Woke up this morning symptoms and conditions

I went on NuvaRing because it was suggested by my dr and mom who was an rn. I though nothing of it. I noticed a week before my wedding i was more tired then usal and moddy. The night before my wedding i thought i couldnt sleep because of excitement but no i was so tired that i fell right a sleep. The day of the wedding i was really moody i thought everything was going wrong and every little thing made me cry. The night of the wedding was terrible because i was really tired and i didnt want to do anything. no sexual drive. But after a fight with my new husband i gave in and did what anyone did on the wedding night. On the honey moon i was really moody, pernoid, tired, felt mersible, and i didnt want to have sex at all with my husband whom i love. my husband knew something was up. but we couldnt figure it out. when i was off it for my period i felt calmer and happier but as soon as i got back on it my husband and i would fight over the stupidest things, things that usaly didnt bother me. we hardly had sex and it hurt him. my roomates even noticed that i was acting different. then a couple days ago i noticed tenderness in my breast, dizzness falling over once in a while, and not wanting to talk , i wanted to be alone, and i was talking about an anulment for our marriege. I thought i was just getting a cold because i felt really sick.. but then when i woke up this morning and i could not feel my husband kiss my neck, pinch my neck or arm, i felt numb all over and my husband was getting worried we looked up the side affects and we both noticed right away this is what was happening. we took it out right away and im feeling much better. other then feeling irritated at my dr for not telling me the side effects.
I would not recomend this to anyone.

About a month ago, I was diagnosed with high blood pressure (160/101). I am a 46 year old female in pretty good shape. I exercise weekly, eat pretty good, and I am not overweight or stressed. My doctor said it is hereditary, and he put on Verapamil and a diaretic for one month and my pressure did go down, but never went to the normal level (120/80). I was finally begnning to feel better and get back into my normal exercise routine. My doctor decided to add the Lisinopril and take me off the fluid pill along with the Verapamil. I took my first pill (Lisinopril) yesterday, and within a few hours, I started to feel nauseous and weak. By the time I got home from work I was feeling lightheaded, and sluggish and wasn't breathing normal. It was to the point that I didn't feel like going to my exercise class. I even struggled to walk my dog--moving a little slower than normal and got really overheated and it was 40 degress in my areaa. Then, later on that night, I woke up with this bad pain/cramping feeling in my upper abdomen that I have never felt before as well as diarrhea. I couldn't figure out what the problem was. It didn't feel like heartburn or gas and I usually don't have stomach issues. It keeped me up all night to the point I had to get up and walk around and sit up in the chair. So I took some pepto bismol because that was all I had, but it didn't help. I woke up this morning and felt a little better except my throat was beginning to feel dry. I took another Lisinopril, and the pain in my stomach immediately came back in my stomach. I will not be taking another one. I put a call into my doctor to give me something else because I don't like how I feel. I will see what he recommends, or I will take some herbal supplements to help balance my blood pressure with the Verapamil. I usually don't have problems with most durgs, but I noticed a big difference in this one. At first I was thinking my body has to get used to it, but after reading your emails, I would rather try something with a little less side effects. My doctor did tell me that if I started to get a dry cough to discontinue the Lisinopril, and call him immediately. I can feel my throat getting dry already this morning so I am not going to wait until I get a cough that I can't control. Just remember to consult your doctor before stopping your meds. I wish you all the best.

This is the second posting of mine about the Nuva Ring. I went off the Nuva Ring last Sunday as you can read in the other posting. I got my period yesterday unexpectedly (which wasn't too much of a shock because my body is going to be "off" for awhile from not having the hormone intake). I just finished my regularly "scheduled" period 1 week and 5 days ago....so now i've had 2 periods in the last 2 weeks. I've had some minor headaches pretty much every day...i dont usually have to take asprin or anything, but they are noticable. I woke up this morning and my period had been so heavy last night that it soked through my underwear (using a tampon) and that hasn't happened since i've been on any form of birth control (about 5 yrs). Anyways, just thought i'd update anyone who was wondering about some symptoms of taking out the ring (mid cycle). Anyone have questions about it.....ask!

Everyone is saying how they have or will get off lisinopril. This is a dangerous approach unless your doctor approves. What other BP drugs are considered safe with minimal side effects? After 3 days of lisinopril usage, I woke up this morning feeling very hyper inside. No outward shakes or anything like that. I NEED to take BP medicine so what are the alternatives? I'm 64, not overweight. Diuretics kept my BP in the normal range but the side effects of HCTZ kept getting worse until I had to change medication. If lisinopril is so bad why do so many doctors prescribe it?

I had the Mirena put in in March of 2007, shortly after my 6 week post partum check up. I have always had terrible side effects from bc pills and I am allergic to latex (....condoms,etc), besides I'm married and it's so weird and inconvenient for a married couple, with 3 children and LITTLE time for sex to use condoms!! With all this in mind, my obgyn convinced me to consider this product. I did my homework as instructed and all research came back with the same answers: NO DOCUMENTED side effects. My biggest concerns were weight gain/mood, aggression. I was assured this would not happen to me again. The insertion was super easy; didn't feel a thing, then a few days later it felt as though I was in labor all over again and this lasted for about a week. I continued to bleed for approx 5 months, and since i have had to wear a panty liner everyday for discharge/spotting. After reading this website, I've come to realize that all the "strange" things happening to me are apparently not so strange/rare: the terrible headaches, leg cramps, SEVERE acne that scars (everyday of the month, currently using proactiv for that, but not helping one bit! and i've never had a zit before in my life), I'm 27 and feel as though i have the joints of an 85 year-old...my knees and hips ache 24-7. Yes, the mood swings are there too. My poor husband and children....i'm happy one sec, then biting off heads the next. I have also had severe constipation, having to do regular enemas to have bm's. Worst of all, after busting my butt to lose 25lbs of baby wgt 3 wks after giving birth, I started gaining it back 3 weeks later after having Mirena inserted. I have gained approx 38 lbs since the end of March. I have completely changed my diet to..sugar busters, 1200 calories a day, exercise 5 days a week,excessive amount of fiber and water, and i'm even taking ephedra/hoodia pills 3x a day. I can honesly say I have not lost 1 pound, not 1. We are not sure if we want anymore children, but if so not for a few years, but I cannot endure the suffering anymore, and neither can my family. please reconsider having the Mirena put in your body! So many women post complaints, why is there NO documented side effects with this device with the manufacturer and physicians who recommend it?????

I woke up this morning after taking Lisinopril for years and my tongue started swelling and continued to swell. My doctor sent me to the emergency room where they discovered that this was a possible side effect of the drug along with swelling of the entire face and throat - enough that it could cause you to smother to death. He said the side effects could just suddenly flare up as long as seven years after you stop taking this medicine. They put me on an IV for three hours to reduce the swelling and counteract the effect. It brought it almost back to normal but I have to take medication at home for a week to completely return to normal. I was told to never, ever take this stuff again. It makes a person wonder!

Well, I have been off B/C for about 8 months now. I was on B/C for about 7 years before that. I always had crazy mood swings and felt depressed certain times of the month. Ever since I went off B/C, I have not had one single anxiety attack and have felt wonderful. My friend told me about NuvaRing and how she really liked it. I decided to give it a shot. I just put it in on Saturday. Today, Monday, I felt horrible. I went to bed with a headache and could not sleep. I woke up this morning and I was extremely bloated. I could not understand why I was bloated because I didn't eat much yesterday. I had/have the worst headache I have had in a very long time and my breast are extremely sore. I thought I might be coming down with something, so I took 1/2 day off work and came home. It just popped in my head that there may be some side effects w/ the ring. I found this website and now I know what is wrong with me. I just took the ring out.... I may not have given it a fair chance, but I cannot live my life like this every day. It's not worth it!

I have been on Coumadin for about 2 months now after surviving a cerebral sinus venous thrombosis (blood clot on my brain - akin to a stroke). I am s 34 yo female who races triathlons and leads a very active healthy lifestyle. My side effects seem to be mild compared to what I read of others. I am on 5mg/day, except 1 day a week I take 10mg. My INR has been pretty stable. The side effects I notice are mild forgetfulness which I am hoping goes away as I start my 3rd year of law school next week! I also had some weird skin peeling on my hands, but that has subsided. I seem to urinate more often than normal and soda pop tastes weird to me now. Anyone else experience the frequent urination and/or taste issues?
Thanks!
Dana :)

I started using Nuvaring last night. I woke up this morning crying from a dream about my mother. I thought that was kinda weird. I've been thirsty all day. I think I've had a least 10 huge glasses of water. Other than that things seemed fine. Then I got home and crashed out on the couch. I just woke up and my arms feel really tingly, my body feels really heavy and I feel nauseous.

I started using this thing to get rid of crappy pms. I want to take it out right now!

I have had my Mirena since Jan 07. My periods are certainly much lighter however I am spotting in between. I am having cramping and nausea almost daily know for about a week and my lower back hurts as well. The nausea is what is really bothering me. I don't hear too many complaints about nausea. Is anyone else expierencing this?
Thanks.

I have been taking NR for 6 months now. It was great at first. I didn't realize some of the symptoms I was having were even related to the ring:
severe headaches
nausea
swelling of hands and face to the point of severe pain
breakthrough bleeding
severe mood swings

I took the ring out last night and don't expect to feel better for awhile. I seriously thought I had something wrong with me I didn't put it all together until I didn't have a period this time and then last month I had a really bad one a week before I was supposed to. My family thinks i am insane. I have really depressing thoughts. Before I took it out yesterday I was crying one minute then in a rage the next. My husband said to take it out right now because he couldn't take dealing with me anymore. I woke up this morning bloated and tired but a little better.

I am so glad that I looked up this site. I am not crazy or dying of some uncurable disease. It was just my hormones and whatever else is in that stupid ring.

They told me I had to refrigerate the ring because it releases the hormones by the heat in your body, well what if it doesn't work right. How do they know that it releases the same amount daily like it is supposed to?. I truly feel poisoned and imbalanced.

I have been on NR for almost a year. Each month, my depression gets worse. Today it was unbearable, so I started researching and found this site and many others telling me that there is a connection. Here is my question: My depression occurs during the week that the ring is out. I took the ring out Saturday and would normally put in a new ring this Saturday. I am not going to do that, but I am wondering how long these side effects will linger. I have seen many posts saying the side effects are gone within 24 hours of taking the ring out, but since my worst side effects occur during the week that the ring is out I am wondering when all of this will be out of my system. Does anyone know? Thanks.

I HAVE BEEN TAKING DORYX
100MG 2 TIMES A DAY FOR 2 DAYS AND AM EXPERIENCING CHEST PAIN ON AND OFF ON MY LEFT SIDE AND ITCHING . I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND IT FELT LIKE MY TONGUE WAS SWOLLEN . I DON'T KNOW ID I SHOULD CONTINUE TAKING IT OR ASK FOR SOMETHING ELSE.

I have been taking Topamax for about two weeks now just 25 mg to start and I woke up this morning and my perfect vision was no more.
EVERYTHING IS BLURRY. I was told that one of the side affects of this medication is Glacoma like symptoms where you lose your vision fast.
I was told to stop taking the medication and hopefully the symptoms will go away

I was given the 500mg, 10 day prescription as well. I was also given Amoxicyllan, an albuterol, and Hypotuss (syrup) for my return home from a Spontanious Pneumothorax( collapsed lung). I am on my 4th day now, and have immediately discontinued. Last Night I began to sweat relentlessly, heat went crazy, my muscules completely tighten ed and severe mental physco-dileria. I woke up this morning before reading the endless amount of consistent reports about this poison and took another one. Earlier today I called my fiancee home because I was feeling extremely suicidal, and the aches began to plague my lungs, which is really confusing seems Im recovering from a chest tube and have and Upper resp. Infection. I have taken Amoxill for years and never felt a single discomfort. I know without dispute that the levaquin is doing this to us. I absolutey fear long-term effects and hope the best for everyone dealing with this each and everyday. NEVER EAT THIS PILL!!!!NEVER

Does anyone know what percentage of women taking Yasmin experience the terrible side effects you all have here? I just began taking Yasmin a week and a half ago, and am now terrified! I woke up this morning with a rash-type thing all over my face, predominantly on my forehead. I thought at first that it was a serious breakout that had just occured overnight, but then I realized that the little bumps were almost like little blisters all over my face!! It looks like terrible acne and is red and hurts! Has anyone else experienced this? Should I switch already? What has been an overwhelmingly positive alternative pill for most of you all on here? SO glad I found this board! Thank you!

Hello all! :0)

I can't believe I was lucky enough to of found this site. I woke up this morning, again in a horrible mood, a terrible backache (which all this time I figured was my new mattress!!), and my boyfriend again mad at me for not wanting to do anything sexual with him YET AGAIN. This guy is one of the best things that has ever happened to me, and I haven't been able to figure out why I don't want anything to do with sex what-so-ever, for the first time in my life!
I decided to google search any side effects from Yasmin, and found you all! :0) THANK GOD!

I started Yasmin 5 months ago, after having heavy periods with my other birth control pills. The nurse said "Oh, try this new pill, which helps you loose weight, and shortens your period". Well of course that was the winning line for me. Looking back, almost instantly, I had loss of sex drive. This is really unusual for me, especially for being in a new relationship, after being single for over 4 years. The backaches kept me up at night, and in the mornings, I could barely stand. I realized lately, that when I'm on my period, and not taking that week of pills, that instantly, my sex drive increased, I was in a WAY better mood, and the backaches were MUCH better.
The mood swings, I related to being upset with myself, blaming me for this loss of sex drive thing, which in turn upsets my boyfriend, thinking it's him that is doing something wrong. Out of no where today, I told him I was thinking about ending things because of the way I feel, and that's not what I want. I sent him off to work today, devistated, and actually not caring about it, until I read some of these posts, and then....BOOM! another mood swing...I burst into tears, feeling terrible knowing that all this time, all my problems could all of been due to this pill!
I have one more pack of pills, and they are going into the garbage, and the phone call to my Dr. will be as soon as they open, asking to switch my brand. I'd MUCH rather have a week long period, than to live everyday like this.
I want to thank you all for posting such personal information, because it has helped me to realize....maybe this wasn't ALL ME. There's nothing wrong with ME, and hopefully getting off this pill, will be the first step in improving myself. I will keep you posted!
Thanks so much again....

This may not be a very clear post. I am having difficulty remembering words and events. I had surgery on July 21st for a damaged nerve in my foot. The doctor put me on 500mg of Levaquin. I stayed on that dose for about 2 weeks. My foot and leg began to swell. I was also having trouble thinking. I was having muscle spasms in my legs and my right arm began to hurt. The doctors thought it was because my foot was infected and it had gone to my leg. To combat the infection they increased my dose to 1000mg of Levaquin a day which I have been taking for the last 4 weeks. I continued to get worse. They checked my leg for a blood clot last week and told me there was no way my arm pain was related. Of course there was not a blood clot. My last dose was yesterday, but when I woke up this morning I couldnt get out of bed because my leg and arm hurt so bad it felt like I had broken them. I have not even mentioned all of the crazy things I had started doing. I keep getting the year wrong and I say things that make no sense. Sometimes I would know a word but I could not say it out loud. The side of my head began pulsating today and my doctor was out of the office. I went to another doctor thinking I was having a stroke. He immediatly asked me if I was on Levaquin. He was shocked at how much I have been taking and told me to not renew the prescription. Now that I have gotten home I have a new symptom, bloody diarrhea. I have have diarrhea for the past 6 weeks also, but now there is blood. I am about to lay down and I hope now that I am off the Levaquin I will begin to feel better. After reading this site I am very worried. I own a mortgage company and I think everyone who works for me has begun to think I have lost my mind.

There was a mix up and I was supposed to be on 40mg of prednisone but the bottle told me 20. I woke up this morning as if someone has taken a sledge hammer to my knees and if the bones were shards, I couldn't walk and the pain was excruciating. I wasn't sure if it were the prednisone, but I think it was decreased to fast. If it happens again this morning I will go to the emergency room. Is is the pharmacy or the doctor's fault for not making clear the amount I am supposed to take.

iIhave taken ultracet/ ultram before and had the same reactions. Last night I had nothing else to take for my awful awful headache, so I had to take the ultracet. First of all it did not ease the headache at all. I woke up this morning and felt like I had the jitters, I got hot and started sweating, then I started vomiting. Now my head feels like I am in a tunnel and I have cold chills. Anything with quick movement makes my head spin and I have to vomit again! If I had not known what this medicine made me do before I would have went to the ER, but fortunatly I know just to wait it out and hopefully it will be out of my system soon.

Wow! I am shocked to find this site. I stopped taking Yasmin about four days ago. The first two days were fine, then the headaches hit me along with a lethargic feeling. I also feel cloudy in my thinking and just plain ill! I am 39 and was taking Yasmin to lesson heavy periods as well as treat PMS. The Yasmin did lesson the periods, but did not lesson the PMS. Actually, I think my PMS is worse.

My OBGYN wanted to do all kinds of things, including Psych meds, which I know works for many, but is not a route I am willing to take due to a bad experience with Paxil in the past. I decided to get a second opinion, of which the Doctor decided to take me off the Yasmin. I am to chart how I feel each day for three months and then go back for blood tests and a follow up to see how I am doing. My cholesteral level has risen and the last four to five months I've noticed an agitation about me, just feeling plain bad nearly 3 weeks out of the month!

I found out the the pill can raise your cholesteral level, never knew that. And from reading the posts on this site, Yasmin can create many of my symptoms, such as headaches (migraines at times), night sweats, racing heart, etc.

I woke up this morning and my heart was racing and I felt like I do right before my cycle, emotional, foggy, and plain sick.

It is good to know that I am not alone in this. I feel very upset that after going through Paxil withdrawal two years ago, now I have to go through Yasmin withdrawal(I never even knew that birth control pills had withdrawal symptoms?!).

BTW, I have been on the Yasmin for nearly 8 years straight.

Any input would be appreciated,

Thanks,

Kaytee

I am on Pravachol 40mg and I am experiencing musculer problems. First let me tell you that I was on Crestor and told my doctor that I was experiending musculer problems. He took me off Crestor for 3 weeks and now he is giving me Pravachol 40 mg. I have taken them only 4 days and already I am having trouble. I did have back surgery a few years back and now have a serious problem with my nerves and muscles in my right leg. They have done everything possible to solve my problem that is short of another or multiple operations. I believe if there is anything else I could take for my problem I would rather not take Pravachol. I am now being treated by the IDD machine (therapeutic) and I am now on my 5th trip to the table. I was feeling good until I woke up this morning with the same pain as I have had with Crestor. Could you tell me have I given the Medicine enough time or do I continue until I can not move my muscles and my nerves are shot?. NOTE: I forgot to add that upon getting up in the morning I can not step down on the feet as the pain in my heal area is so very painful.

Biaxin is by far the worst thing that has ever happened to me. I was presecribed it two days ago for a sinus infection and bacterial pneumonia. My heart beats extremely fast at night and it is impossible to sleep. I woke up this morning to violent dry heaving, while ever bite of food is a struggle to keep down. I have been sick for 3 weeks prior to this, and I can honestly say that Biaxin has made me feel so much worse. It really makes me feel like I am dying.

I took lisinopril for the first time last night. When I woke up this morning I felt as if I had been hit by a mack truck. I stayed in bed almost an hour longer than usual, and when I walked my dogs I found I couldn't even make it around the block without experiencing a lot of back and joint pain. Do these side effects pass or will they get worse if I continue to take this medication? Thanks.

I started taking this on Monday after seeing an ENT for severe sinus and ear problems. He originally was going to prescribe Amoxycillin but since that bothers my stomach, he gave me 5 free samples of Levaquin and a prescription for at 10 day supply. This is day four and I have had to stop taking this drug because I feel like I can't see straight and my head is extremely foggy. I slept very fitfully last night, I kept waking up with my heart pounding and at one point, my tongue was swollen and tingly. I woke up this morning and felt like I never went to sleep at all. As it is right now, I can't remember anything I've done 10 minutes ago. Needless to say, I'm not taking this stuff anymore.