flashjet

@flashjet (54)

Pakistan • Age 45

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what is antibiotic?

kilayko @kilayko (170) • Philippines 9 Jun 07

what are the antibiotic?give an example and what is the side effect for those pregnant women and children in taking this called antibiotic?is people can take antibiotic without the prescription of the doctor or without the...

antibiotic

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flashjet If you can take cocaine without a prescription, I see no reason why you should not be able to take antibiotics without prescription too.

1 Aug 07

can you really make it to drink 8-12 glasses of water everyday?

wraithstriderwife @wraithstriderwife (938) • Philippines 25 Jan 07

i really try to incorporate the habit of drinking 8-12 glasses of water everyday, but sometimes i just can't do it. when i wake up in the morning, i drink 2 glasses or more. and in around 9:00 in the morning, i take another glass,...

morning

water

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flashjet It is comical to read that so many people can bear with the nuisance of counting glass full of water they drink every day. What a waste of time.

1 Aug 07

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do you suffer from the dreaded monthly monster called "DYSMENORRHEA"?

pinkdelyt @pinkdelyt (192) • Philippines 14 Nov 06

a huge number of females suffer from this pain - and it's no joke...share your thoughts here. I feel yah, girl...

discomfort

dysmenorrhea

pain

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flashjet I checked a few threads here, entitled "Dysmenorrhea". I felt concerned to note that some of the descriptions in the various posts did not seem to support a diagnosis of dysmenorrhea at all. In the best interest of the ladies concerned with this condition I...

1 Aug 07

Experiencing "DYSMENORRHEA".........

shekaina24 @shekaina24 (161) • Philippines 18 Mar 07

It's not been too easy having a "Dysmenorrhea", like me and other girls out there likewise my experience..... I have my regular menstruation but it has been painful during my first and its second day. I always take my painful...

dysmenorrhea

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flashjet I think your doctor was cutting out a joke on you by suggesting you to get married and pregnant to relieve the pain. The problem underlying dysmenorrhea is an imbalance of the the estrogen to progesterone ratio. The hormonal system may be some what imbalanced...

1 Aug 07

dysmenorrhea!!! what to do?help, i can't take medicine i have some allergies

ylla_reese @ylla_reese (4) • Philippines 1 Aug 07

i am suffering from dysmenorrhea but the thing is i can't take medicine such as mefenamic, i got an allergy to it :-(

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flashjet It might be helpful to know if you have a cross-allergic reaction with other drugs in the NSAID class. In that case drugs from the COX-2 Inhibitor class may be prescribed. Check with your doctor for alternate medications.

1 Aug 07

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are psychiatrist/pharmacie companies trying to profit from illnesses

slboller @slboller (13) • Canada 20 Jun 07

my husband has been on lithium for many years now to treat bipolar disorder..there has been many times though that we have attended his doctors appointments and they have asked him if it is good timing to try out repiradal... so...

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flashjet The drugs available in the US market are regulated under the FDA. A drug passes through three phases of testing before it is allowed to appear in the market. That should answer your question. Though it is silly to assume that people are being used as guinea...

1 Aug 07

Why do we have to buy branded medicines when it is cheaper to buy generic ones?

Jeanniebugs @jeanbug23 (992) • Philippines 22 Jun 07

Do generic and branded medicines have the same content and works effectively the same? So why do we still buy the branded names?

biogesic

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flashjet Can any body explain what they mean by a generic drug as opposed to a branded drug?

1 Aug 07

Heres to Health.

GBGFREEDOM @GBGFREEDOM (29) • United States 1 Jul 07

What motivates people to take vitamins?

vitamins

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flashjet Silly advertisements.

1 Aug 07

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Centrum Power

snopkitty @snopkitty (74) • Saudi Arabia 11 Jul 07

Multivitamins is a suppliment source of nutrients and minerals and for me i am taking Centrum. I used to have one tablet in the morning after the breakfast but after sometime, i feel something in my stomach so i move it to after...

medicine

vitamins

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flashjet Multivitamin tablets are a source of multiple vitamins not of nutrients or minerals. This is precisely the reason why they are called multivitamins. It is unclear how you are getting boosts of energy by taking vitamins. No I do not supplement my diet with...

1 Aug 07

Nerves Pain in Neck and Head,Please Help....

sexycoley @sexycoley (497) • Singapore 6 Jun 07

These few days I have sit infront of pc more than 15 hrs, Now feel This + Headache....

please help

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flashjet Take some rest. It would do you good.

31 Jul 07

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what is paracetamol?

kilayko @kilayko (170) • Philippines 9 Jun 07

what is the difference between generic and branded tablet of paracetamol?give me a n example of branded paracetamol.

paracetamol

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flashjet Example is Intel pentium IV. Now that is a branded CPU.

31 Jul 07

what is mosegor vita?

kilayko @kilayko (170) • Philippines 10 Jun 07

what are the contents of mosegor vita?and the indication of this mosegor vita.

mosegor vita

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flashjet Mosegor is "pizotifen". Pizotifen belongs from the antihistamine, serotonin antagonist class of drugs. It is usually prescribed to stimulate appetite, though it may also be used to treat vascular and migraine headaches. I have never heard of Mosegor Vita, but...

31 Jul 07

Metformin (glucophage)

pamthegypsy @pamthegypsy (136) • United States 16 Jun 07

My elderly mother was close to dying thanks to the nasty side effects of metformin. The doctors and pharmacists do not think it important enough to tell people that unless they take the pill with plenty of fiber (like benefiber in...

diabetics beware

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flashjet Better still you can gift your lawyer a sample of this remarkable drug. That should put him on hold, lol.

31 Jul 07

The Pain Killer Medicines

a_spy_is_born @a_spy_is_born (107) • India 31 Jul 07

What do you think if the pain killer are good for health? Are they bad for heart or they are more severe on our liver n kidney system? Please let me know!!

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flashjet Which analgesic are you talking about. These belong from different drug classes based upon their mechanism of action on the body. Each of these classes have different side effects on the body.

31 Jul 07

difference between aspirin and the rest of the pain killers?

protectorate @protectorate (185) 24 Jun 07

i'm taking pain killers at the moment due to the fact that i am suffering from a relapse of Piles. Finished the operation the other day to eradicate existing external lumps where the piles caused and gathered a certain degree of...

aspirin

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flashjet Analgesic belong from different classes depending upon the body system these effect. It would be a huge thread if all of these are discussed. It would be easier for you to may be read a book on analgesics.

31 Jul 07

what drs dont tell u & u need 2 know

yeewong @yeewong (73) • United States 8 Jul 07

venders goes into dr offices and tells the doc, "i have this new pill out and 4 ever prescription u give out, i will give ur office a percentage of what they make off that pill." therefore, i was told that only 1 out of 10 drs...

drs

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flashjet I am sorry to hear of your loss, but it does not explain how you come up with the vendor story.

31 Jul 07

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the benefits of creatine--what do you know, and how do you know it?

dprice218 @dprice218 (17) • United States 10 Jul 07

I've been working out with weights since I was 14--probably wasn't the smartest thing to do at such a young age--but I've only recently (within the last two years) been using creatine. Now, I know something about creatine--for...

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flashjet Creatine is an organic acid. It is the normal body constituent largely found in the muscle. It is syntyhesized in the liver by amino acids such as arginine, glycine and methionine. Arginine and methionine are essential amino acids meaning these can not be...

31 Jul 07

Paxils Side Effects

Rozie37 @Rozie37 (15499) • Turkmenistan 13 Feb 07

I found out a little after I started taking Paxil six years ago, that stopping it can cause withdrawl that is similiar to flu symtoms. I was able to swallow that. Then, they said that your baby could have temporary shakes after...

like it or not

paxil

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flashjet You may need to be switched to other classes of antidepressants for example the "Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors". Check with your doctor before planning to get pregnant.

31 Jul 07