September 30th
2008
12:25 PM
I can't believe this is prescribed for women in order to HELP them! I took it for a few days only, it was a very scary experience. My periods were irregular and my Gyn said this would help. I started the pill and by the next day I was having HORRIFIC cramps, not even double doses of Ibuprofen would touch them. I felt dizzy, nauseaus, and I started feeling depressed within a few days. I went to bed one day with the cramps and I actually felt suicidal, didn't want to get out of bed or speak to anyone. I just laid there and cried and cried!!!
Well, I know myself enough to know that this was not any way to treat myself so I stopped taking them immediately. Within 2 days I was back to normal. I told the Gyn but she shrugged it off, said I should have stayed on the pills as I would have evened out. How does she know??!!??!! I'd like her to take them and then say that.
I started taking some good supplements, Black Cohosh was one, along with B vitamins, E, Calcium/Magnesium, and I felt pretty good within a month or so. My periods evened out too!
Take care of yourselves ladies, you know your bodies better than doctors!
:-)
January 26th
2008
4:23 PM
Its my 4th day on Celexa, and not feeling very good, I tried to take it at night but still feeling nauseous and feel very spaced out during the day. I also noticed that I have lower energy that usual when it comes to expressing emotions or taking interest in things. The only things I can really do is read, at times hard to concentrate, or i go to bed right away because i feel like i have no energy or interest to do anything else. Also have been having stomach cramps.
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September 5th
2007
6:03 PM
I picked a quit date of Tuesday, because I wanted to smoke the weekend out and I hate Monday mornings going to work so I thought Tuesday would be better, I was right, I quit last Tuesday the day I was supposed to, it was hard but not as hard as I thought, it's been 8 days and I can honestly say I can go without them, sometimes I smell cigarettes and want one but then other times it smells really bad to me. Drinking does not help, you want to smoke more, I also used the patch at the same time I quit, it helped but I only had to use those for about 4 days and didn't need those any more. I get a tiny bit nauseaus (sp) right after I take the pill but it goes away within a 1/2 hour.
I am having trouble sleeping, I wake up during the night and can't go back to sleep, no weird dreams though, I was almost looking forward to those because my friend had them with Chantix. Any how it worked for me, 20 + years of smoking done and in the past.
August 21th
2007
7:41 AM
I was on Lamictal 125MG at night for PTSD and anxiety for over 4 years - it took over 6 weeks to come off of it and it was very difficult - I felt sick most of the time - nauseaus, dizzy, migraine, tired, joint pain, anxious, mood swings. I have been off of it for 2 weeks now and I am still having headaches, dizziness, tired all the time, horrible dreams, difficulty sleeping and I wake up in the middle of the night gasping for air with out of control heart palpatations. I have not had night terrors in years. Is this a side effect of coming off of the medication? I learned in my research that this had not been FDA approved until I had been taking it for quite some time - is that ethical medical practice?
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July 1th
2007
11:20 PM
I was prescribed Doxy 100mg 2x a day for a sinus/eye infection 2 years ago after sinus surgery. It upset my stomach so bad but my doctor said to keep taking it because the stomach upset was less problem then this infection. I also got a yeast infection. Didn't have to deal with the sun because it was winter in the midwest. My stomach never returned to normal. Now I am labeled having IBSD. I have very frequent diahrhea on & off. It seems go into remission every now & then. I have had an upper & lower GI too. Nothing was found. Now 2 years later I get another sinus/eye infection. Doc gives me again. I forgot this was the same drug I had 2 years ago until I called my old pharmacy and had them check my records. This time I only took one pill after eating. I took it at 6:30pm. At 1am I woke up with a burning pain in my chest. I was sweating so badly. I got up and ate some soda crackers. I didn't feel nauseaus, just burning pain like heartburn. I finally got back to sleep at 3:30am. Woke up at 11am.
I remembered what the doc said 2 years ago and decided to take another dose. With food of course. About 4 hours later I was in the bathroom bent over in pain with the runs severely. I called the doctor. Being it was Saturday and after hours I got the oncall doctor who wasn't very sympathetic. All her heard was CHEST pain and ordered me to go to the hospital ER. I argued abit with him and he just yelled back "Go to the ER now." Being the stubborn person I am, I did not go. But I did not take another dose. I called the pharmacy the next day and told them what happened. They said it was definitly a drug reaction. I am going to call my doctor tomorrow and demand a different med. This stuff should be banned.
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March 26th
2007
11:13 AM
I took 20mg of lisinopril for 30 + days along with 5mg of norvasc which I have been taking over a year now. Upon starting lisinopril I noticed a weakness in my legs which was most bothersome. It felt like I was using someone elses legs.
I experienced a lack of coordination in my legs, cramps and a lack of muscle control. After 30 days I stopped taking the drug. Along with the above symptoms my urine became a dark rust color, I felt nauseaus, lightheaded and very tired.
Most of these symptoms ended after I stopped taking lisinopril
however to my dismay my leg function has not gotten any better and its been over three monts now that I stopped using Lisinopril.
November 18th
2006
11:54 AM
This medicine made me nauseaus as well - my doctor suggested taking benedryll about 20 minutes before taking the medicine again. I got very sleepy but it worked, no nausea and no headache from it. I still wouldn't advise moving around too much, but then again if you're taking this stuff - you should be sick to the point where you should keep yourself in bed anyway.
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June 29th
2006
8:31 PM
HI everyone especially Tiffany,
You sound just like me. I was on it for 3 yrs. and the last 6 months were the worst. I didn't know that I was sooo sick b/c of the pill until I stopped it of course. Tiffany, your symptoms are what I went through the last 6 months I was on it. I went to so many Dr's until I found this post.
I too went to the e.r b/c I almost passed out while shopping. I was nauseaus, had diarrhea, severe anxiety, I would have to pull my car over and sit for a while. The last week I was on it, I had 6 panic attacks in one day. Horrible depressive thoughts, and I'm soo not that type, It was so absurd, by this time I was so used to them I could try to control them a bit.
I thought I had food poisoning at least 8 times in one month, b/c I woke up vomiting and the other for no reason. (now I know it was the b.c) but at that time I didn't.
I really feel great now. I've been off for 4 months had 3 normal periods, (or what I should call yamin periods) and now I am almost 2 weeks late. I can only imagine it's on it's way. If you see from some of my previous posts, I have all of the signs, but who knows.
There are still times where I will have a slight leg pain, or slight slight numbing, but I know why it's happening and it is totally livable and I"m just happy to be here. By now I'm sure the Dr's would have had me all dopped up on some form of drug.
Thank goodness for this post. Just remember we were putting a drug in our bodies for so many years. Me only Yasmin for 3 yrs but I've been on some form of b.c since I was a teen.
So keep your head up and when you feel like shi* read these posts. I read very less frequently now, (however due to my lateness I've been checking every day) but when I first stopped taking it I checked and posted every day. It's really great encouragement no matter what stage of recovery we are in!
Oh yeah one more thing, my fatique got so bad I would fall asleep at 7 p.m and sleep until 8 am and still have a hard time getting up however, it was a very restless hot sweating sleep.
Thanks to everyone,
Hill
February 2th
2006
8:31 PM
I took this drug for UTI almost 10 years ago. A few days after I started taking it, I became extremely nauseaus, losing 10kg (about 22 Lb) in 1 week. I couldn't eat, lost all my energy. Even to this day, 9 1/2 years later, I still suffer side effects from this drug. I cannot absorb vitamin B12, which has also caused pernicious anaemia, and also have anaemia, irritable bowel syndrome, constant nausea, fatigue and am highly susceptible to stomach bugs and food poisonings.
Before taking it, I was fine, perfectly healthy and never had any gastro problems.
But since taking trimeth, I have never been the same.
January 13th
2006
6:50 PM
Got a cortisone injection in the neck. Few several minutes later had very excruitiating pain. Pain subsided to low pain few hours later. Had achy back and legs. Nauseaus. Restless sleep on and off. Next day dull achiness in the neck. Had to move slowly.
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January 11th
2006
11:07 AM
Z-pac taken for an infection in my lungs, sinuses,and ears.
Day one- After one hour of taking z-pak I had severe diarrhea.
Day two- After two hours my head started spinning and I had severe nausea. Couldn't eat anything. Felt like morning sickness. Laid down and was unable to get back up until next morning.
Day three- nauseaus all day even though have not taken pill yet.
November 29th
2005
11:36 AM
My 6 y.o. son is on Zyrtec 10 mg for severe allergies but he has stomach pains that start in afternoon and by bedtime he is nauseaus and the pain is so bad he can't sleep and then is tired and gets in trouble at school. Taken him off and stomach has subsided mostly but still comes and goes, also on Pulmicort.
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February 24th
2005
9:04 AM
I took Vicodin last night, I am not sure what it was suppose to do, but, I may be allergic to it, I was up all night throwing up..I was so sick, headache, nauseaus,
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January 1th
2005
7:09 PM
Wow, I'm glad I came across this site. Since I'm allergic to some other types of antibiotics, my doctor prescribed me Levaquin for my URI. The first day I took it...a few hours later...I was laying down, watching tv, and experienced what I guess were hallucinations...I kept thinking my husband came into the room, my dogs were walking by, etc. even though my husband wasn't home, and my dogs were both sleeping by the couch. Later that night, when I finally fell asleep, I had these bizarre, very vivid, somewhat disturbing dreams...since then (that was 3 days ago), I've felt nauseaus all the time, have no appetite, and cannot sleep. After reading these posts, I am NOT taking any more until I can talk to my doctor...I certainly think they should warn you about these side effects before prescribing this for you...I was told there weren't any side effects. :(
I've taken a total of 3 doses, but I am not taking anymore!
March 19th
2004
8:37 AM
I was just researching about Celexa b/c I was on it a couple of years ago, and just wanted to see what everyone elses side effects were.
Being off of it, I had been switched to Lexapro. Just wanted you guys to know what my side effects were on Celexa. When I went on Celexa I was VERY depressed. Had no appetite. I went from being 130 to 112 lbs in a couple of weeks. I felt good about the weight loss but, my whole life was in an uproar. Anyway, my doctor had said that there was no weight gain with Celexa. So, I tried it. I remember the first week, I was very very nauseaus. I actually vomited from it. It caused me to have insomnia alot in the beginning. But, as for my mood, everyone saw a positive change. Weight came back, little by little but, I definately relate it to the med b/c I did not eat alot. When I told my dr. about the weight gain, he said it was next to impossible. I stayed on Celexa for about 2 yrs. Then Lexapro came out, supposed to be better. I hated Lexapro, always tired, more weight gain. I was on everything for 3 1/2 yrs. I am now 136 lbs. If it was not for the antidepressants, God knows where my life would be today. They really do help a person. But, they do not take away the problem. Just to let everyone know, at the same time I was on Celexa and Lexapro, I was also on Wellbutrin SR to help the weight gain.
Well, hope you find my experience helpful.
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July 30th
2009
10:13 AM
I'm 29 yrs old and I was on Femcon about a year ago and everything went fine, so I thought. I was having a lot of symptoms after my pregnancy and I kept thinking it was because of my pregnancy that messed my body up. I quit taking the pill because I had no need to take it because I was separated. Within a few months of being off Femcon I was feeling "normal" again. I quit having the continual cold shakes at night and stomach cramps and nausea. At one point while taking Femcon I started wondering if something wasn't majorly wrong with me and I was dying and nobody cared. I would go to the doctor all the time and obviously I was just a hypercondriac who needed anxiety meds. I hate that stupid comment. I would tell them I am not that kind of person. I had never had a problem with anxiety or imagining things. I love life and people always saw that in me. Anyways, when I quit taking the Femcon I started living again. Well, recently I have started getting acne and I was told that a birth control pill would help with acne so I went to my OBGYN and she suggested that I try Femcon again. Well, at this time I still hadn't really put two and two together and didn't really know for sure that all my previous side affects was because of the Femcon so I decided to try it again. The first week I felt a little nauseous, no big deal so I kept taking it. The second week is when it all started again. I started having all my old symptoms of cold shakes, which are so uncontrollable and my whole body would have like convulsions. I was sick feeling all the time, my stomach was cramping up again. Oh, not to mention I was bleeding constantly. I stopped taking it immediately and it still took my body about a month to get over the symptoms but it is. I do not recommend anyone to take this pill. When I was younger I took many different kinds of pills and never had any symptoms like this. Now that I've been off of it for a little over a month my boobs still feel so sore, and no I'm not pregnant! I know every pill effects everyone differently but I feel like I lost a few years of my life going through all that I did because of some stupid birth control pill, Femcon.
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