Meg symptoms and conditions

After just one dose of Ambien I experienced my 1st panic attack. I was 38 weeks pregnant and my physician prescribed it since I was not sleeping for more than 30 min at a time because of the urge to urinate as the baby was compressing my bladder.
I took it again thinking that maybe it wasn't the Ambien and I began having daily panic attacks. These episodes didn't last minutes as do regular panic attacks they lasted 4 and 5 hours. My husband, a physician, noticed that my heart was not beating rapidly as it usually would during a regular panic attack, I was actually having bradycardia (low heart rate). He still didn't put the side effects I was having and the Ambien together. After being seen by multiple physicians I was admitted to the hospital for these severe attacks and after having an echocardiogram, a CT of my brain, and multiple lab draws a psychiatrist finally examined me and took my history realizing these panic attacks had never happen prior to my taking the Ambien. He took me off the drug and within 48 hrs this awful hell started to lift. It took me a year to get over the post traumatic shock from this horrible 4 weeks of my life. I gave birth to my newborn and was unable to care for her or even myself while experiencing the side effects caused by this hellish drug.
Meg in Sugar Land

Hi everyone, I am Meg-

Just wanted to let you know about me, I started taking Yaz this week, I have only taken 5 pills. I have nausea, dizziness, I am sluggish, depressed, week and feel like I am on drugs. I called the doctor and they took me off of it right away. They said they haven't heard of these symptoms in this before but they were going to make a note of it and told me to stop taking it immediately.

I am 32 years old, I have an 8-month old and I was on the pill (Levlin 28) for 10 years before I got off so my husband and I could concieve. Before that, I was on the pill off and on starting at age 16 due to a medical condition called Menorhagia. So I have taken several different kinds and I threw up with a few at first and had to keep trying until I found one that I was ok with. I have never had these other symtoms with any of them before. Thanks for all your comments, it really helped me to think twice as I was having these symptoms, as soon as I read your comments I called my doctor immediately so I just wanted to thank you so much, you all may have saved me years of pain or trouble.

Thanks again

Sincerely,
Meg