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Watch What You Swallow With That Pill
Experts warn common foods can affect how certain meds are metabolized
If you're like most folks, remembering that daily dose of cholesterol
medication -- or that heart pill or blood pressure drug -- is often easier when
you take it with a meal.
However, the truth is what you eat at one of those meals could have some
detrimental effects on how a medication works in your body.
One of the most dangerous combinations involves grapefruit, a breakfast
staple for many.
"Grapefruit juice influences the production of liver enzymes, which can
affect the way certain drugs are metabolized by the body," says Michael Coyne, a
registered pharmacist and associate vice president of pharmacy at Staten Island
University Hospital in New York City.
This can cause some drugs to end up in the bloodstream in a higher
concentration than you are prescribed, Coyne explains. With other drugs, it can
inhibit concentration so you don't get the level of treatment you need.
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder Overlooked
Often missed and tough to treat, experts say many suffer
It can be so debilitating that its sufferers can't function, yet experts say
generalized anxiety disorder is often missed and tough to treat.
"If it's bad enough, it can lead to people actually not being able to work
because they're so caught up in their worries their productivity goes way down
and they can lose their jobs," says Dr. David Spiegel, research professor and
director of clinical and medical programs at the Center for Anxiety and Related
Disorders, Boston University.
"In severe cases, it can be quite disabling," he says. "Most people don't
have it to that extent, but their quality of life can be pretty seriously
affected."
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Barbara's
Journal
E-Mails from the Edge
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lot has happened this week. My heart is hurting really bad. I've
fallen really hard for Ed, and its getting harder and harder to
ignore my feelings and just be good old family friend Barb, who'll
do all your errands, take care of your house, walk the dog, teach
the kid music, design the graphics, and put out the newspaper. I'm
confused as to what exactly I am. I mean, I'm happy to be helping
Ed, but is he keeping me around because I'm free help or because he
likes having me around and is creating stuff to keep me close? I
vote for #2, but I am still very confused. I have house sat for him
twice in April already. Living at his house, sleeping in his bed,
taking care of his menagerie, and getting a taste of living in a
nice big house filled with books and antiques surrounded by a
beautiful garden, having access to an art studio, keys to a SUV, all
the amenities I could ever want is very, very intoxicating to me. In
fact, its everything I want. And then there is Ed himself. The first
man in a long time who isn't afraid of my emotional problems, who
talks to me, who writes to me, who compliments me, who jokes with
me, who hugs me, who massages me, who has done so many nice things
for me I've lost track. How am I supposed to react? I am very
susceptible to kindness. I am a tiny, weak seedling getting its
first dose of sun, food and warmth.
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Anxiety = More Problems. Please Help
Eddiebenincase wrote:
Looking for answers , im a 65 yr old man , in may of 1999 i was
diagnosed to have panic and anxiety attacks within days of being put
in xanax i began experiencing a slight disorientation in my walk and
my ears started to feel like they were closing , very similar to
riding up on an elevator. and then they would open again. after
seeing numerous Dr's and ENT'S and being told my sinuses were
congested for the last two yrs, Ive just about given up with going
to Drs as this congestion has not left . Ive had hearing tests which
lead to hearing aids Ive been to neurologist, had cat scans , MRI'S
and have been told they can not find anything but congested sinuses.
my head feels like it is stuffed or cloudy. i have tried flo-nase /
afrin. to no avail .
My question is , is it possible that these medicines for panic or
anxiety are causing this prolonged congested sinuses???? please help
me...
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