Lymph node symptoms and conditions

I am a 34 year old woman in Texas.My daughter got sick at School and so it spread and we all got it.I have a problem with my spit glands backing up.I don't know the medical term,anyway.I went to my ear nose and throat specialist and he said I had fluid in my ears and had a bad sinus infection so he prescribed me Avelox.This is my fourth day on it.I have noticed every since I started taking it I have a nasty taste in my mouth.My mouth is dry most of the time.But it seemed i felt a little better.I was on the computer talking to my Mother and BAM! Immediately my lymph nodes are very swollen,My neck,there is a huge bump on the right side of my neck,A bump where my wind pipe,I am dizzy,I was trying to write down everything and I kept misspelling everything,It feels at times I am out of my body if that makes any since,The pain is like someone beat the crap out of me and I am bruised all over randomly on different parts of my Body,I keep getting what feels like vibrations in my hands,My eyes at times feel like they are going out and in really fast,I still have extreme whizzing even after using the inhaler,When I cough you can hear stuff in there but it will not come out,I feel like I can't catch my breath,My back feels bruised at my shoulder blades..If I would have seen this site before I took Avalox I would have never taken them.
I feel like we are all just experiments to see what the drug does to different people.There's gotta be something we can do about this.This is not right.We need answers like,What are the long term effects.????
Now I am tired I feel like it has made me so tired but I am to afraid to go to sleep in fear that I won't wake up.I have 3 kids and I am not ready to die.I am suppose to be going to a pep rally tomorrow at my Kids School but instead I will have to spend my time in a Hospital.This is B.S.
I am so happy I found this web site.I thought it was just me.About a year and a half ago they found a mass in my lymph node and the doctor said after I get better he will set me up with another ct scan to see if it has gotten any bigger.It is 2 x the size since I was at the doctor's 4 days ago.This is ridiculous!
Thank You,A.

I was about 1 month in to my 3 month cycle of taking doxycycline for blepharitis issues when I started having symptoms. It started on a friday night with extreme indigestion. There was a lot of pain in my chest and also into my arm. I was belching and very uncomfortable. Next day I woke up and only had the pain in my arm, belching and pain in my left abdomen under my rib cage.

I thought it was just really bad indigestion from something I ate so I continued with the medicine. Within a few days time I deteriorated more and more. The pain in my abdomen had spread from just being on the left to being left, center and right. I also got random pains all over my body it seemed. This seemed to come and go throughout the day. My vision would blur, I had extreme anxiety and also depression, my arm remained weak and then my legs got weak as well. The fatigue was overwhelming. I'm usually an insomniac who struggles to fall asleep by 1:30. I began to struggle to stay awake until 11. The lymph node in my neck also enlarged, and I began to experience a loss of appetite. I have currently lost 5 pounds in one week. I also always feel dehydrated and in a fog. I went to an urgent care clinic and the doctor really just thought I was crazy from what I could tell.

I stopped taking doxycycline about 5 days ago and the fatigue is slowly letting go(very slowly). The blurred vision has cleared up a bit but still comes and goes. My mood is still very down and I can't help to still feel anxious and can't stop wondering if I have some deadly disease process going on. The heartburn and abdomen pains are also subsiding slowly(I feel a little better each day).

I'm glad I found this website. It's helped me not freak out as much about my symptoms(although I still have my moments). Since I started feeling bad I've convinced myself that I have heart attack symptoms, pulmonary embolism symptoms, symptoms of AIDS and symptoms of lymphoma. It's still hard to not feel like doomsday is upon me but reading that many of you have had similar feelings and side effects makes me feel a little better.

I just hope this clears up soon because I think as long as I feel pain, tired or anything off I will be anxious about it. I have fear of ending up on Mystery Diagnosis lol.

I was prescribed Bactrim DS for mild acne. I was told to take it once daily for two weeks and then twice daily thereafter if I didn't have an adverse reaction, as my dermatologist indicated that it sometimes takes a long time for side effects to become evident using this medication. I am still in the one pill a day phase of my treatment and I am going to stop taking this medicine.

When I first started taking it, my lymph nodes in my neck became swollen, yet I did not have a cold or anything else that could immediately explain this symptom. My right lymph node in particular became very, very swollen and tender and was rock-hard to the touch. You could literally see it bulging out of my neck. It hurt to move my neck the wrong way and I could hardly turn my head because of all the pressure and soreness of my lymph node.

I stopped taking it for a few days and the size of the lymph node decreased, but it remained very full feeling and firm / rock-hard to the touch.

In addition, I have experienced persistent headaches and joint pain during the time I have taken this medicine. (I'm 21 years old, so joint pain is a symptom almost definitely linked to the Bactrim.)

I took ONE PILL last night, foolishly thinking it would be okay, and not long after I showered and got in bed, I began to feel a prickly sensation primarily from my groin up. It was a prickling, itchy sensation on my face, scalp, neck, arms, back, and even in my groin area. It was absolutely maddening and I couldn't get to sleep. At the suggestion of my fiance, I tried a second shower and that temporarily soothed it very slightly.

It is the day after that and I haven't taken it again, but I am still prickly / tingly / itchy all over and I believe I am beginning to develop a rash. I have also had a headache since last night, which began about 40 minutes after taking the pill. My lymph nodes are also inflamed yet again, so I have isolated the problem to be a result of the Bactrim. I will not continue to use this medication and I intend to contact my physician to request another course of prescription therapy.

Keep in mind that everyone's reaction to any medication is unique and some of the stories people have written on this site are extreme and unusual cases. Don't rush yourself to the emergency room just because you're taking Bactrim and you read about someone else's serious side effects -- all medicines affect people differently and you might experience minor side effects, if any at all. Call your doctor with any questions and get a second opinion if needed.

After 3 days of Levaquin at one 500 mg pill per day for a sinus infection and swollen lymph node, I suffered severe pain in the calf muscles of both legs and am only able to walk short distances, if at all. This started yesterday and I have stopped the drug, am icing my calfs, relying on friends to help me, and praying that there has been no permanent damage.

Hello,
I am 23 years old and I have been on Jasmin for 8 days now. After the seventh day of using the pill, my right breast became very swollen and on the outside I have 3 lumps which i never had prior to the pill. Aside from that, under my right arm I got a swollen ball (seems to be a lymph node) and a sore right arm, which I never had before.( I am always examining my breasts and under arms on a regular basis). Therefore, I went to the doctor and they told me that is because of the hormones and its my choice whether I stop the pill or not. Apparently if you stop the pill without finishing the pack you will have a messed up period for a few months. I believe that this pill might work for some people but at the same time doctors should be more careful with what they are prescribing.

I first started to take Flowmax about three years ago and took it for about a year. I had most of the symptoms mentioned but also had swelling of one of my lymph nodes in the neck, also a nodule appeared next to one of my testicles (which I presume was another lymph node as it has now disappeared) , severe sore throat which had me off work for nearly a month. Together with all the other symptoms I thought I was on my way out! - Then I had reason to go away for a long weekend and forgot to take the Flowmax with me and most of the Symptoms disappeared!! It was only at this stage that I actually looked at the side affects of the drug on the packaging did I realize what I had put myself through. Never again will I take for granted that medicine "will do me good" I harsh lesson. My neck gland is still the size of a golf ball, and now through ultrasound they have found nodules in my thyroid gland. Is this all part of the same thing I ask myself? (ps I did not get the painful erection which was more or less the only one I did not get)

Back in Novemeber 2007 my wife was prescribed Bactrim for Ance. About 6 days into taking the drug a rash broke out all over her body.

A lymph node in the back of her head on the right side swelled. She had stiffness in neck, nausea, cold sweats, irregular bleeding. Just horrible! I researched the side affects and found sites like this on with people having similar reactions. I immediately told my wife to get off Bactrim.

1 to 2 days later her lymph node was normal. It took weeks for the rash to completely go away. Since this
happened it seems as though my wife's immune system has not been the same. She had severe sinusitis, She's has a cold now. Still has fatigue. Bouts with headaches. Strange stuff. Not sure if it is related.

I don't recommend this drug to anyone. Whatever your ailment is there are alternatives.

Back in Novemeber 2007 my wife was prescribed Bactrim for Ance. About 6 days into taking the drug a rash broke out all over her body.

A lymph node in the back of her head on the right side swelled. She had stiffness in neck, nausea, cold sweats, irregular bleeding. Just horrible! I researched the side affects and found sites like this on with people having similar reactions. I immediately told my wife to get off Bactrim.

1 to 2 days later her lymph node was normal. It took weeks for the rash to completely go away. Since this
happened it seems as though my wife's immune system has not been the same. She had severe sinusitis, She's has a cold now. Still has fatigue. Bouts with headaches. Strange stuff. Not sure if it is related.

I don't recommend this drug to anyone. Whatever your ailment is there are alternatives.

MY 5 YEAR OLD SON HAS BEEN ON SINGULAIR FOR 7 WEEKS THIS PAST WINTER MY SON HAS BEEN VERY SICK HE HAS HAD PNEUMONIA SEVERE COLDS,EAR INFECTIONS,HIGH FEVERS TESTED FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS,AND A LYMPH NODE REMOVED THE WHOLE WINTER THERE SEEMED TO BE NO CURE FOR HIS SICKNESS AFTER MANY ANTIBIOTICS AND ASTHMA MEDS THE DOCTORS DECIDED TO ADD SINGULAIR TO HIS DAILY MEDS WE THOUGHT IT WAS A MIRICAL DRUG HE HASEN'T BEEN SICK- ASTHMA AND ALLERGIES UNDER CONTROL.WE STARTED NOTICING SOME NEW THINGS GOING ON WITH HIM HES VERY ANGRY,IRRITABLE,HITTING PEOPLE BUT THE WORST FOR US IS HIS VERY VIVID NIGHTMARES HES SCARED TO SLEEP HE SEES THINGS-- IT WILL TAKE US 2 HOURS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO GET HIM BACK TO SLEEP HES SCARED ALL THE TIME AT NIGHT I DIDN'T KNOW WHY? HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VERY GOOD SLEEPER WE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH SLEEPING BUT FOR THE PAST 6 WEEKS HE WAKES UP SCREAMING CRYING AND JUST PLAN SCARED LASTNIGHT WILL BE OUR LASTNIGHT OF THIS HORRIBLE MEDICINE PLEASE BEWARE OF THESE TERRIBLE SIDE EFFECTS WE ARE OUR CHILDRENS ADVOCATES

I notcied while taking this I got a sore lymph node in my groin. Anyone else had that happen?

I took this s h i t doxycycline, some incompetant doctor said it would be a good secondary antibiotic for my tooth infection that was giving me an ear infection and my lymph node was sore.. so I took this c r a p only twice and feel sick to my stomach shortly after. I stopped after 2. Well I still am taking the amoxicillan. Its been 2 days since I took the doxy and I feel weak and tired and sick to my stomach still. What the hell is going on?

5 hr after first dose, vomiting, then severe chills, fever, sweats,104 degree fever ACHES, took 2 more doses before I figured out to discontinue. Lasted 6 days, lost the skin in my mouth and gained an oversize lymph node near anus. Thought it was the flu, so a week later tried a dose, and it all came back again. This time only lasted 3 days, still sore and tired. Don't take this stuff, I never got a rash, but believe I nearly died.

i took ONE pill, that night i started getting severe stomach pains, then the next day my lymph node was extremely swollen an dmy throat hurt i was also getting chills all day! then i started getting a fever and it keeps breaking and coming back im assuming that im a rare case of an extreme allergic reaction but ive also never been allergic to anything before!!! i didnt even think that it could have caused it but then i read the pamphlet and the side effects in clinical studies and there are even worse symptoms that could occur! be careful

I am 35, was in good health, ate right etc. In October of 04, I took levaquin for a bacterial infection that had caused swollen lymph nodes. The infection returned and I was given another round of levaquin after Thankgiving. Around the holiday season, my feet and legs starting hurting (feet hurt, leg muscles ached), left wrist and fingers started hurting, and recently my knees and thigh muscles have begun to hurt. I have been to several doctors, including an infectious disease doctor who ran scores of tests (everything came back negative). He is treating me for TB even though the tests came back negative (a biopsied lymph node indicated an infection). He thinks it is a mycobacterial infection. When I can across this site about levaquin, it was like an epiphany - some here decribed my symptoms to a T. I called my doctor but he said these symptoms were not from levaquin. He wants to put me in steroids for a week to see if that helps the pain. I am able to go to work and function, but running and moving around pain free are not options now. I am ready to return to normal.

Anyone have suggestions for these symptoms? How long does it take for these effects to dissipate? If the pain would go away, I'd be back to normal. This has been going on for a few months now, but I haven't taken levaquin in 1.5 months.

Help!
Rob
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I've been on Yasmin for 4 months.

I had been on Ortho Tri Cyclen for about 3 months, to give my body some time to get used to it before I got married, and about a week after wedding I had to go to the ER because I was bleeding non-stop, and passing clots of blood the size of a dollar coin. This had been happening for over a week! The ER couldn't find anything, so they called it "Abnormal Uterine Bleeding," and sent me to the Gyn. *Immediately* after quitting Ortho Tri, I had no more clots passed.

My Gyn got me started on Yasmin, and during the same visit, located a fibroid tumor on my cervix. We completely believe this was caused by Ortho Tri, because of the estrogen. My mother had them, as well, and they grew because of the estrogen. Mine is in the way of my birth canal, so when I have children, I may have to either have it removed or have a C-section, if it continues to grow.

I thought I was fine on Yasmin...my periods have been normal...until my last one, which was a week early and lasted for 2 whole weeks.

I've also noticed a lump in my right breast several weeks ago. It feels like a lymph node, it moves a bit, but it is also tender and sore. I have gone up a size or 2 in bra cup size, as well. This lump has me worried, but not as worried as I have been, now that I found this site. I am going to the doctor soon.

I've had major problems with Urinary Tract Infections, too, but that could be because I'm a newlywed, and was a virgin until my wedding night. Still, I clean up, and I wash like crazy, and I still get them. I take cranberry pills, and drink water...they still come.

The WORST is my MOOD SWINGS! I have been psycho woman lately! I truly cannot control my mood swings - it's as if I am a different person!!! I hate myself when I am in the midst of them, and I cannot stop! This is so not me! I argue about the smallest thing, I scream and get viscious. This is NOT me!

I'm going to find out about the Patch, and if that doesn't work, then nothing. My life, my happiness, my husband's happiness, is NOT worth the pain that these pills put me through.

Has anyone else had the breast lumps???