Kidney specialist symptoms and conditions

My daughter took YAZ for about a year when a routine blood test revealed an elevated creatinine levels, a sign of reduced kidney function. We changed her to a different pill to control her heavy periods because of the warning about taking YAZ if you have any kidney issues. We are seeing a kidney specialist now and I believe the YAZ is the cause of the reduced kidney function. Any others have the same issue?

i started taking toprol about 2 years ago. my doctor started to notice a trace of blood and a small amount of protein in my urine. after a few more urine test over the span of 2 years, the traces of blood would come and go, but the protein levels were rising. eventually i was sent to a kidney specialist. he immediately took me off the toprol. he believes that the toprol may have damaged a filter that goes to both kidneys.he also said that if proteins are getting through the filter there other stuff is getting through too. , which can cause problems in the future.i have an appointment to see him again in 2 months. hopefully not being on this drug anymore, there will be a chance that this filter will heal. if not we are talking biopsies, and kidney drugs. my entire life the only medical problem was my blood pressure, now because of doctors and drugs i may be the sickest i've ever been. somebody said thts why doctors call it a practice, there only practicing

I was prescribed 20 days of Levaquin 500mg for a post surgery leg infection. I quit taking Levaquin after just 6 days. I had horrible hip and joint pain, depression and fatigue. I wanted to sleep all day and night. It worked and the infection was cleared up but the side effects were not worth it.

Hi everyone,

An update for you about my magnesium. I went to a kidney specialist yesterday (my doctor thought I might have kidney issues because my magnesium level was not increasing even with supplements). He was perplexed as to why I was there and basically told me that my magnesium levels were not low enough to be considered for any kidney problem (YAY!!!). He also said that he wasn't convinced that my heart palpitations were caused by my magnesium levels. He asked a little bit about my history and when I told him I was off of Yasmin, he said "GOOD. Find another form of birth control. I won't let my wife take any oral contraceptive". We continued our conversation and I thanked him, expressing how good it was to hear that from a doctor, since most of my friends think I'm paranoid. He repeated the warning to not take oral contraceptives and we ended the visit.

SO, basically I think my heart palpitations have been Yasmin/Orthocyclene related all along. I will wait to see how my body feels in a few months. Also, he said my magnesium levels seemed fine to him and they won't increase with oral supplements because it's very badly obsorbed, and if anything I would get diarrhea instead. (don't want that....)

I'll keep you posted... on the road to better health, I can feel it already! I'm so excited to get that validation from a doctor!

Hi everyone!

Here is the update I promised. As you know, I'm off Yasmin for a month now and had to go get my magnesium levels checked. I was found to have a reading of 1.8 in December, I took 800 mg of Mag. Oxide for 3 weeks and it went to 1.9. I then started taking 400 mg and my latest reading was 1.7!!! Shocking. My doctor is concerned and sending me to a kidney specialist to see if I have a rare condition that doesn't allow me to absorb magnesium. My BP continues to be controlled through medication. It will not normalize until I get this magnesium problem under control.
I told my doctor I was off Yasmin and she was fine with it. I wonder if the diuretic in Yasmin has caused this? I wonder if it's still in my system?
I'll keep you posted.

I've been on 90mg of prednisone for about a month and a half for nephrotic syndrome and have had some of the more common side effects like the round face, some weight gain, dizzy spells, and some others.

I started to feel better after about 3 weeks on the drug then I started to get a weakness in my legs almost to the point that I can't support my own body. I know that prednisone causes muscle weakness but this seems excessive. I have to keep myself from falling nearly every time I try to walk, even short distances. My doctors are looking into it just to make sure it's not something else but I think it's the drug.
Has anyone else had this problem and does it get any better? As far as my blood work goes, I'm not dehydrated and my potassium levels are fine so we know that is not the problem.

Also, I'm starting to have some heart problems. Before the prednisone my resting heart rate was in the 60's now it's in the upper 90's and even goes up into the 100-120's. And if I even walk to the bathroom it goes into the 150's. And my blood pressure is extremely high. Anyone else dealt with this. It's worrying me and my primary doc seems really worried about it but my kidney specialist just wants me to wait it out and stay on the high dose as long as I can.

I'm at the point where my kindey specialist says if I go off the prednisone it could lead to kidney failure but my primary doc says that if I stay on such a high dose I'm at risk for a heart attack.