October 13th
2009
11:03 PM
I have had several things but am not sure if they are due to the mirena but I have always been good tell I got mirena
here are the symptoms I have
severe bleeding 8 months straight
head aches
increased appetite
weight gain
dizziness
faint
depressed
really moody
mean
angry
tired extremely
cant sleep well
memory loss
memory problems
blurred vision
and recently extremely painful sex
it hurt so bad It was all I could do not to cry
it felt as though I was in labor
I did not have the heart to tell my husband i was in pain cause we rarely have sex due to the constant bleeding
it is the best birth control I have ever heard of cause you cant have sex if your bleeding all the time. I want to remove it but getting a hold of my doctor is like a joke and I don't know what to do cause I need my memory I have a family that needs me as i used to be not the mean upset all the time me.
August 6th
2009
10:27 PM
Just started my six year old son on Zyrtec again. The dr. said he could take the adult pill now 10mg. The last few nights he has wakened with terrible nightmares/night terrors. And after reading these posts i remember taking him off for the winter (he was on the liquid 5mg) and i remember him always itching his arms and legs. i remember giving him oatmeal baths. Now i know it is from stopping the Zyrtec. I am calling the doc tomorrow about these nightmares. He was also on Singulair 4mg for 1 1/2 years then one year ago was upped to 5mg. Within one dose we noticed he was very depressed and cried easily. After a week called the doc about it, stopped it then had our son back in a few days. Will Never give Singulair again and now stopping Zyrtec. All these meds are so scary. A part of me feels these meds are created because it is a HUGE business. They have side effects then you have to take other meds for those side effects and it is a never ending circle i feel purposely created by pharmaceutical companys to make money. And we are all suffering because of their greed. Shame on them
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June 17th
2009
2:10 AM
Ladies,
I hope you don’t mind a male posting on this forum but I do have a reason for doing so. I am a Coroner’s Officer in England. I will not at this time disclose whereexactly I am based as I need to protect the identity of the family. I would however like to use you as a sounding board in the hope that you can help me, help the family and perhaps, just perhaps, I can help you.
Sadly I am dealing with a suicide. The lady in question, who has taken her own life is in her 40’s, married and has children (all over 11 years). The lady has no history what so ever of any form of depression during her life.
The lady has described her life as being perfect with a family that loves her and who she loves in return and as the Investigator I believe she is truthful in that comment. She states she has been extremely happy until last week. She makes comments of - I am just very ill, cannot sleep, feel dizzy, cannot concentrate, sometimes lose my vision, feel sick all the time and sweat at night. She cannot understand, but it makes her feel bad. I am not myself, something has made me ill which means I can’t be my normal positive, active busy self. I can’t bring myself to do anything that I normally love, like gardening, cooking etc. I am losing my memory badly going fuzzy in the head.
Her final comment, which is the one that has prompted me to post on this forum (with the permission of the family) is ‘I just don’t understand this – I’m so sorry . I can’t understand myself or what is wrong with me or what I’m doing so sorry. Just remember I’m not myself somebody else has taken over – I don’t know if it is all the anti-histamine pills that has mixed up my chemical balance along with the Mirena coil or is it just me’.
The mention of the Mirena coil has therefore prompted me to investigate it. I am not, by any means suggesting that this is responsible but it would be wrong of me to discount it after having read the posts on this forum and other places on the Internet.
The lady in question had the coil inserted in 2004/5 and it would appear that there were no problems or side effects reported.
I am therefore looking for some help from you. Some comments on what I have posted etc. Some advice on where to obtain expert advice (although I am trying some avenues of my own).
I may also ask, depending on what help you can give me if you would be willing to identify yourself to me.
Thank you
P.
-- By paulhmco | Reply | (6) replies | Private Message me
May 28th
2009
12:25 AM
hello i am a 28 year old mother of three i am going to school to become a nursing assistant just started my clinical.i have not been feeling good for the past 4 weeks went to my doc and asked for them to test my urin they took it and only did the dip stick instead of sending it to the lab the doc called me about a week later and told me everything looked good i said to him are you sure i feel like i have a uti so he told me if i am still not feeling well come back in in about a week so a week passes and now i am having pains in my back and trouble going to the bathroom so he does a (ua) i go to the lab to give urine and he put stat so the women said it should be back by tomorrow i called my doc the next day the receptionist says yes your results are in so i told her i am coming down cause she couldn't give me the results over the phone so i get ther and she tells me well it came back abnormal which i knew didn't have to pay $80.00 to tell me that i was the one telling the doctor that so anyway she tells me the doctor is in with another patient that i will have to wait i said oh no i feel like i am dying i am having so much pains in my kidneys so she said ok 1 min she got the doctor he called me down to his office and said well it looks like you had a uti and now it seems a little worse than that it might have traveled into your kidneys so i said i told you a few weeks ago when you said my urine came back fine i was in a lot of pain so now what he told me he was going to put me on levaquin 500 mg for 5 days and lets see how that works and to come back in in 2 weeks to take a repeat ua so i said ok got the prescription filled $50.00 later went home and read all the side effects and was so scared to take it but i was in so much pain and hearing about the actress who died of a ut i was so scared but i took it even know in my heart i knew it was not going to respond to me ok well let me tell you i almost had to quiet school i can hardly take care of my children just to walk up the stairs to go to the bathroom feels like i have been running a marathon for 10 miles we are a young couple and parents of 3 and i am a homemaker till i finish school so we live on my husbands pay check which really is living week by week nothing in saving cause we need every penny for bills and food but now i have been in so much pain not sleeping a wink cause i am so afraid of the nightmares that he has been home and not working which means no money is coming in at all i mean how do you tell your children well sorry i have nothing here and no money to buy you juice boxes for school i just really wanna give up i feel like i became a failure to my husband and children if i wasn't so sick he could be working and at least we can have the basics how do i tell them that we are almost out of oil and might not be able to have hot water i mean my life seems ruined all because of this drug i can not believe it i wish every day if i do fall asleep mybe it would be in my childrens best if i do not wake up but then feel like how can i even think that they love me no matter what i don't know i just can not even believe that my life turned around like this in the matter of a week how can this happen i really need help if anyone is out there please help i just wanna end it but i know deep in my heart my kids need me what to do
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March 22th
2009
7:41 PM
I got my Mirena in September 2008. At first it was great I did not have any side effects. I did notice the weight gain but I figured that I was just eating to much. Then I noticed the nausea and severe migraines. I thought that it was from stress and all of the dieting that I do. Today I started a new diet and I noticed that my face had been getting a lot of acne and that I was very moody. I decided to research the mirena iud because, this is the only thing that I have done different to my body. I am now so scared because of what I am reading. Now I noticed that it is not the dieting that the same symptoms that you all are having I am having. Long periods,moody, low sex drive, nausea and more. I am making an appointment tomorrow to take this thing out. Thank you for the site
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December 12th
2008
10:51 PM
I have a huge deformity going on in my left hip area and I am in constant pain. Not to mention I have NO SEX LIFE any longer. I am depressed I will not wear the same clothing as I used to wear because I am deformed now. I received 80 mil. twice over the same month. I read all about this medication and number one that was entirely to large of a dosage and it was injected entirely to deep. When I asked the dr. that gave me the shot, he matter of factly,said,"Oh yes that is a side affect." And that was that.Well I am not done I will be hiring an attorney tomorrow because the indent is getting larger,the pain is persistent,and my depression is now affecting my entire family. Some how that doesn't seem fair to me.
-- By misleadinva | Reply | (1) replies | Private Message me
October 15th
2008
9:16 AM
I've experienced many of the same side effects described by others: weight gain, moodiness, endless PMS. But coming up to the 5 year mark, what i'm wondering about is my feeling of sheer unhealthiness, of a compromised immune system. I have two children 6 and 8 and they finally don't get sick all the time, but in the last year I'm the one coming down with things first and hardest, e.g. they had a cough and I had pneumonia. Anyone else experienced lowered immune system?
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September 12th
2007
3:12 PM
I took this medication seven years ago. After a couple of days I broke out into hives. When the initial Hives went away I kept itching. Then, the itching began to spread all over my body. I have been turned away by many doctors who wished me luck and said they were sorry but they couldn't help me. Since then, I have become a science project for doctors. I have taken a number of medicines to calm me down and an assortment of creams and lotions. One spray that takes the itchy hives away for awhile is CLOBEX. It's very expensive. It costs me $250 a month (out of pocket). The only medicine that relieves the condition for about a week is prednisolone (another drug that's not so great for you). I now take that once a month for one week’s relief. Each night, I have to scold myself in the shower to relieve the itching for a few hours so I can go to sleep. I'm currently at a new Dermatology Clinic. Guess what they prescribed for me? CEPHALEXIN, the drug that caused the poor quality of my life I now have. Doesn't anyone listen to the patient? The only best medical friend I have is my Primary Care Physician who has greatly supported me all these years. I pray that someone may read this and I have an answer me.
If you have not yet taken CEPHALEXIN, think about it long and hard. It's not for everyone and MAY not be for ANYONE. If you've read this far in my note, I consider you a new friend.
Someone please help!!
Still Itching in New Jersey.
October 18th
2006
7:13 PM
I just started the IVF process and I am on my 3rd day of the lupron injections, 5 units. I started having hot flashes, and sweats lasting the better part of today, I also am experiencing a mild headache. I thought i would get online to see if this was typical for the medicine. I am also taking birth control pill wich will stop tommorow. I haven't taken BCP's in over 16 years and only for a few months. The BCP's did have me nauseous, and a little moody but i have seen a marked difference in the taking of the lupron in just three days. Only 5 units I am thinking whoa! I can just immagine what will happen over the next few weeks of this.
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January 10th
2006
7:09 PM
Wow I am glad I found this site. I have been taking this drug
for almost a year and have had a bad tickly throut and runny nose with a real babd cough. I am calling my heart doctor tommorow and get taken off this med the cough and tickle and runny nose is driving me crazy.
January 7th
2006
12:25 AM
re 34567, #14982 comment.
Hi, I have been having sharp pains in my chest, the pain is intense and can last between 3 -20 seconds. My doctor said that it was stress related, but now im not so sure.
I have also had horrible cramping, unlike normal cramping which is at your side, this has been in the middle and only ceases when i lie on my stomach for awhile.
Im calling my doctor tommorow for a appointment.
Thanks.
-- By phantom_chick1517 | Reply | Private Message me
August 30th
2005
4:18 PM
i just got these pill today i havent took any yet i will tommorow but why would they give this stuff to u for one thing and the side effects are worst then what u already have
-- By fineman1989 | Reply | Private Message me
December 16th
2004
2:15 PM
I am in the same boat as alot of you on this website. I started Advair in November of 2001 and by June of 2002 I had gained 50 lbs, I am know up about 65 total. I have read that some people are on some alternative medicines can anybody tell me what those are. I am going to the doctors tommorow with 61 pages that I just printed out.
Thank you for your help
-- By dewman | Reply | Private Message me
May 2th
2004
10:42 AM
Yesterday I took my fist capsule of Effexor. I was prescribed it by my doctor as I've been going through a lot of stress, issues with a dying mother, new job, etc. I was having chest pains (Far upper left, near shoulder) So I got some samples.
I took one, with food at about 10:30 AM, 2 hours later I started feeling like I was tweeking! Sketched out, jittery, cant focus, jumpy, headache. I'm like.. "THe cure is worse that the disease!" Didn't sleep at all last night, tremors, brain/thoughs spinning around in a tight buzzing circle. Today I feel like 100lbs of crushed buttholes.
I don't think I need to be taking this stuff. I'm sure the sympoms decrease over time, but I can't afford to be tweeking like this ona new job.
I thought this crap was supposed to REDUCE nervousness? WTF?
I'll be calling the doctor tommorow, but he can have this crap back.
I think I may have to go with my old standby: my weightbench, a nice beer afterwards and a long walk.
THoughts, experiences welcome...
******
July 18th
2003
7:07 PM
I am taking 40 millagrams of geodon in the a.m. and 40 at night. after about 3 to 4 hours of taking it I become extremely drousy and can't keep my eyes open. I take it for ocd, and I found out today my doctor is going to increase it to 80 millagrams a.m and p.m. She also said that the side effects tend to lessson on higher dosages and are more severe on lower dosages, that seems weird but if that's the case(I'll find out tommorow) praise god.
-- By malachi743 | Reply | Private Message me
April 20th
2003
2:45 PM
Hi,
I just started Neurontin about a few weeks ago I started at 300mgs a day now just 3 weeks later I am on 1200mgs per day and upping it to 1500mgs tommorow. I am told to up the dose 300mgs every 3 days. If I don't its like I'm just taking candy and nothing happens. It works for a day then it stops.
I am concerned though after reading all this stuff that maybe this isn't the drug for me so far its helping but I'm worried I don't want permanenet Kidney damage and I have just started w/ a small tension headache but it could be stress at work doing that and not the med. I'm taking this for IBS pain/Anxiety my shrink gave it to me said, its not approved by the FDA for anything but seizures. God I hope I don't get blood clots and have a stroke all this info is scaring me reading this stuff you all wrote.
I think I better get off this stuff.
-- By blackyseymour | Reply | Private Message me
Mirena (4) Advair HFA (1) Geodon (1) Yasmin (1) Methylpred DP (1) Lupron (1) Levaquin (1) Lisinopril (1) Kenalog (1) Singulair (1) Effexor (1) Neurontin (1) Zyrtec (1) Cephalexin Monohydrate (1)
October 15th
2009
11:57 PM
Oh my! I've been having severe anxiety since i've started singulair. The anxiety leads to shortness of breath which is extremely scary r someone with my medical condition. I had to have valve replacement surgery 4 years ago so I am very sensitive to any abnormal feelings I have. I took claritin d or about 8 years and I wanted to get off this drug because of the pseudoephedrine. I am off this drug starting tomorrow and will take regular claritin without the pseudoephedrine. The anxiety I had was so great I might actually consider legal action.
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