Feeling depressed symptoms and conditions

I began 50 mg Toprol XL 2 years ago then reduced to 25 mg when palps and blood pressure normalized. Had trouble sleeping. Back in August, I began taking the generic version Metoprolol. One day I couldn't feel my index finger and thumb on right hand and immediate began to worry. I also began feeling depressed and was having terrible panic attacks. Sleeping was non-existent. Also, my chest felt as if it was on fire. Throat closed up and had difficulty breathing. Went to Walgreens nurse and she looked at me funny and said it was allergies to try Claritin and Flonase. DID NOT HELP! Went to the Dr. and he too chalked that up to allergies and gave me a shot. That relieved the breathing symptoms but nothing else. He told me numbness was tendonitis and gave me a "pretty brace." Numbness and tingling did not improve in fact went into other arm which caused me alarm. I went to chiropractor for help...nice massages but still numbness! Then my hands and feet started going cold...I'd had it. Went back to Dr and he put me on Xanax for panic attacks, told me I was depressed and need to see a psychiatrist for mood altering meds. I was ready to slug him! The numbness and tingling are insane! The Dr. to appease me switched me back to Toprol XL...no relief then tried Atenolol. The thing is for a few days while the insurance was figuring out what to pay for, I didn't take meds and began improving. Tried Atenolol and symptoms came right back. Called Dr and was told to just stop altogether...no weaning. Terrible tightness in chest could not breathe...miserable and scary. The next day I got a little better. Sleep improved somewhat but still having trouble with muscles tingling in feet up to knees and muscle cramping in right calve and for arms. Wondering how long this stuff stays in system. Seems to me I should be done...I have been off 17 days and am looking for relief for muscles symptoms...also looking for new Dr...anyone out there know how long this stuff hangs out in your muscles and stuff?????

Up until today I thought I was seriously going crazy. I have been taking Yasmin for about 2 years but I took a break from it for about 3 months. I just started taking it again in September and it has been going really downhill from there. Since I began taking it again my moods have gone out of control, nauseous, NO sex drive( and when my fiance would want to I would tell him to leave and that all I wanted to do was go to sleep), cramping, bloating.. etc..I have been doing poorly in school because I had been feeling depressed with the relationship between my boyfriend and i. My boyfriend encouraged me to medically smoke marijuana when I had pain from cramps and it has surely helped me. I know that I could choose to continue to feel like crap all the time or to figure out what is wrong with me. Finally I got online and wanted to see what everyone else was feeling while being on Yasmin. I had every effect that every other upset woman had. Finally I know what it is... YASMIN. I will stop taking Yasmin once this month is over. Thank god

I need some help. I have been on Yasmin for almost 4 years. Previously I was on ortho and was taken off of it due to an alarming weight gain and emotional side effects. Yasmin seemed GREAT until now... I am experiencing severe anxiety, shaking, headaches, blurred vision, hair loss, low sex drive and depression. I assumed this was all due to stress from graduating and entering the working world, but I have nothing to be upset or stressed about... I have such nervous thoughts and can sometimes say things that are just so unlike me.. I just don't feel myself. I am afraid to go off Yasmin and onto another pill in fear that things could get even worse... My previous experience with ortho was short but definitely not sweet. I am scared and afraid because I am only 22... Has anyone experienced anything like this that can give me some piece of mind?

All I can say is WOW!!!! I started taking Yasmin to lighten my menstrual cycle. I was severely anemic and had heavy cycles due to fibroid tumors. I was not sexually active but my doctor decided to have me start taking BCP's to regulate my cycle. Everything went fine for the first few months. But the last two months I've been feeling depressed and crying and I had no idea depression was a side effect. Also, I am starting my actual flow on day 18 of the pill pack. My past experience with BCP was Ortho Novum and my flow started about 2 days after the last active pill. Now it's before I finish the pills and last for about eight days. This just started during the last two months.

The last two months as well I've been feeling depressed, and crying....which I never do. When I researched yasmin, I didn't see depression as a side effect. If I did, I ignored it because I have taken meds without any problems in the past. I wonder if anyone has had a problem with the "irregular" menstrual cycle.

Wow I can't believe what I have been reading. I have had Asthma, chronic hives and alergic dermatitis on my hands. Have been taking, for years, puffers and Reactine daily. My doctor put me one singulair for the second time, the first time being 8 years ago but I could'nt remember why I stoped until the first night of trying the medication again. With in a hour my face felt like I was in a sauna.I could'nt sleep because the air coming from my nose was burning hot. I also felt tired the next day and cranky. I took it the second day on the advice of my pharmacist. He said to keep going for a week to see if this side effect subsides. He had never heard of this side effect but since it happened twice it could not be coincidence. So I took it the second day, the burning was worse and lasted all day. going from my nose to behind my eyes. I was also feeling depressed and tired. i stoped taking the pill last night. today I am feeling a little burning at times when I am anxious and an ear ache. Even though In just two days I could feel a difference with my breathing and hives, side effects are not worth it I am staying off singulair and going to my doctor again

I was prescribed Doxycycline to treat PID - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - 100mg once daily.

After 5 days, my symptoms were not impoving. I had been bleeding and cramping for 11 days, so I phoned my Doctor back with my complaints and he prescribed an additional antibiotoc - Amoxyllin.

The Doxycycline side effects I've noticed are weird.

First side effect was a tingling in my lower lip, like a fizzy feeling. This wasn't unpleasant, just very strange.
I have also been feeling groggy and lethargic, and am feeling depressed. I'm really teary, my mood is low and have little energy.

My throat feels like it's a bit blocked also.

I have another week to go until I'm finished them, I know I must complete the course, and I'm counting down the days.

Doxycycline is not my friend. :(

I had been taking the brand name Wellbutrin SR (150mg) 2x per day. My doctor changed my dose to 200mg 2x a day, and the pharmacy filled it with the generic Bupropion SR. I have noticed my symptoms have been coming back (depression, etc.). I even have had lots of water retention, which makes me feel terrible. I would love to know if anyone has had the same problems with generic vs. the brand name. I know the pharmacy will tell us it is the SAME, but I wish now I would have requested the brand name, even if I had to wait until they shipped it in (they don't have it in stock).

Thanks!

So I've been on Yasmin for about a year. I have experienced weight gain, and recently (I went off of it and then back on), severe abdominal cramps. I have also been incredibly depressed since I started taking it. If anyone else has experienced the weight gain, did your weight regulate when you got off of the pill? What about the other side effects?

I go t mine inserted 8/05, 3 months after birth of daughter. I spotted for off and on for 9 months, which didn't bother me much. I got down to 10 pounds below my prepregnancy weight during this time. Then when I quit pumping when she turned 1, I had a few heavy periods (I assumed that that is normal after baby). Then I have a few lighter but 3 week long periods. My appetite increased, gained those 10# back, and I am unable to lose weight. My acne worsened. For the past 6 months my periods are light, only need pantiliners. After 21 months of satisfaction, an abdominal pain woke me up one morning. Maybe it was a rupturing ovarian cyst. I took about 8 pepto bismol pills, nearly developed an impaction a few days later and for the next 2.5 months have had constipation despite fibercon, prune juice use. Oh, and hair loss has increased in the past few months. I think it is weird that it took so long to develop these side affects. It makes since that that it is a side effect since progesterone slows down peristalsis, etc but I haven't seen many others complain of this. Also if I get it taken out now, could I save it and have it replaced for the remaining 1-2 years after another pregnancy so I can get my money's worth? Oh, and I am yelling a lot and feeling depressed but my sex drive is better than ever!

I had been on nuvaring for 6 weeks. I usually don't do well with any birth control pills so when I heard about nuvaring I was excited to try it. The first few days I felt some light body ache as if I were getting sick. I noticed I was feeling depressed, but I thought it was because of some problems in my personal life. Then I went on a trip to Brazil to visit my family. I always have a great time. This time I wasn't having fun at all. I was always super depressed. I was always tired and never felt like doing much. Some days I just felt like crying. Some nights I would wake up in the middle of the night, think about my problems and just start crying, something that is not like me. My emotions were totally out of wack. I was not in conrol of my emotions, which is not a good feeling. I also had this horrible pain/feeling in the middle of my chest. More like an emotional pain as if you were missing someone super bad, as if someone had died, a very weird feeling. These symptoms subsided a little with a vitamin b complex. I read that vitamin B6, about 100 mg is good for depression. I would take a multivitamin and with it a vitamin B complex. On the days I would forget I felt the difference, the symptoms were worse. Two times during my trip when I was having one of those days my grandmother then my father asked if everything was ok, that I looked pale. The second time when he asked me, I thought to myself, this is not normal. I feel horrible. I came on to the web and found this sight. The same day I took out my ring. I was on my second month starting my third week. It has been two days. That pain in my chest has gotten much better and also my mood is getting better. About the sex drive I am not sure, because I have been away from my husband since I started the ring, but I haven't thought about sex at all. I think it was the right choice to take it out. Another thing about a week and a half ago my breasts have been very tender. My breast are still very tender, maybe a little worse, probably because I took olut the ring a week earlier, but I am glad I did. Hopefully now I will enjoy the rest of my trip. All these products for birthcontrol with hormones is like poison to our body. Well at least I have noticed it has been for mine.

I've been on nuvaring for over a year. At first, after having kids, me and my husband decide to wait until we have more. My GYNO recommended NUVARING, I've never used any other birth controlls before, because of the side effects.
The thought of controlling ur own period and its 99.9% safe. We get started.
The first week of having it in, I felt like I was in another person's body. It felt so strange and unusual.
I called her to request something else, she said these side effects will go away after 3 months.
DID I MENTION ITS BEEN OVER A YEAR???? Still waiting for the side effects to go away.
BUT now that I'm reading these effects, I know I;m not crazy after all.
I'm always feeling DEPRESSED, suicidal thoughts.
Trouble sleeping, and when I gets up in the morning, I feel like I'm pregnant with MORNING SICKNESS.
UPPER RESP. INFECTION. (thick mucus off my chest in the mornings, alot of runny nose, flu like symptoms). My doctor prescribe antibiotics.
CRYING for no apparant reason.
SEVERE HEADACHES.
BREAST TENDERNESS.
SENSITIVE TO LIGHTS. My husband do all the driving at nights, just to be on the safe side.
MOOD SWINGS that I just cant control, and blaming my husband for everything. Which cause arguments and searartions.
Discomfort during and burning sensation after sex.
Me and my husband were very sexual, atleast 12 times a week, NOW he'll be very lucky if he gets it twice. This NR definately decrease your sexdrive by 100%.
I have severe cramping and burning sensation/indesgestion in my stomach. My doctor says I have ACID REFLUX, AND prescribe PREVACID.
And the main thing, is the yeast infestion. I'm 25yr and I've never had a burning itch or skin irritations in my groins until I went on NR.
I'm still having vaginal discharge and after removing the ring after having it in for 3weeks, on my fourth week, I have a brownish discharge before my period.

I love the ring, but the side effects are CRAZY and they don't just go away after 3 months, as what people would say. I have an appointment with my GYN to get off NR. I'm just gonna stick to non harmonal contraceptives. Hope it works for you.
The good thing is, it increases my bust size..:-).
Good Luck

Hi All,
I have been feeling depressed, dizzy, my brain is not functioning as it should. I have absoutle no sex drive, I am sleepy all the time, I feel like throwing up all the time. they told me it would help with weight gain, meaning I will not gain weight, but I have. I forget things so fast it's unbeliveable. I am depressed, and anxious for no reason. I hate taking this tablet and I quite agry someone should take this to a higher level,and let women know what they are getting their selves into, because apparently doctors don't know what they are doing to us. They should have this pill taken off the market for good.

I have been taking Lisopril 10 mg. for only 4 days. Already I have felt terrible. The first 2 days I had so much fatigue and aching in my body - I felt like I had the flu. I spent almost one whole day in bed. Today I was feeling depressed and like I was menopausal again - with heat sensations. Now I notice a red rash on my chin and chest. I am not taking anymore of this medicine! My question is this......I had previously been taking Mavik 2 mg for almost a year. It too is an ACE inhibitor, but I never noticed any side effects with it. The reason the doctor switched me to Lisinopril is because the cost of Mavik is so expensive...even with insurance. Does anyone know, about Mavik? Also, I have taken Atenolol for many years, and if I have side effects, I'm not aware of them. Will I need to ween myself off of the Ace inhibitors? I'd appreciate your comments.

I haven't really felt depressed since I have been on wellbutrin, but something that is very bothersome to me is that I can't concentrate or remember things the way I used to. I also have troubles getting myself motivated to do something or finishing a task. I can't remember songs that I made up on the guitar, even an hour later sometimes. I'm only on 150 mg once a day, which is better than the 300 mg I used to be at, but still I can tell it is affecting me.

I've been on nuvaring for about 7 months now...previously i stopped taking any birth control for 7 months because my boyfriend was in iraq, and i felt great. my mood was normal and i was strong and able to keep positive. the first month i put the ring in i was like out of my mind, lost, for those three weeks before my first period finally came. Now every week before my period i find myself to be extremely horney, and EXTREMELY emotional. i've been feeling depressed and don't want to work out like i like to. I don't feel good enough, and struggle with like self confidence, its like all these stupid things come out for no reason and i pick fights with my boyfreind and make it seem like its his fault im upset, like he's not doing it right. I think I should go off of it, but it just works so well!!! Such a perdiciment.

I'm 26 years old and broke out in a horrible rash back in June. It was basically all over my upper torso, arms and my legs. I went to see a dermatologist and got a high prescription of Prednisone (40mg/day). The rashes went away, but I had many side effects. I gained 10 pounds in a few months (and it's hard for me to gain weight due to my high metabolism), my cholesterol shot up from 170 to 219, I was having mood-swings and feeling depressed, I was having dizzy spells, and it seemed like I was eating everything in sight. Now that I am off Prednisone, my cholesterol is back to normal and am not feeling depressed or having mood-swings. I am still waiting and working on losing the extra weight which does not seem to go away, esp. around my stomach area. I still feel light-headed at times but it's bearable. I hope there is a better drug or solution out there in case of another break-out. I do not want to go through that again.

I really have a question? Can Levoxyl affect your glucose level?

I'm 65, have take 4 daily doses of Levaquin sinus infection; feeling depressed, cry all the time, sweating, headaches, hot flashes, joints and muscles aching.

I have asthma and used to get chronic bronchitis, twice a year for aprox. 30-40 yrs. I lost my husband 4 yrs ago and began having migraines. In addition to prednisone, I was a guinea pig for migraine meds. and pain relievers. Eventually we found that a beta blocker would prevent and another drug would relieve a migraine so i was loaded for bear. I also took about 8 advil every day just to move my hips in the morning. I was loosing control of my weight again. Feeling depressed about what I was doing to my self.
One day I heard about MSG and remembered a teacher in 1980 telling me to "stay away from that stuff, its poison" and we would laugh and say "Alright, Mr Rhodes" and keep eating the cheese curls because they were soo good. well I became curious and started researching MSG and I was amazed and appauled. Google it sometime, and follow the webring on the bottom of some of the pages. It hit home with me. I began changing my eating habits for me and my children. It was a slow process and alot of trial and error, but we have found foods that everyone likes and I balance it out. My 12 year old daughter was slow to come around, but she began trying new stuff and seeing that "healthy" isnt all bad. I use only whole wheat flour, brown raw sugar, NO ASPERTAME EVER, fresh druits and veggies, small portions of meat, and organic when i can afford to. I have lost 49 lbs since november and i feel great! after some weight came off I began to exercise, and slowly stopped taking medications. Today I am happy to say that I am drug free, Not even advil and I blame MSG as the main culprit. Other things I avoided is hydrogelated/hydrogenated oils of any kind, high fructose corn sugar. If I can help even one person by sharing my experience I am grateful. Please if you have trouble, try to live MSG free. Its hard work at first but you learn what is good and what is not. Oh my daughter has lost weight too and is thrilled!! Best regards. Teri

I have been on Yasmin for 2.5 months now. I have a long list of symptoms as many of you do.

From the very first week of starting the pill I felt weepy, and would cry at the most insignificant things. Now I'm constantly feeling depressed and lethargic, I have no energy to keep in contact with friends or family. At first I blamed it on the holidays, I had an increased appetite and gained weight, and since I was feeling fat and bloated I thought perhaps that was the cause of my low mood. I have lost all interest in my hobbies which normally excited me.

But the week during my period when I wasn't taking the pill, my appetite would return to normal, and my head felt clear and I had renewed energy. I kept thinking that perhaps my body was adjusting to the new pill but once I started the pill again, I was back to feeling depressed and overeating.

I started having to wear my glasses while at my computer, I normally only wear them to see things at a distance. The vision in my right eye has become blurred in just 2 months.

My breasts are extremely sore all the time, so much so that I recently thought I was pregnant. (but Im not)

I started having digestive issues, with diarrhea-- sudden rushes to the bathroom before even finishing a meal. My stomach made awful gurgling (digestive) noises all the time and I have increased gas.

Also, embarrassingly enough, I have increased levels of earwax.. I never had a problem with it before but feel as though I am now constantly cleaning out my ears.

I have 2 weeks left of my 3rd month of pills but I think I am just going to stop cold turkey tomorrow. I can't take this anymore and I'm extremely happy to have found this website. For 2 months I thought I was going crazy.. Im so very relieved..

Hi Everyone,

I must say this site has really helped. I thought I was going crazy, or that everything was in my head.
I was prescribed Advair 100/50 for a lingering bronchitis that followed a bad flu.
Chest x-rays revealed minor hyper-ventilation and minor bronchitis, so my Dr. gave me Advair.
I have no history or family history of asthma. I am very healthy, and my lungs are strong - I used to do apnee diving, I don't smoke, run a lot.
I took advair for one week, twice daily. I stopped yesterday, because firstly, I couldn't see any change at all, and secondly, I noticed the following:
- lots of phelgm in throat (feels like I'm constantly swallowing mucus)
- bad taste in mouth, and itchy throat (sometimes a burning sensation)
- general fatigue and lack of energy
- feeling depressed and anxious, almost paranoid

I just took it for one week, so hopefully this will be out of my system soon.
I was somdering if anyone w/ side effects can update their situation since they stopped using advair (have the side effects gone away? how long after?)

thank you
mat

So far Yasmin has been the best birth control that I have been on. I have tried Depo Provera. That was hell and I have tried Ortho Tri Cyclen. That was also hell. I had really bad depression with Ortho Tri Cyclen to the point where I had to be on Anti-Depressants. While I was on Depo I was just a complete bitch. I was so angry that I would break things and cry all the time. Now I am on Yasmin and I have been for almost a month. It is funny that I came upon this site because I was looking for the side effect that I experienced last night. I was fooling around with my boyfriend and he was sucking on my nipples and suddenly I just freaked out and immediately got out of the mood. I felt also like in my mind that he was forcing me into sexual things when he was not even saying a word to me. We were just being intimate the way we usually do. Nothing had changed. I also thought of him as a bad guy that was trying to hurt me when all this happened. I started feeling like I was going to have a mental breakdown or something. I was feeling depressed and thinking that I was going to start to feel like guys were hurting me and that I had to constantly protect myself from anyone although nobody could be around me and I was still fearing that I would feel like this. After about 20 minutes, I was feeling better and I could not even understand why I had felt that way. I even ended up being intimate with my boyfriend that night. I just told him that he could not play with my nipples. Another side effect that I experienced on the same day was that my whole body was tense. It did not hurt but it felt like I had been working out non-stop to feel like that. The funny thing is that I did not do any extensive exercise. So besides the ocassional moodswings with the pill I got hit hard with terrible side effects all in one day. I only hope that things will get better for me if I continue to stay on Yasmin for another couple of months.

I am so unbelievably thankful that I found this website. I started feeling depressed about a month ago. It has gradually gotten worse to the point where I feel like I have nothing to look forward to in life. This is not my natural state of mind. I have ALWAYS been a very upbeat, optimistic person. A few days ago I started thinking that my depression coincided with the stopping of my Yasmin. I had been on Yasmin for 4 years and loved it except for the fact that it has, especially in the past year almost diminished my sex drive. (I guess a bc pill will be foolproof if you never, ever want sex.) So I stopped taking it, 2 weeks later my sex drive came back but depression started. I decided to search the web for Yasmin info and found this site. I was amazed at the number of women with the exact symtoms as me. I was also relieved to know that it is not me but the drug causing it. Also very angry at the drug companies that make this drug. Now that I've ranted...my main reason for posting is to let everyone know that I immediately went to see my Dr. who is wonderful. She was very concerned and agreed 100% that it is the Yasmin causing my problems. She told me to buy some Primrose oil, flaxseed oil & phytoestrogen supplements (these all come in capsule form)..these all help regulate your hormones naturally. She did not want to give me anti-anxiety meds because it will just cause more negative side effects down the road. I have only been taking them for 2 days now but feel better and less depressed already. It could be these supplements or just the fact that I am doing something positive to help my situation, whichever it is I'm glad it's working. If you haven't tried these it may be worth it.

Hi-
I am glad I found this site. My dr. changed my meds last Tues and I am sooooo tired I can hardly function. I am also feeling depressed and my appetite has changed. I am craving salt- please tell me this is happening to someone else? Can anyone recommend a different medication for me to ask my dr about? HBP runs in our family- I have done the diet and exercise thing but looks as though meds may be my only option- but this one won't do!
Thank you-

The pill tricks your body into thinking it's pregnant. Of course these side effects will happen while taking the pill, just like they happen when your pregnant. While pregnent peole have varied side effects from others, the same goes for the those on the pill. I have had mood swings, headaches, weight lose in the first few months, but my appetite is now begginng to increase; I believe this is so because I am feeling depressed and anxious. I get nausea and sleepiness as well, and I am convinced it is all from yasmin. Not just Yasmin gives these effects, it's the same with any other pill. So I have decided to discontinue my use and I will update my further results.