Little pill symptoms and conditions

I have been Ambien for about 3 years. I finally get a good nights sleep. I look forward to the little white pill which gives me rest. Recently, much to my dismay I have been experiencing something that really troubles me. I have to assume it is Ambien because nothing else has changed with me. I have become very paranoid with my friends. I don;t know how else to explain it. Other than that and that is huge, because I am constantly looking over my shoulder for something I have done, I am beginning to trust no one. Is anyone else experiencing any of this? I am typically a friendly easy going person with a lot of friends but in the past year things have changed. I've accused friends of things and have lost a lot of their friendships. I can't afford to lose anymore no matter how nice I might be,(or I think I am) I am beginning to question myself. Am I going nuts or is it possibly the little pill that gets me through the night. Can anyone help me with this dilemma, I can't afford to lose any more friends or loved ones. Help! I'm going to try to go off my little pill that brings peace to my life but I have to know if I'm going crazy or is it the medication. This is my last night to use it I think.
Worried

I am 35 years old and I have high blood pressure. I am taking Inderal and Lisinopril. I have been taking Lisinopril for about a year now. I have had a cough for almost a year now. Have had chest x-rays and ct scans that show nothing is wrong. I was taken off of Lisinopril and put on Diavan but my feet and ankles were swelling so I went back to Lisinopril .
I still have cough, dizziness, light headed, hot flashes, fatigue, weakness and chest pain. I cannot go to the grocery without everyone staring at me coughing and the people at work are getting annoyed with it. I cough to the point where I vomit. My doctor has sent me to a specialist for acid reflux and has even went as far as telling me I have sinus or allergy problems. I will be going back to the doctor next so I will be suggesting being taken off of this drug and put on something else. Thank you to everyone on here. Everyone thinks that I am crazy because I am only 35 and I have all of these symptoms but no one knows what is wrong with me.

I had a similar and horrifying reaction to Avelox after taking only ONE PILL. I took one pill and within four hours had to crawl into the room to my husband to get me into the ER. For probably five months I suffered severe reactions all caused by this ONE LITTLE PILL. I couldn't walk or move without pulling muscles and tendons, my tendons felt so stretched that merely moving my leg felt like I would snap my tendon. I literally could NOT WALK or STAND. I also had eye involvement, chest pain, bone pain, shortness of breath, and just extremely odd and random different reactions to this ONE pill and I can only THANK GOD that I did not take more than that. I was told this IS a very rare possible side effect and NEVER to take any FLOROQUINOLONES again. I have the bottle marked POISON - DO NOT TAKE in my counter to remind me never ever to take anything like this again. Luckily, by 6 months and I was able to gain full motion again in my limbs after rehabilitating myself slowly and carefully without pushing myself to cause any further damage. If you have similar reactions DO NOT PUSH YOURSELF, wait and listen to your body, because you can snap tendons like rubber bands. I have also come to find out that this side effect was not as rare as they made it out to be, just do a search "levaquin and muscle pain" "avelox and muscle pain" "floroquinolones serious side effects" - and you will see that you are not alone. This was over 4 years ago when I had my reaction and at that point they statistically knew and had documented that 70,000 people had this severe reaction (not to mention the countless others who probably went undocumented.) Tell everyone you can and everyone you know about this drug. I do. Be careful with Sulfa drugs as well. Many people who cannot take Floroquinolones cannot take Sulfa drugs, and the worst thing about that is, you might take them successfully three or four times and on the fifth - get bad reactions. I can now not take Floroquinolones, Sulfa or Macrobid. Please take care of yourselves, I sympathize with everyones situation. If anyone has any questions, feel free to write me at ****** my name is N. What's worse is you feel CRAZY when you tell people "I took one pill and I can't walk...." But it is a FACT that's what it can do to you!

I am a 44 year old female with diabetes. I have high blood pressure and as a precaution was prescribed simvastian(zocor). I have only been on it for about 3 weeks...I have been feeling tired and very moody lately...but yesterday I woke up with my right leg swollen from the calf down my foot with severe burning pain and numbness. Now I have experienced Neuropathy in my left foot for years and somehow thought maybe this pain and numbness and swelling had to do with that...until this morning when I woke up to a severe pain in my right calf ( I immediately thought blood clot).. well I have a doctor's appt tomorrow to see what this is....right now Im sitting at work in so much pain and discomfort I want to cry...my feet are burning, my right leg and right shoulder are in burning pain...and my hands are numb and burning and in pain. I have to sit for hours at a time and cant just take a break when I need too...Ive only been taking this medication for 3 weeks and can not believe that all this pain and burning is from one little pill. Has anyone else had severe swelling from this medicine. Any other diabetics taking this medicine and having the same side effects? Im certain they are going to want me to stay on this medication and at this point after reading all these wonderful post, Im going to stop...Im even having difficulty in typing this post my hands hurt so bad. Im so angry that when I asked my Doctor about side effects he never mentioned these. he told me about being nauseated, constipated and so one...Ohh and I have also gained about 10 pounds in 3 weeks without changing my eating habits...anyone else have that? Thank you for letting me vent here. I was scared to death until I found this site. I was seriously considering leaving work and going to the ER room...Now Im just going to stop taking it and waiting this out till tomorrow....

I absolutely HATE this pill. Since I've been on it I have had.... Horrible mood swings, acne on face AND back!!, break through two weeks before my real period so I basically have two periods a month, I've gained 20lbs since being on it can't seem to lose the weight, I wake up every morning feeling bloated and crampy, I have no energy and basically just feel like crap ALL THE TIME. I'm about to drive my family crazy!! I have one more week left and then I'm getting off these pills for good!! It's crazy how one little pill can affect you in SO many different ways. I'm so glad I found this site because I thought I was going nuts or something. Glad to know where all these symptoms are coming from!

I've been on synthroid now for about a year. My dosage is VERY little (0.075). My doctor keeps running blood tests every 3 months and assures me I am within the "lower-end" of the norm, but I still feel tired, sleep deprived, wake up with night-sweats and I keep gaining weight...

I am only 24 and have just been told that I need to take this medication for the rest of my life, it\s pretty depressing. I keep asking if there are other ways to lose weight and feel more energized. He tells me that I need to keep taking this medication and has put me on a "sleep hygeine" routine where I go to bed and wake up at the same time every day.

Does this "disease" mean I will always be overweight and tired for the rest of my life? I would like to know if someone else with more experience with this medication can give any sort of advice? Feeling a little hopeless about it and not really interested in complaining to my doctor anymore.

Thanks:)

I just got a very condescending private message from a doctor on this site who said that while my articles from Europe are very helpful that I don't know what I am talking about and that I could mislead the public. Then I see how many parents and patients got a condescending attitude from their own doctors.

Well the public has been mislead but it is not my fault. I don't see any experts in this field stepping up to the plate to acknowledge that these side effects exist, have been reported by authorities in other countries, and that these experts are interested in learning why they are happening. This is an extremely widely prescribed medication that involves the lives of millions.

Merck's research director was quoted as saying that they know of no mechanisms by which these side effects could be related to psychiatric adverse drug reactions. That was a flat out LIE. So what if I quoted you a research article from China that was very complicated and yes, could possibly be misinterpreted by somebody? I just needed to give you an example. The only expert so far that had the guts to give you a truthful statement was Dr. J. Douglas Bremner. Thankfully, he corrected a misunderstanding about saying that it was "unclear."

I hope that we will all hang in there and something will be said by somebody, anybody on this site that will make the FDA listen and investigate Singulair (montelukast) all the way back to the very original studies done in test tubes not on people. And, then take a new look at it from the standpoint of what we now know about human genetics. I guess I will keep repeating myself about one size does not fit all.

I would also PRAY that all clinical studies on Singulair (montelukast) would be suspended until the FDA decides why these side effects occur. And that they would issue a statement to doctors to make conservative decisions regarding treatment with Singulair until the results of the investigation have been reported.

I hope that nobody thinks that I am trying to mislead anyone. The answers are either unknown or being hidden by Merck. How would I know the answers? I don't work for Merck. How many other people are out there trying to translate articles in foreign languages to see what's going on? American doctors are calling Merck and being assured that there is nothing to these claims.

I wonder how many experts there are that just don't want to be another Jeffrey Wigand or don't know what is wrong?

I know that I am ranting but somebody should do it.

I posted my reactions to Avelox yesterday (they were quite severe) but I would like to add other symptoms that, while less severe, have proven more persistent than the initial and very frightening reaction I had to ONLY ONE PILL of Avelox (see below).

Yesterday I had strange pains in my jaw and left hipbone and I pulled my left forearm muscle with very little movement on my part.

Last night my eyes were spasming followed by brief flashes of red light. When I closed my eyes the spasms continued, but followed by flashes of white light. Today my eyes are sore and seem to have difficulty focusing.

I only took one pill and am still feeling effects two days later. Avelox is a terrible drug and it baffles me that my doctor did not know that these side effects were possible.

I was on Paxil for about a year and have stopped taking Paxil about 5 months ago. I had to stop taking it because I do not have health coverage BUT my main reason is because i've been depressed and have fought anxiety my entire life and I do not want to be medicated my entire life. I did it for one year, it worked somewhat but coming off of was hell, but I feel that I want to fight my anxiety and depression with God and myself, not any drug, I excercise more now and EVERYDAYYYY! is a struggle! I feel droopy still from the after effects of paxil, im not doing well in college because I have a hard time concentrating, my eyes are always glossy, im nervous in large crowds (going to the groceery store is HUGE for me) and I feel like Ive done something to deserve this. But I know it is a battle that I need to overcome without a drug, I understand some people need to take it, but as for me, I may be struggling in school or feel tired all the time but if I have to struggle and fight through, I want to do it!

Another thing, I soemtimes feel alone when it comes to talking about anxiety and depression and being medicated on Paxil. It is sooooo NICE to write to other people and hear there stories. It makes me feel sooooo much better. THANK-YOU! God Bless!

Hello All,

Not to discount the individual experience of the last post, I feel it important to remind readers of this site of the many many women who like myself developed devastating symptoms (depression, anxiety, vertigo etc) OVER A YEAR AND A HALF after they began taking it. Like the previous post, if I had found this site during my first year and a half on yasmin I would have thought 'those poor women, thank god it hasn't affected me like that'.

The point is this...I stopped taking yasmin 2 years ago after realising it was the cause of my mental health problems (with no history of such) and can thankfully say I am now back to my 'old self' i.e before yasmin. I have made it my mission to educate all women I know about this pill as I truly believe it is poison. Of all the women I know who have taken it I am yet to hear a positive story.

Please don't delay...I would not wish my experience on my worst enemy. I won't be happy until this evil pill is off the market.

On a clinical level, remember this...Yasmin is a very young pill and consequently does not have the clinical trials data to fall back on. In my last 2 years of research of the contraceptive pill (& my background is science) I am yet to come across a pill that has received such negative a reception as yasmin/yas.

I myself will never go on another pill. To know how your entire being can change, your perceptions of the world, your relationships...all because of a little pill. The power that little pill has is terrifying.

I wish all women recovering from this pill all the very best. I have been where you are and am now on the other side. Each day is a step closer to the real healed you. Be strong and be sure to talk about how you're feeling.

Take care

I didn't know that taking a simple BC pill could cause all of these problems and symptoms. I recently started taking Yasmin again after being off of it for a year, and now I am just realizing the changes it makes in my personality and lifestyle. Why didn't my doctor catch this when I was having problems with anxiety and depression a year ago? Instead she just gave me another pill to take (lexapro), which was obviously only to counteract the side effects from the Yasmin.

Now that I am taking it again for the last month, I am starting to get pissy and moody over small things that haven't bothered me for the last year. My libido is completely gone which is causing my boyfriend to think that he is doing something wrong....and I hardly have the motivation to do anything anymore other than lay around. Also my boobs are in such pain that I have begun walking around holding both of them in my hands to protect them from getting bumped!!! How could one little pill cause all of these crazy problems????

One side effect I have not read about though...Has anyone ever noticed any type of musky/fishy odor that only comes right after intercourse? I have gone to the doctor about this and she can't come up with anything that is causing this. I have been tested for all STD's, and given a UA to rule out bladder infections, and she also did a culture to see if I have a yeast infection....all of these came back negative....the problem only started in the last month when I started the Yasmin again!!!

Do you think this pill could be the stinky cause?? I would appreciate anyone's comments being that my doctor can't seem to find the problem and refuses to admit that Yasmin could be what is causing over half of the symptoms I have had!!!!

To those of you asking about tingling/ burning in your face pre and post yasmin. I experienced this both during and after yasmin. I was on it 3 months. It managed to dehydrate me especially in my face. I have very oily skin and hair. The yasmin took away the oils in my face and hair, even the pores on my nose closed up. My skin felt swollen and sensitive like a light sunburn at times (tingly) shooting pains in my cheeks, jaw aching (Im a clencher i dont know if this was stress related.) Also my hair texture changed less oily, thin dry and brittle also my scalp was real sensitive i couldnt even wear my hair in a clip or ponytail without severe scalp pain. Needless to say it was falling out all over the place but it has let up now. (I took prenatal vitamins while this was happening to keep it growing fast.) I had lots of other symptoms too, been off the evil little pill 3 months now. Slowly getting better. I am an RN and I think this pill is bad news. I took ortho novum 777 for years with no problems, no side effects. I thought they were all the same. I cannot believe the LIFE CHANGING effects this pill has caused me and so many other people.

HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR SIDE EFFECTS FOR THE YASMIN PILL. I'VE BEEN TAKING THIS PILL FOR 9 MONTHS AND I AM JUST REALIZING THE EFFECT IT IS HAVING ON MY LIFE. I HAVE BEEN VERY MISERABLE FOR THE LAST 8 MONTHS. I'VE HAD CRYING FITS, ANGRY FITS, AND ANY OTHER FIT YOU CAN THINK OF. I WAS ON THE DEPO BEFORE THIS AND IT TOOK A YEAR AND A HALF FOR ANY REAL SIDE EFFECTS BOTHERED ME. I WAS TESTED FOR GALL BLADDER AND THE VALVE IN MY LIVER IS ENLARGED. THE DOCTOR IS SAYING IT COULD BE FROM MEDICATION. WELL I AM BELIEVING IT IS THIS EVIL LITTLE PILL I'VE BEEN TAKING. I'VE HAD MY EYES CHECKED BECAUSE OF BLURRY VISION AND I'VE HAD MY DOCTOR TREAT FOR KIDNEY PROBLEMS BUT I THINK IT IS THE PILL NOW THAT I READ THESE POSTINGS. I AM GOING TO MY GI SPECIALIST IN 2 HOURS AND THIS SITE HAS GAVE ME A LITTLE INFORMATION TO FEEDBACK WHAT COULD BE WRONG. THE BIGGEST THING IS EVERY SITUATION I'VE BEEN IN LATELY HAS BEEN A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE THAT WAS REALLY BLOWN OUT OF PROPORTION BECAUSE OF THIS LITTLE EVIL PILL. I'VE SCARED MYSELF TO BELIEVE I AM DYING AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. MY HUSBAND SAID WE ARE GOING TO COUNSELLING REAL SOON. BUT NOW I THINK I AM GOING TO STOP THIS LITTLE PILL TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS FIRST. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

I just came home from 3 hours in our local hospital, being treated for the side effects of Levaquin. I had an appointment with a local urologist this morning--just to ensure I had nothing wrong with my urinary tract. I didn't.
But after the examination the nurse told me to take an antibiotic pill that she'd put on the counter for me. Just to prevent any possible future infection as a result of the exam. I am in excellent health--have been all my life. I don't take any medications and never have. But I took this little inocuous green pill. And drove a few hundred yards across their parking lot to our local mall. I started coughing as soon as I got out of the car--by the time I had walked about 5 minutes I felt weak and strange and since I couldn't find a place to sit down in the mall I made it back to my car for fresh cold air and water. The longer I sat there the worse I felt--and my face started to go numb. My chest felt like it had a brick in it. I can't tell you how scared I was. I was afraid to drive even the few yards back to the doctor's office but knew I couldn't walk there. When I walked into their office they immediately said I needed to go to the emergency room of the hospital and they drove me there. They started an IV drip of Benadryl immediately, but the Dr. wondered if the symptoms fit with a drug reaction so he ran an EKG, etc. All negative. Meanwhile I was slowly losing my voice. And about 1 1/2 hours after taking the little green pill I couldn't talk at all. The nurses said it was Levaquin, which I'd never heard of--a "new" and "good" antiobiotic.

I have never in my life been allergic to anything--plants, food, animals--anything. And yet this one little pill felt like I was dying. I think it's criminal that medications aren't monitored more closely. I doubt that doctors even know the side effects of them before they prescribe. When I got home and looked in the mirror, I looked like a totally different person--my cheeks and glands are so swollen--my voice is still hoarse. I feel that I'm lucky I'm alive.