Old fashioned symptoms and conditions

Over the past few years I've had 3 different doctors convince me to try Yasmin instead of my very old fashioned but tried and true Demulen. I'm a military wife and we move a lot... I told each doctor that I really feel awful on Yasmin but none of them believed me. Last month I let the third doctor convince me that I should be on Yasmin. The same old side effects started within days...bitchy, depressed, irritable, frustrated, scared, short fuse, etc... I stopped after 1 month and have an appointment tomorrow. I don't care if any doctors believe me....it IS the Yasmin. I've tried it 3 times. Stay away from this POS drug. Oh yeah, I had yeast infections the whole month.

I do NOT reccomend this drug! I had a sinus infection and was put on it 2xday for 10days. I was so nauseous I thought I was pregnant! The headaches were so painful I thought my head was going to explode, and was itchy , restless, achy all over and overall felt worse than if I had not taken anything and dealt with the sinus infection. HORRIBLE!!! Within minutes of taking it my eyes were puffy, I had shortness of breath, and odd heartbeats. What happened to good old fashioned Penicillin or Amoxicilin?! Never again will I take this drug!! I thought I could die!!

lisa... how about a bit of good old fashioned alcohol??? that kills bacteria and also you could try rinsing your mouth out with salt water...
when i got my wisdom teeth out it was great for stopping infection and bacteria..

chrissy xox

I wanted to suggest to all those that are looking for alternatives to singulair, that they try Web Md. I am the one who posted about my baby being on Singulair since he was 4 months old. At Web Md they have a color coding chart for asthma that has helped us greatly. We have a set plan of action when it starts to act up. We know what to give first, then second and so on. I have found that the old fashioned hot steamy bathroom can stop an asthmatic cough better that Albeuterol. We do the breathing treatment followed by about 10 minutes in the steamy bathroom. It has worked every time. My son is back to sleeping through the night again and has almost no congestion left. I always thought that the congestion was his Asthma. Who would of thought it was a medicine ment to help him. Other side effects he went through are- extreme irritability-temper tantrums- excessive shaking- chest congestion-extreme thirst- lack of appetite-diarrhea-stomach pains. That is what I know. He is only 2 now, so he can't tell me what I have put him through.

Ok, I am and have been on this med (100 mcg)since April 05. It was suppose to help regulate my thyroid. I have not had a weight issue until 2 yrs ago and they recently found my thyroid become wacked after not having this problem for years. I have bloated up and feel like a stugffed pig, I drink the required water but that does nothing. I too get the heart palpitations or anxiety flutters where I have to STOP everything. My right foot and ankle sometimes become tight and numb but it is said this is normal. How true is that? I have read someof you experienced this. My appetite has not been supresssed and I see no bebeficial facotrs of this med. I am considereing a request to be taken off of this medication because its initial purpose was to HELP with my sudden weight issue and Thyroid issue and I went from 145 and now sit at 230 lbs +/- 7 lbs (water weight). I think we have a problem here and I need it fixed, any suggestions or has anyone else gained weight also or find beneficial uses of this drug? What happened to old fashioned synthroid they use to give out?????

Oh... no I don't think Atenolol has any diuretic effects. You'd have to add another drug for that, but there are plenty of simple old-fashioned ones that work just fine and just for that. I meant to say I'm on 25mg of Atenolol -- not 24. Wow, your symptoms sound awful. My doctor wanted to increase me to 10mg/day! No way!!! Does anyone know of an ACE inhibitor for MR (Mitral regurgitation) that doesn't have the Lisinopril side effects?