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I began taking this drug in May 2007. It lowered my BP immediatel...

Posted at 2:48 PM on Sep 14, 2007 by padrikm, #23610
I began taking this drug in May 2007. It lowered my BP immediately and both my Doctor and I thought it would work out. In the beginning it had few side effects that I could notice (maybe a bit more difficult to get out of bed in the morning) but I figured that came with the territory. As the summer progressed I noticed that my skin around my Belly and Forehead were very hot to the touch, like on fire. Yet I had not fever at all. I had night sweats on and off but not consistent. 4 weeks ago I thought I came down with a bug because I was extremely fatigued and as tired as I've been in my entire life. That feeling would not go away. Then came the dizziness and hot flashes. At one point I fell to the floor to keep from passing out. I have never felt so sick, yet my temperature is normal, I have an appetite, and I can sleep at night. The other symptoms I notice are a general felling of fuzziness like I am not really taking everything in at normal speed and my eyes seem dry/buggy. It is hard to look at someone or focus on something for more than a few seconds. I quit taking this med one week ago, and am not feeling as tired and the dizziness is gone. But the vision problem is still here and it is bugging me. How long does it take for this to wear off?? Thanks and good luck to all of you.
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Reply over 2 years ago on Sep 17, 2007 by md2hm105, #1854

I am a 32 year old female who used the ortho evra patch for atleast 7-8 months. This patch made me feel crazy. Sometimes I felt like I was having a out of body experience. It is hard to explain. It made my heart palpitate really fast at times. I would get hot fast. Eventually I went to my doctor and asked him to prescribe something else for me. He gave me a prescription for the Nuva Ring. Shortly after using this I developed deep vein thrombosis in my right lower leg in December 2006. I was hospitalized for 5 days. I am currently still taking warfarin (coumadin) till this day. I feel your pain. God Bless.

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