Friday morning symptoms and conditions

HI,
I had mirena put in during Jan 2008.
I had it taken out on Sunday after presenting to casualty on Friday morning with heart palpitations, shaking and heaviness in left arm. The casualty doctors ran tests but couldn't see what the problem was.
I've experienced increasing heart palpitations to the point where they are every day - and several times per day. I've had my thyroid checked.
I'm 36 years old, not overweight although I've definitely put on weight and not been able to shift it, since having this IUD. I've been moody and incredibly tired. My skin hasn't been great also.
I have four kids and so know my body well and know how quickly I normally bounce back after giving birth. Since Ive had the mirena, my body has felt like it's been pregnant. I've done numerous pregnancy tests.
It's only been a couple of days since Ive had the IUD out but already my mood is better - like it always was before I had the IUD. My stomach doesn't look as bloated but more importantly, the heart palpitations have reduced.
I can't say with any certainty, YET, that any of my symptoms have been caused by the IUD but I will give my body a couple of months to recover and monitor the progress.
The doctors told me mirena couldn't have caused all of the above......time will tell.

My daughter has been in Hospital due to a side effect from using Nuvaring birth control. She started using this BC on July 13, 2009 and by Wednesday evening she was put in hospital because DR. thought she was having a seizure. My daughter discontinued the nuvering do to a conversation I had with her on Friday morning. Doctor's. say it takes 72 hours to get bc out of system. Now it is Monday 72 hrs later and daughter is better. She may not get out of hospital for a couple more days byt ladies what it. The drs. had to run all kinds of test before figuring out it was the birth control. This is very scary because at first her systems reflected a stroke and then seizures and then drs. did eeg testing over last weekend and discovered not seizures. Any one else have this problem?

I forgot to list this, but has anyone noticed abnormal hair growth? Face or stomach or anywhere else. I have

ok, i started femcon this past Sunday and i was so excited because it seemed like a really good pill. the first day i felt fine.. second day i was fine but then i had really bad nausea that night (i have acid reflux so this is normal) so i tried to go to sleep but it kept me up. i ran to the bathroom and spit up.. then the next night i did the same thing. i woke up nauseated that next day and had a little sickness but went to school and did not eat anything.. as i sat there i had chills. i started running a fever. and i just wasn't in my right mind, i started getting snappy with my friends. then Thursday and Friday morning (about 15 min ago) i woke up and had diarrhea and vomiting bad. it scared me and my boyfriend so bad he took me to walmart at 12 Thursday night to get a pregnancy test! i don't know when this is going to end but im over it.. i want to stop taking it but i recently found out i have endometriosis and that is why my gyn put me on this pill.. his office is closed until Monday. ugh. should this be happening after just 5 days?

I had mine inserted in January 2007...it's been almost two years and I still have all of these side effects. My dr has actually even put me on the YAZ pill in addition to my MIRENA to try to control all the extra bleeding. I am normally a very happy person and it seems like now I'm always moody and emotional....sex is uncomfortable and my hair is falling out. I have never put all of these issues together with my IUD. I always just thought I was the odd ball with all the problems. My BF has had hers for 3 yrs and absolutely loves it. It's so relieving to know that I'm not alone and I'm not losing my mind.....this thing is coming out Friday morning.....

I took cipro 500 mg just this past thurs Sept 25/2008 only 3 pills. One thurs lunchtime, one that evening and then another fri lunchtime. By Friday morning I was starting to experience a sore throat and flu like pains.When it came to that evening my throat had red really red blisters and swollen glands. I didn't take that pill friday night. I stayed up all that night and at 4 am realized my sore throat and swelling had subsided. I called my pharmacy Sat. morning and told them what I had experienced. They said I did the right thing. I then had to contact my doctor to get another RX for my kidney infection. I have since had pain that hasn't went away. I have had a ultrasound on sept 9 and bloodwork on Oct 1 and a CT scan. All tests were ok. I was told just now on the phone to finish the new antibiotic and then 48 hrs later get another urine culture. I had to be given pain relief patches from the doctor.

I was injected with Kenalog in Mid July 2008 to reduce the swelling in my tonsils (I had a bad case of tonsillitis). I was asked if I have allergic reactions to steroid injections, and to my knowledge, I don't. So I was given a shot in my upper right buttock on Thursday (mid July). On the following Friday I was no better (still mid July). I was still not able to swallow my own spit, let alone eat or drink, so I went back Friday morning. I got another shot in the same location of Kelanog. I was not told of side effects; I was told the swelling would go down in my tonsils/throat. Again, no results.

That Friday afternoon I was admitted into the hospital for care. A weekend of fluids and other drugs got the infection out. I stayed infection free for two weeks. It hurt for a week afterwards on my right buttock, but no bruising. I healed up, had my tonsillectomy (sp), and healed fine after that.

I noticed nothing wrong with my upper right buttock until about two weeks ago. I am in the process of getting a large rib/hip tattoo piece finished, and about two weeks ago I noticed a spot that looked like a small bruise a few inches from my tattoo in the spot where I was administered the Kenalog shots. I didn't put it together then. Two weeks later (This past Thursday, September 25, 2008), my tattoo artist was about to work on me and said, "You have a dent in your butt, what happened?" I had no idea it was even a dent. The "bruise" like mark now looked like a burn scar, red, and smooth and deep--dented.

The red mark is still dented and the same color. It's about the size of an inch from one side to the other. However, each day since it has been dented, the dented area has expanded fairly rapidly. The dent is now not only in that red area (the injection site), but also along my hip/upper thigh. It's getting deeper and traveling outside the red area, and the red area is the same color. This discoloration just started. I heard this is called Tissue Atrophy due to a misadministered Kenalog injection.

Does this dent go away or stop "spreading" by itself? How will I know if it will stop spreading; is it different for everyone? How can it be properly diagnosed as well? Can a biopsy be done to prove that this it what it is? Does anyone have any insight?

Also, it's been 2 1/2 months before I saw any of these effects...why does it seem like my effects came later than others? Is that possible?

Thanks.

I had a cold/sinus infection for almost three weeks, so I went to the doctor on Tuesday and he put me on the z-pak. That night I woke up at 4 am with a server ear infection and drove myself to the ER. They put me on Cipro and ear drops..well the next day I woke up feeling even worse and had laryngitis and it burned to breathe, so on Friday morning I went back to my general doctor and he took me off the cipro and prescribed me AVELOX. I took it this morning (Saturday) and within 15 minutes I had a really itchy throat, and my upper lip started tingling. I had panic attacks, was gasping for air and by the time I left for the ER my entire face had swelled, and my eyes were swelling shut. The put me on an IV drip steroid & IV pepcid, waited till my swelling went down & sent me home with prednisone & pepcid for the next 4 days, and said just to finish off my zpak. The scary thing is that this happened within 15 minutes of my first dose..I think this is a terrible drug! I should have just stayed on the z-pak to begin with!

I just finished a 10 day (4xday) prescription of Flagyl (250 mg) prescribed by my Gastro doctor for treatment of (SIBO) Severe Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth. Two days after finishing Flagyl I broke out in hives all over my body and my upper eyelids were very swollen. Now my dermatologist has me on Zyrtec and Prednisone. Has anyone broken out with hives and had swollen eyes from taking Flagyl?

I was relieved at first to be off atenlol(?) and hoping lisinopril would control my hpb. Instead, the dry, choking cough, up all night was not the worst for me. I had CHRONIC diarrhea, I mean constant. If I ate, I had immediate diarrhea, if I drank something, water, coffee, whatever, I had diarrhea. The doctor kept wanting me to get a colonoscopy but I felt it was the lisinopril as I knew when it started. You know we all know our bodies better than the doctor so I insisted 2 weeks ago that she give me something else. I am on Norvasc now. I took the last lisinopril on a Friday morning and by Sunday morning the diarrhea had stopped not to be experienced again to date. Thank goodness. That sure drains you quickly, being tired besides not always convenient to find a bathroom. I could not eat lunch at work because of the loud rolling stomach and gurgling noises my stomach made every time I ate or drank anything, IT was not only a worry but it was horribly embarrassing as I share an office and the quiet was broken with my stomach noises, just awful. I had the hair loss, aching in muscles , couldn't walk upstairs without being out of breath not to mention my throat would get extremely dry and my voice would crack, love to sing in church and can't do that anymore. I was a mess and still have not gotten my voice back. Anyone else have these problems?

I went in on a Monday for some ear/throat pain, and was diagnosed with sinusitis and prescribed Avalox 400MG. By Thursday, I had an unrelenting headache, SEVERE anxiety and tremors, and decided to Google "avelox side effects". It's Friday morning, and I'm blown away by the amount of negative feedback this drug is getting. Obviously I've stopped taking it.

Worst part? I called my Dr on Thursday morning, told the receptionist that I was having side effects.....NEVER HEARD BACK FROM HIM. And this goddamn drug has a black box warning from the FDA about severe risk or tendon rupture, etc. I f*cking hate Western medicine.

My daughter took Yasmin for two months and 18 days. She began to experience anxiety but the nurse told her that Yasmin "took some getting used to." My daughter decided to give it one more month. In the 3rd month she experienced shortness of breath and some "funny little bloody noses." She had no symptoms of DVT's in her legs (pain or swelling). A doctor examined her on Wednesday and diagnosed "anxiety." On Thursday her nurse reassured me that the shortness of breath could definitely be caused by anxiety. Friday morning she collapsed in her dorm room. She turned blue. She was taken to the ER. She DIED eight hours later of massive pulmonary emboli.
Don't let this happen to you or someone you love. Know ALL the symptoms of blood clots in the legs OR in the lungs. These symptoms are buried in small print in the middle of the booklet. If you develop symptoms go to an ER IMMEDIATELY and insist on being checked for blood clots. Tell them you are on Yasmin. Do not accept the diagnosis of anxiety unless blood clots are ruled out. In addition, if you have a family history of blood clots be tested for clotting disorders BEFORE you start a birth control pill. She was my only daughter and my heart is broken. BE CAUTIOUS. We were falsely lured into a sense of safety because it was a "low dose" pill.

I am a 33-year-old female. I was taking YAZ birth control. I woke up on a Friday morning with a bad cramping feeling in my left calf. By the end of the day, I was limping. By the middle of that night into Saturday morning, I woke up in such excruciating pain. I could not walk without help. I went to the ER. They ran an ultrasound and found nothing. They said I had a "pulled muscle" and sent me home. Went to my PCP on Monday. He said it was "phlebitis" and sent me home. He told me to return in 3 days. Did that. This whole time I told them my left foot was cold, the leg was discolored, and that I could not walk! Hello! I went back in 3 days, but this time he was finally alarmed when he couldn't find a pulse in my left foot (never checked that in the first place) and sent me back to the ER. The same jerk ran another ultrasound, and there was the clot. I've been on warfarin since February. In the beginning, I had TERRIBLE HEADACHES (which have since subsided). Now I am dealing with this: CONSTANT BODY PAINS (especially my back and ribs), OVERALL BODY SORENESS (kind of like when you have the flu), FATIGUE, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, BLOATING AND GAS (I wake up with a huge painful puffy stomach every morning), CRAMPS (like having a period without one), sometimes DIARRHEA, STOMACH ACHES. When I reported the initial body pains to both the specialist and my PCP upon my follow-up visits after being discharged, both looked at me like I was crazy or making it up or something. I came home in tears after seeing the specialist. I thought he would be the one to know about this stuff! Instead, he made me feel like an idiot or crazy person. I was totally insulted and cried on the way home. I am so annoyed and have lost all faith in doctors. They should all have to retake their Anatomy and Physiology courses so they can be reminded what their ears are for. Why don't they listen to their patients? This is insane! I am so disgusted with this whole mess. I just want to give up.

I heard about this on NPR on Friday morning and cannot believe what all I have read about to date. We have been to so many psychologists, psychiatrists, play therapists, neurology, allergy, and so forth trying to explain her behavior. We have had so many different theories thrown our way that it's hard to know what to believe anymore. Not one medical professional noted that her allergy meds could be partly to blame. After I listened to the initial report, I was talking to my small circle of friends about some of the problems we have been experiencing with our daughter for years. Everyone that I have spoken with that has children on Singulair all complain of similar problems in their children- they say they wish they weren't alive, show extreme rage , hate to be alone, etc. I am no medical professional, but I cannot afford to see if this isn't what is causing our daughter's behavior. Certainly after reading these postings I'm even more convinced about the connections. I would be remiss if I followed my pediatrician's advice and continued her on Singulair. Finally, I see some light at the end of this long tunnel and I no longer feel so isolated.

My son started Singulair in the 7th grade and his personality changed but I never attributed it an asthma medication. He was on it and off of it for the next five years. On it again last year, he committed suicide on October 2nd, 2007. I consider his suicide a "side effect."

I have had migraines for several years now and just recently found out that the med I was taking at each episode was really for those that have migraines a couple of times a year - I have them a couple of times a month. I was prescribed 50mg of Topamax, two times a day. I took both doses on a Thursday and could not go to work on Friday. By Thursday night I was lightheaded...by Friday morning I couldn't keep my eyes open, my brain couldn't seem to tell my fingers how to type, I couldn't come up with what I wanted to say, I tried to read in bed and couldn't even concentrate on what the book was saying. Normal events (taking my 2yo to the restroom, walking into a restaurant) were exhausting. I'm going back to the doctor tomorrow to discuss all that occurred. After reading all the side effects online, I would honestly rather deal with the migraines. At least I know they will go away. With the Topamax I felt completely out of control of my body...never a good feeling.

I started taking Bactrim last Monday evening. When I started to have tightens in the chest and feeling very tired on Thursday evening, I didn't contribute it to the medicine. I went to bed and woke up at 2:30 am because of the chest discomfort. I didn't take my Thursday evening and Friday morning dosages because I felt yucky. By Friday morning, my chest was tight and under my left arm ached. I called my doctor's office and told the receptionist that my chest was hurting and I needed to come in on Monday and that I stopped taking Bactrim. Yes told me that I shouldn't have stopped. So I took another pill on Friday evening. I forgot to take one on Saturday morning because I didn't eat breakfast at home and I didn't take the medicine with me. Started retaking them on Saturday night. Within one to two hours of taking the pill, I started to itch. I still didn't know what was wrong. I finally went to bed and I woke up at 3:30 am itching like crazy. Now I noticed I had red bumps and splotches all over my body (legs, arms, back, stomach, chest, and etc). I have been itching since Saturday night and it is now Monday night. I went to the doctor today and I was told that I should stop taking Bactrim.

I will never take this again.

I went to my doctor this past Thursday because I was experiencing ringing in my ears for about a month. No other symptoms other than the ringing - and it was just quite annoying. Doc put me on Avelox and Prednisone for a sinus infection. Took the first dose Thursday and the second Friday morning. Within and hour, the back of my head and neck were so full of intense pressure and pain. I felt dizzy, unsteady, sweaty and panicky. Called the doc who said that I wouldn't react that fast, and it was probably just part of the sinus infection. Continued to take both drugs all weekend, but still felt the intense pain and pressure after taking the Avelox. Last night, woke up around midnight with severe panic attack, disorientation, pain and pressure in the back of my head and neck - Scary! I called my doc and I told him I'm not taking it anymore. I had NO symptoms when I went to see him and left with more "stuff" going on in my head now! I'm going to see an ENT now.

I started Singular on Tuesday the 6th once a day and by Tuesday the 13th I was falling asleep at work, starting to doze while driving and unable to stay awake past 7pm in the evening. On the 14th the leg, hip and joint pains started and I could barely stand up. I finally read the information on the pharmacy insert with the Singulair Friday morning and decided to quit taking it. I finally started feeling better on Sunday. There is no doubt in my mind that Singulair was causing these symptoms. This medication was the only one that was newly introduced to my system. I was miserable and I cannot wait to alke to my Dr. tomorrow. I have the feeling she will act like this is the first time she has heard it but there is no doubt in my mind. I feel terrible after reading the posts about all of the children being prescribed this! I also had severe stomach pains and quit eating for 3 days and I'm 39, imagine being too little to express how lousy you feel!

took doxycycline for twice a day for 10 days 100mg. had lots of vomiting, ( even with out warning), nausea, dry mouth, lost my taste and when i could taste i had a metal taste or a very horribe taste in my mouth. Also very tired, and wanted to sleep a lot. hot did not know this was what caused the problem until i went back to dr. i had finished the entire 10 days!! Still havent gotten my taste back and still feel nausea a lot and i took the last pill on Friday morning Aug. 26, 05. I think it did something to my taste!!! I still am not better. I was given it for broncitus. Still have upset stomach too.

I started taking Fosamax on a Friday morning and by Saturday morning I was aching. By Saturday night I had severe aching and chest pains. My doctor said that my only other alternative was a nasal spray derived form salmon which could cause severe nose bleeds and nose sores PLUS aches.
So I decided to take my chances with Fosamax and hoped that the side effects would go away once my body got used to it. I just started my second week dose again this past Friday and have developed ongoing shortness of breath and chest pain. I can not live like this on a day to day basis and have decided after reading all the different side effects that various women have experienced while taking this drug to discontinue its use. As I am at risk for Osteophorsis according to my Bone Density Test, I can only hope that I never actually develop it and put put myself at risk in the future for hip fracture and loss of teeth.

I took my first dose of lisinopril 10mg on Friday morning. By 2:00 pm, the abdominal cramping was so bad, I ended up on the couch unable to move. Have been unable to eat anything, including cream of wheat, without feeling every part of my intestines cramping for the first hour or so after eating. The longer I go without eating or drinking, the more reduced the pain seems. But every time I stand up, I feel as though my contents of my abdomen are going to spill onto the floor. Riding in the car over bumpy roads is no picnic either. I didn't take my pill this morning hoping that this would all go away. It hasn't. I am due to see a nurse practitioner tomorrow am (after two calls to the office to complain about this). The saddest part of this is that at my physical last Thursday, my PCP declared me in great health...and just wanted to change my BP med from a beta-blocker to the lisonopril because I had complained of the former's sedative effects. I guess I should be careful about what I say when it comes to the meds.

Yessir Mr Guest #5666. You are not alone in feeling "old" before your time. I'm 52 and only after 4 months on the Statin am feeling practically everything you speak of and more. Like I'm 82 instead! Yikes!

I need to report.....since having my LAST dose on Friday morning (the 14th of May) and none since I'm ALREADY starting to feel a bit better as of tonight, midnight Sunday night. I know that the chemistry will hang out in my system for a while but am already encouraged.

Since all my "numbers" are very good (I've hit all the targets) and my Ejection Fraction on my last Echo is at 2% above "normal for 52 year olds".....My plans are to stay on the Plavix, aspirin and Metoprolol and also use natural supplements such as Vitamins E, Bs 6 and 12, CoQ10, Fish oil tabs, 2 tblspoons of vinegar, Green Magma®, and plenty of juicing of carrots, apples, and other essential veggies. I'm also eating TONS more salmon and hardly any beef. Plus I'm walking fast for 45 minutes daily.

I'll keep you all posted at least weekly on my new plan. I feel very encouraged as to the outcome. Not nearly as anxiety ridden as I have been lately.

Prayers,
Geary

I am a 60 year old woman. I went to my doctor with a very bad cold and what I thought was the flu. He diagnosed me with serious sinusitis and bronchitis. He gave me antibiotic samples from his office: Levaquin and Augmentin. I was to take one Levaquin at noon each day along with the other which I've had in the past. I took one on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Now mind you I was having all kinds of weird feelings but I passed that off to the fact that I was dealing with a temperature of 103 degrees and up. On Friday morning I woke up without fever and still felt crazy as hell. I told my husband that this medicine is effecting me the same way a codeine pain med did a few years ago, and I recognized the symptoms! I was hallucinating, dreaming while awake, seeing people, hearing conversations, etc., when there were none. I also was quivering all through my insides constantly. I was light headed, slightly dizzy while trying to walk, and could not get any quality sleep. Could not concentrate propertly, etc. I called a pharmacist and was told that absolutely LEVAQUIN can cause all of those symptoms, to stop it now. I then called my doctor and his nurse agreed that I should stop the Levaquin, but told me to continue the Augmentin. Within a few hours I now have developed thrush (yeast infection in my mouth). So I have taken a Diflucan to help with that. My problem is now that I am pretty much over my illnesses, except for a runny nose and a lingering cough, BUT I am still dealing with mild brain (mental) altered condition, inner trembling (anxiety), etc. from the Levaquin. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR 3 TABLETS OF THIS POISON TO BE OUT OF MY SYSTEM?? Thanks for anyone who can answer me or let me know of similar side effects they have experienced. Patti