Grumpy symptoms and conditions

Hey, I was on this pill for 3 years and over the last year and a half I have had chest problems, developing into heart palpitations over the last couple of months, I had to have a heart monitor on for a week and had the results today, my heart is perfectly healthy it was in fact the YASMIN tablets!!
So today my doctor has changed my pill and said I should notice a difference in the next month or so.
Not only was I having chest problems and heart palpitations, I have been told I was so snappy and grumpy, I was tired most of the time, always felt weepy and generally down in the dumps.
My advice, try this tablet as it may be different for you but a lot of people on here have had similar symptoms.
GOODBYE YASMIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've taken about 5 different birth controls in my life and have NEVER had any side effects... until now. Quasense has made me so unbelievably grumpy, tired, and hungry... and I'm losing my sex drive without reason. I almost lost my job the other day simply because I was cranky beyond belief. I'm breaking out like I'm 14 again. I'm gaining weight that took me SO long to lose in the first place. And I feel like I'm going through menopause; HOT, cold, HOT, cold. YUCK!!! I'd have to say that Yaz (name brand) and Alesse(sp?)- a generic brand (not a generic of Yaz!)- have been the best ones I've tried, so I'm switching back to Alesse. I'd rather have a period once a month than have all this negative crap with "less" periods a year. It's not worth it. Seriously. I suggest you ALL try something else. Yaz is name-brand AND cheaper than Quasense AND Seasonal! Good luck to all of you- I'm switching back today!

I have been on lamictal for about 18 months up to 300 mg. I am going through an incredibley stressful time right now. (foreclosure on the house and bankruptcy). The anxiety is off the charts the lamictal does seem to calm it sometimes. I always know when I have forgotten my pill. I have always been very forgetful and nondetail oriented. I went to the dr. initially to get help with my forgetfullness which was causing me to lose jobs. I believe the lamictal has taken the edge of extreme mood swings and allows me to slow down and say to myself things like "your thoughts are racing, you are now entering a phase of mania, go sit down, take a hot shower, chill out before you do anything you are going to regret."

I do cry a lot but, I always have and I am under incredible stress having to be the sole support of 4 kids and no real job skills.
so I don't know if I can blame the lamictal for the constant crying.

One side effect is I just don't want to be around people. I take that back, I want to desperately be around people, I am just shy of people and will avoid people. I don't go anywhere or do anything other than work. Something I never had before.

My 19 year old daughter also tried lamictal. Her back broke out in terrible acne. But she did get some relief from impulsiveness and mood craziness.

One final comment I lost my pills for a weekend and didn't want to bother my grumpy dr. for more. Nauseus, throwing up, sore muscles, high anxiety, uncontrollable off the charts crying attacks. Finally had to bother the dr on Sunday night, he was really grumpy.

OKay, I don't know if this has anything to do with Mirena or not, but I have had my implant since August 2006. Typically I am a very happy, healthy person. I eat extremely heathy (almost all organic, tons of vegetables & fish & almost no processed foods). Anyhow, for the last 6-8 months have have become VERY moody. I am often grumpy, I cry everyday, I have pain in my joints (I believe it to feel like arthritic pain). My finger joints are always sore. I am a fit person & am uncapable of opening a jar anymore. And, I have this nagging pain in my lower back to the left of my spine. Like I said, I'm not sure if this is because of my mirena implant, but I take no other medication, I don't even take OTC pain meds. I'm only 27 and consider myself to be very healthy. I'm not sure what else it could be. I suppose I will have it removed & see if I can become a normal human being again. I appreciate anyone else who can share their experience...I just want to know if I'm crazy or not???

Hi there... I have just found this site and I'm very grateful to everyone who has taken the time to sit down and tell us their story mine is very similar. BELIEAVE me I feel like I am pushing my family away and I'm losing my relationship with the one person who used to make me feel like I was the most beautiful woman in the world.
I'm a 40 yr female have or maybe had a great job that I loved... On April 12 I noticed a small red rash on my lower right leg no big deal went to the Dr. gave me some cream and sent me home well I went to work and by the afternoon things just seem to get bad my legs began to swell and little blisters started to pop up so I went to the E.R. they had no Idea what was wrong with me got me an appointment to see a skin DR. so I went home but the pain from the swelling was so bad I could not walk any longer went back to the E.R. they gave me some pain meds and called in some other DR. things had gone from bad to worse my feet had gotten to big I could not put on shoes and I had bruised completely across the bottoms of my feet they put me on 30mg of PRED. and it seem to be under control sent me home after 3 day in the hospital things were good for about a day or so I thought I would go back to work well that was not a very good idea.... My sister had to come and take me back to the ER where they did 2 biopsies and still have no idea what is wrong with me. so now they put me on 60mg of PRED the rash has gone, lots of scaring on my feet because of the blisters once they broke and dried out but I can live with that....
It's the side effects that they don’t tell you about,
MOON FACE I can't look at myself cause really that’s not me anymore,
WEIGHT GAIN I have always been thick but I can't handle the extra 30lbs I've gained,
MOOD SWINGS are unbearable,
PAINFUL JOINTS, CAMEL HUMP, BLOODY NOSE, BRUSING, SORE TEETH/GUMS, DRY EYES, FAITIGE, and worsted of all
I don’t have a support systems in my life so I'm fighting this by myself everyday, I have 3 kids that I have tried to explain all this to but they don't get it and well my boyfriend he tells me he understands that its the meds pushing him away but if I can't figure away to control this I will lose every thing including my job. I cant even get the energy together half the time to make it up and down the stairs which also comes with the pain of just trying to lift each leg up to climb the stairs, I also have the camel hump which I find very painful, The acne and the hair growth that I have to get wax off once a month cause I feel like a man I feel like a loser and as of the last couple of days I just want to give up I am now down to 20mg per day but I find that I am feeling so sick I cant think straight I hope and pray for each and every person out there that has to take this MED that you get better and I do hope that my symptoms wont come back. Thanks for being here and I’m glad I found this site. I know now that I’m not losing my mind completely. Elizabeth.

In february was diagniosed with non iscemic cardiomyopathy Have been taking Lisinopril ever since one time a day. I have noticed that I am more irritable then usual and when tired am quick to be grumpy and of short temper. something which i was not before taking the medicine

I've been on this for 3 months. I have had Horrible Angry mood swings. Weight gain.

Hello everyone!
I have only been using yasmin for two months (i've just started my 3rd strip). I had been using dianette previously for treatment of polycystic ovaries. i had been using dianette for three years since i was 18 years old and had no problems with it whatsoever. (i decided to change because my boyfriend thought it was making me grumpy, but after a short spell of not using any oral contraceptive, and now being on yasmin for two months, we have both come to the conclusion that i'm going to be grumpy forever!!lol!) Anyway, since starting on yasmin, i have had severe "period cramp" in the first week of taking a new strip and have several SEVERE bouts of diahorrea during my cycle. has anyone else noticed these side effects? these are the only side effects i have experienced (so far).
thanks everyone!

Chloe
Newcastle Upon Tyne
England

hi guest 36018.
i have no idea how we would go about gathering evidence about this pill and bringing a law suit. i live in the uk so it is not something we do often.
you mentioned in your post about ear trouble. i have had problems with my right ear since august of 2005 (6 months after i started on yasmin) i have a constantly stuffy ear that popps about 10 mins after i get up and stays that way for 4-6 hours. feels like when you are on a plane and your ears pop and you cannot get them to clear again no matter what you do! one doc said i had a perforated ear drum. no treatment that i have been given so far has worked for me. i have been off yasmin for 8 months now so i am hoping that it will go soon! I found it interesting that you say your gyn gave you this pill for anxiety... i have read a few posts both on this site and on others that women who have pre-existing anxiety seem to do better mentally and if they also had pre-existing pms it seems to help with that too. (of course that is not always the case,some women do much much worse) i had no pre-existing anxiety or pms apart from the usual get a bit grumpy before my period that many women suffer from! when i was on yasmin i developed pretty much every symptom of pmsa (pmsa is anxiety lead pms) and a few besides but they were magnified a hundred times and i suffered them all day everyday not just pre-menstrually. instead of tender breasts i had agonising,couldn't bear to even be touched or hug my kids breasts, instead of mild water retention my legs and ankles felt like they wobbled when i walked,instead of feeling a little low i thought my world was going to end,and the mild anxiety felt like i was in a state of perpetual terror! If you look up the symptoms of pms i am sure you will find all your symptoms but yasmin just makes them really really bad.
It seems like if you already have symptoms when you start yasmin it can help and if you don't it will give you symptoms, it obviously has a major impact on the hormone balance,if you are already suffering before then maybe your hormones are out of whack and yasmin balances them and if you are hormonally stable when you take it maybe it throws you out of balance,i'm afraid it is all if's but's and maybe's and as most doctors either do not know or don't want to believe that our symptoms are caused by yasmin then we are not likely to find out why or how this happens.

sorry if there are loads of spelling mistakes in this post but i am pre-menstrual and my brain just turns to mush and i cannot concentrate,i lose my line of thought!!!!
best wishes to you all ladies.

sarah.

p.s silke, you asked about leg/foot cramps when standing still. i get that if i am on my step excerciser or if i am standing in one place for too long,my feet also tingle and go numb.

56 y/o female recently diagnosed as bi-polarI with dissociative features. Dr. started me out on the standrd regimen of 25 mgs. per day and today went up to 50 mgs. per day. The Dr. says that I will have to go up to 22 mgs per day. The change from 25 mgs to 50 has been noticeable. Today, I felt grumpy and miserable. She also put me pn abilify which made me eat like a termite and which titrated myself off of after 2 weeks. I probably gained at least ten pounds on that stuff. I have also been experiencing increasinly worsening vision which is of extreme concern for me since I had two episodes of narrow glaucoma using zyban/wellbutrin and have lost a good deal of my central visiual acuituity as well as a lot of peripheral vision. I abslutely do not want to lose anymore vision. I am already at the point of considering that driving may be dangerous. Two years ago I was in Mexico and used HGH. Human Growth Hormone and I felt better tha I had felt in years at the time I was taking Lexapro...was able to go off it entirely. I plan to go back to Mexico soon and will get more HGH and see how it works with the Lamictal and if it doesn't work well then the Lamical will have to go...I have yet to know anybody who has been able to maintain cconsistently on any one drug regomen with bi-polar disorder...perhaps it's because so many of usgo off the meds because of the miserable side efects.

I've been on Yasmin for just over 3 weeks...I'm 2-days into my white pills. And I am sick as a dog. I have been throwing up for 2 days. No fever or anything, though, which is usually the norm if I get a stomach flu or anything. My stomach is killing me. I'm experiencing very sharp pains and cramping, but it up high, just under and below my rib cage. I have cramps, as well, but that is an entirely different feeling in an entirely different locale.

I have been taking Wellbutrin for a couple of years and I have definately noticed a downhill slide in my mood since starting this pill...no sex drive, tired, weepy, grumpy and my temper is flaring a lot easier than normal.

My breasts have become swollen and for the past 2 weeks, have been sore to the touch and ITCHY. I have to hold them when I go up and down the stairs and if I hug someone too close, it really hurts. (My husband is NOT happy.) The itching seems to be centered more around my nipples, but its like having poison ivy just under the skin.

All of the literature says to give it a few months and I did get 3 packs to start with, so I'm going to try and stick it out. (I had morning sickness for the entire duration of my pregnancy, so I've learned to cope with it.) But if it doesn't stop in the next 24 hours or if it starts up again next month, this pill is going in the rubbish bin.

On the plus side, though, no zits in a while. I didn't realize that was something this pill helped, but it's very unusual for me to start my period without at least 2-3 really hard, deep, painful pimples showing up. I have to say though, I'd rather a have a few pimples that the pain and vomiting I'm going through right now.

I was prescribed Trimethoprim for a UTI on Monday. It is now Friday and I have had trouble sleeping, severe mood swings to the point of depression.
The UTI seems better, but I feel miserable and very grumpy.
I have two days supply left, but am not sure if I will complete the course. I have never had any side effects from antibiotics before. I will never take this awful drug again!
Just so glad to have found out what is causing my depressed state and sleeplessness, as it is in marked contrast to how I usually feel.

My 3 year old daughter began taking Singulair just over 3 weeks ago. At first we didn't notice anything was wrong. By the second week her behavior had changed. She was no longer sleeping and having nightmares and very grumpy during the day. During the third week she still wasn't sleeping. She had terrible muscle cramps and her abdominal pain had her screaming for hours. She was irritable, easily agitated and her behaviour had become very aggressive, hitting. kicking and throwing things. She was a completely different child. We couldn't take her anywhere. There was no leaflet in her box of medication so I went to the phamacist in tears for an explanation and there it was in a tiny paragraph of post marketing experiences right on the last page. I immediately stopped her medication and saw her doctor the next day. She continued to have problems for the next 3-4 days. 5 days later she had returned to her beautiful happy self. And I thank God for that.

After reading what everyone is going through, I decided I would put up my experience. I've emailed some of you.. I'm a 35 year old, married, with 2 children. I was on Triphasil 28 for 4 years and then started to get breast tenderness. Doctor switched me to Ortho Triclyclen Lo in November 2004. Was never happy on that because the breast tenderness never went away and I started to gain weight. Why I stuck it out for a whole year, I have no idea. Then the Doctor switched me in November 2005 to Ovcon 35 - BIGGEST MISTAKE. As soon as I started taking it, I started bleeding. I bled for 2 weeks, then had a week off, then bled for 2 weeks, then a week off. This went on the ENTIRE time. My breasts hurt SO bad. No sexual drive whatsoever. I was angry, grumpy, irritable, bloated, constipated, you name it. I was literally in a constant state of PMS. After a month of being on it, my hair started to fall out (I noticed it in the shower). I went to the drs again, this time to my primary, not my ob/gyn and they tested for my thyroid. Initial tests game back normal, so they said go off the pill immediately because there's something going on with your hormone levels that is not right. I didn't take my pill Feb. 4th and haven't since then, I threw it out and let me tell you, I have bled Feb. 5, 6, 7, 8, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and today 2/28, so far. Hair is still falling out. Breasts still hurt. Still bloated. Haven't lost a pound. Nothing's really changed other than I'm not putting that stupid pill in my mouth every day. So, since it will be 1 month OFF the Ovcon on Friday 3/3, the doctor now wants to do estrogen, progesterone, prolactin, parathyroid, pituitary, iron, and cbc tests to see what is going on. This pill messed me up so bad. I've never had female problems, EVER. If you are on this pill and are experiencing any negative side effects, GO OFF OF IT IMMEDIATELY. There's something w/this pill that is not right and I have no idea why the doctors are pushing it. There are SO MANY women out there that are reporting all these negative side effects, you would think they would pull it from the market! If you want to email me, feel free...

Thanks for listening!

Erica

What a weird thread! Lot of very excitable parents out there! Most of the "side effects" I read here are symptoms of many different diseases...The clay or maroon colored stool is a well known side effect of Omnicef... every time my doctor has prescribed it she has mentioned it to me. My kids (5, 6, and 9) are currently taking Omnicef for Strep infection with no side effects. (except the strep is clearing up!!) They had stomach pain before the Omnicef because that is a symptom of Strep. Maybe your children are manic, grumpy, and not sleeping because they are ILL. It is common for children to "not be themselves" when sick. The rash or hives occurs in .3% of patients and should definitely be discontinued in such circumstances- just the same as when using any other antibiotics! HELLO.

After only 4 days of Prednisone treatment for a painful facial rash that could not not be diagnosed by the doctor I feel like two of the dwarfs .... Grumpy and Jumpy. If I had an oozie I would kill the universe and I am a pacifist! The slightest motion in the house sets me off. My cat, who I love dearly gets on my nerves when he sits on my lap and purrs. I know about the predicted weight gain, so I just am not eating, but am taking medicine to make me sleep as much as possible. The rash is clearing but it is still painful. Today is my last day of the treatment. How long will the side effects last? I am trying to just be silent because no one in my household deserves to be jumped on by a crazy woman.

I have been praying for God to reveal to me what exactly is wrong with my son. He has been on Singulair every day for about a year and a half. He used to be a happy, energetic boy with a great sense of humor. For about a year, he has been lethargic, depressed, unmotivated, and grumpy. He doesn't want friends over, doesn't want to go anywhere, has no energy for anything. I thought it may be his sinuses or his ears, since he has had severe allergies, asthma, and ear infections in the past. I even had his sinuses cat-scanned. Nothing. He has commented that he has really weird dreams, and I had NO idea that may correlate to Singulair. He has also indicated pain in his upper right side, as some others have. My son has never been a behavior problem, even on singulair, but I thought maybe his personality was changing for the worse, or that maybe he just needs more sleep than other kids. After a process of elimination, I thought, let's try eliminating Singulair. Within 2 days, my son was joking, playing basketball with his dad, and back to his normal silly self. I am SOO relieved. Even though I just refilled Singulair, it's going in the garbage. Weird how a "harmless" drug could cause so many problems.

I had been on yasmin for about 8 months. During that time i was unusually moody and grumpy. There was a general lack of motivation and energy levels were pretty low. I stumbled across this forum after trying to find an explanation to my change of behaviour and decided to stop yasmin straight away. Its been 6 weeks now and i have to admit things are much better, I have started excersing, lost weight and hardly ever have a "crappy day".

I was on 25mg after three heart attacks and 5 x cabbage in 2004, at age 40. Some 7 months later I can feel my heart race in late afternoon and evening and the doctors raised it to 100mg. I and/or have, nausia, ache, grumpy, sleepy and all together depressed.

I am so glad to know that people are sharing their side effects for ultracet. I have been on ultracet for about 5 weeks and it has been very helpful to help me move around especially in the morning. I have been diagnosed with plantar fasciitus in my left foot and degenerative osteoarthritis which makes me feel like I have been ran over every morning by a MAC truck, but after taking ultracet I am able to function decently-- it doesn't get rid of all the pain, agony, aches or burning in my foot but it does take the edge off and the tension in my face has decreased noticeably and I am able to smile again without being so grumpy and negative about life. Although, I have the itching, anxiety, hallucinations and nightmares of family deaths and massive people dying, I too am afraid of being addicted to this med and believe that I am because--- if I don't take 1-2 pills a day that's when I experience the racing thoughts, fear, eyes feel crossed and my mind definitely feels as if I were on a high of some sort and withdrawals seem to send me spiraling downward. I also take desiryl at bedtime to help me sleep which has been helpful also. I will be speaking to my doctor about something with less side effects, if its possible.

I share the story of many others on this site...

Severe fall allergies, despite years of ineffective perscription allery pills and steroid nasal sprays. Nothing seemed to work. A doctor at my University health clinic suggested the shot (actually Triamcinelone). I've been getting the shot (now Kenalog) every September for 10 years, and absolutely love it. In fact, my wife and kids can't wait for me to get it, because allergies turn me into a grumpy, tired monster! Over the counter pills make me extremely sluggish and irratable.

10 years, no dents or headaches! Just pure relief... if you can't find a doctor who will give it to you, keep searching. I've also been able to convince a doctor or two by suggesting that I will only need 1 low dose shot. Many are hesitant (in my opinion) because they're afraid you'll keep coming back to ask for more. Just 1 a year does it for me. Hope this helps.

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

VERY dizzy and feel disoriented, my dr. prescribed ultracet to me for my chronic neck pain, i have tried everything you can think of to help ease the pain, nothing helped until this med. however it does make me really dizzy, especially noticeable the next morning, i litterally feel like my eyes are crossing a feeling i get when i am extrememly sleepy. this time when i took my ultracet last nite, i also began itching, it seems unlikely that it is an allergic reaction to the medication because i ahve taken before and taken it several times with this not happening. i also noticed i am very grumpy when i take it, i never would have thought it was because of the ultracet until i read it on here! all in all i think this is a good medication for people who have pain and nothing has worked for them....