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    • 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
    • Biological terrain assessment
    • Has anyone had a BTA (done by chiropractor or naturopath)? I've read mixed reviews on if it provides little useless information. Mine came up with several of my organs extremely stressed and as a result I'm on a specific vitamin regimen. Is this just a moneymaker or is there somethi
    • missing you kim
    • hi kim,youve not posted in a while and am wondering how you are,you would love the rapport we have going with the mums.join in please,sadmum
    • needle injury
    • hi allmy mother works in a mental care home and today she pricked her finger accidentally with a discarged syringe. I know there is probably nothing to worry about but the hospital has taken some blood from her for testing Hepaitis but they did not mention they were testing for HIV. She has to
    • laxative abuse- please help
    • I have been on these posts for a few months complaining about my IBS and how nothng helps my constipation. Ive tried Miralax, Zelnorm, Librax, fiber supplements, colonic cleansing, probiotics etc. I also had a colonoscopy. I NEVER have the feeling to go to the bathroom. Once i didnt go for 2
    • A quick intro: I am new here
    • :wave: I live in South Carolina and was dx'd in March of 02 with MS,, Sle, and Fibromyalgia. I am currently on Copaxone and numerous other meds, and have been on Cytoxin and steroids.I am a single mom juggling the everyday activities of life.I look forward to posting on this board. :wav
    • Do you build a tolerance to Concerta?
    • I've just started taking Concerta a week ago and I love it-I can finally focus and concentrate and I'm not all over the place! I'm concerned that after a while, these effects will wear off (as they usually do with other medications). For anyone who's taken Concerta, did you
    • Xanax Tapering
    • does anyone have a good success story to share? I feel like garbage..i feel like i need Xanax to function and w/out it i have all the withdrawal symptoms you can imagine..need some help..been on this stuff for over a year. I want to get off..
    • Toprol-tingly face
    • Hi,I was just wondering if anyone else has had this side effect with toprol. I take toprol xl 100 mg for tachycardia. Ever since I started this med I have had a pins and needles or a tingly feeling on my face and scalp that comes and goes. My dr. didn't think this was a side effect of topro
    • Asthma & Weight Gain
    • I am nearly 30 years old and have had asthma since I can remember. I didnt start taking medication for it until I was 8 years old. Before then I was a skinny active kid. Ever since I have been obese. I have no doubts that it has been the medication. Today, I am 370 pounds and can't go up a
    • grasping at straws...
    • hi...i think that i may be grasping at straws here, but...i recently lost my daughter, she died 12 hours before she was born.she has be found to be free of any genetic problems, and there were no cord issues, and tests on her placenta showed it to be healthy, so apart from a few tests i can have
    • Cold, fever & rapid pulse
    • Two days ago I came down with a cold. Last night I felt chilled and feverish. My temp was only 99. When I went to bed my heart was just pounding. Didn't sleep good, I called the ER, I took another dose of my toprol, another lorazapem and finally went in at 7:00 this morning. My pulse r
    • Zoloft & Wellbutrin dosages
    • I am curious because I keep reading 75mg Zoloft or 100mg Zoloft...does anyone else take at least 300mg of either Zoloft or Wellbutrin, or is it just me? If it's just me, then why is it at such a high dose?
    • Wisdom Teeth Removal
    • Hope you can offer me some advise http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gifI had my left side upper and lower wisdom teeth removed 2 years ago, they were growing in sideways. I never went back for the right side because they came in fine.But ... My bite feels off balance, in fact my whole jaw f
    • Babywearer knit-along
    • This is a spin-off from the "Has everyone seen the babywearer poncho pattern at LTK?" thread.We suggested a knit-along...so, who's knitting a babywearer? What yarn are you using? Having difficulties? Wanna race?I'm using Rowan Felted Tweed in "Herb" (http://www.knitrowan.com/html/y
    • Soft Tissue Pain Toes
    • Hi All,Strange situation - for the past several weeks I have had pain (tenderness) and swelling in both great toes around the nails. There doesn't appear to be any infection or ingrown nail. Very tender to touch. The pain is in the tissue, not in the joint.Any ideas or suggestions?I'
    • Mild sleep apnea!? Yea, right.
    • I was diagnosed with mild sleep apnea, but I wake up my wife several times a week snoring. Anyone have chronic sleep apnea? I can't imagine how mine could be any worse. I don't know where they get "mild" from. {REMOVED}
    • Awww, thanks
    • Yeah...that's a bit of an ambitious list, eh Tiffani? But I've been known to be ambitious at times. :wink Though wouldn't it be nice to have those skills. Yep, think I might start by knitting. Then if the world ends, I can knit me a good old ladder and escape!On a totally differen
    • Painful Wet Dreams
    • My wet dreams HURT, it feels like im ejaculating fire and at least the first time i pee afterwords that hurts too. This NEVER happens anything other time then when i have a wet dream. The only thing i have ever been able to come up with is that im in an odd posistion at night, any other ideas?
    • New cold with fever...but no fever recording
    • I was perfectly fine most of yesterday and then at about 9pm last night my throat started feeling "runny" and yuck, like stuff (liquid, mucous, etc) was constantly running down it. :(So I went to bed and I was so cold and shaky and vague and shivering in bed, even though I was sort of hot. So I
    • Need info on Dextrostat
    • Hello everyone, My doctor prescriped me Dextroamphetimine ER. I was originally trying to get prescriped Dexedrine tablets but my doctor made a mistake on the form so I got Dextroamphetimine ER which does not work very good for me. My question is whats the feedback on Dextrostat. I am strongly co
    • Side effects from Prohormones
    • I have read alot of interesting feedback concerning the use of pro hormones. I would like users of these product to post side effects they encountered while on there cycles.
    • Humming without trying
    • Ever so often, I hum without even trying. It's a short sound, but I find this bizarre.
    • Captains of Crush yarrgghhh
    • I was interesting in getting some, but I wasn't sure how much I needed.I thought I would get the Captains of Crush Trainer, Captains of Crush No. 1, and the Captains of Crush No. 1.5.I thought I'd wait on the 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4 grippers because It'd be a waste of money if I couldn&
    • Curious-need input about symptoms
    • Hi everybody--I am new to this board, but I have been posting at the Thyroid Disorders board for a while. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease (autoimmune thyroiditis) in May and have been on meds for it. They seem to help mostly, but recently I have complained about fatigue and other t
    • I need some advice about my DS foreskin. Well sorta foreskin
    • I was very uninformed about circ when my ds was born so we had him done :angry I know bad me, but we did not get 2nd ds done :thumb Anyway, the doc did not cut it all off and you can only see the tip if his head. He is 5 and I have been getting him to pull it back and clean it out, is this the
    • ...is either full of poo or has a selective memory...
    • ...is either full of poo or has a selective memory. She insists that the dozens of circumcisions she helped with as a LPN in the late 70's/early 80's were never traumatic for the babies. She said that she NEVER saw a baby cry much, that they didnt really seem to mind having it done. Su
    • I am on Humalog for bolusing and 70/30 for long la...
    • I am on Humalog for bolusing and 70/30 for long lasting right now. That 30% is really giving me problems with going too low. It is so hard to figure when you have to mix the two insulins. SO.. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with Lantus. My Dr seems to think it is wonderful but I ha
    • garlic & MRSA
    • I read on one of the posts about taking garlic and using bactroban inisde your nose . am wanting more info on the garlic and also on building your immune systymn (sp?) that was also in another post . am planning on having foot surgery and don't want MRSA again . :angel: Blu
    • Veeeeery concerned about my girlfriend...
    • Me and my girlfriend (I'm 20, she's 19) started sexual relations a few weeks ago. We used protection..yada yada yada, everything is fine. Last Saturday she was on the brink of her period and we decided to go at it. This mostly because the opportunities to do so are few and far betwe