Lightheaded symptoms and conditions

I have been on Celexa for a little over a week for panic attacks/anxiety. The first 2 days I took it I felt like I was in a dream, light headed, tingly, pretty much just intensifying my problems in the first place so I stopped taking Celexa for a few days.. then I spoke with my doctor and she said to try taking it at night instead of the morning. So I began taking Celexa at bedtime. I didn't have much side effects except for a little trouble sleeping, but I actually was starting to feel "better", for about 4 days I was feeling really well and resuming normal activities. Then out of nowhere on that 4th day in the evening I got a really bad panic attack, and for the past 3 days since I've been feeling high anxiety and panic again. I don't understand, because I really felt like I was getting better. I told my doctor what has been happening and all she said was that its normal to have set backs and to continue the Celexa. I'm also taking Ativan to help control the anxiety until the Celexa "kicks in", but in the past few days nothing has been seeming to help. Has anyone experienced this? Is it because I've only been on Celexa for a week? I feel like I am going crazy being back in this lightheaded fog.

I started on levaquin Monday 10/15/07 for a sinus infection and bronchitis. Monday night couldn’t sleep and was all itchy. I felt very anxious and "uneasy".
Yesterday, about 2 hours after after taking my second dose of levaquin, I almost passed out. I had the whole ringing in my ears and everything went black like I was going to faint. I barely made it to a chair to sit down.
I felt very disoriented and hazy…almost in a fog. I became very dizzy and lightheaded. I feel achy all over and my heart started palpitating. It felt like it was going to beat out of my chest! My blood pressure, which is usually around 110/70 was 130/110.
This medicine should be taken off the market! I feel some better today…but still am achy and every once in a while my lightheadedness comes back. It worries me that the effects of this drug might be long term!

I had been on lisinopril for 3 yrs until a couple of weeks ago. I was taking 10mg in addition to 25mg atenolol(which I have been on for 10yrs). Although I did not notice any serious side effects when I first started on it, it ended up seriously affecting my quality of life. My energy level, which has always been very high, was gradually reduced over the course of the last 3 yrs to a level so low that it was exhausting just to get through the day. I had undergone extensive lab workups to try to figure out what was wrong. I would also have episodes of severe muscle weakness and aches that kept me confined to bed. I was tested for every disease known to man. All came back negative. On top of this, for the first time in my life, I was becoming very depressed and unable to cope with the least little thing to the point where my family became concerned. I also suffered several serious anaphylactic allergic reactions involving serious stomach pains, plummeting blood pressure, pounding heart rate, faintness, swelling of my extremities and shock. I was referred to a specialist and after 4 wks of bloodwork and skin testing, I was incredibly allergic to NOTHING. But I have to carry an epi pen at all times since I don't know when or why a reaction will reoccur. All of this time, I never ever suspected lisinopril as a problem. It was not until one day I was particularly tired and lightheaded and found out that my BP and pulse were way too low (90/50), so I did not take my lisinopril that night (or since then) but only my atenolol. The next day I felt better and within a couple of days incredibly better. My doc has agreed that lisinopril is a problem for me and increased my dose of atenolol to 50mg, which takes care of my BP just fine. Now my energy is returning, my depression has lifted, and I can actually look forward to each day instead of just trying to get through it. I feel like my spark for life is coming back. Like others, I was in a downward spiral and wondered if this is what happens when you turn 50 and if I would ever feel good again. I knew nothing of this website during all of this and wish I had found it long ago. Maybe, just maybe, I would not feel like I missed the last 3yrs of my life.

I'm not 100% certain that Alesse has been causing my major health issues recently, but after going through all other tests, my doctor has suggested I stop taking it. I pray that it is the answer.
I have been on Alesse for two years, (this past Aug 2007) but it was last March that I really noticed some of the typical impacts. Moodiness, lack of a sex drive (which I missed) and then the dreaded splotches. I had these dark type of circles appear on the top of my cheeks, which appeared overnight. I soon found out that any type of birth control can cause these to appear. Great. Just great. Then I had spotting between periods, which wouldn't be so bad except they came along with those tiny tummy cramps. This didn't add much fun to my current IBS issues.
I'm diabetic (but have been for 30+ years) so it never impacted me regarding blood sugars etc.
Then along came May. I had a bad bought with IBS one morning then I had the panic attack hit at the very same time. I've never hypervenatlated before so I had no idea what was going on other than I felt like I was dying, at home, and alone. For the first time ever, I called 911 and took an ambulance trip to Emerg. After being there for a few hours, they didn't find anything and I had calmed down. Since then, I've been experiencing on different levels from '1 - 10':
- small tremors through my neck and should areas (they can worsen to the point that others can see me shake)
- burning sensation in the same area
- numbness in my jaw / face area
- fullness in my right ear
- lightheaded but not *dizzy* as if I'm going to faint
- overall not feeling right as if my head is detached
- weakness in lower body and legs
- numbness in right leg and foot (not all the time, it comes and goes)
- panic attacks when my digestive system kicks in
- lack of an appetite
- nausea (sometimes)
- a few other items which I am too tired to think of....

When I try to sleep, as soon as I feel like I'm about to doze off, I have the symptoms flood over me big time and I'm 'shaken' awake. I can also been in a deep sleep, having a pleasant dream, when if feels like someone has grabbed the back of my neck/shoulders and has shaken me violently awake. I have to sit right up and bring my knees up to my chest and try to relax myself. Sometimes I stay awake all night.

I have every test you can imagine since May, as this is ongoing with no relief. I have had a head MRI (made my tremor and head detachment feeling worse), Spine MRI, Chest CT Scan (bad reaction to the dye), colonoscopy (I'm convinced my IBS triggers the symptoms to be worse), heart monitor, blood test for thyroid (one of the first things since I'm diabetic), along with many other blood test. I have two in for Mercury and Lead poisoning, but the results aren't back yet. More and more I'm starting to believe that it's all attached to the birthcontrol, although I've been on it in the past without issues, and this time around it was just over a year and a half when these symptoms all kicked in.
If this is all caused by the bc, I will be very relieved as this has been causing me a lot of grief. Thankfully I am able to work from home on my laptop, otherwise I would be out of a job. Getting up, showered and out the door is impossible. I had one good day last weekend where I was able to go out with my very supportive and adoring boyfriend, and we fed a few squirrels in a park. It's taken away my summer so far.
I'll come back to post an update if I find that stopping Alesse has helped any.
I wish everyone well!!!!
Stacey

i have been taking Yamine for about a month and a half, after being on a generic pill for a couple years. I didnt know if these symptons i was having was caused by yasmine, but now i think it may be. I have been getting lightheaded, blurry eyes, shakiness, hot flashes..almost like a panic attack, and i have become very dehydrated, even though i have been drinking alot of water. I even went to the doctors for these symptons and they still don't have an answer, so i think it may be yasmine.my newest sympton as of yesterday is chest pain. also i feel like my heart is beating fast all the time, and i feel fatigued way too often, which is causing me to eat more, becauase i am starving way to often, and if i don't eat i feel like i am going to collapse. Also my sex drive has gone to non-existant- is that common? I workout all the time, and eat pretty healthy, so i don't know what else these symptons could be coming from. Is anyone else experiencing these sympons?

This was the worst experience! I started taking Doxy to rid myself of infection that might be caused due to a vaginal procedure. I started taking the med on Monday afternoon, by Thursday night my legs and arms were on fire it seemed. The tingly feeling you are talking about. I completely lost my appetite. I was tired, weak, lightheaded, nauseated. Here it is five days after I have stopped the med and I still feel the burning, tingly skin. Also, I had muscle pain that caused my skin to be sore to even touch. I cringed at the thought of someone touching me for two days. NEVER AGAIN will I take this. I mean, after all, it's strong enough to be used for ANTHRAX, how strong does that have to be?

last night I started taking geodon again this time at 80mgs, I woke up feeling like I am going to pass out and lightheaded and vision was blurring, also I was really tired but couldn't go back to sleep and I was really scared. I went to the er and the doctor was really nice and explained to me that it might be the geodon, so I am not going to take them again till I talk to my doctor cause I could barely function and I had to forgo the things I needed to do

last night I started taking geodon again this time at 80mgs, I woke up feeling like I am going to pass out and lightheaded and vision was blurring, also I was really tired but couldn't go back to sleep and I was really scared. I went to the er and the doctor was really nice and explained to me that it might be the geodon, so I am not going to take them again till I talk to my doctor cause I could barely function and I had to forgo the things I needed to do and also take a cab to the hospital which I barely have anymore as it is.

I have been taking Yasmin for about2 years now. My cramps are less and my period only last like 3 days tops. I used to have to use a super tampon now I only use lites and sometimes a regular. My severe acne is gone and I haven't had any weight gain. Recently my doctor said to try Yaz......Big mistake. Each day after taking it, I was having chest pains. YIKES....went back to Yasmin. If I don't take it with food, I am lightheaded all the next day. Anyone else experiencing this strange side effect? Other than that, it has worked great!

I've been on Lamictal for about four years (I also take Topamax) and it's never given me much of a problem as far as I could tell - until now. At least, I think - HOPE? - it's the Lamictal. Out of the blue two weeks ago, I became so lightheaded and dizzy that I couldn't imagine what was going on. It got so bad one day that it tripped off an aura and I almost had a GM for the first time in over 5 years. I've been to the (regular) doctor who did blood tests to check for various problems, and have an appointment with an ENT tomorrow to check for inner ear problems... because I couldn't imagine that I would suddenly develop a Lamictal issue this far into taking it. But, reading your responses it appears that I possibly could be. Thank you for posting your experiences, I'm going to call my neuro right now.

severe pain after injection, constant nagging headache,insomnia, blocked up digestive system,tiredness, dizziness, lightheaded. Low energy.

I am on Levaquin 500 now for what I was told was a respirtory infection, this is my 4th antibotic for the same problem. I am extremely sore and feel as if there are hundred pound weights on my ankles, it hurts to walk. My stomach is sore, my muscles are so tired, it hurts to situp. I am so lightheaded after taking this medicine, I feel ok before I take it but it all hits me at once after I have taken it. I have only been on Levaquin 4 days is this normal?

In 2000 I began to have an intermittent atrial fib for which a cardiologist put me on Toprol XL 50mg 1 x day. It worked for several years although during that time I gained some 70 lbs which I attributed to the fact that I retired and am not getting enough exercise.

Now in the past few months I am having episodes of premature ventricular beats, premature atrial beats, supraventricular tachy, all kinds of garbage heart pattern and frequently feel lightheaded for days at a time and from time to time feel like I am going to faint. Energy level is zero...which I attributed to the weight gain. My chest feels thumpy a lot of the time and I've had the 24hr Holter (which proved the above patterns I mention). Now, a cardiologist wants me to have a 30 day event monitor and echo cardiogram.

After reading the postings on this board, I'm thinking I need to talk to my doctor about Toprol side effects which it appears that I might be developing!

Bless all of you for posting your problems! Perhaps together we can solve our medication problems!!

NAUSEA AND LIGHTHEADED

Maybe I`m off the wall on this one, but curious if anyone else experienced this problem. I had acid reflux, etc for a long time. Doc gave me Aciphex. My heartburn went away after a week but I started getting irregular heartbeats when I eat. At first if felt like a small clump at the bottom of my esophagus and then I started having these heart palpitations, sometimes I get lightheaded. I quit taking Aciphex because I didn`t have this problem before. Even after I quit taking it, I still have this problem after 12 months. I didn`t go back to the doctor because I pay the bill out of pocket, no insurance, and after $3000, I`m supposedly a healthy guy. By the way, I`m going back to a different doctor evenutually.

I took 20mg of lisinopril for 30 + days along with 5mg of norvasc which I have been taking over a year now. Upon starting lisinopril I noticed a weakness in my legs which was most bothersome. It felt like I was using someone elses legs.
I experienced a lack of coordination in my legs, cramps and a lack of muscle control. After 30 days I stopped taking the drug. Along with the above symptoms my urine became a dark rust color, I felt nauseaus, lightheaded and very tired.
Most of these symptoms ended after I stopped taking lisinopril
however to my dismay my leg function has not gotten any better and its been over three monts now that I stopped using Lisinopril.

My first side effects included agititated moods and feeling very angry most of the time. The smallest thing could set me offf. That went on for a few weeks now I feel good on the meds. My pupils dialiate for some reason right after I take the pills. I am on 80mgx2 taken at night.

I also had a horrible experience when trying to stop taking the pills. I have been taking them for about 5 weeks now and felt the need to stop taking them. I cut my dose in half. Huge mistake.

Within 5 days I started experiencing major hot flashes inside my body was cold on the outside. Lightheaded, sluggish, nassaua you name it. I gave up after two days and now I am taking the 80mg x 2 again. I will taper much more slowly this time. Anyway would love to hear other stories. The best part is no one is alone out there. Seems everyone has similuar effects.

I have been on Nuvaring for 2 months now. I have noticed that I have had a very thick, mucousy discharge, nauseated all the time, and have severe mood swings. I can be really happy one day and the next I totally hate EVERYBODY! I feel absolutely CRAZY!! and as for sex drive...what's that? My husband is always wanting to have sex and I look at him and say,"Dude, are you freaking kidding me? You want to have sex...AGAIN?" and that is so not me. I am nothing like what I used to be before I started it. And I don't know if anyone else has had this weird side effect, but I get really dizzy and lightheaded and tingly. And I have passed out once. Not sure if it's the ring, but I have been constantly dizzy and lightheaded since. I don't dare pick up my children for fear of dropping them. I also have been sleeping HORRIBLY. It takes me at least 4 hours to get to sleep at night. Then, once I finally do, I wake up a million times a night. And all these symptoms seem to progressively be getting worse. I thought they might get better as time went on...no way! i am stopping this thing on sunday!!! The convenience is really nice, but is so not worth the crazy way it makes me feel!!

Dont say that!!

That the dirutic can cause permanent neurological damage thats horrible I hope not!!

Iam still not better 10 days on Lexapro I have taken a 1/2a day so I have taken 6 pills I think.
Some of the anxiety is gone BUT
Iam still lightheaded just got me period again so it may be that but I start to feel like myself and than I feel bad

And sleep I cant sleep I use to be a perfect sleeper now I cant sleep....any thoughts tried melatonin it doesnt help tried kava tried valerian tried all the holistic

I am 16 years old, i have ran long distance sine I was 11. I started my peroid when I was 12. In the beginnng of 2006 i didn't have my period for 3 or 4 months. then in april i got it again. but a week later i got it back for three days. the last day was May 2nd of 2006. and i haven't had it since and it's the end of december of this year. i went to the dr. and she took test, told me i was aniemic and and nothng else was the mater really. i took these pills but they didnot help me get my period back....at all! then i went to a dietition and she told me to eat this and that...i gained weight and i even practically stoppe running except maybe 3 times every 2 weeks. adn i still haven't gotten mt period. so my dietition thinks it has nothing to do with my eating and running....but we still do't know for sure. now i am go to a gynacologists.
some other symptoms i have been getting since about march or april:
i was told i have a slow heart rate because i run.
i get dizzy or more like lightheaded
sometimes breathing is a little difficult but i don't really think of that as a symptom...it just feels a little different then i have before all this.
sinc a bout a year or so i have been feeeling a sharp pain in by middle back by my lung sometimes when i lay down or even sleeping. it has woken me up before, too.
i hope all of this helps you so you can help me....please...i want some other people's experience and advice too!!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

Hi Guys

iam weaker than you all I know I startted the Lexapro I was crying so bad from the constant aggitation and couldnt do it anymore
I suffered for 6 weeks of aggitation everyday
It was getting the best of me and my heart and soul

My sister didnt want me to take it as we are naturalists but I already screwed up and took the BCP

I was desperate I needed something to take away the anxiety it just became too much to handle
My stomach was constantly nauseated from the anxiety to where I couldnt look at myself

Here is what the pharmacist told me
May apply to everyone

I was anemic than took BCP which depletes you nutritionally anyhow he said being Iam 42 I was probably already low in estrogen progesterone than WHAM I took synthetic hormones and than WHAM went off the pill and left my body is sheer panic state which created the anxiety!

I believe this to be true but prior to the pill I was functioning quite well even with low hormone levels.

Why did I decide to give the Lexapro a try I guess because Dejay seemed to be getting ebtter on it and I was not and I was at the end of my rope.

I have only taken 3 pills of the Lexapro too soon to tell will keep you posted.
The doctor said I should only have to take it one month and than wean off it by than the anxiety should subside who knows

It is upseting my stomach
As I havnt eaten well in 6 weeks and my stomach is very sensitive
I dont notice anyother side effects of it yet
Just nauseated some and a bit lightheaded but this could be due to my lack of appetite

I know you guys are mnad at me for trying it

Very hot, chills, lightheaded, jittery, anxious, weak, high blood pressure. Have discontinued the drug for two days but still experiencing the side effects. Talked to the pharmacist and was told the drug should be out of my systems in 3 days. Can only hope there is no long lasting residual effect.

First, thank you for your posts and providing me that extra push to stop taking this pill. For the past 5 months I've been on Yasmin. After the first few days I experienced dizziness and increased anxiety. I spoke to my pharmacist (in retrospect this makes me laugh) and he suggested I continue for a month to see if the side-effects subside. And they did. And sure enough my skin cleared, I lost some weight and my periods became quite light. Yet now, near 5 months later, the side-effects have resumed. I'm lightheaded, am having trouble with blurriness and am very anxious. Overall I'm feeling disconnected and a bit manic. Yasmin is the ONLY drug I am on. I actually am dedicated to an organic lifestyle and have for the past year injested almost all things organic. And so after reading your posts I realize that these feelings are not a function of being a "woman in her twenties" balancing stress, work and home, but actually a chemical reaction to the ONLY prescription or non-prescription drug I injest.
Now I pose the question - do I look for a replacement or give my body a break from BCP all together (I've been on them for 10 years now?) And can someone please confirm what alternative medications they took after stopping this pill to help bring the body and mind back to equilibrium? BComplex?
Thank you
Jacquelyn

hi everyone,
wow im so glad i found this site. can someone please get back to me asap! ive only taken 3 yasmin pills.. i just switched off alesse which made my period retarded. my doctor told me that yasmin is new and would be good. so im on that..
i took a pill on sun and mon and then yesturday out of NO WHERE i started to feel SO incredibly sick. i feel like hungover, lightheaded, car sick and have insane headaches that ive never had before. im starting to think its the pill cuz i just finished my period and i know im not pregnant. but i feel like i am! i have never ever felt this sick before.. i feel like i need to throw up whenever im hungry and everytime i talk i feel a big clogg in my throat! my mouth has been SO dry and nothing will make me feel better.
can someone please get back to me telling me if these could be the side effects of yasmin even after only 3 pills? ive felt so sick these past 2 days and i dont want it to get worse!
jess

i am a 52 year old male with many med. problems. I have taken Tequin twice, with no problems. I am now on Levaquin, 750 mg.X 10 days for an absessed tooth. I have taken 3. I won't take any more. I have had the following side effects: Lightheaded, Shakey, sweating,stomach cramps, dizzy, sore throat, fever, and depression/anxiety. I believe I have become "sensitized" to this family of drugs. Be aware, and tell your Doctor.