September 16th
2008
1:25 PM
I am 20 years old and I had no fear about the Gardasil shot until I received my second shot. I had my first shot July 7, 2008 after my sister-in-law convinced me to have to. She swore by it. After I received the shot I immediately noticed that I was having headaches and nausea. I figured it was just a small side effect so I put it out of my mind. I was known for having migraines also. This was on my mother's birthday, I couldn't enjoy it with her. Later in the week I started becoming very ill and I thought it was due to stress and lack of sleep. I was working a night time job as a manager so the stress was normal for me. On Sunday, July 20, 2008 I went over to a friends house because I was depressed and needed to be with some on when I noticed the I had been getting dizzy. My friends boyfriend was giving me a ride home while he was smoking a cigarette and the smell made me feel very nauseated. I thought I was pregnant because my boyfriend and I had recently broken up not even a month before. After I got home all hell broke loose. I started vomiting. For the next 2 weeks I had been vomiting and I was not able to hold anything down. I couldn't eat and I couldn't drink anything. I was working full time while being sick. I had no energy at all. Finally, July 31, 2008 I was admitted into the hospital. I was complaining of stomach pains and a late period along with the nausea, severe heartburn, and exhaustion. After doing x-rays, blood work, and urine tests they came back and said I was not pregnant, but I was dehidrated. I was on a drip for 4 hours making me late to work. I finally was released from the hospital after lying to them telling them that I was feeling better. I felt worse than before. I went to work that night completely out of my mind because my boss refused to work for me. In weeks to come I started feeling better. I got my second shot September 12, 2008. Once again I immediately noticed a headache and nausea and this time I knew it was from the shot. I still didn't think much of it even after I heard about what the shot was doing to people. I noticed a red mark where the injection site was but I figured it was normal. I went through my weekend without a care in the world when I noticed on Sunday that I wasn't feeling well at all and I was starting to get another headache. This was on my brother's 23rd birthday so I put on a brave face and went through the night. I went to bed early. Last night I was sitting on the couch watching my favoraite show when I noticed I was getting another headache. I didn't want to say anything to my parents because there was nothing they could do about it. Later in the night I noticed my headache was getting worse with a sudden sore throat with no cold symptoms. I once again went to bed early. I woke up this morning with the same sore throat and headache only they were both worse following nausea. I was supposed to take a college placement test, but I had to cancel it for the second time due to being sick from the Gardasil shot. After I did that I came online and looked at possible side effects vs. side effects people are really having. Panicing I called a line called "My Nurse" and spoke with a nurse at my local hospital. She told me that since I am on birth control to try to regulate my period that it might have something to do with my headache. I told her about the times before when I was not on birth control and my hospitalization with the dehydration and headaches and she told me that I was the second person today calling and complaining about a headache after receiving the second shot. She informed me to try to take ibuprofin and if my headache was not gone within the next hour or two to go see my family doctor and ask him about the Gardasil and if I should receive my 3rd shot in January. So far it's been an hour and every time I swallow I feel like I'm going to vomit and my headaches only gotten worse since taking something for it. I will not be receiving my 3rd shot and I suggest to anyone who is getting the Gardasil to carefully consider it before getting it. I was perfectly healthy before receiving the shot and now I'm a mess.
-- By stargirl | Reply | (1) replies | Private Message me
August 6th
2008
6:49 PM
i am just starting my 2nd month of using Sronyx .So far i have experienced a late period,increased appetite,moodiness,and fatigue.I may not use this for very much longer because i may be expecting and not even know it.home tests have come out negative twice.
-- By mrsfirmature | Reply | Private Message me
July 19th
2008
6:55 PM
I too have experience a late period, 11 days late so far. In addition, I am having extreme nausea. I thought maybe I was pregnant, I took 3 tests and all are negative. I have been on the Wellbutrin for 1 month now and am not really thrilled with the results. Actually, I find it's not helping at all.
I was on Celexa for about 6 months and loved it with 2 exceptions. Hair loss and a huge loss of my sex drive.
My thought is that none of these drugs are without side effects...there is no free ride.
Anyone else have similar experiences with Wellbutrin?
-- By hilary45 | Reply | (5) replies | Private Message me
April 18th
2008
2:51 PM
Has anyone had LATE periods while on wellbutrin? This is my second month with having a late period. I have taken preg. tests all neg., STD all neg., Thyroid all neg.
I AM GOING NUTS HERE! (Not that I want my period...but still..)
-- By jek3604 | Reply | Private Message me
February 26th
2006
8:49 AM
I took Yasmin for four years and just stopped 3 months ago. While on Yasmin I did not notice/realize that some problems I experienced may have been due to Yasmin. I had extreme dryness with my contacts throughout the last year of taking it. Also, last summer I got melesma (mask of pregnancy) on my upper lip! It looked like I had a mustache, but it was skin discoloration. This, plus the desire to have a baby sometime in the next year or so, prompted me to stop taking the pill. I have had one late period so far and now it's been 45 days without a period. Someone posted that they have been experiencing mucus that appears to be the type one has when fertile. I have experienced this, too, off and on throughout the last 45 days. I have heard that it can take up to 6 months to have normal periods again, but everyone's posts are scaring me that I may never be normal. On the other hand, a friend of mine went off of her bcp (another type) and got pregnant within the first month. I suppose that everyone's bodies are so different that it's hard to know what's really going on.
-- By jocelynodle | Reply | Private Message me
July 15th
2005
8:31 PM
Post your symptoms since stopping Yasmin!!!
Hey everyone it's Kay21 here and I just wanted to post my 3 month off Yasmin update. Because stopping the pill is a hard decision, I figured we should all post are updates here to help/support those who are planning to stop or who have recently stopped Yasmin.
I have been off of Yasmin since April 17. As some of you already know, I was experiencing horrible side effects while on Yasmin for 3 years (particularly stomach problems, vaginal dryness, muscle cramps, increased blood pressure and heart rate and anxiety).
The first 1 month off of Yasmin was okay. In fact, I felt the best I had ever felt in a while. My blood pressure and heart rate decreased and the migraines and muscle cramps went away. But when I hit the 2 month (8 week) mark, I felt HORRIBLE. I was severely depressed and anxious. I was crying all the time and felt a severe sense of DOOM! The physical symptoms also started to become problematic. The acne increased and I started growing more facial hair. The worse symptom, however, was that I started losing a ton of hair. I would lose stray hairs all day (probably about 200 a day). Since I have hit the three month mark, the hair loss has gotten MUCH WORSE! Now I am losing CLUMPS of hair all day. I have seen several doctors about this. Some say it's because of stress and a few (a derm, GYN and endo) say that hiar loss is common after stopping bcp. I have already loss about 1/3 of my hair.
I am also really concerned, because I have not had a period since April 22. So my doctor has put me on provera for 10 days to induce a period.
For those who have stopped Yasmin, what have your symptoms been (i.e. increased acne, weight gain, anxiety, etc.). Has anyone experienced hair loss? How long did it take to get a period???
Thanks...
-- By kay21 | Reply | (56) replies | Private Message me
Yasmin (3) Wellbutrin (2) Gardasil (1) Sronyx (1) Doxycycline Hyclate (1) Zithromax Z-Pak (1) Loestrin 24 Fe (1)
April 30th
2009
10:06 PM
I have been taking doxy for about 10 days and am about to take my last pill. I haven't started my period yet and was wondering if the doxy has an effect on that. And if it is ok to be taking birth control and the doxy. Will my period come once I am done taking the doxy and it's out of my system? I was just being curious.
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