Interactions symptoms and conditions

I have just come across this site, while looking to find out why I have been experiencing heart palpitations for the past two months - out of the blue!!! and usually "exercise" induced. I had some tests and have been told they are Premature Atrial Contractions "PACs". I started taking Yasmin in April, after having tried others over the past year (tri-cyclen lo and alesse) which did not work for me as the progestin was not strong enough. I am in my 40s and never took the pill before. Yasmin was great, it significantly reduced my "physical" pms (severe inflamation, severe bloating, severe sore breasts) which I experience for 2-3 weeks a month. However, sometime in mid to late June, I started getting palpitations/tremors out of the blue. The first episode freaked me out and lasted for about two weeks. At first I thought it was allergy medication mixed with my thyroid med, which can happen - but I cut out the allergy meds and still got them. They seem to come about 6hrs to a day after I fexercise/figure skate and they last from 2 to 5 five days. It's very irritating and nerve wracking, and I feel very agitated. I am also out of breath more than usual when walking up stairs, a little light headed and have some tightness in the chest. My legs also are weak, which makes no sense given my exercise regimen. I then lowered my thyroid replacement from .125 synthroid to .100 - too much thyroid med can cause some palpitations. Anyone who has mistakenly taken a second thyroid pill having forgotten that they already took one will understand. Even with the lower dose I am still getting the palpilations. I am totally at a loss as to why all of a sudden this is happening to me (perhaps perimenopause??). I have had the odd flutter here and there in my live, but nothing like this. It just doesn't make any sense ag ll. Can one's health just change like this overnight?. I am otherwise healthy, slim, have "lower" blood pressure (apprx 100-90/70-60)I skate 3 to 5 times a week, I have a full time job and yes I do push myself, but this is getting ridiculous. The only thing I can attribute it to is the Yasmin, ... but my symptoms only started after a few months not instantly, whereas it would seem that most of the the women here noticed the side effects faster. I hate to stop the Yasmin because I will have to return to pms "hell", but I suppose I will give it a try to see if the palpitations subside. At this point, I have been offered a low dose "beta blocker" and have refused. I am stunned to think that all of a sudden I have heart issues, especially since my Dr has always kidded me my that I will never have heart problems with my blood pressure. I will stop the Yasmin tonight and post another message in a few weeks one it is out my system. Here's hoping it is the Yasmin.
KarenSkaterGirl

My husband was given a sample of this for a month-long bout of bronchitis and we are now thinking it has done permanent damage to his vocal chords. He only used it 5 times, got thrush (yeast infection) in his throat and is still hoarse after a week of being off of it. Does anyone know the history of this drug and has the word "class action lawsuit" crossed anyone's mind besides mine? I am amazed at the way pharmaceutical companies run the healthcare business in this country!

I don't want to go off on a rant here, but are people aware that a large portion of the FDA's operating budget is provided by pharmaceutical manufacturers? This isn't our first experience with this type of thing and I'm about to launch a grassroots campaign to educate the public. Maybe they'll stop believing all the marketing hype.

I'm thinking that the pharmaceutical companies ought to heed the Hippocratic oath - FIRST, DO NO HARM. Wouldn't it be a remarkably different world if they would take all the money they're spending on marketing and use it to lower the price of orphan and AIDS drugs? They keep saying that research is expensive - and advertising on every possible television show, radio and magazines is cheap? Hello? Are we going to be sheep or are we going to be citizens and hold these companies responsible for what they're doing. Thanks for letting me vent. Please contact me if you want to do something about this. And no, I'm not an attorney, but I'm a writer and I think I just found out what my first book is going to be about...

What are the ingredients of Temazapam? I have enlarged prostate. I am 86 years old with Type II diabeties.

I use 15mg before retiring each night. Upon awakening during the night to relieve my bladder I have difficulty getting back to sleep without taking another 15 mg. pf Temazapam. I average no more than 2.5 hrs of sleep between each bladder movement. My daily intake of Temazapam is a constant 30 mg over a period of 10 years. Following an early breakfast (5 to 7am., I am able to nap for amother 3 hours. I would like to know if there are any harmful ingredients in Temazapam when taken for a period of 10 years. Are there any interactions with othe drugs? Do any ingredients build up and remain to cause downstream medical problems?

I had chronic swelling in the tip of my nose from surgery. Kenalog returned my nose to normal. The side effects these people have all experienced are awful, but they are less than two percent of the population. Thier Dr.s should have told them of the possible side effects so they could have made a more informed decision. I always ASK my Dr. about interactions with other medications and side effects. I kind of think if something is going in my body, its my responsibility to learn everything I can about it. Sorry to those with bad results, but this drug has help hundreds of thousands of people.

I have been on Levothyroxene for 14 months now. I have been experiencing nightmares, a "butterfly" feeling between my chest and stomach, itchy skin, dizziness, and am still fatigued. My dose is 50mcg. once a day. that was upped from 25 mcg. a day as my TSH level was not within the normal range. Sometimes I feel like I'm feeling WORSE after being put on Levothyroxene. I also am still gaining weight and am constantly bloated, having bouts of diarrhea, and my blood pressure won't stay regulated. I am currently recuperating from a bad cold and the cough is hanging on. My other meds I take are Atenolol-12.5 mg. once a day and Xanax-.25 mg. two to three times a day. Is there an interaction between all these meds(I take them at different intervals thruout the day to avoid interactions)?

Hi, this is guest 21606 reporting back about a month after finishing 6 weeks of levaquin. The good news is the prostatitus is cured.

For the most part the muscle pain has dissipated although I still have an occasional twinge. It is sometimes hard to sort out what is a drug interaction and what is normal muscle pain, when I am sick everything hurts. None the less, the peculiar pain I associate with use of levaquin did not happen until after about 10 days of taking the drug, steadily increased for a few days, remained steadily painful until a few days after I stopped taking it, then gradually diminished. Although it is possible the muscle pain was coincidental, I doubt it.

When I told my Urologist about the muscle pain he looked at me like I was from some other planet, like how could I possibly be so dumb, my family doctor also gave me a look, copped an attitude, and suggested I have sciatica. I don't quite understand this attitude, although the official side effects do not include muscle pain there are sure a lot of anectodal reports including my mom who credits levaquin with saving her life but had muscle pain for more than a month after completing her treatment.

Meanwhile keep in mind this is a very mysterious and powerful drug whose actions and interactions are not completely understood. If you are considering taking levaquin for anything less than a life threatening infection I suggest you think twice and try something else instead.

Good night all

Peter

to the guest below (12639):

Well, I got the same problems as you after getting off Yasmin (water retention -> absolutely horrible!! feeling bloated, no period since February this year, and so on) and was put on agnus castus by my gyn, whom is a homoeopath (sorry, do you say so in english??), too.

But it takes about 2 - 3 months until you feel some changes with this medicine, because it's natural and (thanksgod) not chemical at all!! So today I'm not able to say, if it really works or not, I've been on it for 7 weeks now. So far I already felt some changes in my head and my body but not constant positive changes. I think it might take a few weeks longer until I really can say something about this medicine.

But so far no side effects, and after being on Yasmin this was ONE BIG reason for me deciding to take agnus castus. I really have got nothing more to loose, so what!??

Well, if you're taking some other medicine at the moment I would ask the doctor before taking agnus castus. I don't know if there are some interactions between it and other drugs.

Keep us updated on how you're doing. I'm reading this forum every day for new postings because it can help so much during all this after Yasmin symptoms, which are still there!!

All the best to you out there!!

It sure works great for me. I think you have to know the interactions bewteen what ever medicines or herbs/vitamins you are also taking. It stopped my coughing, sore throat, and let me breathe again!

I have liked Yasmin so far sicne I've been on it for a month, though my boyfriend noticed my boobs got bigger (i'm already a 36DD I can't handle any more cleavage!)> I'm taking this because i'm on Lithium for depression and next to Nordette its one of the only pills with no interactions. I was on mircette and having 2 periods a month... so no complaints so far, except boob tenderness

I was given samples of Levaquin 500mg. for a case of pneumonia that I am suffering from. My doctor gave me enough for a 10-day treatment. I am have now taken the first 4 doses, and am experiencing zero side effects from it at all. I feel bad for those people that are experiencing adverse reactions, but personally i feel that this drug is working and I would recomend that if you are prescribed this medication to talk to your doctor about any concerns that you may have, and if they still believe that you should try it, I would at least give it a chance. Plus there are many web sites out there that allow you to list all medications that you may be taking and will report back if there is a possibility of any adverse interactions between them. Sometimes there may be a synergistic effect between different medications and your doctor may not be up to speed about all of them, so you will have to do some homework of your own.
My belief-----levaquin works, and I will continue to take it.

just began zypexa withnin last 36 hours and would like info on side effects and interactions w/ other mediccation I may be taking.
I was informed it should help to cease or prohibit the weird dreams and paranoia that I been experiencing lately ans well as assist my lithium in controlling some of the same effects.
Could you please confer with me on this matter?
So very greatly in appreciation,
jim

Refence medicine "turning on me" and not being able to release urine from the bladder:

This is a VERY unscintific term "turning on" one, and if my doctor used it I would demand a better explanation. Most medicinal problems involve the interactions of several meds, and if you were taking more than one or tow I would suggest that what you had was an iatrogenic (or "doctor caused") pro