Ruin symptoms and conditions

Well reading all of this is very scary to me. I'm 23 years old and have never had a kid and have never been on any birth control before. I thought it would be a wise decision for it since i'm starting to get serious with my boyfriend and we have sex, but he never ejaculates in me...mostly because he cannot ejaculate from sexual intercourse the only way is thru oral or a hand job (sorry for the TMI lol). I have an appointment on July 1, 2009 to get the Mirena in place. My OBGYN doc told me Mirena was the best thing for me because I am on high blood pressure medication. I've always kind of had my doubts about this type of birth control and she didn't really explain the side effects that much, she just gave me the little pamphlet about it which of course makes it sound like the best thing ever. I am going to another place to have it put in because I have no health insurance and they do it for free. Well...I had to have a consultation with that doc and she did explain the cramping and it may hurt when it's put in, and the spotting but that's it. I almost kind of felt like I was pressured into it. After about 10 minutes the doc was like ok lets get you set up. I'm having very very serious thoughts about calling and canceling this appointment. I like who I am now and I think I would rather risk it and use a condom than ruin my life. Thanks for the help everyone.

I started taking prednisone when I was only 12 years old and I was on it for about a year and a half. At the age of 10, I was diagnosed with glaucoma, uveitis and cataracts and for about 10 years now I have had all these illnesses. My experience with prednisone had been HORRIBLE. Within two months alone, I gained 50 pounds, my skin started to get really really thin, I started to develop stretch marks ALL over my body with the only exception of my face and hands. I started to get the chipmuk cheeks to the point that my family was afraid that I was going to literally explode. My liver was damaged. My kidney was damaged. The vertebrates in my spine where being chipped away. There was a point in that year and a half where the doctors told me that there was a 70% chance of me going blind. The bottom line was that PREDNISONE WAS BRINGING NOTHING FOR ME EXCEPT RUIN. On top of that, I was constantly depressed. Kids at school would point at laugh hysterically at me. And if people weren't laughing, they were struck by fear and were trying to figure out what exactly I was. I remember this one instance in my school cafeteria where one girl stood up on the lunch table, pointed at me and screamed SHE'S AN ALIEN!!

I was and still am scarred physically and emotionally. My arms and stomach are really saggy because the skin is soo thin. As I said my entire body is scarred with stretch marks. I can't show the slightest bit of my body to anyone because I am so ashamed, embarrassed and afraid of peoples judgments. I am afraid that no one will ever want to be in a relationship with me.

All I can tell you is that though I stopped using it about six and a half years ago, this dreaded drug has truly ruined my life from the very start of my childhood.

My son (14 years old) was given levaquin for a sinus and ear infection
2 weeks ago. Around the same time he began practices for his high school baseball team. He complained about his legs being stiff and aching. We assumed it was the intense practices causing his muscles to ache. After a week on the drug, he could barely walk and his knees were swollen. We were very concerned and looked up the side effects of levaquin on the internet. We were shocked and angry when we found out that levaquin should not be given to children under the age of 18 because on the possibility of joint and tendon problems. Today we went to the orthopedist and he drained a lot of fluid off of both knees (it looked like about a 1/2 cup from each).The doctor thinks it has to be a side effect of the drug, because the symptoms began at the same time. He doesn't
think after examining the knee and having him perform certain tasks that he has damaged any tendons. He has all the symptoms of rheumatiod arthritis. He is very athletic and plays competitive sports and we are praying that his knees are not permanently damaged by this drug. Parents please research all drugs and there side effects before giving them to your children! Doctor's DO make mistakes!! The pharmacist failed us too.

I really don't know what to do, I hurt so bad every single day I could cry. I was given Levaquin in March 2008 when I had pneumonia. I took it for 10 days and I hurt so bad still was very sick so I was put on it for another 10 days, so I took the Levaquin for a total of 20 days. I thought all this sickness was from the pneumonia. I had trouble getting out of bed, I could not even bend my knees, my feet, knees, elbows, and fingers were swelled up and I was getting all kinds of cracking in all my joints, headaches, stomach pains, all kinds of muscle pains. When I went back to work, I was telling a girl at work how I hurt and she asked me what kind of antibiotic I was taking, I told her and she said they had it on the world news . I said why is it still on the market. I seen 3 doctors about this and they think I'm nuts! They sent me for all kinds of xrays for all different parts of my body, what is that going to show! Its been a year and I still ache, I keep swelling up, joint and muscle pains, cracking, stomach troubles, problems sleeping, its terrible. I take pain medication for my back, I have 2 herniated discs, and I have to take more pain meds for all these other pains, this is not going to work. I even went to see a rheumatologists and he said I don't have arthritis. So Levaquin done a number on me. If anyone can help, or know what to do let me know!

Cipro is a chemotherapeutic agent that is stored in fat cells and is reabsorbed into the bloodstream when burned and can potentially damage any system it comes in contact with. I took this for two weeks.and had horrible pains and kept having what could best be described as partial seizures and heart palpitations as well as peripheral neuropathies. As the drug recycles every few months back into my blood the symptoms start over and sometimes new ones occur. I am currently experiencing floaters, brain fog, vision problems, burning sensations, panic attacks, partial seizures, dizziness, depersonalization and extreme fatigue even nine months after taking 27 pills over the course of two weeks. Cipro is used to kill anthrax and should not be used on people even though Bayer is making a killing in its sales. You don't have to look far to find thousands of people who have had their lives destroyed by this drug. Remove from the market ASAP.

has anyone NOT experienced complications with acne? And for those who have, how bad on a scale of 1-5? (I really should have asked these questions before I got this thing put in...)

Thank goodness for this sight. If you are thinking you're crazy and can't figure out what's wrong while you're on Nuva, scroll down, you will feel like you're getting a big hug!

I am 27 and have been on the NuvaRing for coming on 8 months and everything has changed. At first I had severe migraines with nausea, a day after starting, that kept going and still occur. They will last all day long and I can take 8 of my migraine medicine and nothing will help. The headaches ruin days, make work difficult, and ruin weekends.

Second: I gained weight around my middle, so perceptibly, I thought I was pregnant. The bloat and gas is constant, I'm always popping Gas-X extra strength but the gas doesn't quit. It was funny at first (yes, I'm immature) but now I'm so uncomfortable, and my pants are tight around the middle but nowhere else. Boo!

Third: ANXIETY. I've been the most relaxed, calm person until I started on NuvaRing, and now I have a prescription for Valium just to keep me from having nervous butterflies all day. The anxiety goes hand in hand with depression, which sucks because I got engaged literally 2 weeks after starting NuvaRing and am always nervous, anxious and sad, and I'm so in love with my fiance but our home life is strained! I sometimes wonder if it's cold feet, but I know it's not. Which leads me to:

Fourth: NO SEX DRIVE. Gone. Dead. Zilch. Zero. I have been the horniest person I know my whole life. I love sex. But I am almost scared of it now. I have no desire to have sex, recoil when my fiance touches me, and get butterflies when I think he's going to try to have sex with me. I sleep as far away as possible, never masturbate anymore, never feel sexy and the idea of sex just doesn't even pop into my head. So unlike me. This causes anxiety, too.

Fifth: Yeast infections and pain during sex. I've never had either of these before. I'm extremely hygienic, and my underwear are constantly filled with discharge. So gross and painful.

I'm going off of it in 5 days and I cannot wait!

I am posting this as a new post. I am not against Singulair. I am against withholding negative side effects from the patients. I am against promoting that Singulair is safe and effective for everybody on the planet.

My entire family is health care. My father was a surgeon. I worked for a pharmaceutical company. Pharmaceutical companies are supposed to ethically invent drugs and inform everybody about the safe and effective way to use those drugs. Pharmacists are supposed to police the prescriptions and dispense the correct dosage. Then pharmacists are supposed to be aware of side effects and drugs interactions. When necessary, pharmacist are supposed to intervene to prevent a mis- communication from turning into a disaster. Doctors are supposed to review the recommendations of pharmaceutical companies (who are policed by the FDA) in order to determine if their diagnosis matches the profile of drugs known to be therapies for certain symptoms. I, personally, am madder than hell at Merck. Singulair could really be a good therapy when it is needed. It could correct some bad stuff that happens short term. Why does Merck's need to make every drug a major block buster money maker ruin the market for Singulair?

Wow what it is with all these doctors not knowing these side effects, don't they know that there butts are hanging in the wind,the law protects the drug companies ,but doctors you are not immune

I have had Mirena for about 5 weeks now and have had constant medium flow bleeding every single day. I also have tingling and swelling in my hands and feet. My head feels kinda cloudy and dizzy a bit. Is anyone out there having these problems too. Will these side effects go away with time??

Okay so I have been really moody one minute I am fine and the next minute I am yelling at my 9 month old for crying, which is obviously suppose to happen. I have only had the mirena for a little over a month and before it was inserted I was so good with my daughter. When she is finally asleep I realize how mean I have been to her, considering she is a baby. I have been a mad woman and hate it. I thought I was just stressed but I am realizing I was not acting like this before the mirena when I was stressed out. I also had to change my Mary Kay make-up thinking that that was what was causing the acne. The other make-ups didn't help I was still getting acne, even without make-up. And lastly what is driving me crazy is the bleeding and bloating. I am still bleeding. I usually wear thongs and have had to go and buy a ton of regular underwear, just so I can ruin them. I hate it so much but really can't have another kid for at least 2 years because my husband is coming home from Iraq and has been exposed to chemicals and such that can cause birth defects... so what am I suppose to do for a good effective birth control... please help!

I was taking atenolol 20 mg for a while for bp. But that caused sinun problem which meant i took sudafed etc and that further increased bp. it was a vicious cycle. i went off it and now take lisinopril hctz 20 mg. the funny thing is my doctor's nurse was taking my bp with may arm swinging on its own weight and id get 140/90..when i went hom it was around 125/80 or 125/75. i complained to my dr and she realized the problem. she reduced me to lisinopril hctz 10 mg and now i take only half a pill daily.

i get a lot of sinus problems which have never happened to me before and also get easily tired. i have started acupunture and chinese herbal medicins which have done wonders to improving my digestive issuea and headaches. my plan is to get off bp pills completely and only take herbal medicines and eat right.

one warning to people. always measure bp when you are completely relaxed. before i had my machine, i used to walk into Publix and imdtly measure bp and it would always be very high 155/100..etc. always relax and take the third reading..someone told me..otherwise you may have normal bp but be uncessarily on medication which can ruin your lifestyle.

IF YOU CONSIDER THAT 1% OF PEOPLE GET A REACTION TO THIS POISON AND THERE ARE 600 MILLION PEOPLE, I THINK THAT 6 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS IS A HORRIBLE THING. THIS POISON SHOULD BE OFF THE MARKET NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ANYONE TAKING THIS WITHOUT ASKING FOR SOMETHING SAFER IS JUST LOOKING TO RUIN THEIR LIFE. IT HAPPENED TO ME AND MILLIONS OF OTHERS. DON'T BE A FOOL. JUST ASK FOR SOMETHING SAFER.

Ativan can very easily ruin your health and your life. Anyone taking this drug (or any of the other benzodiazepines) is playing with fire. Everyone becomes addicted eventually and that's when the nightmare starts!!! Some people become addicted in a few weeks, for others it can take longer. The debilitating effects of addiction can take years to resolve!

See www.benzoisland.org

ok i have done weeks of research online this pill seems to have an effect on our adrenal glands that produce our hormones if you research adrenal gland you will get answers to all of your questions this pill is dangerous and i cant believe how we all put ourselves in such medical ruin. its almost similar to addisons disease im not sure because i am not a doctor but this pill and our side effects are real and none of us know for sure how dangerous because 9 out of 10 doctors wont diagnose us properly, this is very scary because if you read on this site even women who have been off of this a year or more arent 100% so what will our future bring? we have to take a stand and do something. lets not just be victims!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

My 70 year old mother starting taking Fosamax a few weeks ago because her bone density test showed she had osteoporosis. She became quite ill soon afterwards, said she had the worst headache of her life, couldn't eat, had nausea, severe head pain, and dizziness. She was in bed for a week. Her doc said maybe it was a swollen temporal artery (huh?), and put her on strong pain meds, which she said didn't even touch the pain. After reading the other comments on this website, I called her and told her to not take another dose. Merck is being sued over this drug. How many women have to suffer horrific side effects, including loss of their jaws, before they pull this crap off the market?? It's all about maximizing their profits, folks, and those pharmaceutical companies will ruin your health with their poisons to make a buck.

oh my god!!! i'm so scared now! i'ma musician touring america right this second... i'm supposed to take 7 days of this levaquin drung and this morning i woke in such pain in my hands i was wondering how i was going to play guitar tonight.... so scared, and also scared to stop taking it because i hear the bacteria gets stronger if you stop antibiotics. i have 3 days to go and feel like wuitting it. ALL MY JOINTS ARE IN PAIN ! my shoulders, my knees, my hands, every single finger, i was very dizzy on stage, and extremelly depressed on my first day of medicine, questioning everything and everyone around me. please someone tell me it's ok to stop this medicine now, i can't ruin my concerts, and i'm afraid of heing these joint problems forever after this.

My doctor prescribed Advair last week and I am supposed to take one puff twice a day. I have done it for the past 3 days. Now I am afraid to continue because of the side effects you all mention. How long until you began to notice the weight gain/sleeplessness, etc.? I just lost 40lbs and it took a lot of hard work. I will not let this drug ruin that for me. (I don't
have chronic asthma, I am just having trouble getting over a bout of bronchitis.) Thanks for any information you can offer.

Ugh, I feel you on that. My doctor STILL won't admit that my depression and migraine headaches (that I had every day for two months) are caused by the pill.

I was put on Lexapro last weekend for my depression and I feel that it's helped me a lot.. my anxiety is gone, and I'm feeling a bit happier lately. I think that my problem was due to a chemical imbalance though.. it wasn't just hormonal. Birth control pills cause certain chemicals in your brain to be depleted, like serotonin, which will make you become depressed if you have low amounts of it.

I don't really like having to take YET ANOTHER pill.. I just want to be free and natural for pete's sakes. But I think I'll give the anti-depressant a few more weeks, just in case.

It's a damn shame how much birth control can ruin someone. We want it to give us confidence in our sex lives (along with getting rid of cramps and such) and it comes with so many side effects that end up damaging us in the end.

hey lisa,

your welcome, i know what its like to be so scared and feel alone.... i am constantly thinking that i have some deadly disease or somethng life threatening wrong with me.... im only 23!! dying is the last thing i wanna be worried about.... this week is the week leading up to my period and it hasnt been a good one...
i actually for the past couple of days have got these really weird feelings on the left side of my head.. kinda like little cramps ya know... they come and go...
HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS????? PLS LET ME KNOW!!!
i really hope you get better soon and i hope all these postings get through to all the girls who look at this website....
YASMIN HAS RUINED A PART OF MY LIFE! but i wont let it ruin it for other girls...

lots of luck
chrissy xoxo

Have been on many psych drugs in the past, and was for a week or so on Remeron which gave me significant side effects and so I had to call/visit the doctor and right away got off the Remeron. I do NOT recommend this for anyone. It is too risky.

Remeron gave me significant trouble with my Memory/Concentration. I had a very difficult time working. I could only do the easy things and could barely even drive. I had to tell myself to stop at the stop signs. I need my brain to work, and it affected my ability to remember things, it affected my ability to understand what I was reading. It affected my ability to read written notes. It gave me significant trouble in speaking and walking, it gave me a retarded or lower in intelligence affect. My speech has NOT been the same and this was FIVE years ago that I took it, and only for a week or so! I speak slow and then later my speech changes. Doctors do NOT know how to fix it, and I went to like four doctors and the hospital to fix my voice changes. I am now UNABLE to work. I have worked for about three years. I can't get disability either at least not yet. Remeron caused me to go to the psych hospital as I had difficulty at home with family coping, and dr could not figure out what to do. Do NOT take it!! Do not let it ruin your memory and do not let it ruin your concentration abilities.

Hi Silke, Hi mollie and everyone else.
Just to chime in (again!) on the topic of weight gain, I'm also 6 months post yasmin and still the weight is not moving. No matter what I do or how little I eat it still stays the same.

Mollie, I'm glad you finally got one doctor out of the whole universe to admit that this can be a result from the pill. My doctor said 6 months should be the most it shall take for all the symptoms to fade. Well here I am six months and all and still no improvement. Honestly I'm thinking it'll never change and it's hard for me to get used to the idea that I now look like a blob. I've gained 10 lbs-went up two dress sizes. Even my face is bigger. Silke-I like the description of pudding. That more or less fits the bill. (sigh) It's so unfair.

Anyone out there thinking of going on the pill, please do yourself a favor and don't ruin your body knowingly. I wish I checked this out before.

Take care,
Shery

My doctor got me on this about 4 years ago for elevated sholesterol. What he DIDN'T tell me was that it would ruin my sex life. Between being too weak to pursue it and then not able to achieve release, I was getting pretty depressed. Doctor then suggested anti-depressants! Sheesh! What a merry go round! I gave up the Lipitor, and the interest started coming back, but it was still physically difficult, almost like there were nerves in certain sensitive spots that were numb (nerve damage???). Recently, another doctor tried to put me on statins again. I told him we'd compromise, and demanded a prescription for a treadmill. I'm be doubling my dose of garlic and vitamin C, and hopefully getting back to a normal sex life, too.

I was on Zometa for a couple of years. I ended up with what they call Dead Jaw. I have had 2 surgerys on my jaw . The bone in my mouth will never be the same ever again.I have a big dip in my lower jaw bone now. It was very painful and has really ruin my mouth.I can no longer eat some of the things i used to if they hard.I is a terrible thing to go threw. I hope i dont have to go threw anymore surgery. It was cause from the Zometa. Thank you, Denise