Health - 18 September 2006

not necessarily depressed but easily irritable and moody due to work stress etc. Liked effexor but made sleepy and low sex drive. Does anyone know of med that may help, without the sexual side effects, other than Welbutrin? Alredy tried Lexapro, made to sleepy/tired. Is there anyone taking something that is working well for them that I may suggest to my DR?

2006-09-18 03:22:29 · 10 answers · asked by scoot 1 in Mental Health

my mother is 55 years old and for the past 12+ years she has been complaining of all the symptoms of bilary duct disease. it has only been recently that they have diagnose her with that. every time she had an attack they never knew what was wrong. now that they know she meets all the criteria for having her gallbladder removed but the surgeon who examined her said she does not present with jaundice so he feels she should wait. the problem with that is she cant keep any food down and is consistently loosing weight. she is just over 5 feet tall and weighs approx. 110 lbs. this question is for any medical proffesionals.. is it standard to wait until the patient has jaundice? at that point it may be too late and once jaundice is present with all the other severe symptoms her organs may fail and she may die. she is a veteran at the VA hosp. in texas. how can we (the family) get them to perform the surgery NOW before it is too late.

2006-09-18 03:20:20 · 10 answers · asked by american hispanic 2 in Cancer

2006-09-18 03:16:07 · 3 answers · asked by hovik 2 in Other - Health

Example: AHHHHH!
I think that perhaps it has somthing to do with a pleasurable experiance but I am not completely sure if this is a fact. I recieved my degree as a mail carrier in the year of 1995 and I still can't figure out the answer to this oh-so intriguing question. Could anyone give me a scientific response as to why this happens? I would like to have several satisfactory answers. Thanks. :)

2006-09-18 03:15:14 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

my ear hurts too but has been hurting but has not got any worse? I have no time to go to the doctor what do i do?

2006-09-18 03:11:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

My son is saying he's sick before school alot, missing alot, and I need to get a 504 form, anyone familiar with this and how I get it?
His sugar/keytones are fine, but he complains of headache/nausea, I never see him get sick, though, he's 12, I don't know whether to believe him or not?
I can't call John's Hopkin's everytime he says he's sick, any advice?

2006-09-18 03:09:54 · 10 answers · asked by tamilynn 3 in Diabetes

I am looking to detox my body, to improve digestion and gain energy. Does anyone know of any good products or home regimens that are safe? Thanks

2006-09-18 03:08:09 · 10 answers · asked by star 1 in Diet & Fitness

The Peak Systolic Velocity (PSV) from an ultrasound is used to determine the % of a carotid artery blockage. Higher PSV means more blockages. However, a healthy small-frame person can have smaller carotid arteries relative to a bigger built person. Is this assumption correct? If yes, then isn’t a higher PSV expected for a smaller frame person? Any related articles would be appreciated.

2006-09-18 03:07:38 · 2 answers · asked by cwcu99 1 in Heart Diseases

I have had a family member die of hyperthyroidism and another one diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Besides measuring TSH levels, is there anything I can do to monitor and take preventive action to ensure my thyroid is well.

2006-09-18 03:04:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

Ok, who out there is ashamed of their bodies, looks etc what part of your body would you change and why?

2006-09-18 03:01:34 · 41 answers · asked by Donna 1 in Other - Health

I have had 4 times in the last 2 months. I'm very worried... I already used creams that my doctor prescribed but it keeps coming back especially after my period is gone. Can having sex while your having your period be the cause? What is the difference from Bacterial vagintinits and Yeast infection?

Thank you!

2006-09-18 03:01:32 · 10 answers · asked by cookielove1430 1 in Women's Health

I have been trying to train hard with a rigorous weight training and cardio workout - whenever I even marginally overtrain, I suffer from insomnia, and my muscles feel soft and useless the next day. Any theories on why? Would more protein/vitamins help?

2006-09-18 03:01:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

ok my fcousin was like big boned.... ok fat, and she was like 180 lbs and like shes in basketball and she still didnt lose wegiht. but the weird thing is after basketball season, she started to lose weight, at the end of one 1/2 month, she was 115 !!!! how in the hell did she do that? she wont tell me , she looks pretty, healthey, she do kinda look sick cause her face looks weird, like her eyes, lips , mouth look to big for her face or something, and her body is bony, she has a thing model body. do u think she could of got her stomach stabled or somthing? she's only a kid, shes 17. But like im so curious how she lost all that weight, can u lose over 45 lbs in one and a half month ??? if so , what "diet" did u think she did. cause i dont think if you dont eat at all in one and a half months to lsoe 45 lbs... or can u???

2006-09-18 03:00:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

I was working on an old house the other day, that no one is living in and we are trying to fix up to sell, I had jeans on. I'm 25 and female, not that this matters. I was sitting cross legged off and on changing doorknobs on the house, and i told my husband that my leg hurt. (in general).... thought my knee and behind my knee was hurting because I was getting up and down and cross legged. Anyway, I ran my hand up and down my thigh and calf and felt a gumball sized ball behind my knee. I dropped my pants, and saw what looked like a single puncture wound, small,a nd the area around it was red and inflammed. It does not/didn't itch at all. Just hurts. It's right in the crease of my leg. Now, 36 hours later, it still hurts like hell, is red, and inflammed. the puncture is darker. and i'm limping, mainly because the pain is in the crease and it presses when i walk. i didn't see what bit/stung me, but it did not hurt when it happened. it hurt after. what do you think? i'm in pain!

2006-09-18 03:00:02 · 7 answers · asked by crystal d 2 in Skin Conditions

I want to buy just a deodorant for my daughter, not an anti-perspirant deodorant and am having trouble finding one.There are so many links to cancers from using anti-persp/deo, and I want to do whats best for her.

2006-09-18 02:59:28 · 4 answers · asked by Andrea 2 in Other - General Health Care

2006-09-18 02:59:17 · 3 answers · asked by abby 1 in Women's Health

How have your priorities changed since you were diagnosed?

I was diagnosed in Feb, and looks like it was surgical removal, but still in the surveillance period.

I am astonished at how unwilling I am now to put up with cr@p from other people. I have always considered myself a cordial and gracious person, but WOW has that changed. I don't get rude, I just get away! I am so much closer to my husband and daughter, and I am amazingly, much more tolerant of them than I am the rest of the populace.

I even quit my job. The office was so bad, it put the word "fun" in "dysfunctional". Not really the best time to be without insurance, but was able to Cobra for now. Start the new job in October.

2006-09-18 02:58:39 · 17 answers · asked by finaldx 7 in Cancer

For me it's finding a hair in food. I would rather die than seeing a hair in my food!

2006-09-18 02:58:33 · 13 answers · asked by blackjaguar1979 1 in Other - Health

One of my relations is an alcoholic.
She is trying to get off the drink.
She is due to start councelling next week and she said to me on the phone earlier, "I wish people would have a bit more confidence in me".
I didn't know what to say to that.
She lives 200 miles away. This will be her 1st time on the wagon.
Anyone been in a similar situation?
What practical support can I give her?
Any sensible suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

2006-09-18 02:57:10 · 21 answers · asked by Mr Cheese 3 in Other - Diseases

2006-09-18 02:57:02 · 1 answers · asked by Erm 1 in Other - Health

2006-09-18 02:56:50 · 3 answers · asked by berra 1 in Other - Health

What is the longest period of time that you have not showered or bathed?

The cowboys in the wild west were as cool as hell and they only bathed when passing through a town now and again. And I heard the victorians only bathed once a year.

2006-09-18 02:56:36 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

Is there a good site for finding the meanings of dreams, I have been searching but the ones that I have found have very limited information.
A place thats helps decode the mood of the dream aswell.

2006-09-18 02:56:02 · 10 answers · asked by 21/f/mn 1 in Mental Health

2006-09-18 02:54:29 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

Is it best to exercise before breakfast, or after breakfast?

2006-09-18 02:53:18 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

2006-09-18 02:53:08 · 34 answers · asked by Jenni 1 in Injuries

ok i have this white nasty stuff coming out of me ( sorry to be so nasty). would this be a good time to start trying to get PG? if not then what is this stuff?

2006-09-18 02:52:24 · 8 answers · asked by nikki s 1 in Women's Health

I feel hard headache, a kind of migraine and both of my eyes will become red and painful at the time of landing. Appreciated if anybody can advise me the remedy.

2006-09-18 02:52:19 · 6 answers · asked by Zain 7 in Men's Health

Felt exhausted, noised in my head, like wind seriously, curious do any of these systems go away because that was scary!

Now doing the ONE DAY DIET feel great!! and healthy for 3 weeks now its great, I eat what I want every other day and Eat the Vanilla or Chocolate wafers on diet days with only fruit.
www.one-day-diet.com/id/sunnyboy1

2006-09-18 02:52:17 · 1 answers · asked by onedaydiet 1 in Diet & Fitness

Acute paranoid schizophrenia
paranoid schizophrenia
schizoaffective
bi-polar
Obcessive compulsive disorder
Depression
Psychosis of the mind

I still do not believe I have the disorders above, how can I actually believe it. I dont feel like i ever will.

2006-09-18 02:51:55 · 18 answers · asked by wantedman 2 in Mental Health