Experiences with

Foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)

Hi all, I am just putting this out there to see what people’s opinions are of a recent request I made for a GP to visit. My husband is end stage CBD and familial FTD. I choose to care for him at home, he needs all care but is still aware of me and still watches TV. Last week he was very drowsy and we

Posting because of a combination of interest and the outside possibility that a few members might identify with this issue. Note: This was under the NHS in Northampton. [i]Tomatophagia Caused by Iron Deficiency Anaemia: A Case Report.[/i] [i]Abstract [/i] [i]Iron deficiency anaemia is a common

One of my other volunteering roles is as a pianist in a South London Hospital, playing on a baby grand piano in the atrium of the building. There is always a flow of outpatients and visitors many of whom come by and say hello or thankyou. So, this is a post for all music lovers and Donald in particular

Scheduled for HDR brachytherapy in three weeks, followed by 5 sessions of EBRT over 10 days. What was your experience? Dos, don'ts, tears, fears, words of wisdom?

Hi does anyone suffer from a blocked nose from taking either of these meds which is causing me to snore? My husband who has always snored and like most wives I have ignored it over the years but he is taking to our spare bedroom as he says he can't stand my loud snores which has started since taking

Hello, I was cleaning with bleach products roughly 36 hours ago. I began to experience vaginal irritation and it hasn’t gone away. I have one embryo and a transfer in 2 days. I’m very worried, that my vagina could be inflamed and affect implantation. Does anyone have any advice or experience with this

It got approved by my insurance, just in case anyone else needs to go through this process. The record shows that they had to first talk with my doctor to see why I needed it. Between the MS fatigue and the blood clot medication fatigue I obviously need it. What a relief. Love to all, Kelly

Diagnosed in 2022, late onset at age 75 with slight symptoms before. Slightly dragging my left foot and unable to run was alarming and led me to get checked out. A recommended DATSCAN REVEALED a Dopamine shortage but not severe. Very slight additional symptoms. Doc recommended a very low dose initially

Hello everyone. I'm currently day 12 of stims for my second egg collection. First went well 8 eggs collected but only 2 survived. We transfered 1 at 5dp but it resulted in early pregnancy loss after 4 weeks. We decided to do another egg collection. At baseline I had 41 follicles in total counted so we

I’m aiming to do a rigid low carb regime for November (No!vember) and we’ve been invited by American friends for brunch on Sunday. I just don’t know what that includes - I’ve already said I don’t want bucks fizz. I loathe pancakes and waffles but I’m hoping they remember that. I know its just one meal

I am wondering if anyone has had this surgery,I need to have it carried out with an iliac crest bone graft and tendon transfer. I have exhausted all other avenues. If anyone has experience with this I would be interested to hear.

Has anyone yet forked out £600 to see if the Nurosym Vagus Nerve Stimulation device helps reduce their RLS or depression/anxiety? My RLS is completely controlled but I'd be interested in trying it for my MS fatigue and brain fog. There was a 2023 study on 15 RLS patients and vagus nerve stimulation.

Hi from south africa. rls is giving Me sleepless nights.I augmented on pramipexole. Been off it for 6months now and I've been coping with tramacet. However recently my legs are bearable but I am not sleeping at night. Not sure if the tramacet is keeping me up I've stopped the tramacet n and rls is

When I was first diagnosed with FND my neurologist told me that the condition doesn't have any cure or any magic medication and I could also have fits but go and live a normal life ,but I wounder how many of us live a normal life ,specially if you are having problems on a daily basis. I also remember

My understanding was that there were 3 disease modifying studies at phase 3 trial.1 Exenatide has failed. 2 Ambroxol is on going 3 lactobacillus acidophilus I can't find any study details for via google. Does anyone know more ?

Electrolyte’s imbalance role in atrial fibrillation: Pharmacological management https://arrhythmia.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42444-022-00065-z and Elimination of cardiac arrhythmias using oral taurine with l-arginine with case histories: Hypothesis for nitric oxide stabilization of the sinus

so my hubby was taking methadone with 1200 Horizant. He stopped the meth because he was having panic attacks, insomnia etc. the doc now put him on suboxone. Are the two drugs together creating the mess. Maybe opioids aren’t for him. However the 1200 mg of Horizant was hit or miss also

If you have Atrial fibrillation (AF) you may have been offered a cardioversion, you maybe unsure of what to expect? A cardioversion is a procedure to convert your heart from AF back into normal (sinus) rhythm. This is achieved by administering a rhythm control medication (antiarrhythmic drug) by mouth

If you have Atrial fibrillation (AF) you may have been offered a cardioversion, you maybe unsure of what to expect? A cardioversion is a procedure to convert your heart from AF back into normal (sinus) rhythm. This is achieved by administering a rhythm control medication (antiarrhythmic drug) by mouth

Hi all, going to see the neurologist on Sunday and hopefully try to be prescribed Burprenorphine. However I've just read that Burprenorphine (opioids) can induce central sleep apnea and may possibly precipitate or worsen obstructive sleep apnea. I have mild sleep apnea and am trialing a CPAP machine