Antidepressant medications are used to treat a variety of conditions, including depression and other mental/mood disorders. These medications can help prevent suicidal thoughts/attempts and provide other important benefits. However, studies have shown that a small number of people (especially people younger than 25) who take antidepressants for any condition may experience worsening depression, other mental/mood...
Read moreOne of the things that I seemed to have inherited from my mom was a tendency to have bad foot and leg cramps in the middle of... Read more »
Grasping at things can only yield one of two results: Either the thing you are grasping at disappears, or you yourself disappear. It is... Read more »
Full Question:For the past week have had off and on again migraine headache pain with something new. Oh, joy!! I am experiencing numbness... Read more »
The Midweek Muse ...A little inspiration to get you over the hump. We haven't done a midweek muse in some weeks so I thought it might... Read more »
Question: Susan wrote... The other day I sat down and read my side effects to the med Lexapro. While reading the some of the effects I... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the use of quinine sulfate as a remedy for restless legs and leg cramps. Joe and Teresa... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to consumers that the unapproved use of the malaria drug Qualaquin (quinine... Read more »
Joe and Teresa Graedon of The People's Pharmacy respond to a reader's question about whether the reader's crippling lower-leg cramps were caused by... Read more »
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Leg cramps happen involuntarily when a tightening, spasm, or contraction occurs in your muscles. Leg cramps (also known as a charley horse) can be... Read more »
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There are clues to diagnosing the cause and severity of abdominal pain. See abdominal pain for a detailed discussion of the potential causes and what... Read more »