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  1. When do other venlafaxine users take there meds

    I have been on venlafaxine for well over a year now tried to reduce but was not ready .just started taking my dose before bed time and find it realy helps me sleep ....

  2. IBS symptoms

    I was told by several doctors over the years (25) that I have it but never been given advice or medicine. I am having real trouble everyday, I can't eat mango, bananas, ....

  3. Propranalol DOES make you gain weight?

    I was just wondering if anyone else was thinking the same as me re: weight gain and propranalol. Apparently they do not decrease your metabolism and cause weight ....

  4. wonder if anyone can help me with leg/spine tremors?

    About a year ago I kept feeling a vibrating feeling in my legs, thinking my mobile was going off in my pocket. It gradually got worse to the point It was affecting ....

  5. Self Sick Note.

    So I have recently got bad Gout for the first time, it is agony I went to my GP on monday to get some medicine but forgot to ask her for a sick note, becuase I am ....

  6. Any ideas on what causes my back pain?

    I am a 21 year old male, and I've been suffering from pain in my lower back for about a month. It does not feel like it's muscular, and it improves with activities, ....

  7. Same reaction to two different drugs?

    I know I should be going to the doctors if I think somethings wrong and I will be going in a couple of weeks anyway so i'll discuss it then.

    A couple of months ....

  8. Syringomyelia

    Hi I have had S M since 1996 when I was in a car crash. When I was working as a police constable.I am now in a wheelchair due to the S M but you have to make the ....

  9. 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 ....

  10. Amlodipine nightmare

    Several significant changes have occurred since taking this drug. Initially I took 5mg in the morning which resulted in severe headaches. I didn't make a connection ....

  11. Coming off Olanzapine

    I have been on Olanzapine or over 6 years now from when I was diagnosed Borderline personality traits and all I can say is that I have endured 6 years of living ....

  12. amlodopine side effects

    severe dizzyness,

    numbess or a prickling sensation in hands and feet, some times called parasthesia a sensation of something thats not actually there feels like ....

  13. Progressive Visual / Auditory Hallucinations with Vertigo & delusional thinking

    Hi all,

    Really need some help and advice, if somebody would kindly oblige.

    Around 10 weeks ago, I had what would be described as a common cold. Running nose, ....

  14. 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 ....

  15. 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 ....

  16. Could antibiotics make you generally unwell?

    Hi

    A few weeks ago I was diagnosed with an abcess in my pelvic region which had become infected. I was prescribed Augmentin which cleared it up fine. A few days ....

  17. Can a hygiene wash help prevents or reduced the risk of contracting from genital warts and thrush in women?

    Can a hygiene wash help prevents or reduced the risk of contracting from genital herpes and vagina thrush in women?

  18. Can I have unprotected sex with chickenpox

    Or should I be carefull because of Genital Herpes. I read somewhere that this is also a form of Herpes.

    Can someone please tell me?

  19. Amazing breakthrough in new anti-coagulant drug

    Great news - a possible replacement for Warfarin is being developed in Cambridge. See

    Towards the ‘holy grail’ of anticoagulant drugs

    http://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/towards-the-holy-grail-of-anticoagulant-drugs

  20. 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 ....

  21. Leg pain

    Terrible pain in my shins and around that area goes right up my legs, pain is really bad i dont do excisees so cant have anything to do with that

  22. 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 ....

  23. Can wpw cause you to feel like you short of breath?

    Hi, i have wpw and had ablation for it 6 weeks ago. I havn't got a follow up untill another 6 weeks.

    I havn't had an episode of svt which is good, but i do feel ....

  24. Allergy to hypoallergenic tape

    What alternatives are there when (as I just discovered), I have had a bad allergic reaction to hypoallergenic tape? I do a lot of martial arts and sometimes tape ....

  25. Feel like I've had enough right now

    Hi my name is Cally and I'm 19. I'm sorry to vent but I need to talk to somebody.

    I've never had an 'official diagnosis' but I've been battling low moods for ....

  26. how to cope with recurring depression

    Any advice will be much appreciated. I've suffered depression for 13yrs & have been on medication for most of it. I have 3 children 2 of whom live 300miles away, ....

  27. My Brother , Depressed?

    I dont know really where to start and never in a million years would i think i would be posting this , my brother has always been my idol and still is but of late ....

  28. Under Active Thyroid, Sjogren's Syndrome, IBS and Memory

    Hi

    Please can you help

    I was diagnosed with under active Thyroid 18 months ago by a doctor who was just standing in for my regular doctor, I had been going ....

  29. 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 ....

  30. 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 ....

  31. 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 ....

  32. 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

  33. 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 ....

  34. 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 ....

  35. 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 ....

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