Joint pain symptoms and conditions

I've only read one page of these posts and I am scared and don't know what to do. I am on day 6 of a 10 day regimen of 500 mg Levaquin for a kidney infection. After the 4th dose, my ankles started hurting all night and the next morning, was better after taking 3 Aleve. After the 5th dose, some mild joint pain in wrists, elbows, and still my ankles. No insomnia, swelling, dizziness or anything else.I can stand this, but afraid it's going to get worse or not go away. When my Dr. prescribed Levaquiin, I had never heard of it before (the doctor said it was the "granddaddy of antibiotics, strong stuff". Came home and read the side effects insert, wasn't too concerned, because it said the tendon damage was in people over 60 (I am 56, female, 125 lbs, fairly healthy, except for hypertension). I have had some arthritic hip pain in the past and have been taking glucosamine, crondoitin, and hyaluronic acid regularly for the past 7 or 8 years (maybe that's why my pain is mild?)

My wife recently suffered nausea, muscle/joint pain, upset stomach, anxiety, insomnia and other symptoms after taking 250mg x 2 daily for 6 days of Cipro poison (thanks Bayer/FDA, burn in hell). She was always an athletic individual, and at 35 she is applying for disability now since she cannot work anymore (we hope it is temporary).

We all are suffering from it - let's find a remedy!
1. People must sue FDA/Bayer/Doctors who prescribe it. We live in Mass, javaman888@yahoo.com
2. Detoxify - I found a good advice from a sufferer, here is an excerpt:
"...I am glad to report that I am much, much better. I have taken what
most would consider very drastic approaches in my lifestyle. I eat a
pretty strict macrobiotic diet, with lots of grains, veggies, sea
veggies, soy products, and some fish. All organic. I took wheat
grass every morning for 2 months, to detox my liver, and also a few
herbs and some supplements. The diet thing has been a huge
challenge, but when I go off even a little, I start to feel a lot
worse. I also walk every day and do some yoga and swimming. I feel
like crap when I don't exercise. I stopped all medications,
including advil and tylenol, in Feb. I have used homeopathic
medicine to counter some of the ADR's, with some success. I took
Ignatia for anxiety, and that actually helped. Some of the others
not so much..."

I got my first Lupron injection about 3 or 4 weeks ago. I feel terrible!!! I had gotten the shot to stop the growth of cysts on my ovaries, I have had constant pelvic pain for over a year now. Since the shot, my pelvic pain has gotten MUCH worse! I also have back and leg pain. I've also been getting headaches almost daily. I'm just down right evil most of the time. I find myself crying about anything and everything. My muscles ache all over my body and I have joint pain. My brain also seems "foggy". This is a nightmare! What really sucks is that I got the shot that lasts 3 months!!! I feel doomed. I feel sorry for my kids and my boyfriend for having to deal with me. I will never get another Lupron injection!!!!

I was put on lisinopril last week for BP (no instances of high BP in prior checkups). Since taking the drug, I have been in the emergency room twice. Once two days after starting the drug when I woke up at 1:00 a.m. sweating and heart pounding; the second time today when my left arm started throbbing. My left arm is going numb and I have pain in my wrist, elbow and especially the shoulder. Motrin does not to stop the pain and I have never had joint pain before. I have had at least 3 EKGs and 2 chest x-rays in the last week with no remarkable results. BP is low/normal 118/74 but pulse is high (96-104). I have a docter's appointment Thursday and I am stopping medication today. I have never felt this awful before and the trips to the emergency room are getting expensive especially when they can't find anything wrong.

A note: I have asked to stop taking this product and told the internist I did not want it. I have also experienced fatigue, nausea, dizziness, loss of appetite, feeling disoriented.

PLEASE never ever take this drug unless you are dying on your deathbed. My story is this. I have an allergic throat condition called EE, not life threatening just a gi condition with a lot of burning and throat issues. I went to a lecture and went to a supposed "expert " for this at ma general, Initials are C.H. and he is a GI guy. He was such a jerk to me and carelessly said to go on HIGH dose of 60mg for three and a half months! well, by two and a half weeks, I had cushings syndrome(huge head and hump in back), and knees became literally crippled. I called the jerk and said I feel awful what do i do. He claims that he "never heard of such things" tells me to drop to forty. Well, four days later I am in the ER with a pulmonary embolism and lung damage, then they hospitalized me three more times , one visit was TEN days. Turns out i had/have steroid myopathy , totally numb in legs and arms, SEVERE , bone crushing pain. It has been 8 months now, and I am still suffering and in physical therapy three times a week. Now, they are finding Avascular Necrosis all over my bones. This stuff ruins lives, please don't make the mistake I made of believing that doctors are god. They dont care what they do to do, you can be just a lab rat to them sometimes. I have lost all quality of life due to this drug and doctor, and no doctor will tell me that I will ever recover. I limp around with a cane for the last eight months and cry daily from the pain, despite painkillers. This stuff is NO JOKE. I was healthy and in the gym, NEVER had joint pain. Please , please take this warning as a gift. This stuff is pure poison. I even asked the "dr" , "isnt this a really high dose and shouldnt you only take a short time" Well, he blew off that question like I was an idiot,and now this is the result. Trust your gut instincts on this one please. I felt horrible from day two on, and I only stayed on because this ass said, "im not even going to look at your throat until youve been on it for two full months. Other doctors are horrified at what he did to a healthy vibrant young woman. I will spend the rest of my life warning people. I could have died from this drug.. I always thought people were a bit cooky that wrote these types of things, but now, after having lived through a nightmare, I can see why people are so charged up about this stuff. arrghh!

I am really disappointed. My gyno sung the praises of the Mirena. He didn't talk about any side effects but I did some internet research before I got it inserted. As I haven't had children I had it inserted in hospital under general anaesthetic and apart from bad cramps for about an hour, the cramps I had the next 2 days were easily controlled by Naprogesic. I bled for a day, spotted for about 2 weeks. I've had the Mirena 3.5 months now and haven't had a period since.

I was prescribed the Mirena after being on the pill since I was 16 (I'm 39 now). Basically combined estrogen/progesterone pills - about 3 different ones over the years. I didn't think I'd had any side effects over the years. I was a randy teen and in my 20s. I was a smoker from age 14. I had suffered depression in my early 20s but not badly. In my early 30s my libido dropped and my lubrication started to dry up. More recently I'd noticed a bad odour. The gyno suggested the change. We thought as I'd had no side effects on the pill that there was no reason why I'd have them here.

To complicate things I quit smoking in June last year. So I'd already put on a few kilos from shoving food in my mouth to fight the cravings. Then in October 2009 I got the Mirena. A few days later I started experiencing joint pain - as if I had a body flu. It was so bad I was taking high dose paracetamol twice daily - so I could cope during the day, and so I could sleep. Shortly before my 6 week checkup it went away. I'd not been able to exercise as much with the joint pain but weighed myself at the gym and had only put on 400g - was glad to find no weight gain. Not so now.

In the last 8 weeks I've put on 3 kilos. In the last few weeks my skin has started to erupt, on my face and on my chest and back. I always had a couple but now they're more and worse and ugly and angry. The odour has vanished down there but my libido is still unchanged and when I do have sex occasionally it hurts but more often I bleed a bit. I can't work out from where.

The thing is, I have so many "side effects" that I had before, while on the pill - but I couldn't say whether they're me, pill or the quit smoking "side effect". Weight gain and acne are definitely new ones. Loss of libido, depression, fatigue, insomnia - I had these before. With the weight gain is the appetite. Nothing fills me up! I started on a 1500 calorie per day diet in November and in December changed to a more challenging gym and got a personal trainer and I vary my workouts usually 5 times a week. I should be looking fantastic by now. Instead I just feel fat and depressed.

And you'll love this - my husband doesn't believe me - he thinks I'm blaming the Mirena for other things. I've also broached the vasectomy choice - he's more vehemently "no kids" than me - I feel if he is sure then he should make the cut - why am I going through all this!? He's not happy - "you want me to cut off my balls now"!!!

I saw a new GP today. He believes that ANY hormone therapy is bad if you have a family history of breast cancer (which I do and I'm very high risk) and he's recommended I have it removed. I was going to give it another 3 months but he said - why wait? It's been more than 3 months - more than enough time to give it a go.

One of my friends got it a week before me and she's having hers out next week. Her periods were out of control, period pain like she'd never had before, and also acne and weight gain and nausea and headaches. Much worse side effects than mine.

I'm removing it for weight gain and acne. I like being vain. I like being slim and pretty and while I'm not I'm cranky and depressed. I hope to god I don't start losing my hair - it's very fine as it is and I always lose some when I wash it.

I hope I drop the weight on removal - I hope I don't bleed like a stuck pig. Most people don't describe the removal - or they post for a couple of weeks and then forget. I hope removal isn't painful as my cervix is tight shut having had no kids.

I just wanted to vent. I know you all understand.

i had my mirena inserted in August 2009, next to giving birth it was the worst pain i have felt in 13 years. i chose the mirena b/c i was having problems with pills and my health insurance was running out. so logically a bc for 5 years was smart. the insertion was extremely painful, the next week and a half were difficult. i had horrible cramping, couldn't sleep at nite and bled heavily. after about a month it seemed to o away and my period became lighter, but lasts for 10 days..it is though so light that it's annoyinly light, to heavy for nothing and to lite for something. i spend probably $20 in tampon s every month in addition to the cost of pantiliners. i would say about Nov is when the side effects really became noticable. since then i have had the following:

about 2 weeks before my period i have excessive pain & enlargement in my breasts- i have had to buy bigger bras twice now- this is by far the worst side effect, it hurts to walk stairs, brush teeth and sometimes sleep

cramping that shoots to my foot

loss of sex drive, but when i do have sex, it's painful

weight gain

excessively emotional

depressed

minor hair loss

lack of interest in most things, and people

tired all the time

joint pain

bloated all the time

vaginal discharge

i have not had this taken out b/c i don't have insurance, however with tax money coming in soon it looks like a possibility. i also have not had it taken out b/c of the insertion i am terrified of the pain to take it out

I am a 57 year old female and i'm writing to tell others about my experience with this medication which is poison itself. I started taking lisinopril in April 2009 for nearly a month and a half everything was okay but in May I came down with flu like symptoms and a severe cough that would not go away. I continued to get sicker and sicker with the cough until my body was severely sore from coughing all day long. I went back to the doctor from May 2009 until September 2009 and everything that was given to me failed to work. The doctor tested me for tuberculosis which came back negative and the doctor also told me that I may have acid reflex which I knew that she really did not know what was wrong. I never thought it was the lisinopril that was making me sick because of the short amount of time I was on the medicine. I went back to the doctor and she wanted me to start taking breathing treatments because my breathing was affected tremendously. One night my breathing was so bad I had to borrow a family member's breathing machine and before that I experienced many sleepless nights because of this medicine and living a normal life again seemed impossible. Everywhere I went, whether it was to pay bills, or school, whatever I needed to do was very difficult because I was coughing non stop and became weaker and weaker over time. I did not know what was wrong with me, I thought I had contracted a fatal disease and my daughter who lived in another state had to quite her job because everyone included me honestly thought I was dying. I continued to get sicker and sicker and I almost passed out but with the help of a friend I was taken back to the doctor. I told the doctor that it was something seriously wrong with me. She took my blood pressure which was 170/100 and she also stated that my heart was racing so fast that it sounded like it would jump out of my chest. She referred me to a heart specialist that same day but all the tests were normal. After consulting with my doctor after the tests were done she was all out of answers but finally decided that it may be my medication so she took me off and within three weeks my health improved but I continued to have minor problems due to the medicine. My legs still ache till this day, I experienced so many symptoms with this medication other than the ones described but I just wanted to share my experience with the medicine. For me if I had the choice of dying with dignity or continue to take this poison lisinopril, I would chose death because what I experienced with this medicine was far worse. Some one needs to take this medicine off the market soon before it claims a life, it probably already have claimed lives. No one should have to endure the terrible symptoms I and others that took it have experienced. I've met alot of women recently with high blood pressure who were sick and the first question I asked them is what type of medication they were taking because they had some of the same symptoms. Bingo! Linsinopril, I advised them to get off the medication as soon as possible because the worst is yet to come. I've had so many doctor bills from doctors not knowing what was wrong with me, heart test, test for tuberculosis and more. I came so grateful to come across this site to see that i'm not alone because the doctors made me think I was crazy but I knew something was wrong. I wish you all the best of luck!

My 11 year old son has been on Singulair for may years now for asthma. As I read so many of these statements they are a blessing to me. He to has had recurrent nightmares and mood changes. Some aggression as well. My greatest concern lately is joint pain. Almost daily he complains of sore knees and his back hurts. I remember ticks as well, being last year and they have subsided I thought it was stress. He also would have trouble with hand tremors, not associated with his other asthma med. And weight gain as well. As of tonight the Singulair is going to be stopped. I am not expecting it to stop right away but hope for my little boy to sleep and feel good again.

I am new to this. I have posted a message but here are my symptoms: CHRONIC EXCRUCIATING RIGHT HIP PAIN, 5.5 CM CYST AND SEVERAL SMALLER ONES, JOINT PAIN, TINGLING AND 'BUZZING' IN FOOT, BLURRED VISION, LOW SEX DRIVE, SHARP PAIN IN VAGINA, FACIAL PAIN MOVES ALL AROUND FACE, TOOTH PAIN ( I AM A PRACTITIONER SO I SHUDNT GET ANY!), WEIGHT GAIN AND HAIRLOSS. But its the crippling hip pain that I cannot cope with. MRI negative, no arthritis marker in bloods so now being treated for neuropathic pain... not working. ESR raised and low Vit D???? Feel as though I am dying but try to be rational. I think its Mirena...

My MD friend told me, in general, for those that have been on a relatively high dose (40 mg and above) and eventually tapered, once totally withdrawn, the side effects can last for at least 45 days. I have had a very rapid heart rate, had to go the ER once. Had taken prednisone for RA, but now on a intense natural product regimen, still have some inflamation and joint pain, but nothing like the worst symptoms I have had and now are manageable. Until there is a product/therapy that restores the immune system to its prior to RA status, I and everyone else will have to deal with trying to reduce inflammation and joint pain. Prednisone, Dmards and Biologicals do not restore the immune system.

I had the Mirena put in in June of 2008. Since then my health has declined. I thought it was because I was getting older. Arthritis does run in my family, so when I began having severe muscle aches, especially in my elbows, back aches, and neck and shoulder pain, I thought I had arthritis. I went to the doctor last Spring and had alot of blood work done. They could find nothing. I am now 37, I rarely sleep through the night because of the pain. I get headaches too now and my hair is falling out. Three months ago I began bleeding nonstop! I called my Dr. office to ask about the bleeding. Before they returned my call I got online and searched Mirena. I was shocked to see (mirena joint pain) come up under my google search! The mystery is solved, I had my Mirena removed two days ago! Hopefully I can get my health back!

i sit here and think of all the problem people have with birth control... it sucks... i am getting Mirena in 2 weeks... i had a little boy on the 24h of november... and... i just stopped bleeding a few days ago... comparing yall complaints to other problems with birth control... i honestly see no diference... except that the other forms arent as effective as Mirena... your gonna go through hell either way... at least make it worth it... i am behind Mirena 100%...

Just got through reading the first page on this site.... I'm on week 3 of a 4-week prescription. Each and every side effect that I've read about thus far, I've experienced...joint pain(s) wake me up at night...depression-like state of mind...foggy, etc....severe heartburn most of the time...nausea....etc. Although these side effects are pretty severe on "quality" of life, I've yet to read if anyone has experienced weight gain of any type. I have put on at least 15 lbs. in the last 3 weeks... I say "at least" now because I stopped weighing myself a few days ago out of horror at how fast the weight's piling on!! So when I typed in "Doxycycline Hyclate & Weight Gain" in my web browser, it brought me to this site. Has anyone else experienced this fast, unexplained (horrible) weight gain while taking this med?? If I was not diagnosed with Chronic Lyme, (doctor beleives I've had Lyme for over 6 months- undetected - ), I would have stopped taking this the end of the first week! Not sure If I'm going to continue after reading some of these other horror stories!! Anyone else out there with the unexplained weight gain problem??

Am 52 y.o. on prescribed prometrium for 4 years since menopause started to balance my high estrogen levels & regulate arrythmias (rapid heart rate) associated with "whacked out" hormones according to Endocrinologist for women's health. Moderate to severe hip, knee & ankle pain on both sides, hit with a vengeance in latter half 4th yr. Daily pain unrelieved by recommended over-the-counter Tylenol for Arthritis or Motrin. Orthopedist scanned hips, right hip with thinning cartilage, diagnosis degenerative osteoarthritis. Pain in knees then started, feels like someone scraping bones with a knife. Can last all day & night to point of wanting to cry /feeling utter despair. Standing & walking for even less than 15 min., squatting, bending, lying down still, aggravate it. Have to work full-time as a nursing Instructor, take care of grandma & single parent of 2 children.

Sudden severity of joint pains in past 5 months makes me wonder if long-term use of prometrium (which lists joint pain as a side or adverse effect) may be a conributing factor. Would stopping or reducing prometrium use reverse the joint pain? Any insight appreciated. Thank you.

I was prescribed a course of Prednisone to combat an Avelox rash (after 3 doses - Avelox discontinued) for 10 days:

Prednisone:
Day 1-2 - 40 mg AM; 10 mg PM;
Day 3-4 - 30 mg AM; 10 mg PM;
Day 5-6 - 20 mg AM; 10 mg PM;
Day 7-8 - 20 mg AM; 0 mg PM;
Day 9-10 - 10 mg AM; 0 mg PM.

Today would be Day 10, but my doctor gave me a pass on it because it's been messing with my system so bad, so I didn't take the last dose.

The side effects are insomnia, severe muscleand joint aches and pains (it hurts to move sometimes - hurts even just sitting here), depression (That's understandable - this stuff stinks!), indigestion. The rest I can deal with (leather skin, and my nose looks like I have the "gin blossoms" or something - and I don't drink alcohol at all).

I know everybody is different and has different body systems, but in regards to my dosage and the 10 day course time, approximately how long will the Prednisone stay in my system and when will the side effects begin to subside? What is the half life of Prednisone? The bad side effects only really began around Day 7-8. Withdraw maybe? But I was only on it for 9 days? My GP said I should start feeling better in as soon as 1-2 days....

I'd appreciate any and all help with these questions - thank you! And good luck to you fellow sufferers.

God Bless!

I have had Mirena since July 2009 - had it inserted after the birth of my first child. The insertion wasn't bad. I had an emergency c-section, and my doctor called in a med (don't remember the name) to help my cervix dilate to make the insertion easier. My doctor acted like it wasn't a big deal, would be a good option, etc. He also explained that after 3 months, most womens' periods don't come anymore. Here we are 7 months later, still experiencing a monthly period that is worse than any one I ever had.... The no period and not having to remember a pill everyday were the things that appealed to me. Worry free birth control. What's not to love? Oh, the side effects...that include migraines, severe joint pain, excessive weight gain (20 pounds), acne, heavy/painful periods, fatigue, extreme mood swings, etc.

I am glad to see that I am not the only one who has had a bad experience with it. My husband acts like this is all in my head, and I have an appointment to see my ob/gyn in the next couple of weeks I feel as though I have given Mirena a fair chance, but I don't think it's for me.

I do, however, have 2 good friends that have Mirena and love it . Every body is different and reacts differently to medications, so I think the Mirena experience depends on the person.

Im 18 and just started taking the pill on December 11 and so far i have had nothing but joint pain, headaches, weight gain, and im very moody. After taking it for 2 days I experienced spotting and have been wanting to kill my boyfriend because everything he says annoys me. I want to stop taking the pill because I just took my first brown pill but is that ok to do?

I am a 31 year old female who was diagnosed with Endometriosis about 3 years ago. After my Lap procedure and consulting with multiple doctors....they all recommended I take the Lupron injections. My husband and I are not sure about a 3rd child so the Lupron would buy us some time instead of jumping into a hysterectomy. Well, it's been a week and a day (I've been counting) since the injection and it has drained me of life. I lay around all day lifeless....unable to care for my 2 children who are 5 and 1. I have pelvic and lower back pain far worse than my endometriosis symptoms, difficulty urinating, dizziness, muscle weakness, joint pain, nausea and headaches. It seems as if I remain in a "daze" all day...unable to "snap out of it". This was my first and last Lupron injection. I will take my endometriosis symptoms anytime over these side effects. I am aware that this drug has helped many women....it is just not for me! No thanks to Lupron!

After having some severe side effects from Lisinopril (after 3 years of taking it with no problems), my MD switched me to Diovan 8 months ago. I didn't have any problems until just 6 weeks ago when he doubled my dose to 160/12.5. My shoulders started to hurt (haven't needed a cortisone injection in them for a few years), then my upper arms and wrists. I woke up a week ago with severe joint pain in both hands and the bottom of both feet hurting. The pain in my feet woke me up at night. I mentioned this to my MD and he doesn't think it's the Diovan but I'm pretty sure it is. I'm going to the cardiologist for a follow-up visit next week and am going to suggest he change my blood pressure med to something else. I am almost positive the joint pain is from the Diovan.

I am 53, 114 lbs, and in good health. I eat healthy but exercise moderately, not regularly as I should. My cholesterol registered 280 with an increase in my LDLs and an decrease in my HDLs. I started taking fish oil omega 3, eating much healthier, no saturated fats in diet. The doctor prescribed 20 mg of Lipitor once at night. I just started to take it on day 2 with no side effects however, I have noticed insominia even when I took melatonin 10mg it didn't work. I am afraid to continue taking this drug after reading all the side effects. I thought about taking red yeast rice but the FDA has removed the lovastrin from the product so it is only good for maintaining healthy levels. It doesn't lower cholesterol wo the lovastrin included. I have also tried taking the new centrum that contains a natural product from a plant that lowers cholestrol.

I was going to try the lipitor for a month, at 10 mg, and then take it every other day once the cholesteral drops to a respectable level.

My question to those here who experience joint pain: do you take a Q10 enzyme supplement with the Lipitor? Merck has patented a Statin drug that now includes Q10 the enzme that Lipitor depletes which is said to contribute to joint pain. Also drink plenty of water to filter your liver and kidneys.

I am worried. I started taking levaquin just 3 days ago for a really bad kidney infection. However the medication within the first hour that I took it I developed a debilitating headache and within an hour got a nosebleed from my left nostril. I woke up the next morning feeling a little better and went on with my day and took my next dose of Leavaquin in the afternoon and within a couple of hours I deveopled yet another nosebleed from the same nostril accompanied by a minor headache. Went along with my day and didnt think much of it at the time then today took my dose at 2:00 and then by 4:00 another nosebleed with innercranial pressure and I feel very disoriented and dizzy. Im getting really scared that maybe Im having a stroke. Also have been feeling achy and bone/joint pain but was told that was normal.Another fact is my kidneys still hurt so I dont think the medication is doing the trick anyway. I've already been on Cipro and that didnt work either. I was prescribed the med by my on call dr when the cipro stopped working from the ER. I am going to call back the hospital tomorrow morning and see if they have my cultures back from the lab and see what we can do about changing this drug and getting me cured for good.

I have had experience of both IUD's. Paraguard was fine when I had it.They both hurt during insertion.I think Mirena was worst.In reference to the side effects, I have had hair loss starting within first 3 months.I have balding over temples and thinning everywhere. I have absolutely no sex drive. You couldn't tempt me with any man with any size penis. My sex drive is null and void. I am extremely moody and have had steady weight gain of 5 pounds a month and increasing. All the exercise and diet doesn't help.Breast pain is real and I have had joint pain. These hormones affect calcium levels in blood and the testosterone levels is what fluctuates our moods, primarily causing hot tempers. Depression is worsened by your symptoms and then spirals into eating disorders and additional weight gains.I had to pay out of pocket to put it in since Blue Cross wouldn't cover it. Now I have to pay to remove it, but as soon as I gather this money, I am so through with this IUD. I have 4 kids,but at 37, I'd rather have a 5th one than to experience another day of these horrible symptoms. Ladies, we shouldn't always be the guinea pigs. It's time men get vasectomies since they are the ones who love sex so damn much.

After 7 years plus on Lipitor starting at 10mg and 5 years ago going up to 20mg I think I have experienced it all. I have literally experienced I feel every side effect possible but was oblivious because my doctor didn't advise me that it was the Lipitor when I complained. Because of my age he always put my complaints down to peri-menopause. Every bone in my body ached every joint every muscle, but because my job was very physical I thought it was my work. I would take two weeks holiday but my body never seemed to recover. I gained weight and contracted an ugly dimpled midriff and stomach which I had never had but this was always attributed to peri-menopause. My hair started to fall out 2 years ago and my long thick blonde tresses became like a rats tail. The hair fall was put down to iron deficiency but did not stop for nearly 8 months even though I took double the recommended daily dose with vitamin C for absorbtion. The worst part was the loss of speech and not being able to finish a sentence due to not being able to remember a word. Next was the agressiveness and the depression that nearly tore apart my marriage. That too although it was supposed to be handled by hormonal drugs I believe was partly to blame due to the Lipitor. Then the insomnia over the last year has been worst. I think after 7 years I had finally completely poisoned my system and was awake for a week at a time....no drugs would help. Then the week before Christmas I woke up screaming as my arm had become numb and tingly like I had slept on it funny but the joint pain was out of control. Boxing Day 09 I put the drugs in the cupboard and vowed never to take them again. It has only been 7 days and I have slept 12 to 14 hours a night (thank goodness I am on holidays) my stomach and midriff have almost dissappeared I am clearer in the head than I have been in a long time, my shoulders still ache a little but I am not running to make an appointment with my osteopath or remedial masseues, the dry mouth is dissapating and I walked 2 hours on the beach yesterday at high tide on soft sand which I have not been able to do for 5 years without complaining of sore muscles/joints etc. This stuff is poison....I will never touch it again and wonder how much of my quality of life it has stolen from me over the years as I felt so bad I could not or didn't feel I could participate in life. I am mid 40's so plan to change everything, starting with going to a good Natropath. I eat a fantastic balanced diet but if I have to give up dairy and red meat so be it. I want my life back and a chance to make it up to a husband who stuck by and watched his wife deteriorate over 7 years and relied on my doctors advice. High CHL won't kill you and in my case it was or is hereditory due to Mediterranean decent but all my family live to their mid 90's. I went Cold Turkey and wished I had done it years ago.......Don't touch this poison.

I am a reasonably fit 51 year old male. I have been on 20 mg lisinopril for high BP for about 3 years. Normal BP is now 124/84 with lisinopril. I have had the cough, extreme rhinitis- clear mucus like a tap, then stops -- I have tried to work out what starts the mucus without success, I even had a spray to try and stop the symptoms. The spray helped but did not stop the runny nose and cough. Over the last 6 moths I have been woken up during the night with knee pains. in the last 3 weeks, my right leg feels like the tendon is on fire, my right hand is painful in the knuckles and the tendon in my right arm has seized up a few times with burning like the pain in my leg. I thought all these symptoms were just me aging..badly ! . until I did the same as most of the posts on this forum.. read other accounts and realised that the symptoms can come on so slowly that you feel it is not the lisinipril. My memory is also impacted and again I thought that it was just a senior moment.. however, senior moment is too early at 51,