I am a 32 year old female who has suffered from Insomnia most of my life (on and off). I’ve had doctors prescribe Ambien as well as other RX sleep meds over the years. They worked, but I hated the groggy feeling in the morning and didn’t want to get addicted. About [...]
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Tuesday, June 20th, 2006Drug Dependency?
Friday, May 26th, 2006My husband was injured in a work comp accident 17 years ago. He spent 5 years on comp and was found to have a tilted pelvis which has also laterally rotated causing his hip bones to be turned down and on center where they should of been by about 1/2 inch. It took years of [...]
Continue readingPrednisolone Treatment, Reducing Dose
Sunday, April 2nd, 2006I have been taking prednisolone for 10 years but i couldn’t get rid of my illness. My illness started from age of 15, where i soon found out that my body is swelling and urination is difficult for me. The doctor said i was taking too much proteins and ate too much salty [...]
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 [...]
Swelling 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 [...]
Too Much Medication? Bipolar, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, multiple drugs
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006Dr my adult son is currently taking the following medications. Should he be taking ALL these medications at the same time. He has been diagnosed as being Bipolar, also having high blood pressure and diabetes.
Atorvastatin,- Zestril,- Lorazepam,- Divalproex,- Eskalith CR, - Zyprexa, - Glucotrol, - Levoxyl, - Folic Acid.
Please let me know if this is [...]
Sleep Apnea, Sleeping Pills, CPAP, Zolpidem, hypnotics, tranquilizers
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006Why does my family doctor not want to prescibe sleep medications to me to help me sleep, when I use the sleep breathing machine? She told me that was dangerous? I don’t understand why? I wake up often because of the apperatus, as it is uncomfortable and noisy. I have tried different masks, but [...]
Continue readingAlcohol Rehab - Ibuprofen, False Positive Drug Test?
Tuesday, March 21st, 2006I suffer from depression and I am an alcoholic, I was in rehab for 28 day. After the 12th day I needed to go to my doctor for a medical condition. On returning from the doctor they did a urine test. Which I had no problem with…..but it come up positive for pot and of [...]
Continue readingPlavix and Aspirin harmful?
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006Today’s news? (March 13th, 2006) in the associated press - there is a
story about plavix and aspirin. It also stated in the article that patients
who do not have coronary heart disease should not take plavix at all. Several years ago (possibly 3) I had problems with my feet turning purple. They checked the arteries for [...]
