Optimistic symptoms and conditions

Like everyone, I'm experiencing some bouts of flushing as we increase my dosage from 500mg to 1000mg. Dr eventually wants me to get to 2000mg...we'll see..... was wondering if anyone else had sporadic bouts of 'depression'....No, seriously, I'm a pretty optimistic, cheery person but while taking this medicine I find myself with these tiny bouts of depressing thoughts that come and go throughout the day....Am I the only one?

Just started taking lisinopril (2nd dose today, 20 mg) for HBP. I have had HBP for about 15 years. I was taking HCTZ, a diuretic, plus atenelol. That stuff makes you feel miserable, depressed, paranoid along with major constipation and very low potassium blood levels. I changed doctor and he has a completely different approach. So far my only side effect from lisinopril has been slight weakness in my lower jaw and the nagging dry cough. I guess you have to get used to these and other side effects. Anything is better than being depressed. Maybe the side effects will lessen as time goes by. I'm optimistic.

I started Trileptal a little over a month ago. I was on Depakote for close to 13 years but I couldn't take the weight gain. I think I have more energy on the Tripletal. I also seem to be more optimistic. I also think I don't ruminate as much. Unfortunately, I get headaches every afternoon. I'm also forgetting things (e.g. the names of people I've known for years, places I've been to, word combinations). I know I need to be on a mood stablizer. I'm bipolar and have been hospitalized 3 times. I know I need to be on a mood stablizer. I just wish there was a medicine with fewer side effects.

To the gals who seem to be losing hope: I've been off of the Yasmin for almost three months and I'm finally starting to feel like myself again! My cycle has gotten back to normal (25-28 days) and the anxiety I was experiencing right around my period each month is gradually lessening. I am optimistic that it's only a matter of time.

I opted NOT to get on ANY medication to help with the mental aspects of withdrawal/weaning: I take vitamins!!!! Hang in there guys...

I discovered this site on Monday and stopped taking Yasmin on Tuesday. I've been on the pill for four years and had asked my doctor multiple times if my depression, anxiety and moodiness could be related to the pill. You know the answer. I felt such a sense of relief after reading everyone's experiences. I too am an upbeat person although I have a strong tendency to worry but it was never to the point of not getting out of bed, crying over very silly things and just know excitement about living life. With a new boyfriend and a new job, I thought I was just going through some MAJOR adjustments although in hindsight it's ridiculous to have lived feeling that crappy for so long. The side effects definitely got worse after the first year and that's when my libido started to tank as well.

It's only been a few days and I'm so elated to think that I'm going to get MY LIFE BACK that I'm optimistic the side effects many have mentioned in trying to get off Yasmin will not effect me. I will endure because anything's got to be better than how it's been. Thank you all very much!!!

I've been on this for 2 days. My doctor said the trick to Topamax was gradual increase in dosage. My doctor is rarely wrong and is quite sensible with things. Not that he's perfect or anything. I have a good feeling about this medicine because I know a few people that have been on it including my mother. Perhaps some of you started on it too high? I already have some of these problems naturally... My memory is horrible, I doubt it coudl be made any worse by this drug. Anyway, I've also ready good things about Topamax. Different meds affect different people... differently. So hopefully it will work for me. I was put on it for depression, self injury, help with appetite suppressing to aid in my diet, and correcting my sleeping patterns. The research I've done said that this drug helps that. If it messes me up too bad, then I'll try something else. Until then, I'm staying optimistic. :)

If you are a runner, do not take Levaquin without doing some serious research into its side effects. I was prescribed Levaquin after not being able to shake a sinus infection for over three months (it would go away and then come back). My doctor (who is also a runner) said he had seen a lot of resistance to antibiotics, and so wanted to give me something stronger. He prescribed a 5-day, 750 mg dose of Levaquin, and I have taken all 5 pills. I felt better almost immediately after taking the first dose. After taking 2 doses, I felt good enough to go for a run, which I did, and didn't notice any discomfort. However, two days after (4th day of medication), I went running in the morning and felt severe pain in both of my Achilles tendons. All through the day my lower legs were killing me, and when I woke up the next morning, I could barely walk (I took Naprosyn, a prescription anti-inflammatory, which did nothing). I did notice that it gradually got better, even though I was doing a lot of walking, so after taking two days off, I went running again. Only to feel the same pain, but even worse. Runners are stubborn, and will typically run through pain (you could call it stupid), but I couldn't do it because the pain was so severe. I began to worry that I had done some sort of serious damage to my Achilles tendons; when I rubbed them, they made a weird, "gristly" noise. 3 days after my last dose, I notice that I had visible swelling in the back of both of my lower calves (Achilles), and they were still fairly sore and tight to the touch. 5 days after the last does, the swelling *seems* to be going down a bit (maybe I'm just being optimistic), and I have been able to walk the dogs and such, but after reading all these posts, I will not run again until I talk to my doctor. I began suspecting that it was caused by the Levaquin because it happened to *both* legs; I've had lots of minor injuries, but it's usually to one leg or knee or foot; not both. So I was suspicious, and came to this site. After reading the post about the man whose wife ruptured both of her Achilles tendons, I got pretty scared, and feel terrible for her, and feel fortunate that hasn't happened to me, because I honestly felt that it was going to at one point. Without really knowing what's going on physiologically, it seems to me that in some people, Levaquin deteriorates muscle and tendon mass, causing weakness, possibly to the point of rupture.

Also, I concur with many other posts about frequent urination (for a time, I was getting up about every half hour during the night), and also with complaints about joint pain. I had been taking Naprosyn for pain in my hip, and it was really helping. Now, after taking the Levaquin, my hip hurts as much or more than it ever did, and the Naprosyn won't touch it.

If I had read these postings, I never would have taken this drug. I would rather put up with a sinus infection than contemplate the inability to run again. But after reading other things on this site, I suppose that should be the least of my concerns. I am worried about how long these side effects will last, and concerned about permanent damage, or things that haven't even surfaced yet. I am going to call my doctor first-thing tomorrow and tell him what's going on. Thanks to those who have posted and offered insight and remedies.

I've been taking Paxil 30mgs and Elavil (first 10 mgs then switched to 25mgs) for the past 12 years. I was diagnosed with depression at age 16, 18 years ago. First I was on Norpramine, then Deserel, then Prozac. I was put on Paxil and Elavil because of horrific migraines where nothing worked to help them, at one point I could not open my eyes. Occasionally I experience not being able to urinate as quickly as usual but I really haven't had much else. If I were to go off it, the first side effect I get is terrible itching on my back, then trouble breathing, like there is a weight on my chest. Right now I'm trying to get off Nuerontin, and hopefully some day both the depressants but I'm not optimistic since no doctor ever has been able to explain why the horrific migraines are there.

I've been taking it for 3 years, 100mg - 200mg/day.
- My sex drive increased
- I feel productive and optimistic
- I haven't gained or lost weight that hasn't been directly proportional to my diet/exercise. I am 130lb 5'7" 25yo.

My jaw feels tight. If I go for long periods without eating, I will begin to grind my teeth, but then if I eat I'm okay.
In the beginning I noticed little changes in my body, like little tingles zapping through me (they felt good) and would feel little sparks of what felt like contentedness/joy that were unrelated to anything going on in my head or environment. Also in the beginning (first month, two) I would come home from class/work and fall asleep and take like several naps throughout the day if I could. I never had the cool dreams, though. The need for extra sleep will go away.

Needless to say, I love this drug. It's the best thing to happen to my adult life. I recall feeling useless and wasted and having no energy for life and I am now on my own, making real money, friends and taking care of myself in a neat city. if it weren't for the prescription I'd probably be living at home eating cookies and working for $8/hr at a shitty job.

I have not had great success on birth control, so I decided to try Yasmin, seeing as it was a new drug using a new kind of progesterin. I did not make the connection until i found this site. The first 2 months were ok, but did notice that i had less energy, and some depression. I was optimistic about this pill. The second week into my third pack, i got a raging yeast infection. This is something i had experienced in the past on many other brands of BC. I was so upset. yet another one failed. I cleared that up, and i am begining to feel dizy, and my boobs are getting big, and i feel all bloated in my tummy. I only have 5 more pills to take, and i can't wait go get off them. i feel as i am pregnant, but hopefully am not. I hope it is just a side effect from this drug. As soon as i start my period, i am going in for an IUD. no more hormones. my husabnd has noticed a huge change in my mood and says that he will do anything as long as i dont take the pill. If the iud does not work, i am getting my tubes tied. I have 2 wonderful kids, and am tired of battling with this entire birth control stuff. those of you who are doing fine on this pill, consider yourself lucky.

Atenolol effects everyone "slightly" differently I imagine but it is relatively side-effect free and, with the lower dosages, there are almost none. Definitely no depression, tiredness or sexual dysfunction. No heart racing. My only problems with it is that it dropped my bp too low. So the recommended dosage of 50mg to 100mg is way to much for me. I'm on 24mg now and it drops my bp from about 150+/90+ to 117/80 (ball park figures, of course). Before the pacemaker, it was taking my heart rate into the low 50's and even 40's during the night. So it's a very strong drug, good for lowering bp, with none of the Lisinopril nonsense. I'm feeling much more optimistic about life after just a few days of cutting my dosage in half. I've gone from 5mg to 2.5mg a day; even brought some new clothes today and suddenly don't feel like killing myself. Am soooo glad I found this site!!!!