Hi. I have been having skin problems for the past nine months or so.
Medications I’m on:
levothyroxine, 100 mg for a hereditary thyroid condition
birth control
trazedone, I have panic attacks/occasional bouts of depression/insomnia
It is all over my body, mostly effecting my scalp and back. My thyroid levels are normal, but I have been sick my whole life. [...]
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Monday, January 17th, 2011Legs purple, red and itchy when standing
Saturday, November 15th, 2008About 5 years ago I was hospitalized for several weeks after my perforated appendix went undiagnosed for 2 weeks. I had emergency surgery to clear the resulting abscess and was hospitalized to recover and for treatment of my sepsis.
Anyway, since a few months after my hospitalization, whenever I stand for several minutes without moving much–particularly [...]
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 readingTattoos and MRI Complication
Monday, May 7th, 2007I have a large 10 year old black and grey tattoo on my lower back, and
I needed to have an MRI on the exact same area because there is a
hemangiamona there. During the MRI my tattoo got warm so we stopped the
MRI. 15 minutes later I was experiencing tachycardia , high blood
pressure, and had a [...]
Alopecia Areata - Hair Loss - Prednisolone treatment
Monday, April 2nd, 2007I was diagnosed with Alopecia and most of my hair (75%) has nearly gone.
I have low iron (and took for a while iron tabs) but this did nothing for my hair.
My dermatologist has given me Prednisolone tablets (2 per day) for 2 months (decreasing by 1/2 tab each fortnight).
I am not one for tablets especially [...]
Accutane, Depression - or Heartbreak?
Monday, January 8th, 2007My 25 year old son has finally gotten on accutane for 2 months after waiting until he was willing to not drink. Now his girlfriend of 3 years has just broken up with him. He is very upset, having trouble focusing at work. I wonder if he could get on an anti [...]
Continue readingScar Tissue Pain after Abdominal Surgery
Friday, January 5th, 2007hi .. i am 15 years old , i was 14 at the time .. i had pains in my stomach and it got real bad and i had been vomiting all night. so i went to the emergency room they didnt do nothing , they said i had something else. i went to my [...]
Continue readingHair Loss - Occupational Alopecia Causes?
Friday, December 29th, 2006 I have recently experienced a tremendous amount of patchy hair loss and over all thinning. Received a diagnosis of alopecia areata and I accepted that diagnosis until one week later a co-worker revealed her hair loss also. It was like looking at a mirror image.
She had the same symptoms of tremendous amount of hair [...]
Rash, Red Spots on Skin
Saturday, September 9th, 2006I have a few spots on my stomach that are light red, barley not my regular skin color, and kind of looks like a rash. I also have a few of the same looking spots in my pubic hair area. I have HPV..is this from that??
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
Probably not from HPV. If there [...]
Muscle Swelling, Rash, Tingling
Saturday, August 26th, 2006Hi I have a muscle swelling in left side of lower left leg accompanied by a hot tingly sensation and red pin prick rash. I also have sharp pain in tibia when walking or putting pressure on lower leg.It is causing significant distress and making hard to walk.Any suggestions as to what this might be??
I [...]
