White bread symptoms and conditions

I was on 5/10 lotrel, a mild dose over 3 months. I took myself off of the drug and learned to relax more, and have a better diet and exercise more. I felt weird where I could not focus on my priorities, and the way the medication made me feel made me think of it more than I wanted to rather than life. I am normally a no headache person. While on the medication, i had horrible headaches where I had to take Excedrin migraine to get over it. My skin after taking it for awhile became dry and itchy. I had dark circles under my eyes, which was new. My knees and feet and hands became ice cold. I think it is because I believe that my blood pressure the way it was, was what my body needed, and maybe there was not enough circulation with the very low 117/60. My normal and feel good blood pressure is about 140/85. I am happy with that and will keep it. Also wild at normal 140/85 my blood sugar is normal. when I took the medication and it dropped to 117/60, my blood glucose rose. My body was releasing glucose because it was saying, hey something is not okay here. I think the drugs are bad, and now I eat organic vegetables, no coffee, no sugar, protein meats, and soy milk, unsweetened almond milk, walnuts, blueberries, whole grains. No white bread, no sugar, no soda, no fried food, no white potatoes, no white rice. My range is now 120/70 to 140/85 when i am rushing around. That is normal. I think medications change your body chemistry. When my skin became itchy and my extremities cold, and my body started shaking and freezing and sweating, it was from the pills. if you want to know you readings, don't go to the doctor. Buy a self test BP machine, Glucose reader, cholesterol meter. My doctors cholesterol count was 100 over another text i had at a free clinic. Maybe they cheat the numbers, who knows, to make you think you are sick and bring you back. take care of yourself, and get away from the fear and panic the doctors put you in. you are way better to see a natural nutritionist if you need help. Break a sweat every day!...that will help.

I am a male of 67 years old. I took Lipitor for a year, and after a few months of taking it, I felt muscle pains in my arms and shoulders, as well as my back. I felt weak and could hardly put my socks on by myself. I told my family doctor that I thought the problem was caused by LIpitor. He said it couldn't be possible, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong, so he sent me to a rheumatologist, who gave me an initial diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica. I went back for a checkup, and although the sed rate was normal, the C-reactive protein was elevated. He felt his diagnosis was an accurate one. He prescribed prednisone for me. I had some doubts about it, since I am diabetic, and was concerned about the elevated blood sugar it might cause. Well, it did elevate my blood sugar, and I weaned myself off it within three months. My blood sugar went back to normal, and while the prednisone helped the symptoms of muscle pain and aches, after I stopped it, the pain returned with a vengeance.

About a year passed after discontinuing the prednisone, and I felt worse and worse. Any time I engaged in physical activity, such as yard work, I was almost incapacitated for two or three days. I felt weaker and weaker, and by now, my activity is about ten per cent of what it was three or four years ago. I am unable to do anything physical without paying a heavy price.

I would tell the doctor that I felt the problem was caused by the Lipitor. He would dismiss my comments, saying that the pain should have gone away after discontinuing Lipitor. He sent me back to the rheumatologist with results of recent blood tests. Both the sed rate and C-reactive protein were normal. The rheumatologist touched my back and other areas, which caused me to jump. He said it might be fibromyalgia. I told him again that I thought it was caused by the Lipitor. He said the same thing my GP had said: if it had been the Lipitor, the pain would have gone away when I stopped taking it. I know the Lipitor caused the pain, because I tried red yeast rice for a couple months. The pain increased to almost unbearable, so I discontinued the red yeast rice. If I were not susceptible to the pain from the Lipitor, would the red yeast rice have increased the pain?

So here I am with a fuzzy diagnosis from the rheumatologist, and no clue from my family doctor (that he will verbalize, at any rate). My life has gone steadily downhill. I used to be a strong, active person, but now I can do very little, and my strength is a shadow of what it formerly was. What can I do?

I was diagnosed with strep throat about 1 week ago and at first the doctors tried to kill me! They had prescribed amoxicillin--I am allergic to anything with "cillin" in it, and before heading home, I caught the mistake. The doctor apologized profusely, and then prescribed me erythromycin. Upon taking this drug, my face became swollen, and my eyes were itchy and red and my throat stung and my ears burned like fire! I returned to the doctor's office, and he was like, "oh, well, you're allergic to this, too! I'll give you some Bactrim. It helps for UTI's". I don't have an UTI, but I was desperate for anything to stop the burning pain. After taking Bactrim(sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim) for two days, my throat felt much better and the ear pain was gone, but I had a horrible rash on my chest, arms, back, and face. My eyes became itchy and puffy, and after day six of the treatment, I stopped taking my medicine. I couldn't take the rash or the itchy eyes anymore. Something strange happened: I felt just great! My skin had cleared, and no more itchy, puffy eyes! Now, two days later, I wake up to another sore throat AND itchy, puffy eyes. I do not have insurance, and any treatment I receive comes straight from out my own pocket. Could this stuff be silently killing me? Please someone help me with this strange dilemma

i have been on yasmin for nearly 2 years, i get dizzy spells and i have just been diagnosed with chronic IBS which i am now thinkin might have something to do with yasmin, my stomach bloats and is rock hard! i cant eat certain foods as the thought of them makes me physically sick. i have resorted to eating potatoes and white bread as that is the only thing that i can stomach. my gp changed me to cerazzette but the thought of not being protected from pregnancy scared me and as a result i went back to yasmin. i am considering the contraceptive injections, anyone know anything about them as i still want to be protected from pregnancy but i dont want the dizziness, mood swing, tiredness etc etc anymore.

This is a bit of an answer for birth control queen....

About ten years ago i was taking cilest and had severe IBS symptoms - I had lots of tests and did an exclusion diet which lasted about 12 weeks before the doc concluded that he could find no reasonable cause and that perhaps I was intolerant to fibre (the idea of eating white bread still disgusts me!). Anyway he did always say that he could link the problems of IBS with my menstrual cycle, but then he was not a gynie...

I never really questioned it before but my symptons of IBS cleared up about 2 years later, after I'd finished some big exams and finished a stressful relationship, so I just figured it was down to stress.

I've recently been having tests for endometriosis, which my gynie said probably account for the IBS symptoms I'd had... He is a fantastic professor, who specialises in endometriosis and he was happy to give me an IUD... I know that in Europe this is seen as a really bad contraceptive device, but I've never had any problems on it and it does not have any hormones in it at all. Recently he convinced me that I should try taking Yasmin for the pain that I get during the month.... Contrary to what a few of my friends experienced I had no extra pain as a result of the IUD - yasmin, however, made me have a month long period (i'm on my second packet), cry all the time and now I've redeveloped the IBS symptoms - feeling sick all the time with a feeling like a rock in my stomach, unsure of what to eat that will not affect me. I've just woken up with a big rash on my back too, which is usually a classic sign of a food intolerance.

My doc recommended that i give yasmin 3 months to settle down, but that was after the prolonged bleeding - there's no way that i'm going to go through the IBS symptoms again - any doctor can only guess at what causes it and none are really prepared to look at the connection with taking the pill in my experience.

I can highly recommend the IUD i've got (i can't remember what brand/make it is, but it's a small white plastic one without hormones - i'm sure your doc will know which one!)... For mood swings my partner agrees that agnus castus seems to be the best cure - if you're in oz / nz then great as the best makes are there, get it in liquid form - it makes you feel normal again and not like a complete psycho.

I don't have any answers for libido - endometriosis is not the best thing for sex drive... but hopefully some of wittering is useful!

I have just one question - have most of you who have stopped taking yasmin done so midmonth without any more horrid side effects??

Hello All,

Just an update....I have now been off Yasmin for 5 months (as I suffered terribly whilst on it from Depression, anxiety/panic attacks and elevated heart rate with no history of these symptoms prior to taking it). It has been one very long and hard road...I continue to take one day at a time as I am STILL suffering from anxiety. It has definately gotten better (i have been keeping a diary of my anxiety levels to correlate them to my cycle...there is always a link) but let me tell you, it has been exhausting. Thanks to this poison I have spent hundreds of dollars on seeing a psychologist (although he was worth every cent!) for the first ever time in my life. I also have benefitted from cutting out all white bread, white sugar and caffeine from my diet.

I urge all those women going through withdrawals after getting off Yasmin to post their experiences on this site. There have been days when this site has kept me going.

Yasmin has taken a year from my life. It is pure poison. Prior to this pill, I have NEVER suffered from any form of emotional/mental health issues. I am now about 95% better. I eagerly await the day I am 100% the old me.

Take care all of those out there getting off Yasmin and those going through the 'aftermath'.

PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH and TELL YOUR STORIES...we all need to hear them. After all, it is easy to beleive you are going crazy when something continues to affect you 5 MONTHS after stopping it.

Pharmaceutical companies are going to have a law suit on their hands when the truth of the destruction of Yasmin is made known to the wider community.
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Background on my self:

1- Never had an alcoholic drink in my life (religious reasons)

2- I suffer from Crohn's disease (bowel disease)

3- I smoke cigarettes (a pack a day)

I've been taking Levaquin for the past 21 days days (500 mg/day)

Side effects: minor pain in right rist joint, minor headache

My doctor prescribed the pain killer Oxicodone (5mg) to be taken when needed every four hours.

I take my Levaquin in the morning with a cracker or some white bread along with the oxicodone pill.

Conclusion: I'm almost side-effect free!!