Excrutiating pain symptoms and conditions

I've been on the Nuvaring for almost a yr to date & could not be more excited to be getting off it next week!!! No sex drive the 3 weeks I'm on it, horrible migraines, sinusitis, upper respiratory infections followed by the excruciating pain of costochondritis, leg pains, neck & back tension, extremely tired all the time, nausea, horrendous cramps, angry mood funks as we call them, bloatedness to the point it appears I'm 5/6mths pregnant, acne returned, weight gain, discharge is out of control & the newest symptom had a yeast infection for a month that just seems impossible to get rid of not to mention attempting sex was very painful. I only switched from the pill b/c of acid reflux and my body not digesting it promptly or correctly but I'm switching back to a diff pill. The only positive things I can think is the irritableness was not not AS extreme as the pill & you don't have to remember to take the pill every day. That's it. I really wish I had discovered this website a year ago as it probably would have changed my decision.

I was diagnosed with severe endometriosis approximately 2 1/2 years ago. I have fibroids all over my ovaries, uterus, and cervix. I had lapo. surgery 2 years ago to burn away the tissue and help treat the endo. Recently, the excruciating pain has returned and my OBGYN has put me on dalaudid for the pain and said my only option at this point is the Lupron. I received my first shot about 3 weeks ago. I was TOTALLY against doing it shots, but was told by my OBGYN and my fertility doctor that it was my only choice. After reading some of the comments on here I want to refuse my next shot and just deal with the god awful pain of the endo. I am so confused and don't know what the heck to do. If anyone had any advice with where I should go from here, please respond to my comment. Thank you so much.

I am 60 years old female & have been taking Lipitor for about 4 years. I recently went off the drug for 3 months, & in that time much of the muscle pain I was experiencing began to lesson. I have pain in both arms from the below up to my shoulder. Hip pain & leg cramps. I have trouble sleeping & absolutely no sex drive. Of course, my Cholesterol went sky high, over 300. I have only been back on 80 mgs for a month and a half, & all of the aches and pains are back ten fold. I feel a hundred years old.I have to make a big decision...die of high Cholesterol, or live a life of constant pain and sleep deprivation. This is really bad. I f I had to run or crawl to save my life, I'd never make it.

I sit here in extreme pain. From my neck down to my left fingers, it feels like I had a charley-horse while sleeping and wasn;'t able to work it out. This is the 3rd day of this pain and it is constant. Heat, Ice, Ibuprofen, nothing even dulls the pain and it is near impossible to find a way to sit or lay that makes a dent in the pain.

I found this site by searching for neck pain and I am floored. I just started taking Lipitor last month (against my better judgement since I am not a fan of loading on drugs).

If this pain is because of the Lipitor, I am truly pissed. How could anyone prescribe something like this with these possible side-effects is beyond me.

I hope to god that the side effect wane since I have now stopped taking this.

I make my living working on computers, and now I can barely sit here and type this because I am in excrutiating pain.

Thank you all for this site, I hope we all get relief someday.

I have terrible sinus problems, which my doctor put me on Leviquin for. I took a twenty day dose of it, and this is the worst thing I have ever been through in my entire life. Excrutiating pain in feet, ankles, knees, elbows, fingers, and also stabbing pains all over my body. Also sweat perfusely, and I wake up every night from nightmares and/or pain. When I wake up I can hardly move my fingers, or stand up to walk. Also I have numbness all over, and now I have high blood pressure which I never had before. My doctor thought I had rhuematoid arthritis, but the test was negative. He said he doesn't think that it is from Leviquin, but after reading all these stories, I am positive it is. It has been a month since my last Leviquin, and I am still not any better. I have to lay down on the couch about every hour because of this pain, and I don't want to do anything or go anywhere anymore. I guess now I have to see a Rhuematologist. I just don't know what else to do, and I am afraid to take any more pills than what5 I am already taking. I am very depressed over all of this.

I began using NuvaRing about a year ago not for birth control, but to help minimize heavy period. For that purpose, it was worked. However, during the same time I became very depressed and emotional. I thought it was all related to losing my dad. For the past few months, I have had edema in feet and legs, shortness of breath, racing heart, fatigue, and most recently excrutiating pain in my hips, legs, and feet. I have spoken to my OB/GYN about this and have seen my family doctor. No one has suggested NuvaRing as a possible contributor. I removed the ring two days ago and as of today, the symptoms have not subsided. I really don't want to use the NuvaRing anymore, but will have to ask OB/GYN for something else so I don't revert to the horrible periods. If someone else has experienced any of these symptoms, please let me know. I feel so out of control

I STARTED TAKING YASMIN IN FEB 05 AND BY OCT 05 I WAS IN EXCRUTIATING PAIN AND ADMITTED INTO EMERGENCY TREATMENT FOR A BLOOD CLOT THAT BLOCKED 55% OF MY RIGHT LUNG AND 75% OF MY LEFT. I DONT HAVE ANY FAMILY HISTORY OF BLOOD CLOTS, ETC. YASMIN ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE. MY ADVICE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE TAKING IT, GET OFF!!!!

After suffering severe reaction to a penicillin based antibiotic, my doctor switched me to Levaquin. Luckily I purchased only 4 days worth. The second night, I had excrutiating pain in my left knee. I took one more dose of Levaquin and then reread the warnings. After only 3 doses, I cannot walk for the pain and swelling in my left knee, hip, ankel, shoulder etc. It is spreading to the right side as well. I have a headache and dizziness. I assumed much like the diarrea reaction from the first antibiotic, that the symptoms would go away as the drug left my body. I am now concerned that they may linger indeffinately. What is the average time frame for the swelling, painful, joint reaction?

I am 24, and was diagnosed with endo at 18 after suffering excrutiating pain since I was 11 when the "curse" started. I started lupron for a six month period prior to my second lap, and I felt hot flashes more than anything. I was so excited about not having any pain that I forced myself to ignore anything else. After the surgery, I felt pain during my periods, but it wasn't bad at all. Slowly, but surely, the pain returned, and became just as bad as when I was 18.

Last year,(spring of 2003), I couldn't take it anymore, and none of the painkillers worked at all, so my Dr. put me back on lupron in Sept. of 2003.

I HAVE NOW TAKEN LUPRON FOR 21 MONTHS OUT OF MY LIFE!!! It was my choice to do so, because of the pain, and in hopes that I am saving a few eggs in my one ovary. I still experience hot flashes, but not as bad or as frequent as before. The bad news is I have gained 40 pounds, and exercise does NOT help. I do have migraines, but only once in a while, and I do have trouble remembering a lot of things. I constantly forget words, to pay bills, and even names of people I see everyday.

THE WORST IS THE WEEK BEFORE THE SHOT IS DUE. I BECOME AN EMOTIONAL MESS, CRYING, SHAKING, DEPRESSED, AND VERY NEEDY. Nothing helps, but when I get the shot, I'm ok. I tell my fiance it's my estrogen fighting testosterone, and he seems to buy it. Inside I'm paranoid.

I am also having trouble with my eyes. It's hard to focus on anything, they feel itchy, watery, and the pain from the migraine is worsened when I can't get my eyes to focus.

I plan to stop the shot in sept of 2005, and hope to start a family. IF THERE IS ANYONE OUT THERE WHO HAS TAKEN LUPRON FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT ******

thanks to my wonderful husband i have stopped taking lipitor cold turkey!i have been in excrutiating pain for the past couple of months.had no idea what was wrong with me !went to my doctor several times complaining about sleepless nights,blamed it on menopause.then swelling in my feet.
well , now i am at the point of felling like cripple !i can't get out of a chair without severe pain , can barely walk down the hallway to the bedroom,don't even ask me how i do on stairs !it doesn't stop!even when i am off my legs and laying in bed it kills me.my muscles in both legs feel like they are on fire all the time ,but if you touch my legs you can't feel the heat.i can't sleep at allwhen i go to bed , i'm awake about every 2 hours.if i take a pill to sleep i can get about 5 hours straight sleep , if i'm lucky.my husbands boss told him to have me stop taking the lipitor,well i did 2 days ago.oh did i mention the knife stabbing pains in my kidneys !well , so far after 2 days , the kidney pain have eased up,now i hope the leg pain will go away.my husbands boss said it took about 3 months for his to go away ...here's hoping ! i've been on lipitor for 2-3 years now ,not anymore.

Male in the mid forties taking Lipitor 10 mg. once a day for over a year have been recently experiencing excrutiating pain
on the right leg,left elbow and other joints.Its gets very bad while driving.Sexual potency has declined also.Anybody with similar symptoms please write to me.Thanks.

Therapeutic, deep muscle massage got rid of my pain.
I was having terrible excruciating pain and went to an Osteopathic doctor. I brought research info I found that states that Levaquin combines with metal ions in the body to form a compound, and that Levaquin has an affinity for Aluminum first, then copper and so on. I alreay knew my body was high in Aluminum (aluminum gets into our bodies from baking powder, pepto bismo, antacids, aluminum baking dishes, aluminum foil, lotions, deodorants, soda cans, etc.). My level is 5x the top of the normal range. The D.O. recommended massage, exercise and stretching to try to work out the metal toxicity, plus hot baths, antioxidants, lots and lots of water, and chelated minerals. The chelated minerals bind with metals in the body and help you eliminate them. I saw the biggest change after the massage. The first one was very painful, and I knew it would be because my body was in so much pain. I took a hot bath after the massage and found that the pain in my right chest, upper back and ribs was gone. I could finally sit up in bed and roll over without feeling like someone was stabbing me in the chest with a knife and I could take a deeper breath.

I had been in excrutiating pain. I think I surprised the hell out the masseuse when she had me sit up and I yelled out from the horrible pain in my chest. I have had 3 massages and am getting better with each one. It is a deep muscle, therapeutic massage. You need someone who is very good at this! But, I know I am not done, because I have no energy still. She is working on getting phlem out of my chest too with chest P.T. (basically beating on your chest cavity with cupped hands).

I don't know if the Levaquin did any good at all, it seems like all it did was cause me a hellish 6 weeks so far. The Osteopathic doctor also recommended an alkaline diet (protein, vegies, fruit, no grains, no acidic foods like tomatoes, but lemon juice in water is good for you - it becomes alkaline in the body). This diet helps you eliminate toxic metals from the body while you are doing all of the other things to get rid of it. To learn more about metal toxicity, type it into your search engine.

I was taking tylenol with codeine 24 hours a day for the pain - which the D.O. said is really bad for your liver and won't help get rid of the metals so she switched me to Hydrocodone. I don't need the pain medication anymore - after my third massage. I kept searching for answers on the internet because no one seemed to have any. When I found Levaquin combines with metals in the body. I thought perhaps I had found the answer. Longterm, I don't know if all of the aches and pains will stay away. I hope this really is the solution. I am 42, and have always been very strong, independent, healthy, and full of energy. I want to get back to that.

Robin