Family practitioner symptoms and conditions

I got my Mirena IUD inserted at the end October 2008. I had a tubal ligation with the birth of my fourth child so my IUD was supposed to combat my battle with endometriosis. Needless to say, I am not pleased. After insertion I spotted for about a month. Finally that ended and I was blood free for about one month and as of January 1st, I am bleeding again. Happy New Year!!!! At first, I didn't know where to attribute my horrible depression, severe acne, and migraine headaches but now I have an idea since discovering this website. I am 31 and have NEVER suffered from acne not even during those adolescent years. The spotting is the worst. It is this horrible dark brown color with a horrific smell!!! I was starting to wonder whether or not it was actually blood. I contacted my doctor's office and was told that this was normal. I was given an antibiotic because they assumed the smell was from some type of infection. Well that didn't work. My doctor didn't want to remove it thinking that eventually my periods and bleeding will stop permanently. That day has not come yet, and I don't know how long I can endure. I really just want it out. I am tempted to contact my family practitioner and have him to remove it. I just know, I want it out!!!!!! I am just grateful for finding this site and finally realizing that it is not just me. I am looking into some herbal treatments to try to ease my discomforts with my endometriosis. I don't think I want to risk dealing with any more IUDs, birth control pills, or shots anymore. It just seems like to much to loose at this point.

I have Crohn's disease and have been on birth control since before my diagnosis. I use to have flare-ups of the disease every now and then (I was on Mircette). Then last year, I was put on Nortrel and my disease started acting WAY up. I was put on the NuvaRing two months ago and I am having even more flare-ups now. Is there anyone who has a digestive disease and have had their symptoms worsen with the NuvaRing?

I have been on Depakote 1000mg x2 daily for 2 months now. I am experiencing really itchy skin so bad i can break the skin.Also my appetite has increases loads and i'm tired a lot of the time.
I take it for personality disorder and i think i have noticed a slight change in my moods, i'm more stable and not so impulsive and don't feel the need to self harm so much.

My 6th time for Botox and ten days after the injections, I ended up in the ER with flu like symptoms, nausea, tingling in hands and feet, dry mouth, and extreme anxiety. After multiple, and expensive tests, the physician said that I was experiencing an adverse reaction to Botox. I cannot get the Dermatologist to call me back and my Family Practitioner isn't familiar with this condition. I am reaching out in the hopes of finding someone who can relate to this and welcome any feedback or referrals to help me.

I had Mirena inserted May 1st and had it removed July 30th. Ask me why I waited so long? Because my Ob/Gyn told me the SEVERE NAUSEA I felt could not possibly be from the Mirena because the level of the hormone it released was so low. My doctor suggested that I speak with my Family Practitioner regarding the nausea indicating I may have some type of stomach or GI issue occurring. In addition to the nausea, my hair is so thin, you can see my scalp along my hair line. Upon combing or brushing, I could literally roll my hair up into a ball after pulling it out of the comb or brush because so much of it had fallen out. Did I mention the acne? Oh yes, the acne is good and terrible. My husband went out and purchased ProActive Solution for me. I am hoping that will help.

Since it has only been 4 days since I have had it removed, I feel better but not 100%. I will post again after giving this crap more time to get out of my system!!!

Where to start! I started Yasmin in Sept. of 2005. So I've been on it 2 and a half years. Things were fine for a while. It did what it was supposed to do, including no weight gain. That's how its been marketed here, so that's why i got it. Nothing has happened all of a sudden. Its all creeped up on me very slowly. Headaches, pressure in my sinuses, tiredness...all pretty simple. But here's the thing. I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression and put on Prozac. The Prozac didnt help. I came off it. Now here's the more troubling symptoms I've experienced. Heart Palpitations, squeezing in my chest making it hard to breathe, increased fear and anxiety (which cause heart attack-like symptoms which can more commonly be described as a panic attack). I've had my finger on the 911 buttons several times in the last 8 months. Now I'm discovering the joy of incontinence. Do you have any idea what its like to be in the store buying groceries and then all of a sudden there's a puddle of number 2 around your shoe? I do. I'm 23. Abdominal pain, stomach distension, constipation followed by diarrhea. Hair loss. Cold feet. LOSS OF SEXUAL DRIVE! My God!

I've said all this to my doctor. He ran blood for everything, there's nothing wrong with me medically. X-rays, mri's, cat scans, ekg's. Nothing nothing nothing. I changed doctors and told the new doctor my story. He figures that because i was put on Prozac for depression, that I must have developed Hypochondria (aka extreme paranoia and a belief that I'm terminally ill). Not true, I know its not terminal, i just need to be put on a new pill. My husband and I have regular sex, he's allergic to latex, and even those non-latex condoms. We're not ready for babies yet, so I dont know what to do. But if this helps someone else, then taking the time to write this was worth it. And as a side note, if you're on the pill and have the choice, and your doc wants to put you on prozac...Don't do it. Try switching your pill first.

Dr. Duane Graveline MD is a family practitioner who trained as an astronaut. He suffered 2 episodes of transient global amnesia after being on Lipitor 40 mgm/day for several yrs and began researching statins. He has a very informative web site which also has a forum for participants to share their symptoms of statin side effects. www.spacedoc.net

My 3 year old son has had many sinus problems over the past two years. He had his tonsils out last August along with tubes in his ears and removal of his adenoids. He still has constant drainage from his eyes and nose so he has been on Zyrtec for about a year without any side effects. About 3 weeks ago his ENT suggested singulair to help with all the sinus drainage that just won't go away. I just related it to a number of problems he has experienced in the past 3 weeks. My son has delayed speach and does not communicate well. He kept complaining of a tummy ache and we went to our family practitioner and "it's just a stomach bug". I also noticed that he has been waking up during the night and getting into bed with us. I know he has been having more dreams, but He is not able to tell us if they are nightmares. Just tonight when I was putting him in the bathI noticed a rash around the base of his penis and he would scream if we tried to examine him. I am sure that it is Candida Albicans and that is when I googled Singulair and Candidiasis and found all the other side affects that are on this site and others.

have been taking toprol 25mg for only 5 days for rapid heart rate and feel worse on it then i did dealing with the rapid heart rate and occasional flutter. trip to the er told me i was fine. cardiologist and family practitioner want me to increase the dose to 50mg and tell me the following are not side effects though i am experiencing them: jolting surges of chest pain on the left side (never had before taking toprol), nausea and loss of appetite. i also have depression/anxiety, dizziness, insomnia. i hate the feeling of the medicine as it kicks in. they say if i take more i will feel better. they also prescribed and told me to take xanax for anxiety. last night i tried taking half dose to see how i feel. i don't feel better...feel worse. i am afraid i will be on this for life. i just want to be a normal person and feel normal. i can't work, can't function, and my husband can't deal with it anymore.

I have been taking Toprol for about 2 months for SVT. I have noticed that I am tired especially of late I get tired during the day or if I have to sit for long periods of time I may doze off. My heart beat is slow and I am not able to increase it during exercise which means I have gained weight and have swelling in my lower extremities.

However, I still have the SVT usually before and after my menstrual cycle. I could be pre-menopausel. I'm not sure yet. I had one cardiologist want to do the ablation but this was after my potassium levels and sodium levels werer found to be off quite a bit. Once I was removed from the diuretic I was taking for my blood pressure (Family Practitioner did this) my levels became normal. I had been on that medication for years and then this just happened. Supposedledly, the low levels made the SVT more severe to the point that the vagus manuevers wouldn't work.

The Toprol appears not to have any effet on my BP or the SVT.