Food and drug symptoms and conditions

The CDC/FDA has announced that Tylenol Kills LIVERS ( Acetaminophen is it’s fancy name). Tylenol is one of the safest medicines ever created IF taken as directed on the package for TEMPORARY uses. It’s safer than aspirin. BUT, BUT, BUT, it is used in many medicines. If ANY medicines you are using have the strength written as XX / XXX Example: 50/500 or 25/1000 stop taking them.
Check the Food and drug administration or the Center for Disease Control web sites. Then ask your doctor to change you to a drug that doesn’t have any Tylenol in it. The second number, the one after the slash, is the amount of Tylenol added to each pill.
Many drug manufactures use Tylenol with their medications as a buffer. It is safe to the stomach so combined with their medication it also becomes easier on the stomach.

A very bad scenario.. say you are prescribed 50/1000 of a anti-inflammatory drug, three times a day. Take an adult dose of Nyquil every 12 hours-- that's 2000mg more Tylenol from the Nyquil. Then take a couple extra strength Tylenol for some pain. That could be another 1000Mg up to 4 times a day.
OTHER THINGS with Acetaminophen (Tylenol).Excedrin, Midol, Pamprin, Vicodin, Percocet, and many more.
Also, Liquor and Alcohol hurt your liver.
Don’t kill yourself be careful with this stuff.

J. H.
P.S. Copy and pass this around.

It has been almost a year since my father took his own life after being prescribed Avelox. He was given the drug by IV in the hospital and then by mouth at home. My family is still in somewhat of a state of shock. We dearly loved this man and miss him every day. The past year has been a real strain on my mom and I know it will ultimately affect her life span and the time that she will have here on earth with us. As I keep reading your stories I encourage everyone to report the side affects to the Food and Drug Administration. No family should have to endure the pain of this last year.

God bless each of you.

mika 0408

I URGE YOU TO PLEASE SUBMIT ANY ADVERSE EVENTS OF THIS TERRIBLE KENALOG DRUG TO THE FDA--JUST CLICK THIS LINK AND COMPLETE THE FORM: http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/. The FDA is responsible for assuring safety of medications. Therefore, it is imperative that the FDA recognize the adverse effects to provide any credibility to a class action suit. Please consider forwarding your case to the FDA to force them into action and begin addressing these atrocities. Here's my case: I am also a victim of having the Kenalog injection administered over a year ago to alleviate poison ivy itching symptoms. Prior to having the injection, I was not informed of any side effects. Not only did the injection not alleviate the symptoms, but has resulted in a discolored and uncomfortable indentation in my left buttock area and psychological anguish because of disfigurement of my body. It is over a year later and the indent remains and continues to cause discomfort. The dermatologist who administered the injection stated that there was nothing I could do to reverse such effects. I reported my case to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Med Watch and strongly urge others to report their adverse event to the FDA (see link above).

My mother, 70 years old, been on Coumadin for 3 years (doctor said best to take since she suspected heart palpitations). Mother developed gradual memory loss, over the 3 year period, we didn't think anything wrong!! just a part of aging process!! Then one night she fell on the floor, stroke, we took her to hospital - done MRI and CTscan - result: severe brain bleeding. From that time - 4 months ago - she is now diagnosed with Dementia. I cant even describe how I feel about god damn Coumadin. Wish they never given it to her in the first place.

I took Levaquin 750 for 10 days for a sinus infection. I took first 5 doses, went to see my doctor again 6 days later because I was still sick. She prescribed again 5 does of Levanquin 750. I am still coughing and I feel very tired. It did not help at all. I am still sick and I have muscle pains in my two calves and stress Achille tendon. I am a runner and I have sometimes problems with my calf: I have been not running too much recently and I was wondering how come suddenly I had those muscle pains in both my calves. I am not sure if it is related to Levaquin, but when I read all those comments, I am worried. Why I have been prescribed this antibiotics if it is obviously dangerous?

I URGE YOU TO PLEASE SUBMIT ANY ADVERSE EVENTS OF THIS TERRIBLE KENALOG DRUG TO THE FDA--JUST CLICK THIS LINK AND COMPLETE THE FORM: http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/. The FDA is responsible for assuring safety of medications. Therefore, it is imperative that the FDA recognize the adverse effects to provide any credibility to a class action suit. Please consider forwarding your case to the FDA to force them into action and begin addressing these atrocities.

Here's my case: I am also a victim of having the Kenalog injection administered over a year ago to alleviate poison ivy itching symptoms. Prior to having the injection, I was not informed of any side effects. Not only did the injection not alleviate the symptoms, but has resulted in a discolored and uncomfortable indentation in my left buttock area and psychological anguish because of disfigurement of my body. It is over a year later and the indent remains and continues to cause discomfort. The dermatologist who administered the injection stated that there was nothing I could do to reverse such effects. I reported my case to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Med Watch and strongly urge others to report their adverse event to the FDA (see link above).

I am also a victim of having the Kenalog injection administered over a year ago to alleviate poison ivy itching symptoms. Prior to having the injection, I was not informed of any side effects. Not only did the injection not alleviate the symptoms, but has resulted in a discolored and uncomfortable indentation in my left buttock area and psychological anguish because of disfigurement of my body. The dermatologist who administered the injection stated that there was nothing I could do to reverse such effects. I reported my case to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Med Watch. I urge others to report their adverse event to the FDA--just click on this link and complete the form: http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/. The FDA is responsible for assuring safety of medications. Therefore, it is imperative that the FDA recognize the adverse effects to provide any credibility to a class action suit. Please consider forwarding your case to the FDA to force them into action and begin addressing these atrocities. Such documented cases and recognition by the FDA will provide leverage for attorneys in pursuit of a class action suit.

Sales of Merck's asthma and allergy drug Singulair dropped 1% to $1.1 billion for the second quarter. U.S. sales have been hurt by the recent introduction of an over-the-counter version of rival drug Zyrtec by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), as well as concerns about the Food and Drug Administration's March alert of a possible association between Singulair and suicide and related behavioral side effects Got this off cnn money,i don't know but thought zyrtec and singulair were different drugs,my son at one time was prescribed both to take at bedtime

The following article in the WSJ may explain the reason for the significant number of Adverse Reactions to statin drugs.

Why You Can't Tell Where
Your Medication Was Made
April 8, 2008; Page D1- Wall Street Journal
Bananas come with those little stickers listing their country of origin. Why not pharmaceuticals?
That's what some consumers -- and even some physicians -- are asking since the Food and Drug Administration linked the deaths of 19 people to contaminated batches of the blood thinner heparin from China.
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I encourage every patient with a bad experience taking statins to contact the FDA (see, July 1, 2008 posting for FDA contact info).

The following article in the WSJ may explain the reason for the significant number of Adverse Reactions to statin drugs.

Why You Can't Tell Where
Your Medication Was Made
April 8, 2008; Page D1- Wall Street Journal
Bananas come with those little stickers listing their country of origin. Why not pharmaceuticals?
That's what some consumers -- and even some physicians -- are asking since the Food and Drug Administration linked the deaths of 19 people to contaminated batches of the blood thinner heparin from China.
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I encourage every patient with a bad experience taking statins to contact the FDA (see, June 29, 2008 posting for FDA contact info).

I am in the family with the 86 year old man that committed suicide because of this drug. He was my father and I will never be able to see him again. This drug caused such severe side effects for him that he did not know what he was doing and killed himself leaving his wife of 59 years, 7 children and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He had everything to live for and had no effects of depression or other problems until he started taking the medicine. The drug made him sicker instead of better. My family has asked that we received a drug screening from the Medical Examiner to determine the combination of drugs that were in my dad's system at his death. He was also prescribed prednisone, which we have since found out should that the drugs should not have been given together. I would like to take this doctor to task for his incompetence in prescribing an elderly man medication that could cause this result. I am very angry at the physician and will pursue legal actions when we receive the Medical Examiners information. No family should have to suffer the loss that we have had and no experience the void that we have in our lives. My father was a healthy, 86 year old man with a family history of living past the age of 100. We figured he had another 20 years to go. I know that my taking legal action will not bring back my father but I would like to somehow make this drug side effects public knowledge so this DOES NOT happen to another family. This weekend is Father's Day and my only way to talk to my father is standing my his graveside. I should not be doing that. I should be celebrating another Father's Day with him at his home. This drug and his doctor caused his death. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG....consult your doctor if he even mentions it in a course of treatment. I would like to be able to present evidence to the Food and Drug Administration of the terrible effects of this drug and the combination of drugs that are given with it. My daughter even said she would like to be the one presenting our family story to Congress during hearing concerning removing this drug from the market. That is my goal....this drug should be removed. I have contacted the Food and Drug Administration and suggest that everyone else do the same. If they get enough complaints, they will have to open a dialog on the drug and some of the families will have the opportunity to speak about the effects of the drug on their lives. I will always miss my father and love him dearly. I know that he was not in his right state of mind when he committed suicide and that the drug caused his actions. My mother found him that day in April when she came home from the store. She will never be the same nor will our family. Again, DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!!!!

I am also a victim of having the Kenalog injection administered over 8 months ago to alleviate poison ivy itching symptoms. Prior to having the injection, I was not informed of any side effects. Not only did the injection not alleviate the symptoms, but has resulted in a discolored and uncomfortable indentation in my left buttock area and psychological anguish because of disfigurement of my body. It is 8 months later and the indent appears to continue to deepen and lengthen. The dermatologist who administered the injection stated that there was nothing I could do to reverse such effects. I reported my case to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Med Watch. I urge others to report their adverse event to the FDA--just click on this link and complete the form: http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/. The FDA is responsible for assuring safety of medications. Therefore, it is imperative that the FDA recognize the adverse effects to provide any credibility to a class action suit. Please consider forwarding your case to the FDA to force them into action and begin addressing these atrocities. Such documented cases and recognition by the FDA will provide leverage for attorneys in pursuit of a class action suit.

I have taken Flomax for three nights. Each night, I woke up after having a disturbing and rather intense dream. This kind of dream was something that might happen once per year. Three nights in a row is very unlikely to be an accident.

I WILL NEVER TAKE THIS CRAP AGAIN!

Of the last four medications I've taken, three caused unacceptable side effects!

Gosh... this is such a big surprise. I have recently read that pharmaceutical companies have been tampering with the results of drug studies. They also have a "buddy-buddy" relationship with the Food and Drug Administration and some members of congress.

I can't wait for November 2008 to vote against the regime that is in power and which allowed this kind of farce to occur in agencies that are supposed to help protect Americans from crappy "medicines".

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators are probing a possible connection between Merck & Co Inc's blockbuster Singulair asthma drug and suicidal behavior in adults and children, the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday.

The persons who have no symptomatic effects are so fortunate with Singulair. A medicine out in circulation abusing one's emotions, lifestyle, threatening life is a circumference, detrimental side effect.

To everyone who has posted here I would like to let you know that most of the symptoms you are complaining of are listed on the United States of America Food and Drug Administration web site (google search fda) as side effects of Warfarin. Also is listed the drugs that will interact badly with Warfarin like steroids with my doctor put me on. It is a hard site to navigate my wife and I spent 4 hours finding all the information I needed to print and can now stuff it in my "it cant be the Warfarin" doctors face and ask him why he has not done his homework on this very dangerous medication. Please remember that your doctor is YOUR employee. I hope this helps all of you as I feel your pain having shared many of your side effects myself.

Jimmy

My son will be 4 next month he was only on Singulair for a month and a half to control his asthma and it has been such a stressful and sad nightmare for me as his mom. He was always been a smart and sweet kid, really calm and had a great attention span now after Singulair I feel like someone took my son and I can't get him back. His behavior is sporadic he has no attention span he can't sit still he has had leg pain, no appetite, not even for his favorite foods. He is about to be kicked out from his preschool because he has shown heightened levels of aggression for no reason and I don't know what to do. The pediatrician tells me that he has been off it for 9 days and it should be out of his system I don't believe it and I'm wondering when my son will be normal again. I feel terrible disciplining him because I feel like its not his fault its this medication that I didn't want to give him in the first place and I regret trusting her because of what its done to my son. There has to be a way to issue some kind of warning or lawsuit against this company this medication is NOT FOR CHILDREN! Please don't give it to your children.

My 7year daughter has been taking Singulair for 3 years. I cannot believe that her symptoms that she has been having is just like all the others. I did not know what was causing it until finding this site. I believe that it is Singulair. She get very emotional and cries over the littlest things, seems depressed sometimes, wakes up itching, headaches especially at night, and the last few days she is like having anxiety attack . She doesn't want to go to school anymore and she has always loved school. Her heart has been racing and she shakes. I took her to the ER and they did an ekg, blood work. Could not find anything wrong. They said it sounds like a drug reaction or side effect. She was taking Palgic antihistamine, and Singulair. He told me to take her off the Palgic. He said he thought it was causing the heart to race. She is not any better. Know I am wondering if it is the Singulair. I guess I will be taking her off it to see if she improves.

I am very happy that this website is getting the word out about SINGULAIR and its nasty side effects but more needs to be done! REPORT IT TO THE FDA that is the proper way to help other families avoid the disastrous side effects that are possibly life changing to some families!If you cant report it on Medwatch.com use this address i will provide again.Dr.Steven K.Malson Director Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Food and Drug Administration5600 Fishers Lane Rockville ,Maryland 20857 As of September 2007 they changed the leaflet from the pharmacy it reads CONTACT YOUR DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY IF YOU EXPERIENCE MENTAL OR MOOD CHANGES.Our son took his life August 4 and the pediatrician reported it to Merck in august and they changed the leaflet how convenient for them and tragic for us.This drug needs black box labeling or to be removed from the market it is dangerous! Our poor child did not have a clue what was happening to him nor did we. If we knew of these as possible side effects all would have been different in our life! We can help prevent this from happening with others please join in buy pursuing this through the proper channels such as a letter or a filed complaint on Medwatch.com This drug is readily given to small children and I don't feel personally that it should be given to any until label changes take place.We need all the help we can get send me personal emails if you have anything at all that can help with this matter!

Hi,

I had a systemic allergic reaction to an allergy injection. I was treated at the hospital with Benadryl and Prednisone. I was told to continue to take both, but still was having problems with sinus inflammation related to the reaction a day later. I saw my Dr. who told me to up the Prednisone and start taking Singulair.

Well I started having side effects worse than the sinus inflammation I originally had within a few hours of taking the Singulair. I totally chalked them up to Prednisone side effects, since that drug has so many issues. But the side effects were different than those listed from Prednisone, and different from the last time I had to take Prednisone for an allergy attack. I had INTENSE head pressure (not just the sinuses, but everywhere), muscle tightness/pressure in my neck muscles and at the base of my skull. I don't know if this was a side effect or not, but I had freezing hands and feet, also VERY cold.. except my face was hot. I also got hot flushes occasionally in my body, like on the backs of my thighs. I also felt "out of it".. very dizzy and slow to respond. I was also very confused by why my sinus inflammation was not really responding to the Prednisone since it is such a strong anti-inflammatory. Well, I stopped taking the Singulair last night after reading this site, and I am feeling back to normal! Even my sinuses have unplugged. I suppose this could all be something besides the Singulair, but I am not chancing it again.

Post your side effects at www.fda.gov/medwatch, on the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch site, which is under FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). According to someone from that office, CDER is supposed to report adverse events to their Drug Safety Oversight Board, and then the Board is supposed to decide if the drug should be pulled. FDA can claim they do not know about the claims if no one calls them. See staff below:

Steven Galson
Deputy Director
(301) 594-5400

Randy Levin
(301) 824-7784

Safety Policy and Communication Staff can be reached at (301) 594-0104. Staff include:

Paul Seligman
Norman Marks of MedWatch
Susan Cummins of Drug Safety Oversight Board

It's important that you report your side effects to MedWatch under the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). The phone number for CDER is (301) 594-0104. From a conversation with someone in CDER, they review the number of complaints they receive for a particular drug, and then the complaints are reviewed by the Drug Safety Oversight Board to determine if the drug should be pulled. If you do not report your side effects to FDA, they can claim they do not have enough complaints to warrant action.

On the FDA site go to "MedWatch" and report your side effects.

Below is a list of the persons in charge of CDER. All persons listed below can be reached through the number above.

The person overseeing the Safety Policy and Communications staff is:

Paul Seligman
(301) 594-5493 (FAX)

The person overseeing MedWatch is:

Norman Marks
(301) 594-6197 (FAX)

The person overseeing the Drug Safety Oversight Board is:

Susan Cummins
(301) 594-5493 (FAX)

I say those of us with the nasty side effects need to let the company know, or even the FDA. It is NOT right others are suffering and don't know why!!!

Merck & Co., Inc.
One Merck Drive
P.O. Box 100
Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889-0100 USA

Food and Drug Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20857
or by telephone:
1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332) -- main FDA Phone Number (for general inquiries)

Phone: 908-423-1000
Monday-Friday 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM ET

First I urge everyone who personally has experienced a serious side effect or had a family member such as a child suffer to go to the Food and Drug Administration's website and file a report. I did. It's confidential and it took me only about 10 minutes to complete. The drug manufacturer will claim that all of us reporting side effects never notified them. Doing it through medwatch notifies the FDA and the drug manufacturer.

I am the mom (guest number 13248) who hoped that Singulair was the cause of my daughter's behavioral, emotional and physical problems. It's been one week since we discontinued the medication and all of her symptons are gone. They are actually too long to list here. Her last psychologist said not only did she have adhd but oppositional defiiant disorder and since she was thinking about killing herself we may have to consider hospitalizing her! The emotional toll on myself and my poor daughter has been unbelievable. Two gastroenterologists couldn't account for all her stomach problems. She had a reflux scan, and an upper GI at age 5.

I can't possibly put her all the problems we've had, but once again, I urger everyone to be proactive and file a drug interaction notice with the FDA.

Then, maybe as doctors become aware that the drug causes these problems they may start notifying their patients. Doctors tend to rely on what the drug manufacturers tell them. I think very few doctors actually do any "outside" research on their own. To think how much agony would have been saved had two years ago the first doctor we saw suggested we take her off singulair.

I viewed the vidio.
Maybe you should send it to
MedWatch
The FDA Safty Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program
Food and Drug Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Md 20852-9787

Thats where I sent in the report.
Janet G