Gm symptoms and conditions

hi im 62 woman been on simvastatin for over 3 years and i have acute pain in my right side upper stomach also pain in my thumbs (diagnosed as gout but blood test showed it wasn't)bad taste in the mouth and visit the loo about 6 times a day recently lost a loved one but my mind feels numb and im depressed most days (NOT LIKE I USED TO BE)after reading this sites letters im off the simvastatin for good as i now know whats wrong with me THANKS.......................

I have been taking simvastatin since June 28, 2008. I am 44 years old and have always been majorly active with my 17 year old daughter. Recently I have become chronically fatigued so much as to want to go back to bed within 2-3 hours after I get up in the morning, (definitely not me). I have felt spaced out,depressed to the point of wanting to cry all the time, have severe back, hip, knee, leg, and hand pain. I go to pain management for my back and hip problems (past surgery), but the usual pain has been intensified over the last 2 months and I wasn't sure why, until i decided to check out the Simvastatin to see if it has made me put on a few pounds, and boy have my eyes been opened!!!!!!!!! I AM STOPPING THE MEDICATION IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks to all who have spoken up, I wish I would of checked on this sooner!!!!! I'm calling my Dr. first thing in the morning!!!!!!!!!!!

By exhausted in Canton

Hi I have severe lower-back cramps and ache going all he way up to my shoulder blades.
I guess its from the Euthyrox 25micro grams(Livothyroxine sodium) which I am taking now for over a week.
I was diagnosed for hypothyroidism and my T3, T4 levels were marginally high so my practitioner started me on the lowest dose.

But this side effect is quite disturbing and need to get rid of this to handle the work pressure in the office.

thanks
Abhishek

I started taking has two weeks ago and I feel like crap I've never been so tired in my life, I do not recommend this pill if you have toddlers running around I have huge headaches and I've had my period for a grand total of ten days something doesn't feel right ladies listen to your bodies if it doesn't feel right most likely it is not good for your well being this tax pack is going in the trash.

I've been on Lamictal for about four years (I also take Topamax) and it's never given me much of a problem as far as I could tell - until now. At least, I think - HOPE? - it's the Lamictal. Out of the blue two weeks ago, I became so lightheaded and dizzy that I couldn't imagine what was going on. It got so bad one day that it tripped off an aura and I almost had a GM for the first time in over 5 years. I've been to the (regular) doctor who did blood tests to check for various problems, and have an appointment with an ENT tomorrow to check for inner ear problems... because I couldn't imagine that I would suddenly develop a Lamictal issue this far into taking it. But, reading your responses it appears that I possibly could be. Thank you for posting your experiences, I'm going to call my neuro right now.

I started using Maxide late last fall as an addative to Norvasc for better BP control. Some bloodwork done 2 1/2 months after I started this drug showed a hemaglobin of 16 Gm. High even for me who has always run a hemaglobin in the 14 gm range. Now 5 months later my hemaglobin is 16.9 gm. This scares me. Adding the Maxide was the only change made that I can think of and wonder if by some mechanism the Maxide could be the culprit here. I am taking only 12.5 mg per day. Any thoughts?

Side Affects :
Long hours of sleeping. Always early nights sometimes 7pm
excessive weight gain.
Appetite increased to eat carbohydrate foods.
Totally disappointed with the medication. Been on it for nearly 5 years. Am going off medication this week. (was on such a low dose, down to 100 gm.)

Feeling a bit sleepless - I was told it wasn't addictive medication however now that I'm off the medication I have had sleepless nights.

Active efforts/Improvements since going off.
Have now increased excercise 40minute walks at least 3 times a week. And swimming and sometimes aerobics.
Also increased salad intake

Concerned because the Dr "encouraged seroquel medication" over a previous medication that was causing lactation. Felt that Dr was just marketing medications pushed by giant pharmaceutical companies. Disappointed and Concerned.

Totally upset over this felt psycho therapy would help constantly concerned with this medication dropped from 300 gm to 100 gm. This still didn't help with side affects.