Stomach area symptoms and conditions

I am 17 years old and i got the three vaccinations of the Gardasil and ever since than i have experienced a lot of pain in my lower stomach area all the time like i have cramps. I have lower back pain all the time. Migraines run in the family and i usto to get them once in a while and now i get them at least four times a month. I dont know if this has anything to do with it... but im in pain all the time and, my mom wont talk to me because she thinks im lying and i dont know what to do.

My whole torso, stomach area and sides along with upper and lower arms broke out in an extreme rash which was painful, oozing, welts, open sores and some bleeding. This lasted from @ mid July 2009 to present, Nov. 2009. Using A&D ointment, oatmeal baths, many vitamins and plenty of water it is just now settling down to symptoms of pink(raw) skin and not so severe pain with still some itching and flakey skin.

Hi,
I am turning 22 in 3 months and have been on Yasmin for almost 5 years.
I can relate to almost all side effects listed on this site. I'm so glad I found this site now because I decided to stop taking Yasmin about a week ago. I just want to see how I fair without it.

While on Yasmin I was fine until the third year. I started experiencing severe anxiety, heart palpitations, severe mood swings. Small things infuriate me which normally never do. My skin is better but I experienced getting weird pimples that do not surface but cause deep scarring even if I do not fiddle with them. Also, I am about 5'2 and my pre Yasmin weight was 47 to 49 kg. I now weigh 53 to 55 kg so the equivalent gain of about 10 pounds in less than a year and it just keeps climbing. None of my clothes fit and this happened rapidly within a spce of 3 months. This is a lot for me as I am small in frame.The gain keeps on building around my stomach area and looks asif I am permanently bloated. IBS has been quite bad since Yasmin also.
I had a lot of suicide thoughts and feel lonely all the time. I would cry for no reason at all. For a while now I have been sooo tired and have energy for nothing. I cannot get out of bed in the morning and could easily sleep the entire day. Pre-Yasmin I would wake up at 7 every morning with no alarm and be wide awake! I used to have cool dreams, now I only have the occasional nightmare, and thats if I dream at all.
The worst was when I experienced SEVERE bloating on my stomach and strange ovary pains.(i looked asif i was 4 months preg) I had ultrasounds and x rays but they found nothing.
I was a BITCH with NO sex drive.
After a week without Yasmin, My sex drive has started creeping back and don't feel as bloated. Hopefully the weight will drop away soon as well.
Will post back here in a month.
Thank God for this site. I thought this pill was supposed to be a miracle. It is CRAP. I hope I don't need to go back on any form of birth control. I'm too scared now!

I am 44 and getting muscle cramps in both lower back sides,upper back
under armpits also what feels like the heart area and stomach area
everywhere I guess, mental confusion rashes,bloating pink eye and
headaches every day. I take meds every day for pain like fioricet,Prozac,
and xanax I've taken these for many years.I'm not sure what this could be
but I do also take omeprazole 20 mg.every other day just to keep the
acid reflux down.how do you explain to a doctor all the problems I could
keep on naming them maybe its just getting old.BUT I DOUBT IT

I been using the NV for the past 2 weeks. I am on my 3 rd week i have notice weight gain but the really bad side effect is my breast tenderness. OMG my breast hurt so bad it has this funny feeling like they is something in there growing. I want to stop using it but i have a very irregular period so i need it. My major side effect is the breast tenderness. Does anyone have any tips on ways to stop the breast tenderness

While in the 1st month on the NuvaRing, I experienced small bumps on my stomach area (bellow breast & above the belly button). I thought it was heat rash. However, while in the 2nd month on the NuvaRing, I experienced sunburn/welting hives (range from 1/2 to 4 inches) all over my body, swollen fingers/hands, swollen lips, swollen left side of my face (including eyes), heartburn feeling in my chest. This landed me in the ER because I had a hard time breathing. The ER doctor immediately administered Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) via an IV. I was also given Prednisone (steroids) Famotidine (Pepcid). The next day--I still have hives that pop up of I don't take the Diphenhydramine & Prednisone pills on schedule. The chemical/NuvaRing has to get out of my system!!! Beware Ladies!!!

I'm 35 and had Mirena inserted on April 7, 2009. I didn't notice any side effects, until now. I've always been on the petite side 4'11" & have weighed between 94 - 98 lbs. I could eat everything & anything, never exercise and not worry about gaining weight ever. Now I weigh 106, which doesn't seem like a lot to most people, but it is for me. The weight I've gained is in my stomach area. My pants now fit snugly around the waist & I've thus developed an ugly "muffin top". So I can't wear form-fitting shirts because I feel like everyone can see my "muffin top". I've never felt so unattractive before. Most people get mad & say I look the same. But I know my own body & know this is unnatural.

I pretty much don't have a sex drive either. I'm never "in the mood" and just go through the motions numbly.

I've also become a mega-bitch. I feel like I'm angry at the world & always trying to pick a fight with my boyfriend. I hate being this way & am thinking of having Mirena removed very soon!

The only positive thing about Mirena is you don't have to worry about anything: no daily pill or messing with condoms. Also, my periods are super light.

Of course, I know everybody's body is different and will react to Mirena in certain ways. Just thought I'd post to see if anyone has had similar side effects.

Hi Ladies, like all of you I too have my share of Mirena issues. I have had my IUD in since March 2008, so a year & four months now. To start with the positive- I do not get periods. I haven't had a period starting the following month I had it put in. Now for all the Negatives- Bad Acne and usually I have great skin. Not anymore. They are more like red bumps mainly on my forehead, Constant migraines, mood swings, constantly stressed, pain in my lower abdomen, lower back pain (Doctors thought I had a kidney infection- all urine, blood tests, pelvin ultrasound, CAT scan were normal), constant urinating & cannot hold my urine (like a bad UTI), I have noticed when I comb my hair after washing it, I am losing a lot of hair, I get a lot of dizzy spells all the time, painful cramps in my legs, fluttering in my stomach (like a baby moving/kicking- I thought I was pregnant), I have a lot of discharge- I will be walking a big gush just comes out, my sex drive is barely there- I am in my 20's and just about every time I have sex with my husband I will just go dry in the middle of it & just about every position hurts, I have very itchy skin now. I am always scratching especially my legs. I am always applying lotion to help with the itching, I also developed a ganglion cyst in my hand next to my wrist. It was so painful my hands would swell, numbness & tingling in my fingers, pain in my forearm, I just had a needle aspiration done a few days ago. Now that I have confirmed the side effects with this site, as soon as my doctor's office opens I am calling to have this trash removed!!! Thank you Ladies.

Hi everyone,

I decided to go online to look for Mirena side effects because I have been having a lot of problems every since I got mine. I felt so relieved when I found this website because I realized I wasn't alone. I've had my Mirena for 3 and half years, and I have experienced almost every single side effect that the other girls on here have. I didn't have any of these symptoms before getting Mirena. After my first child I didn't have any side effects but after my second child I got mirena and this is what happened.

My hair up front on top has gotten very thin and I have always had very thick hair. I have always been a very laid back, friendly, happy person but since I've had the Mirena I've been moody, irritable, depressed, and I have had anxiety attacks. It also seems like I have a harder time feeling satisfied or happy about anything. I've had migraine headaches and joint pain which I never had before.

I'm 5'11 and I had always been extremely thin. I didn't have any problems losing weight after my first child, but since I have gotten Mirena I have gained a lot of weight in my stomach area but nowhere else. It's almost like a swelling or inflammation that won't go down. I've also had the strange feelings in my abdomen of movement that the others had, but I know I'm not pregnant. I've had these feelings for almost 2 years now.

It hurts really bad sometimes when my husband and I have sex, especially if he hits the spot where the Mirena is. My sex drive is completely gone, which seems like a common problem among the others here. I also noticed that fishy smell that the others have talked about that won't go away no matter what products you use or how much you wash. I also have gotten acne on my body which I had never had before in my life. I have some on my arms, face, chest, and back. It's terrible. I also have had the lack of energy so many of you said you had.

Even though there are all these terrible side effects, I think the worst one is that I don't feel like myself anymore. My husband says I don't seem to get excited about anything, and I seem more withdrawn. I have much more social anxiety than I did before, and sometimes I feel like my heart is racing and I can't get it to stop. I would have it taken out right now if i had the money to get my tubes tied. Unfortunately I don't have health insurance so I'm trapped for now.

Debbie 6/8/2009 On Monday, June 3rd I was put on a Dexpak for a Martins' Neuroma on my foot. I felt sooo good for the first three days, then started feeling worse. By Saturday morning, I was having the worst pain in my stomach area. I can't do anything. Even laying down didn't help things. I feel like I have a hole in my stomach that is gnawing at me. It's now been 3 days that this is happening. I'm hungry, but cannot eat because I hurt so bad. Cannot get a hold of the dr. to see what to do next..

Hello everyone I just found out about this site today. I am 30 years old and I thought that mirena was a good choice for me after I had my second son. I got the mirena when my son was 8 weeks old June 2008. I was losing all the baby weight at first but, once I got the mirena the nightmare began. I gained 80 pounds in the two years in the stomach area I had it,My cycle stopped right after I got it. I had sharp stabbing pains in the uterus and lower stomach, I have had lower back pains, Nervousness (I use to think I was losing my mind). My breast was heavier, I was sleepy all the time, moody and picked fights with my husband constantly, I had no sex drive at all. I attempted several times to get it removed and the OB always talked me out of removing it. They claimed that it didn't caused any of the problems I was having. Then my OB told me that I was gonna die if I don't control my weight because I was 5 ft 1 inch and 220 pounds and have got hypertension and started taking two pills a day. I barely was hungry I could never keep any food down with the mirena I was vomiting everything up. So how could I was I gaining weight. Then finally I went and lied said I wanted another baby the doctor said that I would run a risk of having an abnormal baby I told him I didn't care I just wanted the mirena out and he took a long time to find it then he finally saw where it was and removed it. He showed it to me after removing it. Now that I gotten it taken out I fell better. My breast went right back to normal I lost ten pounds now. I am currently walking and drinking lots of water so I can continue to loose. My body is getting back on track with some eating I just eat small portion now, but i'm getting back on track slowly. I have a lot of gas from the time I wasn't eating I just hope i get to my normal size I use to be I wasn't my average size like he said I should be 115 pounds but I was never this fat. I use to be between 145 10 160 pounds and if GOD bless me to get back to that size I'll be happy but I'm still losing my doctor gave me a prescription to lose. I'm now 200 pounds. I'm glad I got that dern mirena removed and It was gone on 5/5/2009

I've been on Singulair 10mg tablets for only 4 days to alleviate seasonal allergies and have been suffering from very bad cramping in my feet, legs, hands, arms and upper body. Additionally I have experienced what feels like bloating and a hardening of the stomach area. On top of all this I've had the craziest dreams!

The upside is my allergies have been relieved somewhat, but these side effects are certainly not worth this additional pain and anxiety I've been suffering. Further reading on Singulair, including this forum, Wikipedia, and other places has left me convinced that this is not a safe medication to be taking (look up churg-strauss syndrome for example) and I will be discontinuing it immediately.

I'm quite angry that doctors are prescribing such a thing when a simple antihistamine would suffice. This also cost me €60 for a 28 day supply.

I am a 35 year old woman, mother of three. I had the Mirena IUD inserted Feb 9, 09. So far, my experience has been NEGATIVE. I just removed it yesterday. I hope to get better soon.

I first want to thank everyone who has shared their experiences. Without you, I wouldn't have confirmed my suspicions. I am NOT going crazy and all these side effects I am having are REAL! I want to share my experience too, in hopes that it will help others.

Since having the Mirena inserted, I have had multiple side effects. My side effects have included:

BLEEDING all the time. Each period I bled 2 1/2 weeks straight with spotting in-between. It may have gotten lighter if I had left it in longer.

WEIGHT GAIN. I am an advid gym goer, a runner and watch what I eat. I have gained 8 pounds in the last two months! The last three weeks I have cut back on calories and increased my workout intensity and have not lost a pound! Usually, I can loose weight easily if I really put effort into it. Since the Mirena, I have been unable to manage my weight.

FATIGUE. I am SO tired all the time. Especially around 3p in the afternoon. I literally feel like I could sleep walk.

MOOD SWINGS. That has been hard. I have had less patience with my family and I am not as happy and chipper as I usually am. I feel blah. My husband and mother have both noticed and have said something to me.

HEADACHES. I normally only get headaches for specific reasons but now I get them all the time. I got headaches easily when I was pregnant, so I know it has to be the hormones.

DIZZINESS. My head feels off.

LOWER BACK PAIN and CRAMPING. I feel like I am PMSing like 2 weeks out of every month. It is constant.

BLOATING. My stomach really protrudes and I've always had a flat stomach area.

I have not had the acne and hair loss problems. I'm sure the Mirena effects everyone differently.

Hope this helps someone. I wish I would have looked up the side effects before I had the Mirena inserted. I would have never done it!.

Good luck to all.

I was prescribed Niaspan ER, and the first night I took the 81 mg aspirin an hour before. So this was 11 pm. I tried to get to sleep, as I do usually have a hard time getting and staying asleep anyway.. BUT, four hours later, I had this severe face flush, I had burning in my ears, my face, my neck and as I was told I might have this, I tried to remain calm.. then the ITCHING started up, I wanted to rip off my skin, I itched so badly! I scratched my wrists, then my upper legs, my stomach area.. even ripped open a little sore there... this itching almost drove me crazy! I admit I got panicky.. and my heart started racing and I felt like my throat was closing up.. this is something I experience with my allergy to contrast dyes... I swore I'd never take another Niaspan! Scared the heck out of me. I don't know what else I will be able to take to lower my triglycerides and total cholesterol. I am 56 and just found out with an EKG that I have had a heart attack already. So this is all scary to me, but the burning and itching and rapid heartbeat don't seem worth it to me! Anyone else have this kind of experience? What did you do? thanks

I have been on FEMCON for 3 weeks and I have gained 10lbs since starting it. Now mind you I have weighed 125lbs since S. was a puppy so this extra weight has terrified me because it is all in my stomach area. Also I have had migraines like you wouldn't believe to the point where I have had to miss days from work. To top it off my insurance company says its non formulary and I have to pay 50% of the cost (bummer). I only plan to take it 2 more days that's when my doctor will be in her office and I am changing these crazy pills. Anyone have any suggestion for pills that work for heavy cycles?

I took Levaquin shortly after a complete hysterectomy. I was intrigued to hear that this drug causes tendon damage. I took at least a year to heal, I felt like the tendons in my stomach were torn, lifting caused great pain. I couldn't sleep or lay down crooked, I always had to keep my body flat. If I sat up it had to be straight up, no slouching as it cause great pain in my stomach. Apparently the uterus is cut off of tendons. Everyone said I should have healed so much faster. I couldn't wear slack for at least a year. I took the Levaquin for a sinus infection. The doctors decided that I was having interstitial cyctitus causing all the pain, I still have that but it causes pain lower. I had diarrhea for 6 weeks after taking it. Someone told me you're aren't supposed to take it and lay down, you're supposed to sit up for at least an hour, which I couldn't, and it wasn't a caution on my medicine bottle-this was in April of 2007. My stomach area still isn't great, I get a tearing feeling when I throw the ball too much to my dog or do too much housework, or cleaning/scrubbing. What a nightmare. Did anyone else experience tendon damage of this same type?

Extreme nausea and loss of appetite. Pain in the stomach area after I eat anything. I took Avelox 400mg for 7 days for sinusitus and bronchitis when Z-pak did not work. I had had reaction to Cipro and Levaquin years ago, but the doctor still prescribed Avelox to me. I still feel sick at my stomach and have pain after I eat and it has been 4 days since I took the last Avelox. I am continuing to spit up mucus and feel like my throat is constantly raw. 3 days after taking the Avelox, my tongue was red in the middle all the way back to my throat and I had red blister like spots on the roof of my mouth.

terrible ab swelling bloat and pain swelling in different part of body but every thing seems to be on left side.Feel compression of all inside organs in abdomen.making wheezing and breathing not right.Depression - my Prozac didn,t seem to work any more now that I look back on it. I started taking lisinopril about 8 yrs ago.Lately started with headache but that went away as soon as i stopped drug. Luckily over the holidays I ran out of pills and stopped taking and about on the second day (three days after one of my emergency visits where they never find nothing even though I feel like I am dying.) I felt like my old self again .I felt normal. I was so happy Yet so mad at doctors. For getting treated like I was crazy after awhile.I found out about intestinal angioedema fro my pharmacist when on a whim asked about lisinopril .My stomach area is all still sore but not all swelled up .Oh I also had urinary problems Which I still Have off and on But I take Flomax even though i am female. Im going to get bladder scope next week and I know it has to do with compression for so long from angioedema from the lisinopril.

I have had Mirena since Oct. 2007 and ever since have had frequent yeast and bacterial infections. Also my stomach has these gas pain attacks where I feel like I am going to die, it hurts all the way up my back and feels like a huge ball of air is trapped in my stomach. I also have pain all the way up both sides of my chest as this happens. I never made a connection to the mirena just thought I had some weird problem. My strings also disappeared and I had to pay nearly 300 just to make sure the thing was still in there. I was told if he can't get them he will need to do a surgical procedure to remove it- great and I got this to avoid surgery of have tubes tied! I have also been moody, depressed, no sex drive and when I had strings they poked my husband and made sex difficult. I spot constantly and I too have ruined all my panties from this brown old blood that comes out unexpectedly. My husband insists that I have it removed and after seeing that I am not alone in what I am experiencing I am going to see my doctor as soon as he opens. I have been up most the night with one of those gas pain attacks and I am miserable! I recently have been feeling as though something is kicking me in my intestine or stomach area too and I too look pregnant all the time and in fact the 20lbs that I need to loose is all belly! Thanks everyone for all the great advice wish I would have seen this before!

I have been on the NuvaRing for about 6 months or so and have not experienced any real significant symptoms until this week. Wednesday night I had pain that started in my left leg. It was sharp, tingling, radiating pain that ran up and down my leg. The pain then went to my chest. The pain was a burning, sharp pain and I felt a lot of pressure in my entire chest wall; the pain extended all the way to my back and it go worse when I breathed in. This chest pain lasted for about 15-20 minutes. Then, it sort of became intermittent--it would leave, and come back and then leave and come back. Eventually it completely went away, but I was scared so I went to the ER to be assessed. My admitting blood pressure was 173/110. I was SHOCKED! The thing is, I have been having high BP readings consistently for about a month, averaging about 145/85 ish. They did an EKG, Chest Xray, and lots of blood work and took a urine sample. Everything came back normal! My first thought before I went to the ER was that it could have been a blood clot, but my leg didn't swell at all. They told me it could have been an anxiety attack, but I've experienced those before and chest pains associated with it, and this pain was unlike any pain I have felt before. I was just wondering if anyone else had similar symptoms? I have an appointment with my doctor on Monday and I'm thinking I'm going to take the ring out.

I have been feeling most of these symptoms for a while but thought it was just in my head or that I was going through early menopause but I am only 38.
Immediately I gained weight in my stomach area which made me mad but I dealt with it. I have have really long periods where I used to have a 3 day period. Now I have anxiety and mood swings where I just feel like being mean. I hate how I am to my husband, mom and kids. I feel like I can't concentrate and I can't remember a conversation that I had 2 days ago. I really feel like I was deceived of all these bad side effects. I just called to have this bitch removed and the nurse said she has never heard of any bad side effects. I guess I am one of the unlucky ones. I also exercise and diet constantly and can't seem to lose the extra weight I put on. It's so frustrating when I try so hard.Now I am a little nervous about getting it taken out. I plan on taking a xanex b.c it hurt so bad when I had it put in! I also am a little nervous about what birth control to use next. I don't want to deal with hormones again. It's not worth it. Also the sex drive is very low for me. I really wish I would have seen this blog ahead of time. I would NEVER of had the mirena inserted and I wouldn't have wasted a year and a half of my life on being miserable!! I'm getting this removed 9am on Friday!!

Hi, I have a blood clot in my arm,From mri dye.Since then my life has been a nightmare.On lovenox 2x time daily on my 20 with the shot. my stomach is black and blue and yellow from the shot.And i have big bumps in the stomach area.Now taking 6mg of Warfarin. Must a gain 6 lbs on that drug. I told the doctors about the side affect. They just look at you with a puzzle face.I go for weekly blood test. and my blood is still real thick.

I just had my 40th birthday and I've had the mirena for a year and two months now. From the beginning I started gaining some weight that I could not shake off. I've always been 125 lbs but I got up to 133 which may not seem like a lot but I was pudgy all around my stomach area. Anyway, I actually thought I was starting to go thru perimenopause. I've been getting anxiety, depression, mood swings, acne, itchy, brain fog, longer periods, ovarian cysts and I saw my primary doctor today and told her I can't take it anymore. She actually told me to consider having the IUD removed. After reading all of these blogs I'm having it removed 8/5/08. I feel better knowing that I'm not going crazy. Thank you Ladies for writing about what's really going on.

I have had my mirena since April of 2006. For the first two years it was the most wonderful thing in the world ( no cramping, spotting or periods). But lately I have been feeling very horrible. I have no desire to do anything. I am very tired, moody, gained weight (just around stomach area), depressed, joint pain and sik to my stomach. After reading a lot of the posting on this website. I realized that a lot of the women feel just like me. Now I know that I am not crazy. I also scheduled to have mine's removed on August 1, 2008 (yay!!!).

I got my Mirena put in a little over two months ago but problems since. I have been on my period for almost a whole month now and I'm having icky brown discharge that stains all of my clothes. I feel like I am constantly tired and I fall asleep all the time at work and other places. The acne is crazy. My back and chest are now covered with it. It's so embarrassing. I have a pressure down in my lower stomach area that almost feels like my ovaries are swollen. I just got over a UTI(or at least that's what I thought it was since it hurt to urinate and I had to go frequently with not much coming out and I had some of the other telltale signs) that I think was caused by the IUD because I've never had one in my entire life. And although I got the UTI about ten days ago, and have been taking medicine for it I STILL have some tenderness down there. It hurts to do anything sexual. I feel like I am falling apart. Does anyone know if all of the symptoms that I am experiencing are related to the IUD? The swollen ovaries are starting to worry me as is the extreme loss of blood. HELP! :(