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Avatar n tn Vioxx was withdrawn from the market in 2004 due to heart/stroke issues. I doubt you can even get it, but if for some reason it id given to you, ask for something different. I know a couple of other people who have gout with no rise in uric acid. So yes, it probably is best to just go ahead and get treated if your doctor agrees. I assume you've probably already been to the doctor by now. Hope it's cleared up. That pain can be brutal!
Avatar f tn My 14 yr old chihuahua is being treated for stage 5 heart murmur and three days ago we had the worst news ever. We found out that her kidney's are failing and functioning at 25%. We started her on the IV fluids which my vet recommended. Two days ago she would follow me all over the house as if she was afraid that I would leave her. Today I can't get her to sit with me. When I try to have a seat next to her on the sofa, she'll go to the other sofa to sit.
Avatar n tn Now, the eye has a continuous blurring at the center, and resulting in double vision when looking at objects with both eyes-after only a few seconds. Retina specialist to be contacted again, as he sees a slight macular edema. Treatments with Xibrom and another non steroid eye drop has not yet solved the edema. Retina specialist now wants to try some injections to quell the edema and hopefully reduce the central vision distortions. Does this sound like a reasonable next step?
Avatar f tn am 9 weeks pregnant and feels very withdrawn and want to sleep all day. this is my first pregnancy.
548642 tn?1266179652 its like im excited to a point but more fearful and withdrawn then anything! i had a miscarriage in july 09 and i was 8 weeks but fetus was blighted ovum at 5 weeks.....and even though i will be 15 weeks on sunday im still scared! i wanna be pregnant and happy and enjoy this whole experience but honestly all i rather have is my HEALTHY BABY here with me now. i dont know.......
Avatar f tn However, Vioxx is a good example of a study not digging deep enough into long term effects of a new drug. Vioxx was introduced in 1999 and was originally thought of as a treatment for polyps in the intestinal track. As independent studies started to show a correlation between Vioxx and an increase risk of heart attack and stroke, the NIH funded the VIGOR study I believe in 2001 at the request of the Arthritis Advisory Committee to determine if there was indeed a link.
Avatar n tn Symptons are always have been cold, tired, joint and muscle pain worse in fingers, I took Vioxx before it was removed , high blood pressure , tinnitus, completely deaf over 2,500 cycles in both ears. Hearing aids made no difference. Dentist last month couldn't freeze my gums with 2 needles of Carbocaine. 7mm nodule on thyroid. Blood tests TSH 2.15 ( range .465 to 4.68 ) FT4 11.17 ( range 10 to 28.2 ) Total T3 2.02 ( range .92 to 2.
Avatar n tn my daughter was a typical outgoing, fun loving little girl. she attends pre-k full time at a private school. this year there were more boys than girls in her class... and her "best friend" went on to a different class. not only was she withdrawn during the day, but became increasingly anxious and unhappy about going to school. she has a coughing-cold and suddendly became incredibly scared that she'd infect others with her "germs".
Avatar n tn [2] A series of small-scale studies completed in Germany found that H. procumbens was indistinguishable from Vioxx in the treatment of chronic low back pain,[3] and was well-tolerated after more than four years of treatment of H. procumbens alone.[4] H. procumbens also seems efficacious in the treatment of arthritis-caused hip and knee pain.
Avatar f tn but be there for him if he wants to talk, maybe time can be a healer and by all means see that the man pays as he will keep on doing this, also if he kept going back there may be a reason, that he is not talking about all of this ,I have seen this happen and my heart goes out to all of you just try to comvince him he was not at fault, and the man was the abuser and he was just a victim,, he may feel he did something wrong assure him of your love.
Avatar f tn My 9 year old daughter has no friends to speak of at her school. When I enrolled her last year, she made a friend fairly quickly and I felt that she was progressing well in her new school. At her old school, she loved the teachers, staff and had many friends. This year, her one and only friend did not return and she took the news very hard. So far half of the school year is over and she still has no friends.
Avatar n tn My mother had a kliving will that stated when death is imminant lie support can be withdrawn but medication food and water will continue.The withdrawal occured five months before my mothers demise.
Avatar f tn I read that seizures are a possiblilty when going through withdrawal of the God Awful medication!! is this something I might have now after almost 12 days of stopping this medication "cold turkey"?
Avatar f tn Oh my gosh, so sorry I didn't see this. My son also spiraled deeply into depression. He swears it wasn't pandemic related but it was around that time that it began. However, depression is such that something like that can be a contributing factor but often there is more going on. What have you done to treat it? My son became suicidal and had to go inpatient. We are now in the mode of psychiatric care of medication and psychotherapy for therapy. I DO see improvement.
Avatar n tn ive bin having bad pain and cant function normal .im always in pain and my two arms go numb to the fingers. i take vioxx, a pain patch, and neurotin. but that doesent seem to be helping its going on two years and im going mad, what can i do.
Avatar m tn Blood samples are always transported in controlled, refrigerated conditions. Lab personnel are professional and know what they are doing. The HIV test is not testing for the virus itself anyway- it is testing for antibodies to the virus. Your results will be very accurate if you took the test 3 months after your exposure.
Avatar f tn Hi, I just came across this article. It was published in 2005 so I'm sure these numbers are even MORE shocking today. For all of you getting clean, I hope this article encourages you to STAY clean. Stay strong! "The government spends upwards of $30 billion a year on homeland security. Such spending seems important. Since 2001, 2,996 people in the United States have died from terrorism – all as a result of the 9/11 attacks.
Avatar m tn I was even prescribed VIOXX in the States for these symptoms.
2105146 tn?1334593783 I am curious as to why Tylenol would be recommended when there are other things to take. My friend, who died of HepC/liver cancer, was told NOT to take Tylenol and to stick to ibuprofen. I prefer good old aspirin.
Avatar m tn t stop the vics), that being aside, you should read the warning leaflet and decide for yourself if the side effects are worth it. I was given vioxx years ago, read the warnings about heart attacks and such, and threw them all in the trash! Not much later it was pulled from the market. If I lost a loved one, $$ isn't going to bring the back anyway, it's all stupid. If I do myself in, I guess I will come back and haunt the manufacturers....BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...........