Medications that have made you ill

[Tashman]

My GP recommended a change in my happy pills and moving from Sertraline over to Mirtazapine. I took 1 dose which kiboshed me for 16 hours, so sticking to Sertraline it was!

 

[presta]

Prescription Drugs are the Leading Cause of Death.

 

[fossyant]

Prescription Drugs are the Leading Cause of Death.

Ah, but not treating people can and does lead to more deaths, e.g. happy pills - they are a very effective treatment that, if not treated, may end up with very unfortunate results.

 

[Profpointy]

I threw up violently when I took morphine.

This is not fun when the morphine is prescribed while recovering from a hernia operation.

We can often tell medication clients are prescribed from side effects. Substitutes for illegal rugs can often cause sweating. I've had a client with Schizophrenia, who turned out to be highly intelligent when his medication was changed and stopped deadening his intellect.

I believe it is common to give an anti-emetic at the same time as morphine to try and reduce the likelihood of vomiting which is a well-known side effect

 

[fossyant]

I believe it is common to give an anti-emetic at the same time as morphine to try and reduce the likelihood of vomiting which is a well-known side effect

I had gallons of it when I was in hospital with a broken back. One other side effect was dry skin, and all the skin on the soles of my feet pealed off (same with another chap in there). I had lovely soft skin by the time I got out, but I couldn't walk on my driveway, even in socks for a while until the skin thickened up on my soles.

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

I was taking sertraline summer 23 to around jan 24, when i began slowly tapering over ~7 weeks.

However, unlike when I was on this meds decades ago, I had this horrendous itchy limbs and stomach thing going on for several weeks, that began in the evening and was a nightmare overnight before settling again during daytime.

Got a GP appointment, only for the last nght of itching to be ~2 days before!

 

[SteveH80]

Prescription Drugs are the Leading Cause of Death.

I thought it was living 🙃

 

[Shearwater Missile]

Two years ago I was prescribed Amlodopine for high blood pressure. Sure enough it got my BP down but after several months of being on it I just did`nt feel right, I did`nt know the cause at the time. I explained this to the pharmacist at the doctors (you never speak to a doctor) and they put me onto a different medication, I can`t remember which one. Sure enough I was`nt too bad to start with but after a few months the same thing started to happen. That feeling of tiredness, aches etc. I stopped taking that med and after a week I was feeling better. Anyway, I went back to the doctor`s again, another chat with the pharmacist and she then put me on Losartan.
I was more hopeful with Losartan as my wife takes it and has been for many years. Anyway, slowly the symptoms of aching and lethargy came back and also with a new side effect, severe itching of my lower legs and ankles. I was just on a 25mg dose of Losartan. Back in June I stopped taking the med and within the week the symptoms started to disappear. I could enjoy my cycling again as I did`nt have the aches in my muscles. The itching went. I did`nt tell the quacks until I had my yearly check up this month. My BP is not that bad, it swings but nothing unduly high.
When I think back now, my late father was on Losartan 100mg and he was always complaining about aches and pains and of course we put things down to old age. It is as if old age is the cause of these aches and pains or we say it is the weather or whatever. my dad may have lived to 97 but I am sure he would have appreciated not having so many pains.
One thing is for certain I am not going back onto the BP tablets. I feel the best I have for 2 years and I just keep an eye on my BP. If the BP rises I cycle harder !

Edit I forgot to mention the light headedness and dizzyness, especially after a ride. I think it a case the meds were bringing the BP down too much

 

[yello]

Beta blockers do drop your heart rate, I can testify to that. Not ideal in someone who is bradycardic. I thought I was dying, waking in the small hours literally gasping for air.

 

[mickle]

Aciclovir
Amoxicillin
Atovaquon
Budesonide
Formoterol
Carbocisteine
Montelukast
Omoprazole
Pozaconazole
Belumosudil
Lanzoprazole
Prednisolone
Codeine
Testogel

I'm not sure which one is making me feel unwell. Lols.

 

[mickle]

And this machine I'm currently plugged into:

 

[presta]

Beta blockers do drop your heart rate, I can testify to that. Not ideal in someone who is bradycardic. I thought I was dying, waking in the small hours literally gasping for air.

Flecainide for treating atrial fibrillation causes atrial flutter.