Memory Loss :: Very Short Term - Forget Things Within Seconds
I am a 57 yr old male not currently on any medication. I have recently been having very short term memory loss.By recently I mean the last several weeks. For example I needed to move my sons car. I walk into the house to get the keys. By the time I walk into the house I have forgotten why I went in. I have to pause for a few moments to think why I came into the house. That is just one example. This happens to me many times a day. At work I need another tool from my truck or tool bag. I move across the room to my tool bag or walk to my truck and I have to think what I needed. I mean, I have forgotten what I needed within seconds of moving to get the object. This is becoming very annoying. Can diet have anything to do with this. I don't often get to eat breakfast and just something quick for lunch. Though I do have a full dinner. Although this happens whether I have eaten or not. I am planning on calling my doctor this week to see if he can point me in a direction for help but I was just very curious to see what people had to say about this and whether they have had any of these problems also.
View 2 RepliesAmiodarone For Cardioversion - Worth For Short Term
I have been taking Amiodarone for 2 months now for cardioversion as I have AF. I have been told that it is unlikely to be successful but that I might as well give it a go. So far I have had no problems at all - I take 200mg daily. I will be on it for a maximum of 4 months so my specialist says that I am unlikely to run into problems which he says are usually connected with much longer term use. My message to others is - please don't be afraid of this medicine - it's at least worth a go in the short term to see if you can tolerate it. The chance of getting rid of AF is just too important not to take it. As I say, so far, I am lucky in being able to tolerate it amongst at least 8 other meds which I take. I was very afraid to start with but now I just see it as "another pill to take".
View 1 RepliesLisinopril - Bad Memory Issues
Having huge memory problems since taking this drug. Went out in the cold and could not remember where I ALWAYS put my gloves.
Quit 2 weeks ago. Better, but difficulty remembering things. I will take my chances without this medication.
Fibromyalgia Syndrome :: Short Sharp Or Short Burning Aches
A month ago I was fine, no pain, no aches, nothing.
Then a small burning ache started in a precise spot on my right thigh.....then my breasts started to hurt.....then my elbow on my right arm..... Both sides of my ribs under my armpits.....my shin on my left leg and my inner thigh......then my whole left arm from wrist to armpit.
I feel like I've just been punched all over!
Blood Tests - normal
Urine test - normal
Stool sample - normal
ECG - normal
The pain isn't all the time, but in short sharp or short burning aches, it's stopping me from sleeping properly and its sometimes really scary when I get a sharp pain in my chest and left arm. It takes my breath away sometimes
I also get these strange "rushing" feelings in my chest/head when I lay down to sleep at night. Its almost like the rush you get when something makes you jump, but it lasts only a few seconds then it's gone. But I can have 3 or 4 of them in a row. But of course it's quite scary when you've no idea what they are.
Been in and out of doctors for weeks now and spent nearly £100 on prescriptions that haven't helped.
Been put on Amitriptyline 10mg for the pains but no change yet after a week, will keep taking for now though.
Im not convinced it's Fibromyalgia, but my doctor isn't the easiest to talk to.....
If anyone has any insight and can help me understand this all or maybe has any ideas please comment.
I'm 28, only other issue is PCOS but that doesn't give me much hassle.
(Age 18-24) Pregnancy :: Short Cervix?
Has anyone had or have a short cervix? If so how short and what did your doctor tell you or recommend?
View 2 RepliesLPR: 19 Years Old Short Of Breath
I'm a 19 yr old female. So after some google searches i finally found out what I have, LPR. I was a tightlacer, i used to eat a lot of black pepper on food everyday, and drink yerba mate with lemon juice everyday, and lots of fruits, as most fruits are acidic it has certainly helped with the development of my LPR. I thought i just had allergies issues due to excess mucous, cough, sinus pressure and feeling weak. And a strange burning throat while or after eating with difficult swallowing, that time id get short of breath sometimes but it wasn't common at all, and heartburn i think i had about 5 or 6 episodes in months/years , not a complain at all, is very rare. While i didn't know what i had and kept tightening my conical corset, eating right before going to sleep with the corset on, always laying after eating because i was feeling unwell, then i developed harsher symptoms: more constant sinus pressures, throat pain, lump feeling while trying to swallow, shortness of breath, dizziness, phlegmy throat, non productive cough, one congested nostril, etc. i searched about it and found out about LPR, did all the diet changes needed, no more caffeine from yerba mate, no more peppers/chili/cinnamon/dairy/artificial sweetener full of acid preservatives, no more eating close to bedtime, no more most fruits only banana and persimmon which i don't know its ph but i don't want to stop it because it sweetens my acai bowl with frozen banana and frozen acai blocks. I've been to a ENT here but they don't even know much about LPR in the US, let alone in Brazil. She prescribed me 40 mg prilosec 30 min before breakfast everyday . I started it on April 1st and i know it will take months to see a improvement. And i really don't like taking meds, one side effect of this PPI is a fat liver and i've been eating clean 4 years straight, i never drank, never smoke, dont eat added sugars, wheat, vegetable oil, processed foods, i only eat home cooked whole meals i really don't want to rely on this PPI for a long time, i want the surgery which she told me never would prescribe me it... Ive had some improvements since diet changes, my sore throat is gone, burning throat not as common as it was before, post nasal drip gone too just not phlegmy throat , voice loss was gone, lump feeling in throat was gone too. But i still have bad symptoms that are making my life miserable, my shortness of breath now is more constant and happens several times everyday, its worse when i stand up and i get a bit dizzy too and my vision darkens too for few seconds, i always have this mucous in my throat, throat burning while eating, its hard to swallow, not that i feel the lump i just feel my throat is tighter now, and sinus pressure. I could really live with those throat symptoms, but this shortness of breath is driving me crazy and making me miserable, its horrible, i know its due to LPR and maybe a hernia i dont know, but as i used a conical corset for 2 years very constantly and very tight on my rib area i think it maybe must have done something to my lower lungs, besides making my diaphragm breathing difficult and squeezing my stomach. I have difficult breathing IN , no wheezing sounds at all.
View 14 RepliesHIV Transmitted Thru Sharing A Car Key To Short Cocaine?
Can It be transmitted thru sharing a car key to short cocaine
View 8 RepliesShort Banjo String - Will Stretching Help?
My girlfriend and I have been together for 2 months now, and sometimes when I go over to her house we sit on her bed and make out, the last couple of times in particular I have put my hands down her pants, (she hinted that she wanted me to do this) but as we make out and I finger her, she puts her hand on my upper leg and sort of reaches for my zipper, at this time I nudge her back on the bed, and just try to pleasure her more to try and avoid her getting in my pants. ( I hate having to do this). I am just really worried because, being 16 (she is to) and my foreskin can't be fully retracted because the part of skin connecting my meatus (I think it's called) to my shaft is a bit short. I'm positive it's not my foreskin being too tight, but definitely that bit of skin, I think it's called a frenulum but not sure if that is correct spelling, but otherwise nicknamed the "banjo string" is too short. This concerns me a lot, that she will go to give me a blowjob or hand job, she sees my penis and gets put off all together, or just puts it back in my pants. What should I do? I have heard that stretching sometimes works, can anyone give me any stretching techniques or methods that I can do. I am really embarrassed about this and prefer not to tell my folks or see a doctor.
View 7 RepliesAsthma :: Smoking - Insanely Short Of Breath
For almost a year now, I've been on and off smoking. It started with social smoking, and some months I wouldn't even touch the stuff, then in the past two weeks I've suddenly found myself on about 7+ cigarettes a day. I've suffered from asthma since I was 15, and when I started smoking it bizarrely disappeared. I had no symptoms of it whatsoever, not even the most strenuous 5 mile run with have me wheezing. But this past week I've found myself insanely short of breath and wheezing at night and in the morning. I feel like a complete idiot, surely this is because I've been smoking so much more. I've stopped now (second day in, I know that means nothing so early though), but could this be a result of smoking? Should I make an appointment with my doctor? Will my asthma go down again?
View 4 RepliesMenopause :: Getting Antisocial In A Short Period Of Time
I'm in the menopausal stage of my life and it sucks. Suppose I just want to know i'm not crazy by hearing from others in the same boat.
I just can't believe how much i've changed in such a short period of time. I use to be so social and always having visitors. Now I never want to go out, just getting to work is a mission. My friends rarely visit as I just don't encourage it anymore. They all think Its because I have a new man in my life but it's not even that as I just need to be on my own a lot of the time. Lucky for me my new man is so understanding and gives me the space I need. How long is this going to go on for. Would really like to be me again and will I turn back into the old me or is this it. Omg Im starting to realise why its called "The change of Life".
Long Term Use Of Tibolone (7 Years)
I have been taking Tibolone for 7 years, and there has always been fors and against taking them. I would like to share my personal experience, I was told by my Doctor to try and wean myself off them as I had hit that crucial stage of 5 years where they do not recommend that you take them any further! I did what they asked and for three months I reduced to half per day, recommended rather than one every other day, I have to admit I managed well, didn't really have a huge impact, so I thought I would try half every other day to reduce it further, within a week, my symptoms came back with a vengeance, I felt generally unwell, my bones hurt, headaches, mood swings and panic, it was horrific, so on that basis I spoke to my Gp and I have restarted my Livial, one per day, to say that these tablets change my life is an understatement, for me personally the benefits far outway the supposed risks, I am happy I will take them for many years to come as long as you are checked I really don't see why you should suffer if you don't have to? Good Luck to you all and I hope that this post will at least make you feel a bit more relaxed. My Gp said that some women can manage after 5 years of HRT but some need it up until ten years depending on the severity of your symptoms, All Gp's are different, I think they just have to stand on the side of caution as with any drugs, For me, no-one knows my body like me, and if it makes me feel well and able to function normally then I am all for it, Tibolone for me has been a lifesaver and long may it be prescribed for us Girls.
View 47 RepliesHIV Prevention :: Short Receptive Unprotected Anal, Outside Ejaculation
I had sex this morning with someone I met out. I asked for his STD status and he said he was absolutely clean. I did not want to do any anal without a condom but I was not as careful as I should have been and it happened anyway for probably less than a minute. He pulled out and ejaculated outside of me.
We ate breakfast together, I met his friends, and he gave me his number, so I don't feel sketchy about him or feel he was lying to me, but I know that people lie or can be unaware. I have sex very rarely and am insistent on condoms and I just had a lapse in judgement this time. I am from the USA but I just moved to Germany and am insured here, but I am unsure about the health insurance process here and if I would have to pay for PEP should I want to get it (no way I could pay for it myself). I don't know if I'm freaking myself out because if he is indeed negative I am essentially worrying about nothing. As I write this, it has been 10 hours since we had sex. And of course pandering on the internet is not helping me either. Would appreciate an informed opinion, thanks in advance!
Pregnancy :: Pinching Inside Vagina - Short Cervix
So I'm 37 +6 and yesterday and today I've been having this pinching feeling what feels like on the inside of my vagina and it gets worse when I walk but if I lay down it goes away for the most part. Like it got so bad a few times It stopped me dead in my tracks but idk what it is. I do have a short cervix btw
View 2 RepliesHeart :: At Night Vibrating, Short Of Breath, Aching
For a couple of years now I've been having weird behaviour, episodes, happening with my heart. I've had a heart murmur since I was a teenager, caused by hyperthyroidism that went undiagnosed for too long, so heart issues for me aren't new, but this is different. They seem to happen primarily at night, I wake up feeling short of breath, my heart feels like it's vibrating more than beating, my chest and limbs ache, especially my arms, but it's not a stabbing pain, just feels like really tense muscles. It leaves me feeling the next day like I have a cat sitting on my chest and very tired, and often within a couple of days I notice splinter haemorrhages on my nails, up to 6. I've had numerous tests, ecgs, an echo, week long ecg, stress test, thyroid test, iron test, MRI. Nothing has come back conclusive, I've been told it's just a heart murmur, that it's probably just anxiety (then why is it hitting me when I'm sleeping? and since when does stress cause splinter haemorrhages?), that splinter haemorrhages are nothing are not proof of anything. A bit of background, I'm almost 40, it's been happening for 2 years, 6 months after I got a copper coil, 3.5 years after I gave birth, I've had hypothyroidism for 5 years, but had hyperthyroidism up to 3 years before that, I have a strong family history of heart disease on father's side, (but I don't have the high blood pressure they did, I do have high cholesterol though, but not severely) and low iron on my mother's (I've been taking supplements since a test many years ago found me low on this). This seems to happen when I have my period, but not with every period, and does pass, but eating a poor diet and little exercise also seem to effect it. Anyone have any ideas? Mine have been: low iron, thyroid storms, Prinzmetals angina, cholesterol floating around my body, a blood clot condition causing small clots to float around my blood periodically affecting my heart, lupus, or, my body reacting badly to the copper coil
View 1 RepliesPleurisy? Short Of Breath, Bad Coughing And Chest Pain
History. About 3 months ago I started coughing really bad. Mostly getting out in the cold and talking or laughing triggered it. After 2 visits to the doctor, was told I had adult onset asthma. Went on albuterol inhaler. Within a few days, was coughing green (sorry to be gross, but you get the picture now!) and was very congested. Went back. Now I had asthma, ear infections, sinus infections, bronchitis. Antibiotic, decongestant and antihistamine were prescribed. Next the breathing symptoms got much worse. Short of breath a lot. Went back. Now I received a nebulizer, a new antibiotic and steroid for the severe asthma. Breathing got worse. Now chest x-rays and new antibiotic and new steroid.
Fast forward 3 months. Coughing is better. I'm not on an medications now. But I have this very sharp pain in the left side of my chest, just beneath the breast. While it doesn't hurt to breath, it is VERY painful to cough and sneeze. Turning a certain way or lifting something feels deadly. Also, I cannot lie down flat. Somehow lying down makes this pain so much worse.
Alternatives To Lisinopril?
I have been prescribed this drug and am due to take my first 2.5 mg on sunday evening. Now, after reading all this I am seriously doubting whether I will take it. Surely there must be a natural way to reduce BP..... has anybody tried Resperate?
View 3 RepliesHypoglycemia And Lisinopril
Is there anyone else who takes lisinopril and is hypoglycemic.
I am to finally start a low dose today but had a drop to 47 last night- Think I had too much marshmallow root tea for interstitial cystitis. I know I cannot take it when I go on lisinopril. Not sure I should take it after the drop last night. Concerned that I have all info before I start it.
This is a battle - I tried toprol and it dropped my sugar to 67 and an awful hypo attack.
We are trying to find some pill (my PCP And I ) that does not cause leg edema as verapamil does.
Omeprazole :: Long Term Use Of PPIs Causes Gallstones
I have been on Omeprazole for about 3 years (40mg once daily.)
A few days ago I had an episode of biliary colic (Painful), which is caused by gallstones.
I had a liver ultrasound about 4 years ago, which was clear. This means that the gallstones have formed more or less since I was put on Omeprazole.
I was surprised to read on Wikipedia that long-term use of PPIs can cause gallstones (Cholelithiasis).
Has anyone seen any scientific research on this topic? If true, it is such a major side-effect that anyone taking PPIs for any length of time should be advised of it by their doctor.
Citalopram :: Long Term Effects On My Libido?
Just into my second week of taking Citalopram, feeling a bit better, but am worried about my libido, especially long term effects, don't need anything else to worry about.
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