I’m a 25 year old female who has been experiencing constant fatigue (no matter how much sleep I actually get), a lack of concentration and occasional headaches and occasional rapid heart rate. I am within my healthy weight range (I’m 5′4″ and 121 lbs), although I’m trying to lose a few pounds with gradual diet [...]
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Concentration problems and fatigue
Monday, November 30th, 2009Abdominal pain
Monday, November 30th, 2009 First off i am a Male and 17 years old.
About an hour ago, when i was getting up from my desk at school, i felt a sharp pain in the middle-right side of my body, just above the hips. Now, I feel ok when sitting down and hunched over, but i get the sharp [...]
Sweating issue
Sunday, November 1st, 2009I am a 28 year old female, and I am having some sweating problems. It seems the older I get the worse it becomes. I profusely sweat from my face, including my neck. I do not sweat anywhere else. It really causes problems in my everyday life. If I do anything physical I start to [...]
Continue readingExercise-induced symptoms
Sunday, May 17th, 2009The other day my husband was working out, just doing some cardio and suddenly he went into a cold sweat, blacking out, nausea, pressure/pain in eyes. We just thought he didn’t get enough water and I believe he was ok for the rest of the session.
Last night, he was at soccer practice and the same [...]
Dextroamphetamine and energy drinks
Sunday, December 7th, 2008I am in my last year of university now and finding myself not quite the person I am inside.
Inside I am doing a million things at once and pushing myself more and more. But I find that I am only able to do things when I either take Dexedrine which I take for ADD, or [...]
Swimmer’s itch and side effects of prednisolone
Monday, November 3rd, 2008I developed swimmer’s itch after swimming in an ocean that had schistosomes/ parasites (I did not realize this at the time, but have since looked up the beach online and read about it). The rash I developed was very severe and all over my body, and finally a dermatologist prescribed me 50mg of Prednisone for [...]
Continue readingFrequent urination
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008I haven’t been feeling like my ‘normal’ self for quite some time. I’ve been very fatigued lately, and recently I went to see the doctor due to a suspected UTI. IT turned out I did have one, and was prescribed Cephalexin. I took 2 courses of this, but I was still having frequent urination. [...]
Continue readingHigh triglyceride levels
Sunday, October 26th, 2008I am wondering if there is any treatment for patients with high triglycerides (typically 300-500) that do not respond to traditional medicines. I have been under the care of a specialist who has advised me that there’s nothing else he can do for me. I have seen ads for over the counter treatments like [...]
Continue readingHydrocodone addiction
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008I have a daughter who is addicted to Vicoden. She has been taking 10 a day for almost 9 years. I’ve begged her to go to a rehab center but she won’t go. Can this damage her brain or any of her other body organs.
Any and all replies would be appreciated.
-purplepetlaz
Answered by: Maria/MDHealthForum.com Team
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Antidepressants and oral health
Monday, October 20th, 2008 Do medications like antidepressants affect a person’s dental health?
I had a question. Do medications such as zoloft, geodon, lexapro, or lithium eventually lead to premature aging of the teeth or tooth decay or tooth recession? I’ve heard of stories of the old anti-epilipsey drugs causing things like gum problems which eventually led to tooth [...]
