Question: Diagnosed with hyperbilirubinemia…please suggest alternate treatment

Hi, I have been diagnosed with hyperbilirubinemia. Total is 1.9 mg/dl and direct is 0.8 mg/ dl.. I have been in ACUTRET 30 MG and FINPECIA for past 7 months.. I have just started taking glucon d 3 times a day and udiliv 150 mg two times a day. In how much time would it bcm normal?? Please suggest alternate measures to cure??





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Question: All signs of pregnancy …. but not pregnant ?

I am 26 years of age and I have been taking DIM Plus and Vitex for regulating my period. Throughout my life I have not had a regular periods monthly for it will be every two to three months or more before I receive one. Since I have taken DIM Plus and Vitex I have been having regular periods for the past 6 months for that is how long I have been using the two stated above. My last starting period was July 28th, I was having symptoms of stomach aches, headaches, short breath and strong smells that make me want to vomit, but I did not vomit. I am also sleepy at times. Theses are symptoms of pregnancy, but once I took an in-home pregnancy test it came out negative, I then went to the pregnancy center to re-test and it also came out negative for they wanted me to talk to a doctor. I don’t have health insurance to go to one this month. The nurse told me that it may be the DIM Plus and/or Vitex, but I am confused as to why for they are both natural supplements that helped regulate my period as well as possibly ovulation. I am also taking pre-natal vitamins of Bellybar chewables. I was taking first response gummies, but switched to Bellybar when I finished off first response gummies. I am not sure what is wrong at this point or what is the cause.





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Question: I have breathing problems…is it related to my stuttering?

I am 32 yrs old ,female, single. I have worked in laboratory of chemical analysis of drug for 10 years.

1. I feel that air is not enter completely into the body when inhale.It means that i don’t get deep breath and,get just short breath
2. One surprising is that my abdomen is compressed when inhale and expand in exhale. It is not normal. But in lying position, it is normal like other people. This is not ok for me and not comfortable.
3. I am also a stutterer (stammer) person. Although I m stutter since childhood, it is worsen in this condition now. I am very depressed on this in my work and my life. I had read in some literature before that stuttering is relief in complete and deep breathing.
So I think that there is a relationship between stuttering and my breathing although there is other cause for stuttering.
4. So, no matter what happen, I want to relief from signs and symptom including breathing and stuttering. Therefore i would like to consult you and please give me advice what investigation and what i should do.

5. I take chest X ray last week. Although my lungs may or may not be dangerous according to X ray result, I just want it in normal condition. Result is the following. May I know your opinion on X ray result and further investigation I will do, please. Please understand my feeling and help me as much as u can. Thanks a lot, Sir.
CHEST X ray
Heart is normal. Calcification is noted in pul foci and no active lung lesion seen. There is blunting of Rt.costophrenic angle.
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Question: Unexplained headaches … does MRI show problem?

I have been having unexplained headaches and nausea for about five years now and recently have lost a bit of use in my left hand. I had an MRI a couple of days ago and i will be seeing my regular GP in two weeks time. I was wondering, do you think there is anything on the MRI that might indicate a cause of the headaches?
Thank you for your time.

unexplained-headaches





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Question: Fell down, cracked head – arms and legs now feeling numb?

Close to two weeks ago I fell down a flight of hard wood steps extremely hard. I was at a party and had a few cocktails and from what I can remember it was a plank type fall backwards, my bottom cracked the bottom step and I fell back and cracked my head on the floor/front door. I had and still have a very large lump with pain on the top of my head and to the left. I can’t see bruising on my head due to my hair, however, a friend saw behind my ear it was all bruised but I have no pain in that area. In the past week I’ve started experiencing numbness/tingling on my arms, legs. I also am experiencing a lot of numbness on my lower stomach. I could equal this feeling to a few hours after you have novocaine and it’s wearing off.I’m guessing i have swelling from the fall that is hitting some major nerve?





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Question: I have … Hyperthyroidism or graves disease, multinodular goitre, cancer?

I would just like to know whether or not I could rule out graves disease as a cause of my hyperthyroidism. Or could I rule out toxic multinodular goitre or cancer?
I was diagnosed with mild hyperthyroidism in November 2015 t4=31, tsh=0.02 Before anti thyroid drug treatment I had a negative test for anti-TPO antibodies.
After anti-thyroid drug treatment (July 2016), My blood test showed I was now euthyroid. At the same time, I had a tshr antibody test, which was within range.
Now on 5mg carbimazole daily
I have a swollen lymph node in my breast which I noticed in December 2015 and is still there
I would just like to know whether or not I could rule out graves disease as a cause of my hyperthyroidism. Or could I rule out toxic multinodular goitre or cancer?

Question: 27 year old thinks may have Osteoarthritis or…

So I’m wondering if I’m developing Osteoarthritis, Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, or just a RSI.

Relevant background information:
I’m 27 years old, a computer programmer, and I play a lot of video games with a keyboard and mouse in my free time. My grandmother on my mother’s side has Osteoporosis.

Symptoms:
A few months ago after a couple 80 hour work weeks, I started having issues with my elbow. For awhile, the right side of my forearm, my ring and pinky fingers were feeling almost stiff (I don’t really have a good way to describe the discomfort), and occasionally my pinky would experience tingling, numbing sensations. On occasion, my elbow would suddenly lock up, and when I moved it, the unlocking process involved sharp pain and a large crack right at the joint.

After the long work weeks stopped, the pinky/ring finger issues went away, my forearm has mostly been less stiff, but the occasional elbow issue still occurs, just less frequently.

Now, in the last month or two, my hands have started cracking a lot (numerous times a day mostly in my thumbs), my hands feel stiff a lot, and ache on occasion. I’ve also had a lot of other bones that never normally crack (like my knees, shoulders, hips, etc.,.) start to crack a few times daily as well. My wrists crack profusely (although that’s not new), but ache quite more than usual.

And although I’ve been worrying about hand weakness on and off for years, (when I laugh really hard, I lose the ability to grip objects I’m holding or make a fist for a few minutes after), I’m having a hard time opening water bottles lately to a point where I need to ask someone to open it for me. Yesterday I even had to have fiance open one of those little clear capped ones. The kind that you sometimes accidentally open if you put them in your bag and the friction of moving around alone can cause the contents to spill out.

And a few weeks ago, I was at the doctor’s office and they wanted me to fill out forms on paper, and granted, I know in this day and age we write so little that of course our hands get tired after writing a lot, but my hand got so weak it actually “crumpled in” around the pencil after the third or fourth page, like I couldn’t even hold the pencil anymore. And arguably, it wasn’t like I was writing a paper, it’s writing a few sentences here and there explaining things and checking boxes, but my hand didn’t have the strength to finish.

But – again worth noting, the elbow that cracks is on the same side as my writing hand.

I did do the paper grip test at home a few months ago, and again today, and passed just fine. So again, I’m wondering if it’s CTS causing hand weakness, why am I not having issue with the paper?





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Question: 15 year old has terrible migraines…taking loads of pills for years…

Writing this is very hard for me, especially since my situation is technically so commonplace, yet very strange. I began to deal with terrible headaches when I was 12 years old. I remember waking up in the middle of the night because of an acute pain I felt on the left side of my head and eye. Though, my parents put minor attention to it and gave my an aspirin. The headaches became constant and I started to get them every night; after that, it all became worse. I’m assuming it’s my fault, since I think I became addicted to the painkillers. I had headaches every single 3 hours. My parents decided to take me with a neurologist and he prescribed me Epival and some other medication I can’t recall. It really helped me with my headaches, but the medication was too expensive, so my father decided to cut the treatment after a year. He was against my dependence and felt like the best way to help was by ignoring my headaches. He even said I was faking the migraine and trying to seek attention. It didn’t help me, at all. It got worse. I began to vomit a lot, the headaches returned every hour, and I was depressive (I was 13 at the time). So as soon as I turned 14 years old, I began to self-medicate myself. It was/is a terrible idea. At first, it was minor analgesics, such as Tylenol. Though, I began to dose myself 1 Tylenol each hour. Because of this, I decided to use Advil or Aleve, but still dosed myself 1 pill each 4 to 5 hours. Then, I don’t remember why, but I switched to Galoflam. It’s embarrassing to say, but I spent almost $5,600 (Q700 in my currency) with this medication. This pills were okay, but the seller in a pharmacy recommended to my mom Dolo-Nervilan. This pills were the best so far! I only took 3 pills each day. Though, acne was a side effect due to the B12. My dermatologist told me to cut off the medication immediately. So I did and decided to try Avamigran. This helped for a week or so. I took like 4 or 5 pills each day. In addition, I was taking a pill of Cataflam to sleep at night. Though, yesterday, I woke up at 3AM with a mild headache. So I decided to take another Avamigran. Bad idea maybe? I woke up again at 4AM and this time I rushed to the bathroom because I had to vomit so badly. The vomit made my headache worse, so I persisted and took another Avamigran. This actions occurred two times again; one at 5AM and another one at 6AM. I kept taking a pill even after vomiting because I was afraid my body hadn’t really ingested the medication well to help. Avamigran wasn’t really helping, so I decided to switch to Galoflam again. I’m currently 15, soon to turn 16. I really need an advice or maybe a suggestion as to what I should or what can help me, even if anybody knows what is wrong me! I was reading that it might be rebound headaches due to the medicine intake. If it’s the case, please tell me so and please please tell me what I should do. I know you shouldn’t ask for any medical advice or prescription, but I’m underage and my parents won’t support me or even help me.

Question: My family has soap taste in mouth… and bloody noses. Please help.

The wife And I have recently started tasting soap in our mouths. And yesterday me and my two kids all had a bloody nose. Wondering if it was related. Recently my daughter had sores in her throat that the doctor said was a viral infection. Not sure if it is connected. Please help

Question: Woke up 2 weeks ago not able to speak..no one can diagnosis problem

Hello. My brother woke up about 2weeks ago and was not able to speak or actually say what he was thinking…….Went to the the ER had a CT scan, MRI, and blood work done and which all came back normal. Since then he has been having headaches and not acting himself. This morning he had another episode, was not acting himself. Once at the ER he was combative, they gave him meds now he is asleep in the hospital. Really worried! no one can seem to diagnose him. he is a 34yr male, white, 5’8 160lbs, smokes, no allergies. No medical history. Live in NC, US. Please help!

Question: I have a weird problem… whole face becomes swollen and red

I am a female, aged 27 years, I have a weird problem where on the my left eye, below the eye brows, the whole portion gets swollen and looks red in color. This happens every other day and it pains a lot. It slowly radiates to whole face, hand and and pains starkly.
I got the CT scan, MRI scan done for the brain and also, did the CT scan with contrast and they concentrated on the left lobe is what I understood. There also, the doctors could not diagnose anything but they say, yes, the portion is “swollen”.
Some doctors said, it is migraine and put me on sibelium tablets. Nothing seems to work.
FYI: I have thyroid issue from 5 years, and I am on the tablet Thyrox/Eltroxin 125 mcg everyday. Apart from this, I do not have any other pre-disease situation.
Please guide me, what should be done now.

Question: I want to increase eumelanin production while decreasing pheomelanin

Is it possible to increase eumelanin production in the human body, while decreasing pheomelanin production? I am one of those “fortunate few” born with mutations in MC1R (a.k.a. red hair, fair skin, freckles, & hating it), along with being a top contender for Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, and Melanoma.