Hotflashes symptoms and conditions

I have had 2 cortizone injections in my neck for pain down my arm caused by pinched nerve. I have had hot flashes since day 1 and they haven't subsided. I have them all day and all night long. I actually think I have them more than I don't. Doctor said that the hotflashes might have at first been caused by the injection but now he says it must be menopausal. To me it seems too coincidental. And my increased appetite is winning the battle. I can't seem to get enough to eat, but it did help my pain.

I had the mirena put in at my postnatal visit in may 2009. I bled for a month then things were good. Did notice the "fogginess" Its been 4 months now and so far my marriage is heading south, I'm yelling more, getting dizziness, nausea/vomiting, and I've had my first ever migraine and don't forget the hot flashes about 4 - 5 times a day. I had blood work done today no thanks to my ob/gyn. She can't see me or give me orders for blood work for 2 1/2 weeks. I should find out my lab results soon but suspect it will all be normal. Reading these posts makes me realize I'm not crazy and it is comforting others feel the same. I think after reading everything here I'm gonna have it taken out so I can get back to my normal self and enjoy my family!

Well this is my second go around with Lupron. In 2004 I was on it for 7 months for the treatment of Fibroids, at the time I was 25 and I was told the only other choice was a hysterectomy. Well my doctor at the time said the side effects would not be bad and so did not give me anything for the mood swings and hot flashes. This almost caused a divorce, I guess I was pretty bad! Well it did the job, but I did gain 30lbs. Five years later, I was diagnosed with endometriosis. I was informed that I needed another go of Lupron. Well in those 5 years I had lost 100lbs and was feeling good. I started the Lupron in Feb. of 2009 and have gained almost half of that weight back and still no period. I have not had any children and it is looking like the next step for me is a hysterectomy. My depression that I thought I had under control worsened considerably and now am on 2 different depression medications. The only positive thing I would have to say is that the pain is gone for now and this time they gave me something for hotflashes and mood swings.

first levaquin pill i took my cheeks turned blazing red and hot, so i stopped, but my family doctor pursueded me to take the rest so i obliged as she took them with no ill effects, now these were prescribed by a ENT doctor, when i told him about side effects his reply was" I'd Never prescribe anything i felt would hurt you", these doctors are oblivious to the side effects some of us do have, not everyone has side effects but if your the unlucky ones its a HUGE side effect, feeling as though your leg muscles have evaporated,( NUEROPHY maybe) struggling to walk, swollen legs and feet, legs so tight you can't even squat down, but the fingers are not swollen, no shoes will fit on my puffy ankle, feet, if you had side effects from levaquin, Stay away from ALL fluoroquinolone antibiotics, drugs in this class,used as a last resort measure, seems the old standbys have taken a back seat, theres some fast talking drug salesmen out there pushing this as SAFE SAFE,, i have found side effects can show up weeks after i quit the drug, so far i think some say takes a long time to get over, other problems can be permanent
even two months after my last levaquin my face neck, get really flushed, im way beyon hotflashes in age.
i to feel i have aged 25 yrs in the past few months all due to levaquin

Ladies ladies!! this might not apply to all of you but please read this....I have severe endo and was on the lupron for over a year I'm only 18 and Ive had 2 laps in the pasy year for my endo. Throughout the first six or so months of being on Lupron I had tons of bleeding same amounts of pain and horrible hotflashes. But after about 9 months things DID start to get better and even out. It really does take time to work for some people.

I did decide to stop the treatment though and I was wondering if any of you knew when you stop the lupron shot what the side effects are because since Ive been off it I have had the worst nausea and heachaches ever constantly. Does anyone know if its related? Please let me know.

I had my Mirena inserted in the beginning of july after having my second child. I made a horrible mistake. I had cramps so bad that I would actually be in so much pain from I turned pale and cry whenever they happened. I constantly bled from the day it was inserted until the day I had it removed which was Oct 29th. Almost 3 months. Some days would be worse than others. Right before I had it removed I had to go to the hospital because I was pouring out blood as if I was peeing. It made me have severe mood swings. One minute I'd be extremely happy then the next I was really hateful and wanted to punch someone. I would get light headed a lot from loosing that amount of blood right before it was removed. It made me tired all the time.I had a lot of migraines. It affected my sex life for the obvious reason I couldn't because I never stopped bleeding besides the fact I had no desire to.

But since I've had it removed from I guess the lack of hormones I am having hot flashes and nausea and getting shivers wile changing from being hot in cold ever few minutes. Its subsided though since I started a new birth control last night. I'm only 20 and I didn't obviously know what a hot flash even was and it scared me i remember I went out to the hospital for a second time because of it lol. Now that I know what they feel like I really don't look froward to going through the change. I'm getting better and better each day since I haven't had it in. I just feel better and my bleeding has subsided.

I would never recommend Mirena to anyone.
Since I've had it removed I feel a lot better

I am 22 years old. I have stage III endometriosis. I had my first of six shots two weeks ago. Honestly, I have mild cramping once in a while, but that was like that before the shot. I have not really had any significant side effects. My doctor gave me a prescription for hot flashes the first day I had my shot. The prescription is ergotamine 0.6mg/belladonna 16 mg/ phenob 40mg. I take it twice daily. I fell really good, except for feeling a little more tired from the prescription for hot flashes. For me, lupron has been no big deal. I guess I have been lucky.

55 year old female
I have been on Toprol 5 years. 50mg. it works for me but since it went generic,I wonder...I am on 10mg lexapro and December started the vivelle-dot for my hotflashes. It is now June and the last 4 weeks my hair is falling out big time.
It is so thin I have to wear a scarf as not to scare small children at work.!! :)
I have talked to a couple of hairdressers and they have told me many of they're clients with thinning hair were on Toprol.
Anyone heard of this? Please help me figure this out.

I'm 37 and have been on Femring for 1 year and still very bothered by hot flashes. Does anyone else use a "supplement" to Femring to get through the last few weeks?

I have been on Lupron Depot for a year and a half, and it has been terrible. I am a stage 3 endometriosis patient; I was diagnosed last year on my first day of school. They did a laparoscopy, D&C, and cystoscopy. I have experienced nausea, weight gain, mood swings, paranoia, night sweats, hot flashes, dizziness and have had to be hauled out of school in a wheelchair on many occasions. This is all while on Lupron Depot. It has barely taken my pain away, but I will say that at first it worked amazingly. I don't know if my system is just immune to it now, or what. I had to leave school today because of chest pain and my pulse was 111 bpm. Before I started Lupron, I was told that I "may experience some mild hot flashes at first, if anything." The hot flashes are absolutely brutal. I went from being a straight A student to barely scraping by, trying to get weeks of makeup work done. I have always been a sane, calm person, but when i went on Lupron, after about a month also had to go on Prozac because I was so incredibly paranoid and mood-swingy. I also went from a size 2 to a size 7 in about 2 months! I exercise regularly, I ride my horse everyday, and I eat right. I've always been in shape, but Lupron made me gain so much weight!!! I wouldn't recommend Lupron, but I don't really see what other choice there is, since they have already tried the pill and that stopped working after about a month. I'm so frustrated, and I can't take it anymore! Menopause and pain from endo are making me miss my life. I can never go out, I always have to call in to work, and I haven't been in school consistently for about a month.

To anyone considering going on Lupron Depot, I would think long and hard about whether you are ready to deal with the side effects of Lupron.

I took one injection of Lupron for fibroids in Nov. 2001. It totally changed my life, I am no longer the same person I was before. It started with severe migraine headaches for 14 days straight and attacks of nausea, lack of appetite. I used to have a strong stomach - now I was very easily nauseated. I never went for the second shot. I began to have panic attacks regularly (I had not had them for over 20 yrs). I was tired all the time, and a person who used to work out at the gym 5 days a week - eventually I quit. Now I just walk. I feel about 65 yrs old (I am just 49). I look old, my face began to droop, my hair thinned. I had bouts of depression coupled with general anxiety. My migraines worsened. My sex drive dropped to zero, I feel almost "sexless". I used to be confident, now I was afraid of everything. I now suffer from irritable bowel syndrome - with bouts of diarrhea, bloating and severe gas pains. I have trouble eating sometimes.. I have had all the tests and no one can find anything wrong with me,and none of the doctors think all these problems are due to Lupron. But, I know - I was NOT like this before Lupron. It ruined my life. I just wish my doctor would have informed me of all the terrible side effects - she only told me about hot flashes. I looked into suing her for malpractice but the lawyers said they could not build a case with no real medical evidence that my symptoms are caused by Lupron. I just wish I had known then what I know now. I tell everyone - NEVER take Lupron. Six years later and I still feel like this. Oh what I wouldn't give to have not taken that drug.

I've also had so many problems that I never realized until recently were related to Yasmin. I'm so angry at myself for not realizing sooner. I started taking Yasmin about 3 years ago because I was on Ortho Cyclen for a long time and stupidly thought maybe I'd try something new. Ortho was great, the only reason I switched is because I like to run my packs together and skip periods and I was starting to have breaththrough with the Ortho. BIG MISTAKE. I've had nothing but issues since, and I consider myself a stable, normally functioning woman. Since staring Yasmin 3 years ago, my libido has completely dried up. In fact I can barely let my sweet hubby touch me, let alone initiate it. We're starting to argue constantly because things irritate me that never did before. I've had mini anxiety and panic attack symptoms, blurry vision, foggy head feelings, and weird inner ear pain with occasional ringing I never had before. The worst part is, shortly after starting this terrible drug I developed IBS when I'd never had it before. Now I literally run for the potty after every meal. I cannot even lead a normal life anymore. I've struggled off and on with depressive type feelings, but for the most part have been able to muster through. Some days I am just so fricking tired though I can barely get out of bed. Oddly enough, I also get very hungover from even small amounts of alcohol....(also unusual for me)

More recently I have developed increasing chest tightness and palpitations. I am only 33 and have been checked out and they say nothing is wrong, except for my BP which always used to be very low, and has risen steadily over the last 3 years. I have also experienced significant bloating to the point most of my clothing no longer fits, despite the fact that I eat little given the IBS. My thyroid has been tested and is fine.

Finally, my hair has gone from great spirally curls that I loved to limp, weird half staright, half frizzy. I've never had this ever before. You literally could see this happen over the last few years as new hair grew in, it pushed the curls out and left this behind. I actually blamed my hairdressers and went from salon to salon before I put it all togehter!

I stopped Yasmin 2 days ago as I have had enough. I want to take something though so I started Seasonale, but this will be it. I'm giving it 6 months and if things aren't better I'm done with hormonal BC. I think with so many women who have had serious problems on this pill, you'd think they would listen. My GYN said no way it could be the Yasmin causing the IBS, but Yasmin does increase serotonin levels and the number one side effect of serotonin is diarrhea...so I think it is the cause!!

Hello , My name is Naisha I was giving Lupron in 2002 and I would NOT TAKE THE DRUG if I was you . I would do anything to have the Endo back then feel the way I feel from THE LUPRON it is a drug from HELL. I would of never taken Lupron if I was awear about all the side effects that the shot had and YES everyone body is different but I see to many caes that went bad . If you like to read story about what alot of the side effects our look up the website-http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Depot-Lupron/signatures-5.html. You know what the sad part is I still had to have an Hysterectemy buz the shot was not working at all for me I would still feel all the pain without the bleeding , Only if I can go back to the day My Doctor said only thing I can do now Naisha is we can try a new Drug they have out called LUPRON to help control the Endo buz I was to young for a Hysterectemy at the time I was only 25yrs old with one kid and my INS will not appove it HE said. Here is all the side effects I'am having for that dama LUPRON , headache , hotflashes/sweats,nausea,weight gain/loss,joint disorder,nerous system,depression,skin rash,breast swell -tenderness. . So what all the side effects my Dr check me because they was thinking I had Lupus that was rule out so I now have Fibromyalgia and I am only 29yrs old , and I can go on an on . But I am scared to death because I got pregnant atfer my last shot and what will end up happening to my lil girl every year I seem to have a new side effects. Please check that one website and see if you think twices before you go on LUPRON I would take the LUPRON shot back anyday if I could.

well i havent started the shots yet but by what i am reading here i am not so sure i want to get these shots!! they found my endo a couple months ago and i have to have the shots but i really am scared!! i have much pain and problems now but it seems like the shot is going to make me worse!! i dont know what to do!! does anyone have any good sites for me to go on and do some research on these shots? someone help i dont know what to do!!! fara

If anybody KNEW how relieved I am to read these messages.... you guys just don't know! I stopped taking yasmin 2 weeks ago because I gained 30 pounds on it in one year. I have stretch marks, total loss of confidence, everything. THEN, when I read your messages I was so relieved to find out that a lot of women got anxiety from them too. For the past year I have been nothing but anxiety. My heart beats fast, I felt short of breath almost everyday, I couldn't drink a cup of coffee without getting palpitations and jitters for an hour, I felt fatigue everyday, I couldn't even have a normal workout routine because I would get tired after 10 minutes. And the WHOLE time I thought it was something else. I had no idea that it could have possible been yasmin because everybody told me it was too low of a dose to do anything. I'm so glad I'm off of it but I'm getting hotflashes and I'm only 19. I hopoe it will be over in a few weeks so I can be normal again. By the way, did anybody else get hotflashes while getting off of Yasmin??

Oh, try to avoid Lupron if all possible. I have not had Lupron since 2001 and I am still having problems from the drug. I have numerous hotflashes and in a lot a pain and problems with periods. My Doctor recommended this for help with Endometerosis, and ever since it's been a living nightmare. I understand everyone has different reactions but help do your homework prior to taking the injections. the sad thing is I'm only 29 and I've dealt with this since being 23.

Six and a half weeks ago I had laprascopic surgery to find out what was causing me all my pelvic pain. I had seen a number of doctors for my pain and they all said the tests are fine, there is nothing wrong with you. Finally I found the doctor that did the surgery. This doctor found some tiny cysts on both ovaries, small scaring, and a whole about the size of a dime in the little pouch on the back side of the uterus.(not sure what it is actually called). He suggested the Lupron shot as treatment for this problem. I did some research but I didn't find out about the side effects I have read on hear. It has been a little over 3 weeks since I got my first lupron shot.
The hotflashes started within a couple days. I don't have them once in a while I have them all day and night long. Now I am getting the hot flashes and then after it stops I am freezing. In the past couple days I have become very nervous and anxious, crying, scared, heart feels like it is racing, and a sharp pain in my chest. I also suffer from daily migraines and the lupron has made them worse. Since these new symptoms started on the weekend I can't get a hold of my doctor. I am calling him first thing in the morning. I am still having the pelvic pain. The only time I don't have the pain is when I am having sex (it used to hurt worse during sex before the shot). I have always had a high sex drive but now it is higher than it ever has before. My breasts have grown a little, which is not a problem because I am small chested (happy they didn't get smaller). I can't think straight, trying to talk to people is not working so well. I get fumbled and can get a word out right. Typing this message has taken me so long when normally it would have been done in no time at all. Before this shot I typed 90+ words a minute. Now I think it's about 20 and always having to use the backspace key. I am really getting scare about these symptoms. I am not supposed to get my next and final shot until december. I really don't want to get it. Sorry if I was too descriptive in this message. I am just going crazy.

I started taking synthroid June 2003. Since I have started takng this med i have been having terrible hot flashes. I can't do anything... I start cleaning my home and have to stop because the hot flashes are so bad... every part of my body ends up soaked ! Has anyone else expierenced this? Very odd for am 35 y/o male to have such severe hotflashes... ******

I was diagnosed with Endometriosis in March 2002 and a few months later started taking Lupron. My doctor wanted me to take it for 6months, but after the 3rd month, I could no long take the side effects. Before starting Lupron, I had the endo pains, but was pretty much healthy. After starting the Lupron injections, the pain did not improve, only worsened. I had unbareable hotflashes all day and night long. I still have them from time to time and I am only 19. I also have migraines (which I never really had before Lupron). And to top it all off, my immune system is so bad that if I am around anyone that is sick, I will get sick also --no question. Of course, I'm not able to prove that any of this is from the Lupron itself. And I know that it has helped others. But I wish someone would of better informed me before I started the treatments. The doctor only told me that it would put me into a chemical form of menopause and would make me pain free. I just want anyone who is thinking about starting Lupron therapy to really consider all of the risks before doing so. If you really feel its something that you need, then far be me to try to tell you not to do so. But definitely research it as much as you can, as doctors are most likely to tell you only the good aspects (since they are only making money in the long run).