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Last Stage Liver Cirrhosis - How Long Till Someone Passes If They Still Continue To Drink?

My boyfriend was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver a year and a half ago. Since then he has become more of an alcoholic than ever. He hasn't seen a doctor in over a year and doesn't want to see one. When he was first diagnosed his platelets in his blood were low and they wanted to do... read more

What does contraindication mean?

Gabapentin - Has anyone suffered a seizure from taking this medication?

My husband was born with a degenerative muscle and bone disease, much resembling MS, and has been through several different medications. The doctor recently prescribed Gabapentin to help with his problem of restless leg syndrome and pain. Within the first few days of taking this medication, I... read more

I got my Valium and Klonopin stolen from me at the store Saturday?

Since the doctor cannot write me a refill for it I was wondering if anyone knew of some non narcotic substitutes that I could get my doctor to give me to get me by for 30 days. I take the valium and klonopin for menieres disease but as we all know they are both for treatment of anxiety, which is... read more

Chlamydia Infection - Hi I have taken 1 gram of Azithromycin and I feel great! I have tested?

... negative for Chlamydia and all other sexually transmitted diseases. However, I am feeling frustrated because I still have some symptoms that have not cleared up such as discharge, low energy from having the disease so long, I feel soar, bleeding in between periods and a slight discomfort. I am... read more

Has anyone here had any dental problems possibly associated with Flomax?

I have had 3 root canals in 3 years and a brush with gum disease since I have been taking Flomax. I have eliminated all other causes for this.

Treatments for Menopause

Shorter duration modafinil?

Due to an autoimmune disease I suffer from mild fatigue and I find modafinil to be extremely useful. The only problem is that modafinil works for too long a duration, causing me to fall asleep too late and miss sleep hours, even if I take it immediately when I wake up. Is there a drug that is... read more

Has anyone used Topamax for nerve pain? If so, what was your dosage?

My neurologist prescribed 50 mg per day for some mild nerve pain. It seems like a pretty heavy duty drug with a ton of bad side effects so I'm not sure the cure wouldn't be worse than the disease, so to speak. I sure wouldn't mind the weight loss side effect, though!

Sertraline - is sertralline gluten free?

I need to know if sertraline is gluten free, since I have celiac disease, and am experiencing diaharra. I know it can be a side effect, but that was my main ailment along with excruciating leg cramps for 8 years, and do not want to continue taking this if it has gluten. The mfg is Greenstone

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