One week later symptoms and conditions

Had Cortisone shot for left shoulder osteoarthritis. Few hours later pain in left arm began. Next day was worse with excruciating pain in arm when arm muscles used even slightly. 48 hours later, pain subsided; but other side effets still present- hot flashes, increased appetitite, sore throat. One week later still having hot flashes, nausea, and now severe muscle spasms in left leg, muscle weakness and palpitations. Sore throat seems worse also- but no sign of cold symptoms.

My wife has been on N.R. since Nov. 06. Like other people here, her first side affect was a lost sex drive. Before she started it, she wanted sex close to every other night, shortly after starting N.R. it slowly decreased to once a week if I was lucky. Her and I both blamed it on the stress of planning and paying for our wedding. However after the wedding it only got worse. Her sex drive was gone, and her periods started to go away. Over the course of 3 months her periods went from a full week to no period at all. We took several preg. tests, and all of them were negitive. We tried calling Nuva Ring, to talk to them about the problems, but they were so sure of their product, that they told my wife she was pregnant. Well we finaly decided to just take the ring out (only 3 days after inserting a new one) and see when happened. About one week later, her period returned and her sex drive is slowly incresing. - a happy husband

In late March I went to my Doctor for allergy Meds. He prescribed Singlair. Within two weeks I began feeling as though I had an upper Resp infection (I did have one). My Doctor put me on Levaquin an antibiotic. Then I began feeling as though something was crawling all over my face,& my face began to burn. I went to the ER one week later & was informed that I had Pneumonia. Along with the antibiotics I was still taking Singulair & albuterol inhaler & Allegra D & Histanex cough medicine. I have had Pneumonia 2x before but this time was 2x as bad. It lingered on for over a month. Then I started to smell really bad odors kinda of like a sweaty locker room. I called my Dr's office his nurse thought it was weird & never heard of it before. Then I lost my sense of taste & smell. Finally I went to my Dr on 5/17/07 he informed me that if my sense's doesn't return in 3 weeks to notify him & he would order a CT scan. The scan was ordered & was negative. I still have no sense of smell or taste. Dr's nurse thinks it is psychological. I went to ENT Dr was given a steroid which didn't work. My Dr also asked me to try nasonex nasal spray but that doesn't work for me. Now it is August 1st & my senses have yet to re-surface. Although I can taste sweet, bitter & sour but couldn't tell you what it is I am eating. I also suffered pains in my legs & feet, was really exhausted & had bad dreams.
Please reply if anyone else is or has suffered the way I have & continue to suffer.

I am 19 year old and I recieved a series of three epidurals of kenalog for a herniated disk. So far it has relieved pretty much all of my pain, but periods are completely unpredictable. Before I started the series, my periods were regular. I had just finished my period the day of my first injection, one week later I started my period again. Needless to say, I was a little shocked ...not to mention that it went on for nearly three weeks. I have been off of it for about two weeks now, but I am five days late (and not pregnant). I never know when to expect it now. I am a little upset that my doctor never mentioned this side effect to me!

I began with a flu three weeks ago. Though was over the most severe
of the flu symptoms, I still felt sluggish after one week. I had headaches, still tired and thought I needed to check my hormones. ( I am 60 year old woman on homone replacement.) My doctor thought I might be having anallergic reaction to juniper and decided I should try
Singulair.

Last week I reported back, this is after one week on this drug. Now I thoughtI was having heart attacks, I was extremely fatigued(much worse), I was feeling anxious, wired, going from A to Z without a pause, my
body hurt and I couldn't think. I have a high level professional job that requires me to be on and I could not go to work. I love what I do by the
way. My doctor wondered if I was depressed or having manic attacks because I seemed "wired" to him. He ordered a test on nuerotransmitters and a heart exam. Now one week later I am unchanged or perhaps even worse, still not working and waiting for my tests.

However, this psychological twist that the doctor introduced has been bothering me. I did the depression drill ten years ago. It took me four
years to get rid of all the different drug options everyone subscribed and
have not been on any mood drug for the last four years. I am happy and not depressed, just having heart attack symptoms, fatigue, headaches, feelings of dread, anxiety, etc etc I am also very knowledgement and sophisticated regarding intended, curious and side effects of brain drugs. I began to think and the only new thing was this
drug.

The only new thing was this drug, I began to ask around my friends and the responses from everyone were immediate. This drug is terrible, the symptoms I have and other ones I just read are commonplace. Those
that hadn't tried it were curious to know my thoughts as they had heard
that it was very good for allergies but had side effects.

I am stopping this pill immediately, waiting on my tests, and will report
back to you how I feel within a few days.

I started Yasmin on the first day of my period (Wednesday). I continued to take the pill as directed once a day at the same time, however started to experience dioherrea. One week later at night time I began vommitting every 15 minutes and had to see a doctor. I vommitted from 6pm-3am and was sick in the stomach (nausea) for 4 days following this. I ended up in the emergency room on the 10th day because the nausea had not subsided and my period had not yet stopped (11th day). The doctor and gyno put it down to the pill, 'Yasmin'. Just thought everyone should know that there are some horrible side effects to this pill and to be cautious, I was horribly sick for 5 days, unable to attend work and university.

I WAS PRESCRIBED LEVAQUIN FOR BRONCHITIS. SHORTLY AFTER TAKING MY 2ND DOSE I BROKE OUT IN HIVES. I STOPPED TAKING IT AND BY THE FOLLOWING DAY THE HIVES HAD SUBSIDED. HOWEVER, I AWOKE VERY STIFF WITH LOTS OF PAIN IN MY LEGS. I HANDS BECAME VERY SWOLLEN AND I HAD TO REMOVE MY RINGS. MY HANDS AND JOINTS MADE ME THINK I HAD ARTHRITIS. IT IS NOT ONE WEEK LATER AND I STILL HAVE PAIN AND SWELLING IN MY RIGHT HAND AND ARM.

hi, when i was 19 i got cystic acne (pyoderma faciale) on my face (both cheeks). I went to a dermatologist who gave me shots of cortisone (kenalog) about every 2 weeks for a period of about four months.

after four months of getting shots i noticed these linear dents beginning to emerge in my right cheek where i had several shots. i mentioned this to the dermatologist at the time and he said it was from the acne, not the shots. however, in the months that followed the dents only got deeper.

3 years later the dents had filled in quite a bit but they were still noticeable, especially to me. i wanted to get them fixed so i went to a plastic surgeon who told me that the dents in my face were the result of subcutaneous atrophy most likely the result of cortisone shots.

four months after my consultation with the plastic surgeon i get a cyst on my face (left cheek). i go back to the same dermatologist that treated me for the cystic acne 3.5 years ago (don't ask me why) and he gives me a shot. The next week i called him up complaining about a dent in my face where he gave me the shot. He was *extremely* concerned about this and told me to come in right away and "we'll put something on it."

when i get there he looks at me and says he can't see a dent in my face. i couldn't argue with him. he gives me another shot in an adjacent cyst and sends me home.

one week later the cyst starts swelling up and i call the dermatologist. he says he can't give me anymore shots because it's too soon since the last one.

now this cyst keeps swelling up and in a week gets to the size of a toonie and is jutting out 1/2 an inch from my face. i go to the doctor (gp) who tells me that it's a boil now (accute folliculitis) and he gives me fucidin cream and a strong anti-biotic (in the penicilin family). i have to miss a week of work.

it's been 3 months and the boil still isn't gone. i'm finally off the antibiotics though, after almost 2 months. what i'm stuck with now is a hard, purplish lump about the size of a nickle. that'll shrink up over time i'm told.

an interesting fact: my gp told me that cortisone, which is touted as a miracle drug for reducing inflamation, is also a drug that supresses the immune system. in other words it can make acne worse. that would definitely explain why i had to have 2 or 3 shots in the same cyst when i had the cystic acne. and the more shots you get, the greater the chance of atrophy.

anyway, that's my story.

Oh my goodness, I am so glad to meet all of you!!!! I thought that I was either crazy or becoming a hypocondriac. I began taking 5mg of Lisinopril about 3 weeks ago. Other than a very slight dry cough, I was fine. Next doctor's visit one week later found that my BP had not gone down at all so my meds were upped to 20mg. Immediately, I began to have headaches, dizziness, confusion, I am weak as a newborn kitten,my kids have to take me to the store and babysit me because I feel like I could faint at any moment, Severe upper backaches and my legs feel like I've walked a marathon after only a few steps.The cough is the least of my worries. Also the distended abdomen and heartburn. I told my husband today that I would rather die than have to feel like this for the rest of my life. I've always been such a strong woman and now I can't even brush my daughter's hair without resting. I also am getting depressed and I am quick to yell at everyone or no one at all!!!!! I've called my doctor and of course it is her day off. I'm in such pain. It's also hard to type because my sweat is falling onto the keyboard and puddling. Not really but that's how it feels. Someone commented to me today that they remember how it was to be going through menopause. I just smiled. I'm on my period!!!

My cholesterol has always been lower than 5. I have aways been sensitive to drugs in near, homeopathic concentrations, but forgot this when I tried my first 25 mg dose of Viagra. It caused a collapse (kink) in the transverse artery and induced a heartattack.
When they put a Stent in my pipes to open up the kink the surgeon remarked how clean my blood vessels were, but this did not prevent them putting me on Simvastatin. I did, however insist they gave me the lowest manufactured dose. 10mg.
I took this religiously for four years. Recently dropping the blood pressure medication because my BP was the same,125/81/67 with or without it.
Two weeks ago my left leg below the knee became covered with petachiae.The next day, so was the other. I was also informed I was beginning cataracts. I had shortness of breath and found it hard to pick anything up from floor. I quit Zocor. One week later all sysmptoms gone. My doctor agrees it is likely an allergy. I am 76 and now feel younger!

Hello ladies, I have been reading your postings and wondering why I hadn't read them before starting this pill. I have been off BC for years and recently started taking Yasmin. I began the pack on the first day of my period and all of the sudden, POOF ! It was gone! I had still had abdominal pains (similar to cramps, I guess). Exactly one week later, I began light spotting..and then...HEAVY flow, accompanied by lots of pain. I am on day 7 of this uncofortable and painful venture and wonder if this has happened to more women. I have never had this kind of pain or flow before (especially for this amount of time.) Is there any recommendations on another form of BC that has worked better for any of you?? Thanks for your time

I took one 500mg Levaquin and stopped taking it because of severe nausia, vomiting and diarrehia. One week later after stopping it I now have severe shoulder, elbow, wrist and finger pain in both arms. Does anyone think this is from the 1 dose of Levaquin?

-Secondary amenorhea.

I took isotretinoin since October 2002 for my acne treatment with the dose of one capsul once in two days. Before this, my period was regular with 28 days of cycles. I miss my period since November 2002 till March 2003. With the recommendation from my dermatologist, i reduce the dosage of the drug which now i took once in three days. One week later,I got my period back for two month - March and April. However, i have since miss my regular period from May till this July. Beside these drug, i have not taken any medication for any disease. Please help.