Insurance issues symptoms and conditions

There are a lot of bad reviews from people going from buproprion straight into budeprion, I took buproprion for 19yrs, then venlafaxine for 2yrs. I have recently asked my doctor to discontinue the venlafaxine (due to side effects) and put me back on buproprion, but ended up with budeprion sr instead. (insurance issues, of course) Venlafaxine (Effexor, Cymbalta) was a good drug during an extremely traumatic time in my life, but it made me sleepy and "stupid". I was skeptical about the change to budeprion because of posts on this website, but took the chance anyway since most of the bad experiences were from people who went from buproprion to budeprion with little or no warning of the change.

Remember, I was on buproprion for 19yrs, but had a 2yr break before taking budeprion,

I now have my life back. After 2yrs in limbo on venlafaxine, I am now energetic, hungry, and excited. I no longer have to sleep 12-14 hours to feel rested, I no longer feel 'hungover' when I wake up, and I no longer spend my life sleeping or wishing for sleep. Buproprion always worked the best for me in the past, but due to some sudden and traumatic upheavals in my life and a major and very nearly successful suidice attemp, my doctor changed my prescription to venlafaxine and seroquel(now THERE is a BAD drug). Maybe it was the 2yr break from buproprion, or, maybe it just works for me, I don't know. But this drug has changed my life. I don't have mid-day crashes like other people have reported, the nausea that I occasionally experience is beyond minor compared to venlafaxine, the only side effects I relate to are mild headaches and mild trouble swallowing which are a minor side effect when considering that other anti-depressants can seriously affect your sex life and over-all quality of life. If this drug is an option for you and you have been on buproprion, by all means, this site does by volume alone, prove that it's may not be the best one, but if other antidepressants have failed, especially if you have addictive issues, this just may be a drug you definitely want to try before chucking it because of bad reviews. I'm glad I gave it a shot, and if that should for any reason change, I will come back to this site and revise my opinion. After all it has only been 4months on this drug. For now, it works, and I love it. Best of luck to you all, I know how hard it is to find a really good antidepressant that works and does not have undesirable side effects that interfere with your quality of life.

I've had my thyroid removed in 2006 and since then I've been on medication, i was ok first and i thought i was ok until now. i had leg pains that woke me up from my sleep and i went to doctor and couldn't figure out why i was having this pain, i thought i had restless leg syndrome or sciatic but doctor said no. now i'm reading all your side effects and I'm in shock, i had no idea that it can cause to leg pain. also I've change my medication to generic (because of insurance issues) since then i guess my itching started. i thought i had allergic reaction to food or bugs or something and i went to allergist of course nothing came out. now I'm reading the side effects of this medication, it can cause hives, rashes, itching and even urticaria which i have right now. i went crazy to find anything in my house to find a bed bug, spider, flea or anything that can make me itch like this. the other side effects that I'm having are hair loss, red/hot face. i can not believe all these symptoms are actually side effects to a medication supposed to make me feel better. whoever says that's they find it weird that this medication has this many side effects, we are not crazy. this effects are real and so many of us has them.

Just recently, I stopped taking Yasmin after being on it for a year. My prescription was held back because of insurance issues and also because I had to take antibiotics for a cold. When I stopped taking it, I completely felt like a new person. I feel more energetic than I've been this past year. I'm eating healthy and I'm running frequently. My sex drive has also changed drastically (for the better). When I first went on Yasmin, my boyfriend immediately noticed a change in my mood and it went on for months. I thought I acted the same as always but I guess not. Over the winter I just got lazy, I wasn't motivated to run or do anything physical. I'm only 18 years old and I shouldn't have been as lazy as I was! Not to mention I gained a lot of weight I don't think I should completely blame college life. I think I'm going to stay off of Yasmin and birth control altogether and see how it goes.

I have been on synthroid for about 6 months now. Some of the side effects I have been experiencing are numerous.I have hair loss, sometimes I get so ill that no one can stand to be around me, my weight has gone up about 30 pounds, my cholesterol levels went sky high so now I'm taking Crestor, I'm bloated most times, I have episodes where my face flushes and gets so red that it feels like its on fire, and now I've just started experiencing burning and aching of the legs, I'm tired a lot too! My doctor said I would lose the weight but every time I go for check ups and get on the scale it just keeps going up. I would like to know if anyone else out there is experiencing the burning and achy legs because I have been tested for everything and they can't find out what is going on. They of course say it's not the medication.It seems to never be. Does anyone feel me??

I am a 41 yo woman in good health. I started Toprol xl about 3 years ago for a heart palp that would happen maybe once a day, and occasional racing heart beat. I did great for a long time on 25mg once a day. Then about 6 months back I was switched to generic due to insurance issues - they only want to pay for generic.

It took me a while to figure out what was happening, but several problems started happening over the last few months that I am sure were from this generic drug. Suddenly I was having vivid dreams - fish swimming on the ceiling, cats with heads 5x too big! Worse yet, over about 3 months I gained 20 pounds with no difference in diet. And I was getting more and more tired. I started looking into what could be causing these crazy effects - I was only on Toprol and birth control pills.... well, it was not the birth control!

So, I decided to wean myself from the Toprol. I decided I prefer a heart palp and occasional racing heart to this!! I gave myself a couple of weeks of lesser doses, then 5 days ago I stopped it altogether. I am having some horrid "rebound" or withdrawal effects! Numb/tingling hands and feet, headache and - surprise! High blood pressure! I never, ever took this med for HBP, and I have never had HBP! I always had a nice, low blood pressure, even when 9 months pregnant! Now it's running around 135/93 - I work in a medical office, so I got one of the nurses to check it on Tuesday...she sort of freaked! She said she has seen much higher, but mine is not normal. So we have been checking daily, and it's staying up there. I am so mad to think Toprol could have damaged my body in some way so that my blood pressure may not stay messed up for life. I have read online that the rebound effects can last up to a month, even with a fairly low dose like I was taking. Does anyone know if a month is about right? If my blood pressure keeps this high, I suppose I will have to seek treatment at some point. Ugh!

On the plus side, I don't feel so tired. No vivid dreams since I stopped the Toprol, and much better sleep! I feel "clearer" mentally. I just wish the tingling hands and feet would stop - and the high blood pressure!