Trouble swallowing symptoms and conditions

I started advair a year ago for COPD and the side effects have become intolerable, but I'm between a rock and a hard spot, because it has made it possible for me to get off of the rescue inhaler which I was previously using every two hours. My hair periodically falls out by the handful, my legs swell every night and a deep bruise to my right leg has created a four week odyssy of the ankle swelling to twice the size of the other by dinnertime and the bruise is only just starting to appear - I suspect the steroids have slowed healing. I also have most of the same side effects as listed by others here - belly-bloating, diarrhea, severe stomach cramping, charlie horses, quicker temper, hoarseness, sore throat, heart palpatations, and chest pressure, trouble swallowing, bruising, blurred vision, most disconcerting is the way this stuff is affecting my short term memory. I just started back to school and I can't absorb anything into my memory and my ability to conceptualize (one of my best skills, previously) is now frightenly limited. For the first time in my life, I know what it is like to be the one in class scratching my head with a dumb expression on my face. I realized that it was the Advair, because I tried studying in the early morning (after the last dose of Advair had worn off) and Voila - my memory and conceptualizing abilities had partially, but dramatically, returned. But I need the Advair to GET TO class and by the time I reach the test (after my morning dose of Advair), I can't recall anything in a timely enough manner (test taking had always been my strength). I hate to think what this drug is doing to the minds of children in this country. I now know for the first time in my life, what a horrible feeling it is to not "get it" after trying with all your might. I flunked a math test last week after studying days and nights for it - first test I've ever flunked in my life and I used to get Bs in college while not opening a book until the night before a test. Does anyone know of anything else that is anywhere nearly as effective without all the side effects? I suspect it is the fluoride in Advair that makes it so dangerous - a good percentage of the dangerous drugs taken off the market or still on the market, but with blackbox warnings contain Fluoride - it is highly reactive and unpredictable. Flonase (nasal spray made with steroids and fluoride) makes my father and sister nearly psychotic!

Well, this seems to be a side effect I have not seen before or read about. I'm 67 years old, very blonde, tiny and petite---a runner and in excellent health. After pleading with my doctor for years he finally scheduled a bone heel test last year that indicated no bone loss had occurred. Three months ago my doctor finally prescribed a bone density MRI performed and whoopie-do, I have major bone loss! Two months ago I was put on Fosamax 40 to be taken once a week, a 5000 unit Vitamin D capsule and 500 mg's of Vitamin C to be taken 3 times a day. I have trouble swallowing along with dizzy spells , my stomach pain is severe and feels as though it's on fire. Also, my eyes seem to be much more sensitive and feel dry. I called my PCP last week and he said "not to worry, it takes time to adjust". Today I had my gyno appointment and the doctor indicated I have fecal bleeding. Since I have a colonscopy every 5 years (most recent was last year) I am positive it is not a bowel problem. Has anyone heard of bleeding from the stomach while taking this medicine? My gynecologist seems concerned, my PCP does not. I am wondering if a well-balanced diet with lots of calcium products would not be just as good---probably a lot better than taking this medicine and making Merck and Company richer than they already are. All I know is I felt a lot better BEFORE taking Fosamax 40.

I had to take my husband to the ER yesterday due to the side effects of Lisinopril, which he has been taking for 15 years!! His lips were swollen as were his cheeks and he had a heavy rash over many parts of his body. The nurse I spoke to asked if he was having trouble swallowing. He was to call 911 if I didn't get home in time to get him to the ER. The Dr said he was having an allergic reaction to the medication and 20% of people taking it have the reaction of facial swelling which can affect the tongue and/or throat (which can actually close up) no matter how long they have been taking the medication. Until you can get on another bp medicine, have a 50 mg of Benadryl on hand at all times and head for the ER if your face starts to swell or swallowing is a problem.

Was prescribed this antibiotic at the er for an ear infection. Had been taking for five days with no feeling of relief from the pressure and pain. on the fifth day I noticed I was shaking and shivering but sweating at the same time. My ears and nose became very clogged, my eyes turned bloodshot and felt a lot of pressure. I was very dizzy, had a very dry mouth was drinking lots of water and urinating a lot. Began to have a panic attack because the symptoms I was experiencing, after about five hours of this I started to feel a bit better. I did not relate this to the drug at first but after I took my second dosage that day I began to feel the same symptoms intensify, only my throat began to swell and I had trouble swallowing. I immediately took two benadryl as I realized I was having a serious allergic reaction. Went to the doctor the next day and was prescribed a different antibiotic, so eight days later I am finally feeling better! Will never take this drug again!

57 years old male. I took Lipitor for 5 years. I didn't notice that 3 months ago I was getting very weak - attributed it to being out of shape. I went to the Dr when I started having trouble swallowing, and shortly after that I lost most of my strength and have difficulty walking, getting out of chairs, rolling over in bed, etc. If I walk more than 200 yards, I need to be supported by friends on both sides, and my legs and arms start shaking. I have been off Lipitor for 3 months with no improvements.

I would recommend to anyone on this drug to get off it if any sign of these side effects shows up, no matter how mild...

My husband has been diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. He is only 37 years old and has lived a very healthy life so far. Two weeks ago he started showing colitis symptoms and between Monday, Jan. 29 to Wed. Feb. 7 (9 days!) he lost 28 pounds! He was given a shot of Prednisone in the ER and prescribed a short regime for it with a gradual decline to ween him off of it as soon as possible. He seems to have the worst and oddest side effects. Has anyone ever experienced this with Prednisone...He slurrs his speech, drools almost constantly, has trouble swallowing, and his face from the upper lip down looks like his face is hanging there. (I had his doctor check for stroke and there was none.) That on top of the nausea, vomitting, dizziness, weakness, and being constantly sleepy. I know it all sounds real bad but he has actually improved since taking the prednisone. At least he's alive and getting better. Hope this helps.

I have been taking Singulair since January 2003. It really helped my exercise induced asthma. In the summer of 2004, I had a tooth pulled and a bridge put in. My teeth and jaws started hurting and the dentist couldn't figure out any reason why they were. In the summer of 2005, while still on the Singulair, my left arm and neck started hurting leading me to believe I may be having heart problems. I had my heart checked out, and everything looked good. Last summer, still taking Singulair, I began having trouble swallowing pills. I finally stopped taking the Singulair the first of October 2006, and my teeth and jaws quit hurting; my left arm and neck quit hurting; and I don't have any trouble swallowing pills. I did get a nasty head cold a couple of months after stopping the Singulair and another one a couple of months later. I am wondering if those head colds may be associated with the Singulair as it has been many years since I have had a head cold.

I took Lisinopril for about a year. My first symptom was a dry hacking cough. As time went on, the cough got worse. I coughed day and night, to the point that it would make me throw up. I did not realize that it was caused by the meds. I started having allergic reactions (rash and swelling of my face) at any time I went outside to work in the yard. There is some poison ivy around here, and I thought that I was getting into it. The doctor gave me prednizone for the allergy. It got so bad that she gave me a prescription of 100 pills to keep on hand. The last time, my lips got hard then started swelling. My face swelled up and I had trouble swallowing. My doctor was out and I had to see someone else. He looked at me and at my list of medications and just said that it was the lisinopril. I stopped taking it 6 months ago and have had no trouble since. Other than the cough that started after a couple of months, I had no side effects for probably 9 months. I just want to caution people that the side effects can start at any time, not just when you start taking the medication.

Yes, it is 3:40am and I too am up searching the internet to find out which medication is giving me insomnia! Looks like it's Geodon! I started with 40mg at bedtime for one month and they just upped my dose to 80mg at bedtime. My main problem has been sweating! As a 30 year young female living in sunny California (100 degress plus) it isn't to attractive to have a sweating problem. I am miserable! My eyes are so dilated and dry my husband actually asked me if I was using drugs (ha ha ha) and I am getting "trails" off things and small hallucinations if I wake up in the middle of the night (like a washcloth crawled away on the counter). I have trouble swallowing, am restless and anxious. I feel the symptoms worsened with the increasing dosage. But I guess this is better than the Zyprexa when I gained 30lbs in two weeks! I'm gonna give this drug a chance, hoping the sweat thing will get better with time. I've been playing this medication game long enough to know that unless the side effects are life threatening to stick with it and give it time. I have read many places that if you have stiffness and shuffling walk to stop the drug immediately and I saw a couple posts that were having that problem. It's on the manufacturers website; stop the drug immediately!

my experience with Lipitor. Cholesterol a hereditary problem Ive taken so many types of Meds they work to get my nbr down but after a few yrs ended up with dbl
bypass surgery. Went from 20 to 40MG by cardio doc. Which is what the common nbr shudbe for lowering chol. nbr
Now I also take 10mg Ezetrol and now my nbr is down to 4.3 which is great for me. I hv not had any serious side effects with taking this drug in all these yrs. I hv bloodwork done every 6 mos. to check out liver nbr etc and all is great so far. I am 70 yrs old. But I can tell you my son on 80mg is having trouble swallowing 1st bite of food, and he thinks it is the Lipitor, but yet to be proven.
Very interesting comments on this site

After 2 weeks, I had trouble swallowing a couple of times, but it went away. After the 3rd pill, I had stomach pain, then horrible bloating that kept me awake for several nights. Also I had nausea on and off for over a week. I have stopped taking the pills and continue to feel a bit better each day.

I had a Kenalog 40 injection on January 12 2006. I missed my period in January. I finally started in Feb. It lasted 10 days. At the end of the month (2 weeks later) had another period that never stopped. Had a D&C March 31. I bleed 7 days after and then two weeks to the day from the bleeding stoping I started what I hope to be a normal period. It is a very heavy period. I was never told all the side effects. I had the injection in my right shoulder.I am so mad about this. I now have several thousand dollars in medical bills just from the side effects. After my insurance paid.I had a severe allergic reaction a few hours after the injection. Trouble swallowing, Shortness of breath, chest pain, lump in my throat that lasted for several weeks. Flare up of my GERDS. Unexplained high blood preasure. It was 3 months April 12 everything has returned to normal except my periods.

Expericing night sweats.
also heart burn, with pains in my chest as well as my back.
Loss of hair.
Trouble swallowing.
hot flashes.

ALS, does anyone know if Prednisone can cause ALS, I have been on and off Pred. for years for my asthma and COPD, mostly the asthma attacks. I am on Oxygen 24/7. In the past 3 months I have been in the hosptial twice, for low oxygen levels, and severe asthma attacks, the first 2 night stay they had me on 160 mg every six hours. When I first went to the ER, I was unable to say more them 1 word at a time. That improved, but when I went home, I had slurred speech, it has gotten worse, due to my G.E.RD., I have always had a little trouble swallowing, but now it is much worse. Due to my 2 hospital stays, I was on Prednisone 24 days. Now they say I may have ALS, that is almost a death sentence. I had a MRI, no major strokes just tiny TIA,s
Brenda warner
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This drug is awful, I feel dizzy, lightheaded, shaky, tired, nausiated, have blurry vision, and trouble swallowing, hot flashes and trouble sleeping. I am stopping it today. It seems to work for my UTI, but the side effects are unbearable. I also have bruises all over my legs and I did not bump into anything!

I use proventil periodically (5x/month) when I have trouble breathing, typically spurred on by over-extertion, proximity to something that triggers allergy (such as cat). Laterly have suffered from swollen toungue; particularly at night I have trouble swallowing, and when I lie down I feel as if I am going to swallow my tougue. I am not sure if this is linked but doctors can not figure what is causing this swollen toungue. I am taking antihistimine every day (one week so far), but no help.

I started taking Toprol 50mg in May 2004 I have had muscle pain in my kidneys,back,elbows. also shortness of breath ,heaviness in my chest while doing small chores, constant bloatiness ,trouble swallowing .since I stopped taking it for 5 days most of the syptoms have left .I will be calling my Dr,

trouble swallowing, trouble talking and ennunciating words, feeling fatigued all the time, neck aches and feels fatigued all the time. occasional dizziness when getting up from the couch

I'm using this to be treated for bilateral polycystic ovaries, inflammed fallopian tubes, minimal fluid, and pelvic infection (caused by muscle cramps or spasms). =) On Doxycycline, I experience severe chest pressure, nausea, headache, trouble swallowing, and more frequent urination from twice daily usage.
Glad to know I'm not alone!

I posted a message about 2 weeks ago regarding my side effects to Levaquin after taking it for 6 days. Mine were: headache, nausea, trouble swallowing, insomnia, horribly depressed and my head was in a constant "fog".

Anyway, I wanted to report that I'm feeling MUCH better. Hang in there - it DOES ware off! By the way, I was told that if you have these types of reactions to AVOID all poultry products and caffine (chicken and other foul contain small amounts of the drug found in Levaquin).

I was recently diagnosed with a UTI and was prescribed Doxycycline for it. I had taken 5 of the 7 days of the script, with no relief. I went back to the Dr. and was given a 7 day sample of Levaquin. I took one last evening around 8pm, and needless to say...I got about 4 hours of sleep. Not continuous sleep either, that was in about 30 minute intervals. The nausea set in, my head started pounding, I was freezing and hot all at the same time. When I finally did get to sleep, I had horrible vivid dreams, woke up completely drenched, my heart racing, out of breath, and my head still throbs. I am also having trouble swallowing. I am so wiped out I can barely type this message. I can barely climb the stairs without having to sit down and rest afterwards. I did not get any kind of side effect leaflet due to this being a sample, and thought I would look it up on the Internet. Well...I am glad that I read this before looking up the general side effects, as I will not be taking the remaining 6 pills. I am a single mother with 3 small children, work full time, and definitley do not have time in my schedule to feel like this!

Have trouble swallowing
hoarseness when speaking
occasional sore throat
have some kind of nasal drainage

I have trouble swallowing (other liquids, not usually salvia) after I take my Flonase for about 30 minutes. Is this heard of?