I am a woman symptoms and conditions

I've been on Topamax since just Tuesday, 10/9/07. I find that I get very tired a couple hours after taking it and I have horrible nightmares and very dark thoughts, too. Diet coke tastes so HORRBILE which is bad because I loved my diet cokes, but then again I guess that's good b/c I need to stop drinking them anyway. My worst side effect is that I have horrible mood swings. Is this normal? Is this going to go away over time? Because if not, I'm going to stop taking it now. This is not like me and I am not going to subject my family to this - losing weight is not THAT important to me. Thanks for any help. :(

P. S. I'm taking 25 mg in the morning, afternoon and evening.

This is for all of you out there that are not sure if this is for you or not. I have been on several different kinds of bc pills and I have to say this one is the best one ever. I don't even need to be on the pill, I had my tubes tied after my twins were born (4 children) and I wanted to be back on the pill to regulate my hormones, because I didn't like myself, I was very moody and severe pms. I had one doc put me on antidepressants. Didn't work. I can tell everyone you do need to let this pill as with any pill or medication adjust to your body and eveybody adjusts differently. I have been on it for 2 1/2 months and I feel like a new person. Yes, I do have some nausea, so I take it at nightime. I had an extremely bad headache for the first week as with all the meds I take. My sex drive is better for the first time ever being on a pill. Tender breasts for the first 1 1/2 and I have had this problem for the past 20 years, very very bad and for the first time I can actually say that is pretty good. I have had a little spotting in the second month nothing to bad though. Yes I still get a little moody before my period, however I am a woman and there are no miracle drugs to totally eliminate that. I don't normally write on these sites however, I think everyone should give them self time to adjust to meds (3 months) before giving up. Hang in there and there is one out there that will work for you.

I used Simvasta 40 for over a year. I started to experience awful pains in my back and thought is was due to my hernia in my lower back. When I went to my GP he said the pains were muscular and could be a result of taking Simvasta 40 to lower my cholesterol. I stopped taking them and now I have some days without pain. I hope it will improve gradually.
I also have developed Depuytren in my right hand. I am a woman and it does not run in our family. I'm 58 and all these problems started while taking Simvasta 40.
I see someone else has developed Trigger finger, I wonder if this is the same as Depuytren.

I need to know if anyone has experienced increased sexual desire but when they go to have sex especially oral sex you can hardly feel it at all. It's AWFUL!!!! I am a woman.

I have been on ADVAIR for one month{I have stopped taking it now}.
I am a woman and after using this product I have severe swelling in my feet, ankles, calves. I cry every night it's so painful. I have headaches and I have never suffered from them. Angry flare-ups {but I think that's just me} Unusual exhaustion, and depression that I just can't pinpoint. After reading about the severe sore throats I knew I had to stop this medication because I usually have a bad bout of "strep" every year. Thanks for this web site. I'ts wonderful!!

I have been taking pseudoephedrine for many years for relief of nasal stuffiness. In the past 5-6 months I have been experiencing urinary retention, going to the emergency room once. I read the warnings of possible side effects, one being urninary retention--in men. I am a woman, no prostate gland involved here. In looking back at any of the symptoms and when they occurred, they occurred during the time I was taking pseudoephedrine. I have found no possible side effects listed referring to women having urinary retention. Has any other woman out there had this occur?

I am a woman aged 57 and had severe diarrhea during the past week-end. I started to use immediately one imodium pill after a bowel and then another pill after a second bowel. Since then, I still have a serious constipation for six consecutive days, during which I have gone only once in two different days to the toilet, and the results have been two small and hard excrement in those two occasions. Today is Sunday and I can not reach a doctor, so please, inform me what can I do about it now. I will be very appreciative to you for it. Thank you very much in advance for your prompt attention. God bless you! (E-mail: sSonia427@aol.com