Other - General Health Care - September 2007

I get constipated now and again due to taking pain medicine's
I have increased my intake of fruit/veg and water which sometimes help.
I saw the ad for Benefiber a few days ago and im thinking of trying it ,
Have u tried it, does it help?

Thanx :o)

2007-09-26 09:59:46 · 5 answers · asked by J80 2

Ive tried putting ban-aids on the top of my nails but i bite THROUGH them! i know it looks nasty and there are nasty viruses on them but i just can help it.....help?

2007-09-26 09:20:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

im 13, through out my life ive been really bad a nerves, but it's not just like when you get infront of people, this is weird. I start feeling ill and really sick when i do the simplest things such as, going to a friends house, go to a family party for dinner, and things like family dinner parties always make me feel bad because i just cant eat because i feel sick so i just have to watch . but i know this is all sycological (sp?) but i still get it, and it really upsets me sometimes. e.g, my friend is having a sleepover for her party and she has invited me, she is like one of my bestest friends and i really wanna go but these are the sort of things that sets all the nerves off, and i dont want to go there, start feeling really sick and just watch them all have fun while i just sit down and try feel better, but also, normally when i have fun i realise everything is ok and stop feeling ill but its just the part of getting the confidence to go, because i am afraid i might not feel better

2007-09-26 09:18:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't go to the doctor that much, maybe twice a year, and just went to the doctor today to discuss getting a prescription for Provigil.
For a myriad of reasons Including shift work) I am not getting adequate sleep and don't forsee getting adequate sleep in the near future. To combat the exteme fatigue I am experiencing during the day, I am consuming copious amount of caffiene. That is starting to have a negative effect on me. Headaches and stomach issues, mostly. I approached my doctor ( a gp) who treats my migraines, about Provigil. She told me she wasn't very familiar with its applications and wasn't comfortable with prescribing it.
I would like the opportunity to at least try this prescription and see if it is something that works for me. She didn't really have any medical reasons why she wouldn't prescibe it other than the fact that she wasn't very familiar with it.

How do I find a doctor that is knowledgable and would be willing to discuss this drug????

2007-09-26 07:36:01 · 3 answers · asked by kimpetuous 3

2007-09-26 05:50:39 · 7 answers · asked by shortlady1017 2

I don't get nosebleeds, but when I wake up in the morning and blow my nose, there's always some blood in my nose. It isn't a blood flow, just some blood. Is it because of dry air or what?

2007-09-26 05:07:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-26 03:56:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Every so often my girlfriend feels like this, but she told me that she almost got in an accident today and it really is worrying me. She is 23 and healthy (and def not pregnant). This is what she just told me "ok so everything is normal, i get a sudden headache right behind my eyes, feels like a string pulling behind my eyes, my stomach gets very queasy , i could throw up, my vision goes blurry/ i cant focus" and "my head is spinning , i get the feeling i am going to pass out/am falling asleep" all of this extremely sudden. if i move it gets very bad, no turning head/ looking up or down"

Her mother just got diagnosed with a Vitamin B deficiency, but my girlfriend's symptoms don't match with what I have found online concerning that.

Please, if anyone knows I would really appreciate it. She is really stubborn and won't go to the hospital. If she does, what kind of tests should she get done?

2007-09-26 03:35:30 · 10 answers · asked by evechey 1

I need help sleeping but I dont want to use sleeping pills. What do I do??!

2007-09-26 03:32:46 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

my mind i lost it, last had it ten days ago when i smoked my last cigarette

2007-09-26 03:17:06 · 11 answers · asked by angel 36 6

Is it nervousness and nerves?

2007-09-26 01:22:08 · 1 answers · asked by BeautifulGirl 2

2007-09-26 00:38:10 · 10 answers · asked by Fred3663 7

I get pins and needles so many times a day, In bed through the night (And im not lying on my arms/hands at all) When im on the toilet in my legs, when i sit on the floor in my legs, what could be wrong? Is this normal? Im 26 and im not majorly overweight, i have bout 3 stone to lose.

2007-09-25 23:59:58 · 15 answers · asked by clairelington 2

Okay. I've had this constant feeling of having to pee, and even right after I've used the bathroom. But when I do go to the bathroom...I rarely ever really pee! Bwha...And when I do, I stillhave the feeling. It's very unpleasant. Can someone give me any help?

2007-09-25 20:19:42 · 4 answers · asked by davie_the_amazing 3

So it's been a little over a month since I smoked some pot. I only smoke maybe once every other month if that. I here it takes 90 day since the last time you smoked to pass a hair test. Since I rarely smoke would it be less days for me. Would I come up positive but not enough for them to do anything about it? I need some more input on this. I will have a good paying job. If I pass the stupid test.

2007-09-25 19:02:33 · 8 answers · asked by snowflake311 6

I have been easily annoyed my whole life, its gotton to the point were peoples voices discused me, i get acid indigestion and light headed when i hear there voice. my mom nows about my problem and recently saw a docter phil show where this lady had it really bad and he said its a nervous habit. i never heard of this, i just thought i was a freak, i hate my life. i cant even enjoy a car ride with this person because i get so annoyed, i plugg my ears sometimes and act like im car sick so that she can open the window. i'm startign to wonder if im the only one who hears this, if i'm making it up, i dont want to take medicine but i need advice quik b4 its gets even worse.

2007-09-25 16:49:53 · 3 answers · asked by bb 2

2007-09-25 14:48:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

My lips and finger nails are turning blue and nothing I do is warming me up, its 88 degrees outside but im so cold that its hard to move. I dont feel sick, but im freezing and im scared that my temp is so low, should I go to the doctor or..what shoudl I do?

2007-09-25 13:52:17 · 7 answers · asked by hkisses 1

2007-09-25 12:17:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's almost like I'm in panic mode. You know what it's like when you fall asleep somewhere you're not supposed to, and you wake yourself up? Almost like falling. When I am almost asleep, I wake up with my heart racing and sometimes sweating. This is getting old. What can I do about this? It happens all night and it's really hard to get back to sleep after one of these things. Is it hormones? I think I am starting perimenopause.

2007-09-25 10:35:51 · 2 answers · asked by Skye7112 2

im doing my driving test for the third time and to calm me i need to know what i can take its just to calm my nerves. im a nervous person when im doing my driving test

2007-09-25 10:08:27 · 31 answers · asked by noreen h 1

What is it like to be put to sleep under general anethesia?
I am so scared! I have never been put under. Is it safe?I have heard that it's risky, and people can die during anethesia! Is it scary? Is it hard to wake up? Were you afraid you wouldn't wake up? What is the whole process like?

2007-09-25 09:09:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i thought you can only get a prescription for marijauna if you have cancer or something, i guess my girlfriends brother said he hurt his back in construction and thats why he got the prescription, but he has been arrested for having marijauna and supposobly his prescription was expired. so he went to jail, now he is out and is doing the same thing. i think the the prescription he has may be fake but im not sure.

2007-09-25 05:30:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i've been contipated, if you like, for 4 days now. 5 days ago i had anal sex... is this waht's caused me to be unable to go to the toilet?

What can i do to get my bowels moving again (apart from taking laxatives)?

2007-09-25 04:44:24 · 21 answers · asked by cassy 3

I work in a job as a security officer at a manufacturing plant and I can not leave my post for hours at a time. I am a 50 yr old woman and I need to go about every 3 hrs. Is there anything I can do short of diaper's to remedy this.....is there something to take that will not dehydrate me of will not raise my blood pressure, etc. etc.?

2007-09-25 03:29:52 · 2 answers · asked by yojinbo 1

How do i get rid of nausea and dizziness?
I went on a ride on the 7th of sept at a carnival that I go on every year and this year it made me so dizzy I thought I was going to vomit I had to lay still afterwards ever since then I have experienced bad bouts of nausea that seem to last all day is there anyway to get it to stop

and no it is not morning sickness though it feels like it only all day instead of just mornings

2007-09-25 03:17:34 · 4 answers · asked by Amy B 1

2007-09-25 02:33:26 · 5 answers · asked by tonyleth 1

In the morning once I get up these days, I have this extreme urgency to use the rest room. It can not wait! The rest room is usually occupied. I have this every year. What can I do to stop it. Or to prevent it next time. I can't live like this. As I get older, it becomes worse.

2007-09-25 01:46:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

For over 10 years I have trained myself to live off of 6 hour sleep cycles (sleeping in on the weekends when I can). Is this healthy?

2007-09-25 00:38:40 · 6 answers · asked by jcook264 1

2007-09-25 00:04:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous