Excessive thirst symptoms and conditions

I am a 37 year old man who weighed approximately 188lbs when I prescribed 20mg of Lipitor and fish oil to combat my high triglycerides(437) and my high total cholesterol(212) in August of 2009. I have a high stress job and was experiencing occasional chest pain and heart palpitations. In addition, I have psoriasis and psoriasis arthritis and take Enbrel injections weekly. Prior to taking Lipitor, I had normal liver function tests.

At the same time that I began the fish oil and Lipitor, I began to change my eating habits and began a regular exercise routine. I began to feel better and lose weight. I was enthused about my progress. I took my Lipitor at night, however, I found it difficult to get up in the mornings and I was a little more tired than normal.

Roughly 3 months after beginning Lipitor, I developed a condition of EXTREME thirst. Blood tests from my doctor revealed elevated Liver Levels. His first inclination was that it was Lipitor so I stopped taking it ASAP. A subsequent test a week later indicated little improvement in my liver tests. My doctor suggested we give it two more weeks to test it. I just got my tests back and they actually increased!(ALT 197, AST 90, ALP 571).

My cardiologist does not have anything to suggest other than the possibility of a fatty liver, gall stones, or liver disease. His recommendation was that I get an ultrasound next week of my liver and meet with a GI doctor.

My excessive thirst and fatigue continues. I am not jaundiced but I do frequently experience dark urine. I weigh myself every morning and my weight is now down to 174. I seem to be losing very gradual weight now though my eating habits have returned to my old routine. This worries me. I am now worried that this drug triggered something terrible in my system. Does anyone have any advice?

Hi Ladies- I promised I would post to let you know how I am doing WITHOUT Aviene. I posted the Sept. 10 comment entitled Thanks ladies because I felt your posts have helped me.

I stopped taking the Aviene on a Thursday and all side effects stopped and no new ones occurred. All is well, I enjoy life without being a freak show.

In a DAY AND A HALF WITHOUT AVIANE MY HEALTH RESTORED.

I mentioned the 20 pound weight gain within a few weeks, by the following Tuesday I lost 9 pounds and today is the 26th and I lost 15 pounds. No anxiety, no irritation, no face issues (in a week it cleared up), no mood or energy issues, no excessive thirst, burning of eyes, chills, fever, rashes, itchy -nothing. I was allergic to it and my body wasn't breaking down the coloring agents etc whatever the hell is in there b/c it's not like you get a box or product descriptions. This isn't personal comments, I spoke with pharmacists, doctors, doctor friends, nurses etc. I work at a hospital I have great resources to share with you.

Whatever your side effects are, let's do this. Let's listen to our bodies, listen to experiences and draw your own conclusions.

I know my body, I know myself, and I know my life changes, mood changes, physical changes were due to this pill.

Please consider when being worried about what will happen if you quickly go off it that the consequences of staying on it are more severe. For me, and for many of us, the side effects didn't stop but kept adding and if you are reading this and are just curious or feel something is off with you do not take it any further. I am sharing that I am not a sensitive person and do not experience side effects... and I completely broke down physically and mentally from the amount of side effects and had to self defend.

Many of your comments helped and let's face it if you read that some ladies lost their hair... come on... obviously something is wrong with this pill.

Take care ladies, my sincere hope is that my post will help you, as you have helped me.

So you know, I went back on Alesse and all is well. My drug company didn't cover Alesse but ALESSE HAS A PATIENT CARD FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE AND FOR THOSE WHO DO BUT THE COMPANY DOESN'T COVER ALESSE RATHER THE GENERIC AVIANE. Your patient Alesse card you get will cover the difference that your insurance company may not. I paid $ 2.89 for my monthly prescription which is less than if the insurance company covered it. Check with your pharmacy location site if they participate in the program and it is not hard to find one that does.

You may not like Alesse, I can only share my experience with Aviane that did make my life a living hell. Happy to be OFF it!

Please take care and self defend your situation and reach out to those around you.

With any exertion my HR soars. I am a runner and 5'3 and 115 pounds. I have been on it three days and already have gained 5 pounds.
Side effects so far:
tachycardia, sedation, weight gain, nasea, light headed, dizziness, muscle pain and spasms, chest pain (angina), dry mouth, excessive thirst and hunger, cravings, headache, bloating, stomach pain, sinus congestion, sore throat (probably from dryness), sore dry eyes.

started taking 20mg four times a day for asthma was supposed to titrate down over course of 2 weeks. After only 4 days, Having symptoms of Diabetes--Blood sugars are VERY HIGH, Lost 10 pounds in 4 days, excessive thirst, excessive urination. My tongue is sore, and I cannot taste sweet things, and everything else tastes funny. I am now taking an oral drug to bring my blood sugar down, and have stopped the prednisone. HOPE THESE SYMPTOMS GO AWAY SOON

my husband is taking ultracet for painful knees and hips.
Ultracet has taken away the pain and my husband functions normally now. I worry that he is becoming addicted.(if that is possible) as he has ran out of the medication and has had a
terrible time with very restless legs and he can't go to sleep.
He paces the floor all night. He also scratches and seems to
have excessive thirst while on the meds. He takes four or five at a time a couple times a day.

My daughter who is 8 years old was prescribed this medication for a Urinary Tract Infection. She broke out in a painful rash on her chest, stomach, and back within 8 hours of taking the first dose. Since then she has been complaining of a bad headache, body aches, numbness in her mouth, and excessive thirst. We discontinued the medication after only two doses. I am really scared. I will be taking her back to the doctor in the morning. One thing's for certain, my child will NOT be taking this medication ever again!

began with heartburn, excessive thirst, loss of appetite, and insomnia- by day 5, joint pain and chills, day 7 severe cramps and nausea, and by day 8, severe hives. stopping med. today!!