November 13th
2008
11:31 AM
Join the push to BAN STATINS as these drugs have caused more harm to mankind than terrorism. Educate your friends. family and co-workers. Get the word out. The tide is turning and the time is NOW. Learn the truth about cholesterol and heart disease. The deception by big pharma is coming to an end. You can save lives by speaking up and sharing.
-- By bobby | Reply | Private Message me
November 12th
2008
9:02 AM
No hearing loss in family history. Doctor put my father on 80 mg Lipitor, 1-1/2 years latter he started having trouble hearing. I was taking 40 mg Lipitor after 2 years my left ear went bad, 9 months latter my right ear went bad the same exact way. The ears went bad with a tinny sound to all when the hearing came back the 3 kHz area was very low. I have just put this together the recently. This is not a coincidence, I am sure Lipitor caused this. I also think this caused me to go through Hell from hard bump break outs on my body, had me spend thousands hunting for a parasite that was not there. It was not a rash, small bumps with a hard center.
-- By drwfll | Reply | (3) replies | Private Message me
September 5th
2008
10:25 PM
I am a 43 year old male in good health that decided to get off lipitor about 3 days ago due to the advice of my physician. I have been on it for 3 years at 20 mg daily. I am an avid runner completing 3 marathons in the last 4years, but lately haven't been able to run more than a mile or so without feeling tightness in my abs, legs, hips, and most recently my hands and elbows have mild to moderate pain. I've been noticing this over the past few months or so. I always thought it was due to over training, but I am convinced these are not normal muscle soreness/strain and I am eager to share my results as to how I feel in a few weeks/months. Today, which is day 3 without the drug, I have INCREASED pain in my hand, and an overall fatigue feeling. Has anyone else noticed this upon stopping the drug? God help all of us. This can't be doing mankind any good other than making the drug companies rich, and unfortunately, most physicians believe that these statins are wonder drugs, and prescribe them like candy.
-- By mooshoe | Reply | (8) replies | Private Message me
August 13th
2008
1:16 PM
I stumbled onto this site while trying to find a reason for these headaches I get sometimes for no" apparent" reason. Imagine my surprise to find your testimonies about your lives on warfarin sodium.At 38, I had surgery to repair a congenital defect of the aortic valve and had to have a hema-shield graph to repair an aneurysm of the aorta. That was in Oct.2002. Warfarin has been a part of my life since then. I was also put on anti-depressants because my family Dr. thought I was depressed since I repeatedly complained of not feeling well.(I took myself off the anti-depressants a couple of years ago.) Extreme fatigue , serious memory issues, thinning hair,dizzy spells and numerous other ailments continue to plague me.Add to that a large weight gain ...and, well, you get the picture. If anyone knows of an alternative to taking this "poison", PLEASE, PLEASE let me know. I just WANT MY LIFE BACK!!! I actually cried after reading this blog. As I explained to my husband, I suppose it was from the sheer relief of knowing I was not going insane!!!
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March 10th
2008
10:57 AM
Just to put my two cents in as well... I began NuvaRing three weeks ago and it crept into my life like a disease.
~ My co-workers thought I was constantly mad at them.
~ I had a look of 'disgust' on my face all the time.
~ I haven't smiled for the past three weeks.
~ I CAN sleep all day--> no question about it.
~ My sex drive is gone.
~ I was having extreme leg cramps.
~ I could eat everything on the face of the earth.
~ I feel fatter than ever before.
~ I felt constipated for three weeks...as soon as I took it out for 'the week
off' I had extreme, severe cramping diarrhea.
~ I have had the uncontrollable desire to drink alcohol excessively (??)
~ Yesterday I wanted to kill myself and the world--> It was best for all
mankind that I lock myself in my bedroom
Next month I am going to switch to a different kind of BC
-- By happidaisy | Reply | Private Message me
July 13th
2007
5:49 AM
Out of all birth control's this has to be the worst i have tried (apart from regular Coil), since having it fitted on 23/08/06 i have gained many many pounds and after eating i bloat to the extent that i look 8-9 months pregnant, have constant hot flushes, tired to the point were i have to drag myself out of bed, mood swings and loss of libido. After it was inserted i had a light brownish/reddish discharge for 2/3 months, which left in the only way to describe it, a bleach stain on my underwear (has anyone else had this? Sorry for being so graphic!), i am constantly buying new underwear, not that i mind that too much!! My G.P. told me yesterday that he thinks it has nothing to do with the Mirena (i suffer from IBS), he changed my medication and advised that if i felt it necessary to come back for blood tests. My birth control before was Yasmin, i changed this as i gained weight, bloated, had constant mood swings and loss of libido........Why??? I have now come to the conclusion that i have made my contribution to Mankind and maybe it is time for sterilisation!!!
-- By ays74 | Reply | (4) replies | Private Message me
September 11th
2003
9:49 PM
After realizing my doctor has absolutely no clue what is wrong with me (therefore how to help me), I began to do some research on the web for my symptoms.
I, too, have been on levaquin. I finished it just about a week ago. I was also on flagyl at the same time. Besides yet another yeast infection, I have noticed several disturbing side effects as well. I too was prescribed xanax for anxiety...but was this prescription for xanax prescribed to keep me "calm" during my hospital stay? Or was it to try to delay the reactions I may have, and indeed didmay actually currently be suffering with, in the end be due to Levaquin? I do not know. I do know I have been wired and wiped out....both witihin 15 minute time frames. I do know that I thoguth I was going through the "dt's" after stoping the Xanax...but was it the Levaquin that did this too me...I stopped both at the same time. I have an ear infection...two actually...lol...and a sinus infection and am now on Zithromax. How any infection could live in my body after being on practically every antibiotic known to mankind for the past two, three, months....is beyond me and my quacko doctors comprehension.
So now, the pneumonia is ebbiing..the ears and sinus are horrible....I have a broken tooth that hurts like hell...the joints of my lips are raw, my tongue is burning and I am still miserable. BUT...I will conqueor this too...with help from you.
Any suggestions?
Please write me directly at tellirma@hotmail.com Thank You.
Lipitor (3) Mirena (1) NuvaRing (1) Epidrin (1) Warfarin Sodium (1) Levaquin (1)
February 24th
2009
4:16 PM
There was no any medicine excist in this world to heal and releaf the headache that I've been having and suffering for 5 years, "a baaaad headache" I mean the worst headache a mankind can get, even worse that migraine.then my doctor perscribe the epidrin, I tried it several time and again nothing happen like other medicine that I tried before. Antill one night I woke up middle of the night with having a bad headache I was crying like a baby and hitting my head to the wall and begging God to finish this suffer then I saw the bottle of the epidrin on the cabinet and decided to take two of them ones instead of one however it never worked before, then after 5 minutes accidentally decided to make a cup of dark coffee like starbucks coffee and drink in order to send some caffeine into my blood vessels assuming that maybe it stops the headache because I was crazy at the time and just wanted to do something to stop the pain then guess what, I went to the bed and after 15 minutes my whole body start to get relax it was like someone was massaging me professionally big time and then the headache stopped right there. I discover that night the epidrin effects a lot better and nicer taking with a cup of starbucks dark coffee, it work amazing, it is fantastic euphoria feeling when it fights with your headache or any pain when you take to capsule with a cup of dark coffee try folks you will see.
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