I am a patient of MS, but I don’t believe that the symptoms that I have, have to do anything with that.I have a strange feeling of tidiness around my chest & back. I have started going to the gym and we exercise our upper body a lot, I don’t know if that [...]
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Tuesday, May 30th, 2006Synthroid, Weight Gain, Hot, Thirsty, Hypothyroidism, Thyroxine
Tuesday, May 16th, 2006I am a 52 year old woman in menapause. I have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Over the past year, I have gained weight while being on Synthroid. But what really concerns me is that I am hot most of the time, and this is a different kind of ‘hot’. I have had ‘hot flashes’ since [...]
Continue readingWarfarin and Ibuprofen - Deadly or Just a Bad Idea?
Sunday, April 2nd, 2006I was told it could be deadly to take Ibuprofen while taking coumadin. I
understand ibuprofen is a blood thinner as is coumadin but is it truly
deadly or just a bad idea?
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
It’s generally a bad idea and it might even be deadly. The lowdown: continued use of NSAIDs such as ibuprofen increases the [...]
Chest Pain, Minoxidil, Arm Pain, Tightness in Chest
Sunday, April 2nd, 2006I teach ESL in China, so I cannot easily get to a doctor. I have always been in good health, just turned 40, no problems in the past, no history of diseases in my family, and in good shape.
My hair was thinning so I started using minoxidil 5%. After four months I began [...]
High uric acid in blood, low uric acid in urine
Sunday, April 2nd, 2006Two years ago I had kidney stones in my left kidney. But I have not had another attack since. Nevertheless, Two weeks ago I went to see my family doctor for a check up. She tested my urine with the stick and it showed that I had blood in the urine. [...]
Continue readingHeart Palpitation, Difficulty in Sleeping, Afraid in the Dark
Saturday, April 1st, 2006For a few months now I though I had heart palpitation, I’m not exactly sure though. I don’t have any chest pain, but it feels like there is pounding in my chest. I usually feel pounding when I exercise (push-ups and bicycle sets 4 times a week), when trying to sleep, and when fasting (I [...]
Continue readingSwelling of Arms and Legs, Shooting Pain, Diuretic not helping
Saturday, March 25th, 2006Dear Dr. Joshua:
Over the last six months or so I have been experiencing quite a bit of swelling in both of my legs, from the knee up, and in both of my arms, from the elbow up. At first it was just uncomfortable but now, in the last month to two months, it has [...]
Vaginal Dryness, Pap Smear, Multiple Sclerosis, MS, contraceptives, hormones, depression
Saturday, March 25th, 2006I was raped when I was 12 and had sexual disease testing regularly since out of paranoia, always normal. I was sexually active around age 20, at that time had frequent UTIs, bleeding between periods, cramping, vaginal dryness, and frequent yeast infections. It stopped when I became celibate again, I have a latex allergy, and [...]
Continue readingUrine Odor, Strange Smell of Urine
Saturday, March 25th, 2006My question is regarding order of urine.? I have noticed that my urine at times smells like what i have just had to eat or drink. Example when i have a slim fast coffe shake my urine smells like coffie shake, i have also noticed when i have eaten a lot of peanut butter [...]
Continue readingShortness of Breath, Difficulty Breathing
Friday, March 24th, 2006I am a 5’10” 285lbs 48 year old white male. No history of any problems beside my weight. I work out at the gym 4 days a week from 1 to 2 hours each time. blood pressure is usually around 135/85. I am currently taking a Lovastatin since June 2004. Last July I was watching [...]
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