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I’ve been using ssri (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)throughout my life, I feel my sense of taste is altered?

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hello my name is (…) and i am 22 yrs old from israel(so i am sorry if my english is not that well),i have been using ssri throughout my life since the age of 12 with little “stops” for 2 months per year approximately, i have been using many types of ssri(Fluoxetine,Sertraline,Fluvoxamine,etc)with doses varying from very high (80 mg-20 mg) and i am not using currently for 3 years,my question is about 2 things 1. i am really afraid these pills have ruined my sense of taste and some of my smell since i feel is really weak,i don’t enjoy flavors very much and i cant detect sweet really well. overall i feel that it as been altered,is it possible that this is an outcome from the meds? if so is it reversible?is it possible that because i have been using them throughout my adolescent and my “growing” years that the damage is irreversible?i am really worried about it and i really want to know if there is some way i can “reverse”the damage if one really exists?
2.is it possible for me to have a better ability to climax since some of the side effects of these pills is lower sex drive and lower ability to orgasm? my sex drive is not high and i want to know if it has anything to do with it.thank you





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Diabetic man had leg injury, antibiotics not working?

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My husband is 43 years got injury on his leg just below knee while doing river rafting. During trip he just kept wound clean but didn’t take any antibiotics. His diabetic too. After 15 days when he came back he started to take antibiotics but wound had been worsening day by day one dr start aggressive antibiotics treatment. But wound not get better but strat oozing. He took surgical opinion , one surgeon suggested wound debriment under journal anaesthesia…..and told he is diabetic so get 2 to 3 month to get wound healed after surgery. But other surgeon suggest one new antibiotics and stop others. He said more that he is diabetic and his wound is curable by medicine just keep it open and let it dry and keep clean it and surroundings .
We did the same with in two days it got dried but dead cell was on top . He kept it clean with pyodine and neomysine powder.
But today it is oozing agaun though it is not swollen like before. But it is depressing again that it is oozing. He is taking Linezolide 600mg 12hrly. Please advise . His BGL is also controlled random with.in 200 and fasting around 130.

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I am a 32 year old female diagnosed with Gaucher disease type 1, help me understand my test results??

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I am a 32 year old female diagnosed with Gaucher disease type 1 with genetic mutation in genes N370S/L444P. I read some test result taken in 2012 regarding my bones. It says that i have hypercellular activity, anemia, with pack bone marrow present. What does this mean?





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My wife is not pregnant, but she is producing milk from her left breast?

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my wife has 22 years woman who cannot possibly be pregnant, but I seem to be producing milk from her left breast.

There isn’t much, I noticed it isn’t accident and her breasts are not painful at all.

she does not take any pill before 2 years from still now. she under a thyroid problem and also migraine headache.
no menstruation problem, period are ok. milk color white and no bad smell.

This is worrying me and I’m not sure what I should do. I don’t think she have any lumps or anything.
Is it possible to produce breast milk without being pregnant?





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Lost 30 pounds without trying. I’m extremely tired all the time. Nausea and vomiting?

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35 year old male. I’ve had a headache for the last 4 months. Lost 30 pounds without trying. I’m extremely tired all the time. Nausea and vomiting. I have Hashimotos Thyroiditis. Total thyroidectomy 3 years ago. My PCP isn’t really helping. I’m wondering what could be causing my symptoms?





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I have blood pressure issues, family has a history of stroke and heart disease?

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I’m a 46 year old male with borderline blood pressure issues family has a history of stroke and heart disease I’ve had headaches and shortness of breath I went to donate plasma and they said my blood pressure was too high I started taking my sister’s blood pressure medicine and it is still ranging from 186/120 to 177/114 with a heart rate of 95-115 should I be seen I have no insurance and have been out of work we are under lots of stress as we lost our home and our kids have been split up so they could be in a home is it just stress

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I have been diagnosed with a Chairi Malformation, experiencing a lot of widespread pain is it autoimmune disease?

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I am experiencing a lot of widespread pain, especially between my shoulders, also numbness and tingling in my back, fatigue and losing sleep. Also, have a lot of inflammation in my eye. I had blood work done to check for autoimmune disease because of the pain and the inflammation but it came back negative. Can I still have an autoimmune disease with negative blood work? I have been diagnosed with a Chairi Malformation 1 but the Neurosurgeon said it wasn’t bad enough for surgery and that my symptoms did not line up with the Chairi.





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I am facing a laparoscopic mastectomy, Can this surgery be done without taking Lapron?

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Hi there, I am facing a laparoscopic mastectomy in a few months to take out one 12cm fibroid that is sitting at the lowest part of my uterus. I am okay about having the surgery, I welcome it. I very hesitant about the medication that my doctor has prescribed to me leading up to the surgery – Lapron. From everything that I have read and all of the videos I have watched and websites I have read – it sounds very scary and the side effects are not something I am interested in. I am 32 years old, married, never had a child and don’t want children. I would like to preserve my uterus if possible, but wonder if this surgery can be done without taking Lapron? I understand it helps shrink the fibroid, yet I have a lot of stress at work right now and I worry that it will very negatively affect my mood/ruin my sometimes strained marriage, I don’t want to lose my hair or gain more weight. I don’t have unbearable periods, so is it possible to speak with my surgeon and let her know how uncomfortable I am taking this drug? Are there any alternatives? Can this surgery be done without taking Lapron? I am in Canada too, not too sure if that affects your answer. Thank you.





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They found a 4 cm cyst on my left kidney, now grown to 7 cm?

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Hello, I am a 74 year old lady and I went to the doctor last Dec,and they found a 4 cm cyst on my left kidney, and all they said was, we will keep an eye on it,,,well here it is 11 months later and my last xray says it has grown to 7 cm,,and they still say we will keep an eye on it, but I forced the issue and my doctor contacted the reader of the xrays, and he said its a fluid filled cyst,not to worry about it,,,however, I had a cyst on my right breast 4 years ago that was cancerous and I had a lumpectomy,and so far it has been o.k.
What I want to know is should I push the issue again and ask for a sample to be taken of my kidney cyst, or should I just wait and see what happens??





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I hit my head, I still have the numbness in my arms and hand

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today, while playing soccer I couldn’t stop and hit my head to a tribune stand, I immediately ran to locker room and put some ice on the area where my head was hit then went back and continued playing soccer. Now, it’s been 8 hours since this happened and I still have the numbness in my arms and hand, which started after 20-30 mins after I hit my head. How concerned should I be?

I am a 18 yrs old male, with 185 cm height and 72 kg weight. I don’t use any pharmaceutical drugs. There’s a little pain, I’d rate it 3/10, but it’s mostly numbness in my arms and chest where I also hit while playing football.





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My hand shakes, the tremor continues and my friends and family noticed it.

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Hi, I do not know whether this requires medical or not but I guess it worth a try. The thing is that my hand shakes or as I’ve research known as tremor especially the right one. I believe it started around the age of 16 or 17. In the beginning I didn’t think that I should be concerned with it. However, the tremor continues until now. I am now 18 going 19 this month. It doesn’t affect my writing, drawing but it shake when i rest my hand. It doesn’t when i sleep. However when i rely on my right hand to carry stuff such as holding the phone on one hand (right), my right hand shakes. It got a bit visible these days that my friends and family noticed it. Could it be due to coffee?When it comes to coffee, my dose is quite high ( ristretto bianco) and i had start drinking coffee at the age of 15. What do you think about it?





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I have cognitive impairment. Can I get dementia as a young adult?

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I’m 17 years old and I am a girl. I have cognitive impairment. It was severe when I was younger. Before I had it, I had cross eye and lazy eye. I got eye surgery around the age 3. I’m just concern about my future. Can teens and young adults with mild cognitive impairment get dementia or also get dementia when it declines?





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For the last 2 weeks, my right hand has been kind of tingly and numb, grasping and gripping is almost next to impossible?

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Female, age 34, taking Visanne for endometriosis.. I just got finished about 3 weeks ago with treatments on a I.v. Drip for a staph infection from a cyst above my right eyebrow.
For the last 2 weeks, my right hand has been kind of tingly and numb like it’s about to fall asleep, but not quite asleep and it’s very weak. Writing is very difficult, grasping and gripping is almost next to impossible. Then now for the last week or so, I’ve had the same feeling in my left leg…and when I scratch at my left leg, the feeling isn’t like scratching an itch…just more tingly. As well as hot flushes from undery left arm down to my ankle…not hot to the touch, just on the inside. My right leg seems to also be weak, but not numb.





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I have scoliosis, I’m worried about it getting worse?

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Hello, my name is (…). I’m an 18 year old female and I have scoliosis. I just wanted to ask when does the body (including the spine/bone structure, whatever it’s called) stop growing or developing for a female?

I want to know because I’m worried about it getting worse. I pretty much have a minor case, but the curve is noticeable. My shoulders are slightly uneven and my waist is uneven as well. I don’t really have any pain, just the occasional lower back pain and my back gets tired after trying to sit up for long periods of time.

I’m not on any medications, nor do I have any other medical conditions. It’s been sugggested to me that I just do exercises and add in special stretches that will specifically help with my scoliosis to relieve stiffness and any pain I may have. Thank you for your time!





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I got a sore on my lip and now it got bigger and it burns?

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I’m 38 years old and 4 days ago I got a sore on my lip and now it got bigger and it burns I also have several smaller sores inside my mouth accompanied with headache and fever and now I’m just worried wonder if u Cn help me determine what this is .. thanx Plz help

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