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| Coffee withdrawal symptoms? | Hits:0 |
| Hi Been reading your site for a while and wanted to first thank you for an excellent site! So anyway, here's the question: I've been having headaches off and on for the past year and noticed that it seems to coincide with days that I don't... | 2008-06-07 |
| Does caffeine affect athletic performance? | Hits:0 |
| I play on the varsity soccer team. My team's coach and captains have told us not to drink beverages with caffeine because they dehydrate you. Is this true? Are there any other harmful effects of caffeine on athletes? Dear Reader,... | 2008-06-07 |
| Does caffeine raise blood pressure? | Hits:0 |
| Does caffeine raise your blood pressure? Dear Reader, In people with normal blood pressure, it appears that caffeine may cause a temporary increase. Some folks develop a tolerance to caffeine, and it no longer has this effect. There is... | 2008-06-07 |
| Metabolife | Hits:0 |
| I am a twenty-two-year-old college student. I weigh about 140 lbs. and I am 5 feet 5 inches tall and I want to start using the diet drug Metabolife. I was wondering if you can tell me how safe it is. I want to lose about 15 - 20 pounds and... | 2008-06-07 |
| Grapefruit juice and coffee | Hits:0 |
| Hey Alice! I'm a student at CU, and I've heard that drinking coffee and grapefruit juice at around the same time can extend the effects of caffeine. Is this true? I know that grapefruits can increase the bioavailability of some drugs..... | 2008-06-07 |
| Guarana vs. caffeine? | Hits:0 |
| Is there a difference between guarana and caffeine? Is guarana better for you than caffeine? Dear Reader, For those who can't stomach the bitter taste of coffee, products made from the seeds of the Guarana (Paullinia cupana) plant may seem... | 2008-06-07 |
| Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) | Hits:0 |
| You told your readers to take aspirin or ibuprofen. Please be careful to mention that NSAIDs [non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs], such as aspirin, ibuprofen, etc., taken daily, can be damaging to the stomach. I have bursitis in... | 2008-06-07 |
| DES (Diethylstilbestrol) | Hits:0 |
| Do you know anything about the Drug DES, taken by some women to enable them to have children? It seemed to have prevented miscarriages and the Dr. recommended this drug in the 1940s. Now women and men are having problems, for instance,... | 2008-06-07 |
| Grapefruit juice and drug interactions? | Hits:0 |
| I heard somewhere that drinking grapefruit juice with vitamins and/or prescription medicine is harmful. Is this true? Dear Reader, Hard to believe that a healthy drink like grapefruit juice would be a potential problem,... | 2008-06-07 |
| Generic versus brand-name drugs | Hits:0 |
| I've been using name brand birth control pills for eight years and now my insurance company will only cover generic birth control pills. Do you know anything about the pros and cons of using generic pills as opposed to name brand... | 2008-06-07 |
| Is Celebrex okay to use? | Hits:0 |
| In light of the current situation with Vioxx, what is your feeling on Celebrex? My 90-year-old father experiences a lot of pain in his back due to many age-related issues, i.e., spinal stenosis, arthritis, etc. His doctor suggested... | 2008-06-07 |
| Snorting Adderall and Ritalin | Hits:0 |
| Recently I have started snorting Ritalin and Adderall (not at the same time though). I have found that the effects closely resemble that of snorting cocaine, but are not quite as intense. I really like doing this, because it's much cheaper... | 2008-06-07 |
| Safe to take expired prescription medication? | Hits:0 |
| Hi I wanted to know the dangers of taking expired pills. For instance Xanax that expired in September of 2001. I'm sure your wondering why someone would still have them but I am curious what would happen if you took them now. Thank you... | 2008-06-07 |
| Painkiller abuse | Hits:0 |
| Hi A couple of questions for you: what are the long- term side effects of one abusing prescription painkillers, such as Vicodin? What advice can you give to someone who has gotten off of them to help them stay off??? Thanks! Dear Reader,... | 2008-06-07 |
| Long term effects of OTC pain pills | Hits:0 |
| I suffer from all kinds of body pain on a daily basis and have been taking 3-4 naproxen sodium pills (aleve) a day for about 2 years now. Is this safe? Are there any long term effects? I have searched the internet and your site and... | 2008-06-07 |
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