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Accidentally took 25mg Topamax?
This morning I mixed up meds not thinking straight and being extremely tired and ended up taking my girlfriends Topamax 25mg for chronic migraines instead of Lexapro 5 mg I’m a bit worried as what side effects I might have from accidentally taking this, should I be fine in 24hrs?, and will I have s... read more
How does Prolia compare to Boniva? My mom is 83.
She has chronic illnesses CHF, pulmonary obstruction,RA, and now T11 vertebra fracture, Dr recently prescribed Prolia waiting on approval at this time but reviews of drug are scaring me please help She was on Boniva years ago
Is betamethasone effective for auto-immune skin disease?
I have bullous pemphigoid on my legs. It is partially controlled by elastic stockings. Is it safe to use this topical steroid (combined with gentamicin) if I also have chronic kidney disease?
I am fearful of cancer with Xolair!?
I am 44 years old I have had chronic urticaria since 17 years old, diagnosed by my Dr I also have Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism. Xolair was just mentioned to me so I started reading about it and my only real fear is cancer has anyone experienced cancer with use of this drug?
Side effects of metoprolol?
Has anyone experienced chronic diarrhea while on metoprolol succinate? I am only on 25mg a day and have only been on the medicine for 7 months.
Chronic Pain - Do all surgical teams deferr patients to pain specialist at the 4 month mark...
... specialist 4 months out from major abdominal surgery? I had 52 surgical staples after I was cut open from below my ribs all the way to pubis. I had a 8.5 pound tumor removed from my uterus! They cut out all of my reproductive organs, parts my omentum, some lymph nodes, and I had an umbilical... read more
Has anyone experienced chronic itching with Xeljanz but no rash a few months after taking it?
I have developed chronic itching all over my body. I stopped it a month ago but itching persists .My blood work is fine.
Hello, I have been put on long term doxycycline 50 mg for dry eye/chronic blepharitis.
Will drinking alcohol be harmful on this low dose? Not daily of course, but maybe once or twice a week? Also, antibiotic resistance with this low of a dose would not be a concern, correct?
Lyrica/pregabalin dosage change/splitting?
I started on pregabalin 150mg 3 weeks ago for anxiety/PTSD. Been a mixed bag. I have M.E/chronic fatigue so the first week knocks me to bedridden. Doc has given me 300mg if I want to try. My question - is it okay to take different doses at different times of day, or do they have to be the same dose... read more
How is constant phlegm caused?
I have had chronic sinus drainage problem for many years now I have a sticky phlegm which seems to stay in my bronchial tubes. I have heard that the phlegm isn’t a gastric system problem which is developed where one might expect. I’m hoping that I may find a medication which helps clear the phlegm a... read more
Gabapentin for chronic daily headaches?
I’ve been taking gabapentin for chronic crippling daily headaches since April 2022 I started low at 300 mg daily divided into 3 doses and worked my way up to 1800 mg currently, I’ve noticed a slight improvement in the severity of the pain and has made it more manageable but for the most part I sti... read more
I had been on amitriptyline for three years, for chronic nerve pain in my shoulder.
I started off on just one tablet at night just to numb the pain and to help me sleep. My partner noticed a few months later that, in her words "you have changed, you're not the man I met." I instantly told her that it was utter rubbish and I was still the same man that she had met. About a year... read more