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| Medication dosing schedule | 6/25/2008 |
Q: I have been taking Effexor XR 37.5mg for 2 months and I love it. The only problem is that I take it ...
A: Beverly- Most antidepressants will cause some sleep disruption because they increase the amount of ...
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| Toporal Side Effect? | 6/16/2008 |
Q: My mom is 89 years old, and is having a lot of lethargy and dizziness. She has a slight arrythmia, ...
A: Dory- Usually blood pressure medication is adjusted based on blood pressure more so than body weight ...
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| Shingles | 6/16/2008 |
Q: My wife suffers from shingles. She’s 57 years old. So far it’s been 8 weeks. What causes it… ...
A: Larry- My apologies for being tardy in answering your inquiry. Shingles is caused by the same virus ...
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| Vitamin A | 5/24/2008 |
Q: As an M.D. I have used 50,000 IU vitamin orally for one month in treatment of skin keratosis with ...
A: Acute toxicity does not manifest itself until approximately 1 million units/dose which you are well ...
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| Tourette's | 5/23/2008 |
Q: My nine yr old son has Tourette's Syndrome. He is on Prozac, Clonidine and Tenax. Last week he had ...
A: My only guess would be since opiates are central nervous system depressants (sleep,somnolence, ...
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| filled prescriptions | 5/14/2008 |
Q: When a doctor writes a paper prescription for someone, is the doctor able to know whether or not the ...
A: Jenna- Once you leave the doctor's office, there is no way for them to know whether you got it ...
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| timolol maleate | 5/12/2008 |
Q: Can timolol maleate reduce pressure from 54 hh mg to 15 hh mg in 2.5 days? Thank you! ANSWER: ...
A: Lauren- That seems reasonable to wait and I agree- why risk the side effects of the drug if there is ...
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| Allergic to most pain meds | 5/6/2008 |
Q: I will be having oral surgery in a few days and need some advice on pain medications. I am allergic ...
A: Adrian- Not much left. There is Ultram (tramadol) or Ultracet (tramdol and Tylenol) which may work ...
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| Taking Zantac in less and more frequent doses? | 5/5/2008 |
Q: Our 7-week old son has been taking Zantac for reflux for two weeks. The prescription from our ped ...
A: Since the total daily dose you are giving is less than prescribed, there will not be an overdose the ...
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| Vaccinations and Autism | 5/1/2008 |
Q: The rate of autism 40 years ago was 1 and 10,000. Now it's 1 in 150. Being I just had a son I ...
A: Having no scientific proof that vaccines do not cause autism does not automatically mean you have ...
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| insomnia after benzo | 4/23/2008 |
Q: I took clonopin 1-2mg for 4yrs only at night to sleep and 1mg of xanax for 6 months. Of course they ...
A: You have at least two other drug options. One is Ambien which is a non-benzo but acts at the same ...
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| Infant Zantac Dosage | 4/16/2008 |
Q: Our pediatrician prescribed Zantac syrup for our nearly 2 month old for reflux. He weighs approx. ...
A: Chris- Usual dose for Zantac is 2mg/kilogram of weight twice daily. Your baby weighs about 4.4 kilos ...
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| medication interaction | 4/14/2008 |
Q: My 22-year old son takes a low dose(10mg)of Adderol once a day as needed to function at school. He ...
A: Donna- Any decongestant is going to work with the Adderall to raise blood pressure because ...
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| Xanax hair drug test | 4/10/2008 |
Q: I took one .25mg pill of Xanax in early April to help me sleep. It was the first and only time I ...
A: Most drug tests are for classes of drugs like opiates or benzos in general. Xanax has a half life of ...
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| Nexium expiration | 4/10/2008 |
Q: I have some nexium with an expiration date of 12/25/07 E/09. My prescription calls for me to take ...
A: Without seeing the prescription label or the bottle, I'm not sure what E/09 is. But as far as the ...
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| switching antidepressants | 3/30/2008 |
Q: Dr. Haynes - My mother is 76, she has suffered chronic depression for many years, and has been on ...
A: Russell- Sorry for the delayed response. I have been on vacation. You are correct, cross tapering ...
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| azathioprine & prednisolone | 3/29/2008 |
Q: prednisolone and azathioprine have been used for sclerosing peritonitis. Is this a recognised ...
A: Sorry for the delay in response as I have been on vacation. I am not familiar with this particular ...
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| drug interactions | 3/28/2008 |
Q: I have been told to avoid Vitamin c supplementation as I take low-dose Vytorin. Is this tru, and if ...
A: I use www.drugs.com to check for interactions and there were no documented interactions between ...
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| Xanax Drug testing | 3/25/2008 |
Q: How long does xanax stay in your system for urine testing, I weigh 140 lbs. I am 42 years old, and ...
A: Larry- Xanax has a half-life of 6.3-27 hours which means it can take that amount of time for one ...
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| breathing difficulties relating to medication | 3/23/2008 |
Q: Any medication i take appears to depress my respiratory system and gives me very bad breathing ...
A: David- If you could be more specific regarding the medications you are taking and for what ...
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| Zovirax 400mg | 3/16/2008 |
Q: I'm Melojane from Philippines. My mother had been exposed to varicella for 3 days now. The doctor ...
A: There are no cures for viral infections- only treatments that will lessen the symptoms and reduce ...
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| viagra/cialis | 3/4/2008 |
Q: What are the effects of viagra/cialis on a young healthy male not needing them? Lots of people today ...
A: Well other than the obvious, most common side effects are lowered blood pressure, painful erections ...
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| Vyvase | 2/20/2008 |
Q: My 10 year old son has been taking Vyvase for about 3 full months. Aside from appetite suppression ...
A: It is a possibility as all amphetamines increase the amount of epinephrine in the brain. The package ...
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| difference? | 2/13/2008 |
Q: What is the difference between Lorazepam and oxazepam?? Thank you very much for your time and help. ...
A: Keep the questions coming. That's what we are here for. Half-life refers to how long it takes for a ...
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| difference? | 2/13/2008 |
Q: What is the difference between Lorazepam and oxazepam?? Thank you very much for your time and help. ...
A: Not a problem. Keep asking until you get the answer you need. You are correct- Serax has a longer ...
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| difference? | 2/13/2008 |
Q: What is the difference between Lorazepam and oxazepam?? Thank you very much for your time and help. ...
A: Yona- Both are benzodiazepines use for anxiety or to help facilitate sleep. The main difference ...
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| zantac overdose | 2/7/2008 |
Q: My daughter who is 7 years old (40 pounds) has been in a steroid therapy. To prevent a side effect ...
A: JP-- Let's take your concerns in order. I apologize for being long-winded: 1. Pediatric dosing for ...
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| diaphenhydramine | 1/28/2008 |
Q: A person I love is addicted to diaphenhydramine and has asked me to support her in an effort to ...
A: Adam- She obviously is not suffering the overt signs of overdose, however, signs like increased ...
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| Amoxicilin | 1/28/2008 |
Q: How long does this drug stay in the system after completeing a 7 day course? Thank you.
A: The half-life (the time it takes for your body to eliminate 1/2 of the ingested dose) for ...
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| Wellbutrin/Paxil....... | 1/22/2008 |
Q: I've been taking Wellbutrin for about 8 years, and my doctor and I have come to the conclusion that ...
A: Dave- Switching between classes of antidepressants should be done gradually. While tapering off of ...
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| flexeril vs soma | 1/22/2008 |
Q: Please discuss if you can, known differences between flexeril and soma. when i do a web search on ...
A: TK- The differences are based on their chemistry and mechanisms of action. Soma (carisoprodol) is ...
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| Can Kenalog in Orabase c | 1/21/2008 |
Q: "Dear Dr.I am 28 year old, relatively healthy male I recently finished a five day treatment of ...
A: Eric- Kenalog can cause some localized reactions although they tend to be rare (see table below). It ...
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| Reaction or all in my head? | 1/7/2008 |
Q: In the past I have had some itching after taking antibiotics so I have stopped them, I was recently ...
A: It's not uncommon to be confused about potential allergic reactions. Let's start with what a ...
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| Treatment of prostatitis | 1/7/2008 |
Q: About 1.5 years ago i was treated with 1g IM Ceftriaxone once a day for 4 consective days followed ...
A: Mike- The use of IV or IM Rocephin (ceftriaxone)for the first 4 days is to achieve rapid prostatic ...
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| Trileptal | 1/3/2008 |
Q: Happy New Year. I know that Lamictil causes short term memory loss. How does trileptal compare for ...
A: Just from my brief search on this topic, I gather that memory loss is also a result of the seizure ...
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| drug interactions | 12/28/2007 |
Q: I have a question about a possible drug interaction between propranolol and fluoxetine. I ...
A: Sounds like you have a good handle on this one. I cannot find anything specific between fluoxetine ...
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| diabetic and smoking | 12/27/2007 |
Q: patches gum and everything you can think of I think that smoking increases blood sugar levels can ...
A: There was a study back in 2002 by the Joslin Diabetes Center (an affiliate of Harvard University) ...
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| medicine | 12/16/2007 |
Q: I'm 56 years old and have had chronic constipation since about 21. Usually I just ignore it (after ...
A: Sorry this is late;have been out for a while. Hyperosmolar just means the laxative draws water into ...
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| medicine | 12/16/2007 |
Q: I'm 56 years old and have had chronic constipation since about 21. Usually I just ignore it (after ...
A: Miralax is also a bulk forming laxative. Like Citrucel, it requires a lot of water in order to ...
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| medicine | 12/15/2007 |
Q: I'm 56 years old and have had chronic constipation since about 21. Usually I just ignore it (after ...
A: Constipation can be a chronic health problem related to possible food allergies, chronic use of ...
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