Everyone has a headache every now and then. They are common to all of us, but to a small percentage-4 to 5 percent-of us have headaches every day or almost every day and they are called chronic daily headaches. Chronic daily headaches are classified into two groups: primary and secondary. Primary headaches occur in people ...
Fibromyalgia is a condition (also called a syndrome, and some researchers are now wising up and calling it a disease) that causes a dysfunction of the autoimmune system so that your muscles and your nervous system do not communicate properly. It is not progressive or degenerative like Alzheimer’s or Lou Gehrig’s disease, meaning that it ...
Recently, I visited my dentist for a six month examination. Because of my illness, these visits are mandatory and I hate them. Cowden Syndrome causes overgrowth of gum tissue so I have to fight it and often in vain. Three times a day, in between brushing, I am told to rub my gums to try ...
Medical researchers do not know what causes chronic fatigue syndrome, a disorder that afflicts tens of thousands of people in the United States. Hard to diagnose, doctors will tell you that you have chronic fatigue syndrome if you have suffered from constant tiredness for six months and all other possible diseases and condition have been ...
Interstitial Cystitis is a chronic disorder where the bladder is inflamed and has Hunner’s ulcers or hemorrhages. People with Interstitial Cystitis typically will experience frequent urination (up to 60 times a day for severe cases), pain and pressure in the lower abdomen, pelvic and vaginal area, and burning upon urination. Because of the pressure, Interstitial ...
Amitriptyline drugs (sold under the popular brand names Elavil, Tryptanol, Endep, Elatrol, Tryptizol, Trepiline, Laroxyl, Saroten, Triptyl, and Redomex) are categorized as tricyclic anti-depressants, which work by producing both serotonin and noradrenaline (nearly) equally. Used most commonly for the short-term (three months or less) treatment of depression, insomnia, various sleep disorders, and for migraine prevention, ...
If you look up “Crohn’s Disease Symptoms,” the first one on almost every list you find is “abdominal pain, acute or chronic.” In my ongoing battle to live with Crohn’s, I find that I most often have acute abdominal pain that comes both suddenly and apparently from nowhere. It is a stabbing and intense pain, ...