Hypoxia and Medicine

Is being a light sleeper a medical condition? I'm a college student and I've been a light sleeper my whole life. I'll wake up to people quietly opening my door, opening drawers, rummaging through things, turning on the lights, even whispering my name to someone else. I often hear things in other parts of the building that wake me up. This has caused me to be unable to have a roommate because if someone wakes up earlier than me or goes to bed after me, it's hard for me to stay asleep. I also canNOT sleep with snorers. Anyway, my university has a limited amount of single rooms, but they only give them to people with severe or chronic medical conditions. Not everyone understands this if they aren't a light sleeper, but not being able to sleep reeks HAVOC on your body and mental state, and I'm convinced that it messed with my academic performance last semester so I can't take that chance again. I want to go to a doctor and see if I can get documentation about my condition so that I can have a room to myself and keep my health and sanity. Does anyone know if this is possible or even realistic? I'm desperate, I need my sleep :(

Applying for provisional driving licence - medical condition help? Would Asperger Syndrome come under any of these? Medical conditions Please tick all that apply. 1. Diabetes controlled by insulin (No need to tell us if controlled by tablets) 2. Epilepsy 3. Any condition affecting both eyes, or the remaining eye if you only have one eye. Not including colour blindness or short or long sight 4. Stroke, with any symptoms lasting longer than one month or TIAs 5. Fits or blackouts 6. Any type of brain surgery, severe head injury involving in-patient treatment, or brain tumour 7. An implanted cardiac pacemaker 8. An implanted cardiac defibrillator (ICD) 9. Repeated attacks of sudden disabling giddiness 10. Any other chronic neurological condition including Multiple Sclerosis, Motor Neurone and Huntington's disease 11. A serious problem with memory or periods of confusion 12. Persistent alcohol misuse or dependency 13. Persistent drug misuse or dependency 14. Serious psychiatric illness or mental ill health 15. Parkinson's disease 16. Sleep apnoea syndrome 17. Narcolepsy 18. Any condition affecting your visual field 19. Total loss of sight in one eye 20. Any persisting limb problem which needs driving to be restricted to certain types of vehicles or those with adapted controls 21. Severe learning disability Thanks!

Gender Confusion?...? A two year old boy who has a chronic medical condition sleeps in a separate bed in the same room with his mother. He does not dress or play in the room, but just sleeps there so he could be heard by the mother at night. The father of the child thinks that this arrangement will cause "gender confusion" and make the boy gay. The parents are divorced. Mom wants the boy to be older and for his medical condition to be more stable before moving him in with his older brother, who is now seven. Is the father full of it, or is the mother going to cause the child to be confused about his gender?

Has anyone taken a double dose of their Sonata sleep pill to get the original effect of when they first starte? I have been on Sonata for years for sleep problems. I have to have it for a medical condition that is irrelevant to sleep. I have chronic pain in my body that would keep me awake. Therefore, I am on the highest dosage of Sonata(10mg) and have come to the point where the "sleep" effect of Sonata doesn't really work on me anymore. I still get the crazy side-effects. Black-outs/memory loss, feeling like I'm a God and going to fix everything in my little world.....stupid shit like that. Just wanting to know if anyone else has ever gotten to this point and said, "screw it", and took 2 pills. I don't know what the effects would be. Just need some feedback. Thanks

Does this odd combination of symptoms suggest a medical condition my doctors may have missed up to this point? I'm a 48-year-old female. Had a partial hysterectomy two years ago (still have the ovaries). For about three weeks now, I've been experiencing EXTREME fatigue. I can't do the simplest of household chores or walk half a block without feeling totally wiped out. I've had chronic insomnia for years. But now I sleep deeply all night, and also many hours during the day with no problem. In fact, I've begun to have episodes like narcolepsy and sleep paralysis (I feel awake and aware, but can't move my limbs or speak for a minute or so). I have had the worst swelling of my ankles and calves, which I've never had in my life except for when I had pre-eclampsia with a pregnancy. I've put on a LOT of weight in a very short period of time. Lastly, I have weird sensations in my breasts and back. There's breast tenderness that feels like the premenstrual type, only it's lasted for eeks. And I get this terrible, off-and-on feeling like the skin on my back is sunburned or inflamed. Any ideas? I should add that I had a CT scan done just two days ago, because I have also been experiencing slurred speech at times, and have been very clumsy and falling a lot. The scan was normal. I'm being scheduled for a sleep study within the next couple of weeks.

health class shoooooooot? Mood disorders- any of several psychological disorders (as major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder) characterized by abnormalities of emotional state —called also affective disorder. Mood disorder is the term given for a group of diagnoses in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV TR) classification system where a disturbance in the person's mood is hypothesized to be the main underlying feature.[1] The classification is known as mood (affective) disorders. Two groups of mood disorders are broadly recognized; the division is based on whether the person has ever had a manic or hypomanic episode. Thus, there are depressive disorders, of which the best known and most researched is major depressive disorder (MDD) commonly called clinical depression or major depression, and bipolar disorder (BD), formerly known as "manic depression" and described by intermittent periods of manic and depressed episodes. Clinical depression- Major depressive disorder (also known as recurrent depressive disorder, clinical depression, major depression, unipolar depression, or unipolar disorder) is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. The term "major depressive disorder" was selected by the American Psychiatric Association to designate this symptom cluster as a mood disorder in the 1980 version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III), and has become widely used since. The general term depression is often used to denote the disorder; but as it can also be used in reference to other types of psychological depression, it is disfavored over more precise terminology for the disorder in clinical and research use. Major depression is a disabling condition which adversely affects a person's family, work or school life, sleeping and eating habits, and general health. In the United States, around 3.4% of people with major depression commit suicide, and up to 60% of people who commit suicide had depression or another mood disorder.Major depression significantly affects a person's family and personal relationships, work or school life, sleeping and eating habits, and general health.[1] Its impact on functioning and well-being has been equated to that of chronic medical conditions such as diabetes.[2]A person having a major depressive episode usually exhibits a very low mood, which pervades all aspects of life, and an inability to experience pleasure in activities that were formerly enjoyed. Depressed people may be preoccupied with, or ruminate over, thoughts and feelings of worthlessness, inappropriate guilt or regret, helplessness, hopelessness, and self-hatred.[3] In severe cases, depressed people may have symptoms of psychosis. These symptoms include delusions or, less commonly, hallucinations, usually unpleasant.[4] Other symptoms of depression include poor concentration and memory (especially in those with melancholic or psychotic features),[5] withdrawal from social situations and activities, reduced sex drive, and thoughts of death or suicide.Insomnia is common among the depressed. In the typical pattern, a person wakes very early and cannot get back to sleep,[6] but insomnia can also include difficulty falling asleep.[7] Insomnia affects at least 80% of depressed people.[7] Hypersomnia, or oversleeping, can also happen,[6] affecting 15% of the depressed people.[7] Some antidepressants may also cause insomnia due to their stimulating effect.[8]A depressed person may report multiple physical symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, or digestive problems; physical complaints are the most common presenting problem in developing countries, according to the World Health Organization's criteria for depression.[9] Appetite often decreases, with resulting weight loss, although increased appetite and weight gain occasionally occur.[3] Family and friends may notice that the person's behavior is either agitated or lethargic

What medical condition could I have? I'm a young adult and I've had severe chronic back pain along the thoracic and lumbar region of my spine and the surrounding muscles. All of my MRI, CT scans, ultrasounds, x-rays, and blood work appear clean. I've seen 14 doctors, since May of 2008, including chiropractors, acupuncturists, general doctors, specialists, and many others. This pain is stabbing, throbbing, burning, aching pain that doesn't for one second alleviate or get better. I have trouble sleeping all the time, and not until recently I've had lapse of memory, my head hurts, I can't see well sometimes, I mishear things, and generally feel sick. I have been told that I shouldn't be working, going to school, and working out, but doing nothing make me crazy. It doesn't make me any worse if I do something rather than nothing; unless I get hurt. I am down to the last straw and I feel like I'm dying from all of the pain. I'd give almost anything for a diagnosis. No one in my family has this type of back pain. I'm skinny, lean, have muscle, do Taekwondo, and am healthy, until last year. I don't have fibromyalgia or anything like that, because my fiance's father's a doctor and he doesn't know. I really need help. Thanks. I'm 5'7" and drugs have no effect on me at all. My feet don't hurt and nothing else does either. I've already seen a pain management specialist too, and when SOMA and oxycodone didn't help, he wouldn't prescribe me anything more because of my age.

Can anyone help with my medical dilemma? I have had multiple underlying medical conditions for years now and I'm working with multiple doctors to help figure out what is causing all of them. THey include b-12 deficiency, high testosterone, white & gray matter lessions in my brain(that have grown in number and size over a 3 year period), mitral valve prolapse, positive rheumatoid factor but not diagnosed with rh. arthritis. along with all these things come symptoms....chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety, heart palpitations, extreme hair growth (in places not welcomed), double vision, lip & mouth tingling and temporary paralysis and extreme sleeping inconsistancies. Anyone out there know what this all can be caused by???? I've been tested for all the obvious and MS is just about the only thing that has stuck, but was told that my MRI scans have to decline more for an accurate diagnosis. Both spinal taps I had were negative for any virus, bacteria. yes. I have had my thyroid checked as well as pituitary gland and my adrenal glands. Tested for Sjrogen's syndrome, Lyme disease,Lupus, Cushing's, all std's, I have 9 of the 18 "hotspots"(11 needed for full diagnosis) for fybromyalgia and the list goes on. I do agree about the auto-immune thing, I just can't seem to find the right one to match up to me

Feeling like I'm being forced to stay on the pill -- looking for advice? I'm 22 years old and a grad student. I live with my boyfriend of 2 years and we have a healthy, nurturing relationship. Unfortunately, I have been on the pill for the past 2 years against my will. The reason I first went on the pill was because my bf is quite large (too wide to fit into condoms) and even custom-ordered condoms would snap off during sex. The second reason I went on the pill was because I was tired of being in pain from what my doctor suspects is endometriosis. I had so many reactions to the pill and was told I could not take estrogen. I'm on the mini pill now and I've been feeling miserable since I started it in January. I cry myself to sleep most nights for no reason at all and I just don't feel like myself. I don't want to use the IUD because I plan on trying to have a child as soon as I finish grad school. The problem is -- I want to get off the pill. I'm miserable. But I'm terrified that if I stop taking it, the severe pain I feel during my periods will come back (I don't get a period on the pill I'm on now). I am in an extremely tough graduate program, and if that pain comes back I'll be incapacitated for days each month. Missing school habitually is not an option. Not at all. Not even with a note from the doctor. I feel like I'm forced to stay on the pill and that makes me even more upset. My academic program does not tolerate absences for chronic medical conditions; if I go off the pill and start getting periods again, my absences due to intolerable pain will be unexcused. I will be asked to take a medical leave of absence. I feel pressured and trapped. I want to finish grad school ASAP because having a family is my #1 priority and goal; I feel like my options are (a) stay on the pill and feel depressed until I finish grad school, or (b) go off the pill, feel happier, but be put in a position where I may have to take a medical leave of absence. I would appreciate any advice from people who have felt depressed on the pill. 1. I've been on this pill for 8 months now, so I've already "adjusted" to it. 2. I'm going to graduate school because I was given a full scholarship with a huge stipend. I will be working part time for a few years because having kids is my #1 goal. I will put all my focus into my career later; I only went to grad school know because it was an incredible opportunity that was too good to pass up, and I'll have three degrees when I'm done here. When I focus on my career full time, I'll already have the degrees I need.

Yes I told it, was I wrong, was I mean? The guys I was dating for two years started to see his married volunteer coordinator. They were going out to lunch together, attending plays, and have intimate moments at his home during the day when they were supposed to be working. The text messages were very clear that this relationship was far beyond a volunteer and coordinator relationship. She knew I existed. I am listed as his next of kin and have power of attorney if he ever is unable to make medical decisions for himself. Now I know she did not get to this point without some coxing for him. He was leading this relationship on by encouraging it and spending time with her at the office and outside the office. He had no choice to go to where she was, it was the same place he receives his medical care for his chronic medical condition. He has to be there three days a week even without volunteering with this organization she worked for but he would go one or two other days to “help” her out. In the meantime, he was telling me how he wanted to be with me and have a future. We had become very intertwined with each other with family and friend introductions and events, attending church together, volunteering with various organizations – we were a known couple in the community. He said that the relationship was over but it was very clear that it was not and continued to say how he wanted me to be his wife. I would state how this would be impossible with him cheating and not being a committed, monogamous relationship with me and only me. I didn’t keep his cheating a secret once I found out, especially when this woman began to claim she was pregnant. I told his family as well as mine. I informed his friends and our pastor. I was not going to be a part of their secret. He said he was going to stop and he didn’t it was his child she was carrying. I personally didn’t believe this fifty four (54) year old woman was pregnant to start off by a man who has lived by dialysis and medication for twenty one years. Was he good to me? Yes and no. He would take care of things around my home, take me to nice places, we enjoyed the Arts together and other things I have had a difficult time with other guys I have dated in the past. He was good to my mother and was a gentleman most of the time. On the flip side he has a temper (mental issues to be honest) and would scream degrading statements to me, threaten to be physical with me, and destroy things around my home. No surprise he had jealously issues and accused me of sleeping with any man that I spoke to, including some of my family members. I was always walking on egg shells I just would not stand for his mistreatment of me any longer. I would not continue to mistreat myself. I pulled my data and then I let the cat out the bag to her husband, HR director, direct manager, and co-workers. Come to find out she is not pregnant but was just using it to get money out him. Now the organization she works for has stripped him of the volunteer position he received based on the possible favoritism he receive from her, he is no longer permitted to volunteer with their organization in any area, and she was terminated due to inappropriate behavior/conduct on the job and misrepresentation of the organization morally. Additionally, the other people that were aware of their sorted affair on the job were reprimanded for not informing management. I don’t know what happened to her person life. But I do know what happened to his. I am out of there and I feel so much better. I FEEL FREE. Over the past two years I know I was not with a man that I needed to be with even though he had gotten back into the church, seen me through my termination of my job due to administration changes, taken me on vacations, paid for all the things I like to do, and encouraged me to become debt free and return to school. However all of that did not mean he had the right to lie to me and dangle his infidelity before me. What was he all those times he lied to me when he was spending time with her? Deceitful is a good place to start. His lying ways was not love – I would consider that mean. His nonchalant treatment of my feelings was not loving – I would say that was downright mean. He even wanted me to become his home hemo-dialysis partner, move in with him, while he was sleeping with this woman and who knows who else. Yet, I am considered mean. (Oh I found pictures of women exposing themselves on his phone, internet history on my computer of him looking at porn sites, and yank off gel on his nightstand.) Was I mean? Was I wrong? What would you have done?

Can you maybe tell me what happened to me? Let me first say, I can't remember the last time I got sick, because I don't ever really get sick or take medicine except for occasional migraines.Never broken anything or been hospitalized or even admitted to a hospital. I don't have any known allergies. Or any preexisting or chronic medical conditions. Here's what happened: I had a migraine last night. So I ate and about an hour later, I took some Excedrin as usual. A few hours later I went to bed. I woke up at about 4:45 am with stomach cramping (like it might be diarrhea) but nothing was coming out. I began to itch all over like crazy from head to toe, and there was a tingling pain on the right side of my lower lip, that swelled soon after. After the tingling stopped, the other side of my lip swelled. The itching stopped shortly after and then the left side of my face began to swell slightly from my eye down with a bit of pressure on that side. I tried going back to sleep but in the sitting and laying down position the cramping came back. All this happened within a matter or 30 min. At which time my heart is beating fast. (I think that may have been more so because I was freaking out because this has never happened to me before.) I was wide awake the entire and haven't slept since. As the day progresses, I can feel the swelling subsiding slowly. Other than the stomach cramps that stopped shortly after and the initial pain in my lip, I feel completely fine. No aches, no pain, no migraine (which was gone long before I went to sleep.) Can anyone tell me what happened to me last night???

Why am I feeling so tired, fatigue and achy? I have been having a ongoing issue for a week.... basically I .... the last week straight at around 1-2pm I begin to have muscle aches all over my body.... I then become very drowsy and have a dull headache.... the feeling is very crippling and requires me to lay in bed and sometimes sleep from onset until the evening.... I then am able to eat dinner and sometimes stay up for a hour or two and then I go to bed and wakeup around 6am.... I am getting plenty of sleep.... I do not take any medicines.... I only take one a day mens vitamin and I eat plenty of good food.... so I am unsure what is the cause but the issue is my primary care doctor is on vacation and my insurance will not cover a visit to urgent care without her approval.... so my only option is a ER visit and I want to try and see what could be the cause before I go in.... that way I can be certain the ER doctor runs appropriate tests.... and figures out the problem.... I am 26 years old and have no chronic medical conditions and umm.... I just need advice...

i have been experiencing chronic insomnia for 7 months now? i have taken every dr prescribed sleeping pill from my psychiatrist and to no avail. is it possible i could have another medical condition causing insomnia. i am also on 225 mg of effexor xr but i was having problems sleeping before i was even taking that which makes me believe it couldnt be the effexor causing the sleep disturbance. can anyone help?

Chronic exhaustion and death? I have an illness because of the following reasons. 1) Systematic family battles and problems with fighting against my mother using spanking as punishment (which I strongly oppose today) 2) Going to 5-7 different schools because of bullying from children and teachers 3) Systematic abuse in 3 different residential schools 4) Systematic and severe sleep deprivation 5) Repeated close encounters with death 6) Several heart attacks 7) Sereve and relentless legal battles with a woman I know 8) Problems with my safety systematically and miscallanous other issues I have grey hairs in facial hair, pubic hair and other parts may be possible. I get a body temperature reading down to as low 34.5*C (94.1*F) when I sleep. (about 0.7*C l(1.5*F) lower each year because I am still restisting problems). People call me lazy because I tackle a lot of them sitting at a computer. I get periods of weakness and exhausted feeling type laboured breathing. What is my medical condition called? Please tell me how long it will be before I die. I do not want to die in pain, but I refuse treatment for this condition. I do not want a heart attack, just fall asleep. How will it be? What is my illness called? PS - I want to die

Opinion on Best Friend situation? It's long!? My best friend and I have known each other for 4 years, and we instantly clicked. Everything had been fine until the beginning of this school year ( we're seniors in HS ). She comes in every morning and complains left and right about how she isn't sleeping enough, or how her stomach hurts or how her dog hogged the bed last night, and then complains about whether or not she should go home. She is in the middle of re-doing her room, so she is sleeping in the guest room of her house, but I honestly don't think that's a big deal.Obviously, everyone complains sometimes ( I am no stranger to complaining, I have chronic painful medical conditions ), but every day about the same things drives me up a wall. We were texting one day, and I asked her how she felt. She told me that she was tired ( it was around 5pm ), so I told her to take a nap because that could help her catch up with the sleep she was missing. She responded saying that she was fine, so I wrote back that if she isn't going to at least think about taking my advice that I'm giving her so that she will feel better, to stop complaining about the same things every day to me. I kept trying to talk about it with her, but she kept trying to change the subject, so I let it go. Just yesterday she came in while my friend Toni and I were talking, and the topic turned to Homecoming dresses. Toni and Kelly started saying what kind of things they'd love in a dress, when Kelly says something along the lines of " ...I'd love that, but you never know... " and she trailed off. I said " Yeah, you never know what a dress is going to look like on you until you try it. " She turned to me and asked me what I had said. Confused, I said "What?" She told me I was digging my grave deeper and deeper until I asked if she was okay. She told Toni and I that she was tired, and that she had to go guidance. I found out later that she called her sister to take her home. To add more ( I'm so sorry if you're reading all this, I just really would like outside opinions ! ) she always calls me a b***h, and tells me that I have no soul, and that I'm so mean and that she's the nicer of the two of us, and that she doesn't understand why people like me. I never thought anything about it before, because I just thought this was how all Best Friend relationships were, but looking back at everything, I feel pretty hurt. I am a fairly mean person, but coming from your best friend is a big deal. I'm sorry this was so long, but I would really appreciate some opinions. She usually isn't like this, but these past few weeks have been horrible. Thank you so much (: Toni - Friend. Kelly - Best friend. ^Totally forgot to specify that, sorry!

question about medical depression? Ten years ago I was diagnosis with major depression. I got treatment and got better. Since then I would say I had relapses(2) where go back psychiatrist to be put back on anti-depression with therapy. Its been about five years since my last relapse. I am not on anti-depresses but go to therapy about twice a month.I try workout nearly everyday since its natural makes happy chemicals in the body. Here is where my question comes into play. Is depression chronic condition? Even though I do not feel sad or depressed. I feel tired all the time and just feel sluggish even after good night sleep. I do hang out with friends during the week. I also go school full time. I live semi-productive life. I am always go to have symptoms of depression? I just do not like have prescription drugs in my body(unless its necessary ) so I am thinking go to herbal routine. I was diagnosis with depression at 13 years old.

in order to get a medical marijuana card in washington state? Requirements for MMJ Card in WA as per RCW 69.51 A (1+ of the following): *Pain, severe, or intractable *Chron's * Hepatitis C with nausea or pain *Severe nausea *Appetite loss *Abdominal cramping *Anorexia *Muscle spasms *HIV *Epilepsy *MS *Seizures *Cancer *Glaucoma medical records are required to verify such condition(s) is/are chronic. therein lies the problem, for me. 1. i DO have chronic and severe back/neck pain, i DO have muscle spasms; they are for the most part restricted to the muscles in my forearms and cause "shaky hands" however they also cause minor issues with my ability to talk and sing, i DO have severe chronic insomnia, and i HAVE had all of these conditions since i was a young child (primary school/elementary). what i do not have are the medical records to prove it, nor have i tried any medical treatment for any kind of extended period of time. the reason? pretty simple, i hate doctors. i realize that they are vital, i know and respect their job to a degree very few others outside the medical field can compete with (i am very much interested in bioengineering as a career and have a fondness of anatomy and biology). but they are simply not for me. 2. i can prove, given the time required, that these conditions are very much real and chronic. when i was in high school i self medicated with marijuana, i wont lie, i had fun too, but for the most part i smoked before i went to bed so that... well, so that i could actually go to bed. there was also a very drastic change in my ability to speak and write/draw, my handwriting is much like that of the average doctor when sober. obviously the pain in my spine subsided. 3. throughout the years there are times in my life when i have gone and taken prescribed medications due to these conditions becoming temporarily far more severe. i have been prescribed muscle relaxants usually reserved for people with scoliosis, as well as oxycodean and vicodin, for the pain in my back/neck. as for sleep, i have never been prescribed anything for that however throughout high school i had an average of three hours of sleep a night. 4. now let me cut to the chase. i do not have records proving these conditions i have are chronic. i also do not have records proving i have tried other medications to treat them. i do not have these records because anything i was prescribed was on a temporary basis. what do i need to do to get these records? thanks guys! esp alec! very informative and put a lot of worries to rest!

You droped your treo in urine. What now? Wait for it to dry? Rinse with alcohol? What? I have a medical condition which, after years of normal sleeping, have now made me a chronic bedwetting. Unfortunately, my treo 600 seems to have fallen off my bedside and onto the bed as I was sleeping, and I have no idea how much urine got in it, how covered it is, what...what the heck do I do now?

How do I absolve my medical conditions? ? I'm 16 and a sophomore in high school; however, I suffer from chronic daily headaches and migraines. I was recently on Topamax which gave me horrible side effects. I went through a sleep study where they found I have minor sleep apnea and am being treated with nasal irrigation and physical therapy on my neck until I do a follow up. I also have acid reflux (possibly triggered by pain medications such as ibuprofen or heredity) and grind my teeth which is contributing to an extreme loss of sleep and several awakenings throughout the night. I have missed several days of school because of my inability to go due to migraines or simply being so tired. I have so much work to do from school and my problems are getting worse and obviously affecting all aspects of my life; it's hard to understand by other people because they believe I'm being "lazy" , I have nothing really to prove them wrong seeing as my attendance and grades are equally affected. I used to be a great student but now my life feels out of my control. help me please anything helps as I will try anything. I know it's a lot to read but thanks in advance :)

Would you say this is chronic fatigue or depression? Will antidepressants help me get more things done? Im going to try and keep this as straight forward as I can. Im a 20 yr old female. Not very motivated by anything anymore and the only time i can get myself motivated is if I get my butt to the gym for a 30 minute run on the treadmill. This has nothing to do with weight...im already a good looking slim girl..I just don't seem to care about anything anymore. I would rather stay in bed most of the day and eat. I used to love play basketball, watching my favourite shows on television, having a boyfriend and doing my school work. What I've noticed is I don't actually feel really sad feelings...I just feel happiest when im lying down and being lazy. Right now im in university, might I add that im not doing very well because im only motivated at least 2 days out of the week and I use to play university basketball but I stopped because I just can't get motivated to play every single day! Since I do feel so lazy most of the time...I tend to think I have all these "medical conditions." So i keep going to the doctor to find out I have low thyroid but recently I went for a check-up and he says it's fine now. Why do I still feel like I don't care about anything? The only thing I really worry about is my marks in school and making a decent living for myself. The humour of it is..."as long as I can make enough money to be able to lie on a couch the rest of the day after work and surf the internet on my laptop." I have guys asking me out on dates but I just don't even want to going or I end up not going at all..I make up excuses saying oh lets go next week instead. It seems like my moto in life is..."Life is pointless because you end up dying anyway." I would like to get back the passion I had once before...I just don't know if it's because im not interested in anything anymore or Im depressed. It seems like i stay in almost every weekend now when my friends are wondering why I don't come out and I just say sorry im sick...meanwhile Im lying on my butt eating pizza. I rarely cry, but when I do cry it's at very random times...for example, at the bar with my friends and I left crying my eyes out and I had no idea why. Nothing was going wrong. Sometimes I get teary eyed just thinking about how sad it is that we all just end up dying. I did have a series of bad events happened to me last year but right now I'm at a good point in my life...I just can't seem to get motivated. And yes I have gained a bit weight but it's nothing noticeable since I'm damn lucky I have a good metabolism. Forgot to add the fact that I can barely study or sleep anymore...too many thoughts running through my head that I can't seem to do anything about! I also look like a total grub now...I seem to have a poor self image which makes me not even want to try anymore. Let me know your thoughts. Honestly, if antidepressants will make my life better through university as far as higher grades, being social and having a more positive outlook so I'll actually feel like being around people..then I'm all for them.

What is the fastest way to fall asleep? Ok. My friend has this condition to where he can't sleep. He told me he hasn't slept in 2 days. And I'm kinda starting to get worried. I believe chronic insomnia is what it's called. But really. Is there like anyone out there with a medical background that can help. Please.. Thank you.

Medical Marijuana Questions? my conditions/medical issues: Migraines: I have a severe problem with Headaches and Migraines. It actually runs in the family, my Grandfather died from Migraine issues, and my dad also has suffered with them. There are school medical records, along with Hospital records that support this. Severe and chronic pain: I broke my right Pointer finger when I was 12 years old. I didn't go to a hospital for it, and it never healed right, the bone is still disfigured. The headache and Migraine issue would be considered Chronic, and definitely severe. Nausea: A lot of times the Migraines lead to Nausea and Dizzyness, and Tylenol or any other Headache medicine does nothing. Lack of appetite: A lot of times when I have migraines I have a complete loss of appetite. Occasionally I have slight throbbing sensations in my head, near the back right of my skull, and that leads to a loss of appetite as well. Sleeping issues: I have had trouble with sleeping almost all of my life. Countless number of times I've layed in bed for literally hours, wide awake and just can't fall asleep. Not to mention often Cold Sweats and Back Pain. "The department shall not issue a registry identification card to a qualifying patient under the age of 18 unless: The qualifying patient’s physician has explained the potential risks and benefits of the medical use of marijuana to the qualifying patient and his or her legal guardian; The qualifying patient’s legal guardian consents in writing to: Allow the qualifying patient’s medical use of marijuana; Serve as the qualifying patient’s primary caregiver; and Control the acquisition, dosage, and frequency of the patient’s use of medical marijuana." My parent is willing to consent in writing to all of those. Medical Marijuana is also Legal in my state, and consents to up to 12 plants at a time with a Medical Card. If I get a signed document from my doctor saying that Medical Marijuana is his recommendation of treatment, do I need to pay 25$ for the medical card? And what should I do once I get the signed document?

Would psychophysiological insomnia, at first glance, present as (any) specific physical condition(s)? I am specifically interested in psychophysiological insomnia: essentially, somatized tension and learned/reinforced sleep-preventing associations that, of course, result in insomnia. Note: I'm not referring to primary sleep disorders, substance abuse related insomnia, nor those cormorbid with psychiatric, neurological, or medical disorders like, chronic pain or even fibromyalgia. I am wondering if this specific form of insomnia (i.e., psychophysiological insomnia) can mimick the symptom profile of other physical maladies. I would think its presentation would be different than other forms of insomnia, given different etiologies, but, I don't know... Thanx, psyengine. Not really what I meant. Said in another way, I am wondering what the physical effects are of psychophysiological insomnia (aside from fatigue--kind of an obvious one), but, specifically, whether these could mimic any particular physical condition. For example, I imagine extreme, chronic psychophysiological insomnia, depending on the individual, presenting not only as "fatigue", but, as say, a primary eating disorder, gastritis, or migraine, perhaps. See, I know that many "sleep disorders" are cormorbid or indicative of, for instance, long-standing physical illnesses, in the case of some primary sleep dysfunctions or psychiatric issues. However, I wonder, given psychophysiological insomnia is a said conditioned response or a reflection of "hyperarousal" (which can remain even when the initial stressor that, perhaps, precipitated the sleep issue, is long gon) whether the lack of sleep, in this case, could, resemble a physical illness, instead of a "sleep disorder", per se. So, instead of the sleep issue being etiologically related to a psychiatric or a physical illness, whether the reverse could be true, and if so, what does the physical sxs profile look like? Thanx, Fr. Al. I know, I know, my q was worded very poorly. It was very late when I posed this Q and I really should have just gone to bed instead of playing on Y!A. My brain was complete mush. Ha-ha-ha. Anyhow, I certainly didn't want to imply that "mental diagnoses" were all in one's head. Trust me when I say, that is NOT something I would say. In fact, where I live, there IS no stigma regarding these illness. There just isn't. Anyway, all I wanted to know with this inquiry was whether an insomnia problem could be mistaken as a physical illness. I rattled on about psychophysiological insomnia because I thought it would be a better instance (that the others) of when this might be possible. I imagined a patient complaining of primarily headaches and never being asked the Q: "how do you sleep?" In reality, the insomnia is causing the headaches, so they are treated, instead of the insomnia. I wondered what kinds of physical problems lack of sleep could produce/mimick. Grannyjill: Good idea :-). Thanx :-). Fr. Al: "physical problems" as in those that can not be related to an underlying primary DSM-IV-TR label. Can severe chronic insomnia cause gastritis, migraines, eating disorders etc?...

Hoe to deal with people who don't understand Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? I have had chronic fatigue syndrome for about 6 months now. My husband and I are taking a trip back to our home town for a visit. I'm seeking any advice from other sufferers on how to deal with people who don't understand or who refuse to accept the condition? Unfortunately, we have some family and friends who I KNOW are not going to understand my condition. We have already told the majority of our family and our close friends, but a couple of them are very narrow-minded and are insisting that 'it's all in my head' even though I have a doctor's medical diagnosis and tests proving that the Epstein-Barr virus is still in my system. I don't like having to explain to people why I go off and sleep during the day, it's none of their damn business, but unfortunately a lot of our family lacks basic etiquette like that :(

Could my partner realistically get on SSI? My boyfriend of five years has been living with me for the past three years, and I have been supporting him. He has several medical issues which we haven't been able to address, since neither of us can afford insurance (I'm 25 and he's 27, by the way). He's got a pilonidal cyst which causes him great pain and keeps him from sleeping at times, and chronic allergies. He's stuffed up ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, sneezing in fits of up to 20 at a time. We've tried Benadryl, Claritin, and even Allegra. The worst is that he has sleep apnea, which causes him to stop breathing in his sleep and he wakes up after nine hours exhausted and unrested. He always feels sick. I make about $1900 a month, but after rent, utilities, insurance, etc, and a huge tax debt I have to pay off, I'm not able to afford to pay his expenses, much less afford medical care. My question is: What should I do? Could these conditions be enough for him to qualify for SSI, or should I not even waste my time applying?

ideas, why am I so mentally fatigued all the time ? Hi, I'm 34, I work a physical labor type job so I'm not sittin around. I workout on a bowflex when I get time to do so, I should be full of energy like most of my peers but I can get plenty of recommended sleep and still feel tired as hell from morning to night. I start yawning a half hour after I wake up and seem to be able to sleep at will when I want. Physically , I feel fine, my muscles do not feel exhausted in any way and I have good endurance, I can work myself for 20 hours if I want to but mentally I'm still tired, sleepy and yawning. ..... habits, I smoke pack a day, consume a lot of caffeine from soda throughout the day, My appetite is good, I eat well, try to consume fruits and vitamins, spend a lot of time on computer when at home and I rarely go out and do anything after work because i'm too tired to. If it was not for caffeine I'd be a zombie all day. Then maybe 1 day a month I'll feel just great, full of energy that don't stop but it's rare. I've never been able to trace my symptoms down to a cause yet and I think about it all the time. Does anyone have any ideas perhaps that something medically could be wrong but something thats not severe enough that I would ever think it any kind of medical condition ? What kind of conditions could I have ? Has anyone felt this way and found out something was wrong ? I don't seem to fit the symptoms for chronic fatigue syndrom but I wonder if there anything else to explore? Even on a day off I can get up for a few hours and then lay down and sleep half the day if I let myself. I'm in my early 30's and feel 50. Any ideas, advice ?

Severe Back Pain, "Banding" Pain, please help or advise...? My doctors can't seem to figure out my specific condition, so I'm asking around to find out if anyone's had this problem, and/or knows viable treatment methods to deal with it. I'm 37 and frankly some days I hope I don't live to be 38. I work a work-from-home job where I have to sit a lot (tech support). I exercise when I can. I have been checked this year via detailed stress test and have been found to have an extra healthy, fully oxygenated heart. I had a slipped L5/S1 disc in my lower back in 2004, and have been dealing with chronic back pain ever since. I have pain in my shoulder blades all the time, and I get lower back pain if I lift too much. But what I'm about to describe is a separate type of pain, and very different. My problem is this, and it's hard to describe. It starts with a non-specific pain in my upper back, sometimes it feels like it's in my throat, sometimes it feels like it's in my upper back, or sometimes both. I've found no specific triggers for it except it seems to happen when I'm working (sitting at my desk chair). Gradually it gets worse, the pain in my rear ribcage, and it will radiate to my front side, to the point where even breathing hurts. I can get up and walk around, try and rub my own back against a corner, it gets some of what FEELS like tension out, but it just comes back in a few seconds after I sit back down or lie back down (and be still). At this point it's disturbingly bad. Painkillers don't stop it, at all. Sleep would stop it, but it's usually too bad at this point to even sleep if I do nothing about it. The only thing that stops it is prescription diazepam, which my doctor says can act as a muscle relaxant. But to be honest, I don't want to have to take this substance every day. The problem has evolved over the last several years from occuring once every half year to once every month to once a week...and in the last two weeks, it's been happening every other day and is beginning to worry me. The pattern is the same...much like a migraine sufferer, if I don't kill it early with the diazepam, it usually just spirals out of control until I sleep from exhaustion or self-medicate. All my doctor can tell me based on the evidence is: Sounds like muscle spasms to me. Well, yes, that's pretty obvious, but the question is why is it happening, is there a commonly associated medical condition with this, and when can I get myself out of it? I also have Type 2 diabetes, suffer from frequent morning cramps in my legs and feet (I always figured due to the injury). I also have been diagnosed with anxiety disorder (used to have panic attacks, that is what the prescription diazepam is for). I have thought maybe Fibromyalgia, but I think muscle groups are becoming involved in these events when they occur, and I don't know enough about Fibromyalgia to be sure. Advice from anyone would be appreciated, or even links to other discussion groups on this topic. Doctors are having problems figuring out what's wrong with me, and I don't want to keep living like this.

how to get rid of insomnia? well i am pretty certain i have chronic insomnia.. I'm 16.. annnnnnnd i never feel tired at night and even when i do it takes at least 3 hours to fall asleep.. then in the night if i need to turn over i'll wake up :S then it'll take me like half an hour to sleep again :S and then when i wake in the morning my eyes will be all blurry and i'll have dots .. like i'm seeing stars but i can see black dots, and they water when i walk outside.. its really affecting my life.. i did my gcses a couple of months ago and couldn't concentrate so when i got my results a week ago it sort of shows that i failed all of them :/ its not like i do it on purpose either.. i WANT to sleep! i just REALLY can't :'( everytime i go for a sleepover just so i'm not bored lying awake at night i say oh lets do a all nighter and see who can last longest... but then it'll get to like 330am and my mates will fall asleep so i'm just left there lying in my sleeping bag bored.. My mates think i'm stupid aswell there just like just close your mouth and eyes and just count sheep :| but they don't understand its like a medical condition.. i just haven't been to the doctors about it because mum thinks its me.. like i'm doing it on purpose for attention.. but i'm REALLY NOT!! :| I REALLY NEED SLEEP PLEASE HELP.. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET SOME SLEEP?! :(

Would you be upset if your spouse came home drunk and left you with the mess? My husband and I have been married for 11 years. I really do love him and we have a great marriage normally. We are past that whole immature stage where we pick fights with one another, or nag and complain, etc. We are just a normal married couple. My husband is not much of a drinker. He has a chronic illness where one unit of alcohol is actually good for him, so he usually has one bottle of beer with his dinner. I have no problems with this. But drinking excessively is NOT good at all for his condition. He usually gets drunk once a year at his work's Christmas party. The other evening he was going to his class reunion. He decided to walk there and back as it was only one mile from our house and he thought he might have a few drinks (no driving). So at 5:30 pm I kissed him goodbye and told him not to drink too much and to be careful. He said that he would only have a few drinks and that he'd probably be home early. I waited up for him to make sure that he got home safe. When 3:00 am came, I decided to go to bed. He stumbles in the door at 3:30 am with red eyes and he stinks like he bathed in a barrel of whiskey. He kicks off his shoes and climbs in bed and immediately falls asleep. I don't say anything and I go back to sleep as well. At 5:30 am, my husband sits upright in bed and vomits everywhere. I jumped up and turned on the lights and pulled him over to my side of the bed. I get him a bucket and he promptly pukes into that again. He is sitting there with vomit and drool dripping down his chin, so I get him a glass of water and wipe up his face. I pull off his clothes and cover him with my blanket and stripped down his side of the bed. I spent the next half hour getting the blankets, sheets and his clothes into the wash and scrubbing the mattress while he passes out again. After I am done all that, I have no choice but to go and sleep in our daughter's bed with her while our mattress is drying. The next afternoon when he wakes up he says "Thanks for last night". And I just said "Yup." He then asks me if I am upset and I replied that I thought what he did was really stupid. I told him that he shouldn't be drinking like that with his medical condition, he shouldn't be walking home alone in the city drunk and that he promised me that he wouldn't drink to the excess and instead he pukes around in our bed. He thinks I'm overreacting. Would you be upset if your spouse did this? Please be honest as I don't really know if I am overreacting. Thanks!

Why do people always give the Mentally Ill Advice such as 'Get over it'? I have studied psychology and know that a simple, 'Get over it' will not help someone deal with mental illness. Some mental illnesses are permanent and will be with you forever and you just have to learn how to accept it. Sadly, most people refuse to understand this and think all mental illnesses are 'curable' or don't realize the limitations some can put on a person's life and personality. Most people don't expect someone with physical illnesses to 'just get over it'. Or people that feel chronic pain to 'deal with it'. Everyone feels bad for them and don't blame them for their problems with getting a job or seeking relief from the pain so why are the mentally ill blamed for their problems when it obviously is a brain disease? Who would choose to feel hopeless, miserable, and worthless everyday? I have studied and now know that much of our behavior is driven but the unconscious and a variety of of other mechanisms and factors. I have tried to help myself as much as I can but I almost have nothing left. After 10 years of therapy, meds, ups and downs i'm tired of the roller coaster ride, it is like my brain is intent on self destruction and self-loathing. No matter how many times I tell myself that things aren't that bad and that in reality I'm a good person I never believe it and still hate myself and feel hopeless. SO why am I made to feel like I'm not trying my best when everyday I try to stop feeling depressed and miserable but can't? When will mental illness be consider a medical condition instead of a personal defect? I am so tired of the ill informed maltreatment the mentally ill receive. People expect you to succeed and if you don't you are criticized. Yet you can't kill yourself because it's 'selfish'. Isn't it selfish to keep someone living if they are experiencing unbearable suffering everyday? Wouldn't it be kind to let someone die peacefully in their sleep?

Severe chronic pain-please help? I have posted several questions about pain and in this particular issue I have asked everyone I know and everyone I have spoken to since things got severe. I have been diagnosed with "Fibromyalgia" but my doctor wants to run tests because he thinks that something else is wrong (other than the other conditions I have that cause pain like for example a bulging disc/pinched nerve in my back that I recently re-injured. No one will even that care of my pain caused by it). I have no insurance and no money so I have very very limited options, IE-I can only see the doctor I am seeing right now. Over 2 months ago my pain medication (Lortab) stopped working and my doctor refused to give me anything stronger. Because of this I lost my job, flunked out of school, I am getting evicted and having everything shut off. I had no choice but to see him in 2 months and after I told him all of this he obviously cared but still refused to give me anything for my pain. It is now bad enough that I cant even BARELY move and get out of bed. I am pleading with whoever answers this that you please do not tell me crap about how I cant be in this much pain (I assure you, I am in a terrifyingly excruciating amount of pain, the worst I have ever experienced by far), or that I dont need medication or how I should try SSRIs or Lyrica. They dont work. He even gave me Ativan in favor of Percocet (after I told him it loops me out so that I dont even notice that I am awake and as much as I hate it I prefer it to dealing with the horrible pain with nothing helping me), which I personally find crazy since Ativan has a reputation for being much more addictive physically which is the main reason he didn't want me to take the Percocet. Until last night I had been awake the better part of 11 days and even the ER wouldn't help me for that or for the migraine that I had at the time. **Just a caution for anyone just finding out they have Fibromyalgia, keep it quiet medically or it will sink you. In any normal situation I would have been given several medications right away but because my record said FMS I was immediately dismissed as either a drug addict, a liar or an attention seeker.** I know this because I have had migraines and a back injury before I had told doctors about my FMS (I had gotten the diagnosis for maybe 5 years but ignored it and never let any other doctor know. I had a kidney infection at one point but because of the FMS they wouldnt even give me motrin so maybe that will get my point across) and I know that they usually give you morphine or something similar as quickly as they can if you are in a huge amount of pain. The doctor this time--like almost every time before it since I moved from southern CA--was being negligent (he refused to give me anything for the sleep and never even spoke with me or poked his head in the door) but the nurses were very sweet, even when they acted like they were going to save me from my pain by giving me...drumroll please...TORODOL. I was surprised because I knew that they knew I was in pain and we were all aware that the Torodol would do nothing, they knew that I knew it too so why pretend it was going to help? The nurses made it very clear to me that it was my doctors job to treat my pain and my sleep deprivation. They kept asking me why he wasn't doing his job. I wonder the same thing. I get that this is an extreme long shot but I have no other options. Please keep in mind that I have no money or medical insurance and I have already emailed many doctors asking for help with my condition, not the pain itself. At this point I only care about stopping the pain. Please do not just dismiss the amount of pain I am in. PLEASE. It has been exponentially worse for 8 years now and severe (meaning leaving me 90% bedridden) for 2 years and debilitating (meaning 99.999% bedridden and unable to barely walk) for 2+ months. Justmeinthisworld I am so sorry. I wish I could tell you to sue them but I have already been told that even if I had my arms and legs cut off accidentally I wouldn't have a malpractice case. It so unfair, I'm so sorry "Dr" P- ANTIDEPRESSANTS DO NOT WORK, I HAVE BEEN ON THEM ALL. Thats what an SSRI is, that's why I asked anyone answering this to please not suggest them. They give me horrible side effects also. Hospices are for people who are dying and are in the end stages of their disease, what ever it may be, and are very near death needing palliative care. FMS doesn't kill you and though I do think that whatever I actually have that is being misdiagnosed as FMS is dangerous, a hospice can not help me in any way. I really dont understand why you would use "Dr" in your username when you clearly don't know anything about medicine. essienelly- thank you so much, that is really sweet and it helps just to hear something kind. I did apply for disability and they denied me. They lied and told me that they would be sending me to a doctor and doing all this other stuff but all they did was talk to me for an hour and send me a denial notice, which I never actually got and conveniently when they finally told me that I had been denied and that I could appeal it was too late. I am applying again. I have no other choice you know? You obvously get what I mean. I am so so sorry that you had to go through that with kids. That would just kill me, it takes enormous strength to deal with what we have been dealing with and much more strength to do it with kids. I cant even imagine how hard that must have been. I hope everything turned out ok. Thank you for your support and for letting me know that I'm not alone :)

Chronic Respiratory Problems in a cat? I am sorry this is kinda long but maybe more details will yield better answers? Last summer I was given a few cats to "foster" because the colony they lived in was being poisoned. We picked up five cats from the colony four 2 week old kittens whose mother was poisoned and (as the females in the cat colony were all fixed besides the one who was dumped there pregnant) their were no surrogates available. The kittens all survived except one who developmentally was delayed with things such as grooming and playing who eventually mid way through her sixth week had seizures and we had to put her to sleep at the vets recommendation (he did not test for why that happened so maybe their is a connection to pumpkin....he didnt know about Pumpkin the older cat). Pumpkin turned 11 this winter, she lived in the cat colony since she was abandoned in the winter as a kitten, she was the oldest surviving cat there. Since she was a kitten she had what the woman who cared for her called a "cold" . Basically she is congested, she bubbles snot from her nose, her purr is a (loud) gurgle and she could barely meow when we got her and now when she tries no sound comes out. Her eyes are runny and I clean them daily although they do not really need to be cleaned that often, the eyes themselves are clear and functional but they have crust that forms under them. Half her teeth are gone on one side except for little stubs which suggest to me they may have been broken. Besides this she is a totally functional cat, she is happy, responsive, her food intake is good and what comes out looks normal mostly, shes gained a bit of weight as she looks fuller (not wormy full though) and her fur is really clean with no help from us. Shes only been to the vet once when she was fixed, and although she had the condition then the vet did not comment. Recently she has been given a dose of REVOLUTION which my aunt speculated may help but I am doubtful based on the fact its more for worms and fleas and ticks and parasites like that vs. what ever this seems to be? No other cat in the colony seemed to have it either. The condition was worse in the summer and agitated when she had a brief stay at a farm where she was kept with hay while I was out of town. She is an outside cat who has an insulated custom made house and is locked in the garage at night (where her food water house blankets and litter box are) but has the run of the yard (and much to my anguish the neighborhood when the mood strikes her. When I go outside to smoke she likes to sit with me and does not seem bothered by the smoke (no sneezing or coughing or different wheezing). I do not have the money to take her to the vet. I know you should not have a pet you can not afford the proper medical care for but I do not have very many options for her. I've co oped at the humane society and I know she would not make it on the the adoption floor based on age and present condition. No other organization will take her. And I cant adopt a sick cat to strangers (Ive asked everyone close to me). So do not suggest putting her down or surrendering her. I know she still has a very quality of life and putting her down is not what is best for her. If anyone can suggest what the problem might be, how to make her more comfortable or anything helpful id love to here your input. Itd mean so much to me to provide her with a better life. Thankyou everyone who took the time to read this. Payment plans are out of the options here. She can no go inside because of our "real pet cats" (not my words but I am not the only person in the house, she is sick and I cant expose the other pets to her).As terrible as this is I do not own the house I am at and she "is just a stray". The garage is cat proof, only thing in there is her stuff and patio furniture and a blow up pool. Their is no infection or tenderness where her teeth are and she has no trouble eating. She didnt have a little box until she came to me so I know its not the litter.

Spouse snoring - who sleeps where? My husband snores and I have chronic insomnia. He falls asleep in 5 minutes and I am still up at 3 a.m. The snoring can feel like a slap in the face to my insomnia, so I move to the couch. However, I have medical conditions where are made worse by being on the couch and he tell me to wake him and make his sleep on the couch. I say this is unfair - he didn't snore on purpose, he gets up really early for his commute and I don't work, it seems to make sense for me to the be one to move. We go round and round because my medical conditions gets worse, but my guilt skyrockets in making this exhausted person move out the bed for something he can't control. (Yes, he's seen doctors, he's fine medically.) Any ideas? We don't have space for two bedrooms and I cannot sleep apart from him after 20+ years together. (The snoring is recent and I think related to his overwork and exhaustion.) I sleep with both earplugs and earmuffs over them. He HAS been tested by doctors and is fine and does not have sleep apnea. Breathe right did not help, nor did snore spray, afrin, sleeping with a fan blowing on him, or anything else. He just snores. :-(

I would like to start smoking marijuana to ease my fibromyalgia pain. How can do this in a legal way ? I have chronic pain and i take pain pills all day. Most nights I don't sleep due to the pain; so i have to force myself sleep during the day. I have long list of medical conditions which add to the pain and stress of Fibromyalgia. Doctors have sent to me to specialist and physical therapy. When tired marijuana it relaxed my muscles so much that i slept a whole night at pain level 6. when i woke up i didn't need any pain pills until noon. when my pain level was at 15. So all of you know what my problem is; marijuana is illegal. Since i don't want to break the law or be pain. I don't know what to do. I live in lynchburg VA .. Home town of Jerry Falwell.

Constant Leg Pain....Any Ideas? I HAVE been to the doctor twice about it. Says there is nothing wrong. The last week or so it's gotten worse where today I'm barely able to walk because of the pain. Sitting hurts, standing hurts, laying hurts....I can get no relief. Last night I took advil and put some BenGay type cream all over my legs and it didn't ease it at all. Sitting on the bed with laptop right now and feet are tingling (like they are trying to go to sleep). I need some serious ideas please. I've done everything on my end. Went to the doctor TWICE and have tried self diagnosis. Mentioned it to the neurologist when I was sent there last year because of migraines. Spoke with my sister who is a N.P. Medical conditions: Mitral Valve Prolapse with mild to moderate regurgitation Chronic Kidney stones Thank you in advance for ANY assistance

Diagnose my odd symptom list? Background info: 21 year old male, athletic build, no serious medical conditions and take no medications. Do not eat a good diet, but do not smoke and rarely drink. Drink only water and typically exercise a decent amount (though not lately). Had a full profile blood test done within the past 6 months with beautiful results (except for relatively high uric acid). Symptoms: 1. Fluctuating body temperature: I go as high as 101 and as low as 96 in a matter of hours. Taking Ibuprofin only helps a little. This is the symptom that baffles me the most. Yes, these are accurate reading from multiple sources and areas. 3. Profuse sweating: Sweating uncontrollably, even in non anxious situations (though worse with anxiety). When reading body temp with sweat, it's much lower obviously. 4. Joint pain: I played a round of golf and couldn't stand up the rest of the night because I had so much knee pain. I've never had a knee injury in my life and they occur in both knees. My fingers also experience the same pain and somewhat my wrists. Someone my age should not be having arthritis like symptoms. I have some back pain too but don't know if it's related. 5. Anxiety/Nervousness - not sure if related since i've had this for the past 3 years, but its gotten progressively worse over the years and its quite bad now. 6. Chest pain - Feels like a heart attack sometimes, but it's not. Could be just heartburn but I know my blood tests in the past have shown great cholesterol/triglyceride numbers so it's not a heart attack (but still doesn't rule out infections). 7. Sleep 10+ hours in a day and still exhausted: Chronic fatigue. It's a struggle to even get up and when I finally do I find myself with no energy. My instincts tell me some kind of virus or bacterial infection but I have no idea. PLEASE HELP :( To Minx's questions: Tested for B12 and Iron, both were in normal range but on the higher side. You're probably right saying that diet has played a role in all this.

Question About Divorce and Moving Out-Of-State? I was just trying to seek some information, I guess more legal than anything. I have been married for eight years. I worked until our second child was born due to a chronic health condition. We have moved so many times to different states and our children have really never been stable (ages 6 and 4). My husband then moved us into his parents house and we have been here for over one year. This is the third time in four years by the way. I became injured six months ago and still am unable to work. My husband has not had constant employment in over a year and his parents live like slobs and I am their maid (not so much now cause of the condition). His parents are extremely rude to me and have been rude to my family. His mother has told our six year old that she doesn't like me and that no one in the family does. There is no real reason for this. I went back to college for a BA in Healthcare Mgmt and have been for three years. His mother is irresponsible and my husband has taken on all 0f their irresponsible negative behavior. My husband has never stuck up for me or his children (even when his mom wouldn't clean up our child while in presence after slipping in dog pee). We live in FL and my husband has been laid off for months now. He left jobs making $40,000 to make 8.50 an hour (told because he wanted to try it). I have family in Upstate, NY and they want me to go up there with the girls. My children and I all sleep on a king size bed on the floor in one room currently and they have their own room at my family's house. My question is whould it be legal (if my husband kew about it) to take the girls out of this state to my family's house? My husband has only made $11,000 a year and his mom has caused my children and I too much stress. Not to mention that my injury is from slipping in dog pee on her floor and they pay nothing for my medical bills. They get their son and my children and I get all of their problems and crap. The only one that has it easier is my husband from having his mommy and daddy pay for everything for him, while my children and I live mostly off of my college refunds. Do I have any rights? Thank you for all of the advice. I apologize about the gramatical errors, I was in a hurry and a little stressed.

depression recovery? I made a decision to admit and fight my chronic depression about ten months ago. I don't remember much of the previous five or six years. I basically went to work, slept, and drowned out my feelings through alcohol, poker, and loud music. I'm happier today, but sometimes wonder if I'll ever fully recover. I've lost 35 pounds so far (out of a goal of 80), moved in with my best friend since childhood, who is a personal trainer, and enrolled in college. I guess my question is....do you think it's necessary for me to seek medical help? I'd rather do it on my own, but I do know that it is considered a medical condition.

Medical marijuana, insomnia, and Michigan? I have chronic insomnia as a result of a neurological condition. I've been taking Melatonin at my doctor's recommendation, but it only works some of the time. I've only slept a few hours this week, I need to do something, but with my history of addictive behavior, I don't want to go on sleeping pills Does anyone know if I could get marijuana in Michigan for insomnia? If not, I also have low blood pressure, a history of depression, ADHD, and periodic chest pain from the same neurological condition.

Disciplinary Action for poor job performance after return from surgery under FMLA.? I was out of work for a month for treatment and surgery for Adult Onset Hydrocephalus. Three weeks back to work, and I receive a corrective action for my poor job performance in the weeks leading up to my leave. Because people with Hydrocephalus often have symptoms such as loss of cognitive skills, personality changes, sleeping disorders or unable to wake, mentally checking out, all of which I suffered, I received a corrective action 10 weeks AFTER the fact. I’m healthy and feel great now, and my employer knew what was happening every step of the way during my convalescence. I am really hurt by this. Is there any protection for me under FMLA or Americans with Disabilities act? I have a chronic progressive condition that cannot be cured but can be successfully treaded. I don’t want this is my permanent file (except in the form of Medical documentation) I didn't do anything crazy, now. Was just very lethargic and stayed in my office. Can I do anything to protect myself? guess I need to reiterate-Hydrocephalus is a chronic condition that is non curable but can be treated. Therefore it meets the criteria of the ADA of 1990, and of course FMLA. I did not have the flu or a cold or chicken pox so the second answer would not apply to this situation.

im applying for social security disability? i suffer from sarcoid which over the past twenty years has gotten worse, with this disease i also suffer from severe allergies, asthma, sleep apnea, and chronic sinusitis. and also thrush these conditions are due to weak immune system for sarcoidosis. all medical have been sent in and also sinus ct scan which is needed to prove my claim for chronic sinusitis and also will be sent monday for mental evaluation also for post tramatic stress disorder which was brought on by childhood sexual abuse that i had endured this stress has caused me to have nightmares still today. does anyone out there knows if my claim is strong enough to be approved for disability or am i waisting my time and energy for nothing. when viewing the social security website on the blue book page when i type in chronic sinusitis it states that the condition has to be treated with antibiotics for at least three times out of one year. and that medical imaging such as ct scan or xrays to prove sinusitis. i have been taking medicine for the past two years and have taken every antibiotic known and it keeps coming back. thats why i was shocked to hear some people say that its not enough to be approved for disability. so why is it even listed as an impairment on social security web site. thats what i dont understand, its listed under immune disorders along with the sarcoid, asthma, severe allergies that i have to take shots for twice a week. also chronic thrush which is under immune disorder. i also have nasal polys that have formed due to the chronic sinusitis and a deviated septum from all of the infections ive had in the past two years. every illness i have is listed on impairment list when typed in. the only illness that i have that is not listed is sarcoidosis, chronic sinusitis, sleep apnea, thrush, allergies, asthma all of these illnesses are listed under social security adm. list of impairments that automatically are considered disabling if medical reports can prove them.

Strange feeling,cold sensations,weird events, has any of this happen to you b4? Today wasreally weird. Actually these past few weeks have been especially weird. I live in windsor CT. Today, as soon as I woke up I felt an incredible uncomfotable feeling. I felt likesomething was extremelywrong. It felt like guilt and regret but I didn't feel that way; I could just feel it from somewhere. In CT it is normally cold aroundOctoberbut today wasn't cold but I was chilly on the inside. The chill was like around my back and arms. At first I thought I was comming down with a cold but I'm not sick.The chill followed me all day as well which is why I thought I was sick.Also...a few nights ago I was in bed and woke up with an incredible stomach ache. I didn't eat anything heavy that day. When I ran to the bathroom I passed out. I was freezing but for some reason I was burning up. My Mom said I was dehydrated but the problem was I was drinking juice and water all day. This isn't the first time I have woke up in the middle of the night and passed out itseems to happen every once in a while and always late at nightin my room. Thepassing outbeen going on for 7 years.I have no medical conditions either but I also seem to have a permanent chronic headache that seems to never go away that been with me for yearsbut I just alwaysfigured its from stress but today I didn't have one just the chill in my body that followed me all day today for the first time. Also, when I close my door in my bedroom it will be very cold. Colder then the rest of the house. My bedroom is upstairs.....My Mom had people come and try to fix the insulation in my house but they must have missed my room.Also the night I passed out my Mom told me I hadtoo many blankets and my body overheated. I had 2 thinblanket sheets...2 meduim blankets...a snuggie blanket and 1 heavy one. Not to mentionI slept in a thermal with a shirt over shorts and sweatpants. I was stillchilly and could especially feel a chill on my face. Another weird thing is that our doorbell will not to stop ringing on its own. We had a technician come look at it 5 times. Heguessed the doorbell runs on a system thats shared with our neighbors so if there doorbell rings our doorbell rings. Problem with that....is when I was in the house by myself....and the neighbors were on vacation the doorbell still rung. And it doesn't just ring once it will ring 2 or 3 times by itself.The last weird thing..is when I use to work late night...I would come home to find the office door downstairs wide open and the bathroom door cracked. The problem is my Mom is really anal about her office and bathroomdoor being closed especially the bathroom door. The bathroom downstairs is like my room and gets extremely cold for some reason. To add:Every other night I willwake up with neck and shoulderpains this has also been going on for years. Has any of this happen to anyone before?

Nausea, weighloss, lump in throat feeling. What is wrong with me? Okay, I have been sick for more than a year now, and my doctors have no idea why. It all started after four rounds of antibiotics for tonsillitis. Here are my symptoms. I have no idea if any are connected. Nausea, comes and goes, usually worse at night, and sometimes after I eat anything. Loss of appetite, I cannot eat hardly anything. Acid reflux that comes and goes. Lump in throat feeling, usually worse at night and while lying down. Usually accompanied by nausea. Weight loss, I’ve lost 60lbs in 14 months without doing anything. It seems to be getting worse. Increased cold sensitivity, always cold. Hear flutters, comes at random times, usually short of breath and dizzy after. Bad sinus drainage, constant, worse at night. Random lymph node swelling in neck/jaw. Sometimes accompanied by faint ear and/or throat pain. Usually goes away within a few days. Abdominal pain, usually on the left side. A dull burning pain that comes and goes. Joint pain, mostly in left knee, no injuries. Hair loss. Tooth decay. Dizziness / near fainting when standing. Ringing in ears, usually after a dizzy spell. Vertigo that comes and goes. Easy bruising / unexplained bruising. Usually on knees and thighs. Eye pain, comes and goes. Headaches. Sinus pain. Unexplained sores on skin. Constipation and diarrhea. Comes and goes. Okay, now for the tests I’ve had done. Hida scan. – Normal. Ultrasound of uterus and gallbladder. – Normal. CT scan. – Showed what looked like inflammation of the large bowel. But was noted that it was probably due to the fact that I couldn’t drink all of the barium. Blood work. – I am not sure what all they tested for, but it all was normal. SED Rate. – Normal. Stool sample. – Normal, no h. pylori or any other bacteria. Tested for Celiac. – Negative. Tested for syphilis. – Negative. Endoscopy. – Normal, no signs of GERD, inflammation, ulcers or infection. Small bowel and stomach biopsies. – Normal. Okay, now the medication I’ve been on. Prevacid [ for nausea. ] – No help. Zantac [ for nausea. ] – Helped the nausea and acid reflux slightly. Nexium [ for nausea. ] – Helped quite a bit with the nausea and acid reflux. Flagyl [ for the suspected bowel inflammation. ] – Just made everything 20x worse. Stopped taking it after four days. Cipro [ for the suspected bowel inflammation. ] - Noticed no difference or side effects. Amitriptyline [ for a sleep aid. ] – Helped with sleeping, but left me dehydrated and produced a nasty taste in my mouth. I stopped taking it after 3 weeks. Amoxicillin [ replacement for Flagyl. ] – Noticed no difference or side effects. Zofran [ for nausea. ] – Helped tremendously, but I ran out. And now the medication I have taken on my own. Benadryl [ For sinus drainage and a sleep aid. ] – Works as a sleep aid, but doesn’t stop the drainage. I have become used to it, so now it has no affect what so ever. Pepto [ for nausea, acid reflux and lump in throat feeling. ] – Works for a little while. Has no affect on the lump in throat feeling. Multi vitamin [ for hair loss, joint pain and tooth decay. ] - No effect so far, but I’ve only been on it for 4 days. Over the counter acid reducer [ for nausea, acid reflux and lump in throat feeling. ] – Works the same as Zantac. No effect on the lump on throat feeling. Ginger [ for nausea. ] – Helps slightly. Probiotics – Made everything worse. Stopped taking after 4 days. Now for what I know I DON’T have. Celiac. Gluten allergy. GERD. Ulcers. Gallbladder disease. Gastritis. Hiatal hernia. H. pylori. Colitis. Medical history / conditions. Asthma. I’ve had it since I was 4. I use an albuterol inhaler. Allergies. I’m allergic to most animals, dust, certain metals, pollen and dander. I used to have chronic ear infections when I was growing up. I had my tongue clipped when I was 13. I had groin hernia surgery when I was 2. I’ve had pneumonia once. I’ve had tonsillitis. I used to be allergic to Eggs when I was 5. I am not anymore. No known allergies to any medication. I’ve had my right eardrum bust twice due to ear infections. I have a history of breast cancer and other kinds of cancer in my family. I have reoccurring ovarian cysts. Okay, now here are some other helpful facts. I smoke about half a pack to a pack a day. I do not do drugs of any kind and never have. I don’t drink. I hardly exercise. I drink about 3 cokes a day. I do not drink water, whatsoever. I have a poor sleep pattern. I go to sleep around 4 – 5AM and get up around noon. I live in a house with 3 dogs, 3 birds, 1 caged mouse, 1 rabbit, 1 guinea pig and 7 outdoor cats. I live in a house with a mouse and cockroach infestation. I live in a dusty house. My sister works at a horse barn. I live directly behind a g

Are magnetic underlays effective for relief of pain? Have you had any direct experience of their use? Which ones are better? Here is one report I found which is inconclusive: www.magneticexperience.com.au/magnetic_underlay.php -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Magnet therapy What's the evidence? Contents Magnet therapy What are the claims? What's the evidence? What about the products? What are the alternatives? The placebo effect Electromagnetic therapy The bottom line -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The big question is, do magnets really work? The answer is complicated because the more you look, the less everyone seems to know. There are some limited studies on static magnet therapy — including some that were double-blind (a highly respected method where neither patients nor researchers know who is using the trial therapy vs a placebo) — but the results are equivocal: for every positive result there’s a negative study that shows nothing. The first study to cause a real stir was done at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, in 1997. Participants were 50 patients suffering from post-polio syndrome who had been experiencing pain for at least a month. (This is a condition that can afflict adults who had polio as children; it manifests itself as muscular and arthritic pain and muscle weakness.) The researchers asked them to rate their current rate of pain on a scale of one to 10. They then taped magnets (or placebos) for 45 minutes to the area where pain was triggered. The patients then rated their pain again on the 10-point scale. The results were clear: of the 29 patients who had a magnet attached, 22 experienced an improvement in their pain levels, compared with just four out of the 21 who had the placebos. On average, the magnet patients experienced a 54% reduction in pain, compared to 12% for the placebo group. This study has since been faulted — there was a disproportionate number of women in the trial group and the strength of the force exerted by the devices wasn’t measured exactly — but it was the first to make the medical community think there might be something to magnets. Another positive result came from the University of Virginia in 2001, where magnets were trialled as a treatment for the pain associated with fibromyalgia, a rheumatological syndrome associated with widespread pain, fatigue, fitful sleep, depression and anxiety, for which there are few effective treatments. Two different magnetic underblankets (or placebos) were trialled by two groups of patients for six months. The results seemed to show that those using a ‘functional magnetic underlay’ (which provided whole-body exposure to a uniform magnetic field) had the greatest pain reduction, and researchers noted the effects were most likely cumulative. However, the results for each group weren’t different enough to be statistically significant. Since then there have been a couple of other studies showing positive effects, including one this year — a small pilot study at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, which found that after four hours, magnets were effective (compared to placebos) at reducing the pain of osteoarthritis in the knee. On the negative front, a study at the Veterans’ Affairs Medical Centre in Prescott, Arizona, in 2000 used magnets to treat chronic low-back pain by placing magnets (or placebos) on the affected area for six hours a day, three days a week for one week. It found they had no effect. Nor did magnets make any difference in a study in 1997 as a treatment for plantar heel pain, when they were placed in moulded shoe insoles for four weeks. The group with magnetic insoles showed no greater improvement than the group with regular insoles. A third study in 2002 at the Oklahoma College of Medicine, using magnetic disks (or placebos) strapped to the wrists for 45 minutes as a treatment for the pain associated with carpal tunnel syndrome, found no significant difference in effect between the magnets and the placebos. But the placebo group and the magnet group both reported an overall improvement in pain levels, indicating that the placebo effect was alive and well (see The placebo effect). Overall there doesn’t appear to be a trend one way or the other, nor can the studies be easily compared. Some looked for an effect in a short space of time, while others involved weeks of use. Each used a different product and different-strength magnet. Each treated the pain associated with a different condition. The groups weren’t always gender-balanced (which is particularly important when studying pain and complementary medical treatments). As far as we can tell, none of these studies appears to have been replicated, nor is there a large enough body of scientific study to rule out the placebo effect This page last reviewed September 2004

Do my conditions qualify me for disability? Hi everyone, I've got a really strange set of circumstances here. I want to know if it would be worth my time to file for disability. The main condition I have is severe allergic reactions and hives. I have all over itching daily. Also swelling of the tongue so severe that at the minimum you can see the indentations from my teeth on it along with terrible pain and difficulty talking. At it's worst I have difficulty breathing. I also get throat itching and swelling and hives. I can be fine one moment and the next I've got hives and severe itching and I haven't done anything but breath. Often my ears itch so bad that they hurt and turn bright red and hot to the touch. My sinuses swell to the point where it hurts to even wear my glasses. For those of you who think I'm just being a whiny baby you try dealing with an all over body itch that won't go away no matter what you do. It can at times make me feel like I'm going insane. In addition to the itching, hives, and swollen tongue and throat I get very dizzy and drop to the ground a few times a week. On those days turning my head can make things go dark for a few seconds and I don't walk I teeter from side to side. On these days leaving the house isn't something I can do safely (at least that's how I feel). The doctors have run numerous test with no answers resulting. I have previously had the skin allergy test where they do all the pokes and I was pretty much allergic to everything. But it was controlled with medication 1 Zyrtec per day. Around that time I was also diagnosed with mild asthma so I was also prescribed Singulair. I have always been allergic to tree nuts but now I am allergic to things that didn't bother me before such as peanuts, citrus, carrots, watermelon, bananas, cucumbers and sometimes grapes. I add to this list daily as I never know if what I eat is going to cause a reaction. I have been prescribed oral steroids and given a steroid injection neither of which had any effect. I am currently taking 2 Zantac 2x per day, 2 Zyrtec per day 1 in the a.m. and 1 in the afternoon, 2-3 Hydroxyzine at bedtime. I also take benedryl when needed, at times needing to take 3 at once. At times, to my dismay, this doesn't even stop the itching. As you can guess I'm pretty out of it when I have to take 2 Benedryl and when I take 3 it's time to sleep. In addition to the afore mentioned problems I also have IBS for which I am prescribed Bentyl, yet another sleep inducing med. I also have chronic pain in my right hand and wrist due to two tramatic injuries within an 8 month period for which I am prescribed Vicodin to take care of the pain because over the counter Tylenol doesn't help and because of my stomach problems I can't take NSAIDS. After typing all of this I'm sure I will need to take a Vicodin to take care of the pain that I can feel coming on. I also have a daughter with uncontrolled type 1 Diabetes who needs close attention and care especially if she is sick with any kind of cold or flu bug so we can hopefully keep her out of the hospital. Because of all of this it is hard to keep a job and I was even just dropped from my Medical Insurance Billing and Office Administration classes because of absences due to the kid being ill and my inability to make it in because of the allergies and side effects of the allergy meds. Please tell me if you think it would be worth my time to apply for diability. Thank you. It's been 4 hours and I can feel the itching coming back so I'm off to take more Benedryl. Sigh... I should add that I have been dealing withthis for over a year and I lost a job due to absences because of my allergies and the amount of medication, benedryl, I had to take made me useless if I took them at work. At times all I could do was stare blankly at the computer screen. I even fell asleep while talking to clients on the phone a couple of times. Or asked them random questions that had nothing to due with the info I needed. And no I don't do a lot of house work these days because I just don't have the energy, or I'm sleeping, or I'm just trying to make the room stop spinning. I do have a dx. But it's very general.

What could cause someone to begin having problems with equilibrium - clumsiness, falls accidental burns, cuts? A 47-year-old female in generally good health. Problems have been ongoing for six months, but sometimes worse than others. The most serious problems include sudden loss of balance and falling around the house, difficulty judging the height of things like steps up and steps down, knocking things over, spilling and dropping things often. The worse problem is numerous kitchen mishaps, such as accidental burns while cooking and using knives or scissors. On occasion, there is also other cognitive stuff, like being unable to recall or spell simple words, transposing letters and numbers. Whereas multi-tasking was once very easy, now even doing one thing at a time requires significant focus and time. The one possible medical issue may be chronic insomnia of LONG standing (over thirteen years), due to a year-long period where 24/7 vigilance over a terminally ill child with serious feeding and breathing problems and seizures was necessary. The child passed away over ten years ago, but since that time, deep, restorative sleep has been severely lacking. Dozens of OTC and prescription sleep medications, including ones typically used for other conditions, have been successful in treating the sleep problem. Correction: Meant to say the drugs have NOT been successful in treating the sleep problem

is it possible that these doctors are refusing to recognize and treat my pain? (kinda long sorry)? Sorry this may be long but I really do need some advice, or some thoughts/explanations on this. I am 26 years old, have a 2 year old boy, and a husband. About 8 years ago I was involved in a car crash, but was really unwise about it and did not seek medical evaluations about it. (I was in shock and did not feel any pain at the time) Since then I have maintained a chronic pain in my left neck/shoulder area. The pain alters forms from time to time: dull aches, sharp pains, burning, tingling, numbness, weakness, concentrated nerve pain deep in my muscles, shooting pains all the way down to my pinkie. This pain strangely enough fluctuates in levels ranging from about a 4-5 on EXCELLENT days.. some days--stretches of time it can be up to a 9. When its 9 its excruciating. I do not have to be doing anything for my pain to be effecting me. Just sitting down hurts. Needless to say it makes it difficult to be productive around the house or be active with my child. 4 years ago I went to the doctor, and she took an xray and said that she saw evidence of arthritis in my spine. Shortly after that I lost the insurance, and since then could not afford to go back to her. I went through this discount program clinic place, and have tried to get help through them. For some reason no doctors in this program will say that I have arthritis or will even acknowledge my pain as anything other than psychological. This is increasingly frustrating as I am unable to afford any other kinds of health programs right now, and cannot seek other opinions out side this system. I have seen more than 5 doctors, taken countless xrays, mris, cat scans, even an EMG test. (that EMG test was really questionable though as during the beginning of the test, they said that it seemed i was "borderline arthritic" but refused to accept this as they moved the probes around untill they got a normal reading) Is it likely that programs like these (available to low income people) are unwilling to treat people with chronic- non life threatening conditions? I am sick and tired of being treated like I am crazy for my pain. These doctors say that I am "too young" to be experiencing this. anyways, after weeks and weeks of unsuccessful PT, I tried a Chiropractor. He insisted that I get another Xray, and he said that he saw something wrong with my C6-C7 disc. How can the Chiropractor and the previous doctor see something that these doctors do not? The Chiropractor only helps short term, no actual healing going on there, just short term relief. I am constantly stretching, obtaining therapeutic messages, use heating pads/patches, ice, menthol cream, sleep on a good bed, stay active, work on my posture, try to eat right, exercise, taking Tylenol/aspirin/neproxin does nothing for me. Nothing takes my pain away. I am fearful that I am flagged as some sort of drug seeker or something, but medication is the last thing I want. If I could do some surgery, burn nerve endings, do some sort of numbing shot, some sort of localized specific nerve blocker, RATHER than a life long regimine of opoid medication, and take the problem away once and for all i would in a heartbeat. Are any of the above treatments viable as a true long term relief? Please thoughtful answers only and thank you for reading all of this.. Please help!

is it possible that these doctors are refusing to recognize and treat my pain? Sorry this may be long but I really do need some advice, or some thoughts/explanations on this. I am 26 years old, have a 2 year old boy, and a husband. About 8 years ago I was involved in a car crash, but was really unwise about it and did not seek medical evaluations about it. (I was in shock and did not feel any pain at the time) Since then I have maintained a chronic pain in my left neck/shoulder area. The pain alters forms from time to time: dull aches, sharp pains, burning, tingling, numbness, weakness, concentrated nerve pain deep in my muscles, shooting pains all the way down to my pinkie. This pain strangely enough fluctuates in levels ranging from about a 4-5 on EXCELLENT days.. some days--stretches of time it can be up to a 9. When its 9 its excruciating. I do not have to be doing anything for my pain to be effecting me. Just sitting down hurts. Needless to say it makes it difficult to be productive around the house or be active with my child. 4 years ago I went to the doctor, and she took an xray and said that she saw evidence of arthritis in my spine. Shortly after that I lost the insurance, and since then could not afford to go back to her. I went through this discount program clinic place, and have tried to get help through them. For some reason no doctors in this program will say that I have arthritis or will even acknowledge my pain as anything other than psychological. This is increasingly frustrating as I am unable to afford any other kinds of health programs right now, and cannot seek other opinions out side this system. I have seen more than 5 doctors, taken countless xrays, mris, cat scans, even an EMG test. (that EMG test was really questionable though as during the beginning of the test, they said that it seemed i was "borderline arthritic" but refused to accept this as they moved the probes around untill they got a normal reading) Is it likely that programs like these (available to low income people) are unwilling to treat people with chronic- non life threatening conditions? I am sick and tired of being treated like I am crazy for my pain. These doctors say that I am "too young" to be experiencing this. anyways, after weeks and weeks of unsuccessful PT, I tried a Chiropractor. He insisted that I get another Xray, and he said that he saw something wrong with my C6-C7 disc. How can the Chiropractor and the previous doctor see something that these doctors do not? The Chiropractor only helps short term, no actual healing going on there, just short term relief. I am constantly stretching, obtaining therapeutic messages, use heating pads/patches, ice, menthol cream, sleep on a good bed, stay active, work on my posture, try to eat right, exercise, taking Tylenol/aspirin/neproxin does nothing for me. Nothing takes my pain away. I am fearful that I am flagged as some sort of drug seeker or something, but medication is the last thing I want. If I could do some surgery, burn nerve endings, do some sort of numbing shot, some sort of localized specific nerve blocker, RATHER than a life long regimine of opoid medication, and take the problem away once and for all i would in a heartbeat. Are any of the above treatments viable as a true long term relief? Please thoughtful answers only and thank you for reading all of this.. Please help!

In which country is alcohol most likely to be used? 1.In which country is alcohol most likely to be used? 2.What percentage of the American population consumes at least one 3.alcoholic drink in any given month? How many of this group is considered heavy drinkers? 4.What type of alcohol is used in all alcoholic beverages? 5.What substances are used to distill Brandy, Rum, Whiskey, Gin and Vodka? 6.What factors speed the absorption of alcohol? Is the rate of absorption of alcohol variable or does it occur at a relatively continuous rate? What about the metabolism of alcohol? 7.How does alcohol affect the different stages of sleep? 8.Define binge drinking and heavy drinking. 9.How does heavy drinking affect the immune system? 10.What are the markers for a strong genetic influence towards alcoholism? 11.What is pharmacodynamic tolerance and reverse tolerance? 12What is the major reason dual diagnosis clients keep relapsing? 13.How should mental health professionals approach psychiatric diagnosis of addicts? Study ‘Driving Under the Influence’ behaviors and law. 14.What is the relationship between suicide rates and alcoholism?. 15.What is the biggest failing in the treatment of Hispanic Americans for alcoholism or substance abuse? Chapter 6 1.What is the object of using psychedelics? 2.Know the major drugs in each class of psychedelics. 3.What is the difference between an illusion, a delusion and a hallucination? 4.LSD is a semi-synthetic form of what? 5.What is Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD)? 6.What are phenylalkylamine psychedelics chemically related to? 7.Excessive release of serotonin from use of ecstasy causes what? 8.What is Dextromethorphan medically useful as, and how much is required to cause psychoactive effects? 9.Currently, how is the growing of Cannabis to make hemp fabric viewed by the law in the United States and in other countries? 10.How many chemicals have been identified in a single Cannabis plant? How many of these have been studied for their psychoactive effects? 11.What specifically is marijuana’s effect on: The amygdala (Novelty Center)? The hippocampus (Memory & Learning)? 12.The distortion of a sense of time when using marijuana is called what? What are the implications of this? 13.Why is there not a rapid onset of symptoms of withdrawal from marijuana? 14.In regard to medical marijuana, how did the U.S. Supreme Court rule regarding the federal government’s right to supersede state laws? 15.What are the recommendations of the 1999 Report from the Institute of Medicine on medical marijuana? Chapter 7 1.What are the three classes of inhalants? 2.What is the inhalant of choice in many poor countries, due to its wide availability? 3.What are the long term effects of chronic abuse of inhalants? Are they always reversible after cessation of use? 4.What mental condition is common with inhalant abusers? 5.What is the biggest danger of abuse of Analgesics for athletes? 6.What human hormones do steroids resemble? 7.Have steroids been reported to have distinct withdrawal symptoms? If so, what are they? 8.What is creatine? 9.What is the definition of an impulse-control disorder? Obsessive-compulsive disorder? 10.How do problem gambling and pathological gambling differ? 11.When does the compulsive shopper experience the highest level of excitement? 12.What drug do compulsive shoppers compare the affects of their buying to? What specifically is similar? 13.What happens to an anorexic’s brain after about three month of practicing a strict diet? 14.How does bulimia affect the esophagus and throat, teeth and heart? What specifically causes the damage for each? 15.What are the most frequent behaviors of sexual addicts?

I have a number of illnesses (very serious) that are worsened by stress, where I live is very stressful...? I cant work/go to school drive or do much of anything I dont recieve goverment help because Part of the illnesses I have arent understood or believed! by most of the medical community & I look healthy Though it physically manifests itself & obviously exsists. Treatment is incorrect most of the time and worsens the conditions. (antibiotics or the pill) The rest of the illnesses aren't serious enough by themselves but all together it makes it pretty hard to do much of anything What I have is: chronic systematic Candidiasis(yeast) like thrush all throughout my body (different than fungemia) but manifest those areas along with my skin, armpit, scalp, & all orfices. I have polysystic ovarian syndrome w/ Menorrhagia auto-brewery immune supress Irritable bowl syndrome Chronic fatigue hormonal imbalance armpit infection Vitimin D & Iron deficency brain fog & emotional disorders: Avoidant personality, social anxiety delayed sleep phase so what would you do actually like I said it's not in my head it physically manifests itself I have tried to work which landed me in the ER many times where they said to quit & stuffed me full of pain pills and put me on a fluids IV This is TMI, but during my period changing my tampon 5 minutes isnt enough I used to wear those paper undies, along w/ 5 extra large maxi pads, a tampon & it wasnt enough, I bleed too much if I move about the yeast falls out of my skin! & I have had mono 5 times I am allergic (by test) to anything with sugar, dairy, soy, beef, eggs, viniger, nightshade veggies, most fruit, molds, grass, fungus, peanuts, fragrance, dyes, fermented, alcohol, white bleeched grains, etc I am 22 & cant remember my name at times because my body makes me drunk I dont want attention I dont even like when people talk to me I am mentally sound other than anxiety brought on by my health issues, & not being able to think or see straight but thanks for accusing me Lol

SleepMD/Melatonin and Asthma/Allergies, Safe? I have moderate insomnia, I've been on Ambien and decided to try something natural instead. I picked up SleepMD because it contained many herbs plus melatonin all in one package and I had heard these were all things that could help. Researching online I learn that melatonin could have serious side effects for people that suffer from allergies and asthma. I have chronic asthma and severe allergies all year long. Has anyone with these conditions used SleepMD/Melatonin without suffering serious consequences? I had read it could cause inflammation of the airways, which is what has me wary. The only reason I'm even considering using this supplement is because I'm so desperately lacking sleep and rest. I'm not doing well financially and am lacking medical insurance so consulting a doctor or using prescriptions isn't really an option -thus another reason why I had to stop Ambien. It also wasn't effective after a while. Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated, thanks. Sorry if this is in the wrong section ^^; I just used the primary section Yahoo suggested.

Hives?! Why has this happened for 9 years? This is what I posted as an answer to someones question on here a while ago. I was maybe hoping someone could help me. I have an appointment with a dermatologist this Tuesday, which I am hoping he/ she will diagnose me properly. Has anyone heard of anything like this? And does anyone know of any meds that can help it? I've gotten hives since I was 9 years old (I am now 18). But it wasn't just out of nowhere, it was whenever I got cold. The first time I got them I was outside by the pool on a chilly day, playing in a Tupperware tub of water with my toy dinosaurs, and when I pulled my arm out of the water it was just covered in itchy red hives. My mom took me to the doctor and he suggested maybe something bit me, but nothing did. We assured him it was because of the cold, but he didn't even believe us! So we had him place an ice pack on my arm for 5 minutes and no hives. He told us that nothing was wrong with me. Sure enough, when we left the doctors office, I had broken out on my arm, where he placed the ice. My mom then switched doctors because he obviously wasn't a very good one to not believe his patient. 9 years later, I still have this problem. My new doctor now is open to the idea of why I get them, but I've never been actually diagnosed. I have tried Claritin, Benadryl, and any other allergy medicine you could think of. Nothing worked to stop them from coming. Any part of my body that gets "cold" will break out in hives. In weather as cold as 40 or 50 degrees I will break out all over my face and anywhere exposed. If I go swimming, and I get out and there is a cool breeze, I will get them. Also, when I'm at school, and my arm is on the desk, just the coolness of the desk will make my arms break out. One time at school it was 30 degrees outside and I had nowhere warm to go (our school is an outside school). No classrooms were open yet, and I had hive all over my body, even the places that were covered up. I started having a panic attack it was so bad, and I couldn't breathe. I started crying because my whole body was numb, and the hives weren't even itchy anymore, they burned. My boyfriend told me to go to the clinic, and so I did. The nurse was so surprised, she thought I had chronic acne or something on my face because it was so red and bumpy... but I actually have a really good complection. She called my mom and she came to pick me up. My mom is an EMT and she was really worried because I was stuttering and I couldn't breathe. I've been told that if I get them bad enough, I could die. My mom said that someone should have probably called an ambulance. I got checked out from school that day, exhausted. I slept for 8 hours when I got home, and when I woke up I still had hives all over my body. It has been a constant battle trying to suppress them. I live in Florida, and even the winters here are too harsh for me. After that incident, my boyfriend decided to go online and do some research. He found a condition I believe is called cold urticaria. It's a condition where the blood doesn't flow through my body like it should when it's cold, and so I break out in hives. The condition is said to be fatal at times. This really worried me, but I have yet to actually be diagnosed by a doctor. I still don't know what to do to keep them away. On the medical website, it said the only way to keep hives away was to dress warm in cool weather. But it also said some depressant medicines are used to keep them away. But the thing is I don't even know if cold urticaria is what I have. Hopefully one day I grow out of it. It can be really embarrassing. People look at me and ask, "omg what are those bumps?" They get scared that they are contagious, and I always have to reassure them they are not. Please help! What do I have?

Do you have any ideas for me? First, please don't answer if you are not a Doctor or other health provider. Holistic is fine also. Conditions: 5' 10" - 320 pound male (While I know the weight is a huge factor, please do not hound on it. That has been explored at nauseum) Poor Circulation – Limbs and other body parts will go to sleep quickly if compressed. Couldn’t sit Indian style for 2 minutes to save my life. Chronic Shortness of Breath under physical strain. Chest pains can occur occasionally under the same stressors. High Blood Pressure - Only become a problem 6 months ago Cholesterol - Problem whole adult life. Have dropped it from 300 to 191 in the last 6 months on medication. Type II Diabetic - Non-insulin, but heading there fast. – Diagnosed 2 Years ago – With Metformin, sugar hovered around 125 until about 3 months ago. Now it fluctuates through the 200s. See new meds below. They are helping, but not allot. Bi-Polar - Have been under medical and psychological care for years. Medicines not helping like they used to. Possible additional neurological disorder. I base this on ticks, twitches and other neurological deficits I experience. My Father had M.S. Died 3 years ago at 62 years of age. He finally threw in the towel and let a UTI take him. He was sick with it for about 30 years. My father's youngest brother has M.S. also and is still alive, but in poor physical shape do to the disease. Unlike my father, he has resisted treatment. My father’s was relapsing remitting M.S. and his I believe his brother’s was secondary progressive. I had a brain MRI done 12 months and no lesions were found. I have avoided the LP due to having one 20 years ago and it being an experience that I do not wish to repeat. The Dr. butchered it so badly I ended up in the hospital. Also, my dad’s and uncle’s was inconclusive, but they obviously had the disease Current Symptoms: Binge Eating Insomnia Loss of Memory and Cognitive Function – Minor to Moderate depending on the task. I am a college educated adult. Was once at the top of my field and now cannot hold a job. See below. Headaches Pain in Legs and occasional swelling – Especially at night. Manic and depressed on a regular basis. – Usually manic at night and depressed during day, which leads to the insomnia. Sleeping pills help, but make me hung-over in the morning. I do not like taking them. Take an occasional Ambien. Ability to interact with others outside of immediate family varied. Usually will respond to most folks in an upbeat and cheery manor. I’ve been in sales and customer service for 20 years. But, when pressured, I resort to depressed, withdrawn and angry. Has caused me not to be able to hold down a full time job for more than a couple of months at a time. I am not ever violent, but I become very agitated and argumentative to the point where others do not want to work with me. Other info: I avoid alcohol except at an occasional party. I rarely drink to excess. Maybe two or three times a year. I have not and have never done illegal drugs. I have an addictive personality and have always known where illegal drugs would take me. Mentioning that, I have always been a big risk taker. Money, pain and the like. I have limited physical exercise, due to shortness of breath and poor circulation. I enjoy working out, it just hurts to much. To see me on the street, you would not suspect most of this stuff, except of course the obesity. Med List: Lamictal - 300mg once daily - Taken for 4 years at variable doses. Wellbutrin XL - 150mg once daily - Taken off and on for about 5 years. Prozac - 60mg - once daily - Taken for 1 year. Lorezapam - 0.5mg - once daily - Taken for 1 year Simvastatin - 40mg – once daily – Taken for 6 months Metoprolol - 100mg - once daily -Taken for 6 months Metformin - 1000mg twice daily - Taken for 2 years at this dose Actos - 15mg - Just started last week. Glipizide - 10mg - once daily Herbals Cinnamon - 3000mg daily Walgreens Diabetic Vitamin Pack - Two many items to list. Taken daily. I know this is a ton of information, but I need someone to look at the whole picture. My Drs just treat symptoms and never seen to get to the root of the problem. They are excellent Drs; one Harvard Educated, but like my father I just think they don’t know what to do with me. Also, please no lectures about putting this stuff on an unsecured site. I could care less who reads this. I want to get better. I want to be productive again.

Fatigue over the past months? Not sure offhand how long this has been lasting, but I am always fatigued for some reason. It does not matter if I sleep 3 hours or 12. I wake up still tired and with morning stiffness and occassional muscle pain. I also have stomach pains followed by diarrhea every now and then. As for physical activity, that also plays a factor. I bowl a few times a week and am usually fine as long as I don't bowl on back to back days. When I play basketball, football, or something that is pretty physically demanding, I am sore and at times, in pain. The last couple of times I played basketball, it lasted for 3-4 days. My mom has fibromyalgia and I have heard that the two are often related. I am not sure if it is genetic or not. According to what I've read, my symptoms apply to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and also partially to MS. I am in the process of moving and need to move my medical files to another doctor's office. Honestly, this scares me because my symptoms apply to 2 serious conditions. Has anyone else had similar symtoms? If so, how did it turn out? For the record, I'm 21

Is being a light sleeper a medical condition? I'm a college student and I've been a light sleeper my whole life. I'll wake up to people quietly opening my door, opening drawers, rummaging through things, turning on the lights, even whispering my name to someone else. I often hear things in other parts of the building that wake me up. This has caused me to be unable to have a roommate because if someone wakes up earlier than me or goes to bed after me, it's hard for me to stay asleep. I also canNOT sleep with snorers. Anyway, my university has a limited amount of single rooms, but they only give them to people with severe or chronic medical conditions. Not everyone understands this if they aren't a light sleeper, but not being able to sleep reeks HAVOC on your body and mental state, and I'm convinced that it messed with my academic performance last semester so I can't take that chance again. I want to go to a doctor and see if I can get documentation about my condition so that I can have a room to myself and keep my health and sanity. Does anyone know if this is possible or even realistic? I'm desperate, I need my sleep :(

In which country is alcohol most likely to be used? 1.In which country is alcohol most likely to be used? 2.What percentage of the American population consumes at least one 3.alcoholic drink in any given month? How many of this group is considered heavy drinkers? 4.What type of alcohol is used in all alcoholic beverages? 5.What substances are used to distill Brandy, Rum, Whiskey, Gin and Vodka? 6.What factors speed the absorption of alcohol? Is the rate of absorption of alcohol variable or does it occur at a relatively continuous rate? What about the metabolism of alcohol? 7.How does alcohol affect the different stages of sleep? 8.Define binge drinking and heavy drinking. 9.How does heavy drinking affect the immune system? 10.What are the markers for a strong genetic influence towards alcoholism? 11.What is pharmacodynamic tolerance and reverse tolerance? 12What is the major reason dual diagnosis clients keep relapsing? 13.How should mental health professionals approach psychiatric diagnosis of addicts? Study ‘Driving Under the Influence’ behaviors and law. 14.What is the relationship between suicide rates and alcoholism?. 15.What is the biggest failing in the treatment of Hispanic Americans for alcoholism or substance abuse? Chapter 6 1.What is the object of using psychedelics? 2.Know the major drugs in each class of psychedelics. 3.What is the difference between an illusion, a delusion and a hallucination? 4.LSD is a semi-synthetic form of what? 5.What is Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD)? 6.What are phenylalkylamine psychedelics chemically related to? 7.Excessive release of serotonin from use of ecstasy causes what? 8.What is Dextromethorphan medically useful as, and how much is required to cause psychoactive effects? 9.Currently, how is the growing of Cannabis to make hemp fabric viewed by the law in the United States and in other countries? 10.How many chemicals have been identified in a single Cannabis plant? How many of these have been studied for their psychoactive effects? 11.What specifically is marijuana’s effect on: The amygdala (Novelty Center)? The hippocampus (Memory & Learning)? 12.The distortion of a sense of time when using marijuana is called what? What are the implications of this? 13.Why is there not a rapid onset of symptoms of withdrawal from marijuana? 14.In regard to medical marijuana, how did the U.S. Supreme Court rule regarding the federal government’s right to supersede state laws? 15.What are the recommendations of the 1999 Report from the Institute of Medicine on medical marijuana? Chapter 7 1.What are the three classes of inhalants? 2.What is the inhalant of choice in many poor countries, due to its wide availability? 3.What are the long term effects of chronic abuse of inhalants? Are they always reversible after cessation of use? 4.What mental condition is common with inhalant abusers? 5.What is the biggest danger of abuse of Analgesics for athletes? 6.What human hormones do steroids resemble? 7.Have steroids been reported to have distinct withdrawal symptoms? If so, what are they? 8.What is creatine? 9.What is the definition of an impulse-control disorder? Obsessive-compulsive disorder? 10.How do problem gambling and pathological gambling differ? 11.When does the compulsive shopper experience the highest level of excitement? 12.What drug do compulsive shoppers compare the affects of their buying to? What specifically is similar? 13.What happens to an anorexic’s brain after about three month of practicing a strict diet? 14.How does bulimia affect the esophagus and throat, teeth and heart? What specifically causes the damage for each? 15.What are the most frequent behaviors of sexual addicts?

Does breath of fire increase concentration of O2 or increase CO2? State the problem: insufficient oxygen at night (neurological deficit beyond medical science). Blue lips in morning and chronic fatigue results, wearing on all organs of my body. Gather info: Yoga has always done physical miracles in my body, of course the credit is always to the Creator, so religious folk, please don't get on my case. I took a Kundalini yoga class that somehow boosted my oxygen and I didn't scream on sleep onset anymore. The teacher taught me fire breathing and exercises that did more for me than anything physical or spiritual that I ever did, Analysis of fire breathing: The lower 80% of the lungs are filled with air that rapidly gets depleted of oxygen because blood is constantly carrying it away. The upper 20% of the lungs are used for rapid breathing, as shallow as a sniff. Since the lungs are a bunch of bronchial tubes as opposed to air bags, the molecular fluidity is more hindered because of bronchial walls. The oxygen being taken into the top part of the lungs cannot reach the bottom part during fire breathing because of bronchial walls then? So, the lower part of the lungs deplete of oxygen in a few seconds because blood carries it away and the top part of the lungs get more oxygen than they can use. Fire breathing then creates an imbalance of oxygen in the lungs..So, fire breathing becomes dangerous after 5 seconds because CO2 gets trapped in the lower 80% of the the lungs if done for more than 5 seconds. That's my analysis and hypothesis. Experiment: Last night, I did 5 second fire breathing every other breath on bathroom breaks. Result: Lips were a shade redder than usual. Also, after fire breathing at night, I get more energy and it's hard to get back to sleep. Form conclusion: Fire breathing at night is a tiny improvement. Perhaps an oxygen mask will do better. I still wonder if fire breathing really does concentrate O2 in the lungs and my hypothesis is wrong? I hope I'm wrong because I've had this condition for 5 years at least. No, I was doing it wrong before. I'm supposed to breathe rapidly into empty lungs. This supposedly floods the bloodstream with oxygen. The local yogi master answered my Q about that. Yogi master says breath of fire floods blood with oxygen. I did it and lips were no longer blue + slept better after doing a Kriya in a yoga class. All miracles I prayed for involved a treatment of yoga + posture training.

In which country is alcohol most likely to be used? 1.In which country is alcohol most likely to be used? 2.What percentage of the American population consumes at least one 3.alcoholic drink in any given month? How many of this group is considered heavy drinkers? 4.What type of alcohol is used in all alcoholic beverages? 5.What substances are used to distill Brandy, Rum, Whiskey, Gin and Vodka? 6.What factors speed the absorption of alcohol? Is the rate of absorption of alcohol variable or does it occur at a relatively continuous rate? What about the metabolism of alcohol? 7.How does alcohol affect the different stages of sleep? 8.Define binge drinking and heavy drinking. 9.How does heavy drinking affect the immune system? 10.What are the markers for a strong genetic influence towards alcoholism? 11.What is pharmacodynamic tolerance and reverse tolerance? 12What is the major reason dual diagnosis clients keep relapsing? 13.How should mental health professionals approach psychiatric diagnosis of addicts? Study ‘Driving Under the Influence’ behaviors and law. 14.What is the relationship between suicide rates and alcoholism?. 15.What is the biggest failing in the treatment of Hispanic Americans for alcoholism or substance abuse? Chapter 6 1.What is the object of using psychedelics? 2.Know the major drugs in each class of psychedelics. 3.What is the difference between an illusion, a delusion and a hallucination? 4.LSD is a semi-synthetic form of what? 5.What is Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD)? 6.What are phenylalkylamine psychedelics chemically related to? 7.Excessive release of serotonin from use of ecstasy causes what? 8.What is Dextromethorphan medically useful as, and how much is required to cause psychoactive effects? 9.Currently, how is the growing of Cannabis to make hemp fabric viewed by the law in the United States and in other countries? 10.How many chemicals have been identified in a single Cannabis plant? How many of these have been studied for their psychoactive effects? 11.What specifically is marijuana’s effect on: The amygdala (Novelty Center)? The hippocampus (Memory & Learning)? 12.The distortion of a sense of time when using marijuana is called what? What are the implications of this? 13.Why is there not a rapid onset of symptoms of withdrawal from marijuana? 14.In regard to medical marijuana, how did the U.S. Supreme Court rule regarding the federal government’s right to supersede state laws? 15.What are the recommendations of the 1999 Report from the Institute of Medicine on medical marijuana? Chapter 7 1.What are the three classes of inhalants? 2.What is the inhalant of choice in many poor countries, due to its wide availability? 3.What are the long term effects of chronic abuse of inhalants? Are they always reversible after cessation of use? 4.What mental condition is common with inhalant abusers? 5.What is the biggest danger of abuse of Analgesics for athletes? 6.What human hormones do steroids resemble? 7.Have steroids been reported to have distinct withdrawal symptoms? If so, what are they? 8.What is creatine? 9.What is the definition of an impulse-control disorder? Obsessive-compulsive disorder? 10.How do problem gambling and pathological gambling differ? 11.When does the compulsive shopper experience the highest level of excitement? 12.What drug do compulsive shoppers compare the affects of their buying to? What specifically is similar? 13.What happens to an anorexic’s brain after about three month of practicing a strict diet? 14.How does bulimia affect the esophagus and throat, teeth and heart? What specifically causes the damage for each? 15.What are the most frequent behaviors of sexual addicts?

1.In which country is alcohol most likely to be used? 2.What percentage of the American population consumes at least one 3.alcoholic drink in any given month? How many of this group is considered heavy drinkers? 4.What type of alcohol is used in all alcoholic beverages? 5.What substances are used to distill Brandy, Rum, Whiskey, Gin and Vodka? 6.What factors speed the absorption of alcohol? Is the rate of absorption of alcohol variable or does it occur at a relatively continuous rate? What about the metabolism of alcohol? 7.How does alcohol affect the different stages of sleep? 8.Define binge drinking and heavy drinking. 9.How does heavy drinking affect the immune system? 10.What are the markers for a strong genetic influence towards alcoholism? 11.What is pharmacodynamic tolerance and reverse tolerance? 12What is the major reason dual diagnosis clients keep relapsing? 13.How should mental health professionals approach psychiatric diagnosis of addicts? Study ‘Driving Under the Influence’ behaviors and law. 14.What is the relationship between suicide rates and alcoholism?. 15.What is the biggest failing in the treatment of Hispanic Americans for alcoholism or substance abuse? Chapter 6 1.What is the object of using psychedelics? 2.Know the major drugs in each class of psychedelics. 3.What is the difference between an illusion, a delusion and a hallucination? 4.LSD is a semi-synthetic form of what? 5.What is Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD)? 6.What are phenylalkylamine psychedelics chemically related to? 7.Excessive release of serotonin from use of ecstasy causes what? 8.What is Dextromethorphan medically useful as, and how much is required to cause psychoactive effects? 9.Currently, how is the growing of Cannabis to make hemp fabric viewed by the law in the United States and in other countries? 10.How many chemicals have been identified in a single Cannabis plant? How many of these have been studied for their psychoactive effects? 11.What specifically is marijuana’s effect on: The amygdala (Novelty Center)? The hippocampus (Memory & Learning)? 12.The distortion of a sense of time when using marijuana is called what? What are the implications of this? 13.Why is there not a rapid onset of symptoms of withdrawal from marijuana? 14.In regard to medical marijuana, how did the U.S. Supreme Court rule regarding the federal government’s right to supersede state laws? 15.What are the recommendations of the 1999 Report from the Institute of Medicine on medical marijuana? Chapter 7 1.What are the three classes of inhalants? 2.What is the inhalant of choice in many poor countries, due to its wide availability? 3.What are the long term effects of chronic abuse of inhalants? Are they always reversible after cessation of use? 4.What mental condition is common with inhalant abusers? 5.What is the biggest danger of abuse of Analgesics for athletes? 6.What human hormones do steroids resemble? 7.Have steroids been reported to have distinct withdrawal symptoms? If so, what are they? 8.What is creatine? 9.What is the definition of an impulse-control disorder? Obsessive-compulsive disorder? 10.How do problem gambling and pathological gambling differ? 11.When does the compulsive shopper experience the highest level of excitement? 12.What drug do compulsive shoppers compare the affects of their buying to? What specifically is similar? 13.What happens to an anorexic’s brain after about three month of practicing a strict diet? 14.How does bulimia affect the esophagus and throat, teeth and heart? What specifically causes the damage for each? 15.What are the most frequent behaviors of sexual addicts?

Is this the cure for Autism? Thanks everyone for responding to my question. I saw the lady again and she swears that her grandson was cured by this Dr Leong guy. Here is the info from the net that i collected on Dr Leong Tole Center. What do you all think about this? AUTISM, AUTISTIC, ADHD, ADD, Coma Brain Damage, Special Autistic Kids Treatment Cure By our Master Tole . These Autism , Epilepsy, coma, brain damage etc has been on our research and treatment top list from 1984 . Master Tole practices the complete Ancient Chinese Way of THE TOLE'S WAY OF MEDICATIONS in the modern Autism Treatment Cure -since 1984 for Autism. Each Autistic kids are not the same, different in a few or more conditions and also recovery condition , also lever and rate of recovery. (8)Autistic Kids. 1. Autistic Kids Disorder Autistic Kids symptoms: (A) total of six (or more) items from (1), (2), and (3), with at least two from (1), and one each from (2) and (3): 1. Autism Autistic Kids qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least two of the following: (a) Impairment in the use of multiple non-verbal behaviors such as eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body postures, and gestures to regulate social interaction (b) failure to developed relationships appropriate to developmental level (c) a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests, or achievements with other people (e.g., by a lack of showing, bringing, or pointing out objects of interest) (d) lack of social or emotional response 2. Autism qualitative impairments in communication as manifested by at least one of the following: (a) delay in, or total lack of, the development of spoken language (not accompanied by an attempt to compensate through alternative modes of communication such as gestures or mime) (b) without adequate speech, marked impairment by in the ability to initiate or sustain a conversation with others (c) repetitive use of language or words or phases (d) lack of varied, spontaneous make-believe play or social imitative play appropriate to developmental level 3. Autism restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, as manifested by at least one of the following: (a) autism encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus (b) autism apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or rituals (c) stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms (e.g., hand or finger flapping or twisting, or complex whole-body movements or with an object) (d) autism persistent of liking an object, movements with sound. (B) Delays or abnormal functioning in at least one of the following areas, with onset around 2 and half of age to 3 and half years old: (1) social interaction, (2) language as used in social communication, or (3) symbolic or imaginative play (playing or talking some form of outer space words or cartoon's words or play). Symptoms of Asperser's include: impaired ability to utilize social cues such as body language, irony, or other subtext of communication; restricted eye contact and socialization; limited range of encyclopedic interests; preservative, odd behaviors; didactic, verbose, monotone, droning voice; concrete thinking; over-sensitivity to certain stimuli; and unusual movements. All these are the symptom of autism and we have the treatment for all these problem. You have to spend enough time for the intensive treatment in order to get good result, it varies from 1 month to 6 months or more for intensive treatment (remedies, remedy). Some of the Autistic kids that is difficult to get near to 100 % cure is that they started late on themselves more then 11 years old for some, and others are too stubborn, but we still gets major improvement about 80-90% or so until they can get easy living in their life. We have long distance friends that cannot come over for intensive treatment with us yet just with our THE TOLE'S SPECIAL herbal medicine powder and our advise of do's and don'ts gets tremendous improvement!!! So not to worry, we can get you your kid a special do's and dont's and other special advise on to how to treats them from stage to stage of improvement. We will be in contact with the e-mail and phone during your kids treatment. The True Story From Korea Joe is 8 years old an Autistic Kid from Korea. Even though Korea recognized acupuncture and Joe's grand father is the top acupuncture physician there, he can't help. Others specialist can not do much for remedy. Being a father of an autistic kid, his father has a lot of pressure and looking for answer desperately. There finally came to see our MASTER LEONG through high recommendation from a friend. When he first came into our centre everyone in the premise had a shock from his 'super-hyper active behavior'.Jumping and screaming all over the place and zero communication and eyes contact. He is in his own world, very scared and frustrated, until he hits himself on the head continuous for about 10 mins to 30 mins. Master Leong applied Qi Qong and acupuncture treatment to calmed him down. According to Master Leong it is his brain's Qi is not moving smoothly . He calm down after 30 minutes ,then had another session of Qi Qong and acupuncture after one hour. 3 days of treatment went by and they can see that Joe can respond to instruction from his father and has some eyes contact. They went back to Korea because his father has only 3 days of lift from work, but he book for the second visit that is after six months. He took 6 months of herbal medication ( 168 TOLE'S SPECIAL BRAIN'S POWDER )home and a list of do's and done's . After 6 months they came for 30 days of treatment. We saw a lot of different from 6 months back when they first visit us. The father is so happy and told us he have finally found the right place for his son Joe. He said all his relative in Korea said he has improved a lot since he took our treatment and special brain's powder. For the 30 days here everyday he has 2 session of treatment, that is 60 treatments in total. We can see him improving everyday and in the end of the treatment he was about 80% !!! recovered. They have to go home now and promise to come in 12 months time. This time he took 12 months of medication (Tole's Brain's powder) with him. The 3rd visit comes, he was almost 100% recovered!!! when we see him. Still we give him the same treatment for 30 days. In the end of this trip he is quit confident and normal in most of his activities. They went home with a HAPPY HEART !!! NO MORE MEDICINE, WORRY, STRESS, FRUSTRATION, SLEEPLESS NIGHT. This article is written by Miss S.Y. Chong our top student 1995, her practical 3 years assignment in our medical centre. Words from our top student, Miss Chong S.Y. I hope all the special kids can get well and live a normal life. Best wishes. Case 2- True Story Name : Zi Ran Sex : Male Age : 4 Complain : Doctor has been authenticating that he has autistic since 1 year old. His families already tried all kinds of treatment and therapies to get him out from autism. Others specialist cannot do much for remedy. Being parents of an autistic kid, their parents have a lot of pressure and looking for treatment desperately. They say that their son has no eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body postures and gestures to regulate social interaction. He cannot share his interest and enjoyment with anybody even his sister and his parents. He cannot make a conversation with others and only make a noise sound, not even a single word from him. He is totally in his own world and don't care about anything that happen around him. Sometimes he will repeat his behavior or interest. He cannot focus on one thing and always scream and throw tantrum if he didn't get what he want or when things does not happen the usual way. Finally one of their friends has known about Master Leong from one of his colleague and he also heard that Master Leong is a successful traditional Master , being the Master in acupuncture and the Top Chinese Physician in this part of the world. Has been treating many autistic kids ,The friend said during his own treatment in the medical center he saw many autistic kids improved. They agreed to meet Master Leong and ask him to do Neuro Acupuncture and THE TOLE'S herbal medicine treatment to their son. After making an appointment they meet Master Leong at The Tole Acupuncture & Herbal Medical Centre Sdn. Bhd. They told everything about Zi Ran. Master Leong has treated many autistic kids before and he knows what Zi Ran condition. Acupuncture: Master Leong applied THE TOLE'S NEURO QI GONG AND ACUPUNCTURE to calmed him down. Master Leong told them that Qi energy in Zi Ran brain not moving smoothly. Master Leong will let the energy move smoothly and keep it balancing back to normal. He calm down after 30 minutes treatment and continue it until one hour for first session. He cannot stay in one place, he also disturb every kids who play their toy and he screams if they didn't let him play. Even when the parents try to stop him it was difficult. They try biting him really hard but it did not work he still wants to have his way and disturb others. He still continues doing acupuncture and after 3 days of acupuncture he shows a great improvement. His eyes contact has improve and he can see his mother eyes more than 10 seconds. He responds to his father when his father calls his name. Conclusion: He still continuing doing acupuncture and take medication (The Tole's Brain Powder). After a few months doing THE TOLE'S NEURO Acupuncture, all people around him keep saying that he has been improving everyday and now time he was 80% recovered. Now his eyes contact are perfect, he can make facial expression and his body posture and gestures are improve. No un-meaningful screaming from his mouth anymore and he can SPEAK like normal kids. That was impressed anybody (all the regular patients) who see him. They were surprised for him because he started with "0" communication "0" eyes contact in his own world and always scream whenever he cannot get his own way and severe Autism but now can communicate and answer the question back and play normally very charming all the time with others. He also can share interest and enjoyment with other people. His super hyperactive behavior also change and now he is smarter and love to study. He is excellent in Mathematics and love to do his school homework. He can focus in whatever he does now and he is not in his world anymore. He is almost 100% recovered! When we see him. He still continue the same treatment to build up his confident to begin a normal life like other kids. Finally their parents found the miracle touch from Master Leong, traditional doctors and physician. They are very happy on what have he done and their son life totally change after they met Master Leong. His families and other people were happy with her improvement and condition right now. They were very happy with new reborn of Zi Ran. And give the whole family joy and happiness that could not be found with Zi Ran's old self. Autistic Case 3 - True Story Name : Zhong Yu of KL . Cannot talk, no eye contact, cannot stop running around, very bad behavior , Hyper active, cannot accept NO for an answer and many others , but love music very much must buy CD's of a few singers and hold them in his hands all the time and at times he will give you a few rhythm of the sound he likes, never understand a thing of this world or instructions or happenings but only his few CD's. After 3 months of treatment he could talk and react to his name and calls, after 9 months more he could go to a normal school . Autism Cure Case 4- True Story Name : Wlison of KL ,Age 5 . Seriously Heavy Autism- No speech, cannot go out of his home otherwise the parent has to carry him tide for hours even, very scare of all things, very hyperactive at home ,very aggressive behavior, no eye contact, jumping up and down all the time, don't understand any things or words in this world, all in his own Autism world. It took a long time to get him all out of his own Autism world, 12 months . Daily with our Autism Neuro Acupuncture and Herbal Brain Powder. Now his mother call up and said he has got the best performance awarded in his school, sharing her joy with us all, and really out of Autism. Autism Cure Case 5- True Story Name : Kai Zhee of Johor. total cured. No eye contact, very hyperactive, don't understand a thing in this world, no reaction to very loud sound or very dangerous situations, he ran towards fast driving cars from opposite direction many time, parents and relatives think he was blind and deaf, one of the very bad case. After 6 months of treatment now he can take his younger brother to school in public transport ( school bus) and has a perfect life and good school results and take care of his brothers homework (teaching). The parents calls now and again, and also brings in new autistic kids to our centre. Case 6- True Story Name : Many More to be written from our past history patients, soon Many has 3 in one conditions which is Autism, Epilepsy and Brain Damage also possible to get recovery. There are many research on Autism but none of them has much result, We can ensure them about inheritation- NO. There is no link in inheritation and Autism, and we have done a lot of research on it. We will hold a INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AUTISM SOON, about THE TOLE'S WAY OF TREATMENT FOR AUTISM. Autism kids do not just need training or only medicine they need THE TOLE'S WAY to get them out of Autism. Over the recent years we have seen more than many cases, off cause some of them did not complete their treatment. All of them improved from the day they came, we open up their door and a-line them to come out off the enclosed world of their own. There is NO point training them without getting them OUT OF THEIR ENCLOSED WORLD. Let us help you to bring your kid into our real world. Even though it may be timely and effort consuming, we have to do it once and for all - for their whole life. The younger they start the faster and better change of getting better recovery. Now we are catering for intensive course for all autistic kids with 4 weeks to 3 months or 6 months periods. 4 weeks treatments will have to come back every 6 months until near good recovery hopefully. 1 month stay will have to come once a year for a few treatments. 3 to 6 months will be targeting for best result and can then takes herbal medicine and all our advise over the net after the treatment. Many Kids that have come form US, London, Pakistan, Korea, Singapore, UK, Africa, India, Bangladesh, Malicious Island, Denmark etc, etc all over the world If kids cannot come in soon enough, then we will prescript some herbal brain powder first until they can come for the treatment, and also many do gets improved from just the brain herbal powder. A lot of the kids improved so much that they decided to just continue with the herbs a lone. All Associations and society are welcome to be affiliated with us. We can provide information's and seminar and short term intensive treatment to all at our convenience. We will continue to write those that we have treated with good result - history , soon when we have enough time and man power to do so, which is encourage by many of our enquiries and existing patients. Please visit our site in future for more update of true stories. As at now , 2003 we have been sending to many Autistic kids all over the world for our THE TOLE'S Brain Powder and it has shown very good result, before they come over for their intensive treatment. We will keep you all update on the true story. Please let your friends know about us they may need our help desperately, Thanks. . Ask Master's Assistant Usually after 3 days treatment the kids will be able to adapt to the treatment even if they are hyperactive. So parents not to worry about their treatment problems, most of the parents worry that can my kid take the treatment or will he/ she runs away? No, it usually takes only 3 days treatment then they will be use to lt. Well many says that when they goes for a hair cut it may takes 2 adult to hold them for the cause but when they come to take Neuro Acupuncture from our Master they are able to cupe just after a few days treatment . AUTISM Isolated in worlds of their own, people with autism appear indifferent and remote and are unable to form emotional bonds with others. Although people with this baffling brain disorder can display a wide range of symptoms and disability, many are incapable of understanding other people's thoughts, feelings, and needs. Often, language and intelligence fail to develop fully, making communication and social relationships difficult. Many people with autism engage in repetitive activities, like rocking or banging their heads, or rigidly following familiar patterns in their everyday routines. Some are painfully sensitive to sound, touch, sight, or smell. Children with autism do not follow the typical patterns of child development. In some children, hints of future problems may be apparent from birth. In most cases, the problems become more noticeable as the child slips farther behind other children the same age. Other children start off well enough. But between 18 and 36 months old, they suddenly reject people, act strangely, and lose language and social skills they had already acquired. As a parent, teacher, or caregiver you may know the frustration of trying to communicate and connect with children or adults who have autism. You may feel ignored as they engage in endlessly repetitive behaviors. You may despair at the bizarre ways they express their inner needs. And you may feel sorrow that your hopes and dreams for them may never materialize. But there is help-and hope. Gone are the days when people with autism were isolated, typically sent away to institutions. Today, many youngsters can be helped to attend school with other children. Methods are available to help improve their social, language, and academic skills. Autism is found in every country and region of the world, and in families of all racial, ethnic, religious, and economic backgrounds. Emerging in childhood, it affects about 3 or 4 people in every thousand and is three to four times more common in boys than girls. Girls with the disorder, however, tend to have more severe symptoms and lower intelligence. THE TOLE is dedicated to understanding the workings and inter-relationships of the various regions of the brain, and to developing preventive measures and new treatments for disorders like autism that handicap people in school, work, and social relationships and brain damage or vegetable. Up-to-date information on autism and treatment result for autistic is the role of THE TOLE in identifying underlying causes and effective treatments are available in our Autism Herbs Treatment Cure- The Tole Main Page.: Also described are symptoms and diagnostic procedures, treatment options, strategies for coping, and sources of information and support. THE TOLE' WAY OF MEDICATION HAVE GOOD EFFECTIVENESS FOR IMPROVEMENT ON AUTISTIC KIDS and very high result for brain problems and complications. Some autistic kids is now living a normal life some with extra ordinary IQ and special talent, all these parents did not expect their kids tope as normal as they are now, they were trying to improve them in their daily living, so now all are very happy!!!!!. What is ADHD? ADHD often prevents children from learning and socializing well. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD) refer to a range of problem behaviors associated with poor attention span. These may include impulsiveness, restlessness and hyperactivity, as well as inattentiveness, and often prevent children from learning and socializing well. ADHD is sometimes referred to as hyper kinetic disorder. What are the symptoms of ADHD Attention difficulties A child must have exhibited at least six of the following symptoms for at least six months to an extent that is unusual for their age and level of intelligence. Fails to pay close attention to detail or makes careless errors during work or play. Fails to finish tasks or sustain attention in play activities. Seems not to listen to what is said to him or her. Fails to follow through instructions or to finish homework or chores (not because of confrontational behavior or failure to understand instructions). Disorganized about tasks and activities. Avoids tasks like homework that require sustained mental effort. Loses things necessary for certain tasks or activities, such as pencils, books or toys. Easily distracted. Forgetful in the course of daily activities. Hyperactivity A child must have exhibited at least three of the following symptoms for at least six months to an extent that is unusual for their age and level of intelligence. Runs around or excessively climbs over things Unduly noisy in playing, or has difficulty in engaging in quiet leisure activities. Leaves seat in classroom or in other situations where remaining seated is expected. Fidgets with hands or feet or squirms on seat. Impulsivity At least one of the following symptoms must have persisted at least for six months to an extent that is unusual for their age and level of intelligence. Blurts out answers before the questions have been completed. Fails to wait in lines or await turns in games or group situations. Interrupts or intrudes on others, e.g. jump into others conversations or games. Talks excessively without appropriate response to social restraint. Pervasiveness of attention difficulties and hyperactivity For a diagnosis or description of ADHD a child would be expected to show the above difficulties in more than one setting, e.g. at school and at home. Problems are not shown 'at home' but are very evident when a child goes to a hospital department. This can happen when parents do not realize that their child's behavior is out of the normal range (perhaps because they have no other children, or they have other children who behave similarly). It may also be because the problems are mild, or because the family has handled the attention lack at home in such a way that it is not evident there is a major problem, or because the child is very young. In those cases it is quite reasonable for parents not to consider that their child has an attention deficit problem. These conditions has a good chance to be treated, it will take time and effort to do it. The Tole's way of remedies for them is not easy and tedious, the good part is it works with many of them. Some adults that just have AD should be able to recovers too with our Remedies. The Tole's Brain Powder Autism ADHD Treatment for all special kids Treatment. The Tole's Neuro Brain Powder is effective for regenerating the brain's cells (neurons) to get connected to each other so that the brain cells can function normally to get them OUT OF THEIR OWN WORLD. It is to help in their eye contact , hyper activeness, awareness of the surrounding, behavior and attention etc, etc . The herbal brain is to be taken for 2 to 3 times a day with liquid. There are many that have improved just using our brain powder. There are quite a few different types of Brain powder so please let us know your kids conditions and fill in our form for the correct Brain Powder. WE HAVE BEEN TREATING MORE THEN MANY OF THE AUTISTIC KIDS JUST LIKE YOUR KID. Please act fast for kids nearly 7 , because after the age of 7 it will be slower in their improvement and after 11 it will be even slower, so if you cannot come over immediately then you should let your kids starts by taking our brain powder first and then arrange to come over for the intensive treatment. First you have to let us know your kids conditions in details and then we can send you the correct brain powder. autism ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and ADD (attention deficit disorder) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD) refer to a range of problem behaviors associated with poor attention span. These may include impulsiveness, restlessness and hyperactivity, as well as inattentiveness, and often prevent children from learning and socializing well. ADHD is sometimes referred to as hyper kinetic disorder. Symptoms of autism ADHD Attention difficulties : A child must have exhibited at least six of the following symptoms for at least three months to an extent that is unusual for their age and level of intelligence: Fails to pay close attention to detail or makes careless errors during work or play. Fails to finish tasks or sustain attention in play activities. Seems not to listen to what is said to him or her. Fails to follow through instructions or to finish homework (not because of confrontational behavior or failure to understand instructions). Disorganized about tasks and activities. Avoids tasks like homework that require sustained mental effort. Loses things necessary for certain tasks or activities, such as pencils, books or toys. Easily distracted. Forgetful in the course of daily activities. autism- Hyperactivity A child must have exhibited at least three of the following symptoms for at least three months to an extent that is unusual for their age and level of intelligence. Runs around or excessively climbs over things. (In adolescents or adults only feelings of restlessness may occur.) Unduly noisy in playing, or has difficulty in engaging in quiet leisure activities. Leaves seat in classroom or in other situations where remaining seated is expected. Fidgets with hands or feet or squirms on seat. autism ADHD Impulsivity At least one of the following symptoms must have persisted at least for three months to an extent that is unusual for their age and level of intelligence: Blurts out answers before the questions have been completed. Fails to wait in lines or await turns in games or group situations. Interrupts or intrudes on others, likes to jump into others conversations or games. Talks excessively without appropriate response to social restraint. ADHD or Others causes Epileptic seizures can cause a child to become drowsy, impairing their attention. Epilepsy can also cause unusual behavior and lead to abnormal perceptions. Hearing problems such as deafness or glue ear can make it hard for a child to follow instructions and make them appear inattentive. Reading problems, making it hard to complete tasks or follow instructions. Obsessive compulsive disorder leads to people following strange rituals that preoccupy their thoughts and distract their attention. Tourette's syndrome involves repetitive, involuntary jerking movements of the body and sudden outbursts of noise or swearing. Autism and Asperger's syndrome often lead to difficulties in understanding and using language. Prolonged periods of insufficient sleep, causing poor concentration. Some children may be very active or be easily distracted or have difficulty concentrating. If these behaviours are relatively mild, they should not be considered a disorder. Others difficulties that occurs alongside Autism ADHD ADHD often occurs alongside other difficulties and is not the sole cause of problem behavior. Children may exhibit temper tantrums, sleep disorders, and be clumsy. Other behavioral problems that occur with ADHD include: confrontational defiant behavior, which occurs in most of these kids. The child loses their temper, argues and refuses to comply with adults and deliberately annoys others. conduct disorders occur in at least 25 per cent of children. The child may be destructive or show deceitful behavior such as lying, breaking rules and stealing. specific learning difficulties, including dyslexia, occur in 25-30 per cent of children. severe clinical depression occurs in about 30 per cent of children. anxiety disorders occur in 30 per cent of children. What causes ADHD? Biological Temperamental, as this contributes to their attitude and personality. Twins suggest a genetic link to ADHD. In 80-90 per cent of identical twins where one has ADHD so does the other. Recent research also suggests there is a greater chance of inheriting the condition from male relatives such as grandfathers and uncles. Brain injuries due to birth trauma or pre-birth problems. The brain structures believed to be linked to the development of ADHD are vulnerable to hypoxic damage during birth. The damage is caused by inadequate oxygen (QI flow) reaching parts of the brain while blood flow is reduced. Environmental conditions: Family stress. Educational difficulties. ADHD diagnosis Observations to the assessment of a child with possible ADHD. There is no single diagnostic test for ADHD so different sorts of information needs to be gathered, such as the following: History of symptoms The precise nature of the difficulties, when they were first noticed, in what situations they occur, factors that exacerbate or relieve them. Medical history Risk factors that could predispose the child to ADHD include difficulties and risks in pregnancy and during birth, for example if the mother was in poor health, very young or drank alcohol or smoked or had an extended or complicated labor. Several medical conditions are known to be associated with ADHD. These include fragile-X syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, G6PD deficiency, phenylketonuria and generalized resistance to thyroid hormone. Accidents, operations and chronic medical conditions such as epilepsy, asthma and heart, liver and kidney disorders all need to be taken in to account. Also of possible relevance is any medication the child is taking, as well as any adverse reactions they have had to medication in the past. Past psychiatric history: Enquiring about any mental health problems the child has had can help rule out depression or anxiety being behind the symptoms. Educational history: This means the level of their ability and what specific difficulties they have, how they function within their peer group and get on with teachers, and any behavior difficulties such as suspensions or exclusions. Family history: The mental and physical health of the child's parents and other family members can be relevant, particularly regarding the incidence of ADHD or depression. Less then 1% ahs the family history but this is one of the research data base. Social assessment: The family's social circumstances, such as housing, poverty, and social support may all have an impact on the child's behavior. Less then 4 % has this problem but it should be taken into consideration. What treatment is available for ADHD? There is NO straight treatment in the western way excepts general guidelines to manage a child's problematic behavior, THE TOLE has developed a NEURO treatment for these special kids. It is with THE TOLE'S NEURO Acupuncture and Special Neuro Herbal Powder. During the treatment we will guild the parents in what to do and what not. It will help to re-align your kid and get them out of their own world of autism. Getting it done once and for all time for them .You can start by taking our special brain powder first if you cannot come immediately and then when you decided to come then we can help you to arrange for your accommodations and others. Please book for your appointment in advance because there are many kids here doing their intensive treatment from all over the world. The below picture was the famous NEWS in most News Paper during November 1987 until 1988, its about a boy name Richard who has a rare disease that makes him jump , walk and act like a robot. Being hospitalize in 3 major hospital in Malaysia then cured by our WORLD FIRST CLASS PHYSICIAN MASTER TOLE. Life demonstrating Neuro Acupuncture done by our Master in front of the major news reporters. Being one in a million case of Slow , rare developing cerebral plasy, brain damage of the Qi flow in the brain .Obstruction of the Qi flow could then be revitalize by our THE TOLE'S Neuro Qi Qong Acupuncture done by our Master. 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