Musle symptoms and conditions

After 5 days of taking Avelox woke up with a nasty taste in my mouth. It gets worse when I take a breath or lick my lips. It almost tastes like a metallic taste. I can even smell the taste when I breath through my nose. The taste has lasted all day. I also find myself spitting alot and not normal mucas but foamy saliva. It feels like I have some kind of nasty coating all over my teeth. Smoking makes the taste 10 times worse. I was give the 400Mg 5 day dose for bacterial bronchitis. I have had severe musle aches in legs and arms as if I had worked out for first time in years. Tips of elbows painfull if rested on. and sharp pain in left arm.

I am 59. Not overweight and now eat intelligently .Had moderate heart attack in August 2001 and have taken 20mg of ZOCOR every day since.About four years ago I stated getting mild pain in right buttocks muscle and groin but thought this was just "AGE" setting in.Doctor thought it was arthritis in lower back and causing associated musle strain.Went to physio but no progress in pain alleviation, in fact pain and weakness kept getting steadily worse.Pain then started in left shoulder last spring (2007) then about three months ago really severe in left hip and buttocks. Sleep was interrupted every night by pain.Movement from sitting position to standing/walking was like a ninety year old,slow and stumbling.My legs felt nearly numb when walking.Getting out of bed in the morning and putting on my socks became an ordeal of PAIN.
Seen my doctor last week and told him of current status and that I couldn't go on like thisanymore.He said to STOP the Zocor immediately. I can feel the difference already, in one week!!! Not perfect but maybe 50% improvement!!!
He ordered a battery of blood tests including PSA . I just hope something else isn't now really F--ked Up from taking this stuff for six years ?
I will defiately NOT TAKE ZOCOR or any other STATIN again!!!

I am a heathy 63 year old male. Completed a half marathon last year. Run 15-20 miles a week and bike 20-35 miles a week. I've never had any medical problems except to be on blood pressure medicine for 20 years. It is controlled.

Last April I had a bout of plantar fasciitis in my right foot. The podiatrist recommended and I purchased orthotics.

The heel pain did not subside, in fact the whole foot became sore all the time. The other foot joined the party and within a couple of months I could not run because of pain.

I used stretching exercises recommended. Purchased two foot splints to hold the foot at 90 degrees at night to reduce tearing of the tendon. I mixed Aleve and Iboprophin to help with the pain. No relief.

The discomfort in both my feet was at a level it hurt to get out of bed and walk. I did not wish to walk to the mail box or go shopping with my wife. I hold national computer workshops. I could not stand all day. I had to use a bar stool. When I finished for the day, I'd go to my hotel room and order from room service. I had no interest in walking.

I was wondering if it was the orthoditics. Tried it without them. No change. It was now into the 8th month. I was thinking I was just an old man who had worn out his feet running.

Then I did research on the Interent and discovered Lipitor side effects. I had gone on Vytorin (Lipitor/Zetia combo drug) a couple of weeks before the plantar fasciitis started.

I slowly reduced my Vytorin until it was zero. Within 3 weeks 95% of pain was GONE! Within 2 months it was completely gone including the heel pain.

I now run again, walk and have my quality of life back.

When I went for my annual physical I explained what happened. The doctor did not say wow, that is common. He was kind enough not to make a judgement call. He said well, you must have had a side effect not well known. I told him it was muscle pain in my feet rather than large musle groups as is usual with this side effect of Lipitor.

My lipids are not over the hill bad but he is aggressive in treating carcio vascular issues. So we are going to try Zetia by itself and then possibly Niacin.

Let me say, I am not an extremist about statins nor do I believe there is a conspiracy wiht drug companies. Statins do work for most people.

I have a strong opinion that we must have a equal relationship with our doctor to determine our treatment. The Internet gives us that opportunuity to get the knowledge we need to talk to our doctor. Without the info on boards like this I would been a broken down old man with bad feet using the electric cart at Sams and selling my RV.

Best wishes in your search for satisfactory health.

45 year old male active all my life in soccer and hockey. Realized that my recoup time after events, while on Lipitor was taking longer. I attibuted the joint pain and musle soreness to dehydration, past injuries and getting older. Went to PCP last week for blood work. Enzymes were very high, good cholesteral, not enough, bad cholesterol, to much. Luck of the genetic draw! I Mentioned some nagging aches and pains while getting the work done. Got a call from the doctor telling me to stop taking the Lipitor. So I did. Two weeks ago I played some hockey, very low keyed. The next day I felt like I was hit by a truck. Have not taken the Lipitor since the call. Played hockey at a quick pace yesterday and today I feel great. Yes I'm sore, but I do not feel like I was hit by a truck like I did while taking Lipitor. I know my body. I've been athletic all my life. The recoup time was increasing. I did not a first consider Lipitor. Lipitor does have side effects that we are just learning about. I'm living proof. I'll be eating more "Oatmeal." Helps to alleviate the gas caused by Lipitor! And the body aches............

Tendons on both my legs, forearms and back were tighten up causing me unable to move, serve musle pains, difficulty walking, use of any strength in these area cause pain. Lips swelling up, disorentation, swelling throat... all these happened two hours after the first dose was taken. Stay away from this Poison!!

you guys are freaking me out. has anyone else taken levaquin and really haven't had too many issues . but it got rid of my extreme pain of a UTI/kidney infection.

i've taken musle relaxants that have affected my mood worse. maybe its b/c i take alot of caffeine so that levaquin's central nervous system kick doesnt really kick me. who knows. id like to hear if there are others out there who have experienced NO muscle pain?

My daughter has been taking prednisone for 1 year for a musle weakness. She started at 35mg every morning she is now down to 8mg. I have noticed that she is still gaining weight and her swelling face is stiil there. I dont know if this is a normal side affect. I thought that by lowering her prednisone she would start to loose weight and her face would not be as puffy. I would apreciate it if anybody had information that I can use to help my daughter.

I have been on Advair 100/50 for over 2-1/2 years and it's the best thing I've ever taken. It increased my lung capacity 33.5% and I do not wake up at night with asthma attacks. I don't have to depend on my Albuterol for rescue all the time either. I took Azmacourt 4 times a day prior and constantly had shortness of breath and asthma issues. I've been very fortunate on Advair! I have not had insomnia, difficulty sleeping, no musle weakness, no heartburn, and no rashes. I have had slight weight gain, and managed to get it off. I have constant allergies and allergic rhinitis so I do get occasional headaches. I can actually take a deep breath and not cough my head off. I can actually run and workout now! I do get dry mouth but that's easy enough to deal overcome. I may be an exception but it's a blessing for me! I take Allegra too and it is the best thing I've taken too. Seldane is better but they took it off the market. So I guess it works for some! Thanks.

I was injected with Kenalog 40 on Oct 4th 2004,i went to my doctor cause I thought my Kidneys were infected. Dr. tested my urine and came back negitve my Dr. told me that I may have a musle spasm in my lower back causing me extreme pain. He told me that he was going to inject me with an anti-inflamatory and I should feel better witin 2 hours. That day I went home to nap and felll asleep for 12 hours. Apx. 2-3 weeks after the injections, I noticed a quarter sized red, black and blue spot on the injection site. My minstrul cycle lasted for 4 weeks and i spot evey now and then till this day Nov. 24, 2004. I am also experencing extreem acne on my neck back and shoulders, I have caught a cold and have had it for 3-4 weeks and nothing is helping it go away, My hands have a rino hide texture and dicoloration all on them, I have had severe chest pain and 1 episode of a serious panic attack causeing me to black out and I could not breath.
I went back to the doctor who injected me on Nov. 19th 2004 to let him know of all the problems I am having and he acted like he never seen anything like what I was going thru before. His soultion was to recomend a gynocologist and a dermatologist to take care of my skin a minstal problems and told me that he could not do anything about the reaction I was having from the injection site. After my visit I decided to do a little investigation of my own and descovered that Kenalog 40 was never tested for musle spasms. I called the maufator of this drug and they said that the side effects I was experencing were never reported and I should have not been injected with this drug for my lower back spasms. I have called my doctor several times and he will not return my phone calls. I don't know what to do. I am 24 and am in good health other than the side effects of this drug. Anyone using this injection for musle spasms ? What should I do ? Nov 24th 2004.

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predisone has ruined my life it has thrown me into such a depression that i'm angry and have panic attacks i also have musle twitches and sometimes i think i'm haveing strokes . i have beent to a mental institution to get help to get out of this where did my energy go where did my mind go. does it ever go away has anyone ever gotten better? does anyone know how long it takes for this to leave your system? i can't live like this much longer everyday i have suicidal thoughts and this is a big battle. please someone say this will go away

pains started in my right lower leg muscle, couldnt straigen it out , the pain was so intense, I screamed for help.ow I can even toch that musle as it hurts so much , then went to upper calf, then to the muscles in the back, then to the left leg, then to the bottom of my right foot , heel feels like iam walking on cocrete, with it, now Iam getting shooting pains down in my left arm bicep muscle, couldnt even sleep last night it was so bad., seen my cardioligist last fri, he couldnt believe the leg pain ? and answerrs??
tg joyce

for a number of years i had been taking tegretol for depression, my dr. then switched me to trileptal suggesting it was a purer form of the same drug, i've been on trileptol for over 3 years now, my face is a mess rash, itching alot of the time , i have never ever had any such problem before, also i am experiencing musle and joint pain, another big one is my hair is thinning loss of condition, my question is can long term rx use be causing too many toxins in my system?