Unusually symptoms and conditions

My 8yo son has been on Singulair for his asthma for about 2 weeks and he has complained of a 'sick tummy' regularly, ending up in tears because he can't do things. We have had a long run of this, perhaps due to the 8 lots of penicillin for tonsillitis, and some tummy bugs going around the schools I work in. The doctor has been suggesting irritable bowel syndrome so we didn't think of the Singulair side effects until it has got so bad that he is not going to school.He has been unusually clingy and almost paranoid about small things that don't usually worry him over the past couple of weeks. We were trying these tablets as he has been on steroid based preventer since he was 3 and we wanted to get him off the cortisone stuff. After reading here he is off the Singulair today and we will report the side effects to the paediatrician.

I was started on low dose Lisinopril 2.5 mg./day a few weeks ago. My pharmacist told me there are absolutely no side effects except for possibly an ACE inhibitor cough. That immediately made me think this drug was too good to be true. I am very sensitive to medication and have only had the need to take an occasional tylenol or motrin - ever. Usually I thrive on stress and am the type of person to go, go, go all day and once I hit the sofa after supper, I relax. Now I just feel unusually tired and wiped out during the daytime. I started with a headache yesterday that took 2 tylenol to make go away. I am able to get energy bursts, but then the tiredness! I have felt some fluttering of my heart as well. My hands feel unusually cold and achy when I type or hold the steering wheel of my car or a shopping cart. I am usually very focussed, but things are a little fuzzy in that department from time to time over the past few days. My most recent BP was 114/61 - perhaps too low? I see the MD next week for a follow up. If I tell her I'm unusually tired, she will try to put me on thyroid meds (I have been borderline for years). She also said my blood sugar and cholesterol bear watching. You know, I've been healthy for 52 years and all the doctor can say is that now my life is catching up with me. I can't help but think she has some long term pharmacological cocktail planned for me!

Well - having read a lot of these entries I have to say, I share several side effects. Some of these the pharmacist had never heard of, a couple my doctor told me to expect. Cough - I was told about this by my MD but it has not been any where near as bad as some get. I'm on 10mg. I have had the constipation after decades of being "as regular as clock work". Phamacist and MD had nothing to say about this side effect. Unusually warm hands and my fore arms always look like I have a minor sunburn - no where else though does this show up. In the beginning I was tired all the time. It's been 2 months and that's gone away mostly. No bloating (thankfully), no weight gain. I am very, VERY thankful that there is a place for people to share their experiences as I believe we are ALWAYS to be vigilant in our health care - - after all, doctors are PRACTICING medicine - isn't that what they say?

I have been on yasmin for 2 months and I have been experiencing negative side effects, however not as bad as the ones on ortho-lo. The first week on yasmin my breasts blew up like balloons (which might make some happy but since I already had D cups I am less then thrilled) and they are so tender, swelled and painful to the point that I can barely walk without being in pain. It is the pain that your breasts experience right before your period but this is times 10, and its all month long. Interestingly, the week when I have my period the pain disappears and starts back up when i take the new pack. Another symptom is weight gain, I'd say around 4-5 lbs, which has been unusually difficult for me to get off. Lastly, a few weeks ago I had a migraine for the first time ever, and after reading that many of you have been experiencing migraines I realize that it must be the yasmin. The migraine was so bad I was throwing up. I also get light headaches almost every other day. It's miserable.

The only good thing I can say is that I haven't gotten pregnant and my skin has relatively cleared up. Also, to my surprise (and joy) my sex drive has gone through the roof. When I was on ortho-lo I had no sex drive so this is actually a positive thing which I was not expecting.

This site has made me realize that I am not alone in my symptoms! I hope this helps everyone that is taking Yasmin or considering starting it.

I was put on Lisinopril about one month ago as an addition to my Norvasc 5mg. Lisinopril10. Very soon after I developed a severe cough. As many people have said, sometimes causing violent dry coughing for minutes at a time then causing post nasal drip and more coughing. I stopped the Lisinopril last Saturday, 10/14 and had an appointment with my doctor 10/18. I couldn't wait...10/16 I went to my doctor and she said it was probably that Lisinopril. Now I am taking Avapros...no more Norvasc or Lisinopril.

After reading the postings, my husband and I realized that I had had some of the other symptoms we read about, such as dizziness and nausea, being unusually tired.. Unreal..I don't understand why doctors even give this drug to anyone, knowing the terrible side effects it 'most likely' would have. I still have the violent cough. I work in a classroom and when the coughing starts, it is very disruptive. I need to run for a drink, a tissue, a drop. It really only stops on its own.

My doctor told me not to take anything over the counter and just let it run its course. I dread weeks of this coughing. I sleep in a recliner and still don't get much sleep.

I wish everyone the best....DON'T TAKE LISINOPRIL! PLEASE..there are so many other BP meds out there.

I was put on Lisinopril about one month ago as an addition to my Norvasc 5mg. Lisinopril10. Very soon after I developed a severe cough. As many people have said, sometimes causing violent dry coughing for minutes at a time then causing post nasal drip and more coughing. I stopped the Lisinopril last Saturday, 10/14 and had an appointment with my doctor 10/18. I couldn't wait...10/16 I went to my doctor and she said it was probably that Lisinopril. Now I am taking Avapros...no more Norvasc or Lisinopril.

After reading the postings, my husband and I realized that I had had some of the other symptoms we read about, such as dizziness and nausea, being unusually tired.. Unreal..I don't understand why doctors even give this drug to anyone, knowing the terrible side effects it 'most likely' would have. I still have the violent cough. I work in a classroom and when the couging starts, it is very disruptive. I need to run for a drink, a tissue, a drop. It really only stops on its own.

My doctor told me not to take anything over the counter and just let it run its course. I dread weeks of this couging. I sleep in a recliner and still don't get much sleep.

I wish everyone the best....DON'T TAKE LISINOPRIL! PLEASE..there are so many other BP meds out there.

I've been on Toprol for 4 and a half months now. I started at 25mg but the BP and heart rate would skyrocket with the slightest physical/mental stress. I started 50 mg two weeks ago. BP is coming down slowly, heart rate is still up (better than before) I wasn't sure if these were related to Toprol. I get disoriented (especially at night) only happening after I started 50 mg. I'm constantly tired, unusually depressed or angry some days and can't lose weight. I actually am increasing in size. I am so glad to find this board..I know I am not imagining these side effects.

I was given 7 Levaquin 750mg for a terrible sinus infection. This is the third anitbiotic I've been given and this one worked. Within 2 days my symptoms began going away. But for the past 4 days my joints have been inflamed. My knees are swollen and sore to the point that I can hardly walk up stairs, the joints of all of my fingers are swollen and ache constantly. My elbows are even very stiff and sore. My neck is also unusually sore and sometimes tingles. I began looking into the meds I've been taking as these symptoms seem to be getting worse. I'm not sure if I need to call the Dr. or just wait this out...?

I recently had a kenalog injection in my buttock for hayfever. I have very serious hayfever, and nose sprays do not work for me. It worked very effectively for a 2 weeks, but has now worn off completely. The steroid has given me unusually heavy periods lasting for over a month at a time and i now have a serious iron deficiency which has caused aneamia due to the blood loss.

I am a 40-year-old female taking 50mg/day of Toprol (for HBP) and have experienced the following side effects:

Fatigue
Lethargy
Pain in legs and arms
Loss of breath (even when walking very short distances)
Odd dreams/nightmares
Rapid weight gain (despite no change in eating/exercising habits)
Unusually heavy menstrual flow
Nosebleeds

The cure is worse than the disease! :-(

I have been taking Toprol for 5 months and have experienced several unpleasant side effets. I have become unusually anxious, am very tired most of the time, my hair is dry and thinning rapidly, I also have difficulty getting out of bed in the morning, and my mind at times is foggy. Prior to Toprol I was taking Tenormin for my atrial fibrillation, but the former seems to be working better. However, with all the above side effects I am very seriously considering ablation or another drug, but definitely not an anti-arrythmic one. The side effects are much worse.

I am glad I found this site. I recently started taking Yasmin, I am 22 years old and it is my first experience with oral contraceptives. Anyway, the first month was fine, except that my flow was unusually heavy (we're talking super+ tampon & Heavy pad were necessary for the first 2 days), which is unusual for me since I've never bought anything stronger than regular.
About midway through the second month, I became depressed, gained 15 pounds, and was crying every day over little things. I know I've been under stress, but I am always stressed, and this was not a usual reaction for me. The only thing I could think of was mabye it was the Yasmin, but my healthcare provider assured me that this was not one of the side effects. I came across this site and decided that I needed to get off this stuff. Especially when I would be on the verge of tears all day long, and was missing classes because all I could do was hide under the covers crying.
Finally I quit Yasmin and demanded to be put on something different. I am not too familiar with any other BCPs, and I was warry of trying them. So I was given NuvaRing to try. So far....I am symptom free. I am hoping that this will help other women who feel as if they are "going nutz" and don't understand why, as I had felt. Even if your healthcare provider denies this side effect demand to be given an alternative. I have never felt as horrible as I did with yasmin.

I had been on yasmin for about 8 months. During that time i was unusually moody and grumpy. There was a general lack of motivation and energy levels were pretty low. I stumbled across this forum after trying to find an explanation to my change of behaviour and decided to stop yasmin straight away. Its been 6 weeks now and i have to admit things are much better, I have started excersing, lost weight and hardly ever have a "crappy day".

I was prescribed Lavaquin for a reoccuring strep infection. Today is my 7th day on the drug.

Almost immediately upon taking Levaquin I began to feel unusually anxious and depressed. I did not link this to Levaquin, but thought I was experiencing some sort of unusual mood swing. The anxiety and depression continued with the use of the drug, combined with slight nausea and a general feeling of apathy. I took the medication again this morning and thought I might check online and see if there were any strange side effects--my doctor had mentioned that it could cause one "to dream."

I am now wondering if my anxiety and depression--the second being totally unusual for me--can be linked back to using Levaquin. I notice that most side effects mentioned here have to do with muscle and joint pain. My joints feel fine, but my muscles in my back, shoulders and neck are unusally sore and tight--something I'd normally attribute to anxiety.

I was prescribed this medication for back spasms. It was my understanding that Ultracet was a non addictive muscle relaxer. It has been my expeirence that this drug is highly addictive. I would get samples from my Dr., and they would seem to run out unusaully fast. When I would stop the medication, I would go through withdrawls for about three days. Irritalbility, not wanting to be in social situations, and not sleeping, are the withdrawls I expeirenced. I would take two to four Ultracet a day. They eliminated my back pain, and allowed me to feel outgoing and social. I had no problem driving, or getting my work done. In fact, it helped me maintain a positive attitude in my stressful world. Well, anything that makes you feel unusually good will eventually do the opposite. I have now been on Ultracet for three months. I finished my refills yesterday, I and not planning on using it again. I have been in AA for four years, and decided to change my sobriety date. The withdrawls for Ultracet are brutal. If you have an addictive personality, and have abused pain medication, I suggest not taking this one.

Been on femoden Ed for 10 years and got sick of all the water retention and bloating it was giving me and I heard of this new miracle drug Yasmin. I am not one to moan about much and have never had problems with my skin but even though I was a lot lighter due to the water retention vanishing I payed for it by having discusting dry skin with bubbles in it and itching, felt unusually tired, had a panic attack which through me out after getting married and honeymooning in hawaii so I wasn't exactly unhappy about much. I think all pills have slight side effects really and when you think about it you are pumping hormones into your body but this one has got side effects screaming out it. I would have rather had put up with bloating once a month but Yasmin has turned me off the pill altogether.

If first you don't succeed, try again. I couldn't tolerate the wellbutrin XL (extended release version) but did very well on the regular wellbutrin at a low dose (75 mg once a day).

While taking a trial of wellbutrin XL, I felt unusually tired, but I had insomnia to the point I had to go to wallmart to purchase generic brand sleeping pills, which I'd never taken before. This did not go away even after several days. I felt like I did when I first popped a psuedoephedrine 24 hour release pill for allergies when I didn't fall asleep until a half hour before I was due to get up. Ever since then, I laugh about how fucked up psuedoephedrine 24 hour release is and how it make me feel as high as a kite. I didn't feel high on wellbutrin, but I tossed and turned uncomfortably even though I was more tired than usual and only wanted to catch some shut eye.

Furthermore, on wellbutrin XL, I felt anxious for no reason, a weird sort of amphetamine addict or drugged up shake that I couldn't tolerate. I never do well on extended release versions of medications, however, because I experience more side effects for whatever reason. I'm glad I decided to try a lower dose that isn't an extended or sustained release because it worked well.

I like wellbutrin in general. Other positive effects are feeling slightly less depressed (not overwhelmingly so though), and feeling more intelligent and consequently, more self-confident. I also have more energy to do daily tasks, and am much more organized. I also notice I'm more logical minded and less impulsive. I think my thoughts are clearer and consequently, I feel more stable, which is all good.

Negative side effects are, especially when I first started taking it, unusually greater hyperactivity. First, it effected me in such a way that I felt even manic and like an ADHD little kid who runs around before bedtime and acts silly and hyperactive. This diminished after taking a lower dose and also after several days after it had been in my system. Now, I'm not troubled by hyperactivity.

Also, when I added this to my prescribed zoloft, I feel like in a fog from hell. Especially this was true after I ran out of ritalin and had to rough it for two weeks on just wellbutrin and zoloft. For example, at the convenience store, I look like I'm a vicodin addict as simple choices becomes overwhelming and I'm inundated by a baffling array or options, such as whether to buy sunchips or pretzels and lollying and looking lost as I wander the isles to the point the salesclerk probably thought I was going to steal something. Especially after I dropped my purse on the ground and started rummaging around to see how much money I had, also increasing my options because I could buy alcohol too, only I couldn't decide which kind, the raspberry zodka or plain, or should I just buy a bottle or wine since all they had were 6 packs or smirnoff ice? Luckily, the salesclerk looked like she was stoned so she probably didn't notice, although when I said "and I'm the red car on that pump", I couldn't remember which number it was, she said, "so that's YOUR red car" as if there was a huge discussion amongst the two on who owned the red car parked at the pump for so long.

I decided not to take zoloft with wellbutrin and that wellbutrin is no substitute for ritalin. I like wellbutrin better than zoloft, however, because althought it doesn't help my OCD or anxiety, and I think makes them worse, it still makes me feel more capable simply because I do better at work and in life - organizing things and the like.

Lastly, since I'm more anxious on the wellbutrin/ritalin combination, I'm currently looking for a medication to go with the two to treat my anxiety and OCD without making me feel like I'm in a fog. However, I feel very pleased with wellbutrin because it helps my depression and ADD and the side effects are mild, and even less noticeable at a lower dose for me.

The info on this site is certainly affirming and helpful! My doctor started me on 10 mg Lisinopril about 10 days ago, saying it had virtually no side effects except "a mild dry cough for some". I was especially concerned about starting on a med, as I tend to have sensitivity to various drugs and their side effects. My doctor assured me this drug would be safe for me. Within the first three days, I had my first bout of diahrrea; several days later I had a rash on both arms, which went away. Because symptoms seemed to be intermittent, I told myself they couldn't be from the Lisinopril...especially since my doctor assured me there were no side effects! I also was unusually fatigued, felt "flu-ish", so chalked it off to a bug. Last night was the last straw, with severe diahrrea for hours, unlike any I have ever had. I didn't take the med this morning, and will not take it again. I already feel better physically, the fatigue is gone, and my GI tract is better. I'm so anti-meds after all this, but don't want to risk a heart attack or damage to body organs from high BP...anyone tried Respirate with success? It's a device (very expensive) that supposedly lowers BP without drugs. I'd pay it, to avoid medicine!

-small cuts, colds, or other ilnesses take longer to heal and are unusually painful

-severe muscle pain after exercising

Ten days ago I had to go to the emergency room because I was prescribed Bactrim for a UTI and sinus infection. I was only taking it a short time and I started vomiting for two days and was so weak I could hardly get to the bathroom. I did not know that I was allergic to this drug. The doctor there sent me home after my vomiting was under control with Levaquin for 10 days. It has helped my problem but I have such sore joints and muscles and am unusually tired and depressed. I do not have my usual morning sinus headaches. I do have an appointment with my doctor this afternoon and after reading what other people have said about this drug I am understanding why I have such sore joints. I hurt so bad to even get dressed and I have no strength in my body. I am wondering when I will return to normal.

I have been taking Levaquin, 500mg since 5/30 for a UTI. It has slowly been eating away at my infection. However, my skin is now hypersensitive and even the softest cotton tee shirts are extremely irritating. I have no rash or hives, but it feels like I do. I did look at the Levaquin site on the following Monday and it warns of this side effect. In addition, the site advises to avoid prolonged exposure to the sun. I have also experineced weakness and though it has not made me drowsey, the medication has rendered me unusually slow-witted.

I had terrible nausea with Yasmin that lasted the entire time I was taking this medication (3 months). I took Mircette for about 5 years and only experienced nausea for the first 2-3 days in the morning. I did not have any problems with weight gain on Yasmin but did notice an increase in thirst. I also felt unusually fatigued and tired.

I have been various birth control pills for many years and will say most do seem to do wonders for acne. The few times I've tried to go off the pill, I've experienced signficant breakouts.