Recomended symptoms and conditions

I am a mother of 5 children.I have used the patch got pregnant had the ring got pregnant , so my doctor recommended using the mirena instead of my tubes being tied. So ive had it in for about 9 months and I swear im losing my mind i feel like im insane!! I am angry and short fused all the time and the next minute im crying. So just reading the side effects some women have had I've finally figured it out.Also I was quite happy when the doctor said my period may go away well it has just recently but no im scared I may be pregnant!! NEVER will recommend to anyone to gt the MIRENA

hello- I had Mirena inserted the beginning of December- 10 weeks after the birth of my second child.
I have had natural childbirth- I know what pain is... but I handle it well. I found the procedure to be uncomfortable but bearable- just a slight pinch from the device the doctor described as a grappling hook (nice hu?) grabbing hold to keep my cervix open for insertion- my uterus is tipped slightly back, so he had to go around the corner so to say..
I had cramps fairly bad afterwards, enough to take Motrin, and I don't like taking Ibuprofen because is causes a bad taste in my mouth while on it...(odd but true) I had heavy bleeding lasted about 7 days... but continued to spot, then came what I believe to be a period- as I had horrible cramps and the bleeding got very heavy again - more than any period Ive had before.. more like after having a child bleeding, I hear many women mention a smell- that I have noticed as well.. not horrible- but enough to suspect infection- so I go tot Doctors on the 26th of Dec. I get a nurse pract. because my OB is away for some reason. She looks at me like Im crazy when I tell her how Im experiencing stabbing pains like its poking me, and Im bleeding more than I expected and the severe cramping is unbearable at timesl.. she tells me " wait it out.. it will settle in, take 600 mg of Ibuprofen 4 times a day for 7 days - the cramping should subside. I don't recommend taking it out this soon, it would be a painful procedure and you would need to schedule with your regular ob and he wont be back until next week" she prescribed some Lortab for the pain , and I made an appointment for the next week with my OB. To my bad luck, the weather played a harsh role in not making that appointment ( our area has declared a state of emergency due to the mass snowfall in such a short amount of time) I was literally snowed in for four days. So I missed the appointment, and by then Im not cramping as bad.. I had been taking the ibuprofen as recommended- even though everything I taste and smell is nasty because of it... and Im still spotting- it tapers off to brownish or pinkish like I might be stopping- then whamp- bright red or dark again- and Jan 3rd I started another cycle I believe, another heavy gross period, only I don't have cramps as bad until day 5- then I was back to taking 1/2 a lortab again just so I could function( though not very alert being on hyrocodone ) about 10 days into the most recent cycle the bleeding went back to spotting and color fading, but then yesterday It started dark red again, I think I made the decision to have the Mirena removed when I woke up in severe pain at 4:00 am this morning- I felt like I was being stabbed in the uterus- pain as bad as labor pains, I went to take some Ibuprofen and found myself getting dizzy- my ears began to ring, I got weak and collapsed on the floor in a hot flash/ cold sweat. I drug myself to the kitchen sink when I felt the wave of nausea coming, and vomited.. it was everything I had to stay upright and finish puking, then collapsed on the floor again and waited for the ringing and cold sweat to subside. I crawled into bed once I was able to , and tried to concentrate on the pain flowing out of me ( Im a big believer in the power of thought) I used this technique in labor and it does help, but labor pain is something you KNOW is temporary and will go away, this pain is of unknown origin (save for knowing about the foreign object in my uterus) and you don't know if its going to go away... so needless to say, hard to block out of your mind with the power of thought..
I am not cramping as bad now this afternoon, but regardless I made an appointment for Friday to have this thing removed.
I have also experienced symptoms of depression and overwhelming anger during the time I have had Mirena, like most women- easy to contribute to lack of sleep and getting back to life as normal with a baby.. but the rage for no reason- snapping at the slightest irritant.. being pissed at yourself for being too tired to do housework or go to the grocery store. Having debilitating cramps doesn't help- and a severe back ache- sometimes a xiadic nerve feeling from the pelvis- down into your legs... Im glad Im doing something about it before the side effects have long term repercussions.. like - this is a great birth control because you don't have sex - because you DON'T WANT TO or cant because it HURTS too much or your bleeding all the time! My husband said to me the other night he'd go find action elsewhere If Im not willing or able to keep him happy in bed .. isn't that nice?
Just a note to all you women who's husbands put up with your mood swings and or lack of action in bed, - that your men showed compassion and sensitivity towards your pain - you are lucky, and your men are honorable. We don't all have such caring people in our lives. I wish my husband had an ounce of compassion for what Im going through .. instead all the comment I get is "go get that bitching bleeding device taken out of you!" sigh...
I hope I feel better soon.

I had the mirena fitted in August 2005 due to heavy periods. I still have my period every month but its much lighter the only side effect that ive had is (FACIAL HAIR) arghhhhhthey say 1 in every 1000 women get this. The Gp recommended that I have normal IUCD fitted but this caused heavy periods before.

In desperate need for help! I started taking Loestrin24Fe 1mg/20mg and I didn't start taking it on the first day of my period,I took it before I got my period.My doctor recommended that I do that. I took one whole 24 pack and noticed I had server migraines,back pain and server nausea. I missed my period and haven't had it since Oct 27th,Today is Dec 16th.I started taking the birth control in November. I'm worried I may be pregnant but have no idea,I'm terribly worried and need advice. After the 24 pack,I stopped taking it. I've continued to have server migraines and now even painful chest pain. I feel like I'm always hungry and I'm always tired and moody. No breast tenderness but I do have really bad pain in my right breast area. If any one has advice on what I should do please contact me via email ******

I have no insurance and am scared!
Thanks a bunch,A.

My son is 14 years old and was given two rounds of this drug for an infection (two weeks and one week respectively). Last round in the middle of September. The pain started with the first round and got worse the second time. Real bad. We had him tested for a multitude of diseases and x-rayed the knees - all came back normal. We finally stumbled onto the fact that the joint pain coincided with the drug - WE WERE NEVER WARNED!

Well, he's a heck of an athlete/student/good kid...and has been wrestling since he's 5 years old, has competed nationally and this sport is "his thing." Well, now he's finally in high school and can barely make it through practice - can't go live at all. The pain and stiffness ain't going away even though he's been off it since September!

What in the world can we do to treat this effectively (or t all)? Doctor prescribed anti-inflammatory meds and they did nothing. Physical therapy is doing nothing. Ultrasound treatment on knees is doing nothing.

How long will it last?

Help please anybody with any information - we're disparate.

Prayers are welcome too.

Thanks.

Craig V. (Dustins Dad)

Daughter's ear infection was not responding well to prescribed antibiotic. Dr called in levaquin as replacement. Within THREE MINUTES, daughter was having reaction to levaquin. Within thirty minutes of taking levaquin, I had her in the ER. She is 15 years old, 5'5" 115 lbs, active healthy teen. Heart rate was 130. BP 130/88. She couldn't stop shaking, difficulty breathing, lips/tongue swelling, face, hands and feet numb.

The instructions that come with this medication clearly indicate that this medication , and is typed in caps USE OF THIS MEDICINE IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN CHILDREN under the age of 15. Please talk to the doctor about the risks and benefits before giving this to your child.

Now that is with the print out you get when you pick up this medicine from Kaiser, and other drug stores, so I am really shocked to read all these stories of people giving this drug to so many small children. Always research your medication BEFORE you give it to yourself or your child.
I have had many bad reactions, and had to learn the hard way for myself and mor my aging mom, she almost was rendered brain dead from a drug I did not research. Do your homework FIRST! I will never make this mistake again. Hope this helps someone.

I got my IUD placed in about april of 07 i have seen than experience crazy skin problems such as ance i've never had a problem with ance and i'm 25 i have very bad mood changes that are unexplainable now that i have reread the side effects of Mirena i now know why all the side effects began around the same time and now i'm figuring out why! I will be getting it removed. Has anyone else experience really bad mood swings i was so ready to get on depression medications now i'm going to get it removed and will take it from there!!! Please let me know if i'm not the only one

I can't believe what I'm reading tonight on this page, I decided that today was the day I needed to check up on side effects of singulair, since my 5yro, needs his 3rd refill. Three weeks ago I took my boy to the doctor, because of severe weeknes,fatigue. irritability,lose of interest in studying, in sports, in home works, and lose of appetite one of my main concern, I ask his ped if maybe these could be side effects from his singulair, She said no way she hasn't heard of such effects from this drug, and that the side effects form singulair was realy mild, I took her word on it and continue my poor lillte boy in the hell he is living in, oh. she send him to the lab and draw blod for a series of exams, but find nothing so I continue my days wondering and suffering for my child, My mother-in-law even recomended counseling for my boy since we have a new baby at home, tonight I decided before getting his reffill why not do some research and find out what other people are saying? this is the first page i ran in to and I know that I dont need to read much more to take my boy off of this singulair.
ps. we can not rely on our doctors to talk bad of any drug.

I was prescribed Clonazepam for anxiety about 3 months ago coupled with a generic version of zooloft. I am definately starting to feel insane. My head aches at random times. I do still drink and smoke leafy substances, which i know is not recomended, but I am still in college and I feel sometimes like its the only way to meet ppl, drinking/partying, especially in places where there isn't much else. I want to get off the drug, but I am so afraid of the side effects. I don't really feel better on it. because I like having energy, I am a spunky girl and it takes away my spunk. I just wanna know how to function in society. I get nervous around new ppl, especially bosses/or anyone in my field, if I don't take the drug, but I can't even really tell if it is helping. At first it was fine, but now my head hurts all over/ headache. I forget things, which may be the sertraline, but regardless I want to get off of it. I feel more insane now than I did before.

This is the worse pill ever. I suffer from anxiety depression constant mood swings and nervousness. The doctor is telling me that bc does not cause this that there is something else going on. I have a thyroid issue but all is well with that. He recomended I see a therapist so I did I honestly feel I am losing my mind on these pills the therapist told me to go back to my gyn, I and so tired of being bounced back and fourth I just want off of these pills everything was fine before I started them. does anyone else have this issue. These doctors are so quick to pass you on to other people

I'VE BEEN ON NUVARING FOR 8 MONTHS NOW. I WAS THINKING ABOUT GETTING OFF OF IT BECAUSE I AM GAINING WEIGHT BAD. SO I WENT TO THIS WEBSITE & READ EVERYONE'S & REALIZED ALL THESE OTHER SYMPTOMS I'M HAVING IS BECAUSE OF NUVARING TOO. I HAVE HORRIBLE HEADACHES, IM VERY MOODY, IM TIRED ALL THE TIME, NASTY SMELLY DISCHARGE, I HATE SEX, ABSOLUTELY HATE IT, MY BACK ACHES ME BAD & IM HUNGRY ALL THE TIME & I GUESS THATS MAKING ME GAIN WEIGHT ALSO. I WILL DEFINATELY BE TAKING THIS OUT!! I LOVE THE SHORT LIGHT PERIODS, BUT I HATE ALL THESE SYMPTOMS!!

I have been on Warfarin since December 2003 for peripheral vascular disease. I was on the same dosage, 7.5 mg, up until I started seeing a different DR. last year and he upped me to 9.5 mg a day. I noticed I started losing a tremendous amount of hair. Dr put me on prenatal vitamins with no improvement. Hair is very dry and brittle. Have had alot of lightheadedness to the point where I feel I want to pass out but don't, now it affects my driving and work. My head feels like it wants to explode sometimes and have lots of migraines. Anyone else????

Rash I went on Topril about 1year ago . 25mg and it solved my my high heart rate. Episodes from 1 to 2 hours rapid heart beat up to 175 beats a minute. Now I am fine But ____But when i increase dossage as recomended to 50 mg a rash appeared and my dermatologist thinks it is cause by Topril. Anybody else have a rash from this medication??? Please help LW

hi sophie,
sorry to hear you are still suffering so badly,were you on yasmin for long? i was on it for 1.5 years and have been off now for nearly 6 months like you. i think it depends how long you took yasmin and how badly messed up your hormones have become. i'm not sure if i have replied to you before (i think i have ) have you had your thyroid checked? i ask this question of most people who are still feeling bad. your thyroid levels (tsh) should be in between 0.3 - 3.0 .most people feel best around 1 - 1.5. my thyroid was out of whack whilst on yasmin so i had a dose increase (i have hashimoto's) when i had my test 1 month ago it showed that i needed my dose reduced again so bcp's definately can effect thyroid function. thyroxine is afterall a hormone so it is quite likely that it has been effected too. Your periods could be an indication that all is not right with the thyroid. underactive tends to cause depressive feelings,muscle pain and heavy periods and also headaches. yours may be fine but it is worth ruling it out. the previous poster recomended prozac..i know nothing about it or any other anti-depressants as i never took them (apart from a short time on diazepam for my anxiety/panic attacks) but as she says if you are still not finding any relief from your symptoms it might be a route to consider (do rule out the thyroid 1st though). i read many helpful books that helped me learn to handle my anxiety/panic attacks and that has done wonders for me,even if i have a few bad days i KNOW they will get better and i just use what i have learned to work through it,it's not easy, some times are worse than others but i know i am getting better slowly. i hope this will be the case for you and that you will start to see some improvement in your symptoms. with regards to your periods it may be a sign that they are trying to regulate themselves again.mine were 28 days for the 1st 2 cycles but now can be anything up to 38 days apart and are so light they are gone within a day or 2. my periods were always regular as clockwork before i went on yasmin. even after i had my last child and breastfed for a year. as soon as i stopped feeding her my periods came back at 28 days on the dot,then i started taking this rubbish.

best wishes to you sophie.

sarah

Hello Yasmin users, PLEASE HELP WITH ANY ADVICE:

I was concerned about weight gain with BCP
(Ortho Tri Cyclin made me gain too much weight 30pds in under 1 yr)
my OBGYN recomended Yasmin, she said it had the opposite effect. I have been on this pill for about 2 years. One of the first and biggest side effect I noticed right away was rapid weight loss - I was not doing anything different with my exersize regimine or eating.
Also in the beggining and worsened, after staring YASMIN:
Depression, which I went to see my doctor about twice and she said it would go away. - and third, like a downward spiral getting worse and worse now above all is no libido. I have been complaining about this and she said loss of libido is normal with ALL BCP and if she switched me it would make no difference. I am frustraed with her responses to my issues.

IS THIS TRUE? Are they all the same??????

I also get a lot of headaches on this pill and I never hardly ever got a headache before. My eyes sometimes twitches too, which is weird. It seems like if I don't take the pill the same time every day and I wait until later - then I get headache or nausea.

I also noticed I feel better when I am on the placebo pills and are on my period, and actually feel kind of "in the mood" for alck of better terms.

I am willing to take a pill with weight gain side effects!! - if I can have my sex drive back!!!!!

PLEASE DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE IS ANOTHER PILL THAT I CAN LOOK INTO?
HOW ABOUT ORTHO EVRA??????????
Sincererly, Sick of YASMIN
JAS

I would strongly suggest that anyone taking Maxide or the generic medication supplement it with potassium. I know that it is not supposed to deplete the potassium and other electrolytes, but it can. Since potassium is water soluble, the body flushes out what it doesnt need so it wont hurt you and will probably help eliviate a lot of the side effects, namely cramps, dizziness, light-headedness, anxiety, aggitation, fatigue, and so on. Start off with the recomended dosage and increase after a day or so if you dont see results. As soon as I feel any of these side effects, I take potassium until they go away. It takes about an hour for it to get into your system so give it time to work. Most people dont realize the importance of potassium and that most of us are at a deficient of it. Also, magnesium helps the body retain and absorb potassium, so you may need that too. I'm not a dr. I just want to share with others what has helped me. My husband is now a believer since he finally gave in and started taking potassium and hasnt had a migraine since. Until then, he had them almost daily for years and the drs couldnt find a cause and nothing else helped.

Hello Ladies,

I have posted several times before and thought I would add a few things. I have experienced the EXTREME weight gain and bloating in a very short time, sweats, migraines, problems with vision and contact lenses, chest pains, on and on. As with many of you, my side effects only got WORSE when I went off. I was only on for 5 months! I've been off since July 19 and I'm continuing to expand, which is SOOOOOO depressing.

Anyway, I've reported all of this to Berlex Labs and suggest you all do the same. I've also requested a call back from one of their "health care" professionals to see if they know of a recomended protocol to turn this monster around and get my body back. You can write me privately for contact info.

I'va also contacted FDA and the individual with whom I spoke was a very kind and understanding gentleman. He HIGHLY suggested we post our problems with YASMIN on FDA'S adverse event reporting system. I haven't done it yet but he said you just go to FDA.gov and on the right side click on "FDA activities", which will take you to their MEDWATCH site. This is where we should report our problems. This can be done directly on-line or copy and send a fax. If you send it online be sure to click "SUBMIT REPORT" at the top to be sure it goes through and you will receive a confirmation email.

I am FURIOUS that we've all been put through this and want to stop it for other women if possible. I understand that b/c pills have their share of consequences, but this one really takes the cake.

Blessings to you all,
Rita

This is my second week on geodon 160 mg a day, so far the only side effect that ive had was the involentery movement of the tongue and I get sleepy every afternoon, my doctor recomended that I take 80mg in am and the other 80mg late night. I'm trying that know so were just waiting to see what happens..... I am really getting scared after reading all the side effects...... Can someone with a good experience on this medication please respong.......

I went into premature labor at 26 weeks .The doctor gave me 6 times the recomended dose to try and stop labor my child as gets older is having more learning problems .I was wondering what the long term side affects are in the child.

Hmm... but for me the ethex brand guaifenex perscribed to me has been like speed, i forst got it on a wednesday night took 2, which was recomended by my doctor, and i didnt sleep or eat a full meal until friday night when i didnt take the second dose of medication, and also drank a little that night. During those few days however i did continue taking my medicine, but sometimes not 2 twice a day. Basicaly i felt like i was on some amphetamine or speed for about 2 days straight. However i did not find the experience to be of any nuicance. But now about 4 days after starting the medicine, i have a rash on my hands and feet and the symptoms comply with hand foot and mouth disease, but actualy i think this is the real sickness i was prescribed to guaifinexe for, since the doctor never gave me an actual name for the virus

Hi everyone. Well first off, I have been on Yasmin for about a week now. And I don't feel bad at all. When I was seventeen my gyno recomended that I go on the pill. My mother was not thrilled about that one (old fashioned), so I waited until I was eighteen. After looking over many options, because I do not need it as a contraceptive, I decided to let the doctor use his best judgement. I took two pills in one day in order to make my cycle go every fourth Sunday.
So far I feel fine. My appetite has dwindled down to nothing, and because I work full time, those cravings have subsided so much that I lost three pounds in two days. One thing that I encourage women to remember is that the pill is meant to fool your body into believing it is pregnant. Because of the "pregnancy mode," your ovaries will not release any eggs. This is very important because the whole morning sickness bit, and the cravings, and the decreased sex drive, and the dryness are all symptoms of pregnancy. Every woman's body is different, and some woman during pregnancy do feel numb emotionally and physically. So the pill basically is doing just that, making you feel pregnant.
A woman's body produces natural hormones called estrogen and progesterone. However, the bosy does not produce these hormones in consistant amounts, hence we get our period. Because of these fluctuations, eggs are releases, our breasts are occasionally tender, a pimple will pop up here and there, and we get a bit moody. The pill maintains these hormones at a constant level so hopefully this symptoms subside a bit. The week that you are on the white pills is basically just your body's natural chemistry taking over. So of course that week you would feel very normal and like your old self.
I hope that maybe this information will help some people who, by coming to this website, have become frightened. Yasmin is a pill prescribed mostly to teenage girls because the hormone progesterone used is a synthetic one and not real. This basically enables your body to safely come off the pill and go back to normal once the menstrual cycle is regulated. I have experienced minimal side effects, the ones I have noticed are the loss of appetite, and desire to drink a lot of water, which by the way is a good thing. By the way, because Yasmin is a diauretic, that means you lose water while taking it. When your body is lacking water (a good indication is if there is a hint of yellow in your urine, urine should be clear and copious), it tends to become oily. People who drink plenty of water while on this pill do lose the weight after about eight weeks and have beautiful skin. Water is an amazing thing when trying to clean up acne. Good Luck ladies, and e-mail me is you have any questions. AgapeAngel1120@aol.com

I have been so depressed, crying for no reason, tired, my boobs are overflowing in my bra's and my sex drive no longer exists! I had no idea why I was feeling this way, then I thought to do a little research on Yasmin and I found this website. I am about to start my 3rd week on Yasmin....I have felt better the week before my period (which is why I am on Yasmin). My doctor recomended me to start taking it to control my terrible mood swings and cramping. I called to tell her about how I feel and she is trying to convince me to stay on it for another 2 months, that my body is just adjusting to it. I want to quit, but I am curious to see if it really helps my PMS symptoms......if it doesn't I am done with this crap! I am miserable and making everyone who around me miserable. I would rather have cramps and mood swings 3 or 4 days rather than feeling the way I have the past 2 weeks..