Health - 29 June 2007

I have been having episodes of difficulty breathing and dizziness about twice a month for the past year. They only last about 20 minutes and seem to be more frequent in the fall and the summer. My doctor tested me for athsma; there was nothing wrong with my lungs. Then she gave me a perscription for Xanax, thinking I may be having panic attacks, and that didn't do much.
Today I had an episode, and thinking it might be low blood pressure, I decided to use a blood pressure monitor to check. After a few readings on both arms, standing, sitting and laying down, my average blood pressure was about 150/105. (I used the monitor on my boyfriend and it said his pressure was normal, so I don't think it was a misreading.)
I am pretty young to be having any problems with my blood pressure, and usually my readings are fairly normal.
What could be causing all these symptoms together for short periods of time if it's not anxiety?

2007-06-29 17:10:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

i got my braces off maybe 4 months ago. and when i got them off, they were great and i was so content with them. all of my teeth were in place, straight, and there was just a very small gap in the middle of my top and bottom teeth. my ortho gave me my retainer about 4 days later... and he said my teeth shifted just a tad, but he fixed it up a little and it was nice again. i started wearing my retainer probably 24 hourrs a day for about a week. the next week i wore it at school for probably an hourish, & then i took them off & didn't put them on until i got home at around 3 - 4 but wore them for the rest of the night. a few weeks later, i started wearing them 24 hours but they were starting to get loose and my ortho said if it was loose that i could tighten up the curved wire on teh retainer by pinching it a little. soon i noticed that the gap in them middle was getting bigger and that the bottom teeth were almost the same distance as the top! tooth 4 (in the pic) didn't touch the top

2007-06-29 17:09:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dental

and how to stop it, i don't gain any weight or anything. And i am not fat i only weigh about 120. why do i eat and eat and eat. And how do i stop this because when my meltibolism slows down i don't want to keep doing this and then do get huge

2007-06-29 17:07:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

Which exercise/fitness tips can you give me to increase my metabolic rate? Also if you can explain the science behind it, I would appreciate it.

2007-06-29 17:06:21 · 6 answers · asked by Michael M 1 in Diet & Fitness

Sometimes in the morning I lie awake. Then in the twinkling of an eye I'm rolling out of bed and moving. Its not my mind, saying get up now. Nor do I have any urgent need to use the bathroom. This definitely doesn't happen everyday but often enough that I'm curious as what cause my body to go from quiet relaxation to energetic rising.

2007-06-29 17:04:18 · 1 answers · asked by Arrow 2 in Other - General Health Care

i just went to put my pjs on and i found a lump on the back of my thigh. it's a solid mass that i couldn't pop... a little smaller than a golf ball. could this be a cyst?

2007-06-29 17:02:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

I am curious what it feels like right as your going out, is it like blacking out, fading away, etc... I am having anxiety over this and would like some answers from people who have experienced it!

2007-06-29 17:01:51 · 15 answers · asked by xnsanemaryjanex 1 in Other - Diseases

I got 4 wisdom teeth removed 3 days ago and as expected my cheecks have become double theie size.
I'm just wondering how long it will take for the swelling to go down so that their roughly back to their orginal size?
Thanks

2007-06-29 16:59:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dental

I am 12 and I will be receiving a physical in a month or two.
I've had some sort of vaginal infection for over 2 years and I bleed from my rectum/urethra alot.Its soooo embarrasing...but im sure its from there, and its a good amount of blood.p.s. it doesnt hurt so its not anal fissure or anything.It's happened 2 times this week.[which is alot] usually its not even once a month.It seems like I've had my period once?[it lasted four days and it didnt come from the rectum/urethra =D.]
But that was almost 3 months ago.What should I do?I feel like I should mention this at my physical.What could this be?Is it worth being embarrased?Is this easily treated?My mother doesnt know.What would you do in this stuation?

2007-06-29 16:58:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

2007-06-29 16:55:21 · 13 answers · asked by JJ 2 in Diet & Fitness

A friend said that if a bottle of water has been sitting in my car, and my car has been baking in the hot Atlanta sun all day, the said water is now tainted with poisons from the somewhat melted (or softened) plastic. I think it's ridiculous, but I have to at least ask around.

2007-06-29 16:54:06 · 11 answers · asked by Tony 1 in Other - Diseases

i took it for either one or two weeks. i started the dosing with taking it 3 or 4 times a day and then down to just once a day during the end. i think it might have been amoxicillin, but i'm not sure. any drs know which med was prescribed to me? just out of curiosity.

2007-06-29 16:51:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

I was diagnosed with TMJ disorder years ago, I know first hand the pain associated with it. About 5 days ago, the left side of my jaw has been hurting so bad, so much so that I am unable to bite down all the way, in fact my entire bite is extremely off. I can barely chew food and when I do eat, I chew mostly with my front teeth. Nothing specific happened to cause this, it just started hurting the other night. I thought maybe an infection, but then I thought, wouldn't it hurt to the touch? Wouldn't I be swollen, neither of those things are occuring. What on earth can this horrible pain be from? I have a dentist appointment on Monday, I hope it's something treatable. It's very annoying! It's nothing like the pain I have with the TMJ, completely different.

2007-06-29 16:50:17 · 4 answers · asked by kalamibe 2 in Dental

2007-06-29 16:48:50 · 12 answers · asked by Andrey V 1 in Mental Health

im 20 yrs old, and a girl

2007-06-29 16:48:04 · 14 answers · asked by aussygirl87 1 in Other - General Health Care

is it true??
-that if you work out more then yerr boobs will shrink?
-that bra's deform yerr boobs?

please help. thanks. ♥

2007-06-29 16:47:16 · 16 answers · asked by JENN:) 2 in Other - Health

sometimes in the corner of my eyes

2007-06-29 16:45:36 · 8 answers · asked by blair m 1 in Optical

i need to know about all the different drug types how u do them. what u use. eveyrthing!!

2007-06-29 16:45:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

You know how you always have that one person in the family who is hard headed well we have one too. Let me just get down to the issue. My 21 year old sister is very sexually active. We just found out that she has had gonorhea and chlamydia since october of last year. The doctors had been calling my moms house for a while for my sister but she never returned their phone calls. My mom got really suspicious when my sis started to get sick. So after 7 months my mom decided to open her mail and that is when she found out. We are so worried about her and she is obviously afraid to go and get treated. Trust me we have tried everything. I am scared that she might be in some serious trouble health wise. Our family really needs some help. Please only serious answers only this is a a serious issue.

2007-06-29 16:41:42 · 8 answers · asked by momof2 2 in Women's Health

i mean i have this lotion and i use it to basically prevent a 'tan' from forming on my skin, but it says 'protects from uv rays and helps prevent sunburn', I wouldn't have a sunburn as i am brown skinned but i want to know if the thing can prevent sun tan as well , because be it tan or burn , it is caused due to UV right?

2007-06-29 16:41:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

I live in Chicago in the inner city. I've been reading and majority says that a good way to become more spiritual is to meditate but the problem is living with my little sister mother and brother I cannot find a quiet place to meditate. I live in the "ghetto" so if I try to go outsite on my back porch and meditate its hard because someone is always shouting or making some kind of loud noise. I don't like to be too far from home at night because the violence in my neighborhood is getting worse because of the hot weather. Can't meditate at beaches or lakefronts always people out making noise with car radios. I was just wondering if anyone has ANY ideas on what i sould do??

2007-06-29 16:35:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

Please be detaled with the amount of weight, what mg you were on, and how much time it took for you to lose weight. and i dont want anyone to say how bad it is to use it for weight loss, I am using it for add, and just wondering how much weight i could lose.

2007-06-29 16:33:51 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

I found out from my 14 yr old sister that my mother keeps attempting suicide. My sister has had to stop her at least once. She was suicidal before when I was a kid and it terrified me, for a very long time. I'm concerned for my 3 sister's emotional health, and of course for my mother. But I don't know what to do. My mother won't take my calls, or talk to anyone. I understand how she feels, I was there once too. But she has young kids with her and a husband and I want to help but I don't want to make things worse for her by intruding. What can I do? I want to help he, and I want to spare my sisters any further terror.

2007-06-29 16:32:59 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

i have had very many negative and abusive experiences with them at school and work; mostly bullying and them trying to intimidate and dominate me; usually using my sensitivities against me.

do you know anyone who is very nervous of east asians or another race?

this is a problem for me and i feel unsafe in this world when i think that they can control alot of ppl like they tried to control me. i can't seem to get along with them if i don't do what they want me to when i work or socialize with them. how come?

in fact i believe they control the world right now and the only way to get along with them is to agree with whatever they say and do as they want us to do.

thanks for any help you can offer.

2007-06-29 16:30:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

Ok, long story short, i'm dumb, forgot to wear a cup, got hit in the testicals with a Lacrosse ball. Went to the Doctors the next day, checked me everything is fine. I have a pain were my appendix is. I don't understand why? The Doctor did check it out and said i was fine. That was on Wednsday Morning. Its now Friday night and i still have pain in my appendix, just wondering how this could be connected? If you think it has been sum how brused, is it a bad idea to lift weights? Also there is no visible swelling or discoloration. Thanks for your help.

2007-06-29 16:30:02 · 3 answers · asked by Marc K 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I just really hate being tall! I'm already 5'7 and only 13. Is there some kind of pill I can take to get shorter or stop getting taller, or surgery, or excercise? Please, tell me I need to know. I hate being tall. Some people consider it good, but I dont!

2007-06-29 16:29:17 · 20 answers · asked by Lexie 4 in Diet & Fitness

2007-06-29 16:27:25 · 3 answers · asked by aussygirl87 1 in Other - Health

My stomach is not flat and its aggravating. Even thouh i've lost weight , im not satisfied with wht i've lost. I dont. believe me, everyone else thnks i look good. please does anyone have any diets fo me????

2007-06-29 16:26:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

I tried it for a bit, theres always that loading phase u have to deal with but how long til you see and how much results will you usually see?

2007-06-29 16:25:35 · 3 answers · asked by Ben H 1 in Diet & Fitness

I used to have bad anxiety, now that has gone away and been replaced with depression, i sit in my room all day and have no desire to go out. Please help me out. I have tried Paxil CR, Xanax, Effexor, Lexapro, all with minimal results.

2007-06-29 16:24:35 · 13 answers · asked by Ben H 1 in Mental Health