Later that night symptoms and conditions

Hi,

I just had Mirena placed this past Thursday. The pain of insertion was unbearable. I was dizzy for a few hours afterward, and had such bad cramps I ended up in the ER later that night, doubled over in pain. They did a CAT scan, and some pain meds, and sent me on my way.
I know it's only been a few days, but the pain is intolerable. I have PCOS, and tried this as a last resort. I'm going to have them remove it on Monday (I know she'll try to talk me into hanging in there, but sometimes you have to advocate for yourself.)

My gyn told me my body is rejecting this foreign object, causing the bad cramps and sharp pains. Also, my "V" is really swollen. This is NOT worth it.

I was prescribed the drug for a bladder infection, and on the second day of medication I woke up feeling like someone had taken a baseball bat and beaten me with it. It was worse in my lower back (I'm assuming it was my kidneys that were actually sore), but my legs were sore too. Later that night after work I thought I'd do some light stretching of my legs thinking maybe it was just from being on my feet for eight hrs. About an hour later I was relaxing on the couch, and started experiencing a shooting pain on the outside of my left calf, 45 min later it dissipated then it happened again on the outside of my thigh, another 45 min go by it dissipates, then it comes back on my inner thigh, 45 min later, dissipates, and settles just below my knee above the calf on the inside of my leg. Soooo, I'm thinking I just stretched too hard or my legs were just that sore, but two days later I find bruises in the exact areas that the pains were.

Hello All..I hope my experience can be slightly helpful to anyone reading this..I am a married 31 year old woman with 2 children. I was suffering from a sinus infection for around a week, maybe a week and a half..Now first,let me tell you,I am not one for doctors..I go when I am pregnant and if I am really really sick, otherwise..I am an over the counter kind of girl heh but because I was experiencing bad symptoms ( burning smell in my nose, pressure etc) I decided to go in. I went in on Saturday (believe that was Sept 29th) and saw an associate of my "regular" doctor. He checked me and confirmed what I believed to be true, a serious sinus infection..Now because I am a selfpay patient, my doctors usually will try and helpme out with samples of meds they may have, which I always do appreciate..This time he gave me a free voucher for a 10 day supply of Avelox. Now mainly because I have never had a bad reaction to any antibiotic ( I normally take amoxicillan and erythromycin ) I didnt think anything of taking that voucher and getting on the road to better breathing. I filled the script that afternoon and began the first dose..Nothing specific happened right away, but later that night I started to get a real bad headache, I am prone to headaches here and there so again I thought nothing of it..Went to bed and woke up that sunday still with the headache but it was worse..During the afternoon decided to lay down, take a small nap, hoping I would wake up feeling better, but when I woke up (and mind you, I have taken the 2nd dose of avelox by this point) I felt HORRIBLE! I couldnt breathe, my chest was tight, I was lightheaded, dizzy,nervous/anxious..I felt like I was jumping out of my skin. Clearly the worst experience of my life. I managed to try and keep calm,did breathing exercises and waited until Monday morning to go see my doctor and of course was not about to take any more of this crazy med.. (This attack went on and off for around 14 hours). When I went in on monday, I was still feeling ill and having some of the symptoms but did feel better compared to the night before. My doctor confirmed I reacted very seriously to the medication and went on to tell me that she has had patients commit suicide after taking it >.

This morning ( Oct 5th 2007 at 5:10am) , I am feeling a bit better, the symptoms had lasted on and off all week..I had no appetite until yesterday, which I actually ate 3 good meals. I was bloated,anxious, nervous, lightheaded..I also had/have a bit of insomnia..just really really sick.. I am hoping I will continually feel better. But this was indeed a truly scary experience. My doctor informed on 2 remedies that are natural...for the bloating and gas pressure and discomfort,she told me to get acidophilus.which is "good/friendly" bacteria to replace the ones the antibiotic killed off. She toldme to take this for around 2 weeks. And for the insomnia and anxiety/nervousness she told me to get Valarien,again all natural to keep me calm,it is a natural mild sedative. I hope this will help someone out there because I had read through every post I could find this week to try and help myself and keep calm. Good luck to you all and please, warn others about the risks and dangers of ths horrible medication aka POISON :(

This is one of the worst things I have ever taken. I took three doses for a skin infection and stopped. After taking the first one I felt extremely tired... then my limbs began to ache, I felt like my bones were replaced with lead and my head was spinning. Every time I tried to lay down and rest I was overcome with nausea and dizziness severely. I could not focus on anything or complete simple tasks without being fatigued and needing to rest. Later that night came the panic attacks or should I say a three hour long perpetual panic attack. I really thought I was going to die. Fortunatel(unfortunately) I had a few panic attacks back in college so I knew what I was experiencing was only a panic attack but it was one of the worst I've ever had.
I would not recommend anyone take this drug unless their lives literally depend on it, it's HORRIBLE.

My son 12 yrs took 30 mg yesterday and he said it felt like an elephant was sitting on his chest and his chest was shaking rapidly. Later that night we had a disagreement about how the pin pong table gets put together. It turned into a full blown anger rage to the point where he went into e sezier. I was so scared and so was he. This morning he doesn't even remember anything about last night. I call ed the doc and he stopped the meds and they now want him to try concerta 30 mg. I hope this drug does not have the same reaction. I waited 7 years to start him on meds for his ADHD. I hope I am making the right decision.

Wow! I just stumbled on this site and am very happy I did. I'm 42 years old and am almost finished my fourth pack of Yasmin, which I started basically for skin problems. My skin did clear immediately, but I gradually started having other things happen, but never really attributed it to the pill...actually thought it was more an age thing (I hate to say it) and was happy with my clear skin. I had the chest pain thing and went for an exercise test, which turned up okay. I turn into this "freak" every once in a while, crying and stuff, which I thought was basically because I'm so busy with work and family, etc. I used to run half-marathons, but was feeling so crappy and had gained a lot of weight, so I decided to join a gym and hire a personal trainer, as exercise had always made me feel better. Near the end of one of our sessions, I started to have trouble remembering her instructions. I then went into the change room when we were finished and I could not remember my lock combination. This scared me quite a bit. A woman then came into the change room and was asking me about my trainer and what her name was...and I couldn't remember her name! I managed to get my lock open, but I kinda walked out of there in a fog and it probably took me about an hour to feel "human" again. Later that night I had a pretty good headache. I talked to my trainer about it and we figured that I must have had an extremely hard workout and that maybe I was a little dehydrated. I have noticed that I have not been as thirsty as I usually am, so figured this was the problem. The final straw came a few days ago when I developed this killer headache with some breakthrough bleeding. I've made an appointment with my GP to talk about going on Alesse, but am now wondering if I should just forget about messing about with my hormones and put up with a few pimples in my 40s. Any thoughts? Any Alesse horror stories?

Julia

I was using it for acne. I'd been on it about two weeks when I started having sudden high fever and extreme lethary. (Like if I didn't lay down, I'd fall down). I'd hit the bed for several hours, and wake up feeling improved. Then I'd go through the same thing later that night; fever back up and horrific fatigue. I kept thinking I was coming down with something and even remarked that I was glad I was "already on an antibiotic." Then realized my fevers were shortly after my dose. Nurse said "no, that wouldn't do it. I took one more dose to "see" and in addition to the fever going up, that time my lips swelled and itched. Spoke with the Dr. and he said NEVER to use a sulfa med again, as the next reaction could be quite dangerous.

Started Cipro 3 days ago and had severe abdominal cramps a couple hours after my morning dose yesterday. Didn't associate the two. After a couple of hours the pain subsided.

Later that night, I took my evening dose and within 2 hours the severe pain came back even worse than earlier . I almost went to the emergency room. It was as bad as labor contractions.

Pain lasted about 5 hours. Did not take my dose this morning and no pain (just tenderness from yesterday)

Wow, I'm glad I came across this site. Since I'm allergic to some other types of antibiotics, my doctor prescribed me Levaquin for my URI. The first day I took it...a few hours later...I was laying down, watching tv, and experienced what I guess were hallucinations...I kept thinking my husband came into the room, my dogs were walking by, etc. even though my husband wasn't home, and my dogs were both sleeping by the couch. Later that night, when I finally fell asleep, I had these bizarre, very vivid, somewhat disturbing dreams...since then (that was 3 days ago), I've felt nauseaus all the time, have no appetite, and cannot sleep. After reading these posts, I am NOT taking any more until I can talk to my doctor...I certainly think they should warn you about these side effects before prescribing this for you...I was told there weren't any side effects. :(
I've taken a total of 3 doses, but I am not taking anymore!

I took Avelox as I left the doctor's office. ( she had given me a sample) I was driving my 2 year old daughter home when I began to feel panic, fear, Tremors, tingling in my head, dizziness and an overall sense of illness. We live in the country, and I was afraid if I pulled over, no one would stop for a long time, and my daughter would be caught in the car. It took all my focus to get us home, and I felt if I could just get her in the house, I would call the ambulance, and she'd be safe.

I was weak and dizzy, so first I called my husband to tell him to come home and to call a squad. He called the neighbor, and she came right over. We both called the doctor I had just left, and a pharmacist. They told me I had an adverse effect to the medicine, and to drink lots of water. I was also experiencing severe dry mouth, and a headache, muscle fatique, and tingling.

With 4 glasses of water the symptoms began to subside. Later that night, I had occasional chest pains. I was told by the physician to stop using the drug.

I have since found out the label says "Do not Drive". I am so thankful nothing happened to my baby daughter, and we were able to make it home safely.

I was put on Levaquin for a severe infection in my leg. I was given 500 mg. once a day. Immediately after taking my first pill I became nauseous. On the second day I again became nauseous and dizzy. That night I was very restless and could not sleep. I thought I would adjust to the meds so I continued to take it. each day I continued to feel the same after taking my Medication. I started getting cramping after eating on day 5 and suffered Diarrehea with hard cramping. the symptoms continued each day. I revisited my Health Center and was put on 250 Mg. after explaining how I felt. I thought I would adjust as it was clearing the infection in my leg so well. On my second dose of the lesser dosage I experienced some additonal problems. Asfter eating dinner I started having SEVERE stomach pain. I suffered Diarrehea for several hours with the severe apin im my stomach along with nauseousness and had not slept normally since starting this Medication. Later that night I started having Bloody Stool and continued this for the rest of the night and into the next day. Needless to say I stopped the Medication immediately and was put on a bland diet and plenty of liquids. I have been off the Meds for 4 days now and am finally getting back to normal. I started sleeping normally again and the nauseousness and bloody stool have subsided. I was so scared to think a prescription could do this to you. I will never take this drug again and advise anyone that takes it and experiences any of the side effects to get off it immediatley. My experience with this drug has been a nightmare.