Hi, I have been diagnosed with hyperbilirubinemia. Total is 1.9 mg/dl and direct is 0.8 mg/ dl.. I have been in ACUTRET 30 MG and FINPECIA for past 7 months.. I have just started taking glucon d 3 times a …

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I would just like to know whether or not I could rule out graves disease as a cause of my hyperthyroidism. Or could I rule out toxic multinodular goitre or cancer? I was diagnosed with mild hyperthyroidism in November 2015 …

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So I’m wondering if I’m developing Osteoarthritis, Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, or just a RSI. Relevant background information: I’m 27 years old, a computer programmer, and I play a lot of video games with a keyboard and mouse in my free …

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Writing this is very hard for me, especially since my situation is technically so commonplace, yet very strange. I began to deal with terrible headaches when I was 12 years old. I remember waking up in the middle of the …

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The wife And I have recently started tasting soap in our mouths. And yesterday me and my two kids all had a bloody nose. Wondering if it was related. Recently my daughter had sores in her throat that the doctor …

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Is it possible to increase eumelanin production in the human body, while decreasing pheomelanin production? I am one of those “fortunate few” born with mutations in MC1R (a.k.a. red hair, fair skin, freckles, & hating it), along with being a …

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Hello doctor. For the past two months I have been having difficulty in falling asleep. I am a 20 year old female and I’m a second year medical student. I’m a vegetarian but I eat eggs. I’m on Minerva for …

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I am 23 years old with a PMH of hypothyroidism. I have recently began having involuntary jerking which begin in my legs and has spread to my arms and most recently, my head. I also easily get very achy in …

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Hi, My father is Type II diabetic (53 years old) and currently he has a sugar level of 125. However, he gets tired easily and seems really weak these days. I want to know what type of additional nutritional supplements …

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For some weeks I have been experiencing pain and stiffness in my hands in the morning. Eventually the pain in my right hand has almost gone away while my left hand has gotten much worse. The pain does not seem …

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For years now I’ve been suffering from extreme bladder pain. I’ve had numerous tests including an ultrasound and camera into my bladder. It flares up every few months usually and it feels just like interstitial cystitis. But it’s not. Sometimes …

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My mother is 58 years old with type 2 diabetes (untreated), congestive heart failure, and has 3 staghorn kidney stones that are each approximately the size of a quarter. She won’t go to the doctor anymore and has been self-medicating …

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I’m hoping there is a doctor or someone knowledgeable reading these comments. I have been taking pain pills for years and I experience(not every time, maybe 1 out of every 10 or 15 times) crazy deja vu and it is …

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Hi there. I have been using a glycolic acid cleanser and at first experienced great results with clear, even skin tone. I have now stopped using the cleanser as I began to develop hyperpigmentation issues. To my horror, I am …

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Hello I am currently undiagnosed and am needing some advice/ possible diagnosis on my health. It started 9 years ago when I was admitted to ICU with Pericarditis, Pleural Effusion, Cardiac Tamponade. My symptoms only started about a week before …

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Hi! Would you be able to take a look at this? I am currently a nursing student. I saw this video on facebook and thought it might be Stiff Person Syndrome. But his body seems to be too stiff and …

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In 2009, I had a surgery of a tethered spinal cord, with a lipoma of the filum terminalle. A few months ago, I started having strong back pain again, headaches (diagnosed as tension headaches), muscle spams in my legs. More …

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