Palm symptoms and conditions

Within 5 days after beginning Tri-Clor treatment, I began developing very bad indigestion and panic attacks similar to the feelings I had while recovering from Gall Bladder and liver drain surgery.
The second effect was the sudden arthritic swelling and pain in the fingers of my left hand which is my dominate use hand. I stopped immediately taking the Tri-Clor The indigestion went away in one day. The pain and swelling in the hand mostly the palm and fingers, has persisted for almost a month and does not respond to the usual treatments of Chondroitin and Glucosamine.

I have been taking Doxycycline Hyclate 100mg twice a day for 6 days for a tick bite infection. I've developed a rash on the palm of my left hand. It doesn't itch, but burns a little. My doctor says it's not an allergic reaction. I need to get rid of my illness, and the rash really doesn't bother me that much. What I fear are what internal side effects I might be having from reacting to the medicine.

Have had skin excema most of my life on and off and just dealt with it with various ointments and such. To make a long story short I went to an emergency room one night about 9 months ago with a bad headache and instead of them dealing with just the headache they obsessed over my rash which is worse on my lower right leg. I was prescribed prednisone along with some antibiotic and not realizing what prednisone can do i took the 5 day plan. I knew immediately I was going to have problems as I was definitely on some kind of powerful stimulant. Anyway that was 9 months ago and I seem to have exchanged my excema for a permanent case of the type of hives that is worse at night before bed and is aggravated by any pressure on my skin. I do mechanical work and if I squeeze a screwdriver or bang on something with my hands they will swell and itch and my fingers will not bend very well. When I feel a slight itching in my hair or around my neck I also will have a slight headache. The hives can appear on my back or thighs or arms or belly at different times usually. Stress doesn't help either. By the way I am 60 and never had hives that I recall ever.
mtrsr50

I THINK WE WERE DUPED!

Is anyone thinking that the drug company knew all of this, and therefore has been marketing specifically to women who have just given birth... this way, the postpartum symptoms are the scapegoat:

bleeding
cramping
hair loss (very common 3 months after.. I believe I lost more than most)
insomnia (very common after delivery due to motherly hormones have
you on high-alert))
No sex drive (because we're either breastfeeding, hormonal, or just feel
fat)
Mood swings (because of our ever-changing post-partum hormones)
depression, crying (must be Post-Partum Depression!)
Joint pain, back pain (we're carrying our new baby around too much)
Bingeing and Food cravings (we're home alone and bored or
breastfeeding)
No sex drive (we are bitchy, unsociable, depressed, feel overweight and have no energy.. I'm surprised they still want to have sex with us?!!)

I was giving prednisone for only 5 days (not sure about dose, but it tapered to one pill on the last day) for a bronchitis induced severe asthma attack. I have only had asthma twice in my 50 years, both times associated with a bad case of bronchitis. The "doc in the box" reduced his original dosage due to the 3 corisone injections I recently had in my spine. After reading these posts I feel grateful I wasn't on a higher, longer term dose. I have some of the same side effects listed here including uncontrollable appetite, fat gain around the middle, water weight gain, constantly having to urinate, superhuman energy, heart palpitations, and approximately two weeks after finishing, I began to get a mustache (hairs that were previously white became brown over a two week period). I have read on the internet and been told by my pharmacist that this is temporary. I have also read and been told that the 2mg estradiol I take every day since my hysterectomy causes the body to retain and not rid itself of the steroids as it normally would (estrogen is actually listed as drug interaction with prednisone). The doctor in the box apparently just ignored this interaction and prescribed it anyway. However the main reason I am posting is a very strange possible side effect that occurred approximately 1 week after my final dose. I was awakened in the middle of the night with SEVERE pain (felt like bone pain, not muscle) in my right knee that lasted until morning. By mid morning it was gone. The next night I had the same experience but in both knees. It lasted about 5 more days, gradually tapering in intensity, and then just went away. I do have severe arthritis in my lumbar and cervical spine, having had surgeries to repair injuries from a snowmobiling accident. I have normal arthritis elsewhere for a 50 year old, but have NEVER had issues with my knees. Has anyone had this strange symptom? None of my doctors (internist, rheumatologist, physiatrist - who gave me the injections and prescribed physical therapy for my spine) had any explanation. The only explanation I have is the prednisone because I had taken the Z-pac (antibiotic) with no side effects several times in the past. Weird!

Incidentally, I am off the prednisone for about 5 weeks, am still hungry all the time, still fat, still bloated. Unfortunately the extra energy is gone. Best of luck to everyone on this strange drug. My heart sincerely goes out to all of you on long term therapy. God bless.

Has anyone had extreme heavy bleeding/clots after having the Mirena removed? This is day 3. The last time I had such heavy bleeding I had just had my son. When do you start to worry about the bleeding?

I began taking Micardis two weeks ago to control my high-normal BP. Started out with 40mg doses taken each morning. The first side effects I noticed were a slight dizziness and a feeling of disconnectedness plus an upset stomach. An irritating background headache then developed along with some shoulder and back pain. By day three, I had numbness in my left pinky finger and palm and slight numbness extending up to my elbow. All of these side effects have become very annoying and have made it hard to concentrate at work and have really decreased my motivation. Two days ago while skiing, I missed my dose in the morning and didn't realize until later how normal I felt throughout the day. Upon returning from skiing, I took a pill and an hour later I felt poorly again. I haven't really noticed any benefit from the drug with my BP either as I do monitor it almost daily. I'm going to stop taking the drug tomorrow and see how I feel the rest of the week. It's just not worth for what little, if any, benefit I'm receiving.

I was given Metoprolol, a generic for Toprol-XL several months ago, for high blood pressure. It was prescribed after I was determined to be allergic to Lisinopril. ( It caused a cough that lasted 3 months; I sounded like a TB patient.) Anyway, I have been taking Effexor for years, for anxiety attacks. Now that I take Metoprolol along with the Effexor, I am so tired and drained all the time, that I am contemplating quiting work. I go to the grocery, come home and lie down. I can't seem to have energy to breath correctly. My Dr. won't believe that this has anything to do with meds. I have now developed blood and mucous in my stools, diarrhea, and very urgent BMs. This all started after taking these two meds in combination for about 4 months.

I have read most of the postings on Yasmin but I haven't seen one where women pointed out experiencing terrible amounts of clots and incredible amounts of actual mensing... So it makes me wonder if I have another underlying condition? I have been taking Yasmin for about18 days now, started on my first day of mensing, and 18 days later, still mensing like there is no tomorrow and passing clots the size of the palm of my hands at times!!! It's unreal! And I went and bought 3 packages, I wanted to finish one and see but I think it's all gonna go to garbage now!! And to say I use to have a 30 day cycle with 2 days of pre-spotting followed by 3 days of actual mensing... some clots but not half as big and certainly not as many!!! Very disappointed with Yasmin. I am done with it.

I had the shot mid August 07 for a case of poison ivy. At first nothing seemed wrong. A month later, I was still itchy, but not where I had poison ivy, on my scalp, elbows, and my right palm. My period was off by two weeks, but nothing like a 4 week period. Yesterday I had severe aching in my left quad and hamstring area, though I haven't done anything strenuous lately. Tonight I noticed the huge (maybe two inches long, not really round, but sort of like a finger was pressed into my skin) indentation and got really scared.

Just as so many others have posted, I was not warned of the risks of receiving this shot. I am a little scared about the indentation continuing to grow. I can't believe so many people have been adversely effected and so many doctors downplay it as just one shot. I feel like I've been duped and conned. I will definitely tell all of my family and friends never to try this snake oil.
What can we do? Has anyone contacted a lawyer for a class action?

I take 10mg Lipitor every day, I broke out with dark red itchyskin eruptions on ankle,stomach, and hip thin skin over eruption when it peels off there a large open ulcer like sore, takes many weeks to completely heal! Been to a dermatologist wanted to do biopsy on sores to see what it is, I have been taking lipitor for about 3 years. Never had out breaks like this before going on lipitor. Went off lipitor for about a month outbreaks stopped! Went back on lipitor outbreaks started again, anyone else had similar eruptions?

About a year ago, I was prescrived Diovan and the dosage was increased until about a month ago increased from 160mg to 320mg. I started experiencing a body rash to the point of not being able to sleep, I stop taking the med. and now on the 2nd week the itch continues, after few visits to the dermatologist and my general physician he switched the medication to Avapro, and for 3 days I can't sleep, the itch continues and last night I experienced itch around my lips palm of hands and bottom of my feet, fatigue and could not sleep at all, anybody have these same effects?

day 4 of taking 100 mg twice daily for a bronchial problem, rash over torso with slight itching, but severe unrelenting itching and burning on the palm of my hands.

Hate to say this, but im taking DOXYCYCLINE for an STD virus. After the 2nd day of taking it. I was awake all night because the palm of both hands and fingers felt like they were on fire. Really bad itching and burning all over my hands.

Had Kenalog injection in my hip for excema on my palm. The only side effects were stomach ache for 2 days and fatigue for a week. My hand cleared up within 3 days. No indentations or discoloration. My doctor told me my menstrual cycle would probably be affected, but didn't inform me of any other possible side effects. I think he shoud have!

i have been on simvastatin or zocor for 3 months an i am now experiencing calf shin thigh pain but befor this i had bad forarm painand pains in my palm i think all this i related to the cholestral lowering drug i have now stoped them and hope the pains will now go how long does it take does anyone no

Tingling and numbing of thumb, forefinger and middle finger and adjoining portion of palm; vertigo various times - sometimes while descending stairs, sometimes when rounding a corner in a hallway; low back pain and inability to stand up straight after sitting for an hour in the car; spontaneous vomiting a couple of times when I first started; severe stomach pain; bleeding attributed to irritated stomach lining.
I have been on lisinipril for over 10 years.