Marathon runner symptoms and conditions

I have been taking Simvastatin 20 mg. for about two and 1/2 months now. It really lowered my Cholesterol but I have been extremely fatigued and now I am getting really dizzy when standing up and having some nausea.

My husband has been taking TriCor 145 for app. 1 year. He is a marathon runner with no history of heart or other health problems. When his doctor first prescribed TriCor, my husband was asymptomatic. His doctor prescribed TriCor to help raise his good cholesterol levels after a brief attempt to correct HDL levels through diet and exercise. Recently, he was hospitalized for three days due to high blood pressure (136/100--no previous problems with blood pressure) and slow heart rate of 37 BPM. His primary care physician has failed to return numerous calls to discuss titrating him off TriCor so he will discontinue use on his own.

I am a 51 year old female who has been taking Advair 500/50 for a number of years now. About a year ago I got a severe sinus infection and have been battling recurring bouts ever since like clockwork. I've lost my sense of smell and my voice sounds like I am sick 24/7. The ENT I went to was absolutely clueless on asthma and allergy medications and their side effects. She told me my sinus problems were caused by my allergies. They may have caused the problem but I should be healthy enough to recover in a week or two not a year or two!!! I have NEVER have a sinus infection before taking Advair. I also now have been diagnoses with Osteopenia and a recent blood test showed elevated blood sugar and cholesterol. My GP says it is a side effect of Advair. I have also recently went thru a barage of tests because of an irregular heart beat and palpitations. I am a triathlete and marathon runner, eat a healthy balanced diet and work hard at trying to keep my weight in check. There is no doubt in my mind that Advair is the cause of these health problems.
I decided to come off Adbvair cold turkey. For about a week I felt exhausted (an understatement). I did experience a few episodes of tightness in my chest but using a puff or two of albuterol was all I needed. I take peak flow readings ever morning and actually had some of my highest readings in months, after stopping. Best part of all, I am starting to get my sense of smell back and have been without symptoms of sinusitus for the first time in over a year!!! My energy is coming back. But the big test will be when I start back training at full throttle.
When I was prescribed Advair the only thing I was told was to make sure that I rinse my mouth out after taking it. No reason and no education on the short and long term effects. This forum is AWESOME!!! This is the first site that I have encountered that gave me honest hard facts and information I can work with. THANKS TO ALL who have posted!!!

I'm wondering if weight gain is one of the side-effects. I haven't been experiencing all the other things talked about -- maybe I've been a bit more emotional than normal, but nothing extreme. However, I have gained weight and I think it may be a side-effect. Has anyone else had this issue with this pill?

I have been taking OMEprazole for approximately 2.5 months and recently I feel dizzy to the point I want to get a doctor appointment to have an MRI or CT scan on my head - my fear is that I have a brain tumor. I feel dizzy as if I am going to pass out, occassional sharp pains in my head and I feel sick to my stomach. I also feel extremely tired and recently like the left side of my body is weak.

I am going to stop taking Omeprazole today to see if this is the side effect of the medicine. Anyone have similar experiences. If so, how soon do they stop after you stop taking the medicine? I was concinced I had a brain tumor - not so sure now.

PS I am a very healthy 50 year old who is a marathon runner. Lately I have sucked on my runs due to exhaustion.

All you are Hypochondriacs. If one person says this medicine is causing this, then of course; you all have the same problem "some how." Isn't this weird? It is called the "placebo effect." Normally all the people involved in the testing are given "Lisinopril" (or some other drug), then the placebo group is given a vitamin supplement, the group receving the vitamin supplement is being told they are receving "Lisinopril." Mysteriously?, the "placebo group" is all feeling better and their symptoms are gone. This is due to the fact that all these people in the "placebo group" have interacted with eachother and have told eachother "I feel better" than of course everybody feels better. So WEIRD!! So, my point is this forum is all your peoples "placebo group." If you guys never heard of these side effects from this forum you would have never experinced them. Hypochondriacs all of you are. This is a very good medicine that is helping all of you make up for your peoples lack of self-disipline to control your diet or exercise enough to lower your blood pressure naturally. So be thankful. Lets not complain about false side effects because John has them. I wonder what the side-effects of that cheese burger are that caused high blood pressure. It is funny, I don't see a forum for that. So deal with your so called "side-effects" that are associsted with "Lisinopril" or go on a diet people. Get over it!!

I started 10mg Lipitor 18 months ago. I was 41, in very good physical shape (marathon runner), but had an elevated LDL that my doctor wanted to bring down because of my family history of heart disease.

In the past 18 months I have endured constant backaches, knee joint pains, calve pains, and constant headaches. Once I was hospitilized for severe dehydration that the doctors could not explain.

After reading all the posts here, I will stop the Lipitor for awhile and see if things improved.

I'd appreciate hearing from anyone with a similar story.

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I have been on Advair for 7 months. I started on 500, then went to 250 and now am trying 100. I have gained 30 lbs - even with going to the gym regularly and eating less than 1500 calories a day. When I tell my dtr I am gaining weight from Advair he laughs and tells me to eat less. And that any other symptoms I have are not from this medicine. I had also found a lump in my calf by my ankle and had to have an MRI. They said it is a 'limpoma', a lump attributable to steriods. So now I have to have that cut out and will not be able to run for quite some time, which means more weight gain. I don't know what to do. Since I have started taking it, I have never been able to breathe better. And I have had severe ashtma for years. When I try to wean myself off, I immediately have a bad attack. I want to stop taking it, but don't know how to get off. Even switching to the lower dosage this week has made me lethargic, dizzy and barely able to keep awake. What a nightmare. My body is so bloated and heavy, I can't fit into any clothes. And I can barely run more than 2 miles without my chest burning. This is from someone who has run a marathon before no problem. We need a new solution for asthma - Advair is NOT it.