I'm am massively depressed right now. I have my Masters dissertation to hand in next month but cannot do anything at the moment involving complex thought and haven't been able to for at least the past year. I have awful memory recall - I can read something, put the book down and cannot tell you a thing I have read - I can barely string sentences together, I cannot think abstractly; in short, I'm a mess. I'm petrified that after two episodes of pretty intense depression, my hippocampus is permanently damaged. [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 8:22 PM - 11 answers

What are some physiological causes for Mutism/Aphonia? I'm looking for reasons that are organic in origin (so no 'selective mutism' or other related disorders). I'm also looking for reasons that aren't comorbid with another condition, such as Autism, Deafness, etc. [more inside]
posted by spinifex23 at 7:25 PM - 7 answers

How do I deal with a IBS flare-up? (kind of gross) [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 6:15 PM - 15 answers

How can I improve my tolerance for cold? (Cold weather, cold hands, etc.) [more inside]
posted by dayintoday at 6:00 PM - 33 answers

What is (or is there any) relationship between cancer, pregnancy, and a fetus? [more inside]
posted by raztaj at 3:06 PM - 7 answers

Dean Ornish vs Gary Taubes. Ornish claims through clinical trials to have reversed the effects of heart disease. Taubes argues that there's evidence high carbohydrate, low fat diets increase the risk of heart disease, obesity, cancer, etc. Surely they can't both be right. Is there a unbiased opinion out there? What do the plurality of clinical trials seem to indicate?
posted by leotrotsky at 2:03 PM - 12 answers

Ex smokers: What did you do to get past certain stages of withdrawal? [more inside]
posted by marimeko at 12:36 PM - 35 answers

Anti-anxiety medication: blessing or cop-out? [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 12:05 PM - 17 answers

Any suggestions for a 14-day raw food detox diet? What can I expect to feel like? [more inside]
posted by blackcatcuriouser at 10:46 AM - 11 answers

'Borrowing' my friend's birth control pills for a few months. Will it be ok? [more inside]
posted by greta simone at 9:08 AM - 19 answers

I drink like a fish and smoke like a chimney. Help me survive a possible hospital stay. [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 7:50 AM - 10 answers

What kind of specialist should my daughter consult? She has post-partum hpertension. Following a c-section at 37 weeks because of pre-eclampsia (welcome to our first beautiful grandchild!) her blood pressure has been quite volatile, from 140/89 to 179/98. Her normal is 120ish over 90ish. She has been rehospitalized twice in the nine days since her delivery. Put on a magnesium sulfate drip and is on Labetalol (now 300mg 2x a day). Additionally, she has had a few episodes of supraventricular tachycardia that took her to a cardiologist a few years ago. [more inside]
posted by mmf at 12:20 AM - 9 answers

How on earth can I give a blowjob to completion without my jaw recoiling in pain? [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 7:46 PM - 18 answers

San Francisco Bay Area: Looking for new running routes/paths in the Bay Area again...but this time, I have a car! [more inside]
posted by soleiluna at 7:34 PM - 4 answers

Does anyone have good (or bad) experience with hypoallergenic bedding? [more inside]
posted by wenestvedt at 6:29 PM - 5 answers

Why does my nose run when I perform oral sex on a man? (NSFW details inside) [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 3:31 PM - 12 answers

Will a kettlebell regimen take me from 'skinny fat' to relatively in shape? [more inside]
posted by piedmont at 1:47 PM - 10 answers

Question about finding risk statistics for early pregnancy. I am newly pregnant and am a 'facts and figures' type person and really want to find out what the likelihood is of early miscarriage, 'missed abortion', ectopic and molar pregnancies in the first trimester. I know that early miscarriages are not at all uncommon, but I need numbers! [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 10:52 AM - 22 answers

I know YANMED (you are not my eye doctor) but why the hell is it harder for me to see after my prescription was updated? [more inside]
posted by orville sash at 9:33 AM - 10 answers

Help me find a (good) CBT psychiatrist/psychiatrist around 14th Street in Manhattan who takes Aetna student. [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 7:44 AM - 3 answers