Happy all the time symptoms and conditions

i have a friend who went after her husband in a ctalsudden rage after starting the Lamital, she loss huge amounts of hair and it conytinues to fall out , was put out of her house,broke up her family and is a complete mess. She was on adderall, suboxone and the n the dr gave her this,i was trying to figure out what was going on with her and i looked up the newest of her drugs lamital and found out what was going on . Mt advice to all you bipolar people find GOD no one is ever happy all the time and we all go through really hard times . I am sober and take nothing for the last 20 yrs. When i first got sober doctor tried to tell me to take antidepressant, I said ," the difference between us is when all else fails i go to GOD and you go to meds"" YOU wont break. We live in a society run by drug companies that you are not allowed to have emotion, they flat line everyone.and when it doesn't work they give you more drugs till you are a blob of a person. Get off everything{ except if you need it for ceisures } It could take a yr to completely detox, be patient and go to na meetings

I am diagnosed with bipolar - The Dr.s gave me Depakote and I took it for a good 3mo before

A) Returning to the Dr. to be treated for my constant DEPRESSION

B) having the WORST SUICIDAL/HOMICIDAL thoughts of buying a gun and using it...

They wouldn't give me anything for my depression because they said I was too HAPPY at times (You have to be f***g kidding me)

I simply stopped taking it and haven't had but a few minor suicidal thoughts - at least they are not homicidal, and I have been back to being super happy all the time. Im sorry if you are not supposed to be happy in this life - I will gladly embrace the daily ups and downs over the 3 months of flatlined hardcore depression any day! I did not like NOT being myself at all.

I'm sorry to hear that so many people are having the same side effects that I did, but glad to hear that I'm not crazy. I started NuvaRing about 13 months ago. My sex drive waned to almost nothing, but I thought that I was just settling into married life after about a year and a half. Everyone says that's what happens when you get married anyway, and sex became something I felt I should do, not something fun.
I was on travel for work, and didn't bring an extra ring with me, so I skipped it. A week after my period, it was like somebody flipped a switch. My headaches stopped, and all of a sudden I actually wanted to have sex again. I didn't even realize how crabby I had become until I was happy all the time again. Needless to say, both my husband and I like me (and our relationship) a lot more off the ring. I will never go back.

Absolutely Horrible!! I started 3 months ago and was ecstatic to be off the pill. I was taking LoEstrin 24 for about a year, and the only side effect I had was weight gain. My problem was just remembering to take the pill everyday. When my doctor suggested NuvaRing I was happy to find out I only needed to change it once a month. Well, this is the 3rd month, going on my 4th and I'm taking this crap out as soon as I get home tonight. I've been having nasty mood swings, NO SEX DRIVE, can't even get in the mood, and have been more emotional than ever, any stupid reason and I'm crying, or just completely pissed off. This obviously has taken a toll on my relationship. He thinks I'm not attracted to him anymore and just want to fight with him. I really don't though. I just have no will to have sex with him, which totally sucks. After reading all these reviews, I'm glad I'm not just going crazy. I have been feeling complete out of touch with my own body. I am finding an alternative to this BC as soon as possible, I'm not going to let this effect me or my relationship anymore. I really hope all you girls find something else also. GOOD LUCK!!

Everyone out there, try Armour Thyroid!!! I was changed to Synthroid (because my endo only believed in it) a few years ago, and put on 15 pounds and lost half of my hair. I work out at least 6 days a week, run 3-4 miles a day, and live on salad. I asked my regular MD to switch me to Armour, and in three weeks, my hair stopped falling out, and I'm losing weight. I was losing, yes, I counted, at least 45 hairs a day when I combed my hair after my shower (and I'm not counting the clumps that came out in the shower). Now, maybe when I wring my hair out in the shower, only one will come out and less than 15 in my comb. Ask you doctor to just try it, and if it doesn't work, you can always go back. I swear by it. I'm happy all the time again, where I have just been monotone for the last few years, and I'm thrilled. Good luck!!!

Update after removal a week ago:
Today is the first day I have had NO JOINT PAIN! I am so happy all the time, like feeling normal is euphoric compared to how I was before. I have so much energy.. I feel like running a marathon, and I am not a runner! My husband jokes, "I think you were right about the Mirena." Duh! I can't believe the answer to my agony was just around the corner... had I only known all these years that the Mirena was ruining my life. I feel alive again!
There is hope, ladies!!

I have an 8y.o. daughter that has been on Singulair for about 3 years now. Since she started taking singulair she has been absolutely miserable! She cries at everything, is very moody, has leg pains, wont leave my side and is tired ALL the time. She has circle under her eyes, she looks like she hasn't slept a wink in days! She has been off her Singulair for about 5 days now and she is a totally different person. She has been "happy-go-lucky" and full of herself, she has even woke up happy (which hasn't happened in I dont know how long). She was put on Singulair by our Doctor b/c she had Pnemonia two times in a row. She has Allergies and Asthma and for the past 3 years has been on: Singulair (4mg), albuterol, flovent, Zyrtec, and Flonase. That is just too much for a little girl to be on. She hardly eats at all, gets headaches. I just see such a difference when she is not on it but, what will she take in place of this? My husband also takes Singulair (he is miserable all the time), he doesnt sleep at night and is always tired. Anyone have alternative to this drug?

I am going to tell you of my experience of being off the Nuvaring. I took it out 6 weeks ago. I got on the ring before my wedding last july. I used it for over a year. I had no experience with how sex was w/o birth control. I didn't know it wasn't supposed to be painful & burn after! The final straws for me were 10 lbs. gained in the last year that would not come off, despite serious dieting and working out 5 days/week. Extreme irritability, inconsistent with my nature, and constantly flying off the handle over little things. The nasty stuff always clinging to the ring when taken out wasn't too pleasant, either. D: Tingling in my legs when working out, migraines, all that jazz.

I was hoping the weight would fall off by now, but it has not. A few pounds lost as I have gone down a full cup size and my hips are shrinking to their original size. (btw, I was 115 at 5'6", now 125, and gained it all in my curvy areas, with a nice lil' pooch on my belly).

The other side effects left within 2 weeks and have not returned. My husband, who is skeptical of me contributing so much to the ring, did comment on how I smile more and am happy all the time. it's true; I am so much happier.

I have more energy and am able to fall asleep easier. I used to freak out at my husband and lay awake for hours with anxiety.(isn't that dumb?!) haven't done that in 6 weeks.

And lastly, I finally want to have sex. :)
thought something was wrong with a newly wed like me...

I have been on the NuvaRing for 3 weeks now. I have been having bad side effects, I am 14 years old and I highly recommend you do not use the NuvaRing it makes you a depressed person all the time it makes you have headaches and serious cramps and pains which i have had. It makes you mean which I was happy all the time before the Birth control method my doctor put me on. I am not satisfied, I have felt like vomiting and my NuvaRing comes out when I use tampons and it gets in the way it hurts... it is not good... I have been feeling dissy very tired.. feel like I never have enough sleep my parents been wondering whats wrong with me too its kind of like having a major bad hang over.. ( not that I know ) but I have heard what there like. I have been feeling really sick really hot.. and eat a lot I have had rashes as I would say because I just don't get break outs... which is weird I have gotten a break out on my forehead and on my chin..
I have been eating non-stop my apatite has changed.. and I am taking this method out as soon as i talk to my doctor and get switched to the pill the 6th.
So I HIGHLY recommend you do not use the NuvaRing.. but thats your decision just know the consequences that come with it.
oh and one last thing i have been having weird periods with a darkish brown colored period it has a weird odor too.. you might not take my advice because I'm young but I know what its like and if i would have known the effects I would have NEVER put my self through all this, so check into the side effects before you start a new birth control method if you have already used the nuvaring.. some people think the NuvaRing is good which to some people it is.. but for me it is horrible at first it was GREAT!!!
now its not so great .. =\ I personally think the pill will be best.. people say how its so bad to remember but its like this is you want to be protected and if you make the dicision you will remember.. I seriously am thinking about the pill i have heard its bad and i heard its good.
( Some of the same side effects come along with it tho )
Just know that.
So if you have experienced any of these please let me know.
I have had trouble breathing to.
or just write me back on here let me know if you have had the same symptoms I'm kinda worried.

THANX
Alicia-

NO EMOTIONS. BEEN TO 5 FUNERALS OF CLOSE FRIENDS WITHIN THE PAST MONTH AND HALF AND CAN'T EVEN SHED A TEAR.

I'M HAPPY ALL THE TIME. NEVER GET ANGRY ANYMORE, BUT CAN'T CRY. CAN'T FEEL ANY EMPATHY, SORROW.

THAT'S SAD. I'VE LOST THAT EMOTION.

I am 46 years old and have been on Paxil for 11 years. I had post traumatic depression after an accident in which I broke my leg in 3 places and was wheelchair bound for months. I have some of the weird dreams, but it's no big deal. I feel 100% better while taking Paxil. I have tried to go off it thinking I was okay now, but I am not, I cry at the drop of a hat, and am very depressed. I will take Paxil forever I think, and don't mind. I do have a decreased libido, but have had a hysterectomy also, which has similar side effects. If I miss a daily dose (30mg) I feel dizzy and distracted but it goes away when I take it. I am happily married for 23 years, have two great children in their late teens, early twenties, and I am extremely happy all the time. I never feel depressed or unhappy. It works great for me.