Sleep disturbance symptoms and conditions

I have had the minera coil for about 5 or 6 years over the past 4 years pains; have got so bad i am due a scan on this Friday. I have very sharp pulling pains each side of my belly button ;a swelling on my left side a dull ache on my left side ;psoriasis dry skin ( and it used to be greasy) ;blotted cant loose weight ;sore boobs tiredness cant get on with house work ; my back aches all the time ;if i lift anything iy brings the pain on cant stand for too long ; this brings the pain on. i cant take this anymore the stomach cramps are so nsty i feel sick i now have thrush piles and just woke to a very sore burning bottom and have a small hard lump in my rectum. one of my gp;s thinks i could be worst off having the coil removed ;how i ask.when the pain is so bad i can hardly lift my left leg for the pain on my left hand side. please has anyone else suffered kile me.

throat tightening, SEVERE thirst, hands swelling, loss of feeling in hands and arms, muscle aches, have a history of severe dehydration but my doctor somehow missed that warning, it is Friday 4 AM, so also have the sleep disturbance. I am only on 5 mg, just started taking this med on Monday-4 days ago.

I got my Mirena about 1 and a half years ago and the thought of no period and limited side effects was what drew me to this option. Little did I know that I would be posting a message on a board like this to say thank you to all the women who have posted on here previously because this lets me know that I am not crazy and I am not the only one. I got my Mirena inserted in June of 2008 and at first it was okay and then the strange fuzzy headaches started about 1 month ago. My joints ache all the time and at 30 I should not feel 130. I have 2 children and need to be able to be a mom. More recently the mood swings and the lack of sleeping through the night started. I have little to no sex drive and am getting a period every 2 weeks for the last 3 months now. I called my OB/GYN and the response was that the doctor was not concerned with this. I have had headaches, anxiety, joint pain, sleep disturbance, stomach bloating and mood swings. I read the other postings and made my appointment to have the Mirena removed.

My doctor decided to switch my medication from Actos (15mg. daily) to Januvia (50 mg. daily) to try to get better blood sugar levels (120-130 mornings). Took Januvia for about three weeks. After two weeks, started experiencing sleep disturbance (waking every few hours), chest pain, digestive distress (could barely eat toast and eggs), anxiety, and flu-like symptoms (muscle aches, headache) which I thought was my fibromyalgia flaring. Went online yesterday and found this website which described many of my symptoms. Never associated them with Januvia. Did not take medication yesterday and feel 95% better today. I will not take this medication again. Also, Januvia did not lower my blood sugars. In fact, morning readings were higher (140-165).

I have been on Topamax since August 2005. This spring I began to have odd problems that I did not attribute to the drug. In April, my doctor prescribed Lasix for swelling in my legs and feet. In August I developed peripheral neuropathy in my legs and feet and began experiencing numbness in my chin and lower face. My doctor prescribed Lyrica for the peripheral neuropathy. Also in August, I began experiencing extreme fatigue and sleepiness. I became depressed and irritable. By September was falling asleep everywhere--even driving. I was exhausted because I awoke from sleep feeling totally unrested. I had a sleep study done and they told me I spent only 25% of the normal amount of time in the two deeper stages of sleep. At the beginning of November, I suddenly became plagued with excessive thoughts of suicide one Friday evening. I decided to stop all my meds, except the antidepressant. Within 48 hours I felt MUCH better. No obsessive thoughts and no more falling asleep. I felt like a giant weight had been lifted from my shoulders. By Thursday I was feeling rested when I awoke in the mornings. I looked up all my meds, including the clinical trials with ALL the side effects and recommendations on Tuesday of that week. Lasix increases the potency of the Topamax and has many of the same bad side effects as the Lyrica I was prescribed--sleep disturbance, depression, dry mouth, etc., etc. Since stopping those medications the first of November, Topamax, Lasix, and Lyrica, I have returned to normal. Even the peripheral neuropathy is MUCH better. No swelling or sleepiness or fatigue. No more irritability or deep depression. Definitely no thoughts of suicide. I can taste food again. And none of the migraines for which the Topamax was prescribed. My doctor is pleased that I am feeling so much better and concurs with the action I took. The medications were apparently interacting with one another and multiplying the intensity of the side effects. So, if you take multiple medications, please go to the clinical studies themselves and read about ALL the side effects uncovered in the studies. On the prescription information we get at the pharmacy, it lists only those discovered at "high incidence", including interactions with other medications.

What a night,6 months off singulair life was so good,until last night,a complete set back,insomnia night terrors, panic and anxiety all over again,could it be this drug causes flash backs,i am so frustrated and once again seething in anger at the suffering my son has endured ,and to think it may not be completely over devastes me.Any one else had reacurrances

I have been on SINGULAIR for 2 months now, I am a very active person, I do lot of sports. First thing I noticed was severe tiredness that affected me during practicing. Sleep disturbance and insomnia became very common, I had to shift from ZYRTEC to BENADRYL to be able to sleep.
Last week I did a blood test, the scary thing was elevated ALT levels ( almost 3 times the normal level ). I excluded all factors that could cause that. Nothing but Singulair. I have stopped it and I will go for a course of sylimarin and retake the test in 1 month.

My daughter, now 7 years old, took Singulair (4mg crystals) every evening from 12/29/2004-4/3/2008 (with 5 days off in 2/2008 ONLY). She developed significant mood disturbance/mood swings, sleep disturbance/frightening dreams and anxiety/unexplainable fears during this time, which we have now attributed to the drug, Singulair - the ONLY MEDICATION SHE WAS TAKING besides occasional antihistamines (which caused no problem). The drug Singulair clearly caused significant psychiatric symptoms in my daughter which are strikingly similar to symptoms now being attributed to the drug by MANY parents across the country. I suspected Singulair of negatively affecting my daughter and talked to her allergist about taking her off it in 2/2008 (before any news broke about links between Singulair and suicidal thoughts/behavior). The effects of Singulair on the brains of children are NOT UNDERSTOOD and/or NOT reported. I believe that this is a dangerous drug. It has been very difficult to connect the use of this asthma/allergy drug to behavior/mood issues in young children for two reasons. First, improperly trained physicians confuse drug "side effects" with normal child development (a "phase") or psychiatric illness. Second, Singulair has been heavily marketed as "SAFE" (to the medical community and directly to patients and their parents) and therefore has not been suspected when these serious psychiatric disturbances are reported to doctors. Pediatricians and allergists have said for years, "It couldn't be the Singulair" because that is the impression SOLD to them by Merck.

Black spot, cough, sleep disturbance, swelling, stiffness, head fog, lousy memory.

I got a black spot on my ankle like a bruise but it doesn't hurt. The doctor swears he can't see it, but its there.

Occasionally, I have to cough for no good reason.
I am tired all the time, and my wrist swells and feels sore and my fingers feel stiff. I think Lotrel 10/20 aggravates old injuries.

I kept waking up from sleep after 3 - 4 hours even though exhausted.

My four year old son has been on singulair for 6 weeks. He has started complaining about nightmares, wetting the bed and has become irritable and easily agitated. In addition, he seems to go into these wierd episodes of not being able to control his body...like someone high on drugs. Has anyone had a similar experience?

I will be calling his dr. in the am.

Hi, I was searching on the internet for potential emotional and hormonal side effects to Yasmin because I started taking it 2 weeks and 2 days ago, noticing immediate changes in my physiological and emotional state. The advice nurse of my OBGYN stated that my side effects seemed extreme in comparison to the stated side effects the company warns against. I am so glad to have found other women experiencing similar things.

From the beginning I have experienced nausea daily. I developed severe cystic acne within the first week. My appetite shrunk considerably. I began feeling some shortness of breath and have consistent sleep disturbance. I feel as if there is some type of electric current running through my legs. I guess we could call that anxiety. My body temperature has shifted drastically and out of nowhere I have hot flashes but am only 29 years old. My emotional state is in constant flux. I can be laughing one moment and crying the next.

At the start of the 2nd week I woke up in the middle of the night, looked at my fiance, and decided I wasn't in love with him. In fact, I wanted him to get away from me completely. It was at that point I realized that the only change in my routine had been the addition of Yasmin. I am highly irritable and headaches come on daily towards the end of the day.

I was advised to at least finish this first month cycle if not a full three months. I have just this week to get through before the placebo pills kick in. I will be switching back to Levlen which was good to me for 14 years. I only switched because I had been on the same pill for so long but I am convinced now that if your hormonal balance is right, one should not mess with that. I hope I will not have much transition time before feeling normal again. In addition, I hope that some of these drug companies start disclosing the potential emotional and physiological side effects to changing one's hormonal balance.

Have taken Fosomax for almost 2 years due to "some thinning" in hip and family history (mother has osteoporosis and is on Fosomax). In past 6 months to a year, have started experiencing unexplained bruising on hips and thighs and buttocks (when I know I haven't bumped into anything), pain in my knees, hips, right wrist, hand and elbow (the most severe), right shoulder, and the bottom of my feet, difficulty and pain standing and walking after getting out of bed or out of a chair, very stiff and painful knees after bending or squatting, sleep disturbance, acid reflux, occasional sudden dizzy spells for no apparent reason, ongoing weight gain especially in upper and lower abdomen, fatigue, shortness of breath (which I thought was due to the extra fat around my middle, but who knows?). I am only 53 and take no other prescription medicines, and am otherwise healthy. I have my annual physical in a few days and am stopping the Fosomax to see if the pain and other symptoms subside.

Sleep disturbance, hallucinations, and self harm aged 6.

I've been taking wellbutrin XL 150 mg for about a ten days now. The first couple of days I have had a severe case of migraine. But now it comes and goes. I also can't sleep and when I do. I get like a sleep disturbance. I close my eyes and sleep for a split second and then I would awake suddenly. (I feel like I'm falling) These would last throughout the night. During the day I get jittery and have energy at times and then I would get tired all of a sudden. I am dizzy most of the day. I do however, have loss of appetite. I'm not eating like I usually do. My depression is getting better. I am curious to see if I can last a month or so. If it is the symptoms are getting worse. I think I might quit.

Had the standard nausea, light-headedness, exhaustion, drymouth, sleep disturbance, surnburned skin, but also I had a HUGE inexplicable fit of rage for no reason AT ALL with crying all day. Same day I noticed a tightness in my side (liver area). The sad moods come for the 2-3 hours after each dose. The rage comes mid-day.
Glad I have only 3 days left.
Good luck to you all!
Take something else if you can.
PS Milk thistle extract helps the tight discomfort and anger. Ginger tea helps this and soothes the nausea. Umeboshi pickled plums work magic on the rest of the symptoms.

Hello everyone,

I've only been on lisinopril since March 18, 2004. It has been prescribed for me for high blood pressure. I'm also taking a diuretic--hydrochlorothiazide. I see that I'm having the same side effects as several of you. I am experiencing fatigue, foggy-headedness, and sleep disturbance. Most frightening, however, is anxiety/depression. I have suffered from both for quite sometime. This medication is making those symptoms worse, even to the point of suicidal thoughts. It's very scary. I have Oxford/First Health for insurance. Does anyone know of any alternatives to linosipril that my insurance would pay for? I'm afraid of the HBP, but I'm also afraid of these side effects. Essentially, for over the last two weeks I've felt like crap. Thanks for any insight/suggestions.

I switched from Diovan to lisinopril 3 weeks ago after 3 yrs of successful use of Diovan with no problems. This was because a new insurer would not cover most of the cost of the Diovan. Now I am having increasing anxiety and mild depression, along with sleep disturbance. I have already made an appointment to check out SSRI treatment, which I have never required before (for the anxiety and depression), but now I am thinking that the lisinopril may be the culprit. According to the pharm. co., anxiety is a "rare" side effect. Would love to get a look at their clinical trial results!

My doctor prescribed me Levaquin for a UTI. I suspect that she prescribed
Levaquin because this is my third course of antibiotics in the last 1.5-2
months (not all for the same thing), and I imagine that she was probably
worried about resistance to some of the more common meds.

Anyhow, I've had the following side effects:
- Sleep disturbance.
- General fatigue.
- Muscle soreness.
- Decrease in aerobic capacity.
- Possibly worse mood.

The first day, I picked up the prescription on the way home from work,
and took it in the evening. Big mistake! I didn't fall asleep until
about 3 or 4 AM. Ugh. Since then I've been taking it in the morning,
and I've been sleeping fairly well, although maybe a little worse than
normal.

The really big problem at this point is the muscle soreness. I've taken
the Levaquin for 11 of the prescribed 14 days, and today I'm sore enough
that it's interfering with normal activities such as walking. The soreness
has been getting gradually worse over the time I've been taking the
Levaquin.

Just about all antibiotics seem to decrease one's aerobic capacity (probably
something only those of us who are athletes really care about). The
Levaquin seems worse than most, though. I'd say my power at anaerobic
threshold is probably down 10-15%.

I've been fine as far as any gastrointestinal effects.