My cat is sick. I have next to no money. Is there a really-truly-worth it pet insurance company you recommend? Or is there a place I can apply for financial assistance?
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posted by greta simone
on Jan 26, 2013 -
15 answers
Just experienced a very weird dizzy spell...suddenly the room started spinning and I literally had to lay down on the floor of my office for about 10 minutes.
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posted by rainbowbrite
on Jan 14, 2013 -
17 answers
I am unemployed. My disorganization, lack of goals and mental illness (ADD first and foremost) is taking a toll on my job hunt, and life in general. Fellow ADD'ers, what do you do to cope/deal? Details inside.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 3, 2012 -
14 answers
I've recently moved into a new freshly renovated house. It has been over a week and I have been feeling spaced out, fuzzy with a slight inability to focus. Does anyone know what might be the cause of this?
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posted by ashaw
on Sep 11, 2012 -
13 answers
My friend is ill with a condition that might be psychosomatic. She doesn't believe or trust her doctors, and she is continually diagnosing herself with new illnesses. What's the best way I can be supportive?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 22, 2012 -
22 answers
He's sick and relying on me. I can't always be perfect in my responses or my inner most thoughts. Now what?
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posted by MCMikeNamara
on Aug 12, 2012 -
31 answers
Are there online forums/communities for support for medical professionals/students with serious mental health diagnoses?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 26, 2012 -
2 answers
Why does (dark) chicken meat sometimes (but not always) make me feel ill? Slightly TMI descriptions inside.
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posted by wholebroad
on Jul 19, 2012 -
7 answers
I used my health as an excuse for something being late. This was a mistake. The door has opened to a question about the status of my health from someone who is my superior, but *not* my manager. How can I deflect their question?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 23, 2012 -
11 answers
What did you do
without removing your tonsils that helped reduce the frequency of your bouts of tonsillitis?
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posted by telegraph
on Jan 3, 2012 -
16 answers
My wife's grandmother has pancreatic cancer and is not getting treated. What can she (the grandmother) expect?
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posted by meta_eli
on Jan 1, 2011 -
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I just quit my (bad) job and have no new job to go to. I know I need to be proactively seeking work but I'm suffering from confidence problems and bad personal circumstances and finding it difficult. Any tips or similar stories?
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posted by Franny26
on Dec 8, 2010 -
14 answers
I need ideas for helping a toddler through four to six months of chemotherapy.
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posted by Rumple
on Nov 22, 2010 -
41 answers
In what medical circumstances might someone with a terminal cancer diagnosis not appear obviously sick?
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posted by Joe Beese
on Apr 18, 2010 -
21 answers
Please help me identify this illness I have. WebMD and other medical web sites don't quite address the symptoms that I have. Please help.
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posted by dmbfan93
on Oct 30, 2009 -
18 answers
I thought I had heard of a website that tracks current viruses, called What's Going Around or something similar. I'm finding tons of local tv stations with special pages for their community, but nothing that ties them all together into one website. Anyone know of a site like this?
posted by jragon
on Jul 21, 2009 -
4 answers
Australian (and U.S.) Mental Health/Legal Filter. Can you just go and talk your GP into having someone put through a psychiatric evaluation?
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posted by metalheart
on Feb 1, 2009 -
14 answers
For minor pet health questions: suggest websites that are comprehensive & user-friendly? I'd like to avoid unnecessary vet visits.
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posted by pseudostrabismus
on Oct 30, 2008 -
10 answers
My terminally-ill grandma is in a hospital that is dirty, poorly staffed, and crowded. My family wants to move her to another facility. She has 2-8 weeks to live. Hospital staff has been unreceptive to our requests. How can we get grandma transferred to another facility?
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posted by Ostara
on Oct 14, 2008 -
6 answers
Having kids or not when you have chronic health issues: how did you decide and come to terms with it?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 21, 2008 -
12 answers
It's time to submit my out-of-pocket medical expenses to my employer for reimbursement under the pre-tax medical account program. All my receipts are for psychotherapy, psychotropic medication, and other indicia of mental illness. Is it professionally "safe" for my employer to have this stuff?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 26, 2007 -
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How do I expose my 2 1/2 year old son to people who have handicaps, or chronic illnesses like CP or MS?
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posted by MrMulan
on Mar 2, 2007 -
32 answers
Dog in sudden, mysterious pain. Going to see the vet as soon as possible, but want to be as prepared as I can be.
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posted by treepour
on Jan 25, 2007 -
13 answers
I think I may have seriously screwed up my voice. How do you know the difference between a temporary weird voice and long term damage?
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posted by rileyray3000
on Dec 7, 2006 -
10 answers
How do I cheer up my SO? He just found out that his dad is in hospital following a hemmorhage.
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posted by barrakuda
on Oct 6, 2006 -
10 answers
Is there a word to describe a person who repeatedly becomes convinced that someone else is sick with various obscure ailments, based on flimsy or imagined evidence?
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posted by jessicapierce
on Sep 26, 2006 -
13 answers
MentalHealthFilter: To try and sum up a fairly long and complicated issue: My brother, 23, is diagnosed as bipolar. It's been an uphill battle ever since he was admitted to the psych hospital at 11/12 years old. Although his diagnosis and medications have switched many times, nothing seems to work.
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posted by unsigned
on Jul 10, 2006 -
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I am trying to put together a playlist of songs about doctors and hospitals. Not metaphoric "Love Doctor"- type songs, but more along the lines of The Replacements' "Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out."
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posted by Failure31
on Mar 25, 2006 -
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I've been sick a lot in the last two years. And not just cold sick, I've had pneumonia and bronchitis at least 4 times a year. It seems to be triggered by physical work.
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posted by joaniemcchicken
on Dec 12, 2005 -
18 answers
Last week my wife put one of those toilet cleaning puck things - 2 discs, one blue and one white (a type of chlorine bleach, I think) in the toilet tank. Apparently one of us or our houseguest left the toilet open and one of our two cats - the stupid one - drank a quantity of the water, even though he had a big bowl of fresh water by his food (yes, we're now being very careful to leave it closed). My questions: 1) did he drink it because it tasted good, the way some animals will eat antifreeze, and 2) is he gonna be OK? He's acting a little odd - staring at his own shadow and attacking invisible things, growling at nothing, but then again he's kind of brain-damaged anyway (flea anemia as a feral kitten). He's 9 yrs old and otherwise in good health.
posted by luriete
on Oct 25, 2005 -
15 answers
A family member of mine may be seriously ill and I can't stop thinking about it. How do I deal with everyday life in the meantime?
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posted by huskerdont
on Aug 31, 2005 -
10 answers
I catch colds with alarming frequency- five or six times a year. If I make any sort of contact with somebody else who is sick, I can expect to have what they have within a day or two. I'm 21, HIV negative (recently tested and long abstinent), a vegetarian with a healthy diet, I excercise frequently and I take vitamins. I'm also currently taking Lexapro for depression. My question is twofold: first, what's wrong with me? Doctors insist that I'm fine. Second, what can I do to keep from getting sick so often in the future?
posted by anonymous
on Feb 10, 2005 -
41 answers
After twenty years of twice-weekly migraines, Topamax has halted them completely for me; nary even a minor headache in three months. People with narcolepsy (and others with less severe sleep issues) have found a wonder drug in Provigil. Severe snorers, suffering from sleep apnea, arise from sleep studies on CPAP wondering what this strange "awake" feeling is. Cataracts disappear and vision returns. And then there's that other drug, so beloved by spammers.
What happens when a medical treatment truly changes your life? How does your life change when you've grown used to a condition over the span of years, and then in a matter of days it lifts? Any stories?
posted by dmd
on Jan 15, 2005 -
22 answers
VitaminFilter: I am a reasonably healthy male in my twenties, and I take a regular old Centrum multivitamin every day. My current huge container is almost empty, and before I buy another one, I'm wondering if there's something better. Is there really any difference between the various brands of multivitamins? Is there a brand better suited for someone my age? I have access to Whole Foods, Wild Oats, Trader Joes, etc., if that helps.
posted by jed
on Jan 10, 2005 -
25 answers
SickFilter:
If you caught a cold this week
and hacked and sneezed and lacked some sleep
And when you talk you simply squeak —
How do you ward off bronchitis?
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posted by Happydaz
on Oct 22, 2004 -
9 answers
Tylenol? Contact? Advil? Who makes the best nighttime cold remedy? I haven't slept for three nights because of my running nose and cough. UGH!
posted by grumblebee
on Apr 28, 2004 -
17 answers
