Nuts symptoms and conditions

I too was given Lisinopril for high BP. The cough started within a few days, along with the post-nasal drip. I never related the symptoms to the drug until I started searching on the internet. By this time 3 months had passed and I have bought and taken every cough / cold remedy on the market. Tried using a Neti pot twice daily, cough drops, syrups to no avail. I haven't had a day without coughing every couple of hours since August and I cough to the point of vomiting. I can't sleep at night and am driving my partner nuts. Thank GOD I finally realized what was causing this cough and got my Dr. to switch my meds to Atenolol (no cough side effect). Unfortunately, I have been off Lisinopril now for 15 days and am still coughing. I've seen very little improvement. I have read in severe cases, the effects sometimes linger for MONTHS! *UGH* I think I fall into that category. I am trying to keep my sense of humor about it all and hope that I can stop coughing my Christmas!

ive had the marina in for 5 years now and ive suffered mood swings joint pains headaches spots i itch all over like something is crawling all over me sweating crying my hair don't grow any more but ive got this huge belly on me i look pregnant but my boobs have shrunk i wont it out ive heard its very painful to get out and my doctor has refused to take it out ive had 4 mini strokes since having the dam thing in panic attacks sacred to even go out my house plz tell me im not going nuts

I've been on it for 4 months, and I have noticed a marked difference in the quality and quantity of my orgasms, as well as ability and speed of arousal. The orgasms are not as intense, and it's more difficult to achieve multiples. Also, it takes longer to reach climax. My boyfriend wonders why I don't go "nuts" with him, and he thinks it's him, so it effects his arousal level too. I will be stopping Aviane after this period.

Hi ladies, figured i should write something here as i thought i was going nuts or was seriously ill.... i had the Mirena fitted approx 12 months ago and at first i had some awful stomach pains on my right hand side and they hurt like hell. I went to my GP quite a few times, and i was telling him it was this Coil, but he was adamant it was not, anyway after a fair few trips back and forth, it settled down on its own. I was then plagued with prolonged periods, that would go on for about 10 days, i would then have a week of being nearly normal before turning into a psycho bunny for another week whilst awaiting the dreaded P.
Throughout all this, I often noticed a smelly discharge- sorry but true, and i piled on the pounds, (they would not budge)
The last 3-4 months have been the worst,i felt bloated all the time, and was constantly tired, so much so, that i went to my GP as i had never experienced anything like it before, I have done numerous pregnancy tests as the symptoms at times indicated i could be well on my way to having a baby or two, but they were all negative, the GP had done tests for Anemia the lot- Negative. I had this feeling it was all somehow related to the Mirena i had fitted, so one night totally fed up with feeling like crap, i took matters into my own hands literally, and pulled the god damn thing out! I have now been Mirena free for 2 weeks and i feel great.... My mood lifted almost immediately, i don't feel bloated all the time and my energy levels are on their way back up.... I still have the increased Bra size (Brill! will keep that, thanks very much) and i am optimistic that i will now return to the person i once was!(Glen Close can now go home)
The Mirena in my opinion IS the best form of contraception known to man... or perhaps it was made by one! but i would rather take my chances else where than to ever have that thing near me again!!!!! Sorry i have rattled on so long, but if i can rescue just one of my co females, it will make me very happy.... Hope all of you don't suffer for to long x

I have had the Mirena in since I was 12 weeks postpartum. My daughter is now five months old. I have had so many side effects that I also thought were due to just having a baby and the life changes that follow (plus my kids are 12 months and 1 day apart so who knows what's out of wack once you've been pregnant for two years straight!). I've had some headaches, sleeplessness, so many pregnancy symptoms I took a pregnancy test and had the doctor do one, incredible moodiness, I hate being touched (I felt this way with both pregnancies), no libido...all of these have made in incredible strain on my marriage. If things don't improve between us a few months after I get this hell-stick IUD removed we're going to couples therapy! I was diagnosed with depression at 14, but it has been under control since then. However, since Mirena I have been incredibly depressed. I have been on birth control since 14 due to terrible periods/cramping etc and never had an issue. I am going to switch to the copper/hormone free IUD and just pray my periods have changed now that I've had two children. Wish me luck!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so glad to find this forum. I've been on Yasmin for 7 months since March 2009. My gyne recommended me to take it because of my acne problem, heavy period and cramps. Ever since I started taking it, I was happy about it. My face is cleared of acne and my period only lasts for 3 days and very light without pain. I was a happy camper until the 4th month into taking Yasmin. I started to have patches of rash on my right temple, then a week later on the left temple and upper lip too. At first I thought it was due to my new face toner. So I stopped using it. I didn't think it would be the pill as any allergic reaction usually would should up 1-2 months after taking it. The rash got worst after 2 weeks, it started around my waist, more like hives this time. I can't stop itching my skin even in my sleep. It was unbearable. The hives comes and goes. And it spreads bigger and bigger to behind my neck and back. I drives my NUTS and my skin is very dry. I saw my family doc, and he thought it was eczema/fungus. He gave me some steroid cream to apply. It helped but didn't make the hives go away. I kept looking for the cause of the hives, but have no clues. After I read many people who posted in this forum also suffered the same problem, I can conclude that Yasmin is the reason. I'm stopping the pill today!!!! Hopefully, the hives will go away soon.

OMG i cant believe that its been the MIRENA all this time i thought i was going nuts my hubby thought i didn't love him with the mood swings i was getting the cramps and no sex drive what so ever the depression was really bad felt life wasn't worth living any more i have decided to get it out and have a normal life again with my hubby and family wouldn't advise anyone to get it in.

Where to start!! I was also put on Synthroid and have been on it now for 6 months, before that I could hardly get around and thought I was lazy. It has been changed 4 times and now I am on 88. My legs ache all the time, cant sit for long periods of time, they drive me nuts. I take Xanax at night so I can sleep but I wake up 3-4 times a night and cannot hardly walk they are so stiff. Does anyone know what the heck is wrong? I am on 12 different meds for COPD and an aspirin every day from a Heart Attack and Bypass, truly a bummer. I was so active before all this and could think on my feet, now I am just completely forgetting everything.

I have been using nuvaring for three years and all I have is yeast infections no sex drive and bad headaches at times. I have been thinking that I am losing my mind, very angry. Depressed isn't the word. I thought maybe I needed a psych evaluation. But now after reading all these comments I will be done .

everyone has their own opinion about mirena but i am here to assure you all that your not crazy. Im currently 19 years old and had mirena inserted October of 2008. Its been about a year and im going nuts. For a long time i had no answers to all of the crazy side effects. I didn't want to believe it was this wonderful easy convenient birth control. Im a college student and i just didn't want any unplanned babies. well its made my life worse. I smoke cigarettes so my doctor told me this was the best option and so i was all for it. Slowly but surely i started losing hair i didn't notice for awhile because my hair was thick in full well i can wrap a standard pony tail four frekin times around my pony. Its about half of my usual hair now. NOT ONLY is it falling out but its very dry and splitting all it does is tangle. Im very healthy young and i take vitamins daily to try and slow this process but it does no good. Since February of 2008 ive been having these terrible episodes were i get worked up for no reason. Ill be sitting in class and all of a sudden i feel like ive run a marathon. My heart races my palms sweat and a tremble. I get so freked out i have to leave class because i fell like im going to die. The worst anxiety attacks and i have to control my breathing or they just last longer. My face is so oily and so is my hair. I usually only washed my hair every other day so i don't strip the natural oils out but now its become a everyday thing which just contributes to more hair lose. I use to break out only around my period now i don't go a day without acne. Im even getting it in my scalp and back. If I don't eat on a schedule i feel like im going to pass out i get severely hungry and weak. I have pains in my uterus and ovaries sometimes and though they don't last long they are painful. I never feel like i want to have sex ever and if i do theres no telling when its going to hurt. Im very dissatisfied with mirena i loved it at first but not enough to go bald. ITS MADE MY LIFE SO STRESSFUL I FEEL BALD AND UGLY AND THAT LEADS TO DEPRESSION.

LOWER BACK PAIN
STOMACH PAIN
NO SEX DRIVE
ACNE AND OILY SKIN
DAMN NEAR BALD
PAIN IN UTERUS/DURING SEX/ANYTIME
EXTREME ANXIETY
DEPRESSION

Just got it put in on Friday and Today is Thursday, so 6 days. I have cried nearly non-stop for 5 of these 6 days, and today I actually felt suicidal (first time EVER). Oh, thank GOD I found this site - I am getting it taken out asap. ALSO, I have gained 5 pounds in these 6 days for no reason, and my abdomen and breasts are aching, and I cannot achieve orgasm. I thought I was going nuts! Finally, I have slept 12-14 hours per 24 hour period since it was inserted (I usually do 7 or 8) but now I am exhausted and my head hurts all the time. I WAS TOLD NO SIDE EFFECTS!!!! God I am so mad and I feel so mislead...

Been on it for about a year and a half. Can't handle the yeast infections and the irritation. I haven't "gained" any weight but have always been able to lose weight rather easily and that is no longer the case. I think I'm going back to the patch. I had worse cramps on the patch but none of these side effects. I can't handle the yeast infections! It's nuts! And low sex drive. Yeah, I had it out for a month and my boyfriend couldn't keep me off of him......crazy? Never noticed that about myself - LOL. I'm ready to have my body and drive back. No thanks, NR.

I have been on Yasmin for YEARS, and just recently I have noticed that when I take the first pill in a new months pack, I wake up at 2 in the morning with severe nausea. Very jittery and can't sleep because I am trying not to throw up. I always end up throwing up around 3 and then again when I wake up. It is so disturbingly like morning sickness that I start to wonder a little bit if I could ACTUALLY be pregnant. It is driving me nuts! Any of you ladies experiencing this? Thanks! Good luck to us all. :)

This drug works really well on cold symptoms. However, after a few days on this medicine, my son starts to get crazy. He is temperamental, defiant, aggressive, and out of control. I can't give it to him for more than 3 days or he goes nuts.

I want to thank all for your stories...
I thought that I was nuts, and could what I am going through from this "thing".
I have to say I was pt on the Mirena cuz I had horrible periods and last year I had a blood clot, which they said was from the pill...So with a lot of pressure from my doctor (felt she got a kick back with every sell) i got it..
Now i have had this thing for 6 months and i feel nothing, I wouldn't care less for nothing..I feel like I could slit my wrists, have NO sex drive, the weight gain is crazy ( look prago), have zitz like a teenager, cant sleep yet i am so tired..I thought I was crazy..
I can say I have not a lot of pain with cramping ( maybe cuz I don't care) and light periods, but last longer. so what can I do?

I am so glad I found this forum. I thought I was going nuts for the past few months I was on Mirena. I'm 31 years old and healthy. My daughter is 19 months old and I had Mirena put in back in Dec of 2008. Since I was BFing, I did not get a period until June. Since June, I've had cramping basically everyday, a few days a month I feel nauseous (which I've never had, even when I was pregnant), I'm hungry all the time, I'm exhausted all the time (even though my daughter sleeps through the night and I sleep 9-10 hours a night). My husband calls me lazy, but I swear it's the Mirena. I had more energy when my daughter woke me up all the time. I'm annoyed I'm not loosing any more weight since I force myself to go to the gym, but sometimes I feel like crap that it's hard to get a good workout. I also have zero sex drive. I called my doctors office about the cramping as a side effect 2 weeks ago, and the nurse said she never heard about it and would have the doctor call me. Of course, the doctor did not call me, so I just made an apt to get it out. The earliest apt I could get is in 11 days. I hope I last that long! I tried to pull it out myself but I can't feel the strings. I know remember my doctor saying she cut the strings. I was trying to just deal with the side effects since I love the effectiveness of the BC (I'm really fertile), but will take my chances with a pregnancy and use that as motivation for my husband to get snipped. To the rest of you out there, trust your instincts and if you notice something majorly wrong, don't let the doctors dismiss you.

I have been Ambien for about 3 years. I finally get a good nights sleep. I look forward to the little white pill which gives me rest. Recently, much to my dismay I have been experiencing something that really troubles me. I have to assume it is Ambien because nothing else has changed with me. I have become very paranoid with my friends. I don;t know how else to explain it. Other than that and that is huge, because I am constantly looking over my shoulder for something I have done, I am beginning to trust no one. Is anyone else experiencing any of this? I am typically a friendly easy going person with a lot of friends but in the past year things have changed. I've accused friends of things and have lost a lot of their friendships. I can't afford to lose anymore no matter how nice I might be,(or I think I am) I am beginning to question myself. Am I going nuts or is it possibly the little pill that gets me through the night. Can anyone help me with this dilemma, I can't afford to lose any more friends or loved ones. Help! I'm going to try to go off my little pill that brings peace to my life but I have to know if I'm going crazy or is it the medication. This is my last night to use it I think.
Worried

))REMOVED IN APRIL 09, STILL HAVING SYMPTOMS, ANYONE ELSE PLEASE CONTACT ME..I THINK I'M GOING CRAZY(((((

To spare everyone of a very long read of the SAME symptoms as everyone on here, I will list:
Dec08 inserted
PAIN PAIN PAIN CONSTANT PAIN
BLEEDING
Cramping so bad I had to stay in bed
Insist something is wrong
Dr. says all this is "normal"

April 09 Removed
PAIN CONTINUED CONSTANTLY
Dr. Says all this is "normal" be on you way

May 09 switched to new Gyn
US revealed retroverted uterus ( I knew previously)
Cyst on rt. ovarie
A small amount of fluid in cul de sac ( Dr. states that the mirena perforated my uterus & now the fluid is sitting there)
Given 2 antibiotics & a pain reliever (did nothing)

June 09 Went back to new Gyn
States that " I don't know what to do, I have never had a patient with these problems, you may want to get a 2nd opinion."

August 09 (now)
Continue to have same daily, continuous pain & pressure in uterus & rectum area.
Sometimes feels like a bowel issue as well?????? Some sort of connection here.
Pressure, heaviness down into my upper legs & knees feel swollen
Sharp knife like pains in breasts
Nausea that wakes me from sleep
Tearful, sad, becoming depressed, feel like Dr.'s think I'm crazy!
Spending money we do not have on$50 copays and GETTING NO CLOSER TO THE ANSWER!

WHEN WILL THIS STOP??????????????????????????????

Contacted Mirena, they just jotted down notes & said hope you feel better.
Blood work some white blood cells, but nothing major.
I eat Advil like PEZ candy, if a friend can give med a pain med I get a days relief then it's just right back the next day. I don't dare ask for meds from Dr.'s they already think I'm nuts!
I have wasted so much time with this, I am missing my infant experience life, my 4 yr old needs me as well! My husband can not take another minute watching me in pain & crabby all the time.

Seriously, enough already, I get it, I made a mistake.

Contact mee if you want to chat.... ******

Not doing well .....M.

Although I suffer from Bi-polar, BPD and PTSD my doctor prescribed me Duromine to lose the weight I had gained from using seroquel. My prescribed dose is 600mg. The duromine sent me absolutely nuts and being a recovering addict and alcoholic i used more than the dose prescribed. Then I found I could not sleep and am now (after stopping taking the duromine) trying to cut the seroquel down as I got up to taking 1500mg a night. I'm now on 900mg and strange things happen in the night. I live alone with two dogs....my babies... and although i cant recall it things happen. the dishes are done or the weirdest one my dogs wear fleeces and coats in winter. I woke to find India (one of my dogs) with her coat and fleece off and folded neatly on the shelf. I don't recall doing this. Just a warning for thoes suffering from dry mouth and constant thirst, i ended up drinking so much water that i was flushing the sodium out of my body. your sodium levels should be between 136-145. my levels were 117. Had they dropped to 113 I would have had irreversible brain damage. I was in hospital twice because of this. I now take ten salt pills throughout the day to make sure my sodium levels are ok...........VERY SCARY

I have had mirena since July of 2006.. I never thought about the things I was feeling could be related until I just read your blogs! I constantly feel pregnant and I am talking all the symptoms!!! Bloating and stomach pains included! Depression, anxiety, sleepiness here lately, severe back pain, numbness.. I am almost 25 and thought some of these problems were growing pains(I know that probably sounds nuts). Please if anyone has a suggestion as far as what I should do here is my e-mail address ******! I need advice and it looks like the doctor's just want to make a buck!!
Thanks,
R.

Does anyone here ever had any tingling issues? I had total thyroidectomy in Feb. 2009. Felt good the first month or two and have gone down from there! Some days are good, some are bad. Never know from day to day how Im going to feel! I started out for about a month and a 1/2 on 125 levothyroxin.....then my doc lowered it to 100.......as of July 14th, Im now taking .88. The tingling Im getting is all over my body, different places, here and there. Ive had some heart rate issues for a couple of months now too and finally had my regular doc send to me see a heart doctor.
Thought maybe the tingling could be from low calcium.....it was normal, CBC was normal, ECHO was normal.....waiting on the holter test results right now. The heart doc gave me a prescription for Toprol. I told him I wasn't going to take it cuz sometimes my heart feels like its barely beating and Im afraid it will make it worse. Im glad I didn't get it! Ive read of too many side effects.
Palpitations, kinda fast heart beat with pounding.....sometimes it feels likes its barely beating! Most of this occurs when first laying down......every now and then while sitting, etc. I do not exercise.....and should but just don't find the time. I switched jobs around the time I found out I had several nodes on each side of my thyroid. I was getting tired a lot and just thought i worked too much. I went from a physical job to a sit down, 12 hour, graveyard shift. Since the surgery, Ive felt it more. Im tired of feeling like crap all the time......I was already going thru some perimenopause stuff before all of this! Before I ever found out about my thyroid, I did have real light pounding of heart when laying down and tingling every blue moon, but very mild as well.
Now with no thyroid.......and medicines with all the side effects......IM GOING NUTS!!! Right now the moodiness and tingling are whats bothering me the most. Some days Im really tired, others Im ok. My body gets hot off and on, no fever. The past 3 days my calves, feet, and ankles have started to swell........never before! Plus I get some throbs and pains in my legs and arms and under my arms here and there. I probably need a new doc and I change of medicine......but Im afraid.
For one, Ive decided to go back to a physical job........and hopefully it wont screw with my heart rate even more. Ive read up on tingling........Im guessing maybe its from all the damn stress since my calcium was normal. Does anyone here have any suggestions?????

I had my Mirena inserted in June 2009 and a few days ago and I started to feel numbness and tingling in my right arm,hand and fingers. Then it spread to my left arm, right side of my face and right leg and both feet. I called the OB/GYN to see if this was a side effect and they told me no. I am otherwise healthy and I even ended up going to the ER 2 days ago because the numbness was so bad. None of the docs said it was from the IUD. They ran all kinds of blood tests and an EKG which all came back normal. I went to the OB/GYN yesterday and had them remove the Mirena!! The OB/GYN thought I was nuts and said that my symptoms had NOTHING to do with the IUD...whatever!! I am so glad it's out and now I hope the numbness and tingling stops soon.

OMG That's all I can say about this thing! It protects u from getting pregnant but the symptoms are nuts! I'm always tired, I always feel sick, my back hurts like hell, I have a discharge that I truly hate, I have cramps,I gained weight, I'm always tired Never feel like doing anything! My pelvic is always hurting, when I have sex I get scared because I don't want my partner to hit the wrong this cause that pain is not pretty. It just makes you a Bitch all the time,I mean every thing & everybody gets on your nerves,and I gain A lot of weight! When I was pregnant with my twins I was 150Lbs and after I had them I went back down to 135lbs. When I got this thing I'm back 2 da 150 and it won't go down no matter what I do. And I swear sometimes I read something and I can't comprehend it right!!! I was never like this before the Mirena. I'm getting it out next month I swear!!!! Please if your thinking bout getting it DON'T CAUSE YOU WILL REGRET IT LATER!!!

This drug crosses the blood brain barrier thus the anxiety and depression. It is damaging your brain not to mention all these other ailments. It shrinks the brain and is causing cognitive deficits. All should google the recent article in Sunday paper from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette regarding Mylan Laboratories. Hmmm....maybe this is why so many people are sick from this drug. Here is the website address: *******
I still have tablets although my husband has been off them for 10 months. Guess what...they have a big "M" on them...isn't that interesting. I don't believe a word any doctor or any study has out there on this drug. This drug is tainted with something causing all these issues. This isn't healthy, it's poison straight from a venomous Brazilian pit viper. And if they try to tell you it's the synthetic version...bull crap! It causes the same horrible side affects that over 2500 people have described. I guess WE'RE all nuts and it's not the drugs . Huh!

The mirena thing is driving me nuts. I had it put in about 9 months ago and they swore that somewhere between 3-6 months the periods would at least get lighter and shorter. That was a lie. I bled nonstop the first 6 months and the last three my period have been 20 days long. I always have migraines and didn't before this was put in. Every time i call the gyno they tell me to wait a little longer and give it a chance. This is ridiculous!