Extreme sensitivity symptoms and conditions

In people close to me I have seen the following side effects:

All statins have similar side effects. They can come at once or after many years.

Pain in neck, shoulders, elbows, hands, hips, legs, feet

Pains that keep moving to different parts of the body and could be unbearable -like nerve pains.

Head ache

Burning, tingling sensations in the different body parts mentiond above and numbness

Weakness in hands which caused the person to drop things

Hair loss, difficulties to swallow, ringing noise in the ears, loss of taste, memory problems - particularly with short term memory, difficulties to find words and to remember what just had been read, impotens, extreme sensitivity in the skin (abdomen).

Please "educate" yourself.

Read books and look for information in many different places. Remember to find out who is behind a certain webb-adress. Could it be a pharmaceutical company.

Unfortunately I am not allowed to write webb-adresses here - but Google the titles of the books/writers below and you will find some webb-adresses.

The Great Cholesterol Con (Anthony Colpo)

--------------------"--------------- (Malcolm McKendrick) - this is another book

The Cholesterol Myths (Uffe Ravnskov)

Malignant Medical Myths (Joel F. Kauffman)

Overdosed America (John Abramson)

Lipitor - thief of memory (Duane Graveline)
Duane G. has an interesting site

The Truth About The Drug Companies (Marcia Angell)

Google "Stopped our statins" and you will find this webb-site.

Under print articles to the left you will find an interesting article from Weston Price Foundation.

It takes time to look for information and then read it, but often it`s quite essential to do that and to make up your own mind.

It`s your body and you know best how you feel.

Remember it`s a lot of money involved and that`s why news about serious side effects quite often are delayed.

The cholesterol issue - that high cholesterol should cause heart attacks etc - is very controversial. But it`s only the pharmaceutical companies who have the money to "brainwash" by advertisements, ghostwriters etc.

I hope my suggestions can make you more interested in the medications that you are taking.

Finally - a very interesting book about a certain kind of antibiotics - Bitter Pills by Stephen Fried.

English is not my native language but I was forced to read a lot of English books because of the suffering of my relatives, but without the Internet I would not have found them.

Remember new drugs are not necessarily better than old, but always more unsafe. They are also more expensive and that`s why they are so highly promoted.

Thank You!!! I'm not the only one! I had the Mirena inserted in 2005,removed in Sept 2008. Painful cramping immediately that continued at odd times throughout time I had it. Bleeding for the first 4 months. Back Pain followed and landed me in the ER. At the ER I was told that I had blood in my urine. Antibiotics had no effect. Back pain continues today but is markedly less. Major mood swings leading to depression. Took Zolft at increasing doses with no effect. Never been prone to any of these before. Rages would come on over the littlest things. Extreme anxiety attacks leading into panic that left me completely irrational. Almost lost my husband and kids due to mood swings. Joint pain came then in my lower back and shoulders and wrists. Saw doctor, no reason ever found. Lumps showed up in my breasts that would swell and receed with my monthly cycle. Extreme sensitivity during sex with bleeding and cramping after. Cysts on my face and large acne bumps on my back that were so painful to the touch i could not even wear a bra. These spots took weeks to go away. Headaches that left me sick and weak on the couch seeing spots. Dr's insisted these symptoms were not related to my birth control.I had tons of fatigue but chalked that up to the depression. I also started having a lot of trouble with dryness in all of my mucus membranes. Even my eyes hurt. Over and over saw many dr's never could find what was wrong. This birth control nearly ruined my life and cost me three important years with my kids that i should have been at the top of my game. I have girlfriends who have received the mirena with almost exactly the same progression as me. I feel deceived by the listings in the information pamplets I received. I expected bleeding and slighter periods but never did they list these symptoms. I even looked at their website before I received it and they are not listed there either. I even had an argument with my gyno about having it removed because he knew of none of these side effects. I have seen a significant change since the removal. Mood swings down, energy back up. Kids say I'm like a whole new mom. To those ladies interested..contact K. in Texas to find out information about a class action law suit being filed.****** Don't let anyone else be hurt by this product. Who knows how long this is going to negatively affect our bodies?

Im only 16 years old and ive been on levaquin for about 3 days now. My doctor told me off the bat that the only thing wrong with the drug were some "theories" on cartilidge damage, how ever, now i see for myself, and for many other people that is not the only side effect. He told me that no one under 18 is supposed to have it but i caught a severe case of sinutitus, and a uti which ive had for 2 months and nothing was working, so he put me on levaquin, once a day for 7 days. Ive now been having the following symptoms and im extremely scared!!
1. Constant fatigue
2. Extreme Migraines
3. Nausea, vomiting
4. Rapid heart beat (and chest pain)
5. Stiffness in joints and horrible pain...
6. Constant anxiousness, to where i cant get to sleep
7. Dizziness

Is there anyone i can talk to who's had these same problems? please email me or something im scared and i don't know what to do my mother doesn't believe me and she says its just a head cold....

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Please help me!!

I recently was given 200mg over the recommended pharmaceutical dose of Lamictal. My dr.'s partner prescribed this after a trip to the ER for a seizure to get me by until I could see my regular neurologist at the beg. of the week. The extra dose caused major blurred vision side effects, inability to walk, extreme sensitivity to light, and nausea. I am now at 400mg of Lamictal and starting Topomax with it so I hope this works. Any thoughts from anyone else taking this med combo?

i'm glad i found this site.

i went on nuvaring on sunday of this past weekend. i started feeling a bit not like myself on tuesday. by wednesday i had extreme sensitivity to smells, very decreased interest in sex, and severe irritability. i also was becoming constipated, and my abdomen felt strange, somewhat crampy.

has anyone experienced significant side effects this quickly? i know i'm not imagining these things, and i tend to be very sensitive to medications of all kinds, so it makes sense.

my doctor said that it can take about three months for your body to adjust to the ring, so i had been planning to give it a chance for as long as i could. by thursday night --after being annoyed by feeling it inside me all day too-- i felt so emotionally unstable, tired and out of control that i yanked that stupid thing out.

i'm still very emotional, sad and tired - in fact, i think it could be classified as depression. i've dealt with depression in the past and worked too hard for emotional stability to deal with that as a side effect. i'm hoping the depression subsides soon - it's now saturday and my boyfriend and i are on the verge of breaking up because i suddenly started feeling so awful and confused this week.

i was on an ortho tri pill in the late 80s (when the doses were pretty high). i was young so i don't think i realized how it was affecting me - i gained a lot of weight and was pretty numb emotionally. i went off by mistake one summer and started feeling much better. i didn't think i'd ever try hormonal b. control again because of that bad experience, but i heard that the lower doses have milder side effects. well, not for me apparently - this has been just horrible! i hope i feel more stable and rational soon.

This is about Blepharitis, a very uncomfortable eye/eyelid condition of unkown origin. I was diagnosed with blepharities a couple of months after starting to take Singulair 10 mg. I have also experienced weight gain and severe depression. Also experienced extreme sensitivity to light, compulsive blinking (tic-like behavior) of the eyelids. The eye doc told me I might have to get bo-tox injections to stop my eyelids from blinking. Today it occurred to me to research here and other places whether the singulair could have caused the eye condition. I have seen enough here to make me decide to discontinue the Singulair for a few days. I have been taking it in the morning, and I have noticed that my symptoms have been minimal in the morning before taking the pill, and have been at their peak about three hours after taking the pill. Unfortunately, I have already taken the tablet today, so I'll have to wait till tomorrow to begin the experiment. This is the first time I have put all this together and realized there is a strong possibility of a conneciton.

I get what Guest 14810 is saying about giving the drug a chance, but here is my scenario. I have been on the pill, and for the past 2 years maybe, the patch. The patch was a godsend because I kept forgetting to take the pill. My doctor said last month that since I had an instance of it floating away in water, to try the ring. I just took it out today which means I have tried it for one whole (3 week) month and I have not felt well at all. I've had a headache for about 2 weeks straight, chest pain, shortness of breath, extreme sensitivity in my breasts and down low, cramping, and inability to stand intercourse. There is no way I'm continuing this thing for another 2 months to waite for the side effects to subside! The weight gain and depression I can't account for because I am overweight anyway, and I have a history of depression. I havn't had any issues with the patch at all in its function, so I'm running back right away. I'm sure my effects aren't going to be the same for everyone- but here is my history: 25yrs, 210 pounds, currently taking zoloft and wellbutrin, no history of heart issues, non smoker. I hope it works better for the rest of you- sometimes it takes time to find the right drug.

I have been on Lisinopril now for 4 months. I developed a terrible dry cough, I suffered a heat stroke after only being outside for about 45 minutes, I have episodes of what I call "Brain Freezes", when my brain will not think and I cannot talk. All these things happened while being on Lisinopril.
Only yesterday did I find out the terrible side effects associated with this drug. I have had abnormal Blood tests. In fact they are fearing that I have Lymphocytic Leukemeia.

This drug causes increase in WBC, dry cough, extreme sensitivity to heat and to sun, mental changes.
This is not a fit drug for man nor beast.
My face and eyes stay extremely puffy all the time , which is another side effect.
I refuse to take this drug any longer and will be seeing my MD. on wednesday. If he should refuse to beleive my symptoms are related to this partioculr medication, then I suppose I will find another MD.
After all our MD's. work for us. We are the boss and anyone whose Md. refuses to accept your symptoms as a side effect of this drug is not a good Md.
Find another Doctor and tkae control of your life. You know how you feel, and you know if something isn't right.

Migraine type headaches, extreme sensitivity to light, also sensitivity to sound, this has been going on for months, gradually improving

Have been on Lipitor 10mg for about 4 weeks. Am being treated for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as well as counselling for major life changes required as a result of the trauma.

Since taking Lipitor, sleeping is in increments of one to one & a half hours (sleep deprivation is getting worse), nightmares, headaches, dizziness, sensitivity to light, frequent fever & fever like symptoms (especially when it is warm outside), violent shaking of the entire body, loss of apetite, urinary incontinence, urinary urgency, depression (severe), chest pains, racing heart, malaise, dry mouth, diarrhea, nauseated, eye hemorrage, change in taste (most things taste like sawdust), confusion and disorientation, loss of balance, feeling of deep fatigue, stomach pains, CTS flare ups (very bad), acne, problems with memory such as loss for words when speaking, anxiety.

I have always had extreme sensitivity to medications. At first, I thought the foregoing were 'anxiety attacks' somehow related to the PTSD. However, these symptoms only started to manifest, and have intensified, since taking this medication. Today I stop taking it ... the side effects are not worth it, it is enough to deal with trauma and life changes without having all of these side effects exacerbate the condition.

Sorry, this medication is causing too many issues ... just not worth it.

Weigth gain, fatigue, breasts have extreme sensitivity, my breasts are actually getting bigger

I just stopped taking Yasmin 2 weeks ago, I think I need more time to get back in balance. I went off because I was experiencing:
-severe pain in my right calf, right where a vein is visible under my skin! I am only 28.
-horrible muscle cramps in my legs and feet in the middle of the night
-THE DRYEST SKIN EVER!!! I look like I have wrinkles, and all my life I have had perfect skin, no pimples, and very youthful, but since Yasmin, severely dry WITH pimples and bumps and uneven tone AND pigmentation
- Terrible mood swings and PMS, much worse than before yasmin, and depression
- dry skin over all of my body
- restless sleep
- headaches, never had them before yasmin
- dry wiry fuzzy hair
- extrememly dry eyes, and sensitivity to light, causing more headaches, and pain when driving in sun
- forgetfulness
- Extreme sensitivity to sunlight on my skin, this is scary because I have olive skin and never get burnt, yet in summer, on yasmin, I was burning after just a couple of minutes in mild sunlight, and when I got burnt I pealed in huge areas of raw looking skin and got no tan at all, which has never happened to me in my life, nothing would burn me before, and I could tan in a couple of hours with no dryness or anything
- cellulite looks worse
- enlarging of pores on face

I think that's it. I am waiting for all of these things to go away, so far they have lessened just slightly. I am looking forward to feeling young and healthy again! Thank goodness for all of you posting here, you have confirmed all of my suspicions!

I am experiencing extreme sensitivity in both feet. My feet constantly ache but there is also a slight numbness as well. It's almost hard to put into words the way my feet feel, I just know how uncomfortable it is to walk, especially standing alone. I've tried putting them up on a pillow, I'm using a foot spa with bubbles massager, I'm taking tylenol and I do not get any relief. I stopped taking the medication for a few days to see if that will help and I feel it's safe to do considering I have only 1 week of my prescription left in the bottle and I have been taking this RX since 3/01/04.

Extreme sensitivity to touch. It felt like I had a bad sunburn all over my body, even though I had not been out in the sun at all.