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  1. Should I be concerned?

    I was told last night I have a prostate infection and I was given antibiotics. All they did was a prostate exam and asked if it hurt, I told them yes, but I only ....

  2. I was choking in my sleep last night. Sleep apnea?

    It happened several times before sporadically, though it hadn’t happened for a while. But it has definitely happened again. I was choking last night in the middle ....

  3. what happens if my phsiotherapy doesnt work?

    hi all,ive had plantar fascilitis since about july last year and been taking tablets to try and combat the pain,i am due to have physio in about 5 weeks,what ....

  4. Mirtazapine withdrawal

    Hey everyone,

    I've been on Mirtazapine 30mg since Feb his year but I've had alot of problems with. Ear infections, burning mouth syndrome etc. so my Psychiatrist ....

  5. Breath smells like faeces (Poo)

    I have this horrid poo smell from my mouth. I brush my teeth twice a day, floss, use Dentyl PH mouthwash, I have the best oral hygeine of anyone I know but I still ....

  6. nortriptyline advice

    :D hi i just been given nortriptyline for a pain in my leg ????

    i thought these were for deppression

    any one know about tables before i start taking them

  7. Worries about alendronic acid

    Hi everyone.I am new to this forum.I started taking Alendronic acid for the first time yesterday.I have had a bone density scan which shows i have oesteoporosis.I ....

  8. severe memory loss and not sure how to approach my doctor.

    Morning, for years I have wanted to go to my doctor and request a mri or similar to see why my brain doesn't record my life. Imagine turning on a laptop doing a ....

  9. Tooth abscess natural treatment?

    I have had a root canal followed by crowning of my molar tooth a few years ago. After accidentally biting hard an abscess has formed at the base of the tooth between ....

  10. Hypothyroidism getting worse?

    Hi there, I am a 28yr old female who's been recently diagnosed with Hashimoto's. My GP has put me on T4, 25mcg for two weeks with me starting on 50mcg as of Saturday ....

  11. Anyone get tension headaches on Sertraline?

    Hello! I have been on Sertraline for 12 weeks now and for the last 4 weeks I have had a tension/neck ache at different degree's. They are not really ouchy ouchy ....

  12. Strange and frequent ear-pops. What is it?

    I forgot exactly when it started. But it has been happening for quite a while. I’ve been getting ear-pops quite often, though it happens rather sporadically. It ....

  13. Embarassing issue

    Hi all,

    I'm beginning to get a bit concerned about an issue I'm having. Basically My nipples constantly give off some kind of discharge that turns green when ....

  14. Suggestions

    Hi everyone.

    I'm new to this, as I've been diagnosed with HS just a couple of days ago, although I have been having symptoms for one year and a half now (that's ....

  15. Contraceptive Implant

    Hi, I have been on the implant 3 times now. This is my 7 year of having it. I have always had a problem with my period whilst on the implant. When I first started ....

  16. Sertraline round 2... How can I avoid weight gain??

    Hi!

    I've been on sertraline before about a year or 2 ago, they did wonders for me but I seemed to gain around 2 stone in the space of a year.

    Now I'm taking it ....

  17. Esmya Tablets Fibroid Treatment

    Hello I'm 44 and have recently been diagnosed with a 11cm Fibroid, my Gyno has put me on Esmya to try and shrink the fibroid, I just wondered if any one could me ....

  18. Any useful tips on how to live with this condition?

    I have had HS for many years now, I had to have an emergency op last night to remove a lump as it was so big and painful, I feel as though most doctors and specialists ....

  19. flouxetine

    hi im on week 5 of prozac has been quite a rollercoaster ride last week was a really good wekk but by the weekend it had gone backwards 3 nights were i didnt sleep ....

  20. Sertraline day 2 - please tell me it gets better

    I've been suffering from an anxiety type disorder for a while now and have been trying to keep it in check using natural methhods. I had a really bad episode over ....

  21. How long until Sertraline works fully.

    I have been on Sertraline for 9 weeks. I take 50 mg. it has been prescribed for IBS and anxiety. It is working as I'm generally brighter and less bothered about ....

  22. Anyone NOT had any side effects on Citalopram?

    Hi there,

    After much deliberation, talking to just about anyone I could find and generally scouring the internet for information, I have decided to go with the ....

  23. Perimenopause and SEVERE joint pain - any one else??

    Hi

    I am 50 and have been in perimenopause for some time. I just wanted to post here to see if anyone else has suffered extreme joint pain as a result of fluctuating ....

  24. paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

    I am a 74 year old woman - I had my first experience of PAF almost forty years ago; I did not know what it was then and a diagnosis proved impossible as episodes ....

  25. Overactive Thyroid Graves Part 4

    We all have Graves Disease or overactive thyroid issues, most of us have been through RAI and are now on thyroxine.

  26. Citalopram mixed with alcohol

    I have been taking citalopram for just over a month now and recently began my second course of prescription. The typical side affects are beginning to subside now, ....

  27. When is 47,XXY not Klinefelter's Syndrome ?

    Last summer I discovered at age 45 I had an condition called Klinefelter's Syndrome of which I requested the karyotype test based on questions I needed answering ....

  28. I'd like Patient UK to change some information?

    Hello, I was suspected of having Klinefelter's syndrome in late 1975, I was karyotyped in 1976, and I began therapy in 1977.

    I have been studying Klinefelter's ....

  29. I was given Trimethoprim tablets for a urinary infection...

    I was given Trimethoprim tablets for a urinary infection, and then two days (4 doses) later my doctor changed them to CEFALEXIN following the results of a urinary ....

  30. Strange Fluoxetine side effects

    Hi everyone.

    Started to take Fluoxetine just over 2 weeks ago after being prescribed them for depression and anxiety. I'm hoping it will get better with time, but ....

  31. I am wondering if I might have fibromyalgia.

    I have a lot of pain in various places and take painkillers every day, I also have terrible nights most of the time where I can't get to sleep, and sometimes feel ....

  32. how do you know when a water infection starts to affect the kidneys.

    I have had an e-coli water infection since the end march. I have had 8 lots of antibiotics and had to see dr again today and been put on nitrofurantoin 100mg twice ....

  33. Adverse affects on Losartan

    My husband was changed to Losartan and within three months he has deteriorated from an active male who now has sustained four falls, the last resulting in a broken ....

  34. cervical smear result

    Hi my name Is Sharon I had cervical smears carried out In 2003 and also 2004, These tests were both negative. In 2006 I was diagnosed with cervical cancer It had ....

  35. waiting on biopsy results after being told i had cin 3 cells.

    Hi i wondered if anyone could help for last 3 months iv been getting adnormal pain my docs said i also had blood in urin but didnt do anything about it! They where ....

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