Take a bath symptoms and conditions

I am a 34 year old male and was on Lipitor for 3 weeks. I had muscle cramps in my shins and the bottom of my feet. I was light headed, dizzy and suffered from nausea. I didn't have any energy or sex drive. I didn't attribute it to the Lipitor right away. I thought I had MS, ALS, muscular dystrophy, etc. I told my doctor about the symptoms and he told me to stop taking the Lipitor. I've been off of the Lipitor for almost two weeks now and the nausea and dizziness are gone. My energy is getting better each day, but I'm still not 100%. The muscles in the bottom of my feet and shins are also getting better but still not 100%. I take a bath every night just to get relief from the symptoms. My doctor has since told me to take CoQ10 to help battle the side effects of Lipitor. He doesn't know how long these side effects will last. Does anyone know how long I can expect these side effects to last? Are they permanent?

I will praise Lipitor for one thing - The side effects caused by it have scared me in to changing my diet and exercise regimen (when I return to being healthy) so I never have to take a drug of this type again.

I am so glad I found this site. I have been on the ring for about six months now. I have decided to not use after this month. I have severe vaginal discharge and it is very gross and it makes me feel so unclean down there. And no matter how much you clean or take a bath it is always the same. Also my sex drive has hit rock bottom. I used to love sex and enjoy it and now I could care less. I have the lower back pain and also the stomach cramps. It is a good form of birth control in the sense that you don't have to remember to take a pill and it works but the side effects out weigh the benefits for me.

Hi Ladies,

I was so grateful to find this posting site last night. I was searching for side effects for I began to realize that my feelings and other things may have Yasmin to blame.

Last night as I was brushing my teeth, I took a good look at my hair in the mirror and noticed that something just hasn't been right the past several months with it. I used to have so much thick hair that I couldn't pull my sides back in a barrett. Now it's SO simple, it's scary! When I take a bath and wash my hair, it's like I can make a wig out of the hair collected in the water floating around me. Also, I have to clean my white bathroom tile floor from the stray hairs every day!

Another big side effect I've had is off-and-on spouts of depression & random negative thoughts. Also, I've had a couple of panic attacks but never went to the doctor for them. I've had loss of breath, sharp, unusual chest pains, feelings of high anxiety for no reason, etc.

My main concern is - the hair loss and mental instability - will they be "stabalized" once I'm off the pill for several months, or has this medication become a life-long trigger of imbalanced hormones?!

No side effects. It just helped me get out of bed to use the bathroom or to take a bath with help. I had some sort of physical breakdown that put me in bed for a year and a half. Xanax also would lift my head out of the cloudy, depressed feeling that I would wake with every morning. Anti-depressents didn't work for me. Finding a doctor not afraid to prescribe Xanax has been difficult. I found one who increased my dose to 2-3mg a day. As my health improved, I gradually weaned off to only taking .25-.5mg. as needed.

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63 YRS OLD - HAVE BEEN ON MED SINCE THE 60'S. FIRST WAS EUTHROID THEN SYNTHROID BOTH WORKED VERY WELL. SINCE MAR '05 DR CHANGED ME OVER TO LEVOTHYROXINE (BAD IDEA). HAVE THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS: FATIGUE, TINGLING IN THE LEGS, NUMBNESS IN HANDS BUT THE MOST UNBEARABLE WAS THE CRAMPS IN MY LEFT ANKLE & CALF. THOUGHT I HAD A PINCHED NERVE. WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR WITH NO PAIN RELIEF, THEN A ACUPUNCTURIST (SOME RELIEF) THEN IT HIT ME...SIDE EFFECTS FROM THIS DRUG. QUIT TAKING IT & WILL SEE MY DR TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND INSIST ON GOING BACK TO SYNTHROID. I HAVE A HARD TIME COPING WITH THIS PAIN AND WILL NOT LIVE THIS WAY. EVERY STEP I TOOK WAS EXCRUCIATING ESP WHEN I HAD TO WALK FR THE PARKING LOT TO MY JOB. I EVEN HAD TO SIT IN THE BATHTUB TO TAKE A BATH MY LEG HURT SO MUCH. I THREW AWAY THE POISON (PILLS) THAT CAUSED ME SO MUCH PAIN.
THE CRAMPING COMES AND THEN SUBSIDES BUT NOT FOR LONG. TRIED USING THE HEATING PAD, MASSAGES BUT IT KEPT RETURNING. HOPE THIS HELPS ALL THAT READS THIS.
WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE FEEDBACK ON OTHERS EXPERIENCES. THOSE THAT HAD THE LEG CRAMPS CAN YOU RELATE HOW IT AFFECTED YOU AND TO WHAT EXTENT.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORIES , WHICH CONFIRMED MY SUSPICION ABOUT THIS HORRIBLE DRUG.

I am just writting to tell my story. I started taking Levaquin on Friday 2/25/04 for a sinus infection and on Monday I was rushed to the hospital. I was in ICU Monday and Tuesday. I was released Wednesday 3/2/04. I had a siezure and they were not sure I was going to recover. I could not speak, was having tremors and had an anxiety attack. The doctors told my daughter they did not know if I would be okay. I have know been told that they have to make sure there are no lasting effects so for six months I can not drive, cook or take a bath by myself. I am still shaking and have trouble thinking clearly. Well thanks for listening. Not sure what to do now...

I have been diagnosed with DERMATOMYOSITIS-inflamation of the muscles. Had very severe pain in muscle,fatigue, patchy rash, calcium deposits,difficulty climbing stairs and very tired. Dr. put me on prednisone -60 mg per day. I really did not want to get on this drug, but seems like I had no other choice- as I could not do anything around the house, just trying to take a bath or do hair-I could no do. I have taken for 2 days and seems like I have a little more energy. Is there anyone else that had this same diagnosis and the results and problems with drug?