Proportion symptoms and conditions

wow, well i have lyme and mono. the doxy is actually helping this horrible cough i have. but anyway its causing insomnia which is the exact opposite of what i need right now with mono. everything looks out of proportion, like my arms being really long. i just threw up and thats why i looked this up. i have to go to school i don't know how im going to deal with all this during classes, im taking 100 mg 2x daily for lyme.

I have been on the NuvaRing for 4 months. And I have to say, Ladies beware!! My story is basically this... I had two children during the age of 25 years old, so my midwife wouldn't release me from the hospital unless I had a birth control plan because if I have another child again so soon it will put my health and life at risk (2 c-sections with back to back children is apparently a bad thing no time to recover!).... I had problems with having anger with other forms of hormonal birth control so I was very nervous about taking the pill or trying the depo shot again. So she suggested the NuvaRing and warned me that because it is hormonal that I may have the same problems with this that I had with the others. She told me that it would take being on the NuvaRing for at least 2-3 months before my hormones would regulate and we would know for sure how my body would handle it and I would react to it. These have been my side effects so far:
Explosive Anger: Every other day my husband and I are fighting in which I over react blow everything WAY out of proportion and threatening to leave.... And I have no right to do this because I literally am treated like a princess.
Depression: Generally after feeling the anger I hit an extreme low.
Sleeplessness: Feeling horrible about myself for acting the way I have, small issues bother me that shouldn't and I'll stay up all night thinking about them not being able to sleep, always feeling like my mind is racing.
Loss of Libido: I have sex because he wants to and it's a rarity at that. When before we were having sex 3-4 times a week, now, it's been about once a month.
Unable to reach orgasm: He knows how to get me there, and I know how to get me there and all of a sudden, neither one of us can get me there no matter how hard we've tried.
Vaginal Itching: Mostly external to the point where it's red, swollen, sore to the touch.
More Discharge: (which is probably causing the above problem)
Headaches: Almost daily and completely out of no where.
Chills and freezing: I live in Sunny Arizona in the South West corner where the average coldest temp is around 70 degrees out and I'm constantly freezing when every one around me is completely fine or way too hot.

All of these side effects started with in 1-2 weeks after I started the NuvaRing. I gave it 4 months to see if my body would regulate and change, and some of these issues would go away and they haven't, if anything they are getting worse. So with that said, we're going to good ol' fashioned condoms!! No more NuvaRing for me.

I hope this helps someone else who might be questioning to stay on it or not... I know you guys helped me! Thanks to all these responses!

Well it's my 21 year old daughter that's been using that NuvaRing for over 6 months and just now I understand why her personality has changed so much! Sometimes I just don't recognize her.
She used to be the most gentle, sweet, loving and compassionate person, but she's become extremely irritable and for the most insignificant reasons she turns into a monster!
She's so bossy, like a dictator and if she doesn't like something me or her boyfriend does she blows it out of proportion and gets mean, cruel and aggressive as I never though she could be. Sometimes I feel like we've become her victims.The intolerance and impassivity she displays in her tantrums are at a whole new level.
I just hope she'll listen to me and stops using those things messing with her hormones.
Wish me luck because if she refuses I'm divorcing her. Haha.

\ i had mirena 9 months and that was enough i know myself very good, so when i started changing i knew it was mirena. i almost ruin my marriage, with my bad moods. but what worry me later was that if YOU BREASTFEED IT WAS WOREST, THIS IS WHAT I FOUND ON BEWARE REPORT ON MIRENA. I WAS VERY UPSET CAUSE I BREAST FEED MY CHILD AND MY DR. DID NOT INFORM ME THIS!

could find that followed breastfeeding infants exposed to levonorgestrel (Norplant) was done in Norway and found that they had higher incidence rates of respiratory infections, skin conditions and eye infections than the control group, and later were found to have a higher proportion of “neurological conditions.”

To me it’s unthinkable to even consider exposing a nursing infant to any type of progestin. I would call this a form of corporate sociopathy—marketing without a conscience to unwitting, under-informed women who are just trying to responsibly avoid an unwanted pregnancy. Since the FDA is unlikely to take action against this practice it’s up to the rest of us to spread the word.
IF YOU BREASTFEED AND HAVE MIRENA READ THIS ABOVE

I am a 32 year old female diagnosed with asthma and allergies as a child. This is very reassuring for me, all these posts, because I thought there was something really wrong with me. Maybe it will be as simple as not taking Singulair anymore. Today is day one. I have been taking 10 mg a day for the past 7 years. I have had increasing thoughts of suicide, have terrible moods swings, am paranoid and suspicious of everything, and a rash that comes and goes. I am severely depressed and have absolutely no interest in activities I once enjoyed. I saw the news a few days ago and there was some talk of singulair linked to suicide and I felt so relieved. I was so uncomfortable telling anyone about how I was feeling because it didn't make any sense. I was always blowing things way out of proportion in my head and couldn't talk myself out of it. I used to exercise, read, paint, and socialize. I never do any of those things anymore. I'm happy at work because I have to be, and am distracted by my clients. But as soon as the workday ends I drive home feeling empty and when I get home I get the bare minimum of chores done. I used to go walking with my IPOD and rollerblade in the park. Now I sit and watch TV for hours and have significant trouble sleeping.

I have been on Wellbutrin for about a month. I am 31 and have never dealt with depression in the past. After a year and a half of one stressful event after another I started to feel life was just not turning out the way that I thought, but really thought that this was my life. After having some serious issues with my two kids, I am a single mother, I new that I needed to see a doctor. I couldn't get out of bed, felt detached from my family and pets. I had pushed the people who were most important to me away. After doing a lot of research on the internet I decided to discuss this med with my doc. At first it was pretty rough. Sleeping schedule was crazy, I was only sleeping a couple of hours a day but when I woke up I was not tired. I was extremely emotional. Crying for six hours straight one day. These are the only side effect that I had, but I felt much worse than I did dealing with my depression, which was pretty bad. HOWEVER, I continued to tell myself that these are side effects and I was willing to stay the coarse in order to get the benefit from treatment. During this time, I did have some good days or parts of good days which really gave me hope that eventually it would work. After about 3 weeks I felt better, the long bouts of crying had stopped and my sleep schedule returned to normal. Everyday after that I have felt more and more like myself. I didn't fully understand how depression had really affected all aspect of my life even in small ways. I think that I can't feel any better and then another day goes by and I realize that I can. The greatest thing is I can still feel things, can still get upset and have a good cry without it ruining my whole day. I think that is important as I am dealing with some very serious personal issues, thus the reason I need meds, but I know the importance of learning to cope with these issues as the are never going to go away. I feel like I have been saved and didn't even know that I needed this much saving.
I say all this because in my extensive research I have read a lot of these comments on many different sights and really didn't see myself or my experience. I have only read things that are scary and would make me think that depression is better than trying this drug. Everyone is different and the way they react to drugs is different, I completely understand that, but this drug has had an amazing affect on my life and the lives of my loved ones. If you have just started taking this and you think it is making you worse I beg you, stick with it, let the drug stabilize in your body and then decided if this drug is for you. I know that it is hard but there was a light at the end of my tunnel and there could be for you. Do not let a couple weeks of side effect put you off, or others negative experiences, if I had done that I would not be where I am. I know that I am getting better everyday. Remember this is a serious disease and it can not be fixed over night, if you had been prescribed an antibiotic for an illness you would expect for it to take some time to take affect. This drug is no different.

hello Flowerbabies, thank you for getting back to me and for your words of kindness. Its so good to hear that its just a hormonal issue and not a mental one. Im stronger this month and I am trying to focus on positives in my life and not the negative that is in the past, thats how Yasmin effected me with anxiety, around the time of my period I seem to keep thinking of silly stuff that happened in the past and completly blow them out of proportion in my mind, the rest of the month I wouldnt even give it a second thought and I would be as happy as ever. My doctor said it was brought on by the Yasmin, so he took me off it straight away and suggested I give my body time off birth controll as he said it doesnt agree with everyone, I have to say he was very understanding. Im on Vitamin Bcomplex and a Vit B6 can you recommend anything else to help. Flowerbabies thank you so much for your words of encouragement it really means alot, look forward to chatting to you again soon

Hello Flowerbabies,
Thank you so much for your quick response, and your words of kindness. Its so good to hear that its just a hormonal issue and not a mental one. Im stronger this month and I am trying to focus on positives in my life and not the negative that is in the past, thats how Yasmin effected me with anxiety, around the time of my period I seem to keep thinking of silly stuff that happened in the past and completly blow them out of proportion in my mind, the rest of the month I wouldnt even give it a second thought and I would be as happy as ever. My doctor said it was brought on by the Yasmin, so he took me off it straight away and suggested I give my body time off birth controll as he said it doesnt agree with everyone, I have to say he was very understanding. Im on Vitamin Bcomplex and a Vit B6 can you recommend anything else to help. Flowerbabies thank you so much for your words of encouragement it really means alot, look forward to chatting to you again soon
sweetcheeks (:

Hello Flowerbabies,
Thank you so much for your quick response, and your words of kindness. Its so good to hear that its just a hormonal issue and not a mental one. Im stronger this month and I am trying to focus on positives in my life and not the negative that is in the past, thats how Yasmin effected me with anxiety, around the time of my period I seem to keep thinking of silly stuff that happened in the past and completly blow them out of proportion in my mind, the rest of the month I wouldnt even give it a second thought and I would be as happy as ever. My doctor said it was brought on by the Yasmin, so he took me off it straight away and suggested I give my body time off birth controll as he said it doesnt agree with everyone, I have to say he was very understanding. Im on Vitamin Bcomplex and a Vit B6 can you recommend anything else to help. Flowerbabies thank you so much for your words of encouragement it really means alot, look forward to chatting to you again soon
sweetcheeks (:

SINCE TAKING YASMIN I HAVE ANXIETY ATTACKS, FEAR,HORRIBLE HEART PALPETAIONS AND I CRY FOR NO REASON. i HAVE SOME GOOD DAYS AND SOME REALLY BAD DAYS WERE I FEEL SO DOWN AND HOPELESS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MYSELF BEING DAFT AND BLOWING THINGS OUT OF PROPORTION BUT I HAVE NO REASON TO FEEL LIKE THIS. I HAVE GOOD FRIENDS,A REALLY GOOD FAMILY AND A GREAT BOYFRIEND AND MY WHOLE LIFE AHEAD OF ME AND MY JOB IS NOT THAT BAD. SO I HAVE NO REASON TO FEEL DOWN. IHATE THE WAY I AM FEELING AT THE MOMEMENT AND JUST WANT THE FEELING TO GO AWAY I JUST CANNOT GO ON LIKE THIS ITS MAKING MY LIFE HELL I FEEL LIKE IT MAKES ME BE A NASTY PERSON, I REALLY JUST WANT TO BE ME AGAIN. CAN ANYONE HELP ?

It's apparent that each birth control pill will effect each woman differently. Each pill insert states that the side effects of taking the specific OC may cause "depressed mood". I've been on Yasmin for 6 days, I was on Brenda/Diane for 3 months (which I had horrible side effects on, even though my friend had none). This forum has completely freaked me out, along with many, many other people.

Why not, instead of continuously disecting Yasmin, suggest something we can try that will not cause these side-effects?

I'm presuming the reason this hasn't occured yet is because each pill will have a different effect on each intaker. You are a very minute proportion of the people who have been perscribed Yasmin. Please stop generalising. People only ever talk about problems they experience, why would anyone suffer the craving to find a forum to boast or skite about a pill. It doesn't happen.

I don't think you realise the effect this forum is having on women.

Have you ever considered that maybe people are impressionable?.. and that these symptoms are only noticed /after/ they have been talked of.

People are talking themselves into something nonexistant.

..

Stop scaring people.

Thank you all for your experiences about the side effects of Yasmin. I have been taking the pill for 5 months now and changed from a happy, chilled, enjoying life type of person to the bitch from hell, crying excessively at the drop of a hat for no real reason and constantly loosing the plot and taking everything out of proportion. I have been extremely negative when I have always been positive and now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I have previously tried over 10 different types of pill and never been happy with any them due to weight gain, eczema, acne etc but the doctor recommended Yasmin and said that this one had very limited side effects. How wrong was he?? I was totally stressed all the time, gave my boyfriend a hard time about everything/anything/nothing was short with my work colleagues and distanced myself from my friends. Reading all of your stories has really changed everything. I thought it was me and it isn't. My boyfriend read your experiences and understood why I cried so much with relief when I read them and he understood what has been happening the last few months. Today I have taken my last pill. I was considering trying another but I would like to be myself rather than pump hormones into my body and never quite know if it was really me or the pill. Now I shall investigate alternatives more seriously and look after No. 1.

HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR SIDE EFFECTS FOR THE YASMIN PILL. I'VE BEEN TAKING THIS PILL FOR 9 MONTHS AND I AM JUST REALIZING THE EFFECT IT IS HAVING ON MY LIFE. I HAVE BEEN VERY MISERABLE FOR THE LAST 8 MONTHS. I'VE HAD CRYING FITS, ANGRY FITS, AND ANY OTHER FIT YOU CAN THINK OF. I WAS ON THE DEPO BEFORE THIS AND IT TOOK A YEAR AND A HALF FOR ANY REAL SIDE EFFECTS BOTHERED ME. I WAS TESTED FOR GALL BLADDER AND THE VALVE IN MY LIVER IS ENLARGED. THE DOCTOR IS SAYING IT COULD BE FROM MEDICATION. WELL I AM BELIEVING IT IS THIS EVIL LITTLE PILL I'VE BEEN TAKING. I'VE HAD MY EYES CHECKED BECAUSE OF BLURRY VISION AND I'VE HAD MY DOCTOR TREAT FOR KIDNEY PROBLEMS BUT I THINK IT IS THE PILL NOW THAT I READ THESE POSTINGS. I AM GOING TO MY GI SPECIALIST IN 2 HOURS AND THIS SITE HAS GAVE ME A LITTLE INFORMATION TO FEEDBACK WHAT COULD BE WRONG. THE BIGGEST THING IS EVERY SITUATION I'VE BEEN IN LATELY HAS BEEN A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE THAT WAS REALLY BLOWN OUT OF PROPORTION BECAUSE OF THIS LITTLE EVIL PILL. I'VE SCARED MYSELF TO BELIEVE I AM DYING AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. MY HUSBAND SAID WE ARE GOING TO COUNSELLING REAL SOON. BUT NOW I THINK I AM GOING TO STOP THIS LITTLE PILL TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS FIRST. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

One of my friend use to take phenytoin (dilantin) for past 6 years. At present he is suffering from gum hyperplasia. i want to enquire about how newer antiepileptic drugs are better in term of safety and efficacy than to phenytoin. if it is better than phenytoin , it is better for him switch to new antiepileptic drugs. Moreover i want to know what is the proportion of dilantin or phenytoin intake throughout the world?. if you have the data please send to me.

with regards

R.Kesavan
Ph.D scholar
department of pharmacology , JIPMER, PONDICHERRY, INDIA

The first day I didn't notice anything. The second day I had a build up of energy as the day went on so I went for a 5 mile walk to burn some of it off. Generally I had more energy, but I had severe anxiety as well. Circumstances triggered my anxiety, however, my physical response was out of proportion to my thoughts. My heart felt like it was going to explode out of my chest. I kept saying to my husband, "I don't know why I am reacting this severely." By the way, I had no idea that wellbutrin caused anxiety. My doctor told me there were minimal side effects. I took her word for it. I did no research on it. I started out with samples that the doctor gave me. When I had my first prescription filled, it was then that I read about the side effects. I also had severe insomnia in the first month. I currently have extremely shaky hands especially when I do activities that require fine motor skills. I had mild dizziness which is gone now. Nothing too severe though. By the way, I am on 150 mg.

Delayed reaction to CIPRO

6 weeks after a 12 day course 2 x500 mg ciprofloxacin
I developed serious knee joint pain, which caused me (22, M)to seek medical help at the ED.
CONCLUSION by M.D: A link between the drug and the joint
pain cannot be excluded.
CONCLUSION by me: The use of these drugs will cause
arthrosis deformans in a great proportion of patients (in 10 to 30 years).
CIPRO appears to be "safest" of the quinolones, as confirmed by animal testing.
However, other potent antibiotics such as Metronadizole are
not much better in terms of ADVR.