October 23th
2007
10:14 AM
I was giving Levaguin for a sinus infection/upper resp. infecton poss.
brincittis. after taking this medicaton for 5 days I began to realize the side effects this drug was giving me. I was feeling funny all over like I was in a fog or sometimes I felt like I could not carry on a confersation. My legs did not hurt but they felt very heavy likeI had weights strapped to them and sometimes my arms would feel this way to. I started having tightness in my jaws shortness of breath and rapid heart rate also my b/p was up this was certainly not normal for me. I also had some nausea and headaches I became scared of all these things that were happening to me so my husband took me to the E.R. I thought I was having a stoke or something bad was wrong with me after seeing the E.R Dr. He could not really tell what was wrong all the test I was giving were normal THANK GOD! However the Dr. did sat it was a poss. side effect of the medicaton I was taken (Levaquin) like everyone else I was just passing these symptoms off as me just being sick but after looking up this drug I have come to realize this was my problem and I only pray to GOD that this gets better and is not long term effect. I do not reccomend anyone to take this medication.
September 12th
2007
7:59 PM
I am a 19-year-old female pre-med student who has been taking this nasty drug for exacly 1 year now.... The amount I am on continues to change, for my disease keeps returning and leaving remission. I finally get down to 10mg from 40mg, and have to go back up when symptoms return!!! This is SO discouraging. The worst part is, no one understands the physical and emotional agony this drug brings on. I'm 19 and feel like I'm 90. My body aches, my weight is constantly fluctuating, I bruise from simply being poked (being a clumsy person, I look like I am beat!!), my bones feel as if they are about to break, and I am SEVERELY despressed. Being in college and taking rigorous classes, this is just too much for me to handle anymore... My 5-year relationship with the love of my life/best friend is falling apart because of my horrible mood swings.. don't blame him for leaving. I feel as if this drug has ruined my life more than the disease itself...Does ANYONE know if one's body and mind returns to "normal" after FINALLY being off this drug??? I pray to God the answer is yes... I would appreciate someone's reply and/or insight, because my Dr. fails to tell me about ANY side effects until I mention something. PLEASE REPLY!!!
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February 22th
2007
6:33 AM
Oh alos ladies
Yaz Yasmine advertise they lower testosterone so have that checked 3 of us have and ours were low
Natural biodentical hormone replacement may be a alternative check them out
I had the Sotto Pellets inserted a week ago wil report if it helps
I truly think the only thing that helps is time
I just pray to God that I stop the rollercoaster and get back to normal
Want to enjoy life
Anyone feel totally back to normal after all the horror?
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January 8th
2007
3:03 PM
I was only on Yaz for 3 weeks!!!
I have been off of it for 8 weeks now.
I have such bad anxiety that even the Lexapro (which I did not want totake as Iam holistic) but I was literally losing my mind due to the overwhelming anxiety.
Prior to Yaz I never took a prescription drug
I pray to God it didnt force me into menopause or damage me forever i cant live with this anxiety for ever iam so scared.
I have taken 8 Xanax as there are some nights I cant slepp I breka them into quarters so I get a tiny tiny dose.
I dont want to be on this lexapro does anyone please know of a way to stop the anxiety its mostly in my arms and legs!!
I tried tons of water swimming walking reading baths massage nothing and ia mean nothing stops it I tried Valerian, Calmfortay Kava Kava St Johns Wort none of which helps!!!!
Please let me know so I can wean off the Lexapro
Sarah you there please help!
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September 28th
2006
8:47 PM
I was percribed Avelox on Sept. 25, 2006 for a sinus infection. I'm used to these because I get them frequently due to my high allergies. I know that people have different reactions and I know that my sever reaction was suppose to be rare as the side effects section says, however, what I experienced I pray to God I never experence again and consider myself lucky to be alive.
I took the first pill (10 day perscription) at 3:35 on my way to pick up my son from school. Within 5 minutes of taking it my crotch felt like it was on fire, and itched bad! My first thought was "I didn't use a publlic restroom, so I can't have crabs" Things only got worse for me. I was at my son's school five minutes later, and by then my ear lobes were burning, and my vision was a little blurred, my hands were very shaky, and they were so swollen that my finger tips were white and I could barely bend them. I walked into the school to get my son and told him something is not right and mommy needs to go to the hospital, so I was going to get back in the car and try to drive myself, but as I pasted to office again, I peeked in to see if the school nurse was still there, her light was off so I told my son she is already gone. How she heard me I don't know, but she said no I'm still here. Two minutes later I started vomiting, and shaking even more. When she took my blood pressure it had already dropped below 80 or 90 over 40 or 50, and my heart rate was above 125. This was all within 15 minutes of the first dose. She gave me medication for an allergic reaction. The I felt like my stomach was being eaten from the inside out, and I was itching hororably. So bad infact that I made myself bleed a couple of times. The nurse watched over me and kept taking my blood pressure and pulse for close to an hour and a half. She let me go home when it was back above 100's over 60's. She was somewhat discusted with the doctor's office reaction that the medication should not have effected me that quickly, but it did. Like I said my reaction is suppose to be rare. It is just another thing to add to my allergy list. I pray others don't react the same.
July 21th
2006
9:29 PM
It is amazing how many victims of kenalog there are and the drug is still bieng used without warning.Never ending periods are a terrible side effect but disfiguring atrophy is completley unacceptable!!!I have not been the same since my Kenalog injection and I feel that I have been violated ,we all have been violated.If there are so many victims of this drug why isn't there a class action lawsuit?We need to stop feeling sorry for ourselves and do something about it.I meet with an attorney next week and I pray to God that it will have a positive out come but I am only one voice.I don't know how to get the ball rolling,Ijust know that if we all joined together maybe we canbe heard.No more victims of Kenalog!We deserve compensation for our depressing and disfiguring side effects.Every body should be warned and doctors need to be responsible about this terrible drug.Most of us weren't even given a choice we were just injected and sent home to bleed for months and watch our bodies fall apart.
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February 20th
2005
8:16 AM
Had bacterial cyst on upper leg area. Was prescribed this medication. Within a few days I got a fever but not the type that puts me to bed. I was still active but restrained from heavy activity because I knew I was heating up. Got a cough as well. The medication still worked though. Got red dot all over chest, arms at day 8 after i was in the sun for a little bit and stopped immediately. Doctor says I had allergic reaction and that the sun triggered it. Felt well afterwards. I read about SJS and decided to pray to God all the time to avoid it from day 1. I think everyone should pray as it really does help. Just give it a try - I might have been destined for SJS but might have never gotten it as a result. Thanks God and please help everone else.
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April 13th
2004
11:01 AM
Im taking Desogen for 5 months now and at the beginning I was doing fine. Recently I got this condition called Phlebitis and I truly pray to God that no one gets it. It an inflammation of the vein and my doctor told me it is probably for the birth control. I was in the hospital for 2 days in a half and it was the work ever. I couldn't work for two weeks because any movement you will do will hurt like crazy. I'm going to stop taking the pill. Also, I started breaking out more.
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Yasmin (3) Kenalog (2) Desogen (1) Sulfamethoxazole (1) Levaquin (1) Avelox (1) PredniSONE (1)
November 17th
2007
10:32 PM
Hi, I am 26 year old mail, I received an "injection" of "kenalog" about 5+years ago. I hate to say but the stuff is still affecting me. I am not lying or exaggerating I am telling the truth. I am totally logical and don't imagine stuff plus all the side effects and everything is totally obvious you don't have to be a genius to figure it out.
Insomnia
Depression
Anxiety
Nightmares
Hairloss on head Hairgrowth in nostrils and arms
Tiredness
Muscle wasting and weakness.
Irregular heart beats/ heavy heart beats
Swelling of the throat/ sinus'
Fatigue
Disorientation
Itching on the body especially the neck
Acne
Divets or small holes in face and nose now I look bad.
Slower reflexes.
Stomach problems
Other side effects that I am not willing to list
Discoloration of the skin
Probably others I haven't remembered
I would just like to say I feel bad for ANYBODY who has had this happen
-- By cbentley | Reply | Private Message meto them. And I think the nurse might have gave me a way higher dose
than normal because the side effects have been so far lasting.
If there was a way to broadcast this to more people I would. Don't get a
kenalog injection whoever you are. I am going to try chlorophyll as another person mentioned. I do believe there is a God and do believe he will wipe out all suffering on earth in the near future. If you are suffering please pray to God his name is Jehovah and pray in the name of his son Jesus and He will hear YOU. Revelation 21:3,4 " With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his peoples. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” "