Noticeably symptoms and conditions

I do not know who you people are, but I feel like I have stumbled onto some help. Please tell me this is not a joke....I am on Doxycline for three days now to treat a sub-clinical suspected infection. I started to feel noticeably flat yesterday, (day two) almost like I was missing a range of emotion. I feel as if someone drugged me wtih some kind of downer. I woke up feeling ok this AM, but have felt worse and worse as the day has gone on. I am in good shape, I am generally an upbeat person, but I feel so profoundly sad, listless, confused, and tired. It as if I am living in a fog, and that every thing requires serious effort. The good news is that I am only on this medication for ten days, I cannot imagine having to take it for longer. Had a little heartburn last evening, but nothing serious. Good luck to all,

Marc Astoria, NY

I am 26 yrs old and I have been on Nuvaring for about 3-3 1/2 years. I thought this was the greatest thing not having to remember the pill and the short light periods. I have always sworn by this BC! I have been having side effects I never thought came from the ring until now. I have read a lot of the side effects others are having and I think my lack of sexual desire for the past 1 1/2 yrs. MAY be due to Nuvaring and not my getting married 2 yrs. ago. (lol) I also have headaches often, not bad ones but enough to carry Tylenol in my purse. And another is dryness before intercourse, that I never had a problem with 2 yrs. ago. I never put two and two together until I racked my brain and wondered why I struggled so badly with my lack of sexual desire. I could care less if I have sex or not! That just wasn't me 2 yrs ago! I just couldn't figure out what had changed, going back on any medicines I had taken the past 2 yrs., the Nuvaring is the only thing that was constant. I have a Dr. Appt today and I am going to discontinue use of the ring and see if the side effects subside like they have for some others. I will post again when I have an update. Please let me know if anyone else is having the side effects more than a year after using the Nuvaring!! Thanks!

I'm a 36 yo. female weighing in at 119 lbs. About four (4) weeks ago, I found out that my cholesterol is 221/154 so my doctor started me on Vytorin (10/20 mg). I started to - noticeably - not feel like myself about 2-3 weeks ago, but I thought it was just 'female' sickness. Once that factor played itself out I got concerned because I was progressively feeling worse. In general my physical symptoms were feeling extremely tired, nauseous, weakness, constipation, gas, diarrhea, dizzy & lightheaded and inability to concentrate and/or focus. On the 'mental' side, I have a history of panic attacks, depression and social anxiety disorder but they have all been kept under control with medication - that is, until I started taking Vytorin. I'm literally known for my friendliness and sweetness, etc. but for the past couple of weeks I've been in a constant bad mood, cranky, very easily annoyed about things and at people, depressed, anxious and generally uninterested in things that normally excite me. This past Friday night I was, once again, very upset and depressed about how bad I felt and wondering what was wrong with me, etc., and it hit me. The only thing I've done different in/for the past month was the introduction of the Vytorin into my system. I found myself almost crying I was so relieved to have figured out what the problem was. It's been 2 days since I stopped taking the Vytorin and today has been the best I've felt - physically and mentally - in 3 weeks. Hopefully, I'll continue to get back to my 'old self'! (Thanks to everyone else for sharing their side effect(s) symptoms on this site. It helped me verify mine.)

I have been off the Nuvaring for the first full cycle after being on it for about 20 months. I posted previously -- but went off because I was experiencing an increase in overall anxiety, including a tightness in the chest, night-time panic attacks, and more anxiety. I am feeling so much more normal now -- even though I did have PMS this month (which I didn't have as noticeably while on the nuvaring), but it felt normal and identifiable. My moods and emotions are easy to pin to an event (whereas I just felt this vague sense of uneasiness all the time before) and I'm so much more relaxed. A friend of mine recently went off for similar reasons, and is feeling better as well. Birth control definitely isn't as convenient as it was; however, my overall quality of life feels much improved.

I have just come across this site, while looking to find out why I have been experiencing heart palpitations for the past two months - out of the blue!!! and usually "exercise" induced. I had some tests and have been told they are Premature Atrial Contractions "PACs". I started taking Yasmin in April, after having tried others over the past year (tri-cyclen lo and alesse) which did not work for me as the progestin was not strong enough. I am in my 40s and never took the pill before. Yasmin was great, it significantly reduced my "physical" pms (severe inflamation, severe bloating, severe sore breasts) which I experience for 2-3 weeks a month. However, sometime in mid to late June, I started getting palpitations/tremors out of the blue. The first episode freaked me out and lasted for about two weeks. At first I thought it was allergy medication mixed with my thyroid med, which can happen - but I cut out the allergy meds and still got them. They seem to come about 6hrs to a day after I fexercise/figure skate and they last from 2 to 5 five days. It's very irritating and nerve wracking, and I feel very agitated. I am also out of breath more than usual when walking up stairs, a little light headed and have some tightness in the chest. My legs also are weak, which makes no sense given my exercise regimen. I then lowered my thyroid replacement from .125 synthroid to .100 - too much thyroid med can cause some palpitations. Anyone who has mistakenly taken a second thyroid pill having forgotten that they already took one will understand. Even with the lower dose I am still getting the palpilations. I am totally at a loss as to why all of a sudden this is happening to me (perhaps perimenopause??). I have had the odd flutter here and there in my live, but nothing like this. It just doesn't make any sense ag ll. Can one's health just change like this overnight?. I am otherwise healthy, slim, have "lower" blood pressure (apprx 100-90/70-60)I skate 3 to 5 times a week, I have a full time job and yes I do push myself, but this is getting ridiculous. The only thing I can attribute it to is the Yasmin, ... but my symptoms only started after a few months not instantly, whereas it would seem that most of the the women here noticed the side effects faster. I hate to stop the Yasmin because I will have to return to pms "hell", but I suppose I will give it a try to see if the palpitations subside. At this point, I have been offered a low dose "beta blocker" and have refused. I am stunned to think that all of a sudden I have heart issues, especially since my Dr has always kidded me my that I will never have heart problems with my blood pressure. I will stop the Yasmin tonight and post another message in a few weeks one it is out my system. Here's hoping it is the Yasmin.
KarenSkaterGirl

I am a 59 yo male, been taking 20mg Lipitor for approximately 7 Years.
Over the past few months I have been experiencing a few of the noted side-effects, noticeably fatique, foggy vision which occurs occasionally usually lasts about an hour, muscle weakness with some pain, unbearable back pains late at night, spend lots of my nights prowling the house.

I am on Lipantil (Fenofibrate) 267MG and Ezetrol (Ezetimibe) 10MG.
I was on a 20MG statin but changed to the above because it didn't agree with me.
Has anyone noticed a tendency to suntan more easily?
I look like I have been under a sunlamp, my face being noticeably browner than the rest of me yet I have not spent a lot of time in direct sunlight.
I believe the Fenofibrate may be the cause of greater photosensitivity.
Should I worry or just be pleased I look browner?
Anyone else noticed this effect?

I am on 200 mg of Toprol, because I have cardiomyopathy. In about 2001 I was feeling very poorly, fighting and gasping for breath whenever I lay down or adjusted my position in bed. I had been advised that with my height and weight I could expect to be able to tolerate not more than 150 mg of Toprol. By this time I was in assisted care. My regular doctor was out of town, so I asked another doctor in our clinic if my dosage could be adjusted back to 150 mg. This doctor agreed to this, and I immediately felt noticeably better. Shortly after this I was out of assisted care and back in independent living. I continued taking 150 mg for the past 5 years.
But I recently changed doctors, so that all my medical records could be with the same system. The new doctors have raised my dosage of Toprol up to 200 mg, and I have been experiencing some of the same symptoms I suffered in 2001: Exhaustion, great weakness, episodes of fighting for breath several times a night; at times I sense that the struggle may not be far from death!
The doctors say I now have to be on maximum doses of drugs. But I do not smoke or drink, and sense that people like us sometimes need smaller doses than others. Out of desperation I have just started reducing my own dosage back to 300 mg in two days (150 a day). The pills are almost impossible to split, though I can break them in half, so I am taking 200 one day, 100 the next. Last evening I took my first 100--and slept through the night WITH NO BREATHING EPISODES!
I'm going to make notes on my daily results and inform my doctors on what I find.

I was prescribed Lisinopril three days ago. The day after my first dose, I was having losse bowel movements, but thought nothing of it because some medications just take time for your body to adjust to.

The day after my second dose, I was still having the loose bowel movements and began to feel bloated and a little crampy while at work. My stomach began to swell a little. As the day went on, the bloating and pain became noticeably worse to where other people began to comment on how swollen my stomach was getting. I was also feeling an occasional on and off tightening low in my throat.

I called my doctor and left a phone consult (where they have 72 hours to get back to you). By the time I left work, my stomach size had gotten even larger to where I appeared to be about 4-5 months pregnant!

I went home and laid down for an hour and woke up in a lot of pain and called the nurse call center where they advised me to go to the emergency room to be checked out.
I suspected the Lisinopril since that was the only new thing I had done in the past couple of days, but the ER said they never heard of such a reaction and that Lisinopril was a very mild medication.

They took X-rays of my stomach and told me my intestines appeared to be full and that I was constipated. I asked how that is possible when you have had loose stools for two days, but they said I was and gave me a massive laxitive and sent me home. What a mistake! The laxitive did what a laxitive should do, but made nothing better, it only increased the cramping and pain.

The next day I went into work and had to leave early. The doctor called me back for my consult and said it sounded like it was possibly a rare side effect (intestinal swelling) of Lisinopril. A little searching on the net found that it can happen with any ACE inhibitor though. I was told to immediately discontinue use, go on a liquid diet for a couple of days to rest my stomach and DO NOT take any more of the laxitives the ER gave me because that would only aggravate the problem.

I should be feeling better in a couple of days and the doctor said I could attempt to try the Lisinopril again to be sure if it was that causing the reaction, but he didn't blame me when I said I'd rather not.

After the holiday I need to get in contact with my doctor to see what else they can prescribe for my blood pressure. Does anyone have any suggestions I can research and bring with me to that appointment of other medications that aren't ACE inhibitors or water pills (allergic to Sulfa and cannot take) that have worked well on their BP without so many scary side effects?

I have been experiencing hoarseness. loss of voice as well as severe low back ache, hip ache anxiety and severe cramps in my calves at night. I have been going to back therapy the past month not making the connection to Advair and thinking it was more of my on going back problems. I stopped taking Advair 5 five days ago and many of the side effects either have gone away or have been subsiding noticeably. I thought this was a coincidence until today I began to read this forum and am really convinced at this point that the Advair has been playing a large role in my physical woes. On the downside, my asthma has become worse but I intend to ask my Dr. for a script for Asmanex when he returns to town....

I have been on "Yankmearound" for 4 months now. I was on it about two years ago and don't remember have the same side effects as I do now. In fact then I remember only really having anxiety which I am predisposed to, breast tenderness and loss of libido which I thought had to do with my relationship. Well this time my anxiety is pretty bad despite the fact that I am willfully unemployed and exploring a creative direction in my life- I should be much more relaxed! I have also started to notice a sleepless night aroung the start of menstruation each month since I started that has gotten noticeably worse. This month it lasted for the entire duration of my period and seems to be continuing on post starting a new pack! I have never had such problems sleeping thnakfully before taking this poison. I'd really like to know if anyone has experienced such syptoms of insomnia though because of course it is hardly discussed in the Package Insert. I am looking to go off this and looking for non- hormonal options that are not scary like the IUD which can cause pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility! Have anyother methods worked out there ie. female condom, diaphragm, cervical cap? For the typical "no can do condoms man" that I always seem to date.

So my symptoms this time were: breast tenderness, marked loss of libido, anxiety- sometimes creeping up and intense with no conscious indentifiable cause, and this wretched insomnia and ssleep disturbance ie: can't fall asleep maybe until late mornig hours, or wake up after every few hours or wake up early in the morning.

To sanndiego,

Water is recommended to help you detox your body in addition to help you hydrate. Also, water is preferable over any other drink because is the purest of all and has no calories or carbs, especially if you are trying to lose weight it helps you feel full. I did not say to not drink water at all.....I advised you that considering our condition, you may want to not drink too much water because of our tendency of retaining liquids....and that will only be temporary until you get your normal face back, right? Instead of 64 oz of water, I drank 32 oz for when I had the problem. Again, don't eat bread, pasta, rice or salty food.....I know, it takes a while to get used to such strict new way of living but with persistence it will be worth it. Also, don't expect your moon face to go away this week, you just stopped Pred last Friday.........If you take my advice, you will have your moon face noticeably down by the end of next week, at least it worked for me ;)
God Bless,
Gypsi

Our doctor started two of my children (one diagnosed ADHD the other ADD) on Adderall after watching both of them struggle at school for a couple of years. The older one was held back for lack of attentiveness and disorganization (diagnosed ADD). He was 14 at the time. My younger son was 9 and was not only inattentive but terribly disruptive at school.

Upon taking Adderall the younger son calmed down noticeably (20mg of Adderall XR). It was absolutely amazing. The teacher noticed immediately that this restless boy who would ask the same question over and over without listening to the answer was suddenly attentive and well-mannered. The side-effects are concerning however. This child is naturally thin and not a terribly good eater. His eating diminished and I took to forcing him to drink an Ensure every day. He also was not sleeping as well. I noticed that the side-effects passed after the first couple of weeks. I refrain from giving him the Adderall on weekends and days off, as I am worried about addiction and long-term addiction. He has now gone all summer without any - but there are days that his ADHD is especially frustrating (for everyone around him - and him too. I will see his face fall when he has annoyed someone and he gets barked at for bothering others) and I wonder if I should have continued so as not to shock his system again when school starts in the fall.

The older child takes the Adderall very rarely now. When he knows he will have a big test at school or feels "out of it" he will take one...but seems to have learned to deal with the ADD problem a bit better naturally. He is not a straight A student - even though I know he has the potential to be one. I feel that for him it is optional and at present, he dislikes the feeling he has on it - so chooses not to take it.

I can only hope that the decisions that we've made are the right ones. I have read a lot of posts here about not giving this to children. We have tried other methods, but nothing else seems to work. One person here mentioned focusing for 10 minutes a day on something and giving the child more attention. Sounds like a good plan, but in action nearly impossible. This child's attention span is almost non-existant at times. He cannot focus on the activity at hand and interupts constantly. He will ask a question and when I respond he will ask the same question over and over. I can tell him something 10 times and it doesn't seem to "sink in" to his brain. When he takes the Adderall he is focused and attentive and I will only need to tell him something once in order for him to understand.

Here's the deal - you are all reading about the negative affects about yasmine...WHY? Because when a birth control is going WELL for someone..they usually don't look it up on the internet...they just let it take its course and never have a problem. HOWEVER - when someone is having a bad experience with a particular medication - they naturally look up the side effects to see if anyone else is experiencing the SAME thing. I swear - ANY medication I have ever taken....I've come across sites such as this that have people complaining and comparing the negative symptoms.

If you look up ANY type of birth control - I assure you, you WILL find a website like this. It all depends on the PERSON. Yasmin isn't THAT bad for some people..it just happens to be that 90% of the people it DOES affect..happen to find this forum and want to rant about it..(which I would do the same too)

I, however...so far - have nothing bad to say about it. I've taken it in the past - and I'm taking it now due to Endometriosis..and needing to regulate my period. So far so good!!!! I got my period @ a normal time and cramps weren't that bad. My hormones were out of whack before due to the endo..and now they seem to be back on track!

I don't notice any noticeable side effects...but I do notice that my breasts have gotten noticeably larger. I may have put on 4 pounds (although to be honest...I think it's all the crappy fried food I've been eating lately..and not sticking to my diet/exercise) lol..but overall - I don't have anything bad to say about Yasmin.

For those who are looking into taking it....every person obviously reacts differently -this just happens to be a site where the people who are disattisfied...found...and want to compare. The ones who ARE satisfied..simply haven't made it a point to look up info on a drug that is working for them...I just looked it up, to see if it was TRUE that breasts get larger on this pill lol...so yes..don't fret - give it a shot.

40 mg/dayx10
30mg/dayx10
20mg/dayx10
10mg/dayx10

40 mg/day to shrink lymph nodes/sarcoid.
Couldnt take it, I was a nervous wreck, trembling hands, couldnt sleep, major depression, meloncoly(rare for me)
I dropped to 30 mg after 3 days.
noticeably less affects at 30 mg/day.

I have not gained any weight, in fact I have almost no intrest in eating.

I just started taking Yasmin because my physician gave me some samples, and I thought I was imagining things when, after only two weeks, my breasts seemed a bit plumper and my hips a bit sqooshier. I hadn't gained any weight, though. It's as though my fat is redistributing or something. Now, on the first week of my second month, my own mother noted that my breasts were noticeably larger. Has anyone else had this experience without the weight gain? Honestly I'm most concerned about stretch marks, especially if I change brands in the future and this effect goes away.

Hi, all.

I'm really sorry to hear of so many people having bad experiences with Yasmin. I've been really happy on it. This is my second pack, and I've had as negative side-effects, only some early, nausea (gone after 1st three days) breast tenderness (getting better) and increased appetite (which I'm managing with exercise). In the plus column, my breasts got about 1/2 cup bigger (nice for small-chested me!), my skin has cleared up a little (still not perfect, though) and seems softer, my body hair is growing back noticeably slower, and my head hair seems to be staying put, looking thicker and more lustrous (I've been getting compliments on it). I think I may have something like PCOS, though I've never been tested for it, and my ob/gyn specifically suggested Yasmin when I mentioned problems with body hair, acne, and PMS. Seems to be working well for me. I think these things are *highly* individual, but if you're having bad side-effects, I'd say try a different pill! Ortho-cyclen gave me months of morning sickness, but many women swear by it. I wish they had cheap, reliable tests to measure hormone levels, and could then prescribe the pill based on your current balance (or imbalance, more likely). Anyway, I'm happy on Yasmin so far, and I hope you all find the right pill for you.

I have been on Yasmin for a month and a half after not being on birth control pills for 5 years because I didn't like the side effects (tried ortho tri-cyclen, loestre, alesse). As soon as I started the pill my breasts swelled noticeably (my boyfriend and friends commented on it). Contrary to what they said, my face started breaking like crazy. I also am a lot more hungry all the time???

I now have a new side effect. I was doing a breast exam and clear fluid leaked from my breast!!! Scary. I called the doctor and got tested for pregnancy and a pituitary problems. Both negative. I asked if this could be a side effect of the pill since it has never happened before. She said she has never seen this. Either way I am getting off after this month. Not sure what to try now.

Has anyone seen clear fluid leak from their breast as a result of birth control?

I took lisinopril for high blood pressure for 3 months. During that my physical condition gradually but steadily deteriorated. As I write this, I am off the lisinopril now for 3 more months and very slowly recovering.

My symptoms included cough, shortness of breath, loss of stamina during exercise, frequent stomach and intestinal cramping and burning sensation, sweating, severe acne break out on the chest and back, difficulty concentrating, loss of sleep quality, and weekly spells with low grade fever.

The symptoms started appearing gradually, and I first noticed them about 2-3 weeks after starting lisinopril. The cough was mild at first. It never got that bad really, but I found there was a cycle. If I coughed in the morning, I'd generally feel better, and when I didn't cough for a few days, some of my symptoms (shortness of breath, loss of stamina) would increase. Then I'd finally cough again and be a bit better for a while. As time went on I started having more bad days than good.

After quitting lisinopril for 3 months now, the symptoms have faded, except I still have the occasional cough (yes three months later, though its finally almost gone), and some shortness of breath. My energy level & stamina are very slowly returning, but still not normal. I am now finally having more good days than bad. Within a week after quitting lisinopril, the symptoms all faded noticeably, and have been slowly going away with time.

It seems to me that there is something seriously wrong with this medication.

About me: I am 42, male, generally good health. I took the lisinopril because my doctor felt my blood pressure was too high. After complaining about the various symptoms listed above, my doctor recommended separate additional medications to treat the individual symptoms, not recognizing all of them together as side effects. I finally figured it out myself as things just kept getting worse. Since I have quit, I have started jogging to help with my stamina. My blood pressure has gone below 135/85, and am now not taking any medication for blood pressure (or anything else).

Immediately after quitting, my blood pressure went quite high (160/95) and stayed that way for a week, I think that was due to quitting the drug quickly. Still, for me personally, I'd rather have done that then take one more dose of this so-called medicine.

I am so glad to know that people are sharing their side effects for ultracet. I have been on ultracet for about 5 weeks and it has been very helpful to help me move around especially in the morning. I have been diagnosed with plantar fasciitus in my left foot and degenerative osteoarthritis which makes me feel like I have been ran over every morning by a MAC truck, but after taking ultracet I am able to function decently-- it doesn't get rid of all the pain, agony, aches or burning in my foot but it does take the edge off and the tension in my face has decreased noticeably and I am able to smile again without being so grumpy and negative about life. Although, I have the itching, anxiety, hallucinations and nightmares of family deaths and massive people dying, I too am afraid of being addicted to this med and believe that I am because--- if I don't take 1-2 pills a day that's when I experience the racing thoughts, fear, eyes feel crossed and my mind definitely feels as if I were on a high of some sort and withdrawals seem to send me spiraling downward. I also take desiryl at bedtime to help me sleep which has been helpful also. I will be speaking to my doctor about something with less side effects, if its possible.

I'm on suppressive theraphy w/ Levoxyl -- currently on 250 mcg daily and can't seem to sleep. I've even noticed my breathing pattern changes to rapid short breaths during the day. In addition, my memory was noticeably worsened and I seem slower mentally.

Prior to this dose,. I was on 274 mcg for 3.5 years and I didn't have these all symptoms. My memory wasn't the best but I wasn't complaining.

Isn't it odd to have symptoms of taking to large a dose when in fact my dose is smaller?

After going on the 250 mcg, I notice some rapid heart racing and after this occurred a few times I called my doctor. He said we had just changed my dose and to hang in there to see if things improved.

Now I don't even notice/react when I have rapid heart racing...and my concern to him recently was about the lack of sleep. At best, without Tylenol PM, I am only getting 3-4 hrs a night. There have been some nights I haven't felt like I've slept at all.

My memory is unbelievably poor. I can't remember simple things...and for the first time I'm searching for simple memories (and not just forgotten words) in the mist of conversation.

I am a white blonde male, age 43 of about 240 pounds who has always had seasonal allergies and I have taken shots for mold, pollen, dust, etc., off and on for a few years here and there. A few years ago, I guess after the benefits of the last round of shots wore off, I went back to the allergist, I got a cortizone? booster and was turned on to Claritin...and I never looked back. Oh, I would have some rough days or weeks but I could tough it out. Well, within say the last 6 months I developed asthma it appears. I got checked out for allergies again and plan on getting shots again (dust mites, pollen, ragweed, dog, cat) and getting mite 'encasements'. In the meantime, my allergist prescribed Advair 250 diskus and I took my first doze in office. Well, I distinctly recall that same evening being noticeably more irritable and the next day found that 'weakness in the upper chest feeling' and found that where I was not coughing up phlemn (sp?), now I was and it had a bit of yellow (infection) color. I decided right then to stop and to do some research and found this website. I think in this case, I am going to listen to my body and how I feel, and take the experiences of others and NOT use this medicine. Thanks all of you who took the time to post!

I've been taking Yasmine for about a month now. I've been unable to take other pills because they seem to make me incredibly b_tchy. Not good for a happy-go-lucky person. So far, the good effects are: noticeably clearer skin, no weight gain. The bad effects: my first period was extremely heavy, and my arms and legs cramp, and I can't fall asleep at a normal hour. One thing I was wondering: has anyone else had swollen hands that itch like mad, or itchy legs?

I was prescribed levaquin six days ago for a chest cold and sinus infection. Fatigue was noticeable after two days, and I skipped my work-out class on day three; just feeling sluggish, achy. On day four, I used my leaf blower for 90 minutes to clean a community pavillion that Storm Isabel had covered with sand from our river; lots of twisting and turning and sweeping, too, to get it in shape for our kid's Halloween Parade and party yesterday, Saturday. By last night, my left knee had swollen noticeably, was stiff, very uncomfortable (I've had no prior problems with that knee). By this morning, my left hand felt 'needles and pins-ish' and uncomfortable,
stiff; my knee was worse. I'll ask my doc and stop the drug now......thanks for all the shared experiences.

Just had my dosage increased from 10 to 20mg. I have been noticeably fatigued since the change. I have had to pull over several times to take naps in the afternoon to prevent falling asleep at the wheel. I Also find myself sleeping much later in the morning. I thought I was experiencing depression symptoms. I also have a persistent need to clear my throat. After reading this thread I feel that I am experiencing the after effects of the Lisinopril. Will report to my doctor. Thanks for the information all of you.