Screw symptoms and conditions

To the best of my knowledge I never had any of the 'immediate' symptoms.
My problems are probably due to the fact that I was prescribed Cipro 3 possibly 4 times from Aug 06 - Dec 07 and then finished up Dec 07 with a round of Levaquin. My father is over 60 and was recently given Levaquin and had immediate and serious problems. He is seeing a doctor recommended by the CDC today. Yes, he is even working with the CDC on
this one. Due to all he is being told he is convinced that the medication is behind my medical decline as well. Since taking these medications (symptoms started slowly in 07), but after taking the Levaquin at Christmas time I never got up from the couch. My thyroid gland has quit working, my adrenals are shot, I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, blew out 3 disks in my back, vision is deteriorating rapidly, and really so many things I can't list them all. I had a complete physical
in Oct 05 and was given a perfect bill of health. Through Aug 06 I was riding my bicycle 33 miles per week. I'm still trying to figure out what hit me??
What my father has been told is that in some individuals Levaquin will attack the glands (like the thyroid) and will compromise the immune system. This damage appears to be permanent. All I know is that I went from being extremely healthy to terribly sick. If in a day's time I have enough energy to load and unload the dishwasher it is a banner day. I can
not work and seem to get worse instead of better as each day passes.

My husband also had pneumonia at Christmas and took Levaquin but does not seem to have had an problems. I suspect it was possibly the cumulative effect of having basically 4-5 rounds of the antibiotic in a years time. According to the people at the CDC that have spoken to my father the symptoms that I have can all be traced back to the medication. One never knows what effect a medication will have. Just please be careful when taking this medication, and limit how many times you take it.

i want my body back!! i've been on b/c for the past 4 years. 3 Yasmin 1 yaz. i feel so stupid that i did not notice what it was doing to me . my side effects were no where as bad as everyone else's, but one thing is for sure, i have NO SEX DRIVE AT ALL!! I feel so bad for my husband. For the past three years i have been totally against having sex and always have to force myself. this is not normal for a 26 year old old who has a wonderful, good looking husband who i love with all my heart. my chest gets sore a lot as well. i just want to get off of these pills already so i can be myself with out chemicals interfering in my life. we're going to try condoms for a while until my husband can go in for a vasectomy. i wish there were more birth control options out there that won't screw u up.

I'm a sixteen-year-old girl and I was put on Amoxacillin after the doctor said I had Bronchitis, along with liquid codeine.. The codeine caused me to pass out less than 4 hours after first dose. Along with passing out I also went blind for about 20 minutes and couldn't hear. When I didn't get better from that my doctor prescribed me Omnicef. I threw up the next day after taking it and I also am constantly nauseous and sleep way too much. I am really tired all the time too, no matter how much I sleep. And my 'private area' smells like alcohol. I also am having back and lower pelvic pain. This is ridiculous. Screw this drug. The FDA should NOT have okay'd it. Anyone else have these problems?

i was giving the "free sample" packet of Femcon Fe by my ob-gyn to help with the irregularities of my periods due to PCOS.from day one its been a major pain!a headache and insane nausea!it was awful...and this trend continued non stop through the entire 3 1/2 weeks of use.headache nausea fatigue moody tender breast heartburn...heck...i began to think i was flipping pregnant and took a test to reassure myself i wasn't and that this birth control pill was just really working me over. i know one must allow their bodies to get used to the b/c...but this was ridiculous! i finally threw in the towel last night and stopped taking them.in my third week and already i'm spotting with incredibly bad cramps nonstop.makes me think something is seriously wrong...wait i know..its this freaking pill! i think there is a hidden agenda to these pharmacal companies handing out free samples of b/c....using you as little test subjects without being up front about how bad the effects are on the body.heck...i was foolish enough to be convinced....a minty chewable birth control pill.AWESOME!...cha! they should include on the packaging"This product has the tendency to totally annihilate your sense of comfort during the entire duration of consumption".screw this pill...i'd rather deal with the side effects of my last pill which is like cake and ice cream compared to this one here!

My experience is HORRIBLE!

Never again!

I too was prescribed this for a UTI and by day 2 thought i was going to die. I went back to the doctor, still having the fever and body aches and the UTI wasn't going away so they gave me more!

Flu-like symptoms persisted. I had one anxiety attack and have missed out on a lot of work for this!
The rash i developed is driving me crazy! ( i thought i had stayed in the tanning bed to long and was burnt!) but after reading all these posts I know that I'm not crazy. Never again ! (worst abdominal pain ever!) headache, nausea,...all of these symptoms for 10 days now!

Screw sulfa drugs!

I have been on everything from OrthoCyclen to YAZ and this extra low-dose pill has been the only thing that I can remotely tolerate. I am, however, having some trouble with my cycle. It seems as though every other month, I start this really light period ONE WEEK early. I'm only coming up on my 4th pack, but I can't figure out why it's doing this. This is the only pill I've ever had this happen with. I'd much rather have some light spotting for 2 weeks than to be crazy and psychotic! If anyone else has experienced this, please reply. Was there a pattern????

Hello asthmatics,
I've taken Advair for about 10 years and have had a problem with bone and muscle pain since I've been on it. I started taking it because it was the only med. that enabled me to breathe, as I have severe asthma. Back in the day before Advair, I used nebulizers all the time. After reading the side effects of Advair (decreased bone density), I realize I need to stop taking it. I take a calcium substitute every day and this helps to eliminate the pain, but I feel like I have the body of a 90 year old and I'm only 24! Screw Advair, I don't need to mess around with bone density issues! I wish my doctor had told me that, or I had thought to look it up years ago. Only recently have I eliminated all other Rx drugs (except the occasional nasal spray) as well as most everything over the counter. I hope I'll still be able to breathe without it! If not I'll just have to find something else to take. Any thoughts on Intal? It seems like it might have less side-effects. Take care and good luck to all.
-Ange-

I'm freaking out!!!!!!!!! SOMEBODY WITH THE SAME SIDE EFFECT PLEASE HELP ME....I was on YAZ since the summer and it sucked cuz I'd get my PD every 2 weeks....i finished my last pack on November, took December off and towards the end of the month i had unprotected sex so i had to take the PLAN B pills and three days later i got my pd. so everything seemed O.K.....theeeen i started on this jump off LOESTRIN PILL. I was supposed to have "protected" sex for the first month but towards the end of the month (when i was NOT supposed to be ovulating) i had unprotected sex and i haven't had my PD. for 2 months now....Last month i did a pregnancy test and it came out negative....I don't really have any "early pregnancy" signs....i feel fine but CAN ANYONE LET ME KNOW IF MISSING A PERIOD IS NORMAL? I'm just thinking that switching from a different birth control pill and taking the plan B pills might have messed up my cycle. Thanx.

Have chronic back pain and have been on the the 100 mg patch for about 5-6 years and it's great. No side effect. Except now after getting into a car accident-not my fault-the courts are trying to take my license permanently-or
while I am on the the patches. Everything else makes me sick. Don't know what I am going to do. Live alone with cat and dog-outside of town-need physical therapy 3 times a week.....
patty

Yuck. When I first put in NuvaRing, I experienced the severe nausea, but that only lasted for a day or so. I've been on it for almost 3 months now and have noticed that am not sleeping as well as I had in the past. I'm always feeling tired and slightly down. I try to lead a very healthy lifestyle; I exercise daily and eat a very healthy, balanced diet. Despite these facts, I seem to be slowly gaining weight. Don't get me wrong, I love the convenience of not having to take a pill everyday, and the NuvaRing has actually helped to clear up my skin. I'm not sure if the hormones are throwing my body out of whack or what. I don't think I'm willing to sacrifice feeling and looking good for the sake of convenience. I hope there are other options that don't screw with a person's lifestyle. I think I'm gonna check out IUD's...

I have had the Mirena in for about 8 mos.I love having no periods.But that is the only good thing I have found!I am 5.7" and weigh 186.I was 145 before I had my son.After I had him I was going to the gym every day and even had a personal trainer.It seems No matter what I eat good or bad I cannot lose the weight.I thought maybe it was just because I had a child, but Ive found other woman are having the same problem.Just cannot lose a pound.Until they get it removed.Before I got the Mirena I was already pretty emotional but now its ten times worse!And the acne, OMG!!! I have it so bad I am using face stuff everyday nothing is working.I have it on my face,arms,back and butt.Absolutely hideous.I feel like crap.I cant even walk in front of my husband without thinking he is thinking something bad about how I look.This has upped the depression,I am feeling like everything is screwed up in my life (but its not) its just my perception right now.I have found that the doctors look at me like I am lying to them, like its all in my head.I should print everyones blogs and show them to my doctor! It makes me mad that the medical industry will present something so perfect and screw how it effects peoples lives.I had to pay cash for the freaking thing too!That makes me even more pissed off.I want this thing out so bad.Now my husband and I are talking about vasectomy because its much easier then a tubal.Its sucks that we had to come to that.

Overall I'm feeling much more positive, capable of doing things, better emotional assessment and judgement. One side effect, though, is my breathing. I feel a slight tightness in my chest, almost light wheezing, but not exactly, and I feel like I've got to cough lightly to clear my air passage. Has anyone experienced this? Any insights are appreciated.

thank god I found this sight! Tossed my Lisinopril in the trash can. I have been on it for about 8 months. I suffer from allergies and thought nothing of the cough/ tickle that I was experiencing....Except that it got worse, and never went away. My husband complained about my coughing at night. My boss was always telling me to go to a doctor ( which i did- and said it was allergies) and everyone in general got tired of hearing me cough/hack all the time. Then I started having really bad coughing fits. I cough so bad, I thought I would pass out. The whites of my eyes would turn blood red. Sometimes I would be close to vomitting. It was awful to be in a meeting at work and start one of these coughing fits. It sounded awful, and everyone looks at you while you helplessly sit there coughing your brains out. Screw it. I can't live like this. I am overweight. I know losing weight will help my bp alot, and have been working out some. I've lost 10lbs, but could stand to lose another 50. I'm now more motivated to work on this.

I will never use this product again. My doctor put me on Nuvaring because of the low level of hormones it gives off. I, one of the happiest people I know, became depressed. I bought a new car, house, and got a promotion all in one week, but was not happy about any of them. That's not normal. I completely lost my sex drive and am miserable. I have never experienced these feelings before. It is scary.

I want to take the ring out; it's been in one week. I am scared that taking it out will really screw up my system more than it already is. Has anyone taken it out before she was supposed to?

i hate my life...I'm taking it out. screw this shit

Sarah,
I totally agree with you. I think the doctors get money from these companies for these pills. I also found it interesting about the FDA getting on the maker of the pill, I wonder if that has something to do also with not showing there commercial here anymore for yaz. I was so sick of seeing the damn commercial. It was on all the time here, "Yaz contains a unique ingredient different than anyother b/c pill," I swear everytime I saw that commecial I wanted to break the tv. Yea a unique formula that will screw you up!!! Funny thing is I have not seen any commercial in a couple of weeks for Yaz. Makes me wonder!!!!!!

alrighty, well this is day 7 of taking yasmin and i've been feeling ill all week, but just thought my body had to get used to the pill after being pill free for the past 2 years. so when i got home tonight and had butt pee i figured it was botulism, looked it up, and NOPE that's not it. came on here and read all of your lovely stories.......and now i'm freaked out.

i've not had much of an appetite this past week, which is weird, since i love to eat. i've had butt pee now 3 days of the 7 i've been on it, i've felt nautious like i was going to throw up (as though i'd drank a few shots of jack or something). i have no desire to have sex, which i don't want to effect my soon to be marriage.

i think i'm going to finish out this pack and throw in the towel, i didn't even want to get on the pill in the first place. the doctor said "do you want to get pregnant? cuz if all you're using is condoms, you're going to get pregnant". yeah screw him, i can't do this, this is exactly why i didn't want on the pill. the boyfriend can just continue to invest in trojan....

Oops I forgot to write that they uped my dose another 50 mgs fo a total of 100 a day. 50 in the morning and 50 at night. That just made me even more tired than usual. Please if your going to be on his really weigh the pros and cons and don't screw with your body and mind like me. -Guest#19699

twogirlsmom,
today i had just my family for my little guys birthday. i survived, i feel bad i could not have the party i had planned because i am a party person. this is so unlike me. i am on day 4 of paxil. today i actually took a long walk, last week i could not make it around the block or for that matter off the couch. my intense anxiety seems to hit me at 3:00 every day, i think its because my husband goes to work at that time. my stomach was very upset today i think its the paxil. i feel like we live similar lives i too have a job i teach physical education im the life of my class. i have learning to just take it one day at a time and accept the day for what it is. WE ARE GOING TO GET BETTER hey i just ate two pieces of toast when i could not stand the thought of food earlier! now thats progress! screw yasmin!

amyr-northeast also

Re: post 13845. The Dr. that told you Yasmin has the least side effects was mistaken. I have taken other BC pills in the past and while YAsmin's only side effect for me while taking it was complete lack of sex drive, the problems seem to really begin when you to go off the pill. Seems to completely screw up your hormone levels and causes many problems, most of all depression and anxiety.. I would not recommend this pill to anyone.

My name is Jessie, I'm 15 and I've been on Yasim for 3 weeks. The first week I started taking Yasmin my stomach was always hurting and I didn't really want to eat, and the smell of food made me sick too. In the second week, mood swings were kicking and hormones in left and right. Now I'm on my third week and mood swings and my constant emotion changes are driving me and my boyfriend crazy, but I think him more! Please girls if you are not taking Yasmin, but your thinking of getting on birth control, and the doctor trys to put you on Yasmin, just say NO, Because it will screw up your life!

I was on Zocor a little over a year and a friend told me about his girl friends mother and the problem she was haveing and I stopped.
I, had leg,ankle.feet,sholders,arms I was in pain all the time. I coulden't hardly walk and was hanging onto things to keep from falling. I was always afrade of breaking my feet or legs. The mussels in my arms fell like they are tearing when I lift something over 10 lb's or if I turn a screw to tight.
I am an Electrion and it's hard to climb ladders and I'm afrade of falling. I couldn't catch myself.
I still can't sleep and I have a lot of stiffness in my neck and sholders.
When I took myself off this medication I told the Doctor and now she has stopped all appointments and now I have no Doctor.
I have also had a hard time getting up and down stairs and get out of breath. I still have some problems but things are getting a little better.