April 12th
2009
1:14 AM
My seven year old son has been on singular for over four years. He talks a lot about death. He constantly cries about his dead grandmother which he never knew. He is a very smart child and lately I have realized that something bothers him. He is starting to cry often and feels very depressed. This is what he says when he cries: “My brain thinks bad thoughts about you, (mom and dad). Mom, I really love you and daddy, but my brain does not listen to me. My brain tells me bad things about you like to get a knife and stub you to death, or get a gun and kill you. Please mom make my brain squish the bad juice away and live only the good thinking on it. I know that you love me but my brain tells me different.”
My son is begging for help and every day he tries so hard not to have bad thoughts. He tries to hug us and kiss us a lot, but I see on his little eyes that something is wrong. The first time this thing happened I thought maybe a TV show or something made him think so. I am becoming very worried about him and started research on the computer. I don't know what causes his depression, but I know for a fact that he is depressed. He is our only son and gets all the love and attention.
Although he has been on singular for a long time, I have given it to him regularly only the last five months, since his doctor urged me to do so. Before I gave him the singular only when his allergies acted up. When he got better I would completely stop it. I didn't know anything about singular, but I don't like using medicine, and that is the reason I did not use it regularly.
My son has other similar behaviors that are out of his character like no desire to raise, get angry, worry that I would die, behavior problems at school, he thinks he is stupid although he is a straight A student, has nightmares, is scared that he would die, can't concentrate, is scared to be by himself etc.
It brakes my hart to see my baby being depressed. I will stop the singular to see if he will get better. I pray to God he will.
English is my second Language. Sorry for any inconvenience.
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February 25th
2009
12:34 PM
I am a 24 Female that was prescribed 50 mg twice a day for my mood swings, migraines, and being overweight. I have been on topamax for two days now. My family physician prescribed this to me knowing that I am sensitive on medications at first. Well I had no idea that these particular side effects were from this drug until I found this website. I have had 24/7 nausea for 2 days straight, throwing up, BAD tingling in my legs (needle sensations), irritability, inability to concentrate or spell. It's terrible because my job AND FUTURE require me to concentrate, SPELL, and REMEMBER which are three things that I have completely lost while being on topamax. I cannot even type. The greatest impairment I have is what I call ZONING OUT which is - I will being doing something such as watching a tv show or reading an article and I must have dozed off in my brain for a few minutes and then came back. It literally feels as if I left my body for several minutes and then came back! It's a very strange feeling! I would only recommend this medication for someone that has tried EVERY OTHER HEADACHE medication!
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January 10th
2009
2:58 PM
I have severe allergies and cronic sinusitis... like a lot of people on here I have taken all the allergy drugs they make for the past 9 years... Ive had tons of procedures done and sinus surgery last Feb '08. Nothing helps. Ive taken oral steriods many times but recently my new ENT decided to give me a Kenalog shot in Sept. Nothing was explained to me other than it was a steroid. The nurse put it in my left shoulder. I have had all the symptoms people are describing on here except the indent. I have been progressively getting sicker and feeling worse and worse over the past few months. I feel like I could go to bed and just stay there. Now this past Monday he gave me another Kenalog shot in my left shoulder. I heard something on a tv show that it causes depression so I jumped on this site and feel sick about all the messages I have read about people's terrible side effects. I feel like my doctor who I trusted let me down. I am so worried that my shoulder is going to have a big grey dent like everyone is describing on here. I am just so tired of being ill.
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January 10th
2009
1:45 PM
My 6 year old son was on Singulair for 2 months for viral induced asthma. After about 2 weeks we started noticing that angry tears were pouring out of him about minor problems - his brother didn't want to want to watch the same TV show as him, etc. By 2 weeks later he had started having daily major meltdowns, yelling that he didn't love us and never had, refusing all physical affection and calling himself a loser. This was behavior we had never seen from him before. After a month of this, we were really beginning to think that he either had a mental illness or was having a nervous breakdown. There was a wild look in his eye, and it was obvious that his behavior was confusing him, too, but he was powerless to stop it. My husband had the insight to check the Singulair side-effects the evening of a particularly bad day and we pulled him off immediately. The next day I talked to an acquaintance whose normally laid back and happy 7 year old had started saying he wished he were dead after 3 months on Singulair!
The "edge" my son had to him while on Singulair that made us think of mental illness went away almost immediately after taking him off Singulair. He was still quite irritable and quick to tears for two more weeks, but right now he's been off 3 weeks and I think we have our son back.
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December 8th
2008
12:58 PM
My doctor decided to switch my medication from Actos (15mg. daily) to Januvia (50 mg. daily) to try to get better blood sugar levels (120-130 mornings). Took Januvia for about three weeks. After two weeks, started experiencing sleep disturbance (waking every few hours), chest pain, digestive distress (could barely eat toast and eggs), anxiety, and flu-like symptoms (muscle aches, headache) which I thought was my fibromyalgia flaring. Went online yesterday and found this website which described many of my symptoms. Never associated them with Januvia. Did not take medication yesterday and feel 95% better today. I will not take this medication again. Also, Januvia did not lower my blood sugars. In fact, morning readings were higher (140-165).
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June 30th
2008
7:54 PM
I've been taking Yaz for only a week, but life is more miserable than ever! I have PMDD and get totally insane two weeks before my period! I'm moody, suicidal, angry at all humanity, but I experience little pain or cramps once my bleeding starts. I bleed for 8 days, and I was hoping that Yaz would help with shorter bleeding and less mood disturbances. So far on this drug I have been crying for no reason, yelling at the computer when the internet is slow, wanting to kill myself, trouble focusing on a book or paying attention to a tv show, and shuddering when I talk! I had tummy issues throughout my teen years, but once I hit my late 20's they went away. Now that I take Yaz, I feel like I'm gonna throw up every day and my tummy hurt so much the second day that I couldn't sleep that night! I'm very anxious, and it's hard for me to express my thoughts or complete a sentence! I hate this drug! My sister has PMDD and is curious about taking this drug, but I would never recommend it to her or anyone!! I'm so frustrated! Are we women just supposed to suffer until menopause ends???!!!
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December 6th
2007
11:14 AM
My daughter has been on Singulair 2 times now. The first time my husband & I thought it was wonderful - she was a little over a year and just stayed sick throughout the winter, once on Singulair she didn't get sick again. So they next year around the same time, the Dr. gave us another prescription to take throughout the winter, to prevent getting sick. My now 2 year old has been on Singulair for a month and this past week she has been evil! She WILL NOT listen, she is extra hyper, doesn't eat as well as she used to and has pretty much done away with taking naps. She used to be wonderful at school, but now the teachers are even complaining she wont listen, or sit still, she takes whatever she wants no matter what friend is playing with it. She is not phased with spankings or time out. My 2 year old was sent to the Day Care office because she wouldn't listen or be still. I was so embarrassed. It has gotten to the point at home that spanking hurts our hands worse than it does her. I am so frustrated, however after reading this, I think we are going to take her off the medicine and see if her behavior and appetite return to normal. I am pregnant with our second child and don't have the energy to keep up with her. She has always been a hyper child, but her behavior she would listen. She has just gotten out of control. I feel like those people that should be on the TV show where someone comes into your house and teaches you how to discipline your child.
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October 17th
2004
9:58 AM
I started Yasmine 1 week ago yesterday. I vomited on Wednesday night and have been nauseous ever since. I can't eat and I have to stay close to the bathroom since as well because the diahrrea won't stop. I have lost all motivation to do anything. I lost sex drive as well which hasn't ever happened. I am exhausted all the time. I am very easily irritable and have snapped at my husband for dumb things all week. I cry at the drop of a hat. Does anyone know the tv show Scrubs? I started crying at the end of that. I get entire body aches. I am going to call my doctor tomorrow to get off this. I feel a bit better towards night, then I take my pill right before bed and then by morning I feel terrible again. My arms have been extremely dry. I knew immediatley that it was Yasmin because of the immediate extreme side effects. I switched because of the weight gain from the last pill. I'll take a few extra pounds over what I'm getting now. My husband immediately googled the side effects of Yasmine and I'm so grateful to know this is the pill and that I'm not psycho and falling apart.
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Singulair (3) Yasmin (2) Topamax (1) Yaz (1) Kenalog (1) Januvia (1)
April 26th
2009
8:43 PM
Hi, i have 26 yo, im a doctor and my boyfriend too, i started to take Yasmin 3 months ago and ive never been a depressed girl, who cries with every tv show or even a commercial, now I AM, ive been from a funny girl who always had a big smile on the face and make jokes of everything (and thats why my boyfriend love me) but during this last couple of months i just don't know why im crying for every stupid thing..and then i go...why the heck did i cry for that?...im just waiting for my menses and then im switching to evra and see how it works,
-- By hateyasmin | Reply | Private Message meOh...plus i think i have IBS, migraine like headaches, almost no sexual drive and poor lubrication during intercourse, but ive not gain weight and my skin face is without black spots. thats the only good thing about Yasmin, but definitely i think my mood swings are because Yasmin and thats the worst thing.