Urinating symptoms and conditions

I have been on Flowmax almost a year. It solved the hard to go problem almost immediately. I do not have any problem going to the bathroom and usually make it through the night now without having to get up. I do not have a particularly hard time getting an erection, but I have notice a much lower ejaculation and less satisfying climax. But age could also be a factor for me at 64. For the most part I like what Flowmax did for me. Before the doc put me on Flowmax there would be times I had a hard time urinating and it was scary. For me I will have to continue using the drug.

This post is in regard to a form of albuterol known as "Xopenex" or levalalbuterol. From what I've read, many pediatricians are using this instead of Albuterol for infants and young children. It's the drug of choice because it supposedly has no side effects. This may be the case for most children BUT not my three year old daughter. Her pediatrician prescribed nebulizer treatments of xopenex and pulmicort, twice a day for six weeks. We managed to stick with it for four-five days- It was a nightmare! My daughter wouldn't eat (and this is a child who isn't a picky eater at all) or drink much at all and went for 12 hours one day without urinating. She was so horribly moody that you couldn't stand to be around her. She cried and screamed about everything and she is normally a very cooperative and happy-go-lucky kid. She also became aggressive towards me and others which was also very unlike her. The worst part was at night. She would have horrible screaming fits when it was time to go to bed. When she finally fell asleep, she would jerk and twitch most of the night. Several times she woke up after sleeping for about three hours, screaming at the top of her lungs. I would try to console her and she would yell louder and pull away from me. If I tried to touch her, she would swing at me as hard as she could. She seemed terrified of me and my husband. It would take me forever to get her calmed down enough to go back to sleep. If someone had videotaped these episodes, blocking out her face, NO ONE could ever have convinced me that this was my little girl. Her personality was so changed that I wanted to cry. I knew what it was doing to me to watch her and I couldn't imagine what was going on in her little head. I called my pediatrician and she brushed off my concerns. She said "Three year olds have temper tantrums." I told her that I understand that but not usually at three thirty in the morning. I took my daughter to MY doctor and he said he thought it could most certainly be the drugs. He suggested that we use the pulmicort alone one night and the xopenex alone the next night. We were surprised to see that she had reactions to both the drugs. One night she tossed, turned and twitched and the next she woke up in a terror. We stopped both medicines and ALL the symptoms ended. She will NEVER use these medicines again unless there are no other options! And we will not be back to our pediatrician!

I just found this site. I have had all the mentioned side affects too, but I have so many health problems besides the Diabetes I am on the Lisinopril for, that I never know if the symptoms are from a med or a health problem I have. My BP was never very high but my dr put me on this "to protect my kidneys" and said I HAVE to take a BP med to do that, or my kidneys would stop functioning. MY PROBLEM now is, I cannot get my Diabetes under control. I have been thru 2 drs and the last one just told me to get lost when I refused to go on insulin injections. At this time I do not have another dr yet. My Psoriasis has flared up again and my skin on my face is so dry I have red/scaly patches on my nose and down all around my mouth. My skin is getting drier and drier. It seems like I am drying up. I have been drinking lots of water and putting salves/lotions on my face and it is not helping. My daughter called me last night and told me to check out my BP medicine as she read that some can cause high blood sugar. My blood sugar keeps jumping all over the place. It drops to 165 then may go up to 225 the next day. Has any one else had problems with this medicine and Diabetes?
I am 63 yrs old and am in poor physical condition because of Lymes Disease and other health problems. So I do not know which of these symptoms are from this medicine or from other health problems I have. I did find out that the Diabetic medicine Metformin depletes you of B12, so I am now on spray B12 500/equal to shots. NOW I read that this medicine will deplete you of Potassium. Please let me know if you have Diabetes and this medicine makes it worse.

Was prescribed this antibiotic at the er for an ear infection. Had been taking for five days with no feeling of relief from the pressure and pain. on the fifth day I noticed I was shaking and shivering but sweating at the same time. My ears and nose became very clogged, my eyes turned bloodshot and felt a lot of pressure. I was very dizzy, had a very dry mouth was drinking lots of water and urinating a lot. Began to have a panic attack because the symptoms I was experiencing, after about five hours of this I started to feel a bit better. I did not relate this to the drug at first but after I took my second dosage that day I began to feel the same symptoms intensify, only my throat began to swell and I had trouble swallowing. I immediately took two benadryl as I realized I was having a serious allergic reaction. Went to the doctor the next day and was prescribed a different antibiotic, so eight days later I am finally feeling better! Will never take this drug again!

I've been taking Januvia for 8 weeks, and have experienced muscle cramps with shock-like pain running down my leg into my heel; upper and lower GI spasms; night sweats with sleep interruption; and I gained 5 pounds in the first 4 weeks which I can't attribute to anything else. I've also taking metformin and glyset for several years, and although I've experienced the night sweats, they've greatly increased in intensity.

I took Lisinopril for only 11 days and stopped due to the horrible night cough - ALL NIGHT LONG !! Wasn't getting any sleep, it was awful. I know I had some earlier minor side effects, but they were not as bothersome and went away - like diarhhea, urinating a lot, minor muscle aches. But this cough was something I couldn't put up with. The night after I stopped taking, I slept thru the night!

I have been on Lupron for 9 months. I go to the gym regularly (3 times a week) to counter bone/muscle mass reduction. I feel sore and achy all the time, and have regular hot flashes. I never sleep the night straight through anymore. I drink a lot of water to handle the flashes, so I am urinating all the time, it seems. The biggest problem is the 25 lbs I have gained. Fortunately my PSA has stabilized and I will go to an interval without the injections to see how long the 0.0 PSA will hold. I hope to lose some of this weight to bring my blood pressure back down to my 110/70 from the current 120/90.

I have been taking flomax for a couple of years now. The benefit has been urinating a few times less a day. I don't sleep well. Lately, I have been have mild, not real painful, like a dull pain headaches. I do get dizzy upon standing more frequently lately, I do not recall the dizziness until just recently. But my big side effect is loss of erection during sex and/or voluntary erection. I never had this problem before. I workout five days a week, three cardio days and two days in the weight room. I also take lisinopril for blood pressure and lovastatin for chloresterol. Great to hear other men are experiencing these same side effects.

Has anyone noticed that when taking Levoxyl you have some irritation after urination. I seem to have a nervous feeling in the urinary tract and after urinating it seems like I have a sensation of irritation. I have had tests for infections but nothing showed up, I am considered Hyperthyroid because of my dose of 150 mcg which is where Endo. wants me to be. I would appreciate anyone who has any input. I do not know if levoxyl makes your urine more acidic or not.

Hi All, Been either on Maxide or one of the cheaper substitutes for about 3 years now. aside from increase in urinating for a few hours after I take it I notice no side affects. Seems to work. If I am going out I skip it for a day. It does not seem ciritical to miss once in awhile at least in my case.

prayers to all
Richard

hi i am a newcomer to this site and i have been on prednisone for 3 weeks and actually i took my last pill todayi have also been experiencing side effects like, little sleep, aching bones and muscles, acid reflux/hearburn, quite often urinating and hunger..actually hunger is the only side effect that i don't mind having as i had very little appetite before and is underweight for my height so i actually hope to gain a little weight..how long does it take for the side effects to leave your body and if i only took this for 3 weeks will it leave any permanent damage, like bone problems?????

I've been taking 10mg of Lisinopril since 1/06 just before going to bed. I, too have experienced dizziness and fainting. Many nights when I've awakened to urinate, I've felt like I've been drunk (and I have not had any alcohol). However, last Friday night I woke around 1am extremely dizzy. I fainted after urinating. I've since readjusted my schedule of Lisinopril and am now taking it early in the morning. I'm also taking it with a full glass of water, have STOPPED taking potassium supplements and I am trying to drink more water during the day. I've not had an incident since I've readjusted, but remain concerned about the drug.

For those who become increased in thirst and urinating after taking Prednisone, you might want to check for your sugar level in your urine or blood.

I was recently on Prednisone for 2 days with 60 mg per day (3 pills of 20 mg) and I started to have severe lower backpain. I went back to see my doctor and found out that my sugar (or glucose) level was high in my urine (and the sugar level was same to that of a person with diabeties) and I stopped the medicine right away. I have been monitoring my sugar level for 5 days now and it is still high now especially 1 hour after meal (i.e >200 whereas a normal sugar level should ~ 80-110).

As some of you, I had anxiety, sleepless, swollen face after taking the medicine for 4 days but now these have stopped. However, the high sugar level still remains the problem of concern.

Do any of you know whether the high sugar level is temperoray problem AND how long the sugar level will come back to normal (being thirsty, blurred vision or sensitive to light can be the results of high sugar level).

Please advise.

I have been on prednisone for weeks at a time due to asthma. In 2002-2003 I had been on it for a total of 3-4 months (shortest being 10 days and longest being 6 weeks) I gained 10 lbs in 5 days laying in the hospital bed...from 154 to 164 and then up to 172 within the next week. I was swollen in the face and belly and I could not sleep. I was not even tired so it wouldn't have been so bad except I was so hungry that no sleep meant that I was up longer and had more hours to eat and eat and eat. I became disoriented and would start little projects and only finish half before I moved to another...very strange and emotionally unstable. It took a long time to loose the weight because I broke my foot . I am sure that the prednisone was responsible for weakening my bones...I just stood up and my foot broke. I didn't fall or bang into anything nor drop any object on it.

My dog is now on prednisone for the second time. The first time she was on it she became extremely hungry and ignored all of her normal restrictions...she would eat the trash, get into any wrappers and even ate an entire dish of candy. She was 10 at the time and well trained not to behave like that. She is now on it again for a brain tumor...her belly is so swollen that it is scaring me. She is disoriented, very thirst and always hungry. She is urinating constantly and she seems depressed. I am going to call the vet in the morning about these symptoms. We worked hard to get her weight down because she has arthrits and it helps her to be in shape. I feel that this drug is going to fatten her up beyond control. I know she is truely hungry because of my own experience and it was difficult to control my appetite I do not want her to feel starving all the time on top of the mood disorder. Does anyone have any suggestions.
Thanks, Jenn
P.s. she will not eat carrots or any thing like that, I already tried

Hi - I have been on prednisone now for 4 weeks due to a rash from an allergic reaction to sulfa. I started on the paks of 6/5/4/3/2/1 which I was on twice. That didn't work so my dr increased me to 60 mg for 2 days/50 mg for days etc. That didn't work so now I'm on 40 mg for 4 days/ 30 mg for 4 days etc. I'm not feeling confident that this will work either. The only side effects I had until this last dosage was the excessive sweating, increased thirst and urinating. However since I started taking this last dosage of 40 mg for 4 days I have developed the "moon face" which is horrible and insomnia. I haven't slept in 4 days. When I do fall asleep I wake up with the sweats. Also my vision has started getting blurry at times too. This stuff is scary. My dr didn't tell me about any of this - I have learned it from reading the drug effects and this website. I appreciate knowing I'm not alone. I hate being on this drug but it when I'm on the higher dose it does stop my itching which is driving me crazy too. I have been having mood swings too but I'm not sure if that is the drug or just from the stress of all of this. If this dosage doesn't work I don't know what else they can do but I don't want to have to go back on Prednisone again. I'm afraid what side effects will happen next and I worry about the long-term effects too. And please tell me the moon face will go away after I stop Prednisone... Thanks for listening.

I've been using nuva ring for a little less than two months. At first I LOVED it!! Finally I didn't have to think about a pill every day. But in the last few days I have developed serious inflammation and burning in and around the vaginal area. Sex is like torture, not to mention urinating. Look, if you have problems remembering your pill, nuva ring might be perfect. Just don't ignore the early warning signs like i did and know that vaginal infection, discharge and headaches are some of the most common side effects.

I was treated with radiotherapy for prostate cancer 4 years ago. My doctor at Radiotherapy Clinic of Georgia recommended taking 2 (.4 mg) Flomax capsules daily.
I stayed on that dosage for over a year, much to my misery. Furthermore, when urinating, I was unable to control bowel flow. In addition this dosage caused urgency to urinate more frequently. I am currently cutting back to 1 pill every three days. This is not recommended by anyone. I am just trying to cut back as much as is I feel comfortable about. Since I seem to be unable to control my bowel flow that occurs when urinating, I have developed bleeding from the rectum.

I've been having problems being thirsty. I've only been on zyrtec for about two and a half months. I was depressed and sad the past teo, but i thought that was because i'd recently moved. Now i'm having problems being thirsty all the time and then urinating because i'm drinking water so much. It leaves your mouth dry. I dunno about the hunger thing, but i've stpooed taking it for about four days and already my therapists says i'm like a new person: happy.

My 16 yr old started taking concerta ~ started complaining that he has a hard time urinating ~ has the urge but it takes him a while to do it. anyone else have this problem

Been on Lisinopril for exactly 4 weeks and the only thing my doctor said was that some people report a cough, but she didn't tell me that I would sound like I have T.B.!! I work in an icu and I deal mainly with the family members and the telephone and when you can't effectively do your job right because of the constant coughing fits, its a problem. I was on HCTZ prior to lisinopril and the only side effect from that was the constant bathroom breaks, and minimal sleep disturbances. I now have swollen legs and ankles and whereas I was walking 3 times a week for an hour, I can't seem to make it up the street without being so tired. We have 15steps in our house and even that is a chore to do at times. I am actually going back to the doctor tomorrow for a BP recheck and I am getting my HCTZ back because if my choice is urinating or coughing fits with swelling, then you guess it.. This may explain why I am on a month to month doctor's visit for BP......mmmmmmmmmmmmm

I just stated and so far so good I guess. I seem to be urinating a lot and I have dry mouth.

Have been on 30 mg for 4 days, 15 mg for 3 days and 10 mg for 3 days, for sinusitis and swollen lymph nodes in neck. WOW! Tired, weakened, aching leg muscles, numb feeling in legs, left arm and hand somewhat numb sensation, can't sleep, sweats at the slightest exertion. Have been working out, seems to make it worse. Upset stomach, with acid reflux, hence no apetite, thirsty all the time, urinating 4 times per night. Have been off Prednisone for a week now. SOMEBODY PLEASE email me and let me know how long it will take to get rid of these side-effects?
Mark

Urinating is slower, l feeling of thirst, spacy at times. Med going right in the toilet.

urinating is interesting,also experiencing premature ejaculation.feels like im on speed.was prescribed 600mg 2 times a day.

I know that the stuff is supposed to clear the nose... but I use it to help me concentrate better at work and college; it gives me incredible focus.
I used to take Ephedra pills but those are now banned. Luckily pseudoephedrine works just as well. Typically I take 120mg with coffee in the morning (about 10am) and that will last until 6pm for sure (sometimes longer, hence my unfortunate "whiskey dick" experience).
Dry mouth, horribly bad breath, lots of urinating, difficulty in sqeezing out the last few urine drops, itchy scalp, and "whiskey dick" are some of the side-effects.