JulesAtWork asked:


Here are the facts: 49 year-old man; uncontrolled diabetes for the past ten years; will not take meds; no change of diet. W/in the past year or so, he has needed Viagra (or some other related med.) I understand this must be related to his diabetes, but what exactly is going on in his body which has lead to this?

MRose asked:


Lipitor
Klonopin
Ativan
Zoloft
Geodon
Lamictal
Trazadone
Phentermine (its supposed to be a metabolism booster)
Fexofenadine
Dicyclomine

I’ve put on 20 pounds in a year, and when I told my doctor my concerns, he actually laughed at me (yes, I’m looking for a new doctor) and said that they all cause weight gain (he put me on the last three and lipitor) but all the research i’ve done doesnt say they cause weight gain (he used zoloft as an example, and on the zoloft website it says it can actually cause weight loss)

so what gives? are the pills really to blame? i know its a nice little cocktail, but I havent found any reason for me to be gaining weight like this. i diet and excercise regularly, why do i keep gaining? (he checked my thyroid and he told me its not an issue, im beginning to doubt him…)

(i recently switched from ativan to klonopin and from lamictal to geodon, so im not on all of the above)

Sunflower asked:


I suffer with psoriasis on my neck. I was wondering, if it can flare up when I eat certain foods? I’ve tried ointments but nothing is working. I couldn’t get a doctor’s appointment until mid-March. What can I do to help myself now?

alibear asked:


I have about 10 Psoriasis blotches on my legs and I’ve been following a certain diet, and trying to improve my lifestyle so that I could heal my Psoriasis and prevent it from emerging again.

Luv 4 DR asked:


I’ve had psoriasis for like 6 years on my knees and elbows. Nothing I’ve used has worked. Even the steroid creme my doctor suggested. I heard about this book where you change ur diet and it cures it. If you’ve read it, please give me feedback.

Angeleyes asked:


Obviously I wouldn’t do this without speaking to my vet, but I am very curious if dogs can take Clarinex?

I have a dog who suffers from severe allergies. We’ve done immunotherapy and have him on a home cooked diet (for food allergies). However, when we visit family in the country he gets reactions that can take weeks to go away with help from our vet. We would give him benadryl beforehand, and it’s still bad. Our vet gave us an antihistamine that seems to start with “hydrox…” and the rest looks like chicken scratch. It works WAY better than benadryl for this reason (benadryl is fine for a slight allergic reaction at home, in the city… with way less grass and allergens).

I was wondering if Clarinex would work just the same as I have it for myself. We’ve filled prescriptions for him in the past that ended up being medication a family member or friend was on… so I was curious.
Please don’t write something stupid like “no no no” as I’m not giving this to my dog… I want to know the science behind it. If you don’t know what you’re talking about, simply don’t respond. I want to know what makes different antihistamines work so differently. Why are some okay for canines, and others aren’t? That’s all.
Wow… you don’t get it. I have medication for my dog that I get from my vet. Even he won’t understand the science behind it, most likely. If anyone here has a friggin’ brain… just answer. You two have been USELESS. Seriously, it’s hilarious how dumb people are and they just post answers to get points. Sickening losers.
THANK YOU! Goatwomen… finally a normal answer!
I know the dosage would be different, and I would never give this to my dog without knowing everything about it and speaking to my vet (getting a prescription for the dosage my dog would need, etc). I was just curious to know why one would work so great and another wouldn’t. Clarinex works great for me, and Benadryl really doesn’t- I guess because it’s weaker or is missing components that others have.

We’ve used creams on our dog before for allergic reactions (one bad time he sat on a couch that had febreeze sprayed on it! Got a really bad contact reaction!), and if we tell him not to lick… he won’t. However, lately his reactions appear in the ears- not an infection but irritation. So we wouldn’t want to put a cream in his ears. I also don’t want him on steroids regularly. We’ve been avoiding taking him to play with the other dogs out of the city because of this! Yes! That’s it… Hydroxyzine. I couldn’t make it out. Thank you mjblonde70!

I’m SOOO sorry about your Bullmastiff!

Thankfully because of the immunotherapy, where we live he is usually fine. So we don’t have to give antihistamines often. It’s when we go to the rural areas that he gets bad. So it would be better for us to give him something prior to avoid a reaction in the first place. I wasn’t aware that antihistamines need to be switched up, that’s a huge chunk of useful information to me!

Thankfully to date **knocks on wood** we haven’t had too many itching issues because of his diet (we give Omega 3’s, vitamin E, all natural home prepared meats, fruits and veggies… oh and yogurt, lol). Only the occassional environmental reaction.

Thank you so much for your help, I appreciate it and will research this other OTC anithistamine as well.

Ashly K asked:


I enjoy drinking the occasional beer, amaretto sour, margarita, or glass of riesling wine but within a few hours I develop a headache that can only be slept off.

Otherwise I am a very healthy individual who eats a good diet, does not drink caffeine (I am sensitive), and drinks water constantly.

I am curious as to the cause as well as any possible solutions. It would be nice to enjoy a beverage from time to time.

TAMRA

Paul asked:


If I’ve got fibromyalgia (I think I do) I suspect my diet has something to do with it (prehaps other things too).
If I do have fibromyalgia, carbonated soft drinks heads my list as a possible contributor to it and/or with cafeine as a runner up and/or equal to it? Is there a corelation with either or both if they are taken together in a can or bottle of soda pop?
Thank you for any helpful input because it is getting painful.

Ed

JUAN