahead so took fish, chicken, rice, whole wheat sandwiches, orange juice, water, milk to work. No junk, no pop, no over eating. Had fruits and veggies. I was glad I was keeping up with this but to gain weight from it? I have a full time and a part time job keeping me busy and this life style, what I did for the last 3 months always included weight LOSS not GAIN. I am pretty pissed about this. (Of course, I am on Aviane, we are all pissed off, haha but not really haha right?) I have major issues with my face, considering I am using the same wash... no change...Anyway.. you're all seeing something doesn't' make sense. I have actually had bloating. Major bloating. 3 weeks. Never had this before. I took over the counter aid, that did help. I am 30 I never took over the counter aid.. let's not mention what I took but it helped.
Listen everyone, get off this pill. I will never take this pill again. I have 4 left this month and forget it I'd rather get my period tonight and anticipate change to occur.
On my way home, as usual of late, I tried to figure out WHAT is wrong with me. In conversation with a cooworker I mentioned the 20 pound weight gain and all and she said 'so much in such little time?' I was thinking about it on my drive home... I am at 2 new jobs and have stress but... to gain this much... and it dawned on me. I CHANGED MY B.C. It HAS TO HAVE something to do with it. I came home and goodled. You can't find anything on Aviane but negative comments. You go on Alesse... oh! a company website at least shows up.
Thank you Ladies... I believe I am having the same reaction as all of you did and I do sincerely Thank everyone for taking time out to post. You have helped me and I do think this B.C. is the reason for my current state.
I'll post in a week or two and then after a month to provide an update.
Take care Ladies!
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September 8th
2008
11:33 PM
15 years ago, at the age of 35, I had a major heart attack. After testing, the doctors decided I needed a quadruple bi-pass operation, followed by Lipitor, among other things. I was taking 20mg (the doctor ordered 40mg), but due to financial reasons I took only half. Everything was just great for 15 years. During a routine annual physical this year, my doctor noticed that my liver enzymes were off the chart high. He immediately had me discontinue the Liptor, but stay on all of my other medications. One month later, my liver enzymes were normal, and so was everything else; however, my cholesterol had climbed to 204, and I eat no meat, eggs, or other dairy products. They say my liver damage is permanent. Having had 4 lumbar surgeries and 1 cervical surgery to fuse disks in my spine, I have always attributed my back and other muscle pains to that. Now that I have been of the Lipitor for 3 months, I have not noticed in decrease in pain in these areas.
-- By dftexmex | Reply | (3) replies | Private Message me
July 11th
2008
1:48 PM
Just experiencing serious fatigue, and hoping this will end once the Lupron injections are stopped. I'm on Lupron through the end of July. Though I will say it is worth it if it helps my sister have a child (I am donating my eggs to her).
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June 11th
2008
5:57 AM
Finally after a whole week of not eating because of the pain swallowing and the burning in my chest, I am able to eat again! Doctor gave me Omeprozole, 20mgs a day which calms acid, and it seems to be kicking in. They diagnosed Esophagitis, caused by the Doxycycline. I will never take anything again without reading the leaflet and considering alternative more natural remedies!!! Just wanted reassure anyone having problems after taking this - you will be able to eat and swallow it will take a good few days. I took advice to try take down only soft, gentle foods (was all I could do to eat a mouthful of mashed potato or scrambled eggs) and I drank lots of water. Thanks to everyone who showed support via this webpage. : )
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June 7th
2008
12:17 AM
My baby (1 yr) was just prescribed Singulair from a CHOP doctor. I am so thankful that I found this website. I certainly will not fill the prescription. I was hesitant at first anyway because he only had one fluke "asthmatic" insident that sent him to the ER (but has many food allergies and dog allergy). Anyone have any advice on where I should go from here? Honestly, I am afraid to go back to that doctor and they told me it would be very difficult to switch doctors at CHOP. Everyone knows CHOP is one of the best. It is so hard to get honest advice. Every doctor thinks you will sue. Or they're out to use you for their research. He thinks this was the beginning of asthma and it will get worse. It was a scary episode...first time I ever called 911 for one of my children. Breathing is obviously very important, but he never has any problems breathing otherwise (running, laughing, playing) Just got a cold that turned bad quickly. Should I prevent with meds.? My thought is to just keep the neb. and Albuterol handy. I hate giving daily meds. to a developing baby. My gut says to let God develops his immune system naturally. (Not against periodic meds. - So thankful for Benadryl!) Please help! Mommy of 4
-- By mommy4thelord | Reply | (3) replies | Private Message me
May 10th
2008
4:11 PM
Hello, I was on Yaz 5 months and I had a few muscle pains, nothing horrible. One day I started having SEVERE stomach pains. I went to the ER, then my fam doctor and he diagnosed me with gastritis. He put me on Nexium which wasn't helping. I couldn't eat anything beside eggs and bread. I was out of work a few days before I figured out certain foods were irritating it. I saw a Yahoo Answers post from a woman who said Yaz caused gastritis. I took it upon myself to stop taking them and in 2 days it was gone! Something that went on 2 weeks, severe pain and it was gone almost immediately after I quit this pill!(It says gastroenteritis on the side effects in the pamphlet). I was on other pills for 9 yrs and never had a problem except PMS! BTW my muscles were better in a week after stopping! I know it was this pill. When I first started it I read the side effects people were posting I was like yeah yeah it'll work itself out. NO, THIS WAS A BAD PILL FOR ME! I f you notice a gnawing and sharp stomach pain that's intermittent and you're on this pill, stop or it won't go away!
-- By zardi5 | Reply | (1) replies | Private Message me
April 24th
2008
12:06 PM
My daughter took Lupron as a 14 year old, perfectly normal teenager with the exception of endometriosis. She is now a 33 year old shell of the vibrant teen she was. She is bi-polar, maniac depressive. The changes in her were immediate and startling to say the least. I feel like it ruined her life. I have just started investigating the terrible side effects and was shocked to see so many other people whom lives it destroyed. If anyone has advice, anything to get help, please reply.
-- By patmoore | Reply | (2) replies | Private Message me
April 23th
2008
1:06 AM
Hi..I am 22yrs old, I have a 29month old daughter. I had the Mirena placed a few months after her birth. The first one I had placed came out of place and I had to have it removed. I had another put in because I tried the shot and it made me an emotional wreck and gain too much weight. So my GYN decided it was best to put another one in. I had that done July 2007. I have been bleeding almost non stop ever since. A few days of non bleeding here and there but that's all. I finally got an appointment and went to a new GYN he checked for it and said that he couldn't find it. He sent me for an ultrasound. Well the ultrasound showed that it was still in place but not doing it's job. I had eggs on both ovaries and the strings are gone. Therefore my doctor recommended that I try something else. The only problem is he can't get it out without surgery. So I am scheduled for surgery on May 2nd. I just can't believe that I am gonna have to be put to sleep to have it removed. I have never been put to sleep in my life and I am scared to death. I also don't feel that I should be responsible for the surgery and doctor bills. What do you all think? Please reply back or email me at ******
-- By slester08 | Reply | Private Message me
April 22th
2008
8:11 PM
Hi all.
I am really dis-heartened right now. I cannot seem to get this thing taken out yet. My husband and I are self-employedso we have to take out our own health insurance. Our ins. company said that side-effects are a "disorder of the reproductive system" and there is a six-month waiting period to have anything done and we have just gotten it. So I went to an after hours clinic that I called waited until today thinking I could get it removed. WRONG!!! :( Today they said they could not remove it. More over, naturally the doc there said that there was no way all these side effects were from the mirena. I was so upset.
To anyone who has had this taken out, how many of your symptoms have gone away? How long has it taken?
Please e-mail me at ****** or private message me and let me know your experiences with post-removal and side-effects that cleared up. I am ready to take action on this mirena as women need to be informed of the possible side-effects of this drug. I have been suffering for 1 year and 10 months.
Thanks for reading!
April 22th
2008
4:23 PM
Hi, I'm at home resting after having the Mirena (I don't want to call it my Mirena because I don't ever want to see it again) surgically removed yesterday. After 2 kids, one with special needs, and being on the pill on and off for 20 years, I decided to get a Mirena inserted. My husband was not in support but said it was my body. He even told me he'd get a vasectomy but I went ahead. It was very painful to have it inserted, I almost fainted a number of times. What I didn't know at the time is at insertion the OB had perforated my uterus! When I went back a month later to look for the string, it couldn't be found. After confirming that I wasn't pregnant, I had an X-Ray. The X-Ray should the IUD in a weird place. I went back to the OB and I don't believe she was truthful with me. She said that the Mirena was in a high place in the uterus and had partially perforated the uterus but I still had birth control and not to worry. She said to come back in a few months. Needless to say, I did not and would not go back to her again. I went to a new wonderful OB, she took one look at the X-Ray and said, no way is this in your uterus and you do not have birth control right now. YIKES! Well, I am resting now and will miss three days of work because of this nightmare! The other thing that is so bizarre is that I go off the pill so I would not have any hormones added to my body. I was never told the Mirena had hormones. Glad to have this over with. Aloha, K
-- By kaloha | Reply | (1) replies | Private Message me
March 22th
2008
7:19 AM
I had a cholesterol of 237 and my doc wanted me take Lipitor. So i did for a month and a half. About a month into it, I started noticing that my mind was becoming foggy. So I started to take it at night. But then I noticed after a month that my right leg tingled for 2 days and I had muscle aches in in my shoulder and that my fingers started to feel weak, like I was losing my strength. I called my doctor and told him I cannot take this drug.
He pointed me to a Doctor Caldwell Esselstyn's website. It seems he reversed heart disease on a VEGAN diet. (Fruits, vegetables, grains and beans...NO MEAT, NO FISH, NO CHICKEN, NO DAIRY, NO EGGS... and so reluctantly I tried it. Even after 2 months, i noticed my body changing for the GOOD. I started losing 5 pounds every 3 weeks and my circulation was better, any aches and pains I had disappeared, my arthritis vanished. It is miraculous. Yes the diet is dull, but your taste buds adapt and all the food you used to love, suddenly tastes too salty, too sweet, too oily...I cant even tell you how much my body has improved in such a short time. I also previously had 2 blood pressure pills. Now I am down to one.
For anyone serious about improving their health. TRY A VEGAN DIET for just 3 months. I'm not kidding.
-- By edrick | Reply | Private Message me
March 9th
2008
1:40 PM
Guys, as an explanation: Birth control pills work by using hormones to basically trick your body into thinking it is pregnant. When your body thinks it is pregnant, it stops releasing eggs. This "trick" prevents you from getting pregnant. The problem with this is.. your body thinks it is pregnant, and you can get some of the side effects.
I've tried a variety of pills over time. I think the different pills just affect each person differently. The doctors usually ask you to wait 3 months to see if the symptoms settle down. If they don't, or if it really bothers you too much to continue, call them up and tell them what's going on! They can switch you to another pill.
I had endometriosis and have to be on the pill. If I didn't have this condition I wouldn't be on any birth control... it has never agreed with me and I have had weight gain every time (more or less depending on which pill). The only one that worked for me for a while was nordette. That said, after waiting through weeks of nausea, I have adjusted to Loestrin, and like it. I am waiting to see if the weight gain tendency goes away, as well..
January 10th
2008
3:41 AM
I have had diarrhoea now for nearly (8) eight weeks.
I am currently trying to get off of a Prednisone prescription that was given to me September 14th, 2007, for Costochondritis/fibromyalgia/ Chest wall pain.
I have been very sick from withdrawals and side effects since Sept 14, 2007. The Doctor I was with at the time was trying to get me off of the Prednisone too fast and making me even sicker! I.E. cutting me one particular week during the end of October from 20 mgs to 10 mgs a day! I have since refused to go to that Doctor because he made me sick.
I stuck with that dosage at the time because the Doctor told me to; ( plus an older Brother who would call me daily and scream at me long distance to be sure I was following 'Doctors orders'!) but I was so 'out-of-it' as a result, that I had items and personal effects stolen from me by the very 'care-givers' I had hired to take care of me and help me around the house? They told me later that I had 'instructed' them to give all my stuff either to them or to the Goodwill.
The entire second floor of my house was cleaned out by the time I started feeling a bit better and the so-called 'Caregivers' abruptly quit and moved out of town! Plus! My paid-for 2002 T-Bird was sold. I vaguely remember my Brother 'ordering' me to sell it. He was jealous and didn't want me to have it. He nearly had my house offered up for sale as well...but I got better just in time. I no longer want to speak to my Brother.
At any rate, I am down to 1.5 mgs Prednisone a day and my head has 'cleared up' substantially; also I still suffer from 'Brain Fog' and other terrible side effects of trying to getting off this poisonous drug.
I am now also suffering from a brand 'new disease' because of this Prednisone.
Doctor #### has diagnosed me with "Leaky Gut Syndrome".
I cannot eat 'normally' anymore since November. All simple crabs, sugars, breads, pastas, eggs, soy, potatoes,creamy salad dressings, potatoes salad, tuna salad, egg salad...a whole plethora of food items I can no longer consume!!! I have a freezer full of food I can't touch! The Holidays were a nightmare! I couldn't eat any of the foods or desserts! No ice cream! After going to one friend's house for Thanksgiving and being unable to eat a morsel, I stopped going anywhere. The torture was too much for me to bear!
I can't eat Chinese, Italian, Mexican, pizza~ any ethnic foods anymore!
P-nut butter,cereals, mushrooms,crackers, meatloaf, etc. Too many to list!! No more sodas, vitamin water, not even gator-aide can I drink. No more teas, coffee, chai-tea, etc. etc. Especially! No 'junk-food' at the usual places. No chocolates, candies, gum, or yogurts, cheese or dairy of any kind. No shellfish either.
If I do 'cheat' and eat the forbidden food (like toast) anyway, it creates more withdrawals and severe 'brain-fog'! I cannot 'cheat' because this body 'knows somehow and I have to 'pay' for it later by means of brain-fog and terrible withdrawals for days on end.
I can't go anywhere and "Do lunch" or "Dinner" with anyone. This simple social pleasure has been stripped away from me! I dwell in a personal living hell here. Isolated from people and social dinner occasions. Depressing.
BUT ! I can drink all the water I want! GRRRR!!!!!! >:oP
...and eat dry or fresh-steamed vegetables, baked chicken and turkey (No gravies) Or baked fish/ Salmon. Or Steak all by itself...but no steak sauce; no katsup either. I can eat salad. No crutons or cherry tomatoes.(withdrawals) Italian-type dressing (vinegar and oil) This is all I have been eating for weeks now and I am sick of eating the same stuff night and day. So I haven't been bothering to even eat anymore because it is sickening to me to eat the same stuff day after day. At least this cuts down on the amount of diaoreaahh I have now.
I have lost weight and feel physically very bad.
January 4th
2008
1:22 PM
I don't typically write on message boards, but wanted to share my story. I wish I knew about the affects of singular before I gave it to our son.
My 3 year old son was put on Singular and 2 puffers at age 2 1/2. He had chronic coughing and croup and seemed to always have throat infections. Our Family Doctor thought it was seasonal allergies, (and because he was under the age of 6 - no allergy testing can truly be done) so she prescribed Singular. As tired parents of a little boy who didn't seem to sleep through the night any longer, we did as the doctor advised and gave him the medication every night.
Almost immediately, his behavior changed from a happy 2 1/2 year old to a child with severe tantrums (we never experienced this behavior before), terrible night terrors to the point we were having trouble with him going to bed at night and him telling us every day he had leg pain. He would cry and hold his little leg - limping. Our son could speak at a very young age, so he was able to articulate his feelings/reactions to us. We thought we were entering the terrible "2's" late, but through our experience and ours alone I am certain it was the singular. After this I decided to check online only to be overwhelmed with similar reactions to this drug. We immediately stopped giving the drug to him. We had noticed that his tonsils were getting larger and larger and they would often have infected white soars over them. Off we would go to the Doctor who told us it may or may not be strep and prescribe antibiotics, he would complete a cycle of antibiotics and within 10 days the symptoms would return. We demanded we see a throat specialist to see if the coughing/sleep apnea and terrible drooling could be caused by his huge tonsils. He progressively stopped eating his favorite foods and would wince every time we served him meat.
We finally saw a specialist and at first look at our little boys’ throat, the specialist said 2 things: 1) "Let me guess, he will only eat pasta?" - which was the case, apparently it was the only thing he was able to eat without pain; and 2) "I do not know how this little boy isn't acting out more, he has to be in so much pain". The specialist explained that every time he coughed or ate, the infected soars on his tonsils would burst causing nausea and pain. Because it hurt to swallow, saliva would pool in his throat causing his terrible coughing fits. He had his tonsils/adenoids removed 3 weeks after our visit (which isn't done as often as it used to be) and he has been PERFECT ever since. He hasn't had 1 cold, he hasn't coughed one night and he is eating/laughing/playing like the child he was before singular. DO NOT TAKE SINGULAR unless they can conduct the proper asthma/allergy testing appropriate for the child's age. They were medicating my child with the assumption that he MAY have it. The reason for his coughing and wheezing was his enormous tonsils. A procedure which was hard to go through with a 3 year old, but he is truly a different child today.
I trust this information will be helpful to parents in the same situation.
-- By proudmama | Reply | (1) replies | Private Message me
November 29th
2007
5:12 PM
I am Shela_lrr. I continued with Lupron until August 2005. Within 6 months I got pregnant, and had a beautiful baby girl in November 2006.
I know that Lupron saved my eggs as I had hoped, and I am so thankful. Even though I hated all of the side effects, I still think that I should go back to using it sometimes. No periods, and I would like to think that I still have more eggs to save. I am glad I used it.
November 4th
2007
1:06 PM
September 4th
2007
8:40 PM
58 years old male with atrial fibrillation. 2 years taking 7mg of warfarin and several months ago began getting an itchy purplish rash on my lower legs. Very annoying and I often scratch my skin until bloody. Seems to be getting worse.... wife says it's better than a stroke.... I guess so, maybe.
-- By xtopher50 | Reply | (1) replies | Private Message me
September 2th
2007
1:42 AM
Has anybody had any wird allergies with the Mirena - ie like idiopathic urticaria, angiodema ?
-- By kskb1 | Reply | (1) replies | Private Message me
May 11th
2007
9:46 AM
I am 20 years old and I've been on Yasmin for almost 2 years and off for about 2 weeks. Yasmin gave me an irregular heartbeat, vision problems, severe fatigue, muscle spasms and aching in my joints, and constant cramping in my lower tummy but these have started to slowly die down. My current side effects include severe allergies to foods (milk, wheat, tomatoes, eggs), antihistamines, and chemical sensitivities (perfume, soaps, detergents, cigarrette smoke). Also, I have been struggling to swallow food for 11 weeks now and found out that it may be a nuerological side effect from yasmin. The doctors where I am from don't seem to believe me and they all think I'm crazy so I just don't know how I am going to get help for this. One doctor even told me that I was doing this to myself and that I was anorexic. I'm obviously trying to get help or I wouldn't have been there asking him. I just wish I knew how long it takes to get back to normal or if I am ever going to be normal again.
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Mirena (5) Singulair (4) Lupron (3) Doxycycline Hyclate (2) Lipitor (2) Yasmin (2) Avelox (1) Aviane (1) Niaspan ER (1) Lisinopril (1) Yaz (1) Januvia (1) Loestrin 24 Fe (1) Tandem OB (1) Keflex (1) Warfarin Sodium (1) Min-Ovral 28 (1) Levaquin (1) PredniSONE (1)
September 24th
2009
12:05 AM
I have been taking Keflex, 500mg, for about 4 days now, in that time I have since developed a lack of appetite, I have lost my job, my roommate stole my favorite shoes and walked through puddles, my normal sure handedness has disappeared resulting in me dropping 4 eggs on the kitchen floor, my toes are swelling to the point that flip flops are not an option... AND coke tastes like Pepsi...
All of this to treat a sinus infection. I will never take this medicine again.
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