Skin conditions symptoms and conditions

\ i had mirena 9 months and that was enough i know myself very good, so when i started changing i knew it was mirena. i almost ruin my marriage, with my bad moods. but what worry me later was that if YOU BREASTFEED IT WAS WOREST, THIS IS WHAT I FOUND ON BEWARE REPORT ON MIRENA. I WAS VERY UPSET CAUSE I BREAST FEED MY CHILD AND MY DR. DID NOT INFORM ME THIS!

could find that followed breastfeeding infants exposed to levonorgestrel (Norplant) was done in Norway and found that they had higher incidence rates of respiratory infections, skin conditions and eye infections than the control group, and later were found to have a higher proportion of “neurological conditions.”

To me it’s unthinkable to even consider exposing a nursing infant to any type of progestin. I would call this a form of corporate sociopathy—marketing without a conscience to unwitting, under-informed women who are just trying to responsibly avoid an unwanted pregnancy. Since the FDA is unlikely to take action against this practice it’s up to the rest of us to spread the word.
IF YOU BREASTFEED AND HAVE MIRENA READ THIS ABOVE

Wow I'm glad I stumbled across this page.
I only started taking Yasmin 1 month ago after switching from LevlenEd which I was on for 4 months.On LevlenEd I found I was developing a redness in the face (not acne but almost like rosacea) which is something very uncommon for me as I have always had very clear and even toned skin. After visiting the doctor he switched me to Yasmin - something about the different combination of hormones in the tablet and that this should clear things up. Well it hasn't. In fact I've experienced so many horrible side effects of the pill that I decided tonight that I'm just going to stop taking it all together. Side effects include:
Extreme emotions
Massive increase in appetite resulting in excessive weight gain
Lack of motivation
Tiredness
Skin redness and swelling of the pores
Hot flushes at night resulting in sweat break outs (usually I'm actually cold at night and never sweat)
Decrease in libido and dryness during sex
Puffiness in the skin and a hot feeling
Sensitive muscles all over - around the ribs, tummy, arms - just touching and they feel lightly bruised
I'm usually a very active and fit person but have just felt so lethargic on the pill. Combine this with an increase in appetite and I now have a task ahead of my to loose this excess weight that I have put back on after working it off for so many years.
Before taking the pill I generally did not take any medications at all.
I am particularly interested to hear from anyone who may have experienced the same skin conditions that I found when on the pill.
The funny thing is that my sister is on Yasmin and has had no problems at all.
The only plus was that my breasts went up a whole size! A great thing for me!!
My boyfriend is just going to have to deal with the change in how we manage birth control because the side effects I've experienced over the last 5 months are just ridiculous!

Singulair/Quinolinic acid - skin conditions and myalgia caused by eosinophils

Dear friends for this one I feel like Gomer Pyle "well g-o-o-l-l-l-y." I have been trying to solve the riddle as to whether Singulair might possibly cause skin conditions and myalgia. I found where a researcher actually injected himself with quinolinic acid to see if it caused a reaction from eosoniphils. So hypothetically if there were less than ideal metabolic or genetic conditions that cause the montelukast molecule to break up into a quinolinic acid by-product before it reached the liver then eosinophils will go to where-ever the quinolinic acid is. In the case of this researcher, the quinolinic acid caused skin inflamation conditions because he injected it into his arm.

This study could apply to any quinoline type drug that could break down into quinolinic acid. Now, we don't have proof whether Singulair can break down into quinolinic acid so the doctors won't buy this one as a fact. It is good, however, for a WHAT IF argument for those who would like to do a wait and see if Singulair caused the problem. This researchers eosinophil count took five weeks to drop back down to normal levels.

Clin Exp Med. 2006 Jun ;6 (2):60-4 16820992 (P,S,E,B) Is the L-tryptophan metabolite quinolinic acid responsible for eosinophilic fasciitis?

R Noakes, L Spelman, R Williamson
Qld Skin and Cancer Foundation, Greenslopes Private Hospital, Newdegate St, Greenslopes 4120, Qld, Australia. rnoakes@lagunacom.com.au
The eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome is accompanied by alterations in L-tryptophan metabolism with elevated levels of L-kynurenine and quinolinic acid having been recorded. It has been suggested that this is due to activation of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase by interferon-gamma. It is unknown whether these products of tryptophan metabolism play a role in the pathogenesis of this syndrome and the closely related condition of eosinophilic fasciitis. To explore this possibility, the principal author (RN) received a series of subcutaneous injections of quinolinic acid. A total of 1200 mg was administered over a 1-month period. Peripheral blood eosinophil counts were monitored and biopsies taken for H&E and immunohistochemical stains. Over the 1-month period the eosinophil count rose from 0.3x10(9)/l to 0.8x10(9)/l before falling to 0.4x10(9)/l approximately 5 weeks later. H&E sections showed a mixed infiltrate of eosinophils and neutrophils extending through the reticular dermis and septa of the panniculus. No deep fascia was obtained on biopsy. The immunohistochemical stain for transforming growth factor beta 1 showed staining of endothelial cells and dendritic cells. The interleukin-5 stain was negative. Our results suggest that quinolinic acid may play a role in cutaneous eosinophilic disorders.

I had my MIRENA put in 2 months ago. Since then, even with the holidays, I have lost 11 lbs. (bringing me to 15lbs underwt.) I have had no appetite, acid reflux, extreme nausea, esophageal spasms, diarrhea, stomach cramps, headaches, and weakness. I am also still breastfeeding, so my once fatty milk now looks like water. My husband's starting thinking it was the MIRENA, because my body must think I'm pregnant again. I am going to the MD tomorrow to talk about have it taken out.

I have been on mirena now for 10 months. I was on the depo for 10 years prior. I loved my depo adn only went off of it after Kaiser said I could not do it any longer. I was told that mirena was a god send and a lot like my depo. I can say that the combination of depo and mirena I have not had any period at all. but that is where the happiness ends. I have experienced moths of breast pain. it hurt to touch them let alone put anything on them. after about 6 months and numerous trips to the vet it disappeared. then I got a small rash on my neck and by my arms. went to dermatology and since then I have been there, or to my primary or an allergist every week since then. the rough severley itchy skin is constant. remarkably every 29 - 32 days it fades for 2 days or so and just when I am sure it is going away wham back it comes and each time it is getting worse and worse. having never had any skin problems before I believed the doctors tha tit was folliculitus, then they said dermatitus, then they said uticaria and then hives or the last straw i was causing it that it was in my head. i just got a new allergist and while she doesn't knwo if it is my mirena she can tell me I have histamine levels that are off the chart. my husband is allergic to a lot so we already use free & clear everything and my housse is spotless but I am still being told it is soemthing I am doing to myself. I have also been reevaluating my things and I relaize I have been experiencing a lot of numbness and joint pain. so much so that my primary sent me to a rhuematlogist and he ran every test for lupus, and many other diseaeses adn even cancer. I was going crazy. Iwas beginning to think maybe I was mental. I have since been researching mirena and I am finding it so much more than what the pamphlet says. I finally got the nerve to call my ob, adn she ahs since been researching things with me and we know for sure that no matter what next week I get my mirena removed. I am just feeling so alone and depressed. I am 33 years old and instead of enjoying my new marriage I am contemplating a divorce becasue I do not want him to be stuck with soemone who might be crazy. seeking support and anyone else who feels this way.

I had been using the nuvaring for a year when I started noticing side effects. At first I thought it was just me adjusting to a new partner, or that it was a yeast infection. But then it returned at the same time during each of the next three months. A few days after I took it out, the skin of my vulva would become sensitive and itchy, somewhat swollen or red, and it became difficult to use my keeper (a healthy alternative to tampons). But a few days after the ring went back in it would go away, only to return again. Well, my skin became so sensitive, that my vulva actually tore- almost an inch gash- when I was having sex with my boyfriend and blood was everywhere. I promptly went to my gyn, who had no immediate idea as to the cause of this sensitivity. There are a few possible skin conditions, such as lichen sclerosis, but the thing that stands out is that it happens at the same time each month. My Gyn also said that lack of estrogen can cause the vulvar skin to thin, which would make sense then since it happens when the ring comes out. Perhaps, she said, my body has stopped compensating by creating its own estrogen when on the nuvaring, and the nuvaring is not an adequate replacement. Anyway, its a possibility that the problem is unrelated. i am going for a biopsy tomorrow. But have already comitted to never using the Nuvaring ever again. And my boyfriend is totaly supportive of leaving hormonal contraception behind!

I also, have had chronic hives...which I thought was eczema...but it started the same time that I had started the pill...I mentioned to my boyfriend yesterday that i bet that my skin conditions were caused by the pill...how ironic.