March 12th
2008
12:43 AM
Well sure wish I saw this site before I had mine put in.I am 39 with 1 child and may or may not want another. I have a low tolerance for birth control pills, tired of using condoms and practically have just used my body changes and a calendar to plan for the risky times till now. I had the Mirena put in on March 3 2008 and have experienced such a huge change in myself that I decided to google side effects tonight after only a week. I have no energy, my sleep schedule is all worked now. I cant sleep for more than 3-4 hrs at a time. I have the flu like symptoms going now, headache for over 6 days. I am feeling mini heart palps and pains in lower back and legs and the nausea is getting old already. Reading the posts here, doesn't look like I am going to look forward to the rest of the symptoms either. I know each individual responds differently to things and will stick this out for a few more weeks but it looks like it wont be around by this time next month. Good luck to each and every one of you ladies. Peace
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January 6th
2008
8:29 PM
My son is 4 1/2 years old and has been on Singulair since he was 2. We have been happy with the improvement we have seen in regards to his asthma. No more breathing treatments have been great. The last couple of years though he has continued to get severe headaches that put him out for at least a day with high fevers. The first time it happened was when he was 2 and he had a mild seizure with spiked fever. I haven't thought about it at all until he was due to get another headache and hasn't. We have missed some doings due to the holidays and walked out schedule. The timing and symptoms are seeming a little to coincidental. We have seen a hematologist and immunologist for his chronic headaches but no one knows why he is having them. He has even been admitted for them. His white blood cell count has been elevated with no known cause as to what his body is fighting. I think we will take him off of the Singulair for at another month and see if he gets anymore headaches.
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June 30th
2006
7:45 AM
The chronicles of my nightmare:
First of all.... I have been on Yasmin about 3 years... I have been batttles for "3 YEARS" with being dizzy, fatigue, vaginal dryness, chronic yeast infections, chronic discharge, mood swings, panic attacks, anger issues, anxiety and stress, trouble sleeping at night, loss in sexual desire, depression, constint fluctuations in my weight (I swing 13 pounds), and gastrointestinal problems.... I have been to every doctor and tried every medication known to man.... (Well almost).... I started testing for thyroid disease cuz my mother has grave's disease... At first I test for hyper (Got put on meds), then went to hypo, then they thought it was hashimoto's thyroid disease, until I tested back to normal and have been normal for about 2 years now even though I have been feel all wacked out. But, during this wholefiasco I had been making regular visits to my OBGYN to see why I am in so much pain from sex and why I have cronic yeast infections.. (Visited two to three times a month to be exact)... I've takin dyflucan (yeast infection pill)... no less than 24 times... Never helping me, so I became immune to that, then we trying creams, which gave me an even worse yeast infection, then we tried a homopathic approach ("biotic acid sappasitories")... Which made me so inflamed and in pain tha I have had the same irritaion/ yeast infection for the past 6 months.... Where no one could help me and the most the Gyno could tell me to do was don't have sex or use tampons for a whole month, which I did... and it didn't help one bit... I tried everything from eating large amounts of yogurt (Which is quite painful cuz Im lactosintolerant).... I tried not shaving my gential area, shaving my genital area, changing body wash, changing detergent, not having sex, and changing lube.. Literally have tried everything... Then, they start sending me to different doctors.. They want to send me to an internal medicine doctor which told me the route of my problems was sleep and that would make everything better... SO, he gave me Xanax.. Which turned out to make me very angry, verbally abusive, and still could not get a good nights rest... Then, he told me I have to go to a physiatrist... Which I am still waiting on to see next month.... I thought all was lost and I would permanently be in pain forever until I thought I would give the practice of gynocology one more chance. Before my visit I decide to do some research on the one medicaton I take..."YASMIN".... I came to this very site and the testimonials blew me away. The side effects that many women were complaining about, were the same exact things that I was going through. I read every single page and went off to a new gyno doctor to explain my situation. She was the best doctor I have ever had.... She immediately said stop taking birth control! She also recommended taking a large about of vitiamins ( like calcium, vit. B complete, and vit. c)... She also said to take warm salt and olive oil baths to overall bring back the nature anatomy of my vagina. She also could'nt stress enough.... DON'T SHAVE! She said that the hair is there for a reason and shaving brings all sort of bacterialinto the fragile vagina... On other thing she said was to use a condom made out of something else, not rubber, latex, or goat skin... I forget what it's called... So, now that I have the knowledge from the doctor and this web site, hopefully my nightmare wll be over soon... I finish my birth control pack in a matter of days and I can't wait to start feeling better after 3 years!!!!!! I never knew that something as simple as a little pill can turn your life upside down and have your dragging for years.... Thank you so much ladies for all your help.... I really could have never found this out without you guys.... I hope I helped someone out there with my story... Has anyone else experienced this kind of horrific nightmare?
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April 19th
2006
9:25 AM
I have been on "the ring" for 3 or 4 months now- I went on a couple of months after having a baby so my hormones were wacked to start with, but I have been a total crab-ass. I also had a headache for 3 days and it went away the day after I took out the ring. My husband normally has been the one with the lower sex-drive but now I dont' want him coming near me, not only is my sex-drive completely gone, but intercourse hurts. (I haven't bothered to take out the ring prior) I am going to go off for a month or so and see how I feel. Does anyone have any input on how long it takes to get out of our systems???
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November 11th
2005
11:28 PM
i have had the heart palpitations and i have had severe migrains that come a few days before my period with nausea and they last for days. i have also been to the ER because of the heart problem and feeling like I might pass out. they said that my potassium levels were wacked out- which strangley enough, they do warn about on the yasmin insert- so I think it is time to say so long to this pill- hope this helps someone- the site helped me.
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September 26th
2005
10:18 PM
Hello, everyone!
OK, Gypsi... i got the vinegar and grapefruit tonight and started the new experiment! Between that, the Diurex and the cranberry juice... maybe my moon face will disappear completely along with the extra pounds I picked up!
In general, my moon face is better but still there. I can't tell if my semi-depressed/low self-esteem state is due to post-prednisone moods or being down about my moon face and weight gain. Or maybe because I quit smoking and am all wacked out but didn't even realize it. haha. The good news is this website is so helpful and there are things to make us better.
Thank you to everyone who writes in!
sanndiego
August 31th
2005
7:58 PM
This medication seems to be a great decongestant. However, for the past week, I have been in a fog and my vision has been wacked. It's as if my eyeballs are floating independent from each other in my head. Some days are worse than others. It is only fair to note that after the first couple of days of taking it, I quit taking it because of the reaction. Then, after seeing my doctor again, I went back to it, which has probably started the whole process all over. It's not unbearable but, something to be aware of. I am getting relief from my congestion.
-- By artaqq | Reply | (1) replies | Private Message me
August 15th
2005
9:37 AM
Ok, I am and have been on this med (100 mcg)since April 05. It was suppose to help regulate my thyroid. I have not had a weight issue until 2 yrs ago and they recently found my thyroid become wacked after not having this problem for years. I have bloated up and feel like a stugffed pig, I drink the required water but that does nothing. I too get the heart palpitations or anxiety flutters where I have to STOP everything. My right foot and ankle sometimes become tight and numb but it is said this is normal. How true is that? I have read someof you experienced this. My appetite has not been supresssed and I see no bebeficial facotrs of this med. I am considereing a request to be taken off of this medication because its initial purpose was to HELP with my sudden weight issue and Thyroid issue and I went from 145 and now sit at 230 lbs +/- 7 lbs (water weight). I think we have a problem here and I need it fixed, any suggestions or has anyone else gained weight also or find beneficial uses of this drug? What happened to old fashioned synthroid they use to give out?????
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January 13th
2005
2:57 PM
I was prescribed flexeril for back pain and muscles spasms , shortly after I took it my body felt extremely hot, and I was very nervous, shaky, and aggitated, I couold not sleep and it had me feeling wacked out, I co uld not stay still, I was very figity...I only took one tablet and never took another one...
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April 22th
2004
11:46 PM
I know I'm supposed to wait for side effects, but I have been reading this site for research. I have struggled with endo. for aprox. 15 yrs. I've tried surgery, pregnancy, the pill, and as much IBprofin that my stomach can handle. My Dr. wants to start me on Lupron next week. Now I'm scared to death. I need to be a happy mom for my kids, not wacked out, unable to sleep or remember my conversations with them. Is this drug worth it. Should I just live with the pain? It sounds like this drug is worse than endo.
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Mirena (3) Yasmin (2) Pseudovent (1) Levoxyl (1) NuvaRing (1) PredniSONE (1) Flexeril (1) Singulair (1) Lupron (1)
January 21th
2009
1:26 AM
Hello everyone.. I am so sad..Would you like to know why? I believe it is because the mirena I got put in after my second child. I talked all things over with my doctor and he strongly suggested I go the "Mirena" way. Keep in mind I'm 22years old. Good Health, never had a serious illness or anything out of the ordinary ever happen with my health. Well 2 weeks after mirena was incerted into me I began feeling very tired, lack of motivation, irritable, and the best part of it all is I have extreme anxiety now. I never had ths in my whole life, until Mirena was implanted. So I immediately go to obgyn and ask why??? He said it had absolutely nothing to do with mirena, that mirena has no side effects like that . So he put me on an anti depressant. Well that did not help at all. Let me tell you about panic attacks in case you don't know what they are. They are episodes of extreme panic, dysphoria, nausea, chest pain, muscle stiffness, near fainting, you down right feel like you are going to DIE.... No Joke, There is nothing you can do. But take meds that damn near knock you out. Now, panic attacks will not kill you. They just feel like you are dieing. I going through this for two years now.!!!! From med to med, doc to doc . No Body seems to know why??? So I got the Mirena removed. They magically went away for two months.. I was thanking GOD, it was a miracle..Just two weeks ago I began having them again. So I go back to my doctor. She puts me on busprone and ativan...To stop the attacks. But the meds don't work and she wont listen. Im just so sad because, this has cost me my marriage, My husband left me, we have a two year old beautiful daughter named destiny. She has suffered all this, she doesn't understand why?Why mommy has panic attacks, or why mommy is crying, and having to rush to the doctors or hospitals. I just feel like Mirena has ruined my life. A life I can never get back. To anyone reading this who hasn't gotten the mirena yet....Stop right now and do something else.... My husband and I would still be together if it wasn't for this mirena.Though, I pray it never happens to another soal..It could happen to you too.
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