Gained alot symptoms and conditions

I have been on this pill for almost a month, I starte bleeding on the end of the second week, my doctor told me this was normal. I usually have horrible cramps but with this I ahve been fine so far. BUT....the weight gain is out of control....and the mood swings are bad too, no headaches or any other symptoms. I am very concerned about the weight gain though it reall is out of control, I have not been doing anything out of the ordinary with my diet, and I have no energy to get up and do anything. Is anyone else feeling this too? I am very happy that I only have two more months left on this crap. Good luck to you all, and know that there are other women going through the same thing.

I came to this website because my period came on ealry this month, it was on time last month, but i was late in May. So I am really confused. But then I satart reading these other girls side effects with YAzmin and realize that we are all in the same boat. I dont like to leave the house except to go to work, I have even been distant and pissy with my boyfriend. Ive snapped on people, and I do have a quick temper, but I dont snap that quick. And also my libido has been weird, sometimes I have to sike myself to get interested, and sex with my man has always been off the chain. I appreciate you all sharing your experiences. I kept a log of whats been going on with me, I also experienced a little breakouts, but hen my skin has been really dry. And I gained alot of weight within that first month, which is not normal for me. I had to drastical eat like a rabbit just to get the weigh back off because exercise alone was just not doing it, and if you ask my friends, I was always a picky eater from the beginning. My mom has talked to me about the IUD (inter uterine device) and it is completely hormone free, and 99.9% effective. I think I may go that route.

I AM VERY COFUSED AS TO WHAT TO DO ABOUT TAKING MY SEROQUEL...I GAINED ALOT OF WEIGHT IN 5 MONTHS...WENT FROM 136 LBS TO 216 LBS. NOW!! MY DOCTOR WON'T CHANGE IT BECAUSE OF THE GREAT EMOTIONAL STATE NOW!
IT WORKS GREAT FOR MY EMOTIONAL STATE OF MIND!!!
I QUIT TAKING IT FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND ABOUT LOST IT!!
WENT BACK ON NOW GAINING MORE WEIGHT!! CANT DECIDE WHICH IS WORSE?LOL...IS THERE ANOTHER SUBSTITUTE LIKE IT WITH NO WEIGHT GAIN????SOMEONE WRITE BACK PLEASE???

I've been taking Januvia for 8 weeks, and have experienced muscle cramps with shock-like pain running down my leg into my heel; upper and lower GI spasms; night sweats with sleep interruption; and I gained 5 pounds in the first 4 weeks which I can't attribute to anything else. I've also taking metformin and glyset for several years, and although I've experienced the night sweats, they've greatly increased in intensity.

I switched from celexa to wellbutrin...celexa made me gain 40lbs!!! Losing weight was so hard and for me thats unusual...My doctor thought if that was my concern i should try wellbutrin. I have only been on Wellbutrin for 4 days. Im spacey and moody and energetic. But at the same time I want to sleep. Its weird. Do these side effects go away? I hate feeling the first two. Also-very weird...I know you arent supposed to drink on it but I figured what the heck...so I went out with some friends. I drank seven drinks in the course of like 6 hours and did not feel anything but a remote buzz. Very strange. Usually that would get me drunk. What a waste of alcohol and money! :>

After my father died in mid-Oct.I had lost alot of weight due to my depression. My doctor immediately put me on amitriptyline.At first I didn't notice any side effects other than it got me to sleep at night.Of course I wasn't really noticing much of anything but then-all I did was sleep. I felt like my whole world was over-I thought I would die without my father...but I never did and that scared me more than actually dying, living in a world where there was no one to take care of me or love me like my father did-He was always my KNight in Shinning ARMOUR...My doc. kept increasing my dose upto 100mg and then one dayI just got up out of my bed and renewed my nursing license and went back to work after eight years of just being a mom and a college student. It wasscary but very exciting but I wouldn't have been able to without the help of the med. My mood was cheerful-my children even noticed a huge difference in my happy appearance it was great stuff......until I noticed that I had gained almost 45lbs. from Oct.to the end of Dec. And another 20 by Jan. I GOT FAT FAST!! The worst side effect of the med for me was that it made me crave chocolate and lots of it! I would wake up in the middle of the night and go bake chocolate cookies and then eat the whole batch all myself. My doc says that the tiny little pill couldn't be responsible for gaining 65lbs in three months. BUt he obvious ly hadn't done his research because I have since talk to many people who experienced the chocolate craving and still others who have also gained ALOT of weight. So if you want to be undepressed -it should do the job that is unless being rather over weight tends to make you depressed. LOL Can't win for loosing huh?

Ive been on the NR for three months now an its the worst BC I have ever used. I have gained alot of wieght my disscharge has increased dramaticly im an emotional roller coaster and because of that im bout to loose the love of my life.. I have headachs about every day. Ihavent had a period yet. And just recently I have noticed a strange not near my pelvic area. i would not recimend this to any one. It does more bad then good, thats my opinion anyway. Thanks for taking the time to read this and think about it before you decide to use NR

have had asthma for as long as i can remember. i am now 35. i started taking ad-vair about 3 yrs ago. i have since gained alot weight and have tried dieting,exercising to no avail. i also have phlegm all the time, at first i thought that advair was the best thing since sliced bread but now not so sure. i have the " moon face" always sleepy, always coughing, gained weight, moody, tender skin, if i do skip a dose i get sore on my behind just like with prednisone. it has the same side effects as prednisone i don't care that the dr.'s say it has a low dose of steroids i can't tell it and neither can my body. also have noticed my spine curving, numbness in my hands, fingers and arm for no reason. it is like when you bump it in just the right place it has the numb feeling but i didn't bump into anything. if i had i would have had a bruise, because i can barely touch something and bruise. i have tried getting off of it but then i wheeze and can't hardly get out of bed because i can't breathe so i need decide if the side effects are worth having, or if i can get over the withdrawl effects. if anyone has any suggestions please let me know.

I have taken predisone for 15 years ranging from 120mg to 10mg. I also take 2000mg of cellcept, 400mg og plaquinel, 1000mg metforin, 10mg zeita, 130mg antera,60mg cymbalta, land lyrica., Foreto Injections (for osteoprosis, due to predisone). In the beginning I gained alot of weight and became depressed and very angry. I have Systemic Lupus Erythomous (SLE), I also do self catherization. I have found over the years to stay away from suger, salt and fat. It is very hard because as you know predisone can make you want to eat all of the time. I get headaches and alot of infections, but the alternative is death. Predisone is a very good drug and a very bad drug, but it really does work if it depends on your life.

I have been on this med for 8 yrs and trying to get off it. It is a horrible drug. i take it because i had a kidney transplant that messed up my blood preasure. I had all the syptoms of anxiety because this med and now taken lexpro to balance out the anxiety. im glad i came across the page cause i take so many meds for my transplant and on top of the blood preasure and now anxiety meds its taken a tole on my liver. so i will definitley talk to my doctor about getting me off the lexapro and trying a different blood preasure med. I also gained alot of weight but it might because of all the meds i take. i went from 170-263lb in 8 yrs

I started taking Yasmin back in December of 05 so that i could get my body used to it before i got married in June. Since then i have experienced side effects that i am JUST NOW putting together with the pill. I have had issues with wearing my contacts. On top of that, ive gained alot of weight, am thirsty ALL the time, am moody, have had a lot of head aches, and most of all, a HUGE decrease in sex drive, and THAT is getting really frustrating especially since i just recently got married. I'm stopping the pill today.

To any one using the Ring get off it I have been on it for about 3 years and I have to say just lately it has been very bad... Trust me I have been using it for three years and it worrys me that it could get worse... At first it was great I never had the headaches or anything but now... I have had horrible craps that have not gone away and alittle bleeding but it has not gone away in weeks... I have gained alot of pounds and I work out every day... trust me its been three years and after this month im off it...

I've been on Advair 250 for about 6 months now and have gained alot of weight. I don't have any throat problems, as I was told that you must rinse your mouth after taking the medication. The last week, I started to think that it was the Advair that might be causing the Weight Gain that is causing me to feel Miserable!!!!!! How do I get off of the Advair. I read that you just don't stop it, so I gather that you have to wean yourself off???? Karla

To the person who said gaining weight on pred is an excuse. Well my 7 year old has been on high doses and just got him home from the ER because he stomach has been so sore for weeks and today it was unbearable we took him in. They think he has a ulcer from it, will see the GI specialist some time this week. Any ways he has hardly eaten anything in weeks and he has gained alot of weight so I figure it has to be the pred, certainly not the food. So my opinion is that you gain weight reguardless, and also how do you control your intake of food when one of the side effects is increased appitite if your not in pain whith stomach side effects.

i´ve been taking zyprexa for about 3-4 years now. i have severe imsomnia & constant twitching. i have extreme nausea & headaches. i´ve noticed that i´ve been happier but i can still feel down at times for small events that happen. i hardly ever get depressed but i hate the weight gain when i first began taking it i gained alot of weight & then for a year or so i was able to control my feeding binges but once again it´s gone out of control. i´d like to get off this medication but seeing that my doctor say´s he hasn´t seen me for over a year (my docs change periodically) he wants to keep me on it. i´m scared about getting diabetes & all the other side-effects.. i want to be able to sleep normally....

I have been on zoloft now for 2 years for anxiety and panic attacks. I had all the same side effects that have been describe here in these forums I started out taking 50mg then i asked my doctor to reduce the med to 25mlgs....
Now i went back to my doctor and told her i wanted off so she told me to take a pill every other day for one week then stop so i did now i have those electrical shocks in my head and it mostly happens at night and not during the day.. .
Hum really weird but anyway i have awful nightmares too and they are really scary.. but in the long run i feel a little better i am not tired all the time and lazy .. I also gained alot of weight with this drug especially for me being on such a low dose my doc says 25mg should cause weight gain ... Well thats not true it does. There is one good thing about this drug it took away my anxiety attacks and lowered my panic attacks but trying to get off of this is horrible. I have been off for 3 days now i will keep you all up dated with the side effects of getting off of zoloft and i will let you know about how long for the electrical shocks......

Well i have been taking prednisone for maybe three years now. Since I was 11 i am now turning 15 soon at that time i was taking prednisone i gained alot of weight,mood swings
always wanting to clean the house when it wasnt dirty. I said things i didnt mean to friends and my parents. Threating them feltleft out but was forced to take it because i have asthma really bad,somtimes in the hospital. it might have stunt my growth i will find out soon. You see all these people complaining and you ask am i on the right drug.

I have been on Depakote for a little over a month now and I feel very out of it. I'm taking it for Bipolar Disorder. I have gained alot of weight, very dizzy and Tired all the time. I have no energy to do anything. I also notice lack of concentration. I would not recommend this.....

I've been on Prednisone since around late June, and by October 9th i'll be off it. My face is all fat, i've gained alot of weight, i'm getting HORRIBLE muscle cramps/soreness, which is BAD because i'm playing guitar in a show tonight, and if my hands cramp up on me while i'm playing I will be screwed. Annnnd, increased apetite, I have to pee all the time, especially at night (i wake up about every hour starting at 6), i only get about 6 hours of sleep per night now, i'm getting really bad acne and facial hair growth. Also, i had a really extreme mood swing last night where i became very grumpy. Then in a few hours i was fine. And i'm 17. I don't like this drug. I'm taking it for Ulcerative Colitis, and because of it my symptoms have disappeared. I'm hoping that my symptoms don't return when i come off the Prednisone, because if i have go back on it i'll flip out. :D

I have been on depakote for 2 yrs and have gained alot of weight and I to have alot of problems with being tired. no matter how much I try to excercise Im not losing the weight and Im sure it is the depakote doing this

I am a 33 year old otherwise healthy woman with a family history of thyroid disorders. I have been on LEvoxyl for 2 weeks and initially I had diarhea, which has stopped but I now have pains and aches in my joints and muscles..especially in my hands. I have not lost any weight yet (although I had gained alot before on the med) I also now have a little swelling in my neck..is this a normal side effect and will it go away?

I have also gained alot of weight. I tried to wein myself off of this drug and was very light headed and very evil. I wish there was something out there that would enable me to enjoy sex again. This drug has taken away the sex erge and has made me very insecure about my weight. I have gained 50lbs since i have been on this drug.