Second thought symptoms and conditions

I just happened to do some research about lisinopril, and happened to stumble into this website. I am 43 years old, newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetics, i also have a history of hypertension and migraine which is under control. my physician just switch my medication from Norvasc to lisinopril, Im already on my 3rd week of taking it, 20mg a day, however, i noticed that i have more frequent headaches, more of a migraine headache that pulsate in one side of my head, i tried taking some over the counter medicine, but with no relief, i went back to see my doctor, and i was given some sumatriptan for the migraine, but at the back of my mind, i already suspected that the lisinopril might have triggered my migraine headaches, i have a relief when i take the sumatriptan, however the migraines keeps coming back. and its been seven days already, i was not able to work one day, because the migraine made me nauseated and vomit. i was doing well with my other medication, and never had migraine like this that last for 7 days up to now.after reading the comments. i have second thought of taking this medication.it seem like it might be the one that triggers my migraine headache. what do you think?

I've been reading the responses to this medication, and I have to say I'm shocked. I've been experiencing most of the side effects on this site, and I thought I was starting to lose my mind.

I've always had panic and anxiety disorder, and I had developed an inner ear infection 4 months ago. This was also AFTER I quit smoking and started exercising and eating healthier. Well quitting smoking gave me horrible panic attacks that would last 3 or 4 hours at a time, and when I woke up that morning feeling dizzy I panicked because I had never experienced an inner ear infection.

I went to the hospital 3 days later because I was so dizzy and I was experiencing numbness in my face and left arm. I thought I was having either a stroke or heart attack, and it turned out my heart was just fine but my blood pressure was 195/105. They immediately put me on Lisinopril and Metoprolol to bring my BP down. They said I had high blood pressure brought about by obesity and panic disorder (no crap?).

I took the metoprolol for about a week before I started noticing my hands and feet go cold and my heart rate was dipping down into the 30's. Being someone who reads up on his medication, I knew what medication was causing what and I stopped taking it. My heart rate went back to normal and my body temperature went from 96 back to 98.6.

The only thing I was taking was Lisinopril 10mg which my doctor later increased to 20mg. After this I started feeling like I was constantly hanging upside down because my whole head felt so congested. I figured the ear infection was coming back again and didn't give it a second thought. Then the panic attacks started getting so bad, worse than I've ever had before. I was experiencing panic attacks 3 to 4 times a day (I still do, but I'm going to stop taking Lisinopril after today). The dizziness came back as more of a light-headed feeling, despite still having medium-high blood pressure. Since being on Lisinopril, my blood pressure stays in the 130/80 range, going as high as 145/90 during the day. What a help that was.

I also noticed my heart rate dip again. For 2 weeks my resting heart rate was around 51 and lower, though my blood pressure was still high. This is unusual for me, this past week my heart has been racing with a resting heart rate of around 106. I went from bradycardia to tachycardia in a matter of days. My hair has been falling out, my body temperature has been low, my heart rate is all over the place with Hell's own palpitations, I'm getting chest pains every now and then, my neck and head have been hurting, I've been coughing so hard I throw up, my stomach hurts, I have diarrhea and bad heart burn.

And on top of all of that, I'm so fatigued I can barely get out of bed half the time. And this is while eating VERY HEALTHY and walking 2 miles a day! ***? I thought maybe it was my thyroid (I'm scheduled to have blood tests for that next week), but now I'm quite convinced this "medicine" is the root of all my problems.

If I want low blood pressure, I will have to continue losing the weight, and eating less salt, because I will NEVER do this again.

First of all, a big thanks to all of you who have shared your experiences. I am a biochemist, with a background in pharmaceutical research...I chose the Mirena IUD after careful consideration of it's active ingredient, Levonorgestrel. The side effect profile seemed pretty acceptable...until I started to experience nearly ALL of them...I am 33 years old and had the Mirena IUD placed in October of 2008 after the birth of my second child in June of 2008. The initial reaction was to be expected...cramping, a little spotting etc...nothing to be alarmed about. I still have yet to have a period (which I really don't miss so no problem there) I never gave a second thought to this until now...for the past month or so (coinciding with the weening process, since I have been nursing the entire time, I believe the side effects were not as noticeable) I have been experiencing the following (that may or may not be related to Mirena as my OBGYN has so adamantly pointed out, but after reviewing your posts I'm willing to bet they're connected) and are in order of occurrence: Major, but temporary, hair loss after 2 months or so; Major respiratory infection lingering over a month with difficulty breathing, tightness and pain in the chest at around 6 mos; And in the past month, several instances of motion-like sickness/ nausea, dizziness, blurred vision, major impatience/ mood swings, loss of appetite (pregnancy-like symptoms...yep, I was thinking man I'd be pretty pissed if I was that 0.01% pregnant statistic), and as of this past weekend, my first aurora migraine with tunnel vision and serious nausea and vomiting, to the point where I went to Urgent Care...who referred me to the ER...who wants to perform a battery of tests including a head CT. I have an appointment with a trusted GP tomorrow to discuss possible root causes...but it is to coincidental that so many women are experiencing these same symptoms! I am certainly leaning towards having this removed. CAN THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE HAD THIS REMOVED PLEASE RESPOND IF YOUR SYMPTOMS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED OR WERE RESOLVED!!! THANK YOU!
These side effects seem to go well beyond a 5% rate of incidence according to all of you who have reported. I will investigate further and keep everyone posted. As someone who is highly experienced in the pharmaceutical industry, you bet your a$$ I'm going to get to the bottom of this! Good luck ladies!

I started Zoloft after my cat died (we put him to sleep & it was a terrible experience) and I had started having panic attacks. My doctor talked me into it despite my reluctance. After 4 days (with side effects of dizziness & mild nausea) I became violently ill during the night. I had started another unrelated medication with it and he assumed it was to blame, so he told me to come off both meds for a couple days, then start back on the zoloft. I did this and again 4 days later became violently ill. He acted annoyed with me and told me to stop taking it, he offered me another antidepressant to start after a few days. Well I waited to feel better, and waited and waited. Called him 3 weeks later to complain about the nausea/stomach upset. He told me to stop taking the new medicine- which I then told him I had never started b/c I was still too sick. He gave me an antacid and didn't give it a second thought. Then weeks later (still sick most all the time) I drank one beer and became violently ill once again. I went to see him immediately and got a pregnancy test (negative) and more antacids. My husband saw him later for a cold or something and when he mentioned my name my doctor became hostile. I am waiting to get an appointment with a new doctor, but now it has been 5 months and I'm still sick every day. I can't drink caffeine, or take any vitamins/ supplements for energy b/c I become so ill when I do. I was fine until I took the Zoloft. I can't find any other mention of something like this on the internet, but it seems so obvious that it started exactly when I started the Zoloft, I can't just dismiss it as a coincidence like my doctor seems to. Besides that he has done nothing to find out what this mysterious illness is or to stop it.

I had Mirena put in about a month ago. I am 44 and I smoke, so the traditional birth control methods are not safe for me. ( I can tell you, the pull out method only works for 13 years.....I now have a 3 year old daughter to go along with my 20 year old son and 16 year old daughter....LOL.) I researched Mirena and decided to give it a try. I have had bleeding since it was inserted but nothing I cannot deal with, I knew this would be a possibility going in. I do get headaches now, but have no idea whether they are caused by allergies or Mirena, since it is allergy season right now. What everyone reading these posts needs to remember is that if you had no side effects, you probably would not have visited this site after the Mirena insertion. So, it really is a one sided site, without the feedback from those who got Mirena, and have gone on carefree with their lives. I only came to this site to see if headaches were a side effect, since I have experienced several this month and that is not common for me. Anyway, I am glad I did not look here before the Mirena because I may have not gotten it .....I plan on being open minded and wait a few months to decide for myself.

Has anyone been on Quasense for awhile and the breakthrough bleeding has stopped. I have been on this product for 2 months now and in the past two weeks have experienced bleeding. the last week it has gotten heavier. I don't want to give up on this product so I need to know if anyone out there has been on this birth control and over time the side effects have stopped.

Well here's yet another unsatisfied customer. I am so relieved to see I'm not alone but so angry and my doctors for not doing some simple research like this on behalf of their patients, so I could've been more adequately warned about the side effects of this product on some women. Basically, if you are sensitive to hormonal changes, which I am, then this product will really mess with your body. These hormonal changes can affect, among other things, changes in the ph level of your vagina which can lead to both bacterial and fungal vaginitis. Did anyone tell you that? Have you had more of those infections while on this and think you were crazy? You weren't. Symptoms of a bacterial infection include a thin, watery discharge and a fishy smell. Did you think you smelled different while on this but figured there's no way there could be a connection to Mirena? There is. Looking back now, how could I have trusted a pamphlet from the maker of the product? Obviously they want you to buy it. That was my stupidity. But how could my doctor trust the pamphlet? Why do they assume the hormone level is too small to make an impact when there are thousands of women having them removed and citing the exact same reactions. Demand that you be taken seriously as a women and a patient. Do not be bullied nor belittled by your doctor into thinking you must be wrong and a corporate drug company is right. Get it out.

I'm an 18 year old male and I've been taking Singulair for years; I don't even remember when I started taking it. I've had chronic sinusitis my whole life, and use a Singulair 10mg/ Allegra 180mg combo to control it. I never gave it a second thought. From my adolescent years on, I've been able to sleep (if undisturbed) for 15, 16+ hours a night, and have always felt like I was in a fog during everyday life. Getting out of bed has always been a terrible problem for me.

Throughout high school, I became progressively more depressed and apathetic toward school work, to the point where I dropped a number of classes my junior year. Got put on Prozac for a while, it helped a great deal with the depression, and seemed to give me enough energy to get through the week. I discontinued it after a year or so, everything was going okay (aside from mood swings and tiredness- explained away as symptoms of my age/hormones/going to bed too late), and then I went to college.

I had a mild depression that I think most people get upon leaving home for the first time, but the real problem was anxiety; I had a number of anxiety attacks, and decided to transfer to a school closer to home. I started Celexa and therapy- the celexa seems to take the edge off, but I fear its making me even more tired than before.

I've just heard about the whole Singulair controversy, and I am not taking it from here on out. I really hope that this whole ordeal was brought on primarily by the Singulair. After a month or two, I'll repost to report whether the symptoms went away.

I do think the drug maker should put more emphasize on the side effect! I do believe maybe 98% people who take Lipitor without side effect that is why lots of doctors just ignored this fact. I was on Lipitor for two month with daily dose 10mg. Right after one month, I started neck pain with no reason and lasted a month didn't improve at all. Luckily, I thought about the possible Lipitor side effect so that I stopped to take it. Amazingly, just one day without Lipitor, my neck pain almost went away! I tried on/off Lipitor couple times again, and the results were consistent. But, when I revisited the doctor who prescribed Lipitor for me, he just don't believe this fact! He don't believe I had Lipitor side effect at all and prescribed me some pain killer, and asked to continue on Lipitor!
Thanks to the internet technology! I found this website and knowing so many people do have Lipitor side effect! Because this experience, I realized my mother complained back pain for more than a month with no reason, and she was also on Lipitor. I called her, and just two days after stop taking Lipitor, her back pain gone, she can walk again!
Initially, I angry about the doctor! Why he don't follow drug maker directions about the side effect! Then, I realized that in fact the doctor may never encountered Lipitor side effect either patients don't know it is the side effect or most of patients who don't have the side effect at all! I could argue that a doctor is a high trained professional, who should play cautions! Second thought doctors are human too, once they used to the impression Lipitor has no side effect, they may easily miss the warning sign, even ignored the clear fact like my doctor did!
In my view, both doctors and the drug maker responsible for the people suffering Lipitor side effect, but of cause, the law sue against the drug maker is more effective for lawyers!

wow!, I was just given a prescription of Femcon FE, an now I am just wait to start it but after reading all this I am having second thought. Though I am 21 and have never been on Birth Control, I have a ovarian cyst that hasn't went away since June. And I cannot do anything when I get my period due to the cyst. So I had to see a specialist and he told me to take Femcon, I am totally against BC because I don't think its right to Mess with your flow..but this is the only way to get it out with out surgery!...now I have already gain 10lbs from my cyst and went from a 34smallB to a 34LgC almost a D...so I really hope they don't get bigger...he also said that this was the lease hormonal drug thats why he gave it to me? is that true?

After telling the "new" doctor about my cardiac arrhythmia's due to a valve replacement, he prescribed Avelox for my chronic sinus infection. I usually carefully research any new drug due to interaction with my Coumadin. I've taken all sorts of antibiotics and know they thin the blood so didn't give Avelox a second thought. Within 4 hours of my first dose I was in my cardiologist's office getting an EKG with severe atrial fibrillation. Apparently, this class of antibiotics is NOT good for people with history of cardiac arrhythmia and does something to the "Q" wave. I will research every drug before I take it from now on, no matter how benign it seems.

Been taking 10 mg of Lisinopril for about 3 months now for BP that was 160/70...Last reading was 130/70...BUT for the last 5 weeks I have experienced stomach upset followed by an Upper Respiratory Infection whcih took 4 weeks to resolve followed by muscle weakness in my arms and legs followed by urinary issues (too much urination, too little, urine color change, etc. Before these episodes I had not even had a clod in years...Any connection to Lisinopril???

Hello Flowerbabies, thank you for getting back to me so soon and for your kind words of encouragement it helps alot. Its a bit easier this month but the anxiety I hate, It seems to affect me in a strange way, the week I get my period it starts, i just start worrying and thinking about silly stuff that happened in the past, thinking it over and over until it has me worried sick. its so ridiculous because at any other time of the month i wouldnt give this rubbish a second thought, . Im on vit b6 and bcomplex i really hope this helps. Im trying to focus on all the positives in my life and not the past negatives, I guess you realise how strong you really are. I just want the anxiety to go away, and in time im sure it will. Thank you so much for getting back to me, hope to speak with you soon
sweetcheeks (:

Hello Flowerbabies, thank you for getting back to me so soon and for your kind words of encouragement it helps alot. Its a bit easier this month but the anxiety I hate, It seems to affect me in a strange way, the week I get my period it starts, i just start worrying and thinking about silly stuff that happened in the past, thinking it over and over until it has me worried sick. its so ridiculous because at any other time of the month i wouldnt give this rubbish a second thought, My doctor said the anxiety was from the pill, he was very kind indeed. Im on vit b6 and bcomplex i really hope this helps. Im trying to focus on all the positives in my life and not the past negatives, I guess you realise how strong you really are. I just want the anxiety to go away, and in time im sure it will. Thank you so much for getting back to me, hope to speak with you soon
sweetcheeks (:

hello Flowerbabies, thank you for getting back to me and for your words of kindness. Its so good to hear that its just a hormonal issue and not a mental one. Im stronger this month and I am trying to focus on positives in my life and not the negative that is in the past, thats how Yasmin effected me with anxiety, around the time of my period I seem to keep thinking of silly stuff that happened in the past and completly blow them out of proportion in my mind, the rest of the month I wouldnt even give it a second thought and I would be as happy as ever. My doctor said it was brought on by the Yasmin, so he took me off it straight away and suggested I give my body time off birth controll as he said it doesnt agree with everyone, I have to say he was very understanding. Im on Vitamin Bcomplex and a Vit B6 can you recommend anything else to help. Flowerbabies thank you so much for your words of encouragement it really means alot, look forward to chatting to you again soon

Hello Flowerbabies,
Thank you so much for your quick response, and your words of kindness. Its so good to hear that its just a hormonal issue and not a mental one. Im stronger this month and I am trying to focus on positives in my life and not the negative that is in the past, thats how Yasmin effected me with anxiety, around the time of my period I seem to keep thinking of silly stuff that happened in the past and completly blow them out of proportion in my mind, the rest of the month I wouldnt even give it a second thought and I would be as happy as ever. My doctor said it was brought on by the Yasmin, so he took me off it straight away and suggested I give my body time off birth controll as he said it doesnt agree with everyone, I have to say he was very understanding. Im on Vitamin Bcomplex and a Vit B6 can you recommend anything else to help. Flowerbabies thank you so much for your words of encouragement it really means alot, look forward to chatting to you again soon
sweetcheeks (:

Hello Flowerbabies,
Thank you so much for your quick response, and your words of kindness. Its so good to hear that its just a hormonal issue and not a mental one. Im stronger this month and I am trying to focus on positives in my life and not the negative that is in the past, thats how Yasmin effected me with anxiety, around the time of my period I seem to keep thinking of silly stuff that happened in the past and completly blow them out of proportion in my mind, the rest of the month I wouldnt even give it a second thought and I would be as happy as ever. My doctor said it was brought on by the Yasmin, so he took me off it straight away and suggested I give my body time off birth controll as he said it doesnt agree with everyone, I have to say he was very understanding. Im on Vitamin Bcomplex and a Vit B6 can you recommend anything else to help. Flowerbabies thank you so much for your words of encouragement it really means alot, look forward to chatting to you again soon
sweetcheeks (:

When did the dizziness and vomiting start for anybody here?... The only side effect I've found so far--and I just took my second dose a few minutes ago--is paranoia. And this paranoia AND anxiety seems to be about the drug itself and side effects. Normally, I don't gie these things a second thought and have never had side effects to any antibiotics before.

Just wonderig when these things set in and any early warning signs of them.

I have been taking Levaquin for a UTI. I have 2 pills left and was told today by my doctor to stop taking it. I called today after waking up with horribly sore joints in my hands. I have progressively become more achy today. My feet now hurt, my legs, lower back and shoulders. I feel like an arthritis patient and I'm not yet 30 years old. I was afraid I could have tick fever or Lyme disease so I started looking on the internet today and found a ton of websites with similar complaints. Very worried now about my recovery from this. I'm outraged that a company would be so passive about side effects. I've never given the side effects of antibiotics a second thought. I really have never had a negative reaction to a drug before. I assume this is from the Levaquin based on what I'm reading... I'm just shocked!

Advair is a simple prescription for doctors to write without a second thought. When I was on it, it helped me breathe, but there are enough side effects that if you don't HAVE to have it, don't use it.

Advair gave me reflux and large amounts of pleghm.

I went to the doctor today. Told him I hadn't taken Advair for a month. My breathing test ended up being 84% of a normal breathing person for my height and weight. What was my breathing percentage ON Advair? 62%. You do the math. I'm staying off any drugs as long as I can.

I have been on Lupron for six weeks initially taking a 30-day shot, but then the second doctor I saw put me on a 90-day cycle. I took my last shot on 4/26/04, but since I'm moving out of state my doctor wrote me another 90-day prescription (11.25 mg) to be administered on June 1. Does anyone know what type of effect this will have on me to take another shot of this dosage so soon? I'm contemplating not getting (if it would increase my side effects) as I'm not "due" to get another one until July 23.

My side effects have been what I label as "bearable." On some days the hot flashes come by the hour -- and are VERY powerful. And on other days I can go hours with one. I've tried to incorporate mind/body techiques i.e. meditation, exercise and relaxation -- so hopefully this is helping. I rarely, if ever, get a good night's sleep. I actually feels as if my bed is ON FIRE or that I'm sleeping on a heating pad. Then moments later I have to put on 2-3 layers of cover to warm up. But, "this too shall pass..." is what I keep telling myself. However, recently I've noticed that I'm having short-term memory loss. A couple weeks ago I turned on the kitchen faucet to run dishwater; however, giving second thought to the running water I left the house and went to workout -- coming back two hours later after having flooded my downstairs neighbors' apartment (literally destroyed it). While I recall turning the water on, I can't for the life of me remember anything after that. This for me is VERY scary. I'm also having problems remembering tasks that I do on a daily basis (job-related activities that I do at the same time, EVERYDAY). Not good. . .

The one good thing about the drug therapy is that two months ago I was severely anemic (with a hemoglobin level of 7.4 on a scale of 12-16). My periods were very heavy (clotting), my energy level was poor (I could hardly get out of bed) and the tumor was the size of a 5-month fetus. I no longer have a period because of the shots, so I'm not losing the excess blood, and I'm on Iron therapy of 975 mg per day and the tumor seems to be shrinking. However, I noticed yesterday that my breast were getting smaller, but I thought it was my imagination -- now I realize it may be a possible side effect of the drug. Plus, from time to time I've noticed ringing in my ears (particularly the right one) for no apparent reason.

I was planning to get a hysterectomy to remove the tumor but I may be able to get an embolization if its shrinks more over the next six months -- slated to start a new job on 6/1 and can not take time for the surgery until after first of the year.

The drug is working well for me, but the side effects definitely scare me. I also have the depression but through the power of God I will myself out of bed and jog at least 3-4 miles a day. I REALLY, REALLY think the exercise helps.

Keep the faith, ya'll. Peace and blesssings.