Health - 12 August 2007

As I've had pain/pressure in my left arm. I didn't have cardiac tests done as they did blood pressure and checked oxygen including rechecking pulse and feel that I have a nerve pinched in my left elbow (no one thought it was attributed to cardiac issues). I'm still frightened. It just started this morning and I do have anxiety although I have medication for it. I'm frightened that the doctor is wrong or that I'm just still anxious......I don't know what does anyone think? 34, in shape, have had tests done 2 months ago and they were fine.....am I just overreacting? Thank you.

2007-08-12 08:33:36 · 5 answers · asked by Yogini 6 in Other - Diseases

my boyfriends son is 12 years old, he gets spazms which he says happen about once or twice a week that he has no control over, i noticed when he was younger that he would shout for no apparent reason not sware words just loud noises, should he be taken to a doctors about this or is it ok to not make a big deal about it? i wouldnt want him to worry about it and make it worse

2007-08-12 08:32:47 · 11 answers · asked by Heidi 3 in Other - Diseases

i have been takin it for 2 weeks but i use to be taking differn and before that tazorac but not anymore and i really dont eat junk food at all and all organinc foods and only drink water i am on the football team so i am active i am 14 i also eat fruit alot and salad too how long would u estimate the accutane would take to clear my face (i have gone to a dermatolgist since 2/12/2007) please help im not the same person since acne and i am tourting myself by not eating foods i enjoy and please dont tell me to eat what i want or forget about acne cause i cant

2007-08-12 08:25:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

Yahoo News:-Sunday-August,12,07-:
• Adults in the United States have one of the highest obesity rates in the world. Nearly a third of U.S. adults 20 years and older are obese, while about two-thirds are overweight, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.

"The U.S. has the resources that allow people to get fat and lazy," said Paul Terry, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Emory University in Atlanta. "We have the luxury of choosing a bad lifestyle as opposed to having one imposed on us by hard times."

2007-08-12 08:18:02 · 4 answers · asked by ssrvj 7 in Diet & Fitness

i have a ton of bug bites, i think misquito, all on my arms, legs, even one on my eye lid an cheek. i'm trying very hard not to itch them at all i got them last night/yesterday. if i don't itch and rub anti itch cream on them will they be gone by thursday? that's when we start school and i really don't want bug bites!

2007-08-12 08:17:56 · 2 answers · asked by *Ashlen* 2 in Other - Health

I have two strange purple spots on the underside of one of my breasts and a 3rd under my other arm. The one under m arm is about the size of a dime and showed up after th other two. Could this be a sign of breast cancer?

2007-08-12 08:17:43 · 3 answers · asked by grayshore 2 in Cancer

My neck area becomes itchy and hurts. It sometimes makes my skin rise up and look like small bubbles on my neck. I really am not sure what causes it. I think it just from the rubbing of my t-shirt and the constant exposure to the sand, salt, and sun. It bothers me like crazy and everything i tried to calm down the irritation doesnt seem to work. if anyone has very sensitive skin like i do and knows what could possible make the irritation go away let me know! thanks!

2007-08-12 08:14:00 · 2 answers · asked by ? 2 in Other - General Health Care

2007-08-12 08:13:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

2007-08-12 08:13:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

Other than being a bad habit does it have any have other adverse health effects?

2007-08-12 08:10:18 · 10 answers · asked by sharpie 3 in Other - Health

can't get to classes as non local at times I can get there, have a problem with my achillies tendon so thought aquacise would be the best way to get fit, but can't seem to find any advice on how to do it!!!

2007-08-12 08:07:22 · 3 answers · asked by zarine b 2 in Other - General Health Care

I have been with my partner for 8 years now and he has smoked cannabis throughout our relationship. I myself dont smoke it and never has it is something that just does not appeal! I am wondering now we are getting older what affects this is going to have had on him and what the long term affects are? To me it is the norm......

2007-08-12 08:05:48 · 26 answers · asked by *fallingfoss* 2 in Other - Health

I'm a competitive swimmer. and I think I'm anemic. I'm tired all the time. i get dizzy and I sometimes get tingling in my legs when i stand still for a long time. I'm 15 could this be? and any advice from other with it. I'm also really scared of needles and I know if I go into the doctor they'll take blood. and I haven't told my parents about my suspisions yet

2007-08-12 08:04:39 · 3 answers · asked by swimmergirl247 4 in Other - Diseases

2007-08-12 08:03:28 · 5 answers · asked by champ12_king 1 in Diet & Fitness

I'm a 12 year old girl.
I think i have OCD, ive spoken to my parents but they dont believe me.
Whenever i think/say or somebody else says something that can be twisted in any possible way into something bad i have to touch the right side of my head with my hand.
I do it ALL the time and its really getting be down.
Also sometimes i have to walk up/down the stairs a certain way (missing steps etc) other wise something bad might happen. Inside i know it wont but i have to do it!
I'm quite embarrised asking this question and dont want to go to the doctors so if your a doctor of some sort pleeeeease help me.
Thank you

2007-08-12 08:02:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

but i have quit my habit few days ago. what is your feel on this. mani

2007-08-12 08:02:17 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

Recently i saw a website saying that the EU plans to abolish all member states including the UK by 2010, but anyway, ever since i saw that artical i have been having thoughts about that goin thru me head and just cant put my mind to rest. On top of that i keep finking of fings that hav appened in da past involving me gettin in trouble when i didn't even cause the problem in da firs place and those thoughts make me feel suicidal.
Any suggestions? thnx

2007-08-12 07:54:36 · 5 answers · asked by ger ger granville 1 in Mental Health

i have trouble breathing all the time
lately its been getting bad
im having fainting spells
and stuff like that
i feel like i cant catch my breath alot of the time
anyone have any ideas on whats going on
or what i should do about it?
btw inhalers dont usally work =/
thanksss

2007-08-12 07:52:57 · 6 answers · asked by heyhaalayy 1 in Other - Diseases

well the unreal feelings have been minimal...well still ther but im just letting them fly by.
but new tihngs have popped up(bummer)
so these past few days i have been noticing things have look a little bit way to coincedential...and or similar...here are some of the things that freaked me out...or still are.
well my friend got a date with a girl named maria.....i didnt kow who mat=ria was...until my friend tells me she has a date with a guy named mora(my friend who got a date) so that was coincedential. then one morning i needed money....my mom didnt have change so i stepped outside...there were 2 dollars conviniently on the front step.....then the day before yesterday i was talking to this friend who i hasdnt seen in like a year...then the next day i went to library...and there she was....and i asked her if went to the library often and she said no...it was her firsttime...she'd been there in a while...(i hardly ever go to the library as well.)then i got a pm on panic end withand the guy said that he was wonderig i had got his message....cause his computer shutdown..or something like that..then today somone els wrote me an email(not from panicend) and was was wondering if i had gotten their message....cause their computer shut down unexpectedley.
that is coincedential!!!!!

and so thngs look different now.
i live in los angeles with a head on view of downtown l.a buildings(i live atop of a hill) and guess what they look like if they have shifted to the right...or seperated some how.....they llook different...but then agian i hardly pay attenion to them except sometimes.....but i know they look different..not the same!!!
and sometime i look to one side of the sky...and i see the outline of mountains.......where i know there shouldnt be any.
and i tell my self...if the mountain ****..or really shift to te right drasticaly..and everyone doesnt notice then im either in a dream. twilight zone. or something eles. and this feeling of doom...and what am i gonna dooooo!!!!!!comes over me...and i feel like omg what if things start changing and moving what am i suposed to do....it feel slike my life had turned upside down..but most of it doesnt scare me...except a few things....like if all the thing i though werent possible now are..like dream world, twilight zone...its hard to ger reassured when everything seems weird..no im all paranoid and scared again...but in other ways i feel better....but i need reasurances for this..i think in order to keepaccepting andfacing...and oh yeah my dreams and memory and thought have sorta of just smotherd together...i dunno how to differ what i dreampt, thought, or rememberd....and i can hardly remember these past three months...what am i gonna do....i dunno if im alvive dreaming dead or in afreaking coma......(most likely alvive just panicking...but everytme i think no this cant happen..like moving buildings...i asayit can happen i dreams...and as u can tell..thats not good)
i know i have probably said all this already and your gonna repeat your self again...but im freaking out(not that bad though)
and i can hardly feel all that much..thats why i havent broken dwon...cause im do u know....panicky and more : /
but everythime somethin seems to go right..i feel like it cant be happening..so i tink its not real

sorry about the rambling
-emily

2007-08-12 07:51:28 · 18 answers · asked by pixie7 3 in Mental Health

Hi - Can anyone recommend a reputable therapist that help cure Claustrophobia/Anxiety attacks in Manhattan or in Stamford CT? Thanks in advance for your legitimate answers.

2007-08-12 07:51:05 · 2 answers · asked by stevestuur 1 in Mental Health

I've only been going on it about once a week or every other week which SURELY isn't enough. What can I do to get motivated? Yes, music helps, but what else?

2007-08-12 07:49:24 · 12 answers · asked by Ari's Mom 1 in Diet & Fitness

i m addicted to marijuana ! should i replace it wit drinking beer ? i dont want to go to doctor or rehab so plz help!

2007-08-12 07:46:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

I fell over a ladder yesterday, where my face hit an edge of the ladder. It left a gash about 1/4 inch on the top of my nose, where you can lift up the skin. I dressed the wound and wearing a band-aid.

Should I pull off the skin to heal (will expose the open wound under band-aid), or keep the skin on top of the injury to heal?
Thanks!

2007-08-12 07:44:45 · 6 answers · asked by Boomer 2 in First Aid

Is it true that your periods can stop? What are the other general symptoms?

2007-08-12 07:40:10 · 12 answers · asked by Lauren 2 in Other - Health

I recently had laproscopic surgery and I was left with 2 little areas that had stitches. The Dr. removed the stitches and now I am left with 2 nasty little scabby areas. I know not to pick at them but everytime I have to look at them I almost get physically ill.
Is there anything I can do to promote their healing?
Thanks soooo much for any advice!!

2007-08-12 07:36:09 · 6 answers · asked by bethie d 2 in Other - Health

I've been staying up real lae all summer-- like till 4am every night? but now I have to get ready to get back to a normal schdule, up at 7am. Any suggestions? I try to go to bed at midnight, however it doesn't work and I toss and turn. I really don't want to use drugs either. How can I adjust my sleeping pattern asap?

2007-08-12 07:27:04 · 18 answers · asked by trybooks 2 in Other - General Health Care

Aaron beck believes that almost all depression results from people's unrealistically negative views of themselves, the future and the world.

2007-08-12 07:21:54 · 2 answers · asked by geyamala 7 in Mental Health

I used 2 cut myself on my legs ( not anymore) the last tym i did it was in may and cut pretty deep. the wounds have healed but i still have red marks on my legs, i really want 2 get rid of them, ive tried puttin make up on them etc but dont really want 2 do tht now tht the summer is here. i totally regret doing it, i have sorted out my life but can anyone please tell me if they know anything 2 encourage the healing process.

2007-08-12 07:11:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

I need exercises or a website where they show the types of exercises i can perform with the stretch bands?

2007-08-12 07:07:18 · 1 answers · asked by amanda f 1 in Diet & Fitness

my temp always changes from 97.2-99.7 throughout the day..it doesnt change alot but sometimes...my doctor knows and thinks its okay...the only thing wrong with me that i know of is i have anxiety attacks..i was just at the doctor wednesday..but is it okay for my temp to do this?

2007-08-12 07:02:22 · 1 answers · asked by kristy_danielle06 2 in Women's Health