Took a long time symptoms and conditions

My son is 8 and has Autism. In the last two months he has been taking Singulair. In the last two months I have noticed him progressively getting very aggressive and unable to tolerate disappointments etc. He's been very whiney. It's to a point where he is out of control with his moods. He hauls off and hits me, other kids and adults. Like a monster has taken over. He can't seem to calm down and it's hard for him to tell me what is going on because of his Autism. He has never been this extreme and had such a long bout of horrible behavior. I forgot he had started this new medication for his allergy related asthma/wheezing. I did not figure it out but I am convinced this may have been the trigger for his uncontrollable behavior. We had a huge embarrassing incident today at camp where he ran into the school he was not suppose to be in, then came back and pushed this boy and attacked his Mom by pulling her arm nearly knocking her over, pinching her arm and squeezing it very hard! I was shocked at his behavior. Kicked and hit me and the counselor and squeezed my boob really hard,lifted my shirt up several times, just totally out of control. I had to lay on him practically to control him and I cried in shock and fear and wondered if this was my son! It took a long time to calm him down. He is going off the medication today and we are talking to several other doctors and going to a neurologist. He has sleepless nights too and dry mouth. Please watch out if you already have a child with issues. Worried and sad Mom!

I had the shot in the spring two times and now have a huge indention at the top of my hip it looks horrible what can we do about this I would never have deformed myself this is awful!!!

I have been on prednisone for weeks at a time due to asthma. In 2002-2003 I had been on it for a total of 3-4 months (shortest being 10 days and longest being 6 weeks) I gained 10 lbs in 5 days laying in the hospital bed...from 154 to 164 and then up to 172 within the next week. I was swollen in the face and belly and I could not sleep. I was not even tired so it wouldn't have been so bad except I was so hungry that no sleep meant that I was up longer and had more hours to eat and eat and eat. I became disoriented and would start little projects and only finish half before I moved to another...very strange and emotionally unstable. It took a long time to loose the weight because I broke my foot . I am sure that the prednisone was responsible for weakening my bones...I just stood up and my foot broke. I didn't fall or bang into anything nor drop any object on it.

My dog is now on prednisone for the second time. The first time she was on it she became extremely hungry and ignored all of her normal restrictions...she would eat the trash, get into any wrappers and even ate an entire dish of candy. She was 10 at the time and well trained not to behave like that. She is now on it again for a brain tumor...her belly is so swollen that it is scaring me. She is disoriented, very thirst and always hungry. She is urinating constantly and she seems depressed. I am going to call the vet in the morning about these symptoms. We worked hard to get her weight down because she has arthrits and it helps her to be in shape. I feel that this drug is going to fatten her up beyond control. I know she is truely hungry because of my own experience and it was difficult to control my appetite I do not want her to feel starving all the time on top of the mood disorder. Does anyone have any suggestions.
Thanks, Jenn
P.s. she will not eat carrots or any thing like that, I already tried

I was taking 10 mg of Zocor for years and my doctor increased the dosage to 20 mg. Some time after the increase, my legs hurt so badly that I really was like a cripple. My doctor took me off of it and a few month later put me on Lipitor 10mg....I had been on it for about a year but about 4 months ago I got some sores, sort of like Chicken pox but in a small area, on my face. It itched like mad and took a long time (month or more) to heal, then I started getting itching on my legs and each tiny itchy pimple would turn into a really itchy sore about 1/2 inch in size. The sores would scab over and get white pustules in the middle and after they healed a scar would remain for a quite a while.

Along with this problem, my knees ached at night and my calves were always tired so it was an effort to lift my feet to walk. I went off of the Lipitor two weeks ago and so far have not had another sore and my legs are starting to feel better, I am more sure footed when walking. Along with these symptons, I couldn't go to sleep at night...so I think Lipitor is the culprit.

I have been taking Lisinopril ever since my insurance company would not allow me to take Zestril. With the Zestril I had more coughing. It took a long time to stop that but now with Lsinopril I feel I have no side effects. I've been taking it for over 5 yrs with no serious side effects. However, recently I had to up my dose from 2.5 mg to 5.0 mg which isn't a lot.
DUring this past week I have noticed I am very emotional, and am wondering this could be a side effect. I am a little more tired also but that is all I've noticed. Has anyone else felt this way?

I experienced horrible side effects while on Lupron. At best, hot flashes and night sweats. At worst, chest pain, palpitations, anxiety, achy and swollen joints and muscles. After four months I had to get off it. It took a long time to feel somewhat back to normal. Lately I've been reading posts here from people who have been on the drug for a couple of weeks and are doing OK. I hope they NEVER experience what MANY of us have suffered. But, I myself felt OK the first month I was on it. The serious side effects didn't happen until after my second shot. For some, add-back therapy does relieve symptoms, but there are real risks involved there too, and some of us just can't take hormonal medications. I guess we all have to weigh the side effects/benefits/risks. There aren't a lot of options when it comes to endometriosis.

I'm 26 and was diagnosed with HYPOTHYROIDISM in Oct 2005. I was put on LEVOTHYROXINE. At firt I felt sick to my stomach, and then started having really bad head akes. My MD lowered my dose and I felt like a new person. Had more energy than my 4 year old. I have had some site effects such as HEART PALPITATIONS, MILD DEPRESSION, UNABLE TO CONCENTRATE, FATIGUE AND SPACED OUT FEELINGS! But the one site effect that I have not seen anyone talk about is "RINGING OF THE EARS!!!!!!" PLEASE IF ANY ONE IS HAVE THE RINGING OF THE EARS...LET ME KNOW, IT IS DRIVING MY @&*!%#^ CRAZY. My MD says its ANXIETY! Give me a break pal, I know my body good enough to know when im NOT anxious. Also my sex drive is flat lined. Please email me if you have these same site effects.. Bless you all

Lowi~ Washington

I've had severe-debilitating allergies for thirty-four years. About 15 years ago I started taking kenelog shots 2-3 times per year. (Once I had the discolored indentation in my hip as described by the postings here. It took a long time (year+) but it did finally go away. )

My concern now is that I've been diagnosed with degenerative spine disease, it's similar to arthritis-- basically my vertebrae are deteriorating. When I received my CAT scan at a military hospital they asked me if I had been jumping out of planes... I have no family history for this problem, nor have I ever been in any kind of accident that could lead to this. A long time ago I remember someone telling me that she had to have a hip replacement at an early age and she thought it was linked to kenelog use. Any other long time users have bone deterioration problems?