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Have been taking Fosamax for 2 years until stopping 5 weeks ago at the advice of my gynecologist. It never occurred to me to associate my joint and muscle pain to this medication, it felt like I had generalized arthritis. I started to get informed online, to find out that my terrible problem stated with Fosamax. I am now feeling better from most of the pain, however I am still suffering from extreme pain in my right buttock muscle, keeping me up at night, to relieve the pain I am taking tramadol which only helps during the day. Is there anyway that this Fosamax side effect can be reversed? If anyone is experiencing what I just mentioned, please let me know, I am afraid that this horrible pain is permanent.
Many thanks.
A. R.

I have been taking Geodon for about 4 months now and it has relieved my bipolar symptoms remarkably well but in the last month and a half I have experienced a "Shocking" feeling to my heart that goes down my arms and legs. I was referred to a cardiologist and had a not so good EKG. I am scheduled for a ecocardiograma and to wear a heart monitor for a few days and then follow up with a nuclear stress test on Friday. The feeling is scary and recently I have not been sleeping. At first the medication was a miracle and I had for once in my life a normal sleep pattern. I guess I am worried about my heart. I take 180 mg every night along with a sleeping pill that was prescribed by my doctor. He was running out of medications that would help me. I have lost 27 pounds since being on the medication which is on the good side but is the cost going to be my heart? I will post what the doctor finds so that all of you can know what to look for or be on the watch out for. Many thanks for listening. B.

I just read many postings here regarding lisinopril/hctz and the sexual problems it had caused you. I'm a 26 year old male, just married, and am having major problems with my sex drive and erections as well. I've been to several andrologists and they all concluded that 'everything is fine' and that i shouldn't be having the problems i'm having (based on many blood tests of course). I actually used to have a very high sex drive and no problems at all with erections, but i started losing my sex drive slowly but surely a year ago when i started taking lisinopril/hctz. Few months later, my erection started getting weaker and weaker as well. Now, i almost have no sex life. I quit lisinopril/hctz just 3 weeks ago, and i THINK i'm experiencing better morning erections, but still my sex drive is abnormally low. Sometimes my wife gets offended. I may get an erection during foreplay, but the erection is usually short lived, since i have no sex drive in the first place. Could anyone please share with me their experience with quitting this poison, and please let me know if you recovered your sex drive/life. Many thanks,

I just read many postings here regarding lisinopril/hctz and the sexual problems it had caused you. I'm a 26 year old male, just married, and am having major problems with my sex drive and erections as well. I've been to several andrologists and they all concluded that 'everything is fine' and that i shouldn't be having the problems i'm having (based on many blood tests of course). I actually used to have a very high sex drive and no problems at all with erections, but i started losing my sex drive slowly but surely a year ago when i started taking lisinopril/hctz. Few months later, my erection started getting weaker and weaker as well. Now, i almost have no sex life.

I quit lisinopril/hctz just 3 weeks ago, and i THIINK i'm experiencing better morning erections, but still my sex drive is abnormally low. Sometimes my wife gets offended. I may get an erection during foreplay, but the erection is usually short lived, since i have no sex drive in the first place.

Could anyone please share with me their experience with quitting this poison, and please let me know if you recovered your sex drive/life.

Many thanks,

Ladies,

I hope you don’t mind a male posting on this forum but I do have a reason for doing so. I am a Coroner’s Officer in England. I will not at this time disclose whereexactly I am based as I need to protect the identity of the family. I would however like to use you as a sounding board in the hope that you can help me, help the family and perhaps, just perhaps, I can help you.

Sadly I am dealing with a suicide. The lady in question, who has taken her own life is in her 40’s, married and has children (all over 11 years). The lady has no history what so ever of any form of depression during her life.

The lady has described her life as being perfect with a family that loves her and who she loves in return and as the Investigator I believe she is truthful in that comment. She states she has been extremely happy until last week. She makes comments of - I am just very ill, cannot sleep, feel dizzy, cannot concentrate, sometimes lose my vision, feel sick all the time and sweat at night. She cannot understand, but it makes her feel bad. I am not myself, something has made me ill which means I can’t be my normal positive, active busy self. I can’t bring myself to do anything that I normally love, like gardening, cooking etc. I am losing my memory badly going fuzzy in the head.

Her final comment, which is the one that has prompted me to post on this forum (with the permission of the family) is ‘I just don’t understand this – I’m so sorry . I can’t understand myself or what is wrong with me or what I’m doing so sorry. Just remember I’m not myself somebody else has taken over – I don’t know if it is all the anti-histamine pills that has mixed up my chemical balance along with the Mirena coil or is it just me’.

The mention of the Mirena coil has therefore prompted me to investigate it. I am not, by any means suggesting that this is responsible but it would be wrong of me to discount it after having read the posts on this forum and other places on the Internet.

The lady in question had the coil inserted in 2004/5 and it would appear that there were no problems or side effects reported.

I am therefore looking for some help from you. Some comments on what I have posted etc. Some advice on where to obtain expert advice (although I am trying some avenues of my own).

I may also ask, depending on what help you can give me if you would be willing to identify yourself to me.

Thank you

P.

Hi all,
3 months ago I had my second Mirena fitted. Since then I've found that I have been low. moody and have little tolerance. Even my friends have noticed the change in me and are concerned. I could understand this if there were reasons for this but there aren't. I therefore thought i would have a look on this site and see if anyone else suffered the same, and consider taking the coil out.

Over the past few years I occasionally suffer from sore throats with a metallic taste and aching at the same time? Had every test done even allergy tests and nothing! Could this be the coil as tests show its nothing else?

Would be interested to know if anyone else has had any similar symptoms?
Many thanks
J.

Hi there, I am glad I found this website too. I had the mirena fitted in 2005 and since then have been on anti-depressants twice! I have a 3 year old and 5 year old and put most of my symptoms down to being a mother of 2 small children. I am constantly irritable, short tempered, ratty, anxious, can't relax at all, stressed out, etc. I also have constant muscle pains in my hips and top half of both my legs, with bloated feelings in my stomach. I am shattered constantly and struggling to feel enthusiastic about things lately. My symptoms have definitely got worse over the last 12 months. I also feel "tremmorings" of my heart, where it feels like its beating too fast, or almost stopping. I have constant vaginal discharge and often slight spotting after sex. My smear test has just come back all clear, although I had convinced myself it wouldn't be because of these symptoms. I am sure now after reading all these posts that all these symptoms are linked to the coil. I feel so cross now, that the last 3 years have been so bad, possibly as a result of this thing in me! I am too scared to have it removed though as I bled so much having it put in. I would lve to hear from people who have had theirs out, how much did it hurt and how much did you bleed? Many thanks.

I had my mirena inserted about 13 months ago before Christmas after the birth of my 2nd child , I was naturally shedding the baby weight until Mirena came into my life and then I gained 10lbs effortlessly within 2 months! even though my diet is always the same (I am coeliac). I had to start working out running 4 times a week and gradually have lost 8lbs but its been a huge battle.
Last May I woke up one morning bright red covered in a sunburn type rash all over my body it was scary, my joints ached so bad and my hands and feet were really swollen as if my body was reacting to something.. my gp did some blood tests and nothing it kept happening for 2 weeks and then the rash went,..I put it down to a virus at the time but felt as weak as a kitten and suffered night sweats, anxiety and flu like symptoms for months.

Ive had to really fight to keep up my running because most of the time I feel tired and depressed and run down and I have awful PMT the past few months have been dreadful I feel rubbish most of the time..everyone is getting on my nerves, I have little sex drive too and I am sure its down to the Mirena..its side affects remind me of the mini-pill which I took once for a few months it sent me so extremely loopy (paranoid and anxious) that my husband flushed them down the toilet!! well I think its the same/similar type of synthetic hormone that my body DOES NOT agree with.

I saw my Gp the other day and asked her about the side affects and she still said that I shouldn't have any after a year and it was very rare but after reading about it on here I cant believe it... its obvious and Im getting it removed. Ive had over a year of feeling terrible and various ailments so much so that I think my immune system (which is already sensitive) has suffered.

hello, patches here. Just to update my previous posting. Having stopped taking lisinopril over the past couple of weeks i now have no bloating and can wear rings again as my fingers are slimmer and my tummy is no longer solid bloat, the black tarry loose stools also have stopped but i still have bouts of urticaria from time to time. I wonder if anyone knows how long it takes to get this poison out of the system. Also i got chest pains from the amlodipine and the doctor conducted an ecg and blood test which both came back ok so it must have been the amlodipine. She has now given me candesartan but i have not started to take it yet as she said to wait until after the Christmas break in case i had a bad reaction when there were no doctors at the surgery. I can't believe i am the only one suffering this way and would like to hear from others and maybe someone can give me positive feedback. My blood pressure has gone up as i am not on any medication. Yesterday i felt very ill indeed - dizzy and panicky and later on had a bad rash on my arm and back of neck. today is slightly better so wonder, again, if i had a virus or if it is still the effects of the lisinopril. if anyone can advise i would be so grateful. many thanks.

hi all / im new to this site. i have had the mirena nerly two years never had any prob unti recently.went to my gp and have severe thrush and have a horrid taste in my mouth and ach all over. i feel so depressed cant be a normal wife and mum to my two little girls. i asked my gp if there is a link to the coil she said no but she still can not explain why im feeling so unwell.please help spred light on this subject i want my life back
many thanks shell71

I suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. I have problems with painful joints and have fluid on my knees. I tried Aqua Ban to try to relieve the fluid on my knees. I started by taking 2 tablets x 2 times on the first day, I was fine. The next day I took same dosage. In the afternoon I started feeling unwell. I went to bed as I had terrible tummy pains, felt sick and went downhill quite quickly. The next day I felt worse and had cramping pains all day. I stayed in bed with a hot water bottle. I had no energy at all. This went on for 4 days and eventually I ended up with a pain in my pelvic region. I can only think that the Aqua Ban had such an affect because of the chronic fatigue/fibromyalgia? Has anyone else had an experience like this?

Hello All,
Thank God I have read this site, I thought I was going crazy!
I have the tightness of the chest and waking up in the middle of the night thin king my heart is going to jump through my chest. My heartburn and sickness even feels worse. I am going to stop taking immediately and cancel my appointment at the nut house.
Many Thanks to you all.

I HAVE BEEN ON LIPITOR FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW AFTER HAVING 3 STENTS PUT IN I AM A 50 YEAR OLD MALE THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ACTIVE IN SPORTS, MY LIPITOR SIDE EFFECT ONLY STARTED A FEW DAYS AGO, I HAD SEVERE PAIN IN MY RIGHT SHOULDER SO BAD I COULD HARDLY USE MY ARM THE PAIN GOT SO BAD LAST NIGHT, WE WENT TO THE ER, NO PROB FOUND JUST INFLAMMATION, SO THE DR PRESCRIBED MOTRIN 800 AND A MUSCLE RELAXER, WHICH DID GIVE ME SOME RELIEF IN ABOUT 25 MINUTES .
TODAY WHILE SHOPPING I NOTICED A PAIN NOW IN MY LEFT SHOULDER AND NOW THROUGH THE DAY IT IS JUST ABOUT AS BAD AS THE RIGHT ONE THEN AFTER DOING THIS RESEARCH I WILL AS OF RIGHT NOW STOP TAKING MY LIPITOR I WILL POST MY UPDATE TAKE CARE

Had Mirena fitted 7th Feb 2008 and having it taken out on 12th June 2008. My stomach is huge despite eating sensibly and exercising. Also suffer from cramps on a daily basis, craved chocolate and have felt down in the dumps!! Can anyone tell me if having it taken out is as painful as insertion and will I bleed as much as when it was fitted. Am very nervous about the whole procedure.

Many thanks

Like many others who have posted here, many symptoms have been present, but I failed to recognize that NuvaRing may be the cause. After another restless night, lying awake at 3 a.m. and considering seeking help for my increasingly unpredictable mood swings and depression, I had an epiphany, which led me here.
I’ve long suffered headaches, so I won’t pin that on NuvaRing, but I used to be one who rarely cried. I’ve felt absolutely crazy lately, both crying and being openly hostile to my husband. It’s a relief to think there may be a cause I can do something about. Now I can’t decide if I should remove it now and risk having my period while on vacation next week or leave it in and be miserable.
I’d finally been able to lose a few pounds, but only two months after beginning NuvaRing, it was all back, plus a few more. I hadn’t thought to connect it to the new birth control, as I’ve been on various pills since 1999.
Stomach problems are another issue I was already dealing with, but the possibility that they've been compounded by this birth control is frustrating.
Another symptom that I’m not sure is related: raised bumps on my upper arms and thighs, dry and slightly itchy. Has anyone else experienced skin-related symptoms with NR?
Many thanks to all who have shared their experiences.

I stopped taking lisinopril for a week now. It was my own decision. I've had it for only three weeks. I thought this was a miracle drug for me coz it really worked for me the very first day I took it and it was really easy on the pocket considering I don't have an insurance. My reading was in the 90+/70+. I was really happy w/ my BP for a while.

Currently, I am trying to observe my body if some of the symptoms I've had (which others have also mentioned here) are just my imagination/due to my paranoia or are really side effects of this drug. I've had mild dry cough especially at night (well I thought it was because of the dry air here in Vegas), nausea, loss of appetite, weight loss, dizziness (especially if i stand up from a sitting or lying position which at one point almost made me faint), weakness/fatigue, pain in the shoulder, numbness in the left toes at first then on the day before i last took it, the numbness started creeping up into my left foot and calf. That last symptom really worried me the most coz I thought I was gonna have a stroke or something. When I checked my bp it was way too low 88/64! I thought my monitor was broke or something coz at first it's always making an error. I guess my BP was too abnormal for it.

Tomorrow, I'm planning on calling my doctor to report my symptoms, observations and probably share what I've read on this forum. I was on avapro before my doctor switched me to this one coz after my pregnancy, it doesn't seem to be working on me for a while. I guess I would suggest to him to put me back on avapro and will try to have a better/healthier lifestyle i.e., regular exercise, more fruits and vegetables, less sodium, more fluid intake, good sleeping pattern and better outlook in life for better stress management.

Btw, many thanks to this site and to all who posted their side effects. This somehow gave me some reassurance that I'm not going' crazy about what I've been feeling while taking this drug. Felt like I'm taking a 'killing me softly drug' after all.

I HAVE BEEN ON LANTUS FOR A MONTH AND A HALF. MY SISTER HAS BEEN ON IT FOR 3 OR MORE MONTHS. WE BOTH HAVE THIS SHARP PAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF OUR SCOLDER BLADE. I JUST WANTED
TO KNOW IF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS THIS PROBLEM.
MANY THANKS

SARAH-
You really do still have chest pains after 8 months of being off of Yasmin? And an irregular heartbeat? Its so strange that several women are complaining of this. Its onset must definately be related to Yasmin...Just today, I laid down because I've had this constant ache/squeezing sensation under my left breast which feels like it moves back and fourth across my chest. I have read so much that suggests these symptoms are linked to risk of heart attack and stroke? I'm almost livid that your Doctor just told you it was anxiety. I have now read so much with so many people saying that is what their Doctor told them and my RN suggested the same when I knew all these symptoms were related to the Yasmin. Did you ever have EKG or ECG or XRAY?

SOPHIE-Acid reflux? You know what blew my mind...two years ago, not long into starting on this pill-I had an upper GI done for acid reflux and discovered I had hiatal hernia! Never until reading other women talking about it that Yasmin could also now be linked to this? And now severe chest pains? Does it feel like squeezing sensation? How old are you may I ask?

How can the chest pains just be anxiety? I know a few people who landed in the emergency room following chest pains to just discover that it was anxiety but this has now been going on long enough on and off that it sounds more like un-stable angina or something else-at least in my case. I have to go and get this checked out. Please let me know if/what any tests you have had?

Many many thanks. j

My mother is aged 72 years old,she was unfortunately diagnosed with osteoporosis about 10 years ago, at the time her hospital was undertaking the FOSAMAX drug trial which unfortunelty she was asked if she would participate. She started the trial and was still taking the medication until about 8 months ago.

Around 18 months ago she started showing signs of the side effects but none of the doctors she saw would say if this drug was the cause of her presenting symptoms. These were inabilty to breath correctly, unable to swallow, on set of spasms in her throat and chest. She is now in hospital recovering from surgery which we all thought was going to be simply an hernia repair but I now fear that the long term taking of the drug has caused more serious damage than a straight forward hernia operation. She is after the 3rd day since surgery still mostly on bedrest, having morphine, intravenous antibiotics, not able to eat or drink, There is talk of her kidney being stuck to her stomach. This is a very serious matter for my mother. She was never ever seriously ill in her life until her diagnosis of osteoporosis, I really wish she had never been approached to take part in this trial.
I am at a loss for what to do within the field of medical research it seems no one wants to help or advise but just hope we bury our heads in the sand and not say an more. But this should be made clear to other women who are being asked to start on this treatment what could happen after a few years down the line.
Please could you help and give my mother advise.

MANY THANKS
CHRISTINE

Very many thanks for a good work. Nice and useful. Like it!

To Gypsi--
Thank you so much for your advice about Diurex helping with moon face!!! I stopped taking prednisone on Sept. 9th. I have to go on business trips and meet a lot of new people at work... and I was dreading it, feeling & looking the way I do. I am terminally on a diet so constantly watch carbs/fats/calories. Will be even more strict now!

One question... I thought I read on here that we should drink a LOT of water to combat side effects? But I also know water retention is a problem. So I am confused what to do about water intake? Again, MANY THANKS. Sanndiego

To Guest 12473 especially: Many thanks for your posting.

I too, have been on this lisinopril for nearly two years, starting w 10mg and recently ending at 40mg. Side effects include erratic BP, horrific dry cough in the evening, productive but sometimes bloody sputum in the morning. Unexplained low grade fever that comes and goes. WBC going out of sight, RBC going down. Hemotologist/Oncologist wants to do bone marrow biopsy thinking the same as Guest 12473: lymphocytic leukemia. My opinion: I've been slowly poisoned by this filth for months. Of course the body is doing strange things, the WBC are trying to fight off this chemical infection. I pray permanent damage has not been done. Quit the lisinopril 48 hours ago. Cough is starting to improve, feeling somewhat better and more energetic, but am now getting queasy throughout the day. Supposed to fly to England and Wales in a few days; hope I can make it.

This filth needs to come off the market now!

After reading only a FEW of the posts here I could actually just CRY from the relief of having found some people whose children have experienced behavior problems on Singulair. The doctors wouldn't even entertain this as a possibility for our son saying that no one reports these kinds of side effects. We even started therapy last week because he's gotten so out of control (screaming, hours-long tantrums for one thing). He is such a sweet and loving child that this has been incredibly dramatic and stressful for the entire family. The therapist was telling me he might be bipolar. He's only 4 1/2. It's incredibly unfair that these children are having to deal with emotions they can't explain or control because of medication. Doctors ought to try listening to their patients more. Many thanks to everyone who has posted to this forum about the side effects their children have experienced. I hope more parents find their way here and can get some relief for their children.

I just started taking what will be a week's worth of prednisone for a hive-like rash (unknown cause). My dosage began with 30mg today. Within one hour I was sweating so profusely I felt like a cartoon character....so I got online to find out if this was a normal side effect so quickly, and I found this forum.

If I'd read this first I'd probably have not taken it!

I will taper down over the seven days. Anyone know if I can
expect moonface & weight gain on this short, rather limited dosage?
The Dr. cautioned about swelling and a rather manic feeling (He described it as "vacuuming ferociously at 3 a.m.") but thought most of problems came in 50 mg-plus dosages or those for extended time...
I also take meds for high blood pressure & depression and low-dose hormones for menstrual issues.
Anyone know if any other corticosteroids are "better" than prednisone, or are they all similar in effects?

many thanks for your time

Even though my thyroid levels come out normal I am still very tired and no energy. I feel my metabolism is low but test results are all in the normal range. I take 112 mcg every day.