June 6th
2009
12:17 PM
Over the 5 years of 50mg Toprol starting out to 200 mg Metoprolol.Over the years I have had the weight gain,losing weight is difficult,tiredness, muscle aches,anger,anxiety, weeping, feeling not in control, bad dreams, spiders on the wall. Which it totally out of character for me. Doctor upped it to 200 mg a day which has totally intensified all the above, I thought it was my age,hormones etc... never thought of these meds.
I am so glad that I came on this web sight and realized people are going through the same horrible side effects that I am going through and feeling alone and I am not going out of my mind.
I need to get off this ,plus I am on benicar/hcz. My Blood Pressure is very difficult to bring it down. Dr's just prescribe and practice its like a spit in the ocean-some meds work and some do not. It is finding the right combo meanwhile we all suffer...
April 16th
2009
4:57 PM
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My daughter suffered severe side effects from the Gardasil vaccine - pneumonia, dehydration, etc. etc. The lots with "X" and "U" are causing the most problems. You need to detox your body from the aluminum that was in the vaccine. Please take special precautions if you had the above lot numbers (check with your doctor who administered).
Please read my posting on How to Detox from Gardasil on questions tab. This will help you. File a VAERS report immediately and call your doctor to let them know you are POSITIVE your illness is from the vaccine.
Several people are working on getting this off the market - but please write your congressman or senator to ask that they help. This is the only way to stop this! Also ... tell EVERYONE you know that this vaccine and others with aluminum are NOT safe!
May 28th
2008
10:13 PM
I took Yaz for about 6 weeks. After week 4 I noticed I had heart palpitations, shortness of breath, abnormal mood swings - always upset and easily frustrated by the smallest things. The change in my mood was noticed by everyone from my family and boyfriend to co-workers and business associates. I myself noticed this big change. After week 5 I had a huge breakdown where I literally felt my heart thumping out of my chest...it felt like a heart attack (I can only guess). I could not breathe. I brushed it off as nothing (big mistake). Exactly 9 days later I was at work and the exact thing happened to me. This time I could not function - could not breathe, heart palpitations, the works!. I work in the medical field and so I my blood pressure was taken by a colleague and it was 168/108 on the left hand and 159/109 on the right (can you say OMG!!!). Sure enough I was rushed to the ER and they managed to bring my BP within normal range. The doctors told me I was knocking on the door of a pulmonary embolism(PE) (bolt clot in the lung) and/or a heart attack. I am a 24 y/o athletic, very fit, never even had a cold female who is extremely healthy. I take OC for PCOS for about 2+ yrs now. I made the switch from Yasmin to Yaz 6 weeks ago as I wanted to try something new with more 'so called' benefits (fewer periods and helping with moods swings that I also attribute to Yasmin).
I have done so much research and read so many experiences of other women on OC and none have as much reported MAJOR SIDE EFFECTS that Yaz and Yasmin...especially YAZ. While I agree with posts that notes that all OC have side effects; it should be noted well that YAZ is the worst.
Ladies...DO NOT TAKE YAZ IF YOU WANT TO LIVE! This is no joke.
I am happy to report that I am back to my happy healthy self. I am staying clear of all OC and will just live with my PCOS until I am ready to have kids.
Blood clots, PE, heart attack, HTN etc. is no joke. CHOOSE LIFE. They should take this drug off the market.
If you must take an OC, try ortho try-cyclen lo or talk to your doctor in details and to the health risk of them all and the one with the least side effects.
I appreciate this site for affording us ladies the opportunity to share our experiences, learn from the experiences of others and avoid a costly mistake.
God bless.
S.D. - FL
P.S. - DO NOT TAKE YAZ
January 12th
2008
10:45 PM
Shortness of breath, foggy headed, joint pain, weight gain, stiff neck, clicking sounds, loss or flexibility of joints, tired. Felt old! Went on Toprol-xl for maintenance only. Never had high b/p. Talked with a friend, then found this web sight. Guess I'm not alone. Guess it's not me! Changed doctor now, one that will listen. She urged me to go off it and monitor my b/p. Took about 2 weeks, been off for a total of 3 weeks now. Feel great. Most symptoms are gone. No more inhaler and feel better. Clear headed again. Blood pressure is now high though. Don't know if it's me or the drug. Don't know if drug has done any damage. Had an ekg done. Dr. said heart is working to hard now. Wants to do a complete stress test. My wife and I are worried if its the Toprol-xl wearing off, or not. Anyone else had an ekg done. Does Toprol-xl damage your heart? Need answers. Looking for feed back. I'm only 53. Never had health problems before. Thought I was just growing old!
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October 3th
2007
9:03 PM
wow what a eye opening experience this board has been, in march of 06 i went to the hopst. with a heart rate of over 200 bpm which lasted 4 hours befor i went to hosp. they took me in did some blood work ect. then i got these shots that brouht my heart back to a normal rythem. the next night when i went to be i swore that it was starting all over again i freaked out went back to the e r this time they had me stay for 3 days during this time they started with the toporol. when i went to my dr the next day i got a script for toporol xl 25 mg 1 x a day next visit he raised it to 50 every time i went back i said my heart was not beating right fast and thumpy well a year later i am up to 200 mg after a month i could not take it any more the depression thAT i have been experiencing this last month just about put me over the edge, i hated every one and every thing so depressed foggy feeling all the time no getup and go every thing was a chore. i fount this web sight last night i read almost every post theay all souned like me at some point or another well the last time i took my meds was monday night
when i got up this am i tell you i felt good i had the best day i have had in so long i spent the whole day at work today and it was almost a joy being there i had a clear head i did not want to kill my employees. on my way home tonight i actually yawned and it dawned on me that is really the forst time in may month that i did that i am goint to the dr in the am to see if he will find some thing else for me to take my bp has been 140/85 pulse 74 not to bad so hope fully i will not have to take this any more well thaks for listening hope every one gets some thing that works with out all the bad side effects
November 16th
2006
5:23 PM
Hi im 26 years old I've been on linisopril for about four months give or take for high blood pressure the dr. cant figure out the cause. since if been on I have had alot of the same simptoms as all of you but the worst was the chest pain and the depression i told the dr many times but he for the most said it was in my head it just kept getting worse then about three weeks ago i tryed to kill myself my husband walk in at that time thank god or i would not be here after that night i took myself of it finnaly im getting back to normal i still have the chest pain but im over comming the deppresion my hole life is differnt because of this medication im know trying to pick up the pieces of my life when i found this web sight today i started to cry when i was reading it cause i really thought i was crazey i dont understand how they could prescibe this med to anyone please if you think you are getting depressed insist on getting off this drug the doctors are not always right Im sorry for all the lifes it has ruined
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July 21th
2006
10:29 PM
We have all been victimized here or we would not be on this web sight.We either have never ending periods, aches n pains, depression,or disfiguring atrophy.I am very suprised how many of us there are,almost a new posting daily.Why hasn't anything been done yet?Does somebody need to die first?It is an outrage that that this drug is bieng so widely misused on unsuspecting innocent people.Had any of us been forwarned about the side effects we would not be here right now.There needs to be a class action law suit against the drug company and doctors need to be held responsible for their neglet in not warning their patients.I plan to do everything in my power to get compensated for my disfiguring injuries due to KENALOG.We all need to take a stand and not be victims anymore!
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March 10th
2006
7:22 PM
have been on advair 4 yrs, did'nt relize that my throat and mouth problem until later i have blisters in my mouth and throat can't eat without a lot of pain i have been reduced to eating liquids and they hurt just as badi also have loss of voice very dry mouth,headache,muscle pain and the sores have reached down into the back of my throat i am going to stop takeing advair for a few days and see what happens my doctor says he don't know what the problem is well i think i just found out thanks to this web sight thank you for posting it
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October 28th
2005
8:53 PM
I started taking Liptor, maybe 2-3 months ago. I too have experienced the muscle problem in my knee and elbow. I also have the tired feeling. What I am wondering about is, I have been having a aching feeling in stomach. Has anyone else had this type of a symptom' while they were taking Liptor. I just went to see my doctor the other day; and he took me off of Liptor. I have decided, just to go to Weight Watchers; and reduce my cholesterol natrually. You figure medicnes are chemicals. For every chemical there is a reaction. If I had know the side effects of this drug, I never would have taken it. I glad to have this web sight. I feels good to be able to ask these questions. MMcG
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November 10th
2004
4:39 PM
My daughter just stopped taking Yasmin after two years on it. She experienced severe stomach problems while on it but it didn't click untill I found this web sight. Her stomach problems have subsided in the past three weeks. However she is having severe bloating and weight gain (seven pounds) since stopping the pill. Her Dr. says Yasmin is a diuretic and she may be rebounding. Has anybody experienced these symptoms?
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January 7th
2004
6:42 PM
Hi everyone
My daughter had been taking Yasmin for a year. She was put on it for medical reasons. During the last year her personality has gone from bad to worse. Being very irrational with mood swings and a "Dr Jek/ Mr Hyde" personality thing going. Just very hard to talk to any sense into at all. After suffering with her we took her to our family Dr who said she had mild depression and perscibed Zolft. We saw a quick improvement however after a few months on zoloft she took herself off when she gained 12 lbs in 3 months. However after reading this web sight it has become clear that maybe just maybe her problems are related to the Yasmin. After talking with our doctor we have decided to take her off Yasmin to see if we see any improvements. As we think back..yes, she has always been strong willed and some what "difficult" but there has been a definite decline in her personality behavior in the last year. Sooo my question is this..she has been off the Yasmin for almost 2 weeks now and we dont seem to see much of a differance ( maybe a tiny bit?). Cna nayone maybe shed soem light on how long this might take to "begin to return to normal" ( assuming it could be Yasmin). Any thoughts on this would be helpful. Thank you
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February 25th
2003
5:08 PM
hi my wife was also prescribed yasmin by her doctor. It caused severe mood swings, weight gain, and exteeme irrationality. Thank God for your web sight, now we know it was the medicine, not my sweet loving wife. Guest
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September 3th
2009
9:08 PM
My son went to the Dr. with strep like symptoms. The Dr. did not take a strep test .. They just put him on a Z-pac.. The first day he threw one of them up.. I called the Dr. He said just keep taking it.. The sickness got worse.. I finally took him to the ER here in our home town.. Seems his Sore Throat went septic.. He ended up with Lemierre's Syndrome A loong month later after being in the Hospital he died.. We are all intitled to our opion.. Mine is.. The Z-pac is something that replace the cillin family.. Well guess what I found out ... if he would of gotten one of the cillin family he would be alive today.. My son was 17.. And we're finding out the dreaded FORGOTTEN DISEASE.. we've already lost a handful of teenagers & still some trying to live a normal life after this horrible disease.. they changed meds for strep.. In my opion the people that make it are responsible for his death.. He needed the old cillin family.. they gave him the right meds in the Hospital but it was to late.. He never knew what hit him.. Please ck out our web site if you love your children and say no to Z-PAC.. Here's the web sight.. ******. or you can ck us out at.. *******. Or you can contact me at ****** I'm not afraid of you ZPAC freaks.. The mother of a angel... R.I.P. Justin Rodgers.. We will love you forever.. Isn't that weird.. A pill that cost .82 cents would of safe my son.. Thanks for reading.. Please pass this on to others..
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