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    • Low dose pills vs. Higher dose ones
    • What exactly is the difference?? Are the side effects any different or what??
    • Wisdom Tooth
    • I think I may be getting another widsom tooth at the top left side. But I only feel a tiny something there and not sure if it is a tooth or now. But it hurts on that side a lot so I figure it is. How long does it take for a wisdom tooth to come in. It's been like this for about a month or
    • Side effects of Strattera & Lexapro ?
    • Ever since I've been on strat. it seems that i sleep about 10-12 hours a night- i've been missing most of my 8'clock classes even though I'll set 3 alarms. I feel like a zombie in the am. I'm also on the antidepressant lexapro. Being on lexapro -for the first time I&#
    • Leg flexor pain from squats
    • Hello everyone, new member, long time reader.I've been following ripptoes for the past 5 weeks and my squats are starting to get really heavy.I believe my technique is up to scratch and I am making no obvious mistakes.From this i've developed a sharp stabbing pain in my leg flexors (im
    • cant move or open your eyes?
    • I don't know if anyone else has ever experienced this or not, but sometimes I wake up or think I wake up but my eyes won't open and I can't speak or anything. And it feels like I'm trying to open my eyes and I can't. And I try to move and try to wake up but I can'
    • thyroid nodule
    • How often should you have a thryoid nodule biopsied? I was diagnosed with a rather large nodule (is has since shrunk but I can still feel it) about 7 years ago and had a FNB that was benign.. About 3 years ago, I changed dr's and had another FNB that was inconclusive. My Dr. says I have 3
    • Core biopsy
    • Six months ago I had a cyst in my breast which was aspirated. I was told to come back for a 6 month follow up mammogram. Well it turned out that I had calcifications that they wanted to monitor. A cluster of calcifications have grown so they now want to do a core biopsy. I am scheduled for t
    • FYI (for those of you who have Freds stores near you)
    • Our Fred's has Christmas decorations/cards/etc. on sale for 20% off. I don't know how the long sale lasts, but I just got some really nice-looking Christmas stocking for 95 cents each, a wreath for my front door for $1.25, and a big glittery snowman door hanger with jingle bells for $
    • family with a lot of autoimmune diseases
    • Hi, It may be me but it seems to me my family has a very high chance of getting autoimmune diseases. Do any of you notice that in your families? I think I was the first one to come down with a autoimmune disease, unless polio is one. thirty some years ago I came down with this very painful
    • holy crap its almost time.
    • i just saw my ticker on ezboard and it says i have 3 weeks and 3 days until my due date. i almost passed out.omg.i haven't packed yet. i'm working on it today, but there's so much to do!i'm not ready!!!!!! :nut
    • How to overcome Social Anxiety/phobia WITHOUT professional help?
    • Like Drugs and counselling and stuff...I know that part of the "therapy" Is exposure thereapy. Not a big deal, I'm willing to do that. But how do I deal with the general anxiety panic attack that will go along with said exposure therapy. I dont WANT to be on drugs...I dont WANT to take d
    • Dealing with oily skin?
    • Hola everyone, this is my first post on here, and what better place to do it in? I was actually curious if anyone else has tried the soap PanOxyl with the 10% Benzoyl Peroxide in it? I have extremely (and by extremely, I mean, within 20 minutes of washing my face, my face is already producing ma
    • ISO: Easiest Beginner Sock Pattern~
    • All suggestions are greatly appreciated.If the pattern calls for worsted weight yarn, so much the better. :thumbThanks guys!
    • TMJ & neck pain
    • This is the first time I have used this healthboard, but was wondering if anyone experienced what I am going through. Have had TMJ for 10 years and found relief with lower splint. Now discs have become much worse (for some reason) and upper teeth on one side of mouth don't touch lower one
    • Terminal Sedation
    • Hi everyone I want to give my views on terminal sedation. I had no idea what it was until my dad went through with it. My dad lost his left lung to Non small cell lung cancer in 1996. He was cancer free and fine. He did no chemo, just the surgery to remove his whole left lung. He was fine, healt
    • shoreline,about tolerance[anyone welcome feedback]
    • Hi again my pain friends! Very lucky for me,i have a very understanding doctor! Just want some opinions. I've been on opiods for 3 yrs.Mostly oxycotin,wich my past and my doc. now,findthis med. works for my pain.Talking to other peaple who are,or have taking o.c find that the dosage needs t
    • recipe ideas for 2 yo elimination diet?
    • We are going to try an elimination diet with DS. What to eat?! All this kid likes to eat is mac and cheese! recipe ideas? TIA!
    • What can I make with my raw milk?
    • I was able to unexpectedly get a gallon of raw milk. I am new to NT, but I want to do something useful with some of it other than just drinking it straight. Is there anything I can make without having to buy something else? I wanted to make kefir, but those require starter grains. Are there
    • How many calories for new workout routine?
    • I was previoulsy eating about 1200 calories a day to lose weight. I lost the weight i wanted and now am starting a new workout. I am going to be running about 2 miles 3 times a week and weight lifting 2 or 3 times a week. How many calories and what kind of diet would be good for this?
    • Feeling Guilty
    • I am a closet smoker-- my friends know that I enjoy a cigarette socially, but all except one knows that I smoke 1/2 to 1 pack per day. About almost a month ago, I decided I would quit. I've been having stomach problems for 10 months, and my doc suggested that quitting might help. Have an
    • Rob Wilkins - Can Overtraining Lead To CANCER?
    • Overtraining wears down the immune system and does not allow the body to fully recover. Find out how too much of a good thing can actually hurt you.http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/rob9.htmHOW TO REVIEW: Post Your Review Of This Article - CLICK ON POST REPLY BELOW! You do NOT need to be a registe
    • Thermometer Issues
    • Before we conceived DD we had a very reliable mercury therm given to us at our NFP class when we were engaged. Unfortunately, it broke and we had a big mess. Needless to say now we have to use a digital and I don't feel like I get as good of results with it. I have had times where I'
    • Want start Atkins
    • Hi my friends.I would like to start Atkins but I am looking from some support. I am little afraid to feel weak or sick. What food can I eat without affect the process? Feel free to send me some examples of breakfast, lunch and dinner. I promise that I will keep you aware of my progress.
    • aortic bypass grafting
    • is this the right forum to post about this? he's already had stents and have blocked them off since putting them in in Nov. o4', if this is wrong place please direct me to the right one......... Thanks...Boaz
    • cooking steel cut oats
    • today i tried my first bowl of steel cut oats, they taste ok, but i wanna find an easier/quicker way to cook em. i did as the label say'd and cooked them in milk for 20 minutes.i heard that you can soak whole oats in milk overnight and eat them that way, can you do the same with steel cut?i
    • Holy Flipping Tantrum!
    • DD2 (2.5 yrs) has been screaming at me for the last 15 minutes. I've tried comforting, I've tried nursing, I've tried verbalizing her feelings. She wont stop screaming. And when I'm within 2-3 feet of her, she kicks and hits me. The reason? Because I won't let her w
    • Fluid in the ears
    • I don't have an ear infection. I just have fluid behind the ear. I have had tubes quite a bit when I was younger to fix this, and the doctors don't want to give them to me because of the scar tissuing that is in my ear right now. They put me on some nasal spray stuff, and I'm afra
    • Advice please?
    • My Doc today raised my Dilaudid dose from 2mg to 6 mg every 4 to 6 hours. Problem is as far as I know the 2mg tabs are the only ones covered. I got a script yesterday for 40 2mg tabs. But isnt 6 mg 3 tabs? In that case the script will be gone 3 times early. I have informed the pharm. Well I just
    • Cleanse dangerous?
    • Ive been getting more and more interested in natural and organic everything. Ive been wanting to do a whole body type cleanse or colon cleanse but Im scared a little I guess. I dont take any kind of over the counter meds and I think of the cleanses like something over the counter. Do you know of
    • dry flacky scalp
    • I have had a dry flaky scalp for years and it is getting worse. It has spread into my eyebows. I read that a defincency in the B vitamins will make the skin dry and flaky so i have been taking a B vitanim complex but have not gotten any relief. I have used Nixoral an Rx. It keeps it cleared