Lost my mind symptoms and conditions

OMG.. THANK YOU ALL, I THINK YOU SAVED MY LIFE. Where have I been, why didnt I realize earlier... but yes, it must be true. I am totally convinced that Yasmin, in tandem with a severe emotional trauma (both of my parents died) caused me to almost kill myself (I was suicidal, and still can become suicidal when a depressive swing kicks in) I was -and to some degree still am- an emotional wreck and I JUST REALIZED upon finding this site that it is this goddamned pill to blame. I am sure of it, I know.... and am rather annoyed at myself since I was very reluctant to start dropping chemicals into my body about two years ago. But no, my wonderful gynecologist said it was essentially the only option to control my Polycistic Ovarian Syndrome... without it, I was a goner. Fine, I thought... and much much crying, anxiety, depression, lethargy, irritability later, I am stopping this s*** NOW. I will just have to find out another rememdy, preferably homeopathic, to deal with my condition. I mean... this is no way to live. I used to like sunny days -like most people- but have literally developed a phobia of the sun. Yes, I know it is wierd and irrational, but for the past year, the sun itself makes me anxious as hell, needless to say I overdo the hat and sunblock and my husband... well wonders what to do -he loves me dearly and has been understanding, thank God but I do put him through the ringer with, my mood swings are CRAZY... This pill is horrible, I repeat, horrible. I nearly lost my mind on it, and have become relatively unproductive, despite the fact that I graduated magna cum laude three years ago, was always active, extemely motivated, friendly, confident.... Now: the sun, my enemy. I also worry about dying, cancer... you name it, cant sleep either, and have splitting headaches almost daily. As others have mentioned, if anyone decides to head up a class-action, count me in. Please email me, I have medical documentation to back up several emergency visits to the psych ward due to suicidal depression. YASMIN WILL MAKE YOU GO NUTS. BLESS YOU ALL FOR PUTTING YOUR EXPERIENCES ON THIS SITE. We have to get the word out....

I was prescribed Avelox after an ongoing sinius infection. I took 3 doses of the 14 day prescription. After the 2nd dose I started having extreme muscle & joint pain from my neck to my toes. I had a slight rash on my forarms and around my knee joints and I had itching on my feet that felt like biting flies. I was unable to move without pain for 3 days after that. My doctor prescribed Medrol dose pack steriods to help with the joint pain. After the first day of the steriods the itching on my feet worsend to extreme burning itching to the point I lost my mind with no sleep and overdosed on benadryl. I slept that off and continued to have muscle pain/joint pain. I started researching on the web and found that this class of drugs can be very toxic to the body. I found a support group online and they gave me some advise to help with the pain. As of this day it's been 8 days since the first dose and I would say the pain is 90% gone (thank God)

It's sad to say but i'm almost glad to read the side effects ,I almost lost my mind sleeping 2 hours a night and in combination with Methylprednisolone I had wild mood swings almost to the point of selling my business I'll finish the meds now that I know whats going on and I can deal with it ,if I need this type of medication again I think I'll ask for different meds.

I have nearly lost my mind on Yaz my doctor put me on it because I had a small cyst. I never tookbirth control before and Iam 40 I only took it for the one month supply and Iam a physical and emotional wreck. I havnt been able to go anywhere I have severe anxiety headaches shaking heart racing lost 10 lbs I cant go anyplace or do anything. Another girl in Arizona and I have contacted attorneys we need allyour names and what you took and email. This is posion and my life has been a mess since. i have been off for 15 days and have no relief. My doctor too prescribed Xanax and I dont take medicine normally so Iam suffering. I took one but it makes me feel foggy. However my symptoms are so severe. Comeon ladies we have to get this off the market just because you arnt experiencing symptoms and feel good now you dont know what it is doing to your body! Stop taking it

I am relieved I found this forum. I thought I had lost my mind. I started taking Warfarin sodium in the beginning of August. Since then I've experienced memory lapses, fatigue and dizziness when I roll over while lying down. Only the latter is (kind of) listed as an "official" side effect. I take 7 mgs daily and NO other drugs. Warfarin has to be the cause, but my doctor says it's not.

I had a really bad time on this medication. Side effects included -

swelling of the feet and ankles, loss of memory including names of close friends, sleeplessness, psychosis, paranoia, loss of appetite. I lost my mind, in fact. Far from "taking the edge" off my highs, it magnified the high to a previously unreached level.

This may not be a very clear post. I am having difficulty remembering words and events. I had surgery on July 21st for a damaged nerve in my foot. The doctor put me on 500mg of Levaquin. I stayed on that dose for about 2 weeks. My foot and leg began to swell. I was also having trouble thinking. I was having muscle spasms in my legs and my right arm began to hurt. The doctors thought it was because my foot was infected and it had gone to my leg. To combat the infection they increased my dose to 1000mg of Levaquin a day which I have been taking for the last 4 weeks. I continued to get worse. They checked my leg for a blood clot last week and told me there was no way my arm pain was related. Of course there was not a blood clot. My last dose was yesterday, but when I woke up this morning I couldnt get out of bed because my leg and arm hurt so bad it felt like I had broken them. I have not even mentioned all of the crazy things I had started doing. I keep getting the year wrong and I say things that make no sense. Sometimes I would know a word but I could not say it out loud. The side of my head began pulsating today and my doctor was out of the office. I went to another doctor thinking I was having a stroke. He immediatly asked me if I was on Levaquin. He was shocked at how much I have been taking and told me to not renew the prescription. Now that I have gotten home I have a new symptom, bloody diarrhea. I have have diarrhea for the past 6 weeks also, but now there is blood. I am about to lay down and I hope now that I am off the Levaquin I will begin to feel better. After reading this site I am very worried. I own a mortgage company and I think everyone who works for me has begun to think I have lost my mind.

I'VE BEEN ON EFFEXOR FOR THE PAST 2AND A HALF YEARS. BEFORE THAT, CELEXA. BEFORE TAKING EFFEXOR MY MIND WAS SHARP AND I HAD PLENTY OF ENERGY TO CARRY ME INTO THE WEE HOURS OF MORNING. NOW I CAN'T HARDLY FIND THE ENERGY TO GET THROUGH THE DAY. MY HOUSE IS NEVER CLEAN ANYMORE, I HAVE NO DESIRE TO EVEN TRY. AND THIS IS FROM A WOMAN WHO'S HOUSE USED TO STAY VERY CLEAN. MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT RAMBLES AND I CAN NO LONGER CONVERSE WITH MOST ADULTS. I FORGET THE APPROPRIATE WORDS TO USE. I MAKE MY LIVING WRITING. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO WRITE ANYTHING DECENT IN THE PAST TWO YEARS WHICH HAS CAUSED MY BUSINESS TO SUFFER. A YEAR AGO MY DOCTOR TRIED TO CHANGE ME FROM EFFEXOR TO WELLBUTRIN. I FELT ASTHOUGH I HAD LOST MY MIND. I CRIED CONSTANTLY AND NOT THINKING RATIONALLY,SUDDENLY DECIDED TO SELL MY HOME THAT I LOVED DEARLY. NEEDLESS TO SAY WITH MY LUCK, IT SOLD RATHER QUICKLY LEAVING ME WITH NO WHERE TO GO. THINKING THE WELLBUTRIN CAUSED ALL THIS CONFUSION, NEVER THINKING ABOUT POSSIBLE WITHDRAWAL FROM EFFEXOR, I STOPPED THE WELLBUTRIN AND STARTED AGAIN ON THE EFFEXOR. I TOLD MY DOCTOR ABOUT LOSING MY MIND AND SELLING MY HOME AND WAS TOLD HE FELT I MAY BE BI-POLAR. TALK ABOUT DEPRESSION! I WANT TO THANK EACH OF YOU THAT HAS POSTED ON THIS WEBSIGHT YOUR BATTLES WITH THIS SO CALLED WONDER DRUG. AT LEAST I FEEL I MAY HAVE A CHANCE OF GETTING BACK TO NORMAL IF I CAN BEAT THIS HABIT. I'M AS ADDICTED AS ANY JUNKIE TO ANY STREET DRUG AND HAD ALWAYS PRIDED MYSELF ON BEING CLEAN EVEN AS I GREW UP IN THE FREE LOVE AN DRUG GENERATION. ALL I CAN SAY IS GOD HELP US ALL.

I took Yasmin for a year to clear up my acne and regulate my periods...but I quit taking it in October because I thought it was exacerbating my anxiety and depression. (Also, I quit antidepressants in August, so that probably had more to do with why I feel like I've completely lost my mind...?)

Anyway, now I'm worried that I could possibly have PCOS...I gained like 25 lbs. in the past year (UGH!) while on Yasmin. (Not saying Yasmin was the cause - I really let my eating habits get out of control and I wish I would've stopped myself). Since I've quit Yasmin, my acne has started to creep up slowly again...My back is beginning to look like a warzone. I really hope it doesn't get worse on my face! Also, I looked in a magnifying mirror the other day, and I have BLACK hairs sprouting on my upper lip and chin!!! I have blonde hair and fair skin..This is horrible, I don't know what to do. Anyone have similar problems??
--annie

I was on Geodon 2 times before and never felt anything. Iv'e also been on a bunch of different kinds of meds. Nothing has worked for me. The physchiatrist prescribed Geodon yet again. And this morning i took my first dose. I slept for 14 hours without waking. Also directly upon waking i heard loud voices in the house. The only person that was home at this time was me and my dad. I got out of bed and went to see who was here. My dad looked at me like i had lost my mind. Also i heard loud rumblings and noises outside the house. But there wasnt anything going on outside. I hope that these effects are only temporary i start taking 4 geodons next week a day. Im kinda scared. The reason i was put on them again was for my Hallucinations, Paranoia, and Impulsiveness behavior. I have other things wrong as well. I hope these help this time but i don't know yet.

I have been treated for sinusitis and asthma for the last year. On my last visit to the allergist, he commented that my lung function was better on the first visit than it has been since. Ah, the miracle of modern medicine. I read with interest the accounts of the many side effects of Advair. I was beginning to think I had lost my mind or worse yet that this was the way it was going to be from now on... extreme fatigue, depression, weight gain, joint aches and pains..and really I am not much better than when I started. I will wean myself off the meds and try the holistic approach...anything has got to be better than the life I have now

Hi,
I'm taking prednisone along with hydroxychloro for mild lupus and it helped ease my pains. I'm on other meds but since taking prednisone I noticed some side effects that I didn't have before.

After reading the comments on this site, I have a sense of relief to know that I haven't lost my mind. Prednisone does have side effects. Although I am on a low dosage, I have gained weight (I had lost 20 pounds prior to prednisone and have gained back 10 pounds); have an increased appetite especially for sweets and treats; have difficulty sleeping through the night--I sleep about 3 hours, get up, then try to get back to sleep to no avail. My abdomen is bloated, my face is slowly becoming rounder.

Prednisone has helped me to feel better but I'm looking forward to getting off of this medication.

I STARTED TAKING THE DRUG PREDNISONE AND NOW I LOST MY MIND. I WALK AROUND THINKING I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. I BET I COULD DO A BETTER JOB THAN BUSH.

I just started Yasmin 5 days ago. I've never had any birth control before. My emotions this past week are terrible! I cry so much more! And I am tired a lot more. This might be somewhat normal on the week of my period, but it's been over for a week and a half now. I feel so down. And I feel like I'm going crazy feeling like everyone is against me, which makes me cry too. Have I lost my mind?!