Leg pain symptoms and conditions

My son is 6. He has been taking Singulair for 6 months. He has had aweful behaviors with this med he is very violent, he has back pain and leg pain to the point tylenol does not help. Also he has a chronic cough at night...all night long. He developed hives 2 days ago which there is no cause for as of yet so he is on a steroid to help with that as well. Are these symptoms of Singulair? Thank you so much

I was on Yaz for 1 year and 1/2 . It really did it's job for the most part . I stopped having lower back pain, cramps, arm and leg pain and stopped my cravings which helped me loose 13 pounds it was a plus , my craving just take over when I pms ! Although my mood swings didn't improve that much at first they got really good and after a while they just got about the same as when I DIDN'T take YAZ . The only reason I stopped taking YAZ was because my sex drive went from awesome to NOT Interested !! Which was not cool with my hubby !
If my sex drive would have stayed the same I would have been able to stay on it for allot longer.
Oh and ladies the first 6 months of stating YAZ was a bit weird but it did get better.

I was on Coumadin several years ago for an upper extremity DVT caused by a picc line gone bad. Was only on it for 6 weeks and had mild symptoms that I was told were not caused by the Coumadin. I now have a large DVT in my right groin. I was on Lovenox injections for 7 days and Coumadin 5mg every day. My INR is now 6.1 (for those of you who may not know, that is seriously high). Was told to stop everything for 4 days and repeat my INR tomorrow. I have had terrible leg pain, shortness of breath, chest pain, extreme fatigue, killer headaches, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and have lost another 5 lbs this week (not necessarily complaining about the weight loss :). I feel like I can't get out of bed. My previous Internest left the practice 2 months ago and I didn't establish care with my new one until yesterday. He proceeded to tell me that all of my symptoms and problems were caused by anxiety. Definitely NOT Coumadin. Huh, really? After reading these posts, I think I will change MD's again!

My 7 year old son has been on Singulair for almost 4 years. We always thought he was just a more challenging kid. Over the past few months, his behavior turned into giant mood swings, mulitple acts of agression each day, verbal outbursts, crying hysterically, some obsesssive behaviors--would not throw anything away and if we did, he became inconsolable, severe mood swings--would go from zero to sixty in the blink of an eye--terrible leg pain (ongoing since he started the drug), sleep disruptions(ongoing since he started the drug, bad dreams(ongoing since he started the drug. He has progressively become a more negative and sad child. He has always been active--but has gained weight since going on the meds (going from 75th percentile for weight to over 100th percentile). I HAVE ALWAYS SHARED OUR CONCERN WITH HIS BEING MORE CHALLENGING AND OUR DOCTORS (PLURAL!) SAID IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE MEDS! Parents: go with your gut. Ask more questions. Do not trust the drug company side effects--Singulair lists IRRITABILITY as the side effect for what I described above!

We were ready to see a child psychologist when I found this blog--it literally has changed his life and the life of our family! He received his last dose 3 nights ago--and is already a happier, easier little boy! He has not had one melt down in 2 days! This is huge for him! He can even verbalize that he feels better. Shame on our doctors who did not look into our concerns more. This has been 4 years coming!!!

Note: We did meet with a doctor in the practice who we do not normally see. She is the one who seemed to acknowledge that this is absolutely the reason for his behavior problems--he was also pulled off of Flovent, which can have similar side effects.

38 years old have had more problems on this medication than any other medication i have ever been on. i got confusion,leg pain,weakness, just tired all the time,hard to catch a good breath,vision problems, ill all the time, cheast pains come and go went back to doctor did a ekg heart rate was not normal increasd dose again. iam tired of being tired and not been able to think clear or remember what i went in the store for or PLAYING WITH MY CHILDREN. please god there was to be some thing better.

I am a 47yr old female with uc. At present, 50cm of my large intestine is affected. I've been on numerous meds and have always refused prednisone. 4 days ago, I have to give in as I am very ill, so the Dr. has put me on 30mg prednisone daily and is trying to seek approval for Remicade. At first, I was excited, but now from reading the list of possible side effects, I am really scared. The most severe symptoms at present at bloody d, stabbing abdominal pain and general feeling of hopelessness. I've was in Emerg on Tues. and I do not have a perferated bowel, but the Dr. says that if things don't get better, I'm going to have to have surgery. Can anyone give me any words of wisdom? Thanks, SM in Canada

I am 48 years old (5'11" 195 lbs.), and was put on 10mg of Simvastatin (zocor) for high cholesterol (250) and bad HDL & LDL numbers. Doctor tried Tricor first helped with Triglycerides but not the rest. I also had leg pain with the Tricor, stopped and went away. Then tried fish oil but no go the numbers were rising. Then the Simvastatin and had the following problems. After about a month severe neck pain and headaches, which I hardly ever got before (2 weeks straight now). I will go off of it and see if the neck pain,headaches go away. Seems to be a common problem as I read this site.

Hello all! It it is nice to hear I am not alone. I had no idea what this Lamictal was doing to my body. My stomach blew up so large it looked like I was 3 to 4 months pregnant and my stomach was hard as a rock.I also felt a lot of pressure inside my stomach and my breathing was sort of shallow and short of breath. I thought it was just from the 15lb weight gain from the drug but One day I had to face what was happening to me. I looked in the mirror and was like "OMG help me!" I was definitely not pregnant so I had to rule this out. My Mother came over and was really alarmed and terrified. Her Mother died of Ovarian Cancer and is one of the latter symptoms.She made an appt. with the gyno the next day and all checked out to be fine and healthy they recommend me follow up with a gastrointestinal doctor. Oh Lord, I said to myself...more doctors!! It all seemed so unbearable. My friend Mary of 20 years with Bipolar told me the same exact thing happened to her when she was on Lamictal. Her stomach got so large (and she is thin to normal everywhere else) A lady in a store asked her when she was due!! Can you imagine?????
Another side affect that has been completely disabling is leg pain in both legs. I have had Fibromyalgia for almost 10 years and thought it was a new or unrecognized symptom which can happen. Or sciatic pain in the legs that would never leave even though it felt very different.It wasn't a radiating pain, it was like a deep,deep excruciating aching pain, more like nerve pain vs. muscle pain that never went away. The leg pain was so excruciating thank God I had pain meds which I was taking for my fibromyalgia symptoms,, I fear the absolute worst of what I would have done to get out of this horrorfying pain. I had MRI and Cat scans and nothing showed. My pain meds were being increased and I was becoming more and more dependent, I could not live nor function with out them. The weight gain and looking 4 mos. pregnant nearly sent me over the edge as I struggle with an eating disorder as well. I went off the Lamictal about a 1 week ago, miraculously my stomach has gone down a lot especially at the top of my rib cage, I can feel my waist line now and do not have that pressure inside my stomach anymore. The leg pain has also miraculously gotten 85percent better! I can't believe it... I am so grateful. Coming here to this site really helped me know that this drug or any drug can cause so many horrible side affects and make you feel so alone.Thank You all for taking the time to share.

What brought me here tonight to write was to find this man's post I read last night that I could not find today and could not get off my mind. I pray he stumbles upon mine someway somehow! He wanted to find some one who may have also experienced this severe and excruciating leg pain and was pondering over surgery to singe the nerve's in his back. He was wondering if it could be the lamictal! Anyone who believes in prayer please say a quick one, that this man may find the info. he needs before taking such drastic steps.

I also suffered severe itchiness especially after coming out of the shower. I have tried every bodywash and lotion on the market in search of what would make it stop.If you are wondering Aveeno is the best hands down.

Whew...enough out of me! Thanks to all for all your help. Stay Well!
Blessings:)
K.

Was put on Synthroid 9 months ago. I started having leg pain (from my hips all the way down to my ankles) a few wks. after starting to take it. My doctor claimed their was no way Synthroid could be causing this pain, and proceeded to do test after test for other possibilities for the cause of the leg pain (with nothing found). Every time I brought up the idea that these symptoms started after starting Synthroid he completely dismissed the idea that this med. could be the problem. I have decided to completely stop taking Synthroid and see what happens...can't stand the pain anymore. I have three children under 6 yrs. of age---I can't function as a mother w/ pain running down both of my legs. I have yet to inform my doctor that I stopped taking Synthroid as I don't trust his opinion anymore anyway! How can a doc. not know these side effects are obviously real??

i was advised to go for a hysterolap with a mirena insertion for very painful periods and heavy bleeding.. it was last week on 24th nov underwent my surgery and it was successful. Post surgery i started facing lower abdominal pain, severe leg pain, persist headache, lower back pain and mood swings... i felt this should settle in a day.. but my pains aggravated day by day and i felt my life came to a standstill... i felt as if im 80 yr old lady living on bed with hot water bag and pain killers... i was frustrated..went to my gyn last evening and complained the same. she immediately removed my mirena and stated it hasn't suited me... since removal its like a new life and breadth of fresh air... feeling a lot better and been able to move around and get back to normalcy... with the high cost of this UID and with innumerable side effects I would never recommend to go for this for any lady suffering from heavy bleeding.. sure there must be other alternatives and cost effective medication available...but a TOTAL NO NO TO MIRENA.

I have had COPD for years and treated with daily prednisone and Foradil but I wanted to come off prednisone so used Symbicort and Spiriva and was doing good until a new doctor put me on Advair 250/50 and my body went to h... I had terrible bronchitis with hacking cough for 5weeks, noise when on exhaling, severe leg pain, blurred vision, flu like symptoms and harder to breathe. Came off off Advair and felt better the next day. Saw another doc who yelled at me for stopping it but by the weekend I couldn't walk 5feet and this was using my oxygen machine. Stopped Advair and saw my regular doc so I'm back to my original meds and recovering. Yes, I think doctors get a kick-back and yes, there should be a class action suit.
Everyone......take charge of your own body!!!!!!

OMG!!!!....This Is Totally Happening To Me Too. I had my Mirena put in in 2007 and ohh for the past year or so I have started having Excruciating Pain in My Left Leg, Lower Back, upper thigh all the way to my foot...Also I have had to go to the ER quite a few times with Migraine pain so bad it was incapacitating. I have just called my Doctor and am going to insist this thing be removed..Thank you for the Info...I hope this puts an end to this PAIN!!!

Been on coumadin for a year, horrible medication. Have aches all over, legs, shoulders, back, always tired, want to be off this med. Was taking alternative meds previously...nattokinase, bilberry which are blood thinners but are also SAFE. Then I had no leg pain, no muscle pain. I now take vitamin e and fish oil with the coumadin, no interaction since I've been using them for a long time and are more beneficial than the coumadin as far as I'm concerned. What I need is a naturopathic doctor, but they are hard to find, regular mds have no clue about supplements..all they want to do is increase your prescriptions. Doctors try to scare people telling them they'll have a stroke without coumadin, but have no solution on how to prevent stroke, etc. without drugs.

Hi there... I came off of Yasmin just 2 weeks ago and thought I should share with you my story since yours is a skin issue. I took Yasmin for 3 years. This past year I would wake up some bumps on my lip.. then on my hands.. then (this is over a period of months) I would wake up and have a slightly swollen lip... this was over the last year or so. I would also get a feeling in my throat, like something was in it and swallowing felt funny.
WELL, 2 weeks ago, I took my bc like I always do, right before I go to bed and my lip starts to tingle and itch.. and in the morning my face was swollen 3x the normal size on on side, mostly at the lips... I couldn't really talk.. it was like those awful photos on google. It was angioedema and can kill you by swelling of the throat. I had also for about a year- an ear issue.. it would sound like I was talking under water and felt like swimmer's ear- related to the swelling I found out later. Turns out I'm allergic. I developed this allergy over the period of time I was exposed.

I just want to say to anyone out there that has FACIAL/LIP SWELLING, or swelling of the hands... GO TO THE ER. It can kill you. I got lucky.. my swelling started slow and after about a year if was full blown. It is not something to mess around with!I was prescribed an epi pen. I developed an allergy to a preservative in it and I'm not an allergen sensitive person. That was just the parms/doctor guess I might add.

The first year I took Yasmin I had numb and tingling toes. and the whole tie I've had on and off leg pain.. no sex drive, that's the truth..definite bloating issues about 6 lbs weight gain, sometimes more without change in diet. I haven't noticed any hair loss thankfully. Migraines. Lots of nausea in the morning, every morning like morning sickness. Car sick even when driving.. not normal! I used to work on an airplane and I never got motion sickness.

I'm now on day 4 of Mirena IUD and I'm having having severe diarrhea and trouble sleeping.. I really, really don't want to get pregnant. Our next step is a vasectomy for the hubby. I'm 25 and I weigh 140 5'10 if that helps. I wasn't an 'at risk' like the pamphlet said.

I have been on Lantus & Humalog for about 3 years. I am a 75 yr old male T2 and the only other meds I currently take are Toprol XL and aspirin. After reading all these Lantus postings, I decided it was time to quit Lantus just to see what happened. Like one other person said, "all of a sudden the fog lifted"! I am a different person. I can now sing in church (after 3 days off of Lantus). Before this, I did not have enough breath to sing. When I was on Lantus I had many sleepless nights, suffering from RLS and leg pain. Now I am sleeping the entire night through. These benefits are the tip of the iceberg, I just feel better all over. Needless to say, I am injecting more Humalog now to make up for the absent Lantus but that will not be a problem. Please understand I am not advocating this for anyone else, I am simply reporting what happened to me. I see my doctor in a couple of weeks and can't wait to share the news with her.

57 YO Male taking this in 5/6.25 for almost two years. I should have gotten off it in two weeks. I allowed my physician to convince me that I should give it a chance. I suffered from ED and he gave me Cialis - too much leg pain but worked very well. The problem I have has is with not being able to focus on my work and it has gotten worse with time till the point where I don't feel like doing anything. Major dry eys and trouble getting a full nights sleep. My wife started with this at the same time and has vaginal dryness, eye dryness and lost sex drive. Keep BP in check but not worth it. Scalp dryness and itching and rash on arms if subjected to sunlight. It has had my mind so fogged up that I couldn't make a rational decision to get rid of it. I have cut dosage in half for a few days and took nothing today and my head is clearing up. However, my BP is elevated to 165/104. I am going to start lisinopril tomorrow and hope that I do not have the side effects that many people have listed here.

I am taking 20-25mg of Lisinopril and have been for about 1 month. First, I have to say the stuff works - my blood pressure went down immediately. Recently I have noticed a dry bottom lip (neither water or chopstick helps) and I am drinking AT LEAST 12 glasses of water a day and still feel thirsty. Anyone have similar side effects?

What brought me to this site is the fact that I have a bitter taste in my mouth that gradually occurred since I have been on Simvastatin 40 mg for about three weeks. I have also noticed a strange burning/numbness in my heels only, which has also been gradual. I feel more sleepy most days and not what I would call fatigued, but just like I don't feel like doing anything. I eat more just to try to get the taste out of my mouth and don't feel like exercising. I also finally went back to my Pilates class and felt unbalanced when trying some simple stretches. I usually have excellent balance. I guess my question is: Are these things related, and are they going to just get worse?

Hello,
How long do side effects last after completing steroid treatment? I've been off of pred for 4 months for crohn's first time. I was on 40/30/20/10 for a 6 week period. When I got to 30 my legs went into extreme pain. They felt like they were on fire, burning knees. Went to several doctors. One said steroid withdrawal, one said inflammation of nerves from Crohn's. Neurologist put me on neurontin to get off of the pain meds. I am still in excruciating pain and wondering if it really is steroid withdrawal. I can barely walk at times with extreme sharp pains, like someone is stabbing me in the legs. Can't stand for long periods of time and pain pills barely touch the pain. During steroid treatment, they gave me 3 rounds of Dilaudid in the ER and I was still crying, and I don't cry. Has anybody ever had this effect this long after being off the drug??

Hi, I am 28yrs old. I tried the nuvaring for the first time 1 month ago. After 2.5weeks I noticed I had shortness of breath (before i would normally bike about 30 mins three times a week), my heart was racing, chest pains, leg pain mainly in my left calve, depression, a rash on my arm, yeast infection, body aches and flu like symptoms (I went to the emergency room this weekend and they told me I had sinucitis) , when I breathe in my chest hurts. Also this past weekend my period started and I am bleeding so so heavy and the pain is unbelievable ( I am thinking about going back to the emergency room as I type this). Basically I have almost every side effect that could lead possible stroke, blood clots or death. I need help. I am so scared right now, but i am not going to use it anymore. When I asked my ob/gyn about my symptoms she said "the nuvaring does not have side effects.

I've posted here before right after I removed my mirena. Well it's been 27 days since I've had it out. At first I felt great. I had a period two days after I removed it. That period lasted a week long. Right after my period I CRASHED MAJORLY!!!! I had severe depression, severe anxiety and really bad leg and joint pain. All of that lasted about a little over a week. I got put on clonazapam and 20 mg. of celexa. So far I'm doing pretty good. I still get a little leg and joint pain, but not as bad and it doesn't last as long. I feel 90 % better and am expecting my second period on the 9th. I really hope I don't crash again. It was awful!! While on the mirena I had high blood pressure, fast heart rate, low grade fever, joint and leg pain, anxiety and depression, bloating like I was 4-5 months pregnant, nausea, heartburn, headaches, body aches (like I was sick), carpul tunnel syndrome (which I only get when i'm pregnant just like the heartburn) and more! Everything went down or completely away within a couple of weeks of having it removed. All except my heart rate. I am on a low dose of beta blockers to keep my heart rate from going over 100. Just like many of you I have been tested for many things like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and so on. i have also been suspected of having hyperthyroidism, but with negative results from blood work. We are experiencing a major hormonal imbalance from this mirena. I just hope and pray our dr.'s will do their research and realize we are all right about our experiences and something can be done about this IUD. There is hope. Your bodies will regulate. It's only been about 4 weeks for me, but I am feeling better so far since my crash. Don't hesitate to tell your dr.'s about any depression and anxiety you may be experiencing as those are very serious side effects and can be treated even if it's just temporary to get you through the crash. I also take a one a day multi vitamin. So maybe that will help to.

I am a 36 year old woman, and I have taken Singulair for the past 8 months. I got a lung infection over the winter, and the clinic I went to put me on the 10mg Singulair. It helped my lungs and got me over the worst of the infection, but I never anticipated the side-effects. For several months, I attributed what I was feeling to hormones (like severe PMS) and the stress in my life. I started to have thoughts of death, especially at night. I also began to have a hard time leaving my house. I would have panic attacks, worrying that the window was left open, the stove was left on, and god forbid there was a dark cloud in the sky (I became convinced that a terrible storm would come). Several times, I nearly got in a car accident racing to get home after work. Then, I started to obsess over getting sick. I was convinced that I would get some terrible disease and die soon. The fears and anxiety got worse and worse until one day (a rainy day), I quit my job of twelve years. It was a good job. I was happy with my work, and I made more than enough money. I ended up moving across the country back in with my estranged husband, because here I would not have to work. I could stay home all the time, away from germs and storms and anything else bad. That was three months ago. Still on the Singulair, I began to obsess over death. The panic attacks were so severe that they triggered asthma attacks, and not being able to breathe triggered more anxiety. I stopped sleeping at night. In three months, I've slept four nights. I began to have nightmares that made me wake up screaming and violently lashing out. I had to urinate 5 or 6 times every night. I developed severe stomach pain and nausea. And I had leg pain (actually, I hurt everywhere, severe pain). I had headaches, dizziness, and fatigue. Slowly, I began to realize that it might be the medicine. I started to research, and yesterday, I took my last pill. Since then, I have not had one panic attack. I have not had one asthma attack. I slept last night with no bad dreams. I know what's happened now, and I'm so sad that I lost so much of my life because of this drug. I really had a good life...friends, a home, a great job... Now, I'm very tired. My body is very weak and still hurting. I'm shaky. But I believe in time, those effects, too, will go away. I feel like my body has been through a war. I'm grateful that I didn't kill myself. There were a couple of really bad days when the urge to be violent towards myself was overwhelming. One day, I punched a fence, making my knuckles bleed. I think I could've killed myself, and I know it was Singulair. It's going to be better now. Just as a note: what helped me withdraw without any major worsening of asthma was Advair 250/50 twice a day.

I have SEVERE leg pain, behind the knee, kneecap and just above my ankle, Also my hip. This is concentrated on my right side although I do have occasional pain on the left side. My primary care doctor said it was arthritis. When I told my GYN Dr. about this, her head snapped around very quickly. She said to stop the Fosamax and start on vitamin D, calcium and vitamin E. It has been 2 weeks, and the pain is still severe. I'd like to know when it will stop. Does anyone know?

headache, leg pain, sleep problems-waking up several times at night, constantly tired, depressed, excessive saliva, now no saliva, swelling
parotid gland, neck swelling. Fatigue is unbelievable! Can't seem to do everyday chores. Has anyone else had swelling of parotid glands?

I started Macrobid last Tuesday coupled with Perks for the pain. I have finished the few days of perks that I was given and have started noticing severe leg pain and insomnia ( I cannot sleep due to extreme body pain and sweating.) along with sharp pains in my stomach and very loose stools. Im calling my Pharmacist tomorrow to see what he says. After reading what everyone else wrote, Im starting to get scared.