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What a relief to see all these new postings. I took out the NuvaRing after a month and a half. I'm still experiencing terrible anxiety, paranoia, and some depression, but I think I'm a little better. I'm not seeing weird/disturbing images anymore, and the all over breakouts and immediate weight gain have gone away. About a week after I took the NuvaRing out I couldn't sleep for like two weeks. Then I could sleep, but I was still extremely anxious and depressed... incessantly crying, feeling completely hopeless. Mainly I haven't felt in control of my thoughts or feelings since the NuvaRing. I still feel anxious and paranoid and I can't sleep again. Hopefully this will run its course and I'll go back to normal, but I've been scared shirtless for so long. Please sent me a message if you have words of consolation or any idea how long it will take to feel normal again. I'm still pretty miserable and it's been two months since I've discontinued NuvaRing :(
PS: I had a horrible (but not quite as bad) experience on the pill too, though I didn't know that was the cause at the time.

I am a caregiver for my 75 yo stroke victim Mom; on dialysis, diabetes and hypertension. I took her to the ER fearing she was suffering from either another stroke or heart attack but they couldn't find anything instead of spots of pneumonia in her lungs. The ER doc prescribe her Levaquin 500mg, and she became "looney" for 5 days; verbally combative, talking to herself incessantly while slipping in and out of consciousness in between. Short term memory was lost - big time! On the 5th day, I read the med literature Walmart Pharm inserted in the bag. IN BOLD LETTERS, IT WARNED: BE CAREFUL IN GIVING THIS MED TO ELDERLY. They may be more susceptible to suffer from side effects of dizziness, weakness and tremors. So I stopped giving it to her that very day, the next morning she open her eyes wide but slept for 2 days. As if to regain strength from what she went through for 5 days. Then, 2 days ago, she suffered from tremors or muscle spasm in her injured leg which caused her to scream in pain. I wonder if this still the side effects of Levaquin!?!

Leizel S.
Gloucester, VA

I have been taking Wellbutrin 300 XL for a little over a year. My doctor had prescribed it for my persistent anxiety. In general, I felt overwhelmed by the extent of the daily duties I had imposed on myself (which was always more than I could possibly acheive). For the first few months I felt great. I was much more relaxed and focused and the only side effect I experienced was a slight ringing in the ears. But after my third or fourth month on this medication the ringing in my ears grew progressively worse and I started noticing other side effects. I began having recurrent headaches (which, at 33 years of age, I had never before experienced) as well as fatigue, achiness, dizziness, and insomnia. In the past month I have begun to experience tremors and twitching. I tend to feel as though I am jerking my head or hands when I initiate movement and my eyes twitch almost incessantly (which is extremely distracting). The ringing in my ears seems to grow louder each day and my worsening insomnia only intensifies my fatigue and achiness. I have also noticed those old feelings of being anxious and overwhelmed creeping back in. Wellbutrin seems ideal in the short run but over time its benefits begin to wear off while side effects continue to manifest and become more pronounced. My advice to anyone considering taking this drug would be to start on the lowest dose possible and maintain an awareness of the side effects as they appear.

My husband is in the advanced stages of Alzheimers. He has a cough and the doctor prescribed liquid guaifen. After giving it to him, every six hours for a day, he is confused more than usual, cannot stand up, mumbles and moans incessantly. I'm going to stop giving this to him and call the doctor in the morning. I hope this is what's keeping him from standing. Otherwise, we're in a heap of trouble! I'll let you know.

I'm waiting for my doctor to call me back - it's a Friday around 3 p.m. so I probably won't hear from him until Monday. BUT I AM SO EXCITED!! I really feel that I have discovered the cause of my chronic coughing. Here's the lowdown: I had been taking Diovan for a few years, along with another blood pressure med. All was fine. Then we had to change medical coverage and the Diovan was not approved, so shortly after the first of the year (2004) I started taking Lisinopril. I've had an awful time, but I didn't know why until today. I had bronchitis in November '03, then again in February '04. So I was already coughing when I started Lisinopril. I coughed incessantly. Now I realize that I was coughing both from bronchitis AND from the constant tickle in my throat. About 10 days after the Feb. bout of bronchitis began I was in awful pain in the right side of my rib cage. Had lung xrays, rib xrays. Lungs clear. No fracture could be seen, but I was told that 25% of rib fractures do not show up on xray. I was prescribed Hydrochodone for pain, but I took 2 pills and that was the end of those pills. I have to drive & work, and could not function. I am still coughing, but not from my chest as would be the case with bronchitis. It's been driving me crazy, and people at work are somewhat annoyed because I cough all day. TODAY WAS MY LUCKY DAY. All this time I had been trying to determine why I was still coughing from bronchitis. When I got on the Internet & typed in "scratchy throat coughing" I got lots of things that said Lisinopril could be the cause. Then I found your forum and I could not believe it!! I'm ecstatic because I'm sure this has been the problem with my dry, hacking cough - just like some of you, it makes me gag, then my eyes water which makes me sneeze, etc. I will get back to this forum for a final confirmation, but thanks to all of you for taking the time to write your comments. It has been a huge help to me. Bless you all.

I just finished three epidural injections for pain & numbness due to herniated & bulging cervical discs. Kenalog was injected.
I have felt just terrible since mid-week of the first injection ! I have had severe fluid retention. In addition to the retention I also get up 4-5 times per night to urinate with no change in the fluid retention! My abdomen and stomach are distended and very uncomfortable especially after meals. I now have an uncontrollable appetite & eat incessantly. I feel huge! My thirst has increased. I have night sweats. My breasts have been very sore. I am irritable, fatigued, bloated. I have moon face! My neck pain is now constant at the base of my skull with intense pressure, especially when I lie down. Obviously, I do not sleep well. My legs, ankles & fingers are especially swollen.
I wish I had never had the injections of Kenalog. Compared to the side effects I am experiencing from Kenalog, I would have lived with the discomfort and numbness!
What is the time this takes to get out of my system & I can expect to get back to normal?