Liters symptoms and conditions

I am a 50 yr. old female diagnosed with diabetes 10 months ago. Tried Metformin for a couple of weeks and feet started swelling significantly. Have been on Januvia and Starlix since March '09. Just spent 9 days in the hospital with PNEUMONIA in my right lung only. Drs. are considering the fact that I have a very ENLARGED LIVER (19 cm. avg. is 12 cm) to be the cause of my pneumonia and having 3 liters of fluid removed from right lung cavity as the cause for my pneumonia. Liver function tests show liver is working fine. Anyone else have enlarged liver problems or pneumonia while on Januvia? I'm off it now and dreading what will happen to my sugar level. I also take ENBREL for my psoriatic arthritis and stopped it when my pneumonia developed.

Hello Everyone,

I am 33, male, I have been doing sport actively for at least 10 years (swimming and running) and I have been leading a health-conscious diet. I have a hereditary high-cholesterol condition, a type which appears in adulthood (so they say). Since 2004 my blood tests have showed roughly the following results: HDL 1.1, CHL 6.2, LDL 4.1, TRI 4.38 (mmol/L).
I have been taking Zocor 40mg for about less than a month and recently I have been experiencing cramps in my left lower arm, fatigue, itching (this morning for example I was woken by the cramp in my left arm, not nice). I have just read all your posts and have decided to abort my Zocor treatment at once. I have bought Q10 capsules and vitamins and started to drink 4 liters (herb tea) a day. I hope the pain will soon abate because now I have a totally dysfunctional left arm (I can't grasp because of the pain).

I am going to write in a week's time about the de-Zocoring of my body. In the meantime, I wish a speedy recovery to everyone.

Peter

Hello Ladies!

I can't believe that it has been almost 4 months since I stopped taking Yasmin! I originally posted back in April with a myriad of side effects and problems that I was having being on this Hormone+Anti-Inflammatory combination pill. The first month off was rough, and I still felt weird at times. The second month was better, and now after 3 (almost 4) months I feel 100%. I attribute my feeling of 100% to drinking lots and lots of water (about 2 Liters/day) and working out several times a week. Since I'm not on Yasmin anymore, working out is much easier because I don't suffer from all of the muscle pain and fatigue that I did before.

I made a choice to not go back on hormonal Birth Control Pills ever again. Of course, this isn't a choice that everyone can make for themselves. It is a lot of responsibility being in a monogamous relationship and not being on a hormonal form of bith control. But, it's easy to rationalize being careful and taking the proper precautions when you know that you are Healthy and Happier not pumping your body full of artificial hormones.

My practitioner agrees that hormonal pills are not for me- and even appologized for allowing me to suffer as I did. Because I brought this to her attention, she said that she is sure to ask each one of her patients on hormonal birth control specific questions about how they are feeling. I guess I just thought that I felt "normal" after a while because I didn't know any better. Afterall, I had been on some form of hormonal birth control since about 16 years old, so for the past 8 years of my life I had grown accustomed to feeling like shit.

The worst is over for me, and I'm just happy to be able to let you all know what happened to me and alert you of my progress. I hope that you all take care of yourselves- and remember to not suffer silenty like I did, and many do, for far too long.

Much Love!