January 16th
2009
4:49 PM
I am 34 years old. I am a pharmacy tech. I have asthma and allergies. I have taken singulair pretty much every day since it came out on the market. I've had asthma since i was about 10 years old. I took theophylline as a kid. Steriods on and off especially during times when my allergies are bad. I still use Advair during the fall and spring. Every drug has a side effect. However breathing is pretty good damn thing. Do I have days when I feel low? Yeah. Do I sometimes have nightmares? Yup. Are "natural" products the answer. Not always. The fish oil that some of the posters are touting can also cause GI problems. Some of the natural products contain herbs and other plant derivatives that can be harmful for a child that suffers from allergies. Not proactively treating asthma can be deadly. Some of the parents are suggesting steriods as the answer - those can cause weight gain, growth suppression and can lead to a worsening of asthma.
Singulair has never made me feel like I've wanted to kill myself. I was more depressed and angry as kid when my asthma did not allow me to partipate in normal childhood things. I was sad and hated life when I couldn't keep up with friends at recces because I was having trouble breathing. You have to outweigh the costs with the benefits. I am more irritable when I have asthma flareup then I am on a normal day. For me, I choose to breathe. And singulair has been helping me for almost a decade.
I'm not saying the medication isn't causing these symptoms but maybe there is an underlying cause to your child's depression.
Any drug has a side effect. But without medical research and the medications that come with them - people would still be dying of simple diseases and we wouldn't have vaccinations. As a society, as a whole, we are a culture that looks to someone else to fix things and then blames the people who try to fix it. We need to stop being the "hot McDonald's coffee'" society.
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January 4th
2009
10:42 PM
Hash thyriod disease with vitiligo.Synthroid .88mg. 3 yrs on Synthroid.
NONE OF THESE SYMPTOMS I HAVE HAD BEFORE SYNTHROID.
SEVERE knee pain,ovary pain,joint pain, bone pain,muscle aches, fatigue, sleep apnea, weight gain,depression, anxiety, edema, FIBROMYALGIA / LUPUS SYMPTOMS,chronic inflammation, numbness in left foot,numbness in left hand, lower back pain, headaches,elbow pain,abdominal pain, brain fog,HAIR LOSS and greasy hair (always had thick curly drier hair) greasy skin, white pimple-ish areas on arms, itchy breast, lymph breast pain,increased hunger, strong food cravings, irritability,high blood sugars (I am type 1 diabetic) synthroid is known to mess with insulin in a diabetic, all my symptoms have had one test or another ran and all come back normal. I have no diabetic neuropathys..which surprised the doctors when my nerve tests came back normal...he was blaming my diabetes for most symptoms and told me to eat less in regards to weight gain.Still he brushed off my symptoms. I have asked my (endo doctor) to put me on Armour but she refused, she said I would be taking steps into the dark ages.
As if the symptoms are not enough, I am developing more.
NEW SYMPTOMS..Globus sensation (feels like constant lump in throat) eye twiches, eye floaters (not diabetic related).
I did experience twice after a higher dosage was made I felt great for the first two weeks and then like crap again.
I have oddly noticed I have crazy-fast hair growth, although my hair is thinning and not replaced..I have to shave twice a day.
Also I read a comment about one person switching synthroid to evening and said they felt better. I am pretty sure this is because doing it that way the body absorbs less synthroid. And for any one who doesn't know..synthroid takes calcium from the bones over time.
I am sure the avg person on synthroid complains to a dr about symptoms and doctors never get a clue.
November 26th
2008
3:18 PM
November 27 2008
on NR since February, had taken a break since my fiance was away for work for 4 months and thot it wasn't worth using it and spending money. I noticed slight weight gain4 lbs roughly, but since the first of November i get my old migraines back again used to have them only twice a year with aura, but now nearly every day, read the posts and shot the ring out of the window, out of my life literary, not to mention my mood swings, paranoid over my fiancee being away and nagging him all the time abt affairs etc..worrfying abt accidents, losing a relative ecc...Thank You Jesus I found this site!! No More NuvaRing.
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November 15th
2008
12:24 PM
I am so glad I happened upon this site. I have been having terrible side effects that I attributed to something else, like I was going insane! I have been having panic attacks and very depressed. even have started to feel aggressive. I am having it removed on the 20th and will try to post a new message after I have it removed. I have had many side effects other than just these and am so glad I am not the only one. I have been spending money on counseling and homeopaths etc. to try to solve my mental issues when it is always coming back to this iud. Thank you for making others aware of your symptoms. K.
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January 30th
2005
10:13 AM
My husband has PRM and is on 10 mg tablet in the morning and 1/4 of a tablet at night. The pain was so bad from the PRM he couldn't work or function.He can't sleep,is sad, needs more attention than usual, wants to buy things ( he hates spending money) mood swings, talks more than before ( I sort of like this because he was to quiet before) I did notice if he has a very busy day he does better. I give him more attention, that seems to help, he wants to be touched a lot, hugged etc, He seems really insecure. I know it's the prednisone and not him. I hope it goes away and he dosen't have anymore major side effects. He knows he can't function without itbecause the pain is to great. We would try something natural if anyone has tried it and it worked for PRM. Ellen
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Mirena (2) PredniSONE (1) NuvaRing (1) Singulair (1) Synthroid (1)
August 17th
2009
12:26 PM
))REMOVED IN APRIL 09, STILL HAVING SYMPTOMS, ANYONE ELSE PLEASE CONTACT ME..I THINK I'M GOING CRAZY(((((
To spare everyone of a very long read of the SAME symptoms as everyone on here, I will list:
Dec08 inserted
PAIN PAIN PAIN CONSTANT PAIN
BLEEDING
Cramping so bad I had to stay in bed
Insist something is wrong
Dr. says all this is "normal"
April 09 Removed
PAIN CONTINUED CONSTANTLY
Dr. Says all this is "normal" be on you way
May 09 switched to new Gyn
US revealed retroverted uterus ( I knew previously)
Cyst on rt. ovarie
A small amount of fluid in cul de sac ( Dr. states that the mirena perforated my uterus & now the fluid is sitting there)
Given 2 antibiotics & a pain reliever (did nothing)
June 09 Went back to new Gyn
States that " I don't know what to do, I have never had a patient with these problems, you may want to get a 2nd opinion."
August 09 (now)
Continue to have same daily, continuous pain & pressure in uterus & rectum area.
Sometimes feels like a bowel issue as well?????? Some sort of connection here.
Pressure, heaviness down into my upper legs & knees feel swollen
Sharp knife like pains in breasts
Nausea that wakes me from sleep
Tearful, sad, becoming depressed, feel like Dr.'s think I'm crazy!
Spending money we do not have on$50 copays and GETTING NO CLOSER TO THE ANSWER!
WHEN WILL THIS STOP??????????????????????????????
Contacted Mirena, they just jotted down notes & said hope you feel better.
Blood work some white blood cells, but nothing major.
I eat Advil like PEZ candy, if a friend can give med a pain med I get a days relief then it's just right back the next day. I don't dare ask for meds from Dr.'s they already think I'm nuts!
I have wasted so much time with this, I am missing my infant experience life, my 4 yr old needs me as well! My husband can not take another minute watching me in pain & crabby all the time.
Seriously, enough already, I get it, I made a mistake.
Contact mee if you want to chat.... ******
Not doing well .....M.
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