Mistake symptoms and conditions

I have had to Mirena IUD since January 2008. I decided to get it because most other forms of birth control have some terrible side effects on my body, and I have one daughter and I want something hassle and side effect free! I first only experienced HORRIBLE cramping and unpredictable spotting. I now have migraines, nausea, bloating, and the complete inability to lose weight!!! Worst mistake I've ever made...I wonder though what else I can find that will be effective?!

I am also on lamictal, at the moment only 75 mg. My whole life I have had clear skin, and suddenly and getting these underlining bumps all over my face and chest. I am also processing information very slowly, have trouble finding the right words, and forgeting things constantly, and making mistake like crazy.
When I was first perscribed lamictal i felt great I felt like I was able to access my whole brain, and I had mental clarity. That lasted about 3 days and now I have had months of feeling like an idiot.. Let me tell you, this does not going over well in my job!

I had my Mirena inserted in April. The first visit to the doctor, she was unable to insert it, she gave me a prescription for something to dilate me so it could be inserted easily (she said perhaps the fact that I had never had children, made it harder to insert). I went back the next day, and although it was still difficult, she managed to get it inserted. I was fine the first five months, after this I started having headaches (some lasting days at a time), very sharp shooting pains down my buttocks, moodiness, lack of interest in sex, depression, some acne, and bloating. I too was told that this would be the perfect birth control for me, my doctor said she even uses it and loves it. After years of birth control pills taking a toll on my body, I decided to switch to Mirena, now I'm wondering if I made a huge mistake. My fiance swears that he can sometime feel the device while we're having sex, he says it feels like it's "poking" him. I went back to have the string cut shorter thinking this would help, but apparently it has not. I also think I have a UTI now from the Mirena, I have never had one ever in my life until now. I'm very disappointed. I figured it was the "perfect" birth control, and now, I am second guessing my decision. Please...if you are considering Mirena, think about all of your options first!

It's been about 10 years since I took one shot of Lupron Depot after my surgery for Endometriosis and it was a huge mistake. I am now 39 years old with Osteopenia and the verge of Osteoporosis. Many of my joints hurt, but mainly my hips. I had the worst flare of my life a couple weeks ago and couple barely walk for two days due to the pain. I feel like I'm 90 years old! It's not fair, I was always active and in good shape. The slight amount it helped with my Endo will never be enough to make up for how it's ruined my joints! Just wait for a few years and have a bone scan - you'll see!

I am very surprised how many people are having such bad side effects with Mirena. My friend had it after her 2nd child and loved it...no periods, no effects whatsoever. So after my 3rd child I had it put in also. My son was about 9 months old by then. There was just a little discomfort (cramping) when putting it in. After that, nothing. My doctor had wanted to put it in while I was bleeding, but since I was still breastfeeding I did not have a period yet, so she tried to put it in anyways and it didn't work. She said my body must not be a candidate for it since it just got pushed out. I wasn't too happy with that doctor already, so I went to Planned parenthood later and they were able to put it in with absolutely no problem whatsoever. Went back for the checkup and everything was fine. I've had it for a little over 3 years now and have had no periods, just some spotting for one to two days a month and that's it. I have always been a small girl, and wanted to actually GAIN weight but can't seem to. I thought maybe the Mirena caused weight loss, especially since my breasts are smaller than ever! I'm so sorry to hear of other people's problems with it but my experience has been just fine. Just remember, everyone has a different body and as we age, people go through different things no matter what. I am planning on having it removed within the next year so we can have another child, so will update on that progress later...

i've been on bactrim dm for about a week now (2 doses/day for 14 days) for a possible MRSA infection (should know the results tomorrow...hopefully). about 2 or 3 days into it, i felt extremely lethargic and achy (all my joints were sore and almost 'warm'). woke up in the middle of the night a few days ago with my entire tongue feeling numb and the base of my skull hurting like hell and my lymph nodes on the back of my neck swelling and sore to the touch. since then, i've had chronic pain in this area. after reading some of the posts here, i decided to stop my dose until i could speak to my doctor since i wasn't able to speak to him yet today, i decided to resume bactrim until i can get on something else. it's a terrible feeling being trapped between treatment for a potential MRSA infection and stopping treatment because of the possibility of serious side effects. i just took another dose moments ago and am honestly worried i've made a mistake. but what choice do i have when faced with the possibility of an infection that is also very serious? i can't do nothing...

i honestly don't have a lot of options with a MRSA infection...i see people on here mentioning cipro or levaquin, but these also have tons of posts on here about crazy side effects.

this past week has been a living nightmare...

i hope those of you who have experienced such terrible problems with bactrim will find something that helps you...

My 4 yr old daughter has been on Singulair for 3 weeks and one day as prescribed by an ENT for her persistent sinus problems. I made the mistake of being too trusting and not reading enough about the medication before giving it to her every night for the last 3 weeks. She has been out of control. I blamed it on her oppositional personality but yesterday at my whits end, sat down at the computer to find some parenting advice to work with her temper, aggression, crying, whining etc. - Not to mention nightmares almost every night. When I made the connection to her behavior changes and when she started taking Singulair i found more info than I could imagine. She will never take this again nor will either of my other children or myself! I can't believe a drug with this severe of side effects is prescribed so freely and without any caution from the docs. I blame my self and hope there are not any long term effects from this useless medication.

I had my mirena put in 6 weeks pp in 2005 everything seem to be fine for almost four years with the exception of an ultrasound which i found out i had almost fifteen cysts on one of my ovarys. For the past three months i jog three miles a day and other cardio and in 12 weeks I have only lost three pounds but quickly gained it back. I even went on nutrisystem and ca not lose the weight i have it scheduled to be removed tomorrow Nov. 7 I hope I am not making a mistake but I to also have severe anxiety and cramps from my cysts in all the main thing is the weight gain since I had it put in have gained over 30 lbs I am just wondering if the weight will come of quickly...

I had Mirena put in about 5 weeks ago to control heavy periods. After about 2 weeks I started experiencing a foggy head feeling and bouts of dizziness. I didn't relate this to anything and thought it might be from lack of sleep. Last week I stated having spells of rapid heartbeat and nervousness that lasted anywhere from 10 minutes to 10 hours. Exercising is out of the question since it makes me now feel lightheaded. I feel like I can't think or concentrate. At first I didn't think the symptoms were related to Mirena, but since I am otherwise very healthy and don't take any other medications, I started doing a search online and came to this website. I called the doctor and told the nurse my symptoms and she called me back to say that they never heard of anything like that and I must have some other medical problem...They insisted it was not Mirena causing the symptoms. I mentioned that my symptoms are actually ones listed by the manufacturer as "possible" side effects. They disagreed with that. Now I'm thinking of going to another doctor to remove it, if they'll do it. Can anyone tell me if they had these symptoms and if they got "better" with time? Or do they just get "worse"..??? If I knew that they would improve I would hold on a little longer. Has anyone had improvement after the first few months?

My son is almost 4 but has been on Singulair since he turned 3. We saw an immediate improvement in his allergies and asthma and thought it was a miracle drug. That is until we started to see our sweet, outgoing little boy change into something we barely recognized. We thought maybe it was just a stage he was going through or something and didn't connect it to the Singulair until his doctor accidentally wrote his refill prescription for 5 mg. instead of 4 mg. After about 2 weeks on the 5 mg. his mood swings increased substantially. He cried for hours everyday at school. He had previous trouble with his emotions at school on the 4 mg. as well. He continued to cry and throw fits at his preschool so often that he was ending up in the principals office. At home, he became clingy and so emotional that he would cry about everything. After doing some research on Singulair, I immediately took him off the drug. Within 1 1/2 weeks off of the drug, my little boy was a different child. I thought maybe I was the only one who had noticed until his teacher came to the car and ask what happened. She said that he didn't even resemble the same child that started school. He is sweet, and calm. He can take discipline without crying and gets praise every day instead of going to the principals office. His trouble sitting still and listening to the teacher are gone and her push for us to have him tested for ADHD has ended. He is now a star student. The only difference is the removal of Singulair from his little body.

I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's Disease 12 yrs ago after my daughter was born. I've been taking Levoxyl 100mcg all these years. Recently I switched to Targets pharmacy & I let them talk me into buying the generic. What a mistake. I've been on the generic for 3 1/2 months & I feel like I have been hit by a truck! I thought I was coming down with the flu. I don't get out of bed, I shuffle out of bed. It's like I have the body of an 80 year old. I also noticed I was hungry all the time. I've been having dizzy spells and my dry skin came back. I have been very tired. I've been taking a nap everyday. The only good thing that came out of it was I started sleeping better, but it's not worth going through all of this. I switched back to the name brand today. I've read where some of your doctors prescribed antidepressants. I started getting very irritable & anxious after my daughter was born, but I thought it was because I was a first time parent. Now, I'm thinking it was the levoxyl. I am slowly weaning myself off of the Wellbutrin. The less medication I take the better. One thing I did was start a personal program with Women to Women a few years back. Once I did, I noticed my fatigue went away. Before I was having to take a nap everyday & didn't want to get back up. I also noticed my memory got better. It's a very interesting website.

Similar problems. A-fib @ 37. Unknown etiology with no conclusive cause. Possible due to taking prescription allergy meds with sudafed for 15+ years.
Anyway, tried to go off of Toprol XL 25mg once a day several times. The first time I felt horrible, weak and lethargic, chest discomfort. Lasted for a few weeks. Went back on and in one day symptoms disappeared.
I tried this week to wean off by taking a half a pill a day. Made it one day! I was feeling great so I decided what the heck and tried. What a mistake.
I have tried several different ways of coming off (weaning) with no success.
My cardiologist would like me to try to go off... We need to come up with a better solution.

Things that I have found that "work" for me taking this drug is:
1. I take it after lunch. It is the only time of day taking it that I don't feel bad.
2. The generics made me feel bad. Tried several different manufacturers.
3. If I miss the normal time I take it as soon as possible. Usually by dinner time.

Good luck trying to come off or maintain with Toprol XL. Please post if anyone has success.

Toprol XL seems like a necessary evil at this point for me.

Well.....ain't this drug wonderful!! Glad I came here first. I am currently on Diovan 80mg. basically doing very well on it, but I started to loose some hair, and do have some sinus issues, so talked w/Doctor he gave me a prescript. for Toprol XL yesterday, got it filled (my proper prescription for 3mos. supply mail in is written for the Brand Name) the prescrip. I filled yesterday locally (he gave me 2mos to fill locally before sending in my mail in prescrip.) My God! When I read the patient info, scared the living crap out of me! See if I TAKE that medication - NOT! I will stick with the devil I know, Diovan and hope that the hair loss thing will resolve itself. I suffer from anxiety, so can push my BP up at will, and it's been up since I started stressing on the hair loss - I have made up my mind to just try and chill about it, but Diovan appears to be one of the least "evil" of the BP meds I'v taken so far. Lisinopril was a nightmare, Diltiazem wasn't too bad, but thought my teeth were going to fall out! I swear, the anxiety about these meds. does nothing to help ones BP but I definitely am not taking this poison, probably would make me stress worrying, I'd give myself a stroke. I am making a copy of the patient info. and sending it to my Dr. (whom I love by the way) and ask him "what the hell were you thinking Doctor?" Good luck everyone

I am not currently using nuvaring anymore because of a side effect I haven't really found anyone else experiencing. I would like to share my story and if anyone has had the same or similar symptoms please let me know because I am totally bewildered about it. I started using nuvaring after the birth of my daughter in December. I was on the ring for about one to two weeks. At first everything was fine but I started to experience very unique chest pains. The best way I can describe them is they felt like they were in the tissue and flesh in between my skin and my rib cage, and it felt like the area was being squished in a vice, and then my back would start to hurt alot. They first started about once every other day, but then got more frequent to the point when I stopped they were constant. I could not sleep because the only comfortable position was to sit down hunched over with a pillow on my stomach, with my back up against my headboard. My husband brought up the point that it could be the ring, and at that point I was willing to consider anything. I quit using the ring, and the pain stopped, for a little while. But it is still ongoing to this day. Although it only happens about once or twice a month, the pain is no less severe. I am sure it was the nuvaring or the ingredients in it that has triggered this because I have never had this problem before using it. Please if anyone has any advice or ideas, your help would be very much appreciated.

anxious thoughts and panic from side effects

My son is almost 5 now and has severe food and inhalant allergies, along with sever asthma. When he was 3 he was hospitalized for 4 days because of his asthma. I have been warned that only 1% of asthmatics will ever be hospitalized, so I've made sure he stays on all his meds. He has been on Singular ever since he was 15 months old. At first it was a God send. Everyday was a constant challenged, fussy, icthy red eyes, constant flow of mucous and wheezing. I would have to pin him down 6 times a day with the inhaler, but when Singular came "poof" it was like magic. He was on Singular when he was hospitalized and is now on 3 meds; Zrytec, Singular and Q-var all given to him everyday. Lately we have had some major issues come up for him. I think I have the next J. D. living with me. NO FOR REAL. My next step is a shrink. You might think I'm mean for saying it, but I don't know how else to describe it. When I was driving he asked for some gum, because I wouldn't let him pick out his own piece, he got out of his car seat and started hitting me over and over again, pulled my hair and tried to "break my arm" as he put it. I had to pull over and I couldn't get him to calm down he kept slapping me in the face and kicking me not only was I embarrassed, but it hurt, I was crying. I have finally come here trying to see if other children, who are on Singular, have had similar episodes. He is a very good boy most of the time and aggression is a hit and miss. I don't know what to do.

Wow! I can't believe what I'm reading. My son just turned 5 years old. He was put on Singular when he was 2 years old because he constantly had sinus infections. For the past year, I've just used it off and on when he starts to get stuffy. He is very well behaved, but has has trouble with nightmares. He just told me a few weeks ago that he knows that monsters aren't real, but he can't get them out of his head. I know people think I'm a softie because I let him fall asleep with me every night (his dad puts him in his own bed after he's fast asleep), but he is petrified to go to sleep by himself. I didn't understand it, but I could see the terror in his eyes. It all makes sense, now. Sometimes he plays so well by himself in his room, but other times he doesn't even want to go to the bathroom by himself because he's scared. I'm betting he was taking Singulair during the times he was scared to go into the bathroom himself. Unbelievable. We have to get the word out about this drug. I feel like such a horrible parent for not searching for these side effects sooner.

I came to the website to see if Singular suppressed the immune system because he's been getting horrible cold sores in the fall for the past 3 years. It seems to correspond with the time he started taking Singular. I know that Singulair can't cause cold sores, but if his immune system was suppressed, his body can't fight off the virus. 80% of us have the virus that causes cold sores, but most of our immune systems are able to keep the virus in check. During a cold or other illness which compromises the immune system, cold sores can pop out.

In any case, I've already flushed the remainder of his pills. He's also complained of stomach and leg aches. In fact, the docs made him give-up milk thinking he was lactose intolerant but it didn't help the stomach aches. Hopefully giving-up Singulair will help his tummy aches, too.

I had my Mirena put in last December. That was the worst mistake I could have made. The insertion was a horrible feeling, lots of cramping, bleeding, lots of pain. I got dizzy the day after I put it in. I was dizzy every day until a week after I got it taken out... 2 Weeks ago! I had a low low sex drive, crazy mood swings, irregular periods, and weight gain. The dizziness almost led to me loosing my license. It was pretty bad and none of the Dr's. could figure out the problem. It wasn't until I went on the web and found other women had this same problem. I suggest if you have any of these symptoms that you get it taken out asap! You will feel 100% better!

Hi a little over a year ago i received a kenalog injection for allergies and have been having a lot of the same side effects you all have been having. I have a very large indentation on my butt. I have an appointment with a plastic surgeon to see about have the indentation fixed just out of worry that it will keep getting bigger because it has over the last 12 months. I have also had problems with my period. I have went from having extreme bleeding to 2 periods a month to now bleeding for 3 weeks at a time. I have also lost a ton of weight and am down to 115 pounds even though I eat all day long. A drug of this kind should not be on the market!!!! ON THE PACKAGE INSERT FOR THIS DRUG NONE OF THESE SIDE EFFECTS ARE LISTED. Somebody should be held liable. If any of you have any information on a class action lawsuit please let me know. Surgery to fix this is very expense not to mention just looking at it in the mirror and knowing that it could have been prevented if someone would have informed me that it could have possible happened.

As a Doctor myself I think drugs are NEVER the answer except in EMERGENT issues in Heroic life saving... YOU however and all individuals are and should be MORE accountable for your own health and STOP DEMANDING the Drugs and look to LIFESTYLE changes in DIET and EXERCISE to achieve the GOALS so necessary for quality and quantity of life.... The tools are at your fingertips ... The almighty internet ... And your OWN imaginative mentation is your TRUE limitation... So TAKE control of yourself and BE accountable .... Sorry so blunt but MORE tough love and Educating people is whats needed.... NOT more drugs....

MDG

Wow so this really helped me out today. I have been having issues with my bipolar that started acting up this summer. I had become and stayed manic. Im used to not really having major symptoms and dealing with the depressive side. The mania didn't last very long at all. Well I just went through a huge ordeal and just started meds for the bipolar . They put me on Geodon worst mistake ever. Well here I am been reading up on that and bipolar and all that mess. I just so happen to see Nuvaring info and it just dawned on me I have been on this ring oh since the start of summer. Duh. Well come mid to late summer. I am noticing more and more manic symptoms and episodes. Took myself to a doc in the past month or so and said hey i have been manic for a while, lets get to the bottom of this. Put me on Geodon...which am now off. I hadn't taken any meds in almost 2 years previously. I am so glad I just read the little info on here and come to a conclusion that perhaps the Nuvaring is causing or at least increasing the mania. So I went to NuvaRing's web site nothing talking about Bipolar and such with the ring. So if anyone could direct me to any sites that talk about bipolar and the ring and other hormonal bc, please lead me to them. Thank you so much

I had Mirena inserted in January 07 and for the first few months things were ok. I came across this site about 6 weeks ago after I'd been experiencing cramps, lower back pain and constant bloating for about 2 months. After reading other womens' symptoms I recognized a few I was feeling myself, such as feeling tired all the time and aching joints, extremely painful breasts, also I lost interest in the most basic everyday things. I have gained 15-20lbs in the last 18 months and nothing I did would shift it. Well I decided to have it removed and it was taken out a couple of days ago. It's a good job I have a strong personality as the doctor did his best to convince me I was making a mistake (I had it inserted to help with painful periods) and basically said on your head be it. I'd rather have a painful few days each month than all the symptoms I had all the time. Well I am now having a really heavy period, with pains to match, which I'm hoping will calm soon. I must admit I'm not feeling very different but I feel better in the knowledge I have control over my own body instead of that little plastic contraption. If I gain or lose weight, it's down to my own actions. I'll post again in a couple of weeks to let you know how it's going. All I can say is that it's your body and the decisions are ultimately yours, don't let doctors bully you and you should go ahead and take control. Best of luck to anyone who is thinking of having it removed.

Hey everyone, well things change in two days lol

Quick recap, i had been on orthocyclen for like three years and i finally went to a gyno and he said to try Loestrin bc i was still getting really bad 7 days periods. this is now day 7 of loestrin. I was doing fine till last night.

my roommates and I were having a few drinks, went to the bathroom and noticed that i was spotting. it wasn't heavy or anything. so when i woke up this morning i checked it. I just hope that it does this for the month.

I also made the mistake of having sex last night too so i am hoping nothing comes from it

I am not a Mirena user, but was seriously considering it until I came across this site, and read all these comments. I also came across a site warning that Mirena is a levonorgestrel uterine implant, the same progestin that was in Norplant (which is several small implants that are placed under the skin in the upper arm). Once I read that, I definitely would not try this form of birth control. I had Norplant implanted in my arm, many years ago, after the birth of my two children. It was horrible, there were maybe a few days out of the month that I had no bleeding or spotting. They said my period should regulate within 6mths, well I gave it almost 14mths, and couldn't take it anymore. Romoval was not quite as easy as implantation. I used to joke...that it was great birth control, who'd want to have sex when you have your period all the time, well it was no joke.
Read all these warnings, do research, glad I did. I would have made the same mistake I made 15yrs ago, with Norplant.

hey im a female and want to try winstrol to get that body I had before I had the baby!! but all the side effects are pretty scary and don't seem worth. I only want to do it for 6 weeks, will side effects occur in such a short amount of time!! I haven't started yet, so i need some advice before I make a mistake