August 5th
2008
8:32 AM
A plastic surgeon injected Kenalog in two places underneath my chin to dissolve small spots of scar tissue. The result is a disaster. I have a dent on one side and a large burned looking, atrophied area on the other. He did not advise me that there was any possibility of this drug eating my healthy tissue -- said it would probably not do anything. I did this on the spur of the moment and am angry with myself for not researching the drug first.
Has anyone who has had these "dents" had their atrophied area fill back in?
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June 8th
2008
8:50 AM
if anybody else has ended Yasmin and skipped cycles, did it come back...please reply..its june and i haven;t had a normal period since jan 30th.
also some of my other symptoms when taking Yasmin-loss of sex drive, bumps on arms, and red neck-now besides my period not happening- i am getting acne on my forehead- i always had beautiful skin, so not sure what that's about and sometimes feel a little pain in my ovaries now.
May 4th
2008
5:36 PM
Good to know. I started on Loestrin fe 2 months before my wedding. When the wedding day arrived my dress was a little snug. I had noticed that my breasts were getting larger, but nothing that seemed too out of control. I snipped out the cups the seamstress had sewn in to "fill me out" and away we went. However, I am now finishing up my 3rd pack and I have now put on 20 lbs in the 3 weeks since the wedding. At first I was thinking my eating might have gotten a little out of control (we stayed at an all inclusive for the honeymoon) but since returning my eating habits have returned to normal. Now, none of my clothes fit. I had to buy new bras because I have gone up two cup sizes. I am now a 36 DD, was a 36 C. The weight gain is particularly troublesome to me because I lost about 80 lbs 3 years ago and don't want any of it back!!! I am also experiencing fine bumps on my forehead and I haven't experienced acne since I was a teenager. I have also had difficulty with spotting...and it is so annoying. I will spot for several days, stop and then repeat the cycle over again. I was bleeding so much on my wedding day that I had to use a tampon, and I was on week 2 of the pack! I have not had a proper "period" yet. Luckily I have an appointment with my GYN in 3 weeks.
The last birth control pill I was taking, over a year ago, was Yasmin. But I noticed after about 2 months on that I was starting to experience symptoms of depression. I had just started a new job and didn't like it, and thought that that was the issue. After crying on the way to work everyday for 3 weeks for no reason it occurred to me that it might be the pill. I stopped taking it and nearly immediately noticed the tearfulness disappeared. Perhaps I am just one of those who can't tolerate the pill.
May 2th
2008
11:38 PM
wow after reading your posts i feel much better!!! i thought i was losing my mind...i have terrible periods, full seven days terrible painful cramps, just periods from hell come to find out i have endometriosis and an ovary thats stuck to the vaginal wall my doctor put me on loestrin 24 and its been the pill from hell im constantly bleeding on and off, my right leg goes numb, i had healthy clear skin and now its really dry with fine bumps, my mood swings are crazy im happy then i want to cry, depressed most definitely, constant headaches and nausea after taking it and this is only my first month taking it, i also noticed that im always cold!!! i would rather put up with my painful period then this crap
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September 19th
2007
9:25 PM
I was prescribed 750mg of levaquin 9/11/07. I read all the side effects but also read in many scientific studies that the odds of these side effects occurring were slim. I believe the exact figures were around 1-3%. I have my bachelor's of science in biology and am planning to attend graduate school next year, so I thought I was educated enough in the realm of how drugs interact with the body. "1-3%" is such a low probability, right?
I took one pill at approximately 9pm then around 11pm I began to feel dizzy and light headed. I had been drinking water all day and continued to do so after taking the first dose so I decided to go to bed. I awoke the next morning still dizzy and my muscles ached. Then, while walking to the bathroom to put my contacts in, I began to hear ringing in my ears until it was all I could hear around me, I developed tunnel vision, then completely blacked out. The only way my vision returned is when I sat on the ground with my head between my knees barely moving. I remembered reading that levaquin could cause hypoglycemia so I literally crawled to the kitchen and poured a plethora of sugar into a cup of gatorade and drank it as quickly as I could. I've never been more thankful to be an athlete and keep that in my refridgerator constantly...well... I WAS an athlete. I haven't been able to walk, let alone run, without my head throbbing with each step.
It is now 9/19/07 and I still have a pounding headache that won't go away. It is as if my optic nerve is on fire. I've tried vitamins, flushing my body with constant fluid, sleep, massage, and an optometrist examination for new contact lenses in case the headaches were due to eye strain. Nothing has seemed to work. My sinus infection that the levaquin was initially prescribed for has subsided but I can only hope that this headache will subside as well.
Has anyone else experienced an on-going headache as well? And if so... what have you found provides relief?
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June 9th
2007
4:01 AM
hey everyone i got a question... does this medicine cause any of you to throw up things you eat regulary? it did to me last night, no sleep, throw up, little shiver, headache that started in my forhead and eyes.. my eyes were heavy and i couldnt really see things were spinning below me and werent...now i have the headache in the top and a little back..when i get up from my bed or chair and my head goes down i get dizzy..oh my body feels warm yet no temp..plz someone help!! should i kall the doctor
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May 29th
2006
11:43 AM
Since taking warafarin, approx. 3 months, my forehead is excreting oil to the point of when I wipe it off with a napkin, it looks like I wiped up oil off a counter! Also, my face has a burning sensation. I am on other prescriptions but this did not start happening until I began taking Warafarin. I have an uncle that had the same effect and when he went off it, the oily forhead and burning stopped. He is not on Plavix and doing fine. Has anyone else had this reaction to Warafin?
EG
February 5th
2006
12:54 AM
u do loose the weight as quick as u gain it..i've been taking prednisone for my eczema which is the ONLY thing that hepls it..but now..when my body heats up i get this prickly sensation on my forhead and upper cheecks..not sure if its from prednisone or not. i experienced the thinning of the blood..thats about it...for now. I've been taking it since 01
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August 23th
2003
3:55 PM
My Dr. gave me a 5 day sample of Levaquin 250mg for a UTI 4 days ago. I took the 1st dose & almost immediately began experiencing a headache over my eyes. I figured it was just stress. I took my second dose & began feeling lightheaded & kind of dopey & my headache was still going strong. On day 3, I woke up with a golfball sized lump in the center or my forehead. I called the Dr. immediately but he could not be reached for 3 hours. In these 3 hours the swelling in my forhead continued to spread. I rushed to his office yesterday afternoon & he was amazed. He siad hes never heard or a reaction like mine but told me to NEVER take Levaquin or any similar drug ever again. He prescribed me another antibiotic & a 7-day pack of prednisone for the allergic reaction. Today I woke up and my forhead is not as swollen. The golf ball is gone but the swelling is travelling down my face. The bridge of my nose & under my eyes are now swollen. I'm very emotionally sensitive and my headache is still present. Levaquin is an evil evil drug! Take with caution!!!! I'll update when I'm feeling better.....hopefully real soon!
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May 11th
2003
12:19 PM
forhead rashes, inabilty to sleep, burning senstions in face and legs
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December 8th
2002
10:53 PM
I have been taking yasmin for 1 week now and I have developed several cystic acne pimples around my jawline as well as some breakouts around my eyebrows, forhead, chin. This is not typical for me . . . are these symptoms that will likely go away?
I agree with others who have noticed extreme fatigue during the day and late nights staying up.
Help!
January 30th
2003
8:17 AM
I started taking Gabitril about 3wks ago, for cronic back pain. I was taking morphine and klodipin. Which helped but the doc. wanted to try something alittle less pontent.
On this Gabitril I feel worse. I feel disoriented at times, and unable to hold my head up or walk without holding on to something. I get sensations , kinda like dull , shooting pain down my face and forhead, its really hard to explain. But i hate this drug, it scares me...I am going to call my doctor today and ask to be taken off it and try something eles. I am so dizzy right now and feel like my eyes are about to roll up behing my head.............I can hardley type this message.
Yasmin (3) Loestrin 24 Fe (2) Levaquin (2) Gabitril (1) PredniSONE (1) Oxy Daily Facial Cleanser Deep Pore (1) Kenalog (1) Warfarin Sodium (1) Sulfamethoxazole (1)
August 16th
2008
7:52 PM
sinc eive used it, i used it as a mask as well and it worked. some of my acne on my forehead was gone in a day but after a while i kept using it i noticed that my face got really dry where it started peeling ,and for some reason i got tired more. i've never had any pimples in my face, only in my forehead but ever since i used that, i got pimples all over my face and its itchy. so today i bought neutrogena instead but my face is not the same anymore, its very dry, like when i feel my face its very rough, losing its color, its tight, and i have alot more pimples on my face. i recommend neutrogena not oxy.
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