Occurences symptoms and conditions

I stumbled upon this site looking for side effects of a new BC I am about to start called Loestrin and after reading the horror stories about it, I was about to throw it out. I decided to look at the Nuvaring board because I was on it for 2 1/2 years and was curious to see what was said about it. Had I read this prior to starting the Nuvaring I probably wouldn't have given it a chance. I loved Nuvaring. It was so convenient and I had no side effects at all from it and my cycle was so regular and predictable. I had a yeast infection and vaginitis in the 2 1/2 year period but I don't think it was due to the ring. Unfortunately, I have to change BC to Loestrin due to Endometriosis symptoms that the ring wont help with so I searched it and was discouraged by the reports but now I feel better giving it a try after seeing these posts because I had no problems at all with Nuvaring. I would recommend trying it if you are looking for convenience and regulation.

Since being on Lexapro, I have no feelings of anxiety. In fact, I have no feelings at all. I am numb to everything it seems and I have little to no emotion - ever. In addition to being a zombie, I am hungry all of the time and I have no energy to do anything, but rest on the couch. I have been taking Lexapro for about 3-4 years and have gained about 30 pounds. Now that is depressing. I am slowly weaning myself off the drug now. I took 1 pill every other day for a month and now I am taking 1/2 every other day until my prescription is gone. I'm experiencing some additional side effects now. I am having mini panic attacks where my heart will race for about 5-10 minutes, restless legs where I need to keep moving them when I am trying to rest, hot flashes where I will sweat profusely, I'm very irritated at the smallest of occurrences and the most strange side effect that I have not heard of previously is breast soreness - very painful. If anyone else is experiencing the same, please write about it, I would really like to know if this is common, how long it will last and if there is something else (natural) that I can take to help with weaning off Lexapro. Please help!!

I started on Yasmin a year ago because I believed the TV advertising. I had no noticeable side effects for several months, then began heart palpitations, anxiety attacks in the middle of the night, crying for no reason, severe headaches, and my blood pressure, which has always been low, skyrocketed to as high as 160/130. I asked my gyn if Yasmin could be the cause and he said maybe, so I took myself off it. I had to go on blood pressure medication, but I'm hopeful that after that poison pill is out of my system I can get off the meds. The doctor's office called yesterday to say my cholesterol was so high they wanted me to go on medication for that. I last had cholesterol checked in Nov, and it was fine. I've been off yasmin for two weeks and already feel more hopeful and less anxious.

I have also had a lot of "unexplained" symptoms for the past six months, or so that's when things have really gotten out of control. I have been on the Nuvaring for almost 5 years. Recently, I started having these shooting pains in my uterus and ovaries. With all of the stinging and pulling sensations, I seriously thought I was pregnant. Now, the most recent occurences are the backaches, hip/side burning, and thigh-to-toe cramps. My doctor told me it was a viral infection, but after reading these posts, I'm seriously doubting that. I'm not sure if I should relate this to my headaches or not because I've been having them so long, I can't remember if I was having them before or after the NuvaRing. As for the ladies experiencing the nausea, I found this article . I don't know how valid the information is, but I'm going to try it to see if reduces the "morning sickness" feelings all day long. Thank you for helping me stop feeling like a hypochondriac. I know my family and friends see me as one now.

Coincidence....I think not. A 15 day dose of Levaquin was prescribed for a recurrent sinus infection despite the documented effectiveness of Augmentin in past occurences. Within the first eight days there was no change in my inability to breath through my nasal passage. In addition to the Levaquin I took Benadryl Maximum Strength Allergy and Sinus in order to breathe with less difficulty. During the fifteen day treatment, I experienced, insomina and short term memory lapses, stiffness in both knees, diarrhea, extreme gas pains, and constipation. I actually think my rectal muscles were affected. After two days of incessant diarrheal woes, my body constantly felt as though excretion was necessary. Mucuous began to fill my tear ducts and affected my vision. My primary physician of ten years directed me to visit the emergency room....wow, now there's a thought....go to primary...go to emergency room....follow up with primary...Needless to say, my HMO may have saved me over $200, but it actually cost me four days away from the office and a weekend in bed.

I began taking advair October 2003 after the first case of brochitus in 20 years. I also turned 50 that year. I was asthmatic as a child, but had few occurences of wheezing during adulthood that I could remember in years. Always kept an Albuteral inhaler on hand just in case as some animals, smoky rooms, too much laughing, etc. could trigger the wheezing. Nothing I couldn't control with an inhaler and had never been hospitalized. Have always had allergies, excema but conrolled with Zyrtec and topical steriods.
I was 117 lbs. I would always gain 5 to 10 lbs. but could always bring it down when it was getting out of control. Occasional walking was my only exercise.
Within months, I started bleeding under the skin on my forearms. Only the top side. A bump made a large bruise, more like a dark purple spot. But most of the spots now are from the size of a dime to 2 inches in diameter. They start out deep red or purple, then fade as it is absorbed, which took a couple of weeks. But by then, I would have more. If I scratched gently due to excema it was a mess. I would wake up in the morning with more patches. Recently, it has started moving up past my elbow.
It has puzzled my dermatologist. The GP who prescribed Advair was not too concerned - I think he figures I'm the result of domestic violence. However, when I went to see him 2 months ago, my blood pressure was high and he wanted me to take blood pressure medicine. I had also gained 20 lbs. My blood work was fine.
I didn't even question the Advair until a couple of days ago. Why should I? My GP said it is the way to treat asthma now, before you get an attack. I felt it was a wonder drug - I haven't used an inhaler in over a 1-1/2 years. Over the last year I have tried eliminating anything I could think of that was causing this abnormal underskin bleeding. No aspirin, vitamins, sulfites, it goes on and on. It is like you can almost tear my skin.
Last week I broke a blood vessel in the white of my eye. The body is absorbing , but is this just a conincidence? I feel like my capilaries are disolving.
I'm not happy with the professional care I'm receiving from 2 difference doctors.
Stopped Advair 2 days ago. Anyone have this strange skin problem?