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November 1th
2009
6:31 PM

I am 26 years old and have 3 and 1/2 month old son. i recently had mirena inserted and will be having it removed first thing tomorrow when i call the doctors office. i have ready numerous blogs and have a hair loss problem as well. I know that after u birth a child u loose hair as well as when its cold out as the air changes and may cause ur hair to be more dry and break etc. That is not the case here, my hair line on both sides is thinning as well as the front top part of my hair line.when i wash my hair it comes out way to easily and not the normal shedding when u wash and scrub ur hair. I have very long, thick thick hair so it took a few weeks to notice, but i know this is not normal.The first thing u can do is go to the fda website and find ur region complaint line number and call and report it. they take this serious, as they called me back a few minutes after i left my info with the young lady on the phone. if it is not reported to them they don't know to pull the product. it is even posted on the mirena web page to report any side affects u feel are not normal, or something along those lines. drug reps are surely not going to tell ur doctor this is more common then the 5% the info on the web page says. If u do not know medical terms or what u are looking for, ur likely not to see it and its not listed in "common" side affects like it needs to be. Please help by calling the fda in ur area so that this can be further looked into. i have only had the iud for 7 weeks and already notice this and caught it. I have read a ton of post on other pages and feel so bad that so many people did not catch it for awhile. Like most said, they thought age or an imbalance in their body was the causing factor. if i find more info i will post, hope this helps, and if u have any info for me please send it-

-- By lindsey09 | Reply | Private Message me

October 29th
2009
3:36 PM

I am in the process of downloading the form to report the side effects that I have been having with Mirena.
Maybe if enough of us file a report things will change.
I had an appointment today to have the Mirena removed. Go figure that the doctor would be out sick today.
I was rescheduled for next Thursday.
For those of you that have privately emailed me, I haven't forgotten about you and will respond shortly. Very busy here.
Take care everyone.

-- By justquilla | Reply | (1) replies | Private Message me

October 28th
2009
10:35 PM

Today is 10/28. I am Weezie1 and I posted on 10/26 about my severe drug reactions. They have gotten worse since I wrote my first post. The fever and chills are gone. But now I have been dealing with a rash/hives over all parts of my body. They are worse where close contact to sleeping clothing are - back, chest, neck. The one side of my face that I usually sleep on is purple every morning, along with that same side of my neck. I managed to get myself back to the doctor on 10/26 and am now on a 6 day dosage of steroids for the rash/hives. The steroids have stopped the hives from getting any worse. But it is taking awhile to go away. Any heat, anxiety, frustration brings them out again. I see I will be dealing with this for awhile. I go back to the doctor on 10/29 for a recheck. I lost 2 days from work because of this. My skin felt like it was on fire with hundreds of bee stings. Now I feel like I have a severe case of poison ivy. I have found some relief using Aveeno's oatmeal powder to do a bathtub soaking at night. Then I follow that with Aveeno's rich moisturizing lotion. The doctor may want me on steroids for longer than first prescribed.....not a med you want to be on for too long. All because of an UTI last week that could have been simply treated with a regular antibiotic if my doctor was not able to prescribe this sulfa drug to me on 10/19. Next time I will go with my initial gut feeling and refuse to take a medication when I see its extensive side effect list. I wish I had done so last week. I am suffering much more now than I was last week with my UTI. I filed an online complaint at the FDA's website. They mention it at their phone number that Weezie1 reported in my 10/26 posting here. I, unfortunately, expect to see additional patient complaints here every few days when I check back at this great medications site. And now I see that someone has internal bleeding. What next? A death? My blood pressure and heart rate were both increased for several days due to this drug. I could feel my heart pounding when I was sitting still and laying in bed. Thankfully, my BP is normally on the low side, but all the numbers went up by 10. We have to band together to get this crap off the market and out of the hands of doctors and unsuspecting innocent patients. Our voices will be heard if we speak in large numbers. Keep talking!Good luck to all.

-- By wheezie1 | Reply | (1) replies | Private Message me

October 17th
2009
9:50 PM

I was put on Singulair two weeks ago and since then I have have experienced everything from hyperactivity and insomnia to flu symptoms and loose bowel movements. I contacted my doctor after 3 days because I was having tingling in my hands and feet, flu symptoms, cramping etc but no fever and otherwise fine...He said the benefits outway the side effects so take half. I continued to take half. The cramping reduced and so did the other physical type side effects, but I started feeling like Superwoman. Instead of sleep I sterilized my house, wrote emails, tended to laundry, etc...and then continued my normal day with a smile and pep that I would not expect. I really had no desire to eat. The thought just made me cringe. After two days of no sleep and hyperactive state I decided I am done. I stopped taking it...and I took my son, 6, off it as well. He had been taking it for 4 years and was presenting with signs of hyperactivity. It has been one week...he turned yellow, became more hyperactive, talked about how the man in his room is gone now. He had struggled with sleep since he started Singulair but there were no side effects at the time that listed bad dreams, hallucinations, hyperactivity etc...It has been one week and we watched our son turn yellow as he withdrew ...he could have been spider man break dancing on the ceiling for the first few days. His teachers and even the bus driver had sent home warnings about his behavior "can't sit still" ...the last 3 days of school he has been on "green" which means great behavior. I do not think anyone should give this drug to kids...and it should not be given in sample forms either to any doctor trusting patient...without a full discussion of these side effects. I feel like I just went thru hell and put my son thru hell.

-- By almost_rita | Reply | (2) replies | Private Message me

July 22th
2009
6:40 PM

Ladies,

My Mirena was removed Monday morning and my blood pressure was 165/101. Yesterday I was feeling considerably better but still had numbness in my arm last night. This morning, 2 days after removal, my blood pressure was 138/92 - still high, especially for someone not overweight, but an improvement over Monday's pre-Mirena.

Thank you to my friend Jackie who has located the FDA website (below) to file complaints. We must ALL file!!!! Although this website has absolutely been a Godsend to me and others, it isn't enough that we air our complaints to one another then let the matter rest. We must take this off the market! Strength in numbers, Ladies!

http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Safety/MedWatch/HowToReport/DownloadForms/UCM082725.pdf

Seriously, does anyone know anything about how to get a class action suit initiated?

L.

-- By lisaweinbaum | Reply | Private Message me

July 12th
2009
12:53 AM

My eight year old son was diagnosed with mild asthma by our GP and was taking Ventolin for a persistent cough. When this didn't relieve the cough the doctor prescribed Singulair. He started the Singulair in March 2009 and within 2 months we realized that his personality had dramatically changed. It has taken us a while to figure out what was going on because eight year old boys are starting to assert themselves more and I think the side effects have been escalating over the last month. He was angry most of the time, very hateful towards his siblings, saying very dark, nasty, hurtful things. He argued every time we asked him to do something and would snap into a screaming inconsolable emotional wreck at the drop of a hat many times a day over trivial or imagined problems. He was having nightmares and bursts of hyperactivity that were overwhelming. He told us he felt frustrated all the time and hated everything. When we tried to calm him he was unreachable. Just yesterday he had his fist clenched and pulled back ready to punch me when I was trying to help him with a computer problem. He was shaking and his face was contorted with rage and he just wasn't my little boy anymore.
It has been devastating for our family and we were ready to take him to a psychologist. He is normally an incredibly considerate, perceptive, loving child, highly intelligent, helpful and fun loving with a great sense of humor.
He has also complained of leg pains and has been wetting the bed again. It was only yesterday that I began reading about other people's side effects and have taken him off Singulair as of last night. Whilst he has still been argumentative today already the aggressive intensity seems to be easing.
I am absolutely mortified that I allowed this to happen to my son and my family and I am so grateful to others for sharing their experiences.
We still need to address his asthma and will make an appointment with a specialist next week, but given his asthma is so mild he should not have ever had to suffer these side effects.
I only hope now that he has not sustained any long term effects and that his younger brother has not been scarred by the truly horrible things that my son has said to him.

-- By overwhelmed | Reply | (4) replies | Private Message me

June 20th
2009
11:41 PM

I already posted on here about all the negative/adverse side effects of the Mirena that I have experienced and that were completely dismissed by my doctors. I would just like to suggest going to the FDA website to report your adverse side effects. The more people that do this, the more recognized these negative experiences will become. Hopefully, at some point, medical providers will finally acknowledge that some women may not respond well to the Mirena.

-- By alexi9 | Reply | Private Message me

March 23th
2009
5:59 PM

Lupron is a dangerous drug. There are over 10,000 adverse events reported to the FDA about this horrible drug. It causes significant bone density loss and many, many other horrible long lasting side effects. Check out the FDA website for yourself. This drug controls the release of estrogen, which is vital for all body functions and brings your estrogen levels dangerously low. Check out the Center for Endometriosis Care in GA or The Center for Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery in NY or Dr. David B. Redwine in Bend, Oregon. This drug was originally approved in 1985 for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. It is a highly toxic drug!!

-- By live2roll | Reply | Private Message me

February 24th
2009
11:35 AM

February 24,2009
I am a 66 year old woman in good physical condition(that is until I took Levaquin) I took it in December 2008 and it is over two months later and
i am still suffering from extreme jount and muscle pain especially in my left
shoulder and left knee. I took it for twelve days for a sinus infection and
on the eighth day woke up with great swelling lumps on the back of both knees. Initially thought it was just old age and arthritis. Soon all the joints in my body begin to ache and swell causing severe constriction of movement. Could hardly manipulate the stairs in our house. I quit taking the meds as I had never experienced anything like that before and knew it was the Levaquin. I can only hope that the damage is not permanent but am afraid it might be. I can't sleep on my left side for the pain and it never goes away. Left knee is still swollen and sore. Elbow joints are also painful and hands are sore. I know the medical profession will not acknowledge this so I didn't even tell the Dr. This drug is dangerous
and should be taken off the market. L. H., Blanchard, Ok.

-- By lorettahedrick | Reply | (2) replies | Private Message me

February 15th
2009
5:09 PM

2 days ago I just happened to come across this website. I was in tears reading all of your stories. It sounded like it was me writing! You have given me the answer to all my misery over the past 3 years! My marriage nearly failed from all of this. I was married in July 2005, had a son in March 2006 and immediately had the Mirena IUD inserted. I thought it was the best thing on earth! No side effects... that I was aware of!! It all came on so gradually that I blamed my symptoms on post-partum hormones and a change in life-style. I remember I became a total bitch towards my husband very shortly after I got the Mirena. I gave up exercizing, ate like crazy (partially probably due to breastfeeding), and I had absolutely no sex drive, which was a 180 for me, because previously I wanted sex everyday! I blamed this on hormones too, or maybe my weight gain... just not feeling sexy anymore. When my son was 12 months old, I had the Mirena removed, only to try to get pregnant. We had a daughter in December of 2007, and I immediately had the Mirena re-inserted. As time went on, I was the bitch I was after my son was born.. again, I blamed it on my hormones. My back was killing me all of the time.. I blamed that on having to carry my daughter around. Then the insomnia hit me.. wow! I would lie awake in bed till 6:30 in the morning, and this was after my daughter finally started sleeping through the night. Maybe I had insomnia the months prior but never noticed because I was up all night long with my daughter anyways. I was miserable, depressed, moody, and incredibly mean towards my husband (thank God not towards my kids). He's a saint to still be here. Last summer I started getting pain in my joints. Some days I couldn't lift my kids because my wrist was so sore... or I was limping because of my hip or my knees. I was also incredibly depressed at this point. I was getting virtually no sleep, was pissed off at my husband all the time, and looking after 2 kids was draining me. My husband, being non-confrontational, was lying to me all the time try not to rock the boat. I found out he was lying to me, and I thought he was having an affair. I was crying all day everyday... finally after everyone told me I was depressed, my doctor put me on anti-depressants, and a bedtime pill called Elavil to help me sleep and to help with my joint pain. We went to marriage counselling (still are). After 2-3 sessions with an amazing counsellor, we realized I was not suffering from depression. Thank God, because the anti-depressants were making me even more miserable and I was binge eating like crazy! My husband and I, with the help on counselling, have since dealt with all of our problems. So why am I still so unhappy? Why is my join pain coming back? The Elavil is not working for my pain anymore. My body feels like I have the flu. Achy, but more intense and joint-specific. I have no energy or motivation to do daily tasks like laundry, clean the kitchen, or even take a shower and get dressed. When my kids wake from their nap, I feel like crying because I don't feel like a good mother is caring for them. 3 days ago I was with my husband and kids and had to leave because I began to cry. My husband came to ask me what was wrong, and I just said that I was in so much pain, I couldn't stand it. The truth, which I did not tell him was: I literally could not take another day like this. If I don't get better, I don't want to live anymore. I was not contemplating suicide, but I'll tell you this.. if I hadn't found this website when I did, who knows what I would have done!
Looks like I know how to make a long story even longer! LOL.
My husband and I went out for a romantic dinner on Friday to celebrate Valentines. I told him what I had discovered.. actually, I just handed him this website on my iPhone. AS he read your stories, we both were in tears! The last 3 years should've been the happiest of our lives, and we were robbed by this devil-IUD!!
Last night I couldn't take it anymore. I was crying and my husband said, "why don't you just go to a walk-in clinic and have it removed?" So I did! It was painless and I have no bleeding or cramping as of yet! I don't know if it's psychological, but I feel terrific today. My joints are achy still, but my mental state is on cloud nine! I have energy today and have been playing with my wonderful adorable kids all day. Let's hope it lasts. I will keep you all posted!
I hope my story helps someone as much as you have all helped me. You have saved my marriage, and probably my life. Thank you all!!

-- By i_want_me_back | Reply | (1) replies | Private Message me

February 6th
2009
2:12 PM

I started taking Levaquin 500mg on Jan. 28,2009 after having it prescribed fby my cardiologist for a lung infection, after he conducted blood, urine and heart ecosonogram tests over the three previous days. I had an infection, everything else was fine. I am 55 and have mitral valve prolapse and have been treated 20 years ago for atrial fibrillation, hence my primary care doctor is a cardiologist. Willingly starting the treatment of one tablet a day, I noticed insomnia the first and subsequent nights, tiredness and probably depression as my friend and wife said I was acting a bit "needy" and anxiety. My family commented on my anxiety as did my friend who I only email and phone. My infection noticeably improved so I was feeling better and marked it up to having been sick, until the 4th day when I starting having shortness of breath and I noticed a feeling I knew well but had not experienced in 20 years, my heart area hurt in a mild way and I felt flutters, just enough that I pulled the medical paper for the Levaquin and read the side effects bar. Low and behold all my side effects were listed. "Rare but could happen in patients predisposed to heart problems" On Monday Feb 2nd I called the doctor with my concerns but he assured me that is was not the Levaquin but he made me an appointment to check things out. So one week into the 10 day course of treatment I had another checkup only to find an erratic heart beat but on the slow side not the pounding which is normally associated with this problem. So now my doctor "who is a friend" so I am not a number, wants me to start on an anticoagulant"Coumadin" to ease the pumping in my heart and then further exams and medication for "life" for my fibrillation! Problem now is I have one more pill of the Levaquin of the 10 pill series which I "should take in 10 minutes ( I just found this site)! I have decided not to take any more test or medication of any kind until I feel this Levaquin is completely out of my body. Does anyone have any ideas how long that could be? P.S. My heart still feels like it did earlier in the week!

-- By patrick53 | Reply | (3) replies | Private Message me

January 27th
2009
10:00 PM

I have also gone to the FDA website and filled out the form about the side effects of the Mirena. I urge you to do the same. If they get enough people reporting, maybe they will do something. I cringe thinking about the hundreds of thousands of women with the Mirena in who are suffering and have NOT made the connection just like all of us at one time. MOST people would not make the connection to the Mirena esp. when their doctors never would!!

-- By mrsbarrett | Reply | Private Message me

January 25th
2009
1:35 PM

Hi ladies, i have had mirena coil since august 2003 and was supposed to have it removed august 2008. Due to a crap childhood i don't like anyone coming near me and my doc will not let me get it removed under general anaesthetic, but i so want to get it removed.
I have had the same problems, weight gain, depression (which doc gave me prozac for, and still taking), pains in the stomach, hair loss, mood swings (felt really sorry for the person on the other end of them), stringy brown blood (old blood),poor concentration, really bad memory and so on.
I put all my problems down to an under active thyroid which i do have, because some of the symptoms are the same. I am so glad i found this site and to know i am not the only one.
For anyone reading this site and considering having a Mirena coil fitted, i strongly suggest you think about it long and hard, i know some people have no problems at all and think it's the best thing since sliced bread, they are the extremely lucky ones.
Good luck everyone

-- By cjs0607 | Reply | (1) replies | Private Message me

January 23th
2009
1:46 PM

I'm posting again to let all of you know that you can remove mirena yourself!!!After calling several doctors to try to make an appointment ASAP i couldn't find one that would do it soon enough,so i started to research how to remove it...I found how to do it on the FDA website...it was not hard to do, if you can feel the string you can get it out,just pull very slowly,that is what the doctor will do anyway....it didn't hurt bad just a little pulling feeling... FOR ALL OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN HAVING TERRIBLE SIDE AFFECTS LIKE I WAS PLEASE GO TO THE FDA WEBSITE WWW.FDA.COM..THERE IS A LINK YOU CAN CLICK ON TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEMS YOU ARE HAVING FROM MIRENA...THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN HELP TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THIS, AND HOPEFULLY STOP THEM FROM USING US AS LAB RATS!!!!

-- By amymichelle | Reply | (3) replies | Private Message me

January 21th
2009
9:53 PM

I started taking Yaz about a year ago. I started taking it around the time my brother died in a car accident. I thought that my loss of libido, tiredness, lack of interest in everything, emotional outbursts, arguing with my husband for any reason, crying over nothing, unable to concentrate while studying and unable to remember a thing were all because of my brothers death. I am now thinking that this may be due to Yaz. Does this sound like Yaz side effects? or am I suffering from depression because of my brothers death. I just haven't felt right lately and I cant figure it out.

-- By dofarel | Reply | (5) replies | Private Message me

January 17th
2009
8:02 PM

Science has NOT conclusively ruled out a link between Singulair and suicide. In fact, science DID reveal a link between Singulair and depression (a risk factor for suicide). In the clinical trials one montelukast participant dropped out and the investigator cited the reason as depression that was "drug related". Additionally, in the primary and Phase II/BIII Studies, 12 out of 1955 participants taking montelukast reported depression, vs. 5 out of 1108 on placebo, and 1 out of 251 on beclomethasone. This information is presented in the FDA's medical review for Singulair and is available on the FDA website. Depression was not only reported post-marketing as some would like us to believe. As the FDA explained in their update to the investigation, Singulair's clinical trials were not designed to measure neuropsychiatric events so some may not have been reported. Using clinical trial data to prove that Singulair cannot cause a particular symptom or outcome is as foolish as discounting post-marketing reports that show that some neuropsychiatric events associated with Singulair are consistent with a drug-induced effect.

-- By ms76 | Reply | (1) replies | Private Message me

December 29th
2008
4:03 PM

OH MY GOD!!!! I thought I might be imagining things. I was prescribed Levaquin and clyndamycin on December 15 2008 for a urinary tract infection that appeared to have gone systemic. After 2 days my right knee swelled up. I went back to the Dr the next day and he looked up both antibiotics in his little book and said the clyndamycin could cause joint swelling and pain. He told me to stop taking the clyndamycin and take 600 mg of ibuprofen for the joint paig. His little book said nothing about levaquin. Well I kept taking the levaquin and the pain spread literally to every joint in my body. I could not walk and had trouble even holding a coffee cup. The pain was unreal. I completed the 10 day course of the levequin as instructed. The joint pain was getting worse. I called the Dr. again and they did blood work to rule out arthritis and stuff like that. He put me on prednisone which has significantly helped with the pain. He said it may be a coincidence that I have developed arthritis and that it had nothing to do with the UTI. Well as I was watching TV last night I saw a lawyers commercial for a law suit against levaquin and cipro. Then today got on the internet and found this site. I am going to call the Dr. and tell him to update his little book he looked up the levaquin in. My fear is how long after you stop taking this poison does the joint pain end? I wish I would have known all of this sooner. I will never take this drug again.

-- By safetyjan | Reply | (4) replies | Private Message me

November 23th
2008
11:13 AM

I just completed my last Lupron shot. It really did wonders for the extreme pain. But the other side effects were extreme such as the anxiety, depression, sleepless night and have just been dealing with the high blood pressure. This decision to take this shouldn't be taken lightly, do what works for you. But always research for yourself!

-- By lexi1106 | Reply | (1) replies | Private Message me

October 18th
2008
2:06 AM

I'm not looking to offend anyone, but if you look up the FDA info on Mirena, the symptoms many of the ladies here are complaining of ARE listed. So for those who claim to feel deceived, I think that they most likely did not do the research they ought have done. If you are going to be shoving some foreign object into your body, and for such a long period of time, It seems common sense that you'd want to know everything there is to know about it beforehand. It's your body- show some responsibility and take charge of yourself. Just like a car salesman, the doctor is going to tell you what you want to hear in order to make the sale. It's up to you to find the truth. And the truth is not that hard to find.

I did research Mirena before choosing to use it. Not just by reading the pamphlets, comparing to other birth control methods and talking to my ob/gyn, but also by browsing through forums filled with horror stories like this one. I have had Mirena for about 1 year. I barely noticed the insertion. I had minimal cramping the day of insertion. I think I bled for a couple weeks. Over the course of about 6 months, my periods got shorter, lighter, and disappeared completely. Once in awhile I will have some brownish spotting, but it is rare. I have no pains or weight gain. My husband only feels the strings in certain positions. The negative effects I have noticed are that my face is extremely oily, I'm fatigued, I have little sex drive and I'm irritable. Besides these, I am very happy with Mirena. I get baby fever rather easily, and even though I have had three children in just over four years, without Mirena I would most likely be pregnant again at this very moment.

Of course my doctor raved about Mirena ("My wife LOVED it!"). He's paid to do that. The same guy tried coercing me into inducing my last labor just so that he wouldn't have to be woken out of bed if it started naturally in the middle of the night. Guess what! I DID drag his butt out of bed in the middle of the night, and I chose Mirena because I decided it was the best option, NOT because he told me it was.

-- By radmomma | Reply | (5) replies | Private Message me

August 30th
2008
5:27 AM

My 6 y/o daughter has been taking Singular for approx. 2 years. She began to have regular stomach pains shortly there after. She was sent to Children's hospital where they put her on a laxitive which made things worse. Then we began testing for food allergies only to find out that she tested positive for a 3 page list of foods. We eliminated those food and had her tested again. She was subsequently allergic to the foods we eliminated. She was recently down to rice, a few meats and some vegetables. Guess what, she is now allergic to those foods.

All this time she has been complaining of severe leg pain, eye pain, throat pain, numbness and tingling in her hands a feet, all of which come an go. I have reported this to all the doctors and specialists we have seen. She had undergone countless blood tests to rule out autoimmune disorders and all come up negative.

She began to develop severe anxiety and just had the blues most of the time. She would be crying and saying off the wall things like, "I don't think my fish is happy". She couldn't stand to be away from me and would stress out about even weather or not she would sit by me at a restaurant. I mentioned this to all of the doctors. They said to not make too much of it. One suggested she see a psychologist. NOT ONE DOCTOR EVER LOOKED AT THE SINGULAR.

Finally about 4 weeks ago my neighbor who is a scientist at a pharmaceutical company called me and told me about the "black box" warning that had just come out on Singular. I took both of my children off of it immediately. My daughter went through about a 10 day period where her anxiety got worse and then it was just gone. We are adding foods back into her diet and at this point she has not had any severe allergic reactions.

The last 2 years have been a complete nightmare for her and for us. I am a medical professional and I have had doctors treat me like a hypocondriac, hypersensitive, attention seeking mother. I feel so justified and saddened by the recent findings all at the same time. Most of all I am so grateful that we figured this out before things go even worse.

Please let me know if anyone else is suffering food related reactions as a side effect.

-- By gayelea | Reply | (4) replies | Private Message me

August 27th
2008
5:30 AM

My 10 year old was prescribed levaquin for a sinus and ear infection, he has been "dizzy and lightheaded" and started having "horrible" nightmares. That was only after 1 dose. I don't think he'll be taking anymore. Thank You for this website! :) very informative.

-- By svelez0916 | Reply | (3) replies | Private Message me

August 26th
2008
1:28 PM

WoW! I am SOOOOOOOOOOOO glad I found this website!

I had been taking Lisinopril HCTZ 10-12.5 once daily since April of this year. I was on Labetalol 200mg/2x's daily as I developed Hypertension during my pregnancy. Once I delivered my baby I was then switched to Lisinopril HCTZ by my primary care physician.

The Lisinopril did wonders for my blood pressure but by mid-June I started having side effects. I went to my doctor numerous times and then to the ER since I thought I was having a heart attack. The ER doctor suggested that I was having panic attacks or just symptoms from the cold I had. So, I went to my primary doctor and she immediately jumped and gave me Prozac. Never once did either doctor ever link the symptoms to the Lisinopril.

My symptoms included:

*Light Headed
*Dizziness
*COUGH COUGH COUGH!!!!!!!!
*EXTREME DIARRHEA - Everything I ate or drank came out like water almost immediately!
*Chest Pain and pain down into my left arm and fingers
*Chills
*Blurred Vision
*Rapid Heartbeat
*Cold/Sweaty Feet
*Sweating
*Bloated Feeling
*Tight/Itchy Skin
*Rash on chest 2x's
*Nausea
*****Panic attacks and feeling like I was going crazy!!!!!******

Upon finding this website Friday, August, 22nd, I went to my doctor and told her NO MORE was I taking this medication! It's POISON! I am now taking Ziac 5/6.25 once daily. Ziac like Labetalol is a Beta Blocker rather than an ACE Inhibitor and may not be as effective but I sure would rather this than Lisinopril.

I am still experiencing some of the side effects of the Lisinopril but I am hoping that they will deminish soon. PLEASE!!

I, like a lot of others have mentioned on this website felt like I was loosing my mind. I felt like I couldn't explain all the things I was feeling because some of the feelings just didn't come out right and did make me sound crazy. At one point my doctor told me it was "all between my ears!" Okay?!?!?

I hope this has helped others and I plan on making a complaint on the FDA website, this medication needs to be removed from the pharmacies! It's poison!

If anyone knows how long the side effects last after stopping this medication I would surely appreciate the info!

-- By polson1276 | Reply | (3) replies | Private Message me

August 15th
2008
10:39 AM

I just started taking Diovan (one dose) after taking another blood pressure medication which had horrible side effects. I feel fine, except for extremely painful soles of my feet. In fact it's so painful, I can't stand or walk on them. I couldn't figure out what was going on, but after reading all of the posts, I now know. It was my first and last dosage of Diovan, Thank you.

-- By maggiemae007 | Reply | (1) replies | Private Message me

August 14th
2008
4:55 PM

My wife is experiencing severe muscle pain in the back and rib area after taking this drug. Has anyone gotten better after they stopped taking the medication or is everyone still suffering?

-- By waxman | Reply | (10) replies | Private Message me

August 11th
2008
9:55 PM

I am a parent of a 14 year old son. He has been on many meds due to having migraines, adhd, seizures, and asthma. For 3 years his ADHD meds have been switched. Now Thanks to a friend she told me about singular side effects. OH MY GOD. it blows my mind reading this stuff. He has been on singular for 3 years and never once did I think all these problems were caused by that drug. Flipping out over the smallest things, arguing with us his parents, his friends, being mean to us and a real smartass, depression, and MAJOR attitude. Getting upset over nothing at all then crying for no reason What was his Dr. thinking? Needless to say, I took the singular while she was telling me this stuff about her own son, and threw them away, I will never allow my son to take that shit again. I hope in three days like all of you say, that my son will be that loving, caring, friendly person he use to be ! Singular free is how he will be!!

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