Headach symptoms and conditions

I was prescribed sulfameth/trimethoprim 800/160 for a sinus infection. I was fine until today, the 6th day of taking it. I'm very spacey and feeling floaty. I have a headache. I'm moody. I have no energy. I only have 4 days left but I'm thinking I'll stop the meds today. I'd rather deal with a sinus infection with OTC drugs considering I have 2 small children and the way I feel is NO way to try and function.

I am really worried! I have taken Yasmin for a year until my doctor switch me to Yaz and Ive been taking that for two years. So for 3 years I have been taken a pill that now has a lawsuit! I have been getting these side effects as well; the tiredness, the vomiting (when my brother and I used to live together, we would eat the same things and sometimes I wont throw it up later, yet he would be fine) I cry a lot! i mean alot! I had people tell me that I may be Bipolar and so I didn't think that these side effects had anything to do with the birth control I have been using for over 3 years. I also had my gallbladder taken out last year and the doctors told me they didn't know why at my age, my gallbladder decided to fail on me. I also have been getting really weird headache on the right bottom back of my head (light a hard tight headache) and now that someone has pointed out nightmares, I have also noticed that since ive been taking yaz i have also been having these weird bizarre dreams every other night or so. again didn't know that this was due to the pill, i thought it was my lack of rest. I also have been experiencing this weird flashing dot in my right eye that has been going on for a year and a half now. Im really worried that these side effects are due to this pill. I don't have a sex drive neither, as a matter of fact, i haven't had sex in two years! I also have that funny 'fluid' feeling in my ears and its been extremely hard to concentrate these past years. Im really worried, I am going to stop taking yaz after this pack is over.

I THINK IT IS VERY SAD THAT EVERY TIME SOMEONE GETS UPSET OR MAD THAT THEY THINK PILLS ARE AN ANSWER. I STARTED TAKING GEODON THREE YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF SEVERE ANGER. IF MY DOCTOR WOULD HAVE ACTUALLY PAID ATTENTION TO ME SHE WOULD HAVE REALIZED THE ANGER WAS FROM GETTING DROPPED ON MY HEAD AND YELLED AT FROM MY FIANCE. ONCE I GOT A HOLD OF MYSELF GOT AWAY FROM THE BOYFRIEND AND GOT MY S#*% TOGETHER I SLOWLY AND I STRESS SLOWLY WINGED MYSELF OFF OF THE GEODON. WHEN I GOT DOWN TO 20 MG AT NIGHT I STARTED HAVING CHEST PAIN AND THE PHARMACIST TOLD ME THAT IT ALTERS THE WAY YOUR HEART FUNCTIONS. YES YOU WILL FEEL CRAPPY FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT THIS DRUG IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS. IT IS FAIRLY NEW SO NO ONE ACTUALLY KNOWS WHAT THE LONG TERM EFFECTS ARE BUT IF THEY ARE WORSE THAN THE SHORT TERM(HEART ATTACK AND MUSCLE DISTORTION) THAN THEY NEED TO TAKE IT OFF THE MARKET.

November 14 I was given Avelox for a sinius and ear infection. My husband had taken the sam medication 4 weeks earlier and had absolutely no side effects what-so-ever. When my infection reaccured my doctor decided to give me Avelox since it was a stronger antibiotic. I took my first pill prior to going to bed. I woke up Saturday with a headache and a general feeling of being agitated and moody. I took the second pill and as the day went on I began to feel some tingling in my arms but contributed to a neuro test that I had had 2 weeks prior where they shock your nerves. The tingling got worse by that evening (Saturday). Sunday I took my third pill still relating the the tingling to possible nerve damage from the EEG. I had to keep shaking both arms from time to time because I was also experiencing some numbness. I took my 4 pill on Monday early am. By 9:00 the tingling was extensive and the numbness was also becoming more regular. During all this time I was having intermittent severe headaches as well. By Monday night I was going crazy with both my arms tingling constantly and then my left hand got really heavy, I reach up to rub my arm and realized I could not feel my shoulder. I got a needle and pricked it and could feel nothing. This brought back a severe allergic reaction I had back in the 80's to Vistaril. It clicked in my brain at that point that it was not nerve damage from the EEG but possibly an allergic reaction. I immediately went to the web and keyed in allergic reaction to Avelox and found this site. I was stunned. Needles to say I did not take the pill Tuesday and went straight to my physician. He was hard pressed to believe that my symptoms were being caused by the Avelox. I even brough copies of some of the entries on this site. He did not want to accept that but changed my antibiotic and said that if it was the medication then the symptoms would start to subside by Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon both arms were considerably better and by Thursday mid-day I was back to normal. I did tell my physician that although he might not be convinced I was 100% positive that it was an allergic reaction. I will be calling him today to let him know that I was right.

Today is my firs day on Zoloft and I have had the most dreadful headache and stiff neck all day. I also feel exhausted but unable to sleep. I don't know how I will get through the night. Please someone tell me this head/neck pain will go away. I can't take much more.

I posted on April %th about my bad dose of levaquin. This is a little follow up. Today is 15 days since my last pill and ( knock on wood) im feeling pretty good today). last 2 days iv have slight headach and leg pains but today im free and clear. My side effects ran in stages. days 1-5 was panic attach and shoulder, hip and leg pain. The they stooped and it was goin and Stomach pain, constipation, aches. then last set was insomnia and headaches on both side. Last 3 days iv taken benadryle capsules and drand a ton of water almost to the point of drowning myself. but i think it worked. also in th elast few days iv basicly said fuck it, whatever tried to ignore it and not think about it and i think its worked for me. So took me a full 2 weeks once i stoped taking it to clear out of me.

I was put on 40mg per day of Prednisone for a sinus infection. I felt good for 4 days, then very weak and tired with headache and nausea. The doctor did not prescribe tapering off, just stop after 10 days. I quit after 9 days. Horrible withdrawal, very weak, bad headache, terrible nausea. My blood pressure dropped from 120/80 to 96/40. I had been on 25mg Lisinipril and Hydrochlorothyazide - doctor stopped that. Blood pressure now 104/60. Still very tired. Headaches almost gone, nausea gone. Complete blood panel tests all normal. Dr says symptoms will go away. It has been 3 weeks since I stopped the drug. Some fluid retention, but that is going away. Has anyone experienced LOW blood pressure with Prednisone?

I don't have a new side affect with Prednisone but just want to share my feelings. I was diagnosed with Temporal Arthritis since last July 2007. I started taking 60 mg of Prednisone for 1 month. Didn't notice the side affects then. Weaned myself off through my doctor's instructions. But relapse occurred when I was only on 2 daily. With Temporal Arthritis, you get delibating and horrendous head pain which is caused due to inflammation of the main artery in the temple. I am back to 3 daily.
Besides my moon face, I am bigger. I really don't have a lot of the other side affects you all talk about. I am sorry you all have to go through that.
My depression is better. My sleep is horrible. Now I am going to a sleep study to see if I have Sleep Apnea.
I consider Prednisone a wonder drug. Although the side affects are horrible, I have to admit, I feel much better, most of the time. I do have inflammation in the neck. Not sure if that is pred or temporal arthritis, but am seeing a rheumatologist for that.

Teena

I have had all of the creepy crawlies and I have had severe dizziness and
my face looks like the face of a pig and my throat looks like I have a severe thyroid problem. My feet swell, hands swell and I put my wedding ring on and I could not get it off but my husband who has stood by me the whole way told me to use soap and I got my ring off but I am afraid to put it back on. I will be off Prednisone-Steroids Friday will be two weeks. I wish I had never took them but I have a severe Diarrhea problem since before Thanksgiving of last year and my Dr. used Steroids and I am on 5-600 mg. pills of Sulfasalazine and he says-Dr. I may never be able to get off this drug. I am just now getting a regular bowel movement. I have nausea, headache,stomach pains,depression and I am going to stay off of them even though I have these withdrawals.

This is crazy that I stumbled across this website.. as I went on the official website and could NOT find any of the symptoms that I was having listed in there. In fact they state that the side effects would be less than the pill. Well it has been 3 weeks since I have had the Mirena inserted and I have had and extreme headach since, nonstop bleeding, vomiting on some occasions, dizzy and fainting spells, loss of appetite which has caused a sudden loss of weight (some may not mind that part but I really shouldn't lose any more!!), run down, and depressed. I finally called my dr today and explained all of these and they stated that they must see me today. I have 3 beautiful girls and my husband and I are both FINISHED with having children. My reasoning for choosing the Mirena was that my husband was told that he was high risk for excessive bleeding for a vasectomy so I figured I would give this a try. I am not happy with this and would just assume go and have a tubal done!

Okay, I recently made a post on July 26th about how I loved Yasmin and have not had a problem with it. I would now like to revoke that post. Since I wrote that I have been feeling totally crazy! I snap at my 2 year old son, my fiance and my coworkers. That is not me! I do not do things like that. I'm usually a very happy person and very strong emotionally. Lately the most stupid stuff has me crying my eyes out. I seem to pick fights with my fiance, which I don't do. We never fight. And it was only last night that I sat down with him and told him that I feel like I'm going insane. We thought about it and the only thing that has really changed in the past 6 months is the fact that I started taking Yasmin. We discussed it and I have decided to stop taking this BCP for at least a month to see what happens with my mood. I'm hoping it works. If anyone has any suggestions about how to do this smoothly, please let me know. And good luck to you all!

I just started yasmin. After reading your posts i dont think i want to take this pill. i went to a clinic and this was the only kid of birth control pills they had. I dont want to have any kids ever and i wanted some other kind of birth control besides condoms. I wanted to make sure that i used two types of birth control condoms and something else to make sure that i never will get pregnant. This is the first birth control i have ever taken. I have only taken one pill and i have a headach behind my eyes, i am extemely hungry but get nausea when i look at or smell food, i am tired i can barely stay awake, and i kept waking up like five or six times last night and was sweating. any suggestions on what other types of birth control i should try.

Hey,
My name is Krysten im 14 and im in the 8th grade. I'v been taking adderal for almost 4 months now. Before taking adderal I wasent doing good in school, I would always get into fights. My life was miserable. So I asked my doctor if I could try adderal agian. Before when I took adderall my stomach hurt and I wasent feeling the same. Then I wanted to give it a try. A week after I started to feel my self agian, my family and my teachers noticed a huge diffrence in my academics and my ADD. I went from getting E's and D's to getting on the honor role last quarter. I got the most improved in my grade and I was very happy. Now its the final quarter and now im feeling that adderal isant helping as much as it use to I'm worring about if I'm going to do as well as last quorter and im feeling a little anxiety. I went from taking 30 - 40mg in less than a month, Since I take 10mg after school. I also have been exeirencing weird things. When I get up from sitting down, I sometimes get a huge headach, I cant breath for about 30 seconds, I sometimes see stars and Its like a black out also, I get up then I cant see anything its all black, then slowy I can see agian. I would really like to know if i should raise my Mg higher for me to focus more and be happyer over time. I think adderal was a life changer for me. Please answer my question as soon as poosible!

I took Levaquin for Strep for 7 days. Durning that time the only real side effects I noticed was a lot of gas and cramps. Since I have been off the medicine I started with an upset stomach and dirrhea that won't go away. It started with a very bad headach and then every two days I feel like I have the flu. I also had chills and muscle soreness. I'm a 31 yr old mother of 3 and don't have the time for any of this. I went to the ER yesterday and they siad it was a backlash from the medicine and put me on another antibiotic. I also have had very wierd vision problems, feels like I'm in a tunnel. I would love to sue the company. People trust antibiotics and can't live like this.

I HAVE SEEN NO DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE. I MAY O FHAD SOME HEADACH'S BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT...

I have been on prednisone ( for lichen planus) for about 6 weeks starting with 20 mg twice a day for a month. Now I am taking half a pill once a day... My face and neck are SO swollen I have gained So much wait I have mental and emotional breakdowns all the time I can't sleep ( so the doc prescribed seroquil) now I don't know if I am coming or gong. I will be so very full and still shoving food in my mouth. My knees and legs hurt badly I have had a horrible headach and my teeth and mouth hurt and now 'm growing facial hair at 27 yrs old. HELP ME!

I am a 45 year old female in generally good health. I took Levaquin for 15 days for chronic sinus infection. I was also prescribed prednisone. I felt sick to my stomach, hertburn, bad taste in my mouth, flu like symtoms, headach, leg pain, pain in general from my hip to my toes, foot pain, hand pain, wrist pain, malaise, knee pain. The first 10 days I felt mostly flu like symptoms but when I begain the second five days I immediately felt the muscle and joint pain to the point of not being able to sleep. Levaguin was prescribe for 45 days but after laying awake most of the night trying to figure out why my legs hurt so bad it finally hit me that I had read in the possible side effects that levaquin could cause pain. As painful as it is the flu like symptoms may be more troublesome because all I wanted to do was sleep...but I couldn't and when I did I would have very strange life like dreams....I could not do anything I almost felt like I had a major hangover times 100...When i would move my head it felt like there was a stribe light on in the room and I felt trembling sesations in my head. Do I need to be checked out some way like blood test or something to be sure there is no permenant damage?

HEADACH AND NAUSEA

My doctor prescribed this medication for a sinus infection. Usually have been prescribed a Z-pack for this by my regular doctor. I took this medication right after returning home about middle afternoon. I was awake untill 5 am went to work and took again in the AM, with my regular morning breakfast of coffee and toast, didn't eat much during the rest of the day, not hungry felt like I was on diet pills (heart palpations, etc. ).
My headache which usually accompanys sinus infections got worse so I went to bed early because it was really a very bad headache and at 5AM I woke up in a cold sweat and started throwing up. After feeling the same at 8AM Since it was Saturday I opt to go to Urgent Care. Was seen by doctor by 9:30AM. By this time I was still throwing up, horrible headach, and cold sweats. My blood preasure was at all time hight 160 over 100. Needless to say this doctor gave me the Z-Pack and he asked to see me again on Monday morning at which time my blood preasure was back to normal 116 over 80.
I will never knowingly take this medication AGAIN! Please note: 1. I have never had high blood pressure, actually it is usually low. 2. When taking medications I will always drink more water than I normally do to help just to flush out my body, especially when I am taking sinus medications as they usually "dry me out".

HI I HAVE BEEN ON THIS MEDICATION SULFAMETH/TRIMETHOPRIM FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS BEFOR TAKING THE MEDICATION I HAD A SERVERE PAIN IN MY RIGHT LOWER BACK I WENT TO THE ER AND THEY DIAGNOSED ME WITH A SERVERE KIDNEY INFECTION AND PERCRIBED ME TO THE 800MG OF SULFAMETH/TRIMETHOPRIM I STAYED AT THE HOSPITAL FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS SO I COULD GET AN IV AND THEN I WENT HOME AND TOOK MY FIRST PILL I WOKE UP AT 3:30 IN THE MORNING AND PUKED I WENT BACK TO BED WITH CHILLS AND A HEADACH I WOKE UP ABOUT 3HRS LATER AND PUKED ABOUT 15 TO 20 TIMES IN A 2HR PERIOD I WENT TO SLEEP AFTER TAKING ANOTHER PILL I WOKE UP WITH A TEMPATURE OF 102.6 SO I WENT BACK TO THE DOCTOR AND THEYSAYED THIS IS SOMETIMES NORMAL WITH PEOPLE MY SIZE (4'9" 104LB)SO I LET IT GO I AM ON MY 3RD DAY I FINALLY GOT TO EAT SOMETHING LAST NIGHT TOOK MY PILL WATCHED A MOVIE AND WENT TO BED WOKE UP THIS MORNING FEELING WEAK WITH JOINT PAINS MOSTLY IN MY LEGS BUT I THINK THATS BECAUSE I WAS IN A BED FOR THE PAST 2 DAYS I HAVENT PUKED TODAY KNOCK ON WOOD! I AM NOW AT MY BOYFRIENDS GRANDMAS FEELING A LITTLE BETTER I JUST HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ABDOMINAL PAINS BUT THAT COULD BE BECAUSE I WAS PUKEING AND COUGHING I HAVE A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT FOR MONDAY AND HE WILL TELL ME WETHER I NEED TO GET OFF THE MEDICATION OR NOT IM ONLY 15.

Am being treated for a fungus/bacteria(?) I may have picked up in the Caribbean. Been on it for 3 days. I was told to take acidopholus with it to avoid a yeast infection. So far I've just noticed a slight dull headach and minor nausea comes and goes.

HOLE BODY SWELLING / 10LBS OVERNIGHT / CRYING /
HEADACH/

Got a Kennalog shot in my nose for nasal polyps (have had them surgically removed 9 times over the last 25 years). Good news was they polyps were 90% gone within 4 hours...bad news...I still have a nagging headach after two days. After reading the appends here, I'll opt for the surgery for the 10th time and no more Kennalog.

My boyfriend is taking Risperdal only for 5 days now. He is very weak and tired. Complains of headach's daily now. He has a mood disorder and the Dr.'s say he should only be on this for a year. Does anyone know if this will help him? Seems like he is getting worse so far. What happens if you drink alcohol on this? Anyone know?

when i got my first shot of lupron was in march of 2003.it was a one month dose to help cure my endometerosis. I wa the worst thing that i could of done. I got a sever headache right after the shot was givin with in the next four hours i experianced a headach like no other and was throwing up uncontrollabley, as for the rest of the month i had to bear through i couldnt sleep due to the nite sweats. i would awake in puddles litteraly, and then freeze to death trying to go back to sleep in phoenix arizona. i got hot flashes so bad i would feel like i was going to pass out and i seemed to walk around in a daze. Anyway i getting so ill from the medication i lost my job and now i am still here fighting the excruciating pian because even though i cant have kids i am only 23 and i might want one one day. this disease is so hard and for those who cant have kids they wont give you the cure wich is a hystorectomy, so us , all of us unfortunate soles are left to either become addtict to pain killers, because of the severity of the pain, or just try to deal with it, and for those that do i commend you. there has to be some humanity for our kind some kind of treatment that can help us if the doctors wont due surgury and birth control jus wont work besides making us twice as ill from the lupron. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US!