30th January 2005
Hi,How long have you had Reaction problem? Maybe we might find someone out there with some answers. I was normal until 1.5 years ago when I had head trauma.At that time I received td vac(tetanus-diptheria combo) of which I peviously have had at least 5 doses.The following are brief descriptions of some of the reactions I have had.I think I could write several books on my medical symptoms over the past 1.5 yrs! To sum it up,my reactions start almost immediately ,last way too long,include every side effect listed and everything between the lines,usually are unbelievable to the drs.
TD Vac-severe pain over whole arm extending over shoulder for 3 days,then followed by severe weakness & neurosymptoms which peaked out at 5 weeks.Also my body temp dropped from normal to 96 degrees where it now wants to stay unless I am insulted by a drug.CT Scan Contrast Dye- severe burning thru body for 3 days, Flonase-symptoms resemble cortisone overdose including rapid pulse & increased BP.Allegra-lasts twice as long as it is supposed to & makes me drowsy.Cyclobenzaprine-drops BP,& lasts way too long,messes with my attitude. Very low dose Lexapro equals intolerable mental high,extreme nausea,head numbness,loss of judgement,extreme head pain,impaired speech,plus too many bad others to report.It is now 6 weeks out from the whole 27 mg of Lexapro over a 9 day period of time.Since the Lexapro I now react to Allegra ,Ibuprofen,& lidocaine even more severely resulting in a repeat episode of Lexapro side effects lasting about 1 week per drug partial dose. A word of caution: Do not take any psychotropic drugs (mind altering drugs) unless you can no longer can cope.This is how drs try to get your mind off the problem that they don't know how to deal with.These drugs may cause more damage than help in cases like ours from research & experience. I could write many books on my experiences so best if you ask questions so I don't write too much at a time. I feel for you as sounds like you have not had any fun visiting drs. either. I kind of have a phobia of drs besides white coat syndrome so that doesn't make it very easy either. Just remember YOU are in charge of your care and if something doesn't seem right,get another opinion. Eventually someone will catch on(At least I hope so!).Just be careful & record problems and symptoms as they all tend to run together after awhile.That makes it slightly more believable for the drs if it is in print. So far mine have been overwhelmed & just hope my problems & I will go away.But I have been persistant so think my internist is finally getting onto the same wavelength as me! Please keep me informed!
TD Vac-severe pain over whole arm extending over shoulder for 3 days,then followed by severe weakness & neurosymptoms which peaked out at 5 weeks.Also my body temp dropped from normal to 96 degrees where it now wants to stay unless I am insulted by a drug.CT Scan Contrast Dye- severe burning thru body for 3 days, Flonase-symptoms resemble cortisone overdose including rapid pulse & increased BP.Allegra-lasts twice as long as it is supposed to & makes me drowsy.Cyclobenzaprine-drops BP,& lasts way too long,messes with my attitude. Very low dose Lexapro equals intolerable mental high,extreme nausea,head numbness,loss of judgement,extreme head pain,impaired speech,plus too many bad others to report.It is now 6 weeks out from the whole 27 mg of Lexapro over a 9 day period of time.Since the Lexapro I now react to Allegra ,Ibuprofen,& lidocaine even more severely resulting in a repeat episode of Lexapro side effects lasting about 1 week per drug partial dose. A word of caution: Do not take any psychotropic drugs (mind altering drugs) unless you can no longer can cope.This is how drs try to get your mind off the problem that they don't know how to deal with.These drugs may cause more damage than help in cases like ours from research & experience. I could write many books on my experiences so best if you ask questions so I don't write too much at a time. I feel for you as sounds like you have not had any fun visiting drs. either. I kind of have a phobia of drs besides white coat syndrome so that doesn't make it very easy either. Just remember YOU are in charge of your care and if something doesn't seem right,get another opinion. Eventually someone will catch on(At least I hope so!).Just be careful & record problems and symptoms as they all tend to run together after awhile.That makes it slightly more believable for the drs if it is in print. So far mine have been overwhelmed & just hope my problems & I will go away.But I have been persistant so think my internist is finally getting onto the same wavelength as me! Please keep me informed!