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Suggest treatment for meningitis	2	1	Fri, 1 Dec 2017
I just had a spinal tab to diagnose meningitis. Within 15 minutes had horrible abdominal and uteran cramping. Shortly after followed by large clots as if my period had started but it is not due for 3 weeks and I am extremely regular. Can lumbar punctures induce menstruation.? It was not a smooth...

What causes vertigo, dizziness and hearing loss?	2	1	Fri, 1 Dec 2017
have vertigo, dizziness, pressure on skull. and hearing loss, and now I have echo like pings and dings when people speak, and a low humming vibration, like a fan with a loud motor in my head. I already have hearing loss and cholesteomas in my right ear and have had 5 surgeries. but this is my...

What causes dizziness and headache when diagnosed with hypertension?	2	1	Fri, 1 Dec 2017
Hi Dr. I am a 29 yr old women with 6 kids. I had high blood pressure in my pregnancies but seemed to go away after I delivered. But now After my last pregnancy Ive been experiencing several different symptoms and I d like to know if you could help and find out what might be the cause. I have fast...

What causes dizziness while on Clindamycin?	2	1	Fri, 1 Dec 2017
Hi I finished a course of antibiotics about 2weeks ago They were Clindamycin 150mg three capsules four times a day. In total i took 108 capsules Now im experiencing dizziness,Nauseous and im sweating and feel weak Is this a reaction to these antibiotics Please help

Is taking Prednisone safe while discontinuing Decadron?	2	1	Fri, 1 Dec 2017
My daughter is weaning off of Dexamethazone after brain surgery may 1st. They re then putting her on prednisone for two months weaning down every 5 days. She tried twice to wean off the decadron but that didn t work so dr is putting her on prednisone after decadrone and weaning slowly. Does that...

What is cause for seizures, headaches and black out?	6	1	Fri, 1 Dec 2017
whats wrong what is wrong when you have what seems like a seizure and almost like your body was trying to have a coma state seizure? since then im constantly having headache, feeling tired off and on through the day, and off and on feeling like im going to black out.

What causes the feeling of blood rushing to the head while sleeping?	6	1	Fri, 1 Dec 2017
I am a 30 year old female who sleeps on her stomach (I can t sleep any other way). I have to constantly move my head on the pillow from right to left throughout the night because I feel the blood rushing to my head. I don t think this is normal and was wondering what I could do to stop it since I...

What causes a painful tingling sensation on the left side of the face?	2	1	Fri, 1 Dec 2017
I have ms, several months ago I started to feel a slight tingling on the left side of my face. Within a few weeks from half of my lip, toung, jaw and inside my mouth I had a shocking sensation. It is very painful. Hard to talk, eat, drink, or just to silk quietly.

Why is my father having pain and slurred speech with mouth shifted to one side?	6	1	Fri, 1 Dec 2017
My father, for the past one to one-half month has been suffering from severe pain all over the body. His speech becomes slurred with an indentation beside his eye. His mouth has shifted to one side and complains of headache, inability to eliminate his bowel. Please what can i do.

Why my son is throwing up vigorously?	6	1	Fri, 1 Dec 2017
my step son 17 now throws up most mornings 12 weeks now and down 25 pounds lots of test all came back negative - parasite - chrones he does not have an eating disorder as was healthy and normal two months ago.....I have heard about vagus nerve emtrapment could that be what it is???

How long should I continue torleva after having mild brain stroke?	7	1	Fri, 1 Dec 2017
Good evening Sir. My father (59) was mild brain stroke 2 month before. Now he is recovering after treatment without operation only by medicine. doctor advice him to continue Tab Torleva 500. May I know how long continue ? he is doses is OD. Is this right ?

Is Adderall safe to be taken for absent-mindedness?	2	1	Fri, 1 Dec 2017
Hi, I am trying to figure out if there is a medicine that can help me out. I have been made fun of my whole life for being absent minded and I know I come off unintelligent sometimes but I don t believe I am dumb. I received good grades all through grade school but smoked way too much marijuana...

What causes dizziness and nausea?	2	1	Fri, 1 Dec 2017
I occasionally get dizzy with nausea, similar to food poisoning symptoms, but it s not that. It happened the other morning upon waking. I was not steady on my feet and my head was very fuzzy, almost like an inner ear thing, but I was nauseous as well. I drank some water, kind of made me more...

What causes toes numbness, pins and needles in foot when having diastomyelia?	10	1	Thu, 30 Nov 2017
Hi I have diyastomeylia however you spell it which effects my left side of body deformed foot I have had op on back when was 13 and 3 on my foot to try held the deformities for quiet some time I have been experience ing numb toes also pins and needles in left foot and goes up lower leg is this...

Would drinking alcohol affect me?	6	1	Thu, 30 Nov 2017
Hi, my name is Danielle. I have been diagones with hydrochephalus. They are not too sure of how i got it or if i have had it from birth i am only 24 years old. my query is, would drinking alcohol affect me differently from others because of the water on my brain? Thankyou

What could be the cause of shock like sensation in brain?	10	1	Thu, 30 Nov 2017
When I was a child I used to get a sharp painful jolt/shock feeling in the back of the head/brain if I turned head or tilted to look at something. This used to happen 2-3 times a week and only happens rarely now (I m 24) I not really worried about it, it just happened recently and i was just...

Did reins diseases make my son to collapse and cause injury?	6	1	Thu, 30 Nov 2017
my son collapst outside (2nd times in two weeks) fell to floor grazed chin and jaw said he was aware his hands were flapping on the floor. his knuckles were swollen red/purple in colour this morning as he has reins diseases. what could cause him to collapse -

Could Atenolol cause memory pauses having delay in recalling certain things?	5	1	Thu, 30 Nov 2017
Could atenolol have any connection with some 2 minute memory pauses I have had - we have ruled out atril fib, MRI s, EEG s, ultrasound of carotid artery, and PET scan have been normal, Lymes test has come back negative. The 2 minute episodes (6 in 6 months) were reduced to 2 in 12 months after...

Need treatment for tiredness with iron smell in the skin	5	1	Thu, 30 Nov 2017
hello ive been felling really tired and my skin smells like iron,crazy but true ,i have had a hard time just doing anything ,my mom is sick and needs me but see is trying to take care of me,i have no money to pay i do not work because i take care of mom and i allso have medical problems myself

What causes thigh and calf aches after spinal surgery?	10	1	Thu, 30 Nov 2017
I had spinal surgery on my L4, L5, S1 and fusion and bone graft. My surgeon enter anterior. I have no pain and do walk and rest as my surgeon requested. It s been over my two weeks of surgery and I can t see if he sutured on when closed. I don t if it will make a different to remove sutures. My...

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