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Today I've been prescribed Zopiclone 7.5 mg for stress related insomnia. The doctor was not impressed at my nearly full bottle of wine a night to try and wind down, so we both agreed sleeping tablets...
What ratio of honey, lemon and hot water is used to make the cough medicine. Also I tried it with ginger, not only was it horrible it was very gritty, maybe used too much.
Due to outdoor running, damp feet ( presumably anyway) ive developed a nasty infection under big toe nail. Should I bother my GP with this? I have heard poor reviews re the over counter treatments?...
I burnt the underside of my forearm on the oven, last week, and had two red wheals as a consequence. It was sore but didn't cause any problems. At the weekend, I caught my arm on the side of a...
I seem to be falling to bits. I've had a strange rash for about a month, small (around 1/4 inch) oval pinky red patches , very flaky on legs arms and trunk. Its now been diagnosed as stress related...
Hi there the last few days my blood sugar tends to have just climbed it is now sitting at 12.2 2 hours after lunch I took 2 metformin 500 mg at breakfast and the same at lunch to try and get my blood...
Hi all, been a very long time since I posted on here but I am sure you lot can point me in the right direction! My poor Dad has been on long term steroids for chronic Asthma which has unfortunately...
I posted here http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul/Question1410110-2.html a couple of weeks ago about getting short of breath. I got a GP appointment and was sent for chest xray, ECG, and a...
since yesterday my urine has been greeny yellow. I'm not in any pain, not had any antibiotics or such so I've sort of ruled out any things I've read. Should i hand in a sample or see my GP? I was on a...
My sister who is 70 is having an awful lot of trouble with her feet & this is causing her all manner of problems including trouble sleeping. She describes the trouble like this: "they drive me crazy...
Which is the position most helpful for you heart. I can remember reading one time that sleeping on the left or right caused my pressure on the heart,is that even true? Personally I sleep on my front...
Can i ask.. Has anyone felt or been described as manic whilst taking antidepressants? Im quite chatty and animated naturally, but someone said when they met me a few wks ago they were concerned...
Spent about 5 hours being anxious, bordering on depressed. It couldn´t be helped. did something similar with 6 large coffees about 7 years ago. ok so it could´ve been helped, shouldn´t drank the...
Hi there the last few weeks I've been waking up very breathless almost gasping for air I seem ok when I get up. I dream about being breathless like my mind is trying to tell my body what is happening....
Has anybody suffered from Costohondritis,i have been suffering for 6weeks with a nagging ache behind my left boob,sometimes it goes into my shoulder.The pain varies day to day,sometimes it feel like...
I sprained my ankle on Saturday - initially thought to be broken, but xrays couldn't find a break (even when the fracture bods had a second look). Treatment is rest and elevation - and the pain is now...
Last Thursday, my mater had a collapse in the pub - possibly triggered from an arrhythmic heart dropping her blood pressure. I wrote about this on another thread. She's moaning about a sore spot on...
When you have one of the above and you take Levothyroxine, how often should you have a blood test to make sure you are on the correct dosage? Many thanks. x