July 15th
2009
9:21 AM
started this 7 days ago for a prostate infection... I thought i've been going crazy this week until i saw this post..im having a horrible reaction to this stuff..although it does seem to help my prostate...it leaves the rest of me in bad shape. First off ive been getting lightheaded like every other day to the point as i think im have a panic attack but heart isn't racing...I've gotten diarrhea 3-5 times a day i go now...i had a bagel the other day for breakfast..it was the hardest thing to eat as i felt sick to my stomach and knew i had to eat something so forced it in..today i had a banana and some grapes and 15 minutes later was throwing it all up. I just called my doctor and asked for a change in antibiotics as this thing has lead me to believe there was something wrong with me although my doctor seems to think these side effects don't generally happen...i come here and see they happen EXACTLY how i have been feeling and just hope this doesn't last much longer in my system!
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December 17th
2008
7:47 PM
17/male
okay so today is Wednesday, ive been having really bad headaches for the past two weeks, i don't know why, but on Monday, my eyes started hurting whenever i looked anywhere else but straight ahead, really intense dizziness...Tuesday, the dizziness subsided, id been on dayquil/nyquil since Monday morning and stopped it Tuesday night
Wednesday - i stayed out of school all day, doctors diagnosed a sinus infection, and gave me the Zpak...
so since Monday, i hadn't crapped....i don't know if it was just what i had been eating, the illness, or what, but right when i took the Zpak's double dose, ive been dealing with stomach cramps and diarrhea. i got some kind of rash on my abdomen as well, im worried to find out what other side effects come on from this drug...
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July 13th
2008
12:56 AM
I thought I had sinuses for years..got test for allergies and was founded to be allergic to nothing! Despite having at least 3 infections a year and on my 3rd nose spray, zyrtec, nyquil at night..ect..because I was contantly congested and had drainage & headaches..3-4 infections a year.. She ordered a cat scan and was told that my sinuses had spurs but was clear; my septum was severely deviated and I needed a ENT to have surgery to correct it...The ENT wanted to do major surgery which included a plastic surgeon... so I went for a second opinion to another ENT that was well known who told me I had rebound headaches..and referred me to a neurologist..my goal was to get off all the meds (nose sprays, nettie pot, antihistamines..nyquil..ect..) ..he was a dinosaur and was convinced that although I had a severe deviated septum~he didnt want to do surgery but wanted me to stop all meds I was on and to go to his neurologist that he liked *(another dinosaur) who put me on Topamax..50mg in the morning and 50 mg at night..I had panic attacks right away so he added 20 mg of klonopin at night to help with that and flexeril to help me relax...he hinted at me going to a pysch doctor which pissed me off right as if I was psychosomatic or something... and stiffled me a few times when I tried to talk to him about my drainage and congestion~he wanted to hear none of that because he already made his mind up what I had and "sinuses" didn't jive with his impression that I had migraines.
All of the sudden within days I really did have migraines..they just hit me! HARD...I had to call him and tell him I was in excruciating pain on the right side...he called in Imitrex inj. and they worked within 5 min. and my Topamax went from 100 mg total > 250 mg/day! I had at least 6 shots since and the side effects of the Topamax have profoundly changed my personality...I have no word recall..like being stoned in the 70's but worse because I have a special needs child and I need to engage her and am like a zombie! I have ALL the same sx that are mentioned but notice one that isnt noted which is my tongue is raw as well as my throat...all the way down into my stomach...I am having to take zantac for acid indigestion~it is like my insides are raw!
I am also having extreme constipation...I lost weight in the first 2 mos. where I couldn't eat nothing..but now I am eating cause it's there but it is not leaving me even when I take multiply doses of my old standby... I am drinking tons of water..at least 64 oz a day but it is not helping. My eyes are burning at times...I need my reading glasses all the time now. Some days my heart is beating out of my chest for no reason..at rest..I just feel ill like something is not right at all! I don't go nowhere & have become a hermit. My headaches are gone but I feel I am just a shell of a person and want to get off...I am slowly weaning off by doing it 25mg at a time for one week at a time....then another 25mg another week......I know I will have migraines but I will just bite the bullet and suffer through it till I am off this poison....I have some injections left..MY main goal was to be off meds and these side effects are horrible! Once I am completely off I am going to a good ENT that can do the surgery to fix my sinuses so that I can hopefully be drug free as I intended. I too wasn't told of these side effects at all. So much time & $$$$ wasted! I think if I stay on this too much longer it will truly do long term harm!
December 4th
2007
12:03 AM
I too have had my Mirena in since January 2005 and just recently maybe about six months or so ago noticed that my libido is pretty much gone. I also cannot sleep. I don't go to bed till about 2 am and wake up tired the only way to get to sleep most of the time is with sleep aids or Nyquil. Acne was another side affect I got from it. Never used to get it and now I cant seem to get rid of it. No major weight gain but some depression and mood swings, anxiety too. The only good thing I can say about it is that it works to prevent pregnancy and love not having any periods at all.
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December 2th
2007
3:04 PM
I just started Singulair 10 days ago and 3 days after I started I developed what I thought was a massive head cold. Pains at the base of my neck, followed by a stuffy head, sore throat, and a nasty cough. This dry, never-ending cough keeps me up at night. It takes over an hour to go to bed even after taking Nyquil and last night I even tried Rx cough syrup w/codeine, still over an hour to get to sleep. I cough to the point of gagging and sweating. This has been happening since last Monday and it's so embarrassing at work. I know people are afraid they are going to catch my "cold" If it were a cold, I would think I would be getting better by now, not worse. This morning I felt so bad that I decided to search the internet and found this post. I beginning to think it's the Singulair. I'm going to the doctor and then depending on what he says, I may try quitting the Singulair. I am miserable. I was reading the other posts and was amazed at the symptoms I've had but had not connected to Singulair yet. I had a vivid, scary dream last night and I don't usually dream much, but this was very real. I also had noticed lately that I keep thinking I see someone coming or passing by out of the corner of my eye, and I read someone's post that referred to shadows in your peripheral and I was shocked! This is exactly what I've been seeing. I would have never blamed it on the drug. I will see how things go once I quit taking it. This is unbelievable!
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November 16th
2007
12:03 AM
I ALSO DEVELOPED A TERRIBLE DRY COUGH AND TOOK TONS OF MUSINEX AND ALLEGRA D AND NYQUIL JUST TO CONTROL IT A LITTLE. I HAVE BEEN ON IT FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. NEVER AGAIN
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August 6th
2007
10:15 AM
I am on 300mg for bipolar. I am having trouble concentrating, remembering (i forget what i'm doing while i am doing it!), I often worry about driving-just don't feel like i can focus well enough-riding down the road thinking "hope i know what i'm doing". It is like i daydream constantly with periods of not daydreaming. I feel pretty cheerful and not having any real emotional problems, but the physical problems are a mess. I am so tired that i feel like every single day is a "well i'm sick today, i'll give myself a break, maybe i'll feel better tomorrow". i do have better days sometimes, but for the most part, i feel kind of useless-not "useless" like i'm depressed-i mean "useless" like i get nothing done and it takes me two hours to get some lunch for myself and my three-yr-old child, and i mostly sit around because i'm "taking a break" and my legs are so sore or i have a headache or i feel shaky, or nauseated - each day, i feel so sleepy i am desperate for my husband to get home to care for my daughter (and me)-it feels like i took NyQuil or Benadryl or something! So, i am literally pretty useless. It's such a shame. I can't find a medicine to help me cope, it is always a trade-off...and going on and off them to try another is a nightmare. At least, right now, it is just a daydream...
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June 15th
2007
5:33 AM
I began taking this drug for an ear infection--after about 7 days I thought that I was developing the flu. My body ached all over, stuffy nose and felt terrible. I was not having any of these problems before taking the drug. I came upon this site and immediately stopped taking the drug. I have taken benadryl and Nyquil and received some relief. After two days off the drug and taking the benadryl --I feel like a new person. Hopefully no permanent damage has been done. Not sure why anyone whould prescribe this drug with all of the side effects.
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March 5th
2006
3:09 AM
My doctor has recommended that I take Flomax because of recent small stream.I said lets wait till I check it out.Glad I did.After reading comments on this site No way.I am sticking with "Saw Palmetto".I found out that over the Counter Medicines with "AntiHisimines" Cause me Slow Urination.
Such as "NYQUIL" and "PM" type Asperin.NO MORE of this.Thanks to all that commeted on this site, you saved me a lot of grief. PS Stream is better now have increased dosage of "Saw Palmetto" Two Tablets a day instead of One. John Curtis
June 3th
2005
10:48 AM
My doctor gave me this drug for the restless leg syndrome. I could not take it as it kept me awake all night. I had the opposite effect of what it was suppose to do. BUT, I cannot take Nyquil as it does not put me to sleep but "hype" me up.
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April 24th
2005
5:08 AM
Took it for 30 days for prostate infection. Fixed it, but then like an idiot I took Nyquil for a cold/flu which caused enlargement of prostate and subsequently backwash of urine which infected prostate again. Then took Cipro for two weeks, then Flomax to shrink prostate for 1 month. Infection came back. Starting on Bactrim for another 30 days.
When taking Bactrim for first two weeks only had dry-mouth. When I refilled at different Walgreens (this one in Marietta, GA) I immediately got bad headaches. These only lasted a day or two, then back to dry mouth.
Please note: was taking sulfameth/trimethoprim, the GENERIC form of Bactrim.
July 13th
2003
8:31 AM
i woke up mon july 7th with a cold and then tues july 8th i felt horrible, so much pressure in my head, bad sore throat, wanting to gag and maybe throw up, severe pain in my chest especially when i cough or sneeze, it hurt so bad i felt like crying every time i would, i had to blow my nose every 5 seconds and on top of all that i can't sleep cause i'll cough or my nose would run so bad i had to stuff tissue up there and leave it. also on top of all that mess this was the week i had to work mon-fri at 12 hrs a day since my bosses were up north all week. i went to the docter that tues (8th), i thought maybe i could kill it before it got bad. my doc checked me out, did x-rays and i had the first satage of phemonia. total bummer since i haven't had a cold in two years. my doc gave me levaquin 500mg and tussi-12, i went home that day at 4 pm, sleep, woke up around 8pm ,went for ice cream (sore throat), sleep at 12:30am and i have to say i got great sleep that night, next i felt good 9th, same thing that night too, next day 10th felt even better, everything was clearing up already it was amazing to me, no pain in my chest, barely had to blow my nose, gunk in my chest was clearing up, everything everyone has been complaining about didn't happen. it is the 13th and i feel great besides a little cough here & there & at night but a little nyquil kicks that in the butt & some tiredness but i am truly impressed with this drug i don't want to use all of it so when i have cold again i can get rid of it fast but i have too. the only complaint i do have is that my doctor didn't explain any side effects or good effects she just said take this once a day. maybe doctors fail to tell people the risk of side effects cause their so bad people won't want take. i usually can't get over a cold for 2-3 weeks so i love this stuff. thanx
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January 28th
2003
2:54 AM
I am in the forth dose of Levaquin, couldn't sleep at night. Usually, I go to sleep without too much problem but after taking Levaquin, I toss and turn all night long. What a horror. Took Nyquil and benadryl, didn't help. Oh God, what to do?
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Levaquin (2) Lamictal (1) Zithromax Z-Pak (1) Sulfamethoxazole (1) Lupron (1) Tylenol (1) Bactrim (1) Lisinopril (1) Doxycycline Hyclate (1) Mirapex (1) Singulair (1) Mirena (1) Topamax (1) Flomax (1)
November 6th
2009
1:31 PM
The CDC/FDA has announced that Tylenol Kills LIVERS ( Acetaminophen is it’s fancy name). Tylenol is one of the safest medicines ever created IF taken as directed on the package for TEMPORARY uses. It’s safer than aspirin. BUT, BUT, BUT, it is used in many medicines. If ANY medicines you are using have the strength written as XX / XXX Example: 50/500 or 25/1000 stop taking them.
Check the Food and drug administration or the Center for Disease Control web sites. Then ask your doctor to change you to a drug that doesn’t have any Tylenol in it. The second number, the one after the slash, is the amount of Tylenol added to each pill.
Many drug manufactures use Tylenol with their medications as a buffer. It is safe to the stomach so combined with their medication it also becomes easier on the stomach.
A very bad scenario.. say you are prescribed 50/1000 of a anti-inflammatory drug, three times a day. Take an adult dose of Nyquil every 12 hours-- that's 2000mg more Tylenol from the Nyquil. Then take a couple extra strength Tylenol for some pain. That could be another 1000Mg up to 4 times a day.
OTHER THINGS with Acetaminophen (Tylenol).Excedrin, Midol, Pamprin, Vicodin, Percocet, and many more.
Also, Liquor and Alcohol hurt your liver.
Don’t kill yourself be careful with this stuff.
J. H.
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