Locked up symptoms and conditions

I have been taking Phentermine under the direction of my dr. now for about 2 years (on for 6 months off for 6 months). I started at 250 pounds and I'm now at 180. My goal is 135-140.

I can not stress enough how very important it is to DRINK WATER while taking this medication. You CAN DIE if you don't.

I ended up in the hospital for severe dehydration once, and that will never happen again. My hands locked up, my body started shaking, had a fever of 104, etc,.it's not fun.

Side Effects I have experienced:

Rapid Heartbeat
Panic Attacks / Anxiety
Nervousness
Easily Irritated
Sick at my stomach
Constipation
Constantly Thirsty
Body/Hands Shake if you don't drink enough water
The constant need to stretch every part of my body (this makes you want to get up and run around)
Odd cravings for vegetables and dairy products
Insomnia
Abdominal Cramps (most likely caused by constipation)
Diarrhea (usually only if I drink lots of orange juice or Starbucks)
Feel like you are on speed (because you are)- you will clean your whole house if you take this stuff.

I don't see that many people have stated that NR has caused hair loss. Well it has cause hair loss for me. Naturally, I have thick hair so it isn't noticeable (yet). It's not like shedding, It's very long strands that are coming out when I comb my hair and it is alot. I've also notice that I have aches in my hands, legs, and feet. One day I was getting dress to go out, I was sticking my foot in my pump and my foot locked up on me. My toes shifted as if they were dislocated. It was nasty looking to the point that I turned my head, well I kept trying to wiggle it to get it back in place and it did. I also have bad headaches and eye twitching......Someone let me know of some other great (non-permanent) birth control.

hi abs528.
sorry to hear things are still bad for you,i'm glad that you have got some help though with your OCD. i never thought of it before but i always used to have to check to make sure i had locked doors and turned of gas/electrical appliances.sometimes i would go out then have to come back to make sure i had locked up or turned everything off then go back to make sure i hadn't switched it on when i checked it by mistake! although i haven't done it for years (since i had kids as had other things to worry about!) i wonder if anyone who has an underlying ocd/depression/anxiety issue is made worse by yasmin..there seems to be a link there. it's strange the things we become obsessed about,over the last year i have had a range of obsessions. ie.. my husband was going to die,i was going to be raped,someone was going to break into my house,someone was going to hurt or steal my children. but what i realise now is that because of my constant state of anxiety my mind was always looking for the danger that made my anxiety levels so high but of course there was no real danger,once i realised that and just accepted that bad things can happen but i couldn't waste my life waiting for them to...i started to relax and my thoughts have relaxed too. having not had your particular fear i cannot tell you how to deal with it but i would suggest telling yourself each time that you have a disturbing thought that it is not real,just realise it is a thought nothing else,you do not have to act on your thoughts or even react to them..just observe them and let them go and try to relax....life is too short ..enjoy every minute of every day! best wishes to you abs 528 and all the other ladies out there that are suffering from this devil pill!

This medication will make you "Crazy". I was hauled off in an Ambulance and lucky enough to be released from the Hospital "because he Emergency Room Doctor had seen these same side effects in other patients before. I was just this side of being locked up in the Psych Ward for "days". The reason I was put on this medication was for pain after 9 spine surgeries. Zanaflex and Narco nailed me.

AM I CALLING MY DOCTOR ON MONDAY ??? YOU BET YOUR a##. I AM SO MAD BECAUSE HE KNOWS HOW SENSITIVE I AM TO ALMOST ALL PAIN MEDICATIONS. I PAID THE PRICE FOR HIS BEING SO STUPID, AND FOR ACTIONS HE DECIDED WOULD BE A GOOD "MEDICATION FOR ME"! I AM VERY ANGRY.

Extreme swallowing/choking problem and extreme fatigue.I've been taking Lipitor since it came out and have been on 20 mg per day all this time.One time several years ago when I had a cough my throat completely locked up and I couldn't breathe for what seemed forever...VERY SCARY! It was never diagnosed.I recently had my Lipitor raised to 40 mg and immediately not my swallowing ability degrading.I had every test is the world and nothing was found.I just got off the drug and few days ago and hope to improve.Also I have experienced EXTREME FATIGUE ! If anyone has experienced similar symptoms please send me an email.

I was given Levaquin for a sinus infection in Nov. '02. On day 3 my left knee began to ache. I didn't get concerned because I had been going to the gym and working out on new equipment. On the 5th day at 2:30 AM, I woke up in extreme pain all over. All of my joints, from fingers to toes, had locked up and were screaming in pain. My husband had to carry me to the car and take me to the emergency room. They gave me 2 cortizone shots over the next 4 hours and finally I could move well enough to walk, with help.

Prednisone helps, but about 3 weeks after I stop taking a series of Prednisone, it all comes back like the first time. I am being tested for every conceivable autoimmune disease, because the 2nd rheumatologist my family doctor sent me to, is convinced that the Levaquin triggered a severe autoimmune problem. (The 1st one just shook her head in frustration and gave up)

It's been 7 months and the problems are still as agravating as when they began. I won't give up hope that there is a way to get well. Thank God I have insurance.

I've had my pharmacist put a flag on my account that will keep me from accidentally getting any drug related to Levaquin. There are several closely related drugs with different names-same ingredients.