Can I just check I've understood you correctly... You've been asked to hide or disguise the fact that psychiatry is mostly based on bullshit?...
If your father has been on acid-blockers for more than a few weeks he may find that he struggles to come off them....
I take ranitidine. I hate having to take it. It reduces stomach acid, and the long term effects of this could be catastrophic. 1) This means, as...
Being treated for H Pylori involves taking antibiotics as well as acid-blockers (ranitidine/Zantac or PPIs). It could have been the antibiotics...
@Wonko If you were interested in private testing of the thyroid (no doctor required) you could try these two companies which have good...
@Wonko 1) Body temperature normally rises throughout the day then drops as sleep approaches. The normal way of measuring temperature for people...
@Little Bluestem No, I never did anything like that. I did standard school exams of the type in use in the UK in the 1970s before going to...
From my vague memories of reading about attachment theory and attachment disorder, it suggests to me that this discussion is going to be about...
I'm sure there are many people with ME who wish you would take up tweeting too.
That is what I am hoping for. And I would like the decline to be halted while I can still think, am not incontinent, and can still pick my feet...
I think being present at school or work is considered to be far more important than anything else. But it probably depends on the job. Someone on...
All the advice to "look up the internet" or "don't look up the internet" is moot once patients have a reputation and a flag on their notes saying...
I remember back in the 1980s that adverts for cold and flu remedies in the UK didn't make any promises about making people well enough to return...
@Valentijn @Jonathan Edwards Thanks for the feedback. I should stop being so credulous, and learn to be more discriminating. :(
For anyone with gut problems, particularly Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease and Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD), this may be of interest : The...
If a patient is suffering from acute appendicitis and the appendix is about to blow, doctors don't prescribe anti-depressants and tell the patient...
No worries, I didn't read your answer as making light of my problem. :hug:
I think there are two issues ... My apparent level of cognitive function now (before anything else is done) could persuade or dissuade a doctor...
I don't yet know what the timescale is for all these tests. I suspect I won't be seen in the winter because of the seasonal pressures on the NHS....
I'm doomed then. I've forgotten 99.9% of what I ever learned in my degree, and I'd have to start at year 1 of secondary school level again. :) I...
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