Health - 17 December 2007

or is that just an excuse for people to be lazy?

2007-12-17 17:20:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

I recently started going to counselling and they want to do medication evaluation and that's the only thing I need pa rental permission for. I live with my cousin and she's 100% against medicating kids, although I am 16 and will be 17 in 3 months.
My mom has bipolar and is on medication and alot of people on my family have been on anti depressants so it's kind of a family thing.
They want to get me tested to see it i need anti depressants and sleep medication because it takes me 3 or 4 hours to go to sleep part of the time.
My cousin doesn't want me to have to go through them testing me for different medications to see what works at my age but isn't it kind of better to find out what medications work at my age so that then I don't have to go through that as an adult when I have more responsibilities to uphold and since depression occurs multiple times usually shouldn't I find out now what works for me.
what should i do? how can I get my cousin to say yes?

2007-12-17 17:18:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

or if you take too much whey or creatine?

2007-12-17 17:18:50 · 7 answers · asked by PRESIDENTIAL™ 2 in Diet & Fitness

2007-12-17 17:12:35 · 1 answers · asked by RainbowRadiance 1 in Diet & Fitness

2007-12-17 17:10:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

2007-12-17 17:03:38 · 3 answers · asked by John P 1 in Cancer

I am only 19 and I have this strange pain in my knee. It happens randomly when my legs aren't even moving, it's so sharp I can hardly stand it, but it's so fast it just causes me to flinch and then it goes away.
But today I was driving and when it happened it lasted alot longer, I almost drove off the road and I had to pull over and basically whine and squirm until it went away.
I wear high heels pretty often so maybe that's part of it? And lately I've been wearing them pretty much every day because of work, and I'm on my feet for about 5 hours per shift.
Does anyone know what's happening in my knee joint or what it could be? Should I go see a doctor?

2007-12-17 17:02:14 · 1 answers · asked by kylie m 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Hey I really need to find out how to improve my arm (muscular strength ) Im really weak in the arms and I can even do a pushup! How can I improve this!?

2007-12-17 16:54:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

OK im 16 and sexually active. i noticed that there was a lump next to my testicals, i couldnt reallt see if it had a different color... then it dissapiered then i noticed a purple like lump on on the other side it doesnt hurt but it looks like a tumor or something... is it possible that i can be infected with HIV? im preying that its just a big pimple or somethin, but any info would help

2007-12-17 16:53:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

I always get bored when I exercise. I think it's because I'm always doing a billion things at once, so I'm used to that -- I'll be watching TV, IM chatting a few people, playing with the cats, web surfing a few tabbed windows, etc. I bounce back and forth. Meditation and yoga? Totally impossible for me.

The problem when I exercise is I get bored. I try riding the back and watching TV or reading, and I get all antsy. Just walking around bores me unless it's a new environment (and preferably something like, say, Disney World -- that never bores me).

I'm too overweight and unfit now to feel comfortable playing a team sport. So far, the best thing I've found is Dance Dance Revolution -- but even with half a dozen games, it gets old. Maybe some Wii games would entertain AND exercise me? I always hear about people getting a workout, but I'm not sure what games they play. I thought about juggling, that's at least a little more exercise than sitting on my butt. Any other suggestions?

2007-12-17 16:50:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

Hurry please.

2007-12-17 16:48:56 · 11 answers · asked by notallchipsarefood 3 in Pain & Pain Management

i've gained 20 fricken pounds since JUNE!!! just from stopping soccer because i hurt my back!!!!

now when i sit down i get 4 BIG fat rolls and i have love handles and my belly and butt jiggle when i walk!!!!

i don't know where to start to lose weight ause i've never had to before and i have really bad habits!!! i eat over 2800 calories a day and i can't work out or do storts because of my back!!!

i need help!!! would stopping eating mcdonalds and drinking soda me the first thing i should stop doing?!?!? or should i try to stop eating ice cream every night?!?! i need to take it slowly!!! HELP

2007-12-17 16:45:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

I just came down withs a sore throat and want to beat this thing before the Holidays. I need you to tell me your best medicine or home remedy. And please no smart A$$ comments, I'm not in the mood. I need some REAL advice right now.

I've taken Sudafed in the past and it just okay so, let me know what you do.
Thank you for your input.

Best answer for the best remedy!!
;o) Trish ~

2007-12-17 16:43:26 · 9 answers · asked by Trish 2 in Alternative Medicine

I am 12 and i have not lost my baby fat. I am growing but should it take this long? I am 82 puonds- i know- its way to much.

2007-12-17 16:43:06 · 12 answers · asked by ellebelle 1 in Diet & Fitness

like u sweat in all places on ur body but is the sweat in ur armpits the only type that smells bad(causing b.o)

2007-12-17 16:39:00 · 2 answers · asked by Harrison R 2 in Men's Health

im 16 and still have fat how can i lose the remaining fat. and also i lost some of the weight by throwing up yea i know its bad but i cared about what other people thoight and being called names cuz of my weight. and how can i get abs

2007-12-17 16:38:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

My wrists are really bothering me and I can't curl any weights. Are there other waysto target my biceps cuz I don't want to have strong triceps and weak biceps.

2007-12-17 16:37:22 · 3 answers · asked by heptacampeon 2 in Diet & Fitness

I had lost the same toe nail last year :(

2007-12-17 16:36:23 · 5 answers · asked by angeleyes 1 in Skin Conditions

I'm 15 and I'm like 5'7 or 5'8 ft. I've been the same height for a few years. My dad's family is really tall and my mom's family is usually above average height (my mom is 5'4 but her mom was 5'8 and her sisters are all above average height). I was put on steroids for a few years when I was around 10 or 11. Prednizone (I know I spelled that wrong). It was for asthma. I grew a few inches during the summer before I started them (I started them not long after school started in the fall) but I don't think I've grown any after that (and if I have, it's been maybe 1 inch at most). Could steroids have stunted my growth? If so, what can I do about it? Because next to my family, I'm pretty short. Most women on my dad's side are like 5'9 or taller. I'm a girl. Thanks.

2007-12-17 16:32:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

When it was warmer, I was going for walks everyday, atleast 30 min, sometimes more. Because I was exercising, I was more careful about my diet. I even cut down on my Mountain Dews to one can every other day. Now it is too cold to go out (have to take baby with me--too cold for her). Everything is unraveling and I have gained 6 lbs already. Anyone else going through this? What do you do to stop winter weight gain?

2007-12-17 16:29:31 · 9 answers · asked by Stephanie W 4 in Diet & Fitness

What does it take to get a therapist these days, I am so depressed close to rock bottom, I have called many places, a lot dont have any openings, or wont return my call, do you actually have to inflict harm on your self or kill yourself for soemone to finally care or realize? Desperately reaching out for help!

2007-12-17 16:25:42 · 7 answers · asked by coronaqt2004 1 in Mental Health

I have major depression and I had it before I even knew what the words depression and suicide meant. It feels like **** to have it ever since you can remember with your parents refusing to take you to the doctors to get you checked out.

Anyways, is it wrong for me to get frustrated when people say they are "depressed' because their parents wouldn't let them go to a mall or something?

I just find it stupid how people use it everyday as if depression was not but feeling sad for 3 hours.

2007-12-17 16:25:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

Bet you can't beat this. Lol

2007-12-17 16:22:19 · 16 answers · asked by gogoal 1 in Diet & Fitness

I feel so low. I'm not sure why. I'm usually a generally happy, even tempered person but some days I wake up and have so much trouble getting out of bed. I'd like to just crawl into a cave and hide from the world. There is much to look forward to, I know, but I'm really struggling at the moment to find good in anything. I lack motivation at work. I can't pinpoint what it is that's making me so despondent. I just want to be happy again but I don't know how to get there. Any suggestions?

2007-12-17 16:20:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

2007-12-17 16:19:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

I work in a kitchen and I had oven cleaner sprayed in my right eye. I followed the instructions and rinsed my eye under running cold water for 15 minutes. My boss gave me some eye drops and it made my eye sting again, so I rinsed some more. I had visions of my eye dissolving and losing my eyesight. I'm much more calm now. My eye feels tight and is only a little blurred right now. I live in a small resort beach town in Alabama, so there was really nowhere I could go tonight. I guess I'm going to wait and see how my eye feels in the morning and what it looks like. Can anyone give me any best case and worst case scenarios? I mixed myself a toddy, so I'm a little more relaxed now. Any and all information is needed. thank you.

2007-12-17 16:15:33 · 4 answers · asked by Robert O 7 in Optical

I havent had sex since january and im not on meds. I just saw my gynocologist and doc about a week ago. Its always late but never this late. Its about to be a month. I was supposed to come on the 28th of November. Im scared because its never this late and my mom keeps accusing me of being pregnant. Can alohol cunsumption effect your period?

2007-12-17 16:15:12 · 20 answers · asked by CocoGoddess21 3 in Women's Health

Allright, what I am looking for is a good product for a guy like me. I am looking for something that keeps my muscles strong and toned, but not make me freakishly big.

I run a couple days a week, and do sets of push ups, curls, and benchpress 5 days a week at my house. It keeps me in pretty good shape, but I amm looking for a supplement to make it a little easier. What I mean by that is, if I miss 2 days in a row, I literally feel like I have gained 15 pounds and have no muscles left. I am just looking for a good product to help me keep (and slightly INCREASE) my "toned" factor, but not make me freakishly big. Never really taken anything before, so relatively new at this! I went to GNC.com and they have literally thousands of supplements, with no real laymens descriptions.

Thanks!

PS. Dont think it needs to be said, but I DONT want steroids or HGH!

2007-12-17 16:14:33 · 3 answers · asked by Michael B 2 in Diet & Fitness

Ever since I was little I ALWAYS have had cavities. When I was 4 i had a root canal. And every year after that I always had at least 3 cavities at a time. A few months ago I got 6 cavities filled. Im 14 btw. I brush my teeth everyday and always make sure they are clean. My brother barely brushes his teeth and he gets none!! What's wrong with me? I don't like getting cavities they hurt!!

2007-12-17 16:14:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dental

2007-12-17 16:08:13 · 14 answers · asked by runaway/train 1 in Other - Health