Saturday afternoon symptoms and conditions

Last week I had an issue with my INR - it has always been unstable, but this time was weird. My INR had been 6 and so I stopped the warfarin for 4 days, and went back on my regular 2 mg dose. Then we went on holiday to Washington DC for a week. 3 days in, my pee was the colour of cherry kool aid. Went to the local hospital (thank god for travel insurance). My INR was 7.89 - In the US this is considered critical and I was admitted, and treated with Vitamin K and 2 units of plasma. Within 8 hours my INR had dropped to 1.8 - now too low. The next day down to 1.25, and a week later I am still 1. I am taking fragmin now until I can get my INR theraputic again but Fragmin shots are even worse than warfarin.

An ultrasound showed now issues with my bladder or kidneys, but I do not understand why I was bleeding.

Guess that this just shows the importance of regular checking of INR levels while on warfarin.

Our daughter spent her 21st birthday in ICU, Sunday the 13th. I took her to the ER with shortness of breath, chest pain and nausea on Saturday afternoon. She has been on Yaz since February with only the mild symptoms of: loss of apetite, mild nausea and some abdominal cramping. She was put on this BC to regulate her periods and relieve menstrual pain as well as excessive dark facial hair growth. All 3 of these were relieved by Yaz.
She has now spent 1 week in the hospital (2 days in ICU) and will be on coumadin for 3 to 6 months due to a very large pulmonary embolism (size of my knee cap) that was putting the right side of her heart in distress. She also has multiple clots in her right lung.
I am shocked to read through this website and see all that has happened to so many women. She can never take oral BC again in her life. There are no blood test results that indicate she was even predisposed to this type of reaction and is not family history.

EVERYBODY REPLY TO THIS Let's see exactly how many women have had negative side affects from Yasmin. Just reply with the sideaffects. I see lots of posts and was wondering how many women are out there sharing similar problems. So me.... migraines, extremely horrible mood swings all from taking yasmin for 8-9 days next..........? lol

I started on the NR on the 11th of this month, the first week was pretty good just a little cramping(I chalked it up to having to get used to a new drug) on the 20th I started getting severe lower back pains I could barely stand to do my filing at work. the back pains have continued, I went camping this weekend & could not even enjoy my weekend with my daughter Saturday afternoon I started to experience a severe headache, nausea, light headedness, blurry vision, not to mention that I could barely open my eyes due to such pain from my headache. I was going to go home that night because I was feeling so horrible but I knew that I would not be able to drive for 1 1/2 hours feeling like this. I tried tylenol, ibuprofen, & even a percocet to try to relieve the pain. nothing worked. I decided to drive home on Sunday morning & on the way home I had to pull over to vomit twice & the headache just got worse. I decided to research the side effects a little more thouroghly since trying the NR was the only thing that I had changing in this time & never having such severe pains & headache before. I was shocked that a drug with some of the side effects is on the market. I have also had an experience with blood clots in the past & now I am getting worried about the aches that I have been experiencing in my legs & arms. I have taken the NR out tonight & I will let you know if things improve. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS DRUG FOR ANYBODY!!!

I was prescribed Levaquin on 4 Sept 06 for what my doctor diagnosed as a prostate infection. I took the first 500 mg pill on Monday, Labor Day and by Tuesday the symptoms were subsiding. I THOUGHT I HAD FOUND A WONDER DRUG! The doctor gave me a month supply, that's right, 30 pills and 1 refill. I took the pill for 6 days and by Saturday afternoon, I thought I was going to die. I started shaking uncontrolably, I was sweating, and my heart was beating out of my chest. I laid down for about 20 minutes and my wife got scared and called 911. I was transported to the ER and the doctor there said I was "in the sun too long" and I was diagnosed with a severe sunburn. I asked the doctor in the ER if I was having an alergic reaction to the Levaquin, she stated "no" it was just a sever sunburn. I took another 500mg Levaquin on Sunday and by Monday I was having severe muscle pain and again, felt so weak I thought I was dying! I called the doctor who prescribed the Levaquin and told him I was having a severe reaction, he stated he really felt that I should finish the medication! I stopped taking Levaquin on Monday, 11 Sept 06 and I am STILL feeling the side effects of taking only 8 pills!! This drug needs to be taken off the market NOW!

I started the drug this past Tuesday afternoon. It's now Saturday afternoon.

I just today noticed red marks on my arms and stomach that almost look like early stretch marks. I know this is from the water weight gain as certain pants of mine already don't fit and my stomach, arms and face feel very bloated.

I have had a headache, severe, the past 24 hours.

The biggest and hardest thing I am experiencing right now is SEVERE mood swings, bordering hostile and maybe even life-threatening.
I am worried that noone here has talked about people with bi-polar (manic depression) taking the drug....

I am bi-polar and was never asked by my doctor about it.

I strongly feel it's a big reason I am feeling very, very sick (mentally). I have had my bi-polar under control for almost 10 years and right now, I feel as suicidal as I felt when I was at my sickest.

I feel crazy and dizzy and out of control. I am crying constantly and biting off any head that gets near me.

This is the scariest thing I have ever experienced and I have only been on it 4 days!!!!

I will NEVER take this drug again.

I am a singer which is the reason I was put on it. I have been having vocal problems.

If you are a singer reading this, I highly suggest you weigh the benefits of taking it...and if it's worth it for a quick voice fix.

I'm scared and I want off.

I began taking levaguin on Wednesday. Thursday morning, upon awaking, I noticed tht my achilles tendons seem tight and sore, Friday moring, 10 minutes into my typical 3 mile jog, I pulled up with pain in the back of my thigh that was a either a strain, pull, tear or cramp. At any rate I could not continue to run. Saturday afternoon, getting off the couch, I felt the same sensations in the back of my leg, behind the right knee. Today, Sunday, these pains have now extended to my right calf.

After reading the experiences of other Levquin users, I believe that these muscle and tendon problems stem from taking the drug. Because I must cure the condition for which the drug is perscribed, I will continue with the recommended dosage for a while and hope that the side effects go away.

However, I would caution others, particularly those who are acustom to regular, stenous exercise, that this medicine may lead to damage of their muscles and tendons.