Orange symptoms and conditions

So the FDA spent 9 months studying clinical trial data that was not designed to monitor psychiatric events. That sounds productive.

That's like saying you're going to look for an orange in an apple orchard and spend 9 months doing it.

I am glad I read about all these women and the side effects of the nuvaring. I have been using the ring for around 7 months and even though I always suspected it had something to do with my mood swings, I never really knew for sure (at least to this extreme) until I read other girls explaining their situations. I have a strong character so It is hard for me to differentiate what is the hormones acting out or just my personality. I specially have fights with my boyfriend for no reason, feel sad and want to cry (I have never been a big crier), can't sleep parts of the night (I just lay in bed widely awake with my head going 1000 miles per hour as if I had done speed). Basically I was starting to think that I was loosing it and that it is my head (not the hormones). I considered therapy (which I haven't done) because I even had suicidal thoughts and this really scared me. I am really desperate for not being able to control my emotions. While using the ring I have felt misunderstood and blamed my boyfriend for not being empathetic of what I am going through. I want to break up with him all the time and then I regret it. At the same time it makes me really frustrated since I cannot explain when I am asked WHY acting like this? which also makes me insecure.
But this is not all. On top of all the mental issues I also experienced physical problems which are not caused by nuvaring directly. I think my emotional instability didn't help. I believe that your head controls all your body even the physical part. Years ago I had my first bartholine cyst in the vaginal area. This is a painful and depressing thing to go through as a woman. The cyst gets infected and grows to the size of an orange making it hard to sit or even walk. When infected you have to get it drained (cut it open basically). In the past 7 years this happened to me twice. Since I put the ring on (7 months) it has happened to me 3 times so I am finally getting surgery to remove the 2 bartholine cysts. All this has obviously affected my sexual life and my relationship with my boyfriend.
I am really disappointed with the fact that doctors don't inform you of all the terrible side effects. They just give you a leaflet but don't really talk about it. It seems like the nuvaring is a serious thing to be prescribing it that easily. Today I have decided I am not using the ring anymore. I hope this helps someone else like the stories I read helped me.

I'm 34 and my children are 3 and 5 years old. I had my Mirena coil fitted on 12 Sept 2007, so have now had it just over a year. During that time, I've had bouts of intense abdominal pain, almost constant vaginal discharge, bleeding after exercise or sex and a curious sensation in the region of the uterus that feels like when a baby moves inside you. My doctor dismisses all my symptoms as being nothing at all to do with the coil, but having read the other posts on this site I'm not so sure....
I'm also constantly exhausted and get spots. I am a coward though, and having the coil fitted was so excruciatingly painful that I'm not sure I can face having it taken out so (relatively) soon. I'm off to see the female GP at my practice next week so it will be interesting to hear her take on things.

I just googled "Prilosec & weakness with sweating" and came up with this site. I have been on OTC Prilosec for at least 2 yrs. taking it off & on...mostly on (everyday). I have been getting more ill over the last 2 months than I have ever been! I am diagnosed with Firbomyalgia & CFS, so I keep blaming my worsening symptoms on those two diseases. My doctor has done so many tests & can't find any answers. I am so glad I found this site. My symptoms of severe weakness, & profuse sweating, with many heart palps, may be coming from the Prilosec. I am going off of it starting today to see if I get any relief. I will have to find something else for my acid reflux...no more medicine!! If anyone knows of a natural product or food to lessen the acid, I would love to hear!

I have been on omeprazole for 2 months. I noticed I would get dizzy and hot flashes. I quit taking it and have been off for 7 days. I'm wondering how long it takes for these side effects to stop?? I feel light headed all the time sometimes I feel good and then I get dizzy again?? Please Respond??

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I started SMZ/TMP DS 800-160 tab 2 days ago. I have bad feelings about this drug and today is 4th July and the weekend. I will quit it to get some other drug for my UTI. But it won't be for 3 days because the doctor is out till Monday to get another drug. Someone tell me a drug that does work for UTI. Someone mentioned Amoxicilln? Can that be used? The headaches are awful. I can't seem to empty my bladder at night so I never really sleep since I pee every 20 mins a few drizzles. I also was given that drug that makes the pee orange. It is Phenazopyrid 200mg. It relieves pain, burning or irritation of the lower urinary tract. Someone offer us info on a positive good drug they have used to help UTI. Thanks!

Hey there, I'm 21 and just recently started the NuvaRing (Dec.4th)....
This site dumb founded me! I was just clicking around this morning before work to see what this thing was doing to me and couldn't believe my eyes! Or the fact that I hadn't realized until I read it from others how it effected me personally! I have experienced almost insanity,crying, depression, confusion in my life, pains, bloating, my eye twitching?, rash and itching on my lower tummy and boobs, restless nights, I've always been pretty sexually driven but not so much lately... I just couldn't believe that almost everything I have been going through others are going through also! What is up with that? I tried the patch once awhile ago and it made me moody... so I went back to pills (I'm not a good pill taker) and about a year ago I ended up in the Hospital with an Ovarian Cyst the size of an orange! They put me on a higher dose of BC to make the cyst shrink/go away... I still have had pains and problems associated with the cyst so my OBGYN suggested the NuvaRing so that I wouldn't forget to take my BC and it would help me... Not So Much... I don't know what to do...? The past few days I haven't been as irritable or grumpy and have felt like a happy person but am still having pains. I started to have the beginnings of a period (not actual blood) at the end of Dec-beginning of Jan and recently 3 days ago actually started bleeding... so I've had an ongoing period for weeks.... I'm half tempted to just take this sucker out... I am calling my OBGYN tomorrow and explaining all this... any thoughts-comments- would be appreciated! Wish me luck...
Amanda

My 6 mos. old daughter has been on Omnicef for about 3-4 days now, AND she is also dealing with some constipation...today she had about 3 clay like stools that were red-orange and then tonight another one was completely brick red/maroon. It didn't really look like a typical bloody stool, but I was nervous due to her constipation and straining when trying to get it out. I called the triage nurse and she said it was from the Omnicef...thank God she's not actually bleeding!

It was very alarming though, and we almost went to the ER. Hopefully her resp. infection and constipation will subside and she will get to feeling better soon!

orange urine

I was on 1000mg per day 500 in the morning and 500 at night. I had one or two episodes of flushing and if it was not for this site I would have gone to the Emergency Room because the burning of my skin was so severe that I was in a panic. I found this site and it calmed me a bit. After the flushing comes the itching. For me it is on the inside of the legs starting on the ankles and then the toes and then it moves slowly up the legs and sometimes hits the thighs. Sometimes it hits the underside of my upper arm. This was mild and tolerable and went away in a couple of days.

Now I have been moved to 2000mg per day and the flushing is under control, but the itching has gone out of control. I cannot deal with the itching. I sit in business meetings and want to scream. I find myself at my desk with my shoes and socks off rubbing my feet and ankles because it is intolerable. I have broken the skin many times and bleed from the scratching. I am intelligent enough to know not to scratch, but sometimes it just gets the better of me.

I have no idea what triggers this because I can count on it lasting three to four days and then it goes away again.

i started taking the pill13 days ago. but see my period came on the 19 of october and i went to the doctor on the 30th to get the pill. she told me to start taking it on the 4th of nov. i am still using the orange pills now but my period came today what do i do? do i keep taking the pills or wait till next month.

Omnicef is actually one antibiotic my 2 year old has little trouble with. The red stools are alarming but at least they are solid. Currently he's on Augmentin which has caused horrible rash and loose stools.
The other nice thing about Omnicef is the dosing schedule.Usually once or twice daily depending on the infection. The 3x daily with Augmentin is way too much stress for me to bear,and for him even more so. Seeing his poor little red butt makes me cry with him. Since the two drugs can be used for the same infections, I will be asking for the Omnicef first from now on. Omnicef seems to clear his infections very quickly. The Docs really should forewarn about the red stools though, they are quite scary,even though they are typically harmless.

2 yr old with hard to treat yeast infection, Orange, white, then yellow dry/hard foul smelling bowel movements. Decreased appetite but increases thirst. Juandice for 2 days.

My son is being treated for an ear infection and this is his first time on omnicef. I have noticed day #2 and my 15 month son's stools were maroon colored. My first thought was blood as well, but I was told this is a normal reaction for omnicef to turn bowels orange or maroon colored resembling blood due to reaction with iron in the diet. The pediatric nurse assured me that this is normal and they look for symptoms such as bright red blood in the stool,black stool, and abdominal pain. My son's appetite is good and he is now after day #2 afebrile and doing just fine. However, I will continue to be observant.

My 2 1/2 yr odl was put on Omnicef over a week ago for a severe ear infection in both ears and a UTI caused by her "holding" her stools ( she doesnt like to poop) Well she usally has painful bm's caused by IBS (yes toddlers can have IBS) But i noticed tonight that her stool, which was still large and painful was stained red... parts of the stool were COMPLEATLY red... i almost rushed her to the ER.. but first i looked up bloody stools in toddlers and discovered that Omnicef caused a Infection in the intestinal Tract and can cause bloody stools, or orange tinged stool... She hasnt really had much other side effects, other then a little irratablity.. but i dont think we will be going with Omnicef again....

I have a 9 month old baby. At the age of 2 weeks he started having a lot of stomach problems which included constipation, colics, vomiting, blooding. After several medical examination it was found he had acid reflux and allergic to regular baby formula. He was placed a special formula called Nutramigen. At the age of 5 months we have noticed him to be very hyper, won't sleep much even during the night. During the day he might sleep twice a day (app. 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) for maybe 45 minutes at the most. He wakes up twice a night when before he was sleeping for almost over 8 hours. Like I said this happened at 5 months old. He is on Zantac twice a day. Could this medication be affecting him in this manner. He at times looks quite tired, stays still for a little while and it seems like he recharges and gets more energy. This is also taking a toll on me as I don't get too much rest and the interrupted sleep at night is affecting me. Please let me know anything that you can on this situation or who or where you can refer me to for more research. I feel something is going on with this medication.

My daughter started feeling better 2 days after taking Omnicef for an ear infection. On the last day of the medication (8th day), I noticed what looked like blood. I knew I did not feed her anything red or orange, but it did not look like blood. I feel better now hearing about this being nornal. I wish my doctor mentioned this to us. I wonder if this is common.

if you wish to get rid of the insomnia
they have found that acidic food drinks et cetera cause the kidneys to vent it more rapidly
so a few hours before you wish to sleep drink orange or grapefruit juice.
or gatoraid which has citric acid.
ot take potasium citrate and drink a bunch of water.

i have tried this and it works

I was diagnosed with bronchitis on 3-10-03. Prescribed a Zpac and phenergan/codeine syrup. 3-18-03 no better. Was prescribed Levaquin 500mg along with the syrup. Had taken levaquin before, only problem recalled was a dull constant headache. This time is different, however. On the 3rd day of taking the levaquin, I developed a sore (blister?) on the tip of my tongue. Thought it might be from eating an orange a day through this for the vitamin C. The 4th day I had 2 more places come up on the inside of my bottom lip and gum. Today would have been the 5th pill. I got up this morning to find my tongue, gums, and the inside of my mouth had 10 or so more sores. I called my doctor. I told him of this and of eating an orange a day. He told me to stop the levaquin and to come in on Monday. My question is this: If I had it before and didn't experince this, is it the levaquin? I eat oranges and never experienced this either. Also, I am constipated, my guess is from the phenergan/codeine syrup.