Swollen lips symptoms and conditions

My mom has been on Lisinopril for about 18 months. She is 80 years old and while she has not had as extreme side effects as some people she has gained about 15 pounds over the last year or so. She is not a big eater so I have found that odd and then just this week out of the blue she woke up with hugely swollen lips and nose. We went to her physician and he took her off of the lisinopril. He said this was a side effect of the drug. She could barely talk or eat her lips were so swollen.

im a 28 yr old male taking this med for 3 weeks i developed a rash type thing on my balls and penis they are itchy and red kinda raw ive also had swollen lips that cracked in the corner of my mouth. ive also developed a allergic rash on my face that made my face swell to the point i almost cant see out of my left eye my ears are red hot swollen and f ing itchy my doctor told me to take a couple bennies and stop the LISINOPRIL to see if that was the issue at hand ill come back to reply to let you know if this is my allergic reaction any body know a good bp med that doesn't suck ?

Out of courtesy, are you guys taking generic or brand, assuming there is a brand form? My husband has taken bactrim before but this time he broken out in hives and major rash, itching, and swollen lips. Absolutely miserable!

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 am is a chase to figure out what is wrong with me. I had the Mirena placed at thanksgiving. Starting in December I continue to get swollen lips. I thought that it was the weather but they continue to happen and I am religious with anything and everything you could put on your lips. They hurt and are red and swollen. I am also having lower back pain on my right side right above my but that does not go away. I have had a mri, see a back doctor and all have told me there is no reason for the pain. I have called my OB she treats me as if I am crazy and says it has nothing to do with my female parts. I think from reading all of this I am having it removed. I hope some of this weird stuff goes away.

My 17 year old son was diagnosed with MRSA after getting an injury on his knee from playing basketball.After the first does he had a loss of appetite, fatigue, nauseous and severe headache. By the third day he got a fever, chills, neck stiffness and a feeling of doom. We went to the ER because his blood had not been cultured and we were afraid of sepsis in the blood. The ER doctor said it was most likely viral and sent him home. The next night he had a fever of 103, sore throat, trouble swallowing, sun burnt look, swollen eyes and cracked swollen lips.The next day we went to the urgent care and they tested him for mono, strep and the flu...(all negative). He felt awful and was so tired and feverish. The next morning he woke up with a severe rash and itching all over his body and his skin looked like it was scalded. His blood culture came back negative for bacteria and his wound has healed. I have taken him off of this drug Bactrim. This is his first day. His rash is better and his fever was down for a little while. It is 101 tonight and he just feel so tired and achy. I know it will take time for this to get out of his system. Meanwhile he is missing school and is getting depressed because he feels like he will never get better. If someone told me that fever and chills were a side effect from this drug I would not have been so worried that he could die of a blood infection. Ask lots of questions or google this site before taking a new drug.

Began taking 500mg of niaspan after 81 mil of Bayer 30 minutes prior (at 11:00 in the am) about 3 weeks ago. Recommended at this time since I do enjoy my 2 glasses of red wine at night. I then take 10mg of Lipitor before bed. Side effects have been swollen lips that keep peeling, after many OTC lip balms, racing heart and unbelievable insomnia. Only had flushing the first day before nurse, not doctor, told me about aspirin. I don't know whether my allergic reaction is the Niaspan or the Lipitor. I also had mild nausea and foot cramps at night. The nausea has subsided but not my lip problem.

For one year prior to taking these drugs, I was on 10/40 of Vytorin but since all the negative results of that drug, my doctor has taken all his patients off of it.

I've been on Trileptal for about a month now and am up to 900 mg, though I expect to come down from this dose because of the dizziness it causes. I am also troubled by a numb tongue, bad taste in my mouth, and swollen lips. One thing I'm experiencing that I haven't read about yet is an increase in the white part of certain fingernails--the white area at the tips of both ring fingers has doubled. At first I thought this might be due to kidney disease, but now I'm wondering if it's simply due to decreased blood supply to my fingers, which do feel a little numb. I'd appreciate anyone's feedback on this.

I am glad that I found this website! I have been trying to find out how long it takes for my moon face to go away. I was prescribed 60mgs daily of Prednisone while 35 weeks pregnant for 3 weeks. When pregnant, I developed a condition called Thyromocypenia (my white blood cells die off during my pregnancies). In order for my OB to not have to put me under again for a repeat c-section, she referred me to a hematologist who put me on this drug. I asked him about side effects and he stated that the most common is increased appetite, which did not affect me. Even though I was pregnant at the time, my appetite did not change, but what did change was my face after I stopped taking the Prednisone. While in the hospital after the birth of my son, they did taper the dosage for 3 days and at the point of discharge, I was completely off the drug. I left the hospital on a Wednesday and overnight my face had swollen so strangely that I went back to the hospital on Friday. I had no idea that there was such a thing as this moon face syndrome. The nurse that attended to me in the emergency room told me about it. She said that she had taken Prednisone before for asthma and it took her face 3 weeks to return to normal.

I just had my son on 5/4, and my face has been swollen exactly a week today. I can see where some areas are reducing, but it is still not back to normal. My face did not swell at all during my pregnancy and I only gained 18lbs, so this was really startling for me to have been through 9 months looking great and after giving birth sitting up with a pie face, swollen nose, swollen lips, a swollen neck, and swollen shoulders. I also experienced a couple of migraines that nearly took me out. I hope to never have to take this drug again!

I have been taking this medicine for a UTI for a few days and today all of the sudden I had an uncontrollable need to pee every few minutes. When I did there was a burning sensation and the immediate need to pee again. So I looked up the medication and saw online that you are supposed to drink a whole glass of water with each pill. I started chugging water and the burning and need to pee went away after and hour or so. Very strange, but maybe it will help someone else.

Two weeks ago I came down with a really bad case of strep throat. It started out with headaches (which I thought were migraines), then I got the sore throat, and by the time I was able to get to the doctor it was very severe and they put me on 875 mg of Amoxicillin twice a day. I started to feel better and the sore throat went away very quickly. I'm generally I very healthy person and have no allergies, so I did not even consider that any adverse side effects were possible for me. However, about 8 days into the 10-day cycle, I came home in the evening and began to change when I noticed red spots on my chest and shoulders. I quickly made the connection and got on Benadryl, but the rash spread quickly. The next morning I woke up with swollen lips and swelling around the eyes, as well as small reddish swollen areas all over my face. By Sunday it had spread to my legs, where it was by far the worst. It is now Wednesday, and it has faded a great deal above the waist, but it looks horrible and discolored from the waist down and my doctor told me it might take "a while" (a week? more?) to clear up completely. I have also noticed that I've been bruising very easily (I have marks all over my shoulder from the strap of my shoulderbag, which is not even very heavy, and I do NOT bruise easily under normal conditions.) It's making me pretty miserable and I can't stop looking at my legs and wondering when they will look normal again.

Also, I got the upset stomach (not too badly though) and a mild yeast infection.

I wish doctors would not be so free and easy will antibiotics.

Well after all the hype of the negative side effects of levaquin I did the 7 days and tho I felt like crap mainly due to the flu I think I seem to be fine a week after stopping. The side effects I did experience were wrenched stomach. This could of been a flu symptom or maybe a side effect of the antibiotic. Knowing that antibiotics can cause pretty much most of the symptoms that people here complain of and having experienced ten years of allergies due to antibiotics from 93 to 03 and curing myself thru education on the subject I knew before hand that taking any antibiotic is a gamble. I think the reason most people have bad experiences is due to an already compromised out of balance system. Candidiasis is a controversial subject that a lot of doctors do not believe in but recently it has made a lot of headlines both on tv and in the holistic field. So knowing I did not want another ten years of hell I bought good flora, probiotics from a health food store. I have been taking about 5 a day with meals. So far i have no side effects. I feel good. I will take probiotics for a month or so to make sure I get enough good flora back into my system. Anyone taking an antibiotic needs to know that it will kill most all benificial bacteria but does not kill candida so without the good flora which keeps candida in check candida can grow and leak into your blood stream and attack any part of the body. I personally do not agree that antibiotics should be used in a lot of situations but sometimes you have no choice. If one does not have the knowledge to use them responsibly I do believe your life can be altered dramatically. Its easy to blame the pill which in most cases you are correct in your assumption but its also your own fault and the doctors to of not educated yourself beforehand.

My mother had been taking Lisinop since November 2007. She woke up this morning with a her face swollen, lips, eyes,and as well as tongue. It was so severe that we had to take her to the ER.

I recently had gum surgery and was prescribed dox. I am only taking 100 mg/day, but I've had extreme lethargy, headaches, itching, swollen lips, nausea and bouts of confusion and dizziness. I feel very sad on this medication and I'm usually a very happy person. I'm stopping the meds today, so hopefully I will be back to my normal self within the next week. I wish I had researched the drug sooner so that I could have stopped taking it earlier...I thought my reactions were due to the pain meds, but I was mistaken!!!

I was prescribed Lisinopril six weeks ago. Yesterday I was rushed to the urgent care facility nearby with difficulty swallowing and hugely swollen lips. The emergency MD prescribed prednisone and zyrtec for the extreme allergic reaction which was attributed to the Lisinopril. The swelling has gone down although it is still quite noticeable and my throat is extremely sore although I am able to swallow liquids that are lukewarm. I am a white female age 53 and have blood pressure that measures 133/80. I am fit and eat healthfully, and have an interest in a more holistic approach to controlling blood pressure issues (which I truly wonder if I really have). I did not experience headache, nausea or depression, however constipation has been severe since beginning even a low dose of Lisinopril of 10 mg.

I have been taking Lipitor 20 mg for 4 months. Six to eight weeks ago I developed exema, allergic conjunctivitis and burning/swelling of my lips. I saw a PA at my doctor's office today and we are stopping Lipitor for 10 days to see if it is the culprit. Has anyone else experienced these problems while taking Lipitor?

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My 6 year old son has had all of these more or less. He has been on Singulair for about 5 months. We took him off last Friday when he started having seizures. It is only now that we are connecting the things he has complained about. He is still going through testing but everytime a test is done it is negative. He is in perfect health. The dr.s are stumped. What happens is, he smells a wierd smell. Then he sees lights. After this he has a bad headache and becomes weak so he lays down. Shortly thereafter he stiffens and starts shaking his arms and legs while clinching his hands. He also grunts and makes a buzzing sound and appears as though he only breathes out. the dr.s say it is not seizures but movement disorder and if it is Singulair it should be out of his system within 3 days... He is still having the seizure type fits and its been a week since we took him off singulair. He is still losing his temper and having horrible dreams as well. Cat scan was normal, EEG was normal, blood work is ok, they want to do an MRI but does this sound familiar to anyone?

i only took 2 of the 8 tablets i was perscribed the following side effects occured;headache,very swollen lips and mouth,really hurt to swallow,upset stomach,fealing weak and very unwell , will advise anybody not to take these tablets!

I was prescribed Sulfameth 4days ago for a Bladder Infection. The first hour after taking it, I started having a horrible burning irritation on the inner vaginal area. Afer the third day I continued to have that and swollen teary eyes, my tongue is swollen with little bumps,jawbone hurts,rashy itchy hands,swollen lips,Its been a full 24hrs so far from not taking this med and i am still having the effects. Hopefully it will all go away soon!!!!

Swollen lips and rash

has anyone experienced hot,swollen lips and gums from acid reflu? I don't know if I'm having a reaction or if it's a build up of the acid refux. I have been on 3 other medicines and have had this with all of them. The doctor doesn't seem to be concerned and I'm miserable.

In Dec 2004 I experienced adverse reactions to the MRI contrast Magnevist several days after receiving an MRI. The first sign was a grape sized boil on my abdomen and a drop in blood pressure. The doctors thought that I had a staph infection, but there was no sign of bacteria or infection in my system. The doctors were perplexed as to what was causing my health issues.

In January 2005 I received an MRA to view the veins and arteries in my neck. I received Magnevist via IV pump. During the procedure I experienced severe pain in my right shoulder (the same arm receiving the injection), severe pain in the center of my chest, then a very hot flushing feeling from my waist upward. I could feel my tongue swell and there was a heavy metallic taste in my mouth. I told a radiology tech, but they blew me off and said that they had never heard of anyone having a bad experience with the contrast. The next day my nose bled and I had diarrhea. By the third day I was urinating blood. By the fifth day the boil on my abdomen grew into a 5 inch by two inch oozing pus patch on my side. My blood was no longer responding to my hypertension medication. I experienced temporary paralysis of my right leg, right eye pain, swollen lips, and a dark patch under my right arm. I remember laying in bed crying from the pain in my side; my breathing became labored, and my chest felt really heavy. The doctors were at a loss so they began treating me for everything from staph to shingles to a fungal infection, but nothing worked. Two weeks later I had a near fainting spell in the ER. My blood pressure was too high. The ER folks worked on me nearly three hours trying to get my blood pressure under control. I was so cold I was shaking. The doctor eventually applied a nitro patch to my chest then shot me up with some drugs and finally my pressure came down to a manageable level.
Six weeks later I was referred to a dermatologist and he knew what my issue was five seconds after he looked at the boil on my side..."That's a reaction to a chemical" he said.

In June I discovered that the radiologist tech had given me 40cc of Magnevist. The Berlex insert says that the maximum dosage is 20cc, so I was given double the recommended dosage. After doing some research I found out that several radiology clinics in at least three states give double or sometimes more that the recommended dosage during the MRA procedure. The radiology folks truly believe that Magnevist is safe at high levels. I hope that radiologists will read this entry and conduct further research about Magnevist. What they don't get is that the drug can be dangerous and symptoms may not arise until several days later. So folks if you experience any of the adverse reactions listed under Magnevist, especially Stevens Johnson Syndrome, get help fast and don't let the doctors take you on wild disease chases...It could be hazardous to your health.

SM

possible side effect - swollen lips and mouth ulcers - could this be linked with eating/drinking citrus fruits and juices??

I have been taking 10 mg of Lipitor for several years now. I was on Zocor before that and had aching muscles in my thighs and couldn't even walk around the park like I used to. Doctor took me off that although I don't think he was convinced that was the problem. One year ago I was in therapy for pain in my shoulder which the doctor said was the muscle that goes into the rotator cup. About a month ago, my right calf started hurting when I walked and it felt as though the muscle was tight and when I got up to answer the phone in the middle of the night it felt like it popped or tore or something. I iced it, elevated it, etc. and when it didn't get much better (I was walking stiff-legged not to contract the muscle), I went to the doctor. They send me for a doppler just to make sure it wasn't a blood clot which it wasn't. I am on Coumadin for occasional Atrial Fibrillation and they did find a hematoma (bruising) probably caused by an injury while on Coumadin. Anyway, the doctor gave me some muscle relaxers and this helped for a couple of days. Then, last week the leg started hurting again and I started to have the same pain in my left leg. Now I have pain in both calves and it is painful to walk or contract the calf muscles. I also feel a tiredness or achiness in my top, front thighs and my arms.

After my experience with Zocor I decided to look on the web for anything about Lipitor and muscle pains. I was shocked by all the posts and information I found that makes me believe the problems I have been having are from the Lipitor. I didn't even think about the problem with my shoulder until I read these sites and put two and two together (especially since I didn't do anything to injure it). I have now missed two doses and I have an appointment at the docs in a week. I am hoping by that time I will feel some improvement in my legs.

My brother is on 20 mg Lipitor and he experiences light headedness, swollen lips, tongue and genitals. My other brother takes 80 mg and his wife has complained of his moodiness and I wonder now if that has something to do with it. This drug is not for everyone.