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  1. My experience of zopiclone (down the rabbit hole)

    Hi my name is Margaret and I am a 35 year old housewife who is prescribed 3x 3.75mg zopiclone a nightand I would like to share with you the signs of an addiction ....

  2. Finally beat Threadworm, here's how I did it.

    Firstly I want to say that I am not a medical doctor and so medical advice should be taken before taking any medication listed below.

    I started having the itchy ....

  3. Threadworm/Pinworm Hell

    Greetings everyone. Sorry for the big post. I’m a 22 year old female who has been afflicted for about two months now.

    I work where the only access to a toilet ....

  4. BACK PAIN AND OUT OF BREATH

    I use oxygen 15 hours a day, I have scoliosis. I also use a nippy ventilator at night. I had pleurisy a month or so ago and finished the antibiotics. I went to ....

  5. I have been using Tibolone (Livial) for three years now....

    I have been using Tibolone (Livial) for three years now. I previously used HRT patches but due to the length of time I had been using my GP suggested that Tibolone ....

  6. Antibiotics for acne for over a year not working. what next?

    Hi, i have been on oxytetracycline and zineryt for 2 months and there was no difference in acne, so was moved to doxycycline and zineryt and this showed little ....

  7. Although only on one leg, this condition has embarrassed...

    Although only on one leg, this condition has embarrassed me all my life. I am 69 and some of the veins were removed at 19. Luckily I did have deep veins! I have ....

  8. Amitriptyline

    This drug has been suggested to me on several occasions. Has anyone here taken it? If so how did you get on?

  9. 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, ....

  10. Taken northisterone, only bleeding when excited.

    I started taking northisterone last Friday, but I started my period later that day. I only took tablets for 3 days it didn't stop my period. That was a week ago. ....

  11. Hi, i've been smoking for over 40 years, yes i know disgusting, i desperately want to give up smoking.

    can anyone tell me which way they found the best, i don't really want to go on patches etc and i've heard bad reports on champix. I,ve tried accupuncture and found ....

  12. Depression and Anxiety

    HI, this is the 1st time i have basically reached out for help. I'm a very private and frustratingly stubborn person. But i desperately need help. I have a serious ....

  13. Oh my god, I have an extra rib (cervical rib!)

    Hi there,

    I am one of the 1 in 200 people who have an extra rib. I just found out about, how do doctors and chiropractors miss something like this... I have ....

  14. Long term citalopram user: 'brain zaps'

    Hi guys,

    It's been a while since I've been on here, but I'm a long-term user of citalopram - the last few years I've been taking citalopram.

    I'm currently ....

  15. As anyone any ideas

    I am a 68yr old female about 8wks ago after some tests my heart rate was very low although it had Been like this for about five years at the time I was on bisoprol ....

  16. Is it time to self discharge?

    So basically, I've been with the local community mental health team for over a year now. A couple of weeks ago my care coordinator left. It had taken a lot of work ....

  17. Carbimazole - weight gain

    I have so struggled with weight gain since taking Carbimazole. I have been taking it for 18 months now and despite being quite fit and constant daily exercise, I ....

  18. What are the Risks to Pregnancy from Discoid Lupus Erythematosus?

    Hi, I was diagnosed with Discoid Lupus Erythematosus many years ago, for which I was given a topical steroid cream, which was effective and I have had no flare ups ....

  19. please help I am very confused

    I have been feeling confused and have been having trouble concentration on anything for more than a few minutes for several weeks now but recently I have been asked ....

  20. Why have you published incorrect data re SSRI antidepressants and `Chemical Imbalances' in the brain?

    You talk about how antidepressants correct a `chemical imbalance' in the brain. Current studies indicate that this supposition is not valid. There is NO evidence ....

  21. hi! i m 25 and have been diagnosed high prolactin level 54ng/ml

    my doctor doesnot reveal what actually my problem but has advised me with bromocriptine drug.

    can u please tell how it is affecting my body nad for how long medication ....

  22. Will I ever return to a normal life?

    Some years ago the doctor prescribed Tramadol for severe pain from a trapped shoulder (due to calcium deposits growing in the socket) and I was diagnosed with arthritis ....

  23. l4-5 central disk protrusion with no nerve impingement.

    Hi.

    First of all thank you for a fantastic informative forum.

    I am new to all this so please forgive me if I am a bit vague or naive in my comments.

    It all ....

  24. Do you think the right-to-die law should change?

    The results of a new poll on Patient.co.uk, released today, reveal that 81% of people support a change in the law governing the right-to-die. This week sees two ....

  25. 18 y.o female - Joint pain and swelling, normal test results?

    So, since I was a small child I suffered from back pain, and numbness, swelling and pain in my wrists and fingers. I dealt with it fine until around a year ago when ....

  26. Are there alternative methods to control Hemifacial Spasm?

    At the suggestion of one of the correspondents, this information has been copied from another discussion under the heading "Remitting Hemifacial Spasm - surgery ....

  27. Does anyone that suffers from Benign Essential Tremor suffer from muscle twitches involuntary jumps and cramp in hands and fingers?

    Does anyone that suffers from Benign Essential Tremor suffer from muscle twitching involuntary jumps and cramp in hands and fingers?

  28. will taste return

    Have been on 250mg for 5 weeks for skin infection. Have now lost all sense of taste and miserable as choosing not to eat as dull and boring. I am choosing to stop ....

  29. Heart area discomfort, someone please read, opinions would be a great help to me

    eart area feels uncomfortable all the time? Sometimes when I move I feel a weird ache in my heart, lasts for about 2 secs, usually when I pull myself forward, when ....

  30. Penis pimple

    I have a single red pimple on my penis, it seems to have pus in it, should i see a doctor, or just pop it? It's been there for at least a week

  31. Painful colonoscopy

    Having had many operations in the past plus chemotherapy I can say without any hesitation that my colonoscopy carried out at Nottingham City Hospital was the most ....

  32. Please help me

    Hello, I wonder if you can help me as i think you will be my last resort.

    I've suffered chronic lower right abdominal pain for around 12 years. I have had both ....

  33. Polymyalgia Rheumatica

    I was diagnosed with PMR 5 years ago and have been taking predisilone (steroid) since then. I have managed to get down to 8mg per day but have found it almost impossible ....

  34. sliding hiatus hernia

    so sad to read how many people have this debiltating condition.i have suffered with reflux for over 20 years,i was diagnosed with a sliding hiatus hernia 12 years ....

  35. Colonoscopy Without Sedation

    I am writing this in the hope of reassuring a person that is preparing for a colonoscopy.

    I am a woman in my mid thirties and have had a colonoscopy today without ....

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