Living my life symptoms and conditions

I've been on Bupropion XL 300 mg (Generic Wellbutrin) for almost 3 months.Overall I feel much better than before.I can cope with lifes issues without freaking,I'm a better mother to my girls.I haven't had any major side effects such as hives or hair loss,however I do notice occasional bouts of anxiety.Tightness in the chest.My libido all but disappeared after having my second child and I'm only 30 years old.I was hoping the Wellbutrin would help but it's really made no difference.Aaargh! But at least I don't have to suffer the depression and guilt due to lack of sex drive and the monotony of everyday living.I'm living my life again...And my hair has never looked better!

I have been on 10 MG of Lipitor for almost 3 years. Since I began taking it I have had recurring issues with an anxious feelings, my lower GI is constantly churning and I feel like I am stressed out. I have a low stress job, a stable happy family life and yet I feel nervous all the time. I sleep for 3-4 hours and then wake up and am unable to get back to sleep. I have been forced to take a nap ever day after lunch just to get through the day. Additionally, I developed tremors in my hands and was diagnosed with something called Benign Essential Tremor and put on another medication to control the shaking.

Yesterday I decided I had enough of this and went to see my cardiologist to discuss the symptoms. I stopped taking the Lipitor on my own 2 days before. The doctor told me that none of my symptoms were related to Lipitor! I replied that I was convinced that they were all in fact caused by this drug. He suggested I stop taking the statin for 2 weeks and see if the symptoms stop. I am now on day 4 without lipitor and am already feeling less anxious.

I went to the Nuerologist 2 weeks ago and got her to discontinue the anti-tremor medication. I am going to get all this crap out of my system and hopefully get my life back.

I am 23 and I have had Mirena almost a year. It has been one of the hardest years of my life. I have had the worst depression, anxiety, headaches. The depression got to a point that I was even suicidal and I have never been that way. I have been so angry. In the past month I have started getting lightheaded very easily. I am on an emotional roller coaster. I was thinking I was going crazy until I found this site. I am calling my doctor right now to set up an appointment to have it removed. I can not keep living my life like this.

anxiety

depression

light headedness

I stopped taking this med after one month

this was 3 yrs ago

and I'm still feeling it

the anxiety and shit..

ughh

and I'm only 20!!

so i've been using NR for about 7 months now and up until this point I really didn't think much of it....I've recently (the past 3 weeks) began feeling nausea, dizziness, close to fainting, gas, slight cramps, breast tenderness, chest aches, constipation....all signs of pregnancy..its too soon to tell if i am or not, but regardless ...if i am..the ring didn't work because i did everything right...and if i'm not....then thats bad...i shouldn't be living my life feeling like this..

Due to renal transplant (Kidney) I have to be real careful of what types of antibiotics I take. I took my prescription to the pharmacy. The pharmacist at Walgreens stated it had a major drug interaction with my anti-rejection medication. After working with the doctor they prescribed Sulfameth. It worked wonders. I did feel some sadness and was alittle irritable but that outwayed taking the chance that the upper respirtory infection damaged my kidneys and increased my creatnine to where I would be back on dialysis. so a little discomfort for me helped maintain my way of life and that is living my life to fullest and not becoming or behaving like a victim.

Hey again
I feel the same way most of you women do. I am the one with the panic attacks about the volcanoe. I know it sounds stupid, but I saw a little segment on tv about the volcanoe under yellowstone national park. It really freaked me out because of course they say it may erupt in the next 100 years...so why does it bother me so much. It never used to. I honestly thought I was crazy until my mom found this web site. It helps alot. I have panic attacks, night sweats, dry throat, numbness in my arms at times, tired, I don't eat much, I was vomiting for a while. IT SUCKS!! I was on my first pack of Yasmin, I took the 3 weeks of yellow active pills, and when 3 days into the white inactive ones, I started to have this symptoms really bad, so I quit the pack. I'm glad I got this early, and not after a year or so, from what I have read on this web site is that in about 2 weeks I should start feeling like myself again...I really hope so, my mom and boyfriend are so worried about me. My mom said that I am just not myself. I have a month and a half old baby, sometimes I just don't want to take care of her. I never had that feeling before, until Yasmin got in my system. I can't wait until it's out. I don't like living my life this way, in anxiety.

Please keep posting your thoughts...it really helps when I start to go into a panic attack......can anyone tell me how long it took to feel normal again after quiting Yasmin?????

I have been taking prednisone for severe chronic urticaria (hives) for 14 years. The good outwieghs the bad here because I would be dead by now if I was not on it. I would have killed myself. Before I was on it, my face would swell up so that I could not see, barely breathe and definitely not talk. On top of this I had hives on every inch of me, my hands so badly swollen that I could not close them, my feet so swollen even standing hurt and walking was like treading on knives. If that was not bad enough I had extreme nausea and could not keep even water down. Sleeping was completely out of the question and trying to do anything at all but sit and scratch was also out of the question. The only side effects I have had are extreme weight gain (60 the first year and in the additional years it has become a grand total of 150 lbs) I have doubled my weight since I started the medication. By the way I excercised like a hamster on crack and it did not help. I have pitting edema, an ulcer and I now bruise very easily. Over the years I have taken every antihistimine ever conceived as well as tried many other remedies. I have been on anti rejection medications, asthma medicine and even arthritis medication. At one point I was on Zantac and Proventil to see if that might do it. Unfortunately prednisone is the only thing that has worked for me. I have even tried some herbal remedies. I would wrap myself in aluminum foil if it would make my hives disappear, unfortunately it ended up being fat and pitting edema in which I have been wrapped. I can handle it. Getting fat is not the end of the world, not living my life is the end of everything! So take the vitamins and the detoxifiers and suck it up!

Well I have MPGN Type 1(type of nephrotic (kidney) syndrome) and I've been on 60mg of Prednisone since October 21st. I really hate this drug, but it seems to be working. I have all the side affects minus the eye problems (thank God) My hands cramp up, they are always shaking, and I can barely write properly. I have the moon face, I aslo have the weight gain, I get sad a lot, just because I have this rare disease, I have the acne, I have the knee pains, it hurts so bad I can't walk properly, I can't even sleep because of it. I've never been to the hospital in my life, but now I find myself in there atleast twice a week. Predisone is an amazing drug. To me I think it is a bad drug, But who knows, it might save my life. I have had the increase in appetite, but I'm trying to minimize how much I eat. It really sucks for me. I'm only 15, it's hard to go to school...I just want to stay home because I feel everyone notices how much I have changed! But I have a good support system, My family, always saying things will be alright. My doctors just decided to slowly wean me off the predisone, hopefully it doesn't affect how it is helping my kidneys. I wish you all get better, it is hard, but if I had to chose with the side affects and living my life and getting my health back, and between my kidneys failing and possilbly death. I think I would go with the side affects.

If anyone wants to talk I'm up for it, I could always use a friend, not everyone understands when you tell them your on steriods and thats why you look and act this certain way!

Best wishes to you all, Have a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Years, and always stay positive and keep your head up, yeah its hard, but you know try atleast ;)