Health - 21 October 2007

I have lost 10
lbs and i am seeing some excess skin can it be toned off anyhow?

2007-10-21 19:49:16 · 34 answers · asked by Tayna H 1 in Diet & Fitness

i just recently realized that i might have ocd.
this may sound weird but....

EVERY time im in the car i like either blink or make a mental note like in between things or in the center of things and if there's a pattern in tile i have to step on certain ones and if i miss one ill have to go back and step on it. also when im in a restaurant i like move the condoments around so that they're perfect and like if i stand on my right like i have to stand on my leftleg or else i feel, well like i guess...."un even"


ive had these symptoms since i was about 7 and im 14 now and just realizing it lol but yaaa
do i have ocd??and should i get treated and you know like etc etc?

2007-10-21 19:48:58 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

About 3 weeks ago, I started experiencing a lot of nausea. It occurs around the clock, on and off. I am currently breastfeeding my 4 month old daughter exclusively, no supplements, solids, etc.... I've also started experiencing a lot of bloating and painful abdominal gas about 4 days ago on top of the nausea. Unfortunately, yes, I have started my periods again. I've had 2 so far. (sob, sob, I wasn't one of the lucky ones to not start for awhile, lol). Last period was October 2nd, so doubt I could be pregnant, these signs usually wouldn't show this early. So, I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this? I felt completely fine up until a few weeks ago, no nausea with let-down. Could it be all the extra hormones from menstruating on top of the hormones for lactation? Any advice would be wonderful. I'm tired of feeling sick all of the time. Thanks!

2007-10-21 19:47:50 · 1 answers · asked by anticipating 2 in Women's Health

I have heard that there are alternatives to drug remedies for hypothyroidism but I dont know about the authenticity of them. Please respond on this matter.

2007-10-21 19:45:55 · 0 answers · asked by snooch482 1 in Other - Diseases

My left arm was previously broken about 4 years ago when i was 10 years old. My elbow didnt start squaking until acouple months ago. Does anyone know what could be causing this?

2007-10-21 19:33:35 · 2 answers · asked by Tayna H 1 in Injuries

I can't stop crying.

I am a 36-year old woman. In 2005, I had a TAH BLO. I am on hormones and I've tried different types. I am now on a higher progesterone dosage but no changes at all. I get lots of sleep, I am content in my life. I am taking antidepressants - have been since 1997. I take them because I have chronic depression, I know when it happens and I able to control it or let it pass. My Dr thinks it is all about depression. But, before 2005, I rarely cried. It doesn't get better or worse in relation to my depression episodes. It's quite embarassing. If I get a bad grade, watching tv or if I talk about crying, I cry. It has interfered with my job because people think I take everything too personally but I don't, I just cry all the time. Its hurting me in school and I AM JUST SICK OF IT! Does anyone have any idea what this is about??? or What I can do to stop it???

2007-10-21 19:30:12 · 6 answers · asked by MaiRose 2 in Women's Health

Please help me. I have been to so many doctors. Any suggestion I will look into.

I don't like to eat because it makes my stomach hurt. I mean it is bearable but I would rather not go through it. When I do eat I get this pain in what feels like is right underneath my rib cage and I usually feel like throwing up afterward but I hardly ever do. I also have back pain that can be pretty bad. Whenever I eat it seems like it comes right out about an hour later. Also I am freezing cold all the time. My memory had gone bad and a doctor told me I was on the verge of type 2 diabetes although I am not obese. I am normal weight.

Nothing has shown up on any CAT scans except for a few swollen lymphnodes (spelling?) and a few small cysts on my right ovary. Please if you have any idea what this is I would appreciate your thoughts.

2007-10-21 19:26:28 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

I am looking for doing bone grafting for two teeth and after that two implants, Can any one tell me, how long will the whole procedure take and how much would be the approx. cost for the whole procedure in Canada or USA?

2007-10-21 19:21:48 · 2 answers · asked by Sam 1 in Dental

I hate a lot of things:

Britney Spears
Rap/Hip-Hop music
Mean/Bitter/Selfish people
Earthquakes
Tornadoes
Dirty snow

And the like, but I really love a lot more!:

Incubus
Kelly Clarkson
Being black
My family
Mariah Carey
Volunteering
Pop/Punk
Pop Rock
Pop
R&B
Soul
Opinionated, honest women/girls
Green Day
Most kids
Babies
Astrology
Hot guys
Speaking my mind
Listening to people and their troubles
Beyonce
Being understood
Walking on a treadmill
My brothers and their knowledge, as well as our blatant differences
When me and my mom get along
Nelly Furtado
Vanessa Carlton

You?

2007-10-21 19:21:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

Instead, it's an "alternative lifestyle". Well, then, why isn't alcoholism an alternative lifestyle? Why isn't drug addiction an alternative lifestyle? Why isn't shizophrenia an alternative lifestye? Be open minded and really think about this one.

2007-10-21 19:15:54 · 29 answers · asked by jare bare 6 in Other - Diseases

My fiance wants to make a blood promise, in a romantic setting under the moon or somethin... we're both going to prick our index fingers with a needle and we'll have our fingers touch as we say our vows to each other...cheesy I know...but hey I think it's romantic.

Is it bad if our blood mixes like that? Could we die or get really sick from that? I think we're the same blood type...but if hypothetically we weren't...would this be bad? (and no neither of us have HIV lol)

2007-10-21 19:15:20 · 6 answers · asked by xwind9x 1 in STDs

Just wondering

2007-10-21 19:13:58 · 5 answers · asked by Koter Boters misses Rufus! 6 in Injuries

ok, so i have bags under my eyes. I sleep normal (7-8) hours a night, and I eat regularly. I went to the doctor for check ups, and he said I might have anemia. So, I had a blood test done. When he got the results, he told me that I am perfectly fine. I'm not anemic, and that I'm doing well. I asked him about the bags, and having nothing else to say, he said that maybe I should try claritin clear for that. He didn't prescribe it, so I don't want to use it. Maybe there's some kind of trick to getting rid of them? Or a creme? thanks

2007-10-21 19:06:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Here's the poop.
For years now, I have been having severe reactions to eating....especially big meals...and especially after I've gone a while without eating.
What happens: I eat a nice meal. 30 minutes later, my heart begins pounding out of my chest...sometimes irregularly. I dont know much, but I know unless you've been really physically active, you shouldnt feel your heart beating like this. Also, My body gets a little tingly and I begin to get drowsy...more like malase. My breathing becomes a little labored too. Soon, I fall asleep, but only for 15-20 minutes. It is a DEEP sleep!
When I wake up my whole body is kinda numb, kinda "buzzy" and I feel like I have been drugged. It takes me forever to get out the post-nap funk. I can tell you that NO prescribed pain killers or pain meds have EVER made me feel the same kind of ssedation.

Also, if I am in a situation where I cant go to sleep (in the store or restaurant), I get dizzy and anxious and fidgety
Any thoughts?

2007-10-21 18:57:44 · 14 answers · asked by always remember 3 in Diabetes

And can a man who has had a vasectomy still "come"?

2007-10-21 18:57:00 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

2007-10-21 18:49:14 · 10 answers · asked by fracker 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-10-21 18:40:34 · 1 answers · asked by Lauren M 1 in Women's Health

If I get an MRI scan of the thoracic part in my back, will it show any problems in the front of my body??? like any problems with my vital organs? because when i breathe in, it hurts... Xray showed nothing and MRI is next . I have a herniated disk and a pinched nerve. I feel like someone is stabbing me with a knife from the inside of my ribcages... it hurts soo much when i'm holding a pencil to do homework, I end up breaking the pencil from the pain. and this is around where ur heart is. that's where the pain is. but if it's a back problem, why does the pain appear in the front all of a sudden???? and once again... if i take an MRI of the back, will it show any probs of my vital organs if there are any??? thanks... the worried peachyberry !!!! =(

2007-10-21 18:34:06 · 8 answers · asked by green_rose 1 in Other - Diseases

i started out drinking every now and then, not a lot. then i drank every friday night for three weeks in a row, wasted every friday night. i stopped drinking for about 2 weeks, then i drank a lot again this friday. tonight, my hands are shaking, im very hyper and jumpy, my elbows are hurting (if that matters? idk), and i had a cold sweat. can this be the start of withdrawals?

2007-10-21 18:23:59 · 18 answers · asked by jERSEYgirl♥ 2 in Other - Health

2007-10-21 18:21:07 · 4 answers · asked by Mariee 1 in Skin Conditions

Last year at exactly this time i had my first panic/anxiety attack. After that i was depressed on and off, and always fearful of having another attack. Well now that it's been a year, i feel very releived and haven't been depressed at all. Is this normal or what? It feels like... now that it's been a year i know i'm going to be ok. I feel like it all never even happend. Normal? It is, however, a HUGE releif.

2007-10-21 18:19:37 · 13 answers · asked by Jess! 1 in Mental Health

2007-10-21 18:18:03 · 17 answers · asked by djgunn93 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Everyday I am screwed over by my job, or by my girlfriend, or by my divoricing parents, or by most importantly, my career dreams that will never come true. Life has been nothing but letdowns and pain for me. When I get enough courage, hopefully god will forgive me, I want to take my life.

2007-10-21 18:15:28 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

I'm a little worried about one of my friends. She says she is a size 30J in bras which, when I looked it up, seems unnaturally proportioned. She has often told me she wants to have a mastectomy because they cause her so much grief. I know she is very self conscious and wears baggy clothes to hide her body. But I don't know what to say...I hate seeing her so upset about it but I don't really understand what it could be like... What advice do you think I should give her? (She is only 20 years old btw)

2007-10-21 18:14:20 · 6 answers · asked by cleverblackcat 3 in Women's Health

4 gram net carbs but is it bad to eat?

2007-10-21 18:11:15 · 4 answers · asked by xoxo 6 in Diet & Fitness

When it comes to talking to people on the phone I get extremely shy and nervous. Now I have to call to get my senior pictures taken, and I have to call to start drivers ed, but I CANNOT get past the nervousness...
I can just barely order pizza on the phone...
see what happens is, I get so nervous that I can't process what they're saying, so even if I hear, what's your phone number, I can't understand what they're saying...
And I also get nervous because sometimes it's hard for me to hear people on the phone so I always have to say "what?" and make them repeat themselves every other sentence and I feel like I'm stupid...

So how can I get past this?
I really need help soon because I have to schedule pics soon...
And even if I don't get past it, I'll still get it done, but I want to feel comfortable doing it...

but the weird thing is... I'm not this shy in person...

2007-10-21 18:08:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

ok wat if i have also taken some thing that says taking more of this medicine may cause serious breathing problems wat should i do?

2007-10-21 18:07:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

A friend of mine who has about 50 pounds to lose is thinking of vomiting about 3 times a week (to get rid of about 1000 caloires each time), in conjuction with some dieting and exercise. My friend is pointing out out that this is not at all bulimia -- she is just trying to lose some weight. She has done lots of research, and will be doing things to prevent the various side effects (eg from the acid, electrolyte imbalance, etc). She did point out that at 3 times a week, the side effects won't be that bad regardless, but she is still going to address them.

At first I was telling her this was a bad idea, but after talking with her, it really seems like not a bad option. Obviously if you are puking 5 times a day it is a bad idea, but as part of a weight loss program that includes cutting out sugar, high fat foods, and exercise... I don't know. It seems like she's making a good point.... I'm thinking her choice makes sense. What do you think?

2007-10-21 18:04:01 · 43 answers · asked by Kevin F 2 in Diet & Fitness

2007-10-21 17:52:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

I am on lexapro and have been for just over two weeks now for depression. I feel very hyper tonight. Is this a sign I am getting better?

2007-10-21 17:51:32 · 11 answers · asked by Scratch 1 in Mental Health