September 12th
2007
3:35 PM
I'm 40 yrs old and was prescribed Lisinopril on July 2. For at least a month or so I've been experiencing constipation and headaches on occasion. The leg cramps happen every night though. My scalp has been very tender in areas, my throat is sore, I have the nagging cough, my vision seems to have gotten worse, and my skin itches miserably. I have headaches, which I thought were sinus headaches, but sinus meds didn't help. Yesterday the itching got so bad, I took Benadryl, which helped...I also slept VERY well...I went to the Dr today. He looked at my arms and back which were red and splotchy. He told me to stop taking the Lisinopril and we'll watch my BP. I'm hoping that all these things go away soon. I was beginning to think it was all in my head.
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March 12th
2004
7:59 AM
regarding 4638. After I stopped taking the Levaquin, a total of 1750mg over 3 days I feel back to normal finally 5 days later. I feel extremely lucky to not have these side effects linger as they have with so many. Why mine went away, I'm not sure. Maybe because I only ingested the 1750mg 250mg at a time. My best suggestion to anyone taking these types of antibiotics is if you start to feel any of these awful side effects STOP taking them regardless of what your Dr. may say. It may make the difference from recovering and living miserably for a long time, possibly the rest of your life. BE CAREFUL
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November 25th
2007
3:46 PM
I am a 26yr-old, another victim of Yasmin.
My story's gonna be a bit long, but hope you can bare with it.
Please also forgive me for my incorrect grammer as English is not my mother tongue....but I hope I can get my message across to all of you.
Here it goes!
Ever since I had my first period at a late age of 18 (I was anorexic and severely underweight btw the age of 14-15 when I was supposed to start my mensus had I been healthy,,,,), my mensus had never been regular.
I only had about 3 full-fledged mensus per year, with occational spotting.
Apart from that, I was a happy, bubbly, cheerful lady.
Nevertheless, worried about the side effects of "not shedding", I made my first visit to the gyn.
The Dr. ultrascanned me.
Both my uterus and ovaries were normal in size.
She ran a blood test for my hormones and thryroid level.
They both came out fine.
So then she recommended me to take Yasmin, which will help to regularise my cycle and "shed" all the accumulated lining.
I was quite happy during my first box as I lost my water weight, and my skin cleared.
But then the nighmare began......
Half-way thru my second box, I suddenly became sooooo depressed.
Sure, I did have some ups and downs prior to taking Yasmin, but the ones I'm experiencing while on Yasmin is just beyond anyone's imagination.
Prior to taking Yasmin, I was confident with myself, which I believe made me an attractive person.
HOWEVER, ever since the onset of depression, I seem to have lost all the confidence in me.
All that "self-esteem" I used to possess is now GONE.
I feel so insecure about myself, and don't feel good about myself even when I'm in my favourite outfit.
Before Yasmin, I was so easily "turned-on" !: listening to my favourite tune turned me on, watching drama with my fav actors turned me on, thinking about what to have for dinner turned me on.... just about any thought was enought to mass-produce dopamine in my brain.
But these days, none of these make me happy.
Nothing makes me happy, but anything can make me go DOWN.
I've been off Yasmin for 5 days now.
I do feel slightly better than 5 days ago.
But I'm suffering from elevated heart beat around midnight, which is making me insomniac.
But my biggest concern is ;
WOULD I REGAIN THAT "GLOW" IN ME?
WOULD I REGAIN MY CONFIDENCE?
Also,
Is taking Evening Primrose Oil beneficial to regain my peaceful hormonal level?
Can I start taking EPO directly after stopping Yasmin?
By the way, I notice that I look older (as in aged) ever since taking Yasmin. Does BCP make you age faster? Or am I just imagining things out of depression?
PLEASE HELP....
Thank you for spending your time to read my story,,,,,,
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