Hard to sleep symptoms and conditions

It is now day 8....unfortunately the blood pressure has rocketed up to 150/100 had to go back on the full meds ...........being tired isn't fun but 150/100 isn't safe to walk around with....very hard to sleep with a pressure pounding that high...hopefully the exercise 30 min a day will combat the tired and depression effects...then in a few months ill try again or a different med if necessary.....not looking forward to itching again either !

At the age of 36 this genetic blood pressure problem has become very frustrating ..all tests came back normal ekg, heart scans, kidney scans mri s blood tests so whats left they say Sleep Apnea could be the issue need a sleep test though to see ........have a good one all

I've just started my third month on Lisinopril. The cough I assumed was either caused by either my recent exposure to airbag powder in an accident or allergies that had to go untreated since most medications don't work with HBP. Sometimes I just can't stop. I'll be fine and then the tickle starts and then the hacking. At night, I try to sleep with my head elevated so I don't gag. I insisted on a followup visit with the prescribing doctor because of the strange tingling I was experiencing in my hands. Wake up fine, take Lisinopril and by lunch time my hands felt like they were "fuzzy". Skin tingling like from cold, but hands actually warm. Doctor didn't believe this to be side effect of medication, but it looks like from the comments I've read it could be. I've also experienced the tiredness or lack of energy, but then sometimes at night it's hard to sleep. I really would like to stop the Lisinopril (10 mg dose). I didn't like what I read about Diovan either. Anyone going holistic?

Been taking it for a year now. I have become forgetful, arthritis pain has worsened, now so tired and foggy brained it came to the point of having to quit my job as I was unable to concentrate. And am now applying for disability. Have been without the medicine for 5 days now and finding it hard to sleep and having creepy crawly feelings on my skin. Has anyone heard that this is a aditictive drug? Because it sure feels like withdrawals to me. Still have my hair...thank god for small favors!

I have been on Prednisone for 27 years for Addison Disease. If you take more prednisone than needed for you system you will get the moon face, weight gain and even the shakes. My immune system is very low due to the medications, my legs cramp and make is very hard to sleep. I have found that after taking prednisone for so long, it will start to deteriate your muscles, blood vessels, bones and teeth. At this point I have no choice but to take this medicaiton as it keeps me alive. By the way, if you are on Prednisone too long your Adrenial glands will stop producing the steriods that your body needs. This medication is very hash. Please advise if any one else has Addison's disease and are taking medication other than prednisone for the illness. I feel for anyone that has to be on this medication.

After a few weeks of getting my Kenalog shot, my head started to have a small dent in it. I am so upset over it and find it hard to sleep when i think about it and touch the dent at night. I wasnt aware of the side-effects before i took it and is angry at my dermatologist for not warning me about it. Its been over half a year , almost 7 months and my dent hasn't grown back yet. Is there any way to help my dent grow back or would it stay permanent? Please help.

I've been taking Lupron for a little over two weeks. I chose the back of my arms as the injection site. For the first thirty minutes or so afterwards I'll feel a slight numbing/tingling sensation in the arm that I recieved the shot in. I've also noticed increased muscle twitching in my legs and arms at night while lying in bed which makes it hard to sleep sometimes.

I have only been on Yasmin for three days and I am already experiencing terrible side effects. It's hard to eat, hard to sleep.. I had the worst anxiety attack of my life (complete with auditory and visual hallucinations.) My boyfriend came across this site when we were trying to figure what was wrong. I immediately decided I was experiencing common side effects of Yasmin. After reading several posts on this website.. I decided not to continue my prescription of this pill. I guess it's back to the doctor (who, I may add, did not tell me of any side effects.. he only said I would not get acne and weight gain common with other birth control pills..) Thank you for preventing me from experiencing any more unnecessary complications.

while taking ambiem for 13 yrs its hard to sleep sometimes you can sleep for 5 hrs and there are days you can stay up for 2 or 3 days and feeling depressed and crying for no reason.

I've been on Yasmin for about 2 years. It cleared my skin up really well, but gave me serious joint pain. At month 2, I went back to the doctor and he said that the side effect wasn't reported by anyone he was aware of and that the symptoms were probably unrelated. He said to stay on it a few months, and if it didn't get better, see a rheumatologist. Anyway, I stayed on it and didn't go off because I was pleased with the skin-clearing effect. The joint pain continued to get worse and my hair started falling out in clumps (it was just so dry), and last month I just got tired of it and started taking Alesse instead. In the three weeks I've been off Yasmin, my joint pain has almost completely disappeared, my hair is more healthy, and I'm sleeping much better (it's hard to sleep when your joints ache constantly!). Other than the severe joint pain and hair/skin drying, I didn't have any problems...but those side effects were severe enough to me that I probably will not go back on Yasmin again.

Huh, you guys should be happy you don't have a crazy doctor like mine. I'm 5'7" and 160lbs and my doctor wants me to take 20mg basically cause he thinks I talk too much. Not only that, but he wants me to take it indefinetly. My mother had originally wanted me to see a doctor and take some kind of medication because I was having somewhat of a nervous breakdown about a year ago when I lost my job. Now she's just wanting me to get off the medication completely and I can't agree more. Yes, my body has gotten used to the 5-10mg that I take (what did you think I was really going to take 20mg? I'd never get out of bed) and I feel ok taking it but do need lots of coffee in the morning to get my brain working. But I feel that this drug may permanently alter my brain chemistry if used for a prolonged period of time and I'm just going to have to get off of it. I've been weening myself off it for a couple months now. After about three days of not taking the drug it get's really tough. My sensesk, especially my hearing get hyper sensative and always hearing high pitched shrilly noises in just about everything. This in itself gives me a paranoid like feeling. Hot flashes all the time, no eating, hard to sleep. I can't understand why my doctor is so crazy about taking so much of this stuff. Not once has he even mentioned that this drug is for short term use. I'm going stop taking it now and not see him anymore. Hell, he put me on short term disability a year ago cause he said I was in no state to have a job. I wonder if he failed to realize this was because he was giving me 20mg!!! Where did this guy learn medicine? Well, the disability insurance has ended because they state that "the information in my file indicates I have recovered," and I'm going to get my life back to the way it was before and without any medications. Especially cause without medical insurance I'm looking at a $450-$600 a month medication cost. No thanks. Oh and as far as the smoking question. Nicotine and smoking cigarettes is ok and actually increases the metabolism of the olanzapine significantly. So your probably just getting a reaction to intial increased metabolism of the drug. My biggest complaint about the side effects of this drug is the blurred vision, constant sleepyness and just not being able to think clearly.

I am a 68 year old male and am now on 40 mg. of Zocor for 4 weeks. I have never been on any Rx medications since I have always been in excellent health. My annual physicals have always been perfect except for elevated chlosterol (237). My doctor put me on Zorcor 5/9. Now my ears ring,neck hurts, tenderness of skin, tired all the time, hard to sleep, vision problems, headaches, and outlook on life is not as it was.
I am stopping Zorcor now. I plan to pursue a natural method of lowering my chlosretol. Diet change, excercise (treadmill) and a product put out by Twinlab (non-Rx). If this doesn't work, at least I won't hurt so much and can again enjoy life as I was before taking Zorcor.

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