Scary things symptoms and conditions

I have been on the ring for 4 years now, and I haven't really experienced all these crazy side effects. I do have headaches, loss of energy, mood swings, decreased sex drive (which doesn't stop me anyway). Its all the same bull****. It really is true that everybody is different, but seriously, ALL forms of birth control WILL give you some kind of side effects. we are ruining our bodys natural order buy consuming these dangerous hormones. All because we want to have lots of sex without the troubles of a baby. Its a choice and a risk that we are taking. Now after reading all these scary things, its making me thing if I should switch. But how am i supposed to know if taking a different BC is going to make it better. its just going to be another batch of side effects. And is it really healthy to keep switching to diff BCs? A part of me wants to change BCs but another part of me loves it. I guess Im just scared of ALL birth control.

I just started taking Yasmin again in March. I had taken it back in November but stopped midway through my second pack because I was experiencing severe anxiety, nausea, fatigue... to the point my social life and grades in school were suffering. I went online and found this site and read how there were a lot of women who experienced bad side effects from this pill too. Recently I decided that it was in my best interest to take birth control again and because I did have added stress in my life during the time I took Yasmin before I thought maybe I would be okay this time. I WAS SOOO WRONG. I haven't even been on Yasmin again for a month and my life as I knew it has been turned upside down. In less than a week of starting it I started to have severe chest pains and nausea. I thought I was having a heart attack. I have had panic attacks before and this was nothing like that The tightness and pressure in my chest never has gone away. I've been to three different doctors and have had many tests to figure out whats wrong. They all tell me the same thing that I'm a healthy 22 year old and that if anything I just have inflammation my ribcage. My grades are suffering again because I have missed a lot of class because I feel so awful. Every morning I wake up with the chest pain (that gets worse the more active I am) and nausea. Since all these symptoms have come on my relationship has taken a turn for the worse too. All I want to do is sleep, I don't feel like going out, I get annoyed very easily by everything my boyfriend does so I don't want to be around him. I feel so "out of it" sometimes I get dizzy and feel numb all over. Its so scary (esp. the chest pains) The worse thing is that no one really believes me (i.e. my boyfriend) I never feel good and I'm sure the people around me are tired of me complaining all the time. One more thing... I started my period very early (I still have a week and a half of active pills left) I've never experienced that before... weird. Anyways, I stopped taking Yasmin 2 days ago. I still have all the same symptoms... I really hope they go away soon. I want to get back to my old self and my old life. YASMIN SUCKS!!! I'd rather take the risk of getting pregnant than take Yasmin. At least then I'd have a excuse that ppl would believe for being sick :(

I have had several severe reactions to the nueva ring. First the weight gain and moodiness (which I expected due to hormones) but then some scary things began to happen. First my jay jay seemed to swell up and was very tender to touch. Then it feels like there is a cut or abrasion from the ring on the inside of me that while I still have my sex drive, has made sex impossible due to the pain. I have also experienced swelling on the right side of my body. It was so severe that it actually looked like I was preggo on just one side of my body. I went to the dr. and had a ton of tests before I realized that this could be the problem. I took it out a week or so ago and already the swelling is gone. I was on this a few years ago and had no problems with it before, I wonder if they had changed anything. I have decided that my husband needs to get a vasectomy. I would love to have my tubes tied but I can't find a willing dr. to do it to someone my age with no childre.

I am normally a very physically fit specimen, working outside every day. One 500 mg. tab of this poisencompletely debilitated me. Within six hours of taking levaquin I experienced excruciation soreness in my arms and shoulders. My throat swelled up and I could barely breath. I was perscribed steroids to stop the swelling - I took only ONE 500 mg time release tab 7 days ago and today I am still experiencing incredible pain.I am so sore I can't sleep. If anyone wants to start a call action suit I am in - I have NEVER sued anyone - but I am furious.Any advise out there as to how I can flush this poisen out of my system?
Chris

Fentynal patches (100 mcg) I have found to be an excellent pain control for my condition, and contrary to some poster's remarks, I do not feel the need for increasing amounts due to tolerance. The only problems I have had with them is that first, they fall off the body and I must always secure them with a good tape or a large, hard sticking band-aid. One inadvertently dropped off without my knowledge; my little dog got ahold of it and playing with it and chewing it created a fearful, frightening nightmare. It first caused her to vomit blood all over the house and furniture. She went into a seizure, foamed at the mouth, all the scary things that almost killed her. We called the vet in a panic until I found the raggedy patch with it's outlining paper patch I covered it with.(Thank goodness it was an older, used patch, so she recovered). But little children could also be victims of the same.
The other problem: my doctor warned not to wear to the beach as the release of the active substance doubles and could be very dangerous. I have found that in our hot Florida sun, in shorts, a long walk will give me a horrible, serious rash and hives. I'm not sure how dangerous this side effect is; but I know these patches are great in giving me a fairly pain free existence. So until I am told differently, I shall continue with the pain relieving patch, but be extremely vigilent with my little dog and the loss of patches.

I read a ton of scary stuff about Levaquin. My doctor prescribed a 7 day dosage of 500 mg for a severe tonsil infection. I went on a vacation trip and didn't want to take the Levaquin due to the scary things I read on this site. I got sicker and sicker.

Finally, I decided to take the Levaquin. It helped the infection and pain in my tonsils and ears within a couple of hours.

I wish I took the antibiotic sooner and didn't get scared from the websites.

The only side effect I had was a slight loss of appetite and a little stomach upset.

The benefits far outweighed the consequences.

Levaquin was fine for me. BTW I'm a 29 year old female.

Please be careful when using this drug!!!!! My daughter is 4 years old and was on Singulair for a 1 1/2 years to control allergies and Asthma. She was also on 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of Zyrtec. She lost the last year and 1/2 of social and emotional growth. She became angry, aggressive, hyperactive, disconnected from reality, uncommunicative. She was deliberately hitting, scratching, etc. unprovoked. She retreated into a fantasy world where there was alot of "killing" and other scary things. The other kids were scared of her. Her teacher, who has over twenty years of teaching in a University Laboratory school (she knows what she is doing) said that her behavior was the most extreme she had ever seen. I took her to the Pediatrician, to a child Psychologist, and to a Physiciatrist. They were thinking ADHD and maybe Bi-Polar or ODD or worse...we were very scared. The Pediatrician said, no the drug could not be causing this. This site helped me to realize that maybe it was the Singulair. Psychologist, physiciatrist and allergist all said, yes it could be the drugs. We got her allergy tested and she was extremely allergic and started allergy shots. We took her off the Singulair and Zrytec and starting seeing changes in her behavior within a week. It has now been 5 weeks and our little girl is back...she is smiling again, happy!! and communicating! We can have a conversation with her now! It is amazing. Everyone has noticed the difference..her teachers, Dr.'s, etc. She has had a few outbursts and some hyperactivity since but they are diminishing as time goes by. I just wonder how long it will take for all the effects to be gone and how much work we have to do to teach her all the things she missed developmentally over the last year and 1/2 while her mind my blocked by this drug. They should take it off the market. It is frightening. Please beware!!!!!!!!