Can you tell me the names of the prescription sleeping meds?… by davegespr
My stupid doctor knows only one med; Stilnox.
Do you know other prescription sleeping meds?
And I already know that there is Diphenhydramine (Benedryl).
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People with insomnia often turn first to sleeping pills for a quick fix to help them fall asleep and stay asleep. Sleep medications may seem to help the problem at first, but they do not cure insomnia and often lose effectiveness over the long term. In addition, sleeping pills have side-effects and can be addictive.
Sleeping pills (or sleep medications) fall into two categories:
Over-the-counter (OTC) sleep medications
Prescription sleeping pills
What are the benefits and risks of over-the-counter sleep medications?
You can walk into a drugstore and choose from an array of sleep aids, offered without prescription. The main ingredient of over-the-counter sleeping pills is an antihistamine. Antihistamines are generally taken for allergies, but also make you feel very sleepy. Common over-the-counter sleep medications are Sleep-Eze, Sominex, Nytol, and Unison; they contain antihistamines such as:
diphenhydramine hydrochloride,
diphenhydramine citrate, or
doxylamine succinate.
In general, over-the-counter sleep medications are not a good choice because they:
Are not intended for long-term use.
Interfere with mental alertness during the day, so you should avoid driving and other similar tasks. You may also be at risk for falling.
Reduce the quality of your sleep by reducing time you spend in deep sleep.
Use over-the-counter sleep medications only for transient or short-term insomnia and in conjunction with changes to your sleeping habits. Be sure to pay attention to your body
ok health pros, here's one for you. I take medication for HTN, …..?… by the_only_soloro
I quit smoking three days ago, the withdrawal isn't pleasant but it is bearable…but, today, I passed out and have been feeling wasted all day. Checked my BP and it was 84/ 50, HR was 68. (Norm for me is 116/78 HR 90) Question is, did the medication cause the hypotension with the nicotine out of my system?
I AM a nurse, so I know part of the answer already, just thought I'd put it out there to get more info, thanks for the replies so far.
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HI The Only Solo Rose (very creative)
I must commend you first for assisting many people with your time. Athough I have different concepts on how to heal people then modern medicine (mostly drugs) I still see the value and willingness doctors and nurses are trying to help people. We need more healers in the world and we come from all different backgrounds of training and education. Again I applaud you sharing your expertise with so many.
Now Ill share my thoughts with you and I have no idea about drugs, but I am very keen on how the body functions.
Smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke causes high blood pressure because of how smoking damages cells and narrows arteries. In addition, cigarettes contain an abundance of life-threatening chemicals that further increase overall health risks. Even smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco and snuff can raise blood pressure levels because of the nicotine and sodium they contain. Many of the other chemicals contained in cigarettes can create a toxic burden on the liver to further disturb healthy body habits.
Pharmaceutical Drugs: According to the Physicians` Desk Reference, the following drugs can all cause high blood pressure as a side effect of their use: Alfenta Injection, Aredia for Injection, Dobutrex Solution Vials, Epogen for Injection, Habitrol Nicotine Transdermal System, Lupron Depot, Methergine Injection and Tablets, Orthoclone OKT3 Sterile Solution, Polygam Immune Globulin Intravenous Human, Procrit for Injection, Sandimmune, Sandimmune Soft Gelatin Capsules, Tolectin, Velban Vials, Ventolin Inhalation Aerosol and Refill, and Wellbutrin.
****Here are some ideas to contol your blood pressure:
Quick Action Plan for High Blood Pressure
1. Make any necessary lifestyle changes. If you are overweight, commit to a weight loss plan. If you smoke, stop, and avoid all sources of secondhand smoke. Also exercise at least thirty minutes a day at least three to four times a week. Safe and effective exercise choices include brisk walking, bicycling, hiking, rebounding, and swimming. Additionally try a restorative yoga class, tai chi or chi gong; all can provide great stress relief and can be pleasurable ways to add movement to your life.
2. Adopt a healthy diet. In place of red meats, choose fish such as blue fish, cod, Greenland halibut, mackerel, and wild caught salmon, as well as free-range, organic poultry. If you want red meat choose bison, for a low fat option.
3. Emphasize fresh, organic fruits and vegetables that are rich in vital nutrients, such as avocados, bananas, cantaloupe, honeydew melons, grapefruit, nectarines, oranges, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, green peas, kidney and lima beans, leafy green vegetables, nuts such as almonds, cashews, walnuts and pecans, potatoes, squash, and yams, raw dairy, and whole grains like brown rice, buckwheat and quinoa.
4. Use raw virgin coconut butter or organic butter for cooking, and flaxseed and extra virgin olive oil for dressings.
5. Avoid alcohol, coffee, caffeine, and refined salt.
6. Supplement with vitamin A, beta carotene, vitamin B3 (niacin), vitamin B6, vitamin C, bioflavonoids (especially rutin), vitamin E, coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), evening primrose oil, fish oil, calcium, magnesium, potassium, selenium, and zinc, as well as the amino acids cysteine, taurine, and tryptophan.
7. Useful herbs for high blood pressure include garlic, hawthorn berry, olive leaf extract, and the medicinal mushrooms maitake and reishi.
8. Drink at least one 8-ounce glass of fresh squeezed, organic vegetable juice each day. Excellent juice combinations include beet, carrot, and celery; and carrot or cucumber, spinach, and parsley. For added benefit, add one clove of juiced garlic.
9. Adopt a stress management program of daily meditation and/or relaxation exercises.
10. Detoxify your body to eliminate toxins and heavy metals that can dramatically increase the risk of high blood pressure.
Quick Action Plan for Addictions
1. Determine if the addiction stems from allergies, biochemical imbalances, genetics, and/or malabsorption of nutrients.
2. Repressed core emotions such as denied anger often lead to depression, anxiety, lethargy, mood swings, and disassociation. Embracing your feelings is the most important aspect of beginning to deal with addictive behavior.
3. Regular chiropractic adjustments prove to be supportive, along with release-oriented tissue and bodywork techniques such as Rolfing.
4. Eat three meals and two snacks consistently. Emphasize quality protein foods such as organic poultry, bison, lamb, wild-caught fish, and eggs. Eat plenty of raw nuts and seeds, apples, berries, and other whole fruits; avoid all fruit juices.
5. A critical step in the recovery process is to cleanse, heal and support liver function by using herbs such as Milk Thistle, Dandelion and Bupleurum.
6. Blood-cleansing will support sluggish energy. Herbs in the form of tinctures or teas made from Oat Straw, Burdock Root, Echinacea, and Licorice Root are helpful, and are also vital to healthy kidney function.
7. To calm nerves and anxiety caused by addiction, use the herbs Skullcap, Valerian, and Vervain.
8. After eating a stable whole foods diet for at least 3 months, consider a juice fast of organic vegetable juices.
9. Take nutritional supplements. The B vitamins, particularly thiamin (B1) and B6 are important. Consider amino acid therapy for rebalancing brain chemistry, and to reduce cravings for alcohol, drugs, and/or nicotine.
10. Acupuncture, particularly auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture), is especially useful for drug addictions, and excellent for addressing addictive behaviors such as sex, gambling, and workaholicism.
11. Homeopathy, Hypnotherapy, Naturopathic Medicine and Orthomolecular Medicine are especially helpful for alcoholism, drug addiction, and smoking.
Continue your quest to assisting people because the world is in great need. But we do need to have you happy and healthy. Learn about nutrition and drink a gallon of water a day (I do). Keep persuing the answers for all categories you want to know about. There are always higher level of truths to be found.
Best of health to you
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what materials are used in a small bowel series?… by Janvi
Contrast specifically and what technical factors are used?
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Two types of oral contrast are used:
Barium sulfate, the most common oral contrast agent, resembles a milk shake in appearance and consistency. The compound, available in various flavors, is prepared by mixing with water.
Gastrografin is a yellowish, water-based drink mixed with iodine. It can have a bitter taste.
The second diamagnetic contrast agent causing loss of signal in the bowel is barium sulfate suspension.
If you would like to review the differences between diamagnetic, paramagnetic, superparamagnetic, and ferromagnetic; look over the URL source material.
There are some technical eplanations with diagrams that far exceed my capacities to clearly explain given my limited knowledge in this area.
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What is the difference between narcotics and stimulants?… by lamego
What is the difference between narcotics and stimulants? Is cocaine a narcotic drug?
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Narcotic drugs are those substances that induce sleep. In the legal context, narcotic refers to opium, opium derivatives, and their semisynthetic or totally synthetic substitutes. But Cocaine and coca leaves, which are classified as “narcotics” in the U.S. Controlled Substances Act (CSA), are technically not narcotics but stimulants.
Some of the more popular narcotics drugs (in order of use popularity) are Heroin, opium, morphine, codeine, hydromorphone, meperidine, and methadone. Compared to some other drug types, narcotics use is easier to be detected by instant drug testing and screening tests. If you suspect any substance to be of the narcotic nature and want to confirm, you can follow the link below
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Can someone please help me understand a Vet's medical terminology regarding my Cat's medical history?… by henry315_
The vet has disappeared to who knows where. Would someone please help me understand what the following terms mean? They appear on the medical history that was written up during her last check-up. (Please note: the left margin of the page is somewhat missing because of the fax machine. I've tried - in some cases - to make out or guess what letters they were.) Also, does any of this technical data specifically refer to the checking of gums or teeth for disease?
No V/D
No Pu/PD
BAR, caution H, mm=pi
EENT: Muzzled, mild NS, IA
PLN: WNc
Hor: HR=180, NMA, lungs C&E, SSP
ABD: SNP, NMP
LG: F/S, No d/c, No MGTS
NSI: AMB x 4 BCS=5/9 GHC
Nuno: CNI
CBC/SMA
Thank you all very, very, VERY much for your time and kind assistance. I can't tell you how much I appreciate the help:)
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No V/D (no vomiting or diarrhea)
No Pu/PD (no polyuria/no polydipsia-which means no increased urinations or increased water intake)
BAR, caution H, mm=pi (BAR-bright alert and responsive, i'm not sure what caution H means, perhaps he is difficult to handle, mm=pi means mucus membranes are pink-which is good)
HR=180-heart rate 180
BCS 5/9-body condition score is 5 out of nine, which is ideal (way to judge if animal is underweight or overweight)
CBC-complete blood count-it is a blood test to count red blood cells and type of white blood cells, routine test.
The clinics i have worked at don't the other shorthand listed here. I don't want to make guesses and be wrong.
I just found this list of abbreviations from (http://www.vin.com/main/misc/m05000/m00162.htm)
AB or Abx - Antibiotic(s)
Abd - abdomen
ABG - Arterial Blood Gasses
ACEI -Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
ACTH - Adrenal CorticoTrophic Hormone
ADH - AntiDiuretic Hormone
ADR - Ain't Doing Right
AF - Atrial Fibrillation
AIHA - Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
ANP - Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
APC - Atrial Premature Contraction
ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
ARF - Acute renal failure
ASIT - Allergen-specific immunotherapy, Antigen-Specific ImmunoTherapy
AT - Adrenal Tumor
ATE - Aortic thromboembolism
AT I - Angiotensin I
AT II - Angiotensin II
AT III or AT 3 - Antithrombin Three
ATT - At This Time
B/F - Before
BAL - Brocho-aleveolar lavage
BARH - Bright, Alert, Responsive and Hydrated
BBB - Blood Brain Barrier
BDLD - “Big Dog/Little Dog”
BID - Twice per day
BMBT - Buccal Mucosal Bleeding Time
C/S - Culture and Sensitivity
CBC - Complete Blood Count
CC - Chief Complaint
CDA/CMA - Color Dilution Alopecia, Color Mutant Alopecia
CDI - Central Diabetes Insipidus
CEM - Client Education Materials
CESF - Circular External Skeletal Fixator
CHESF - Circular Hybrid External Fixator (combination CESF/ ESF)
CHF - Congestive Heart Failure
CHO - Carbohydrate
CKD - Chronic Kidney Disease
CMO - Cranio-Mandibular Osteopathy and Craniomandibular Osteopathy
cPLI - Canine Pancreatic Lipase Immunoreactivity
CR - Computed Radiography
CRF - Chronic Renal Failure
CRI - Constant Rate Infusion
CSVD - Coughing, Sneezing, Vomiting, Diarrhea
CTCL - Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
CVT - Certified Veterinary Technician
CXR - Chest X-Ray (Radiograph)
D - Diarrhea
DAMNITV - Degenerative/Developmental, Allergic/Autoimmune/Anomalous, Metabolic/Mechanical, Neoplastic/Neurologic/Nutritional, Idiopathic/Immune/Inflammatory/Infectious/Iatrogenic, Traumatic/Toxic, Vascular
DAR - Dorsal Acetabular Rim
Dig - Digoxin
D/C - Discontinue or Discharge
DCM - Dilated CardioMyopathy
DDAVP - Desmopressin Acetate
DDD - Degenerative Disc Disease
DDX - Differential Diagnosis
DES - Diethylstilbesterol
DJD - Degenerative Joint Disease
DLH - Domestic Long Haired
DMH - Domestic Medium Haired
DOCA - Desoxycorticosterone Acetate
DOCP - Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate
DR - Digital Radiography
DSH - Domestic Short Hair (cat)
DTM - Dermatophyte Test Medium
Dx - Diagnosis
ECE - Epizootic Catarrhal Enteritis
ECG - Electrocardiogram
EDUD - Eating, drinking, urinating, and defecating
EENT - Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat (Teeth)
EF - Ejection Fraction
EGC - Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex
EKG - see ECG
EPI - Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
EQ - Equine
ERD - Early Renal Disease; ERD Urine Screen Test; Early Retinal Degeneration; Extrapolated Response Dose; Erosive Reflux Disease.
ESF - External Skeletal Fixator
FATE - Feline aortic thromboembolism
FDA - Food and Drug Administration
Fel - Feline
FFP - Fresh Frozen Plasma
FHNEA - Femoral Head and Neck Excisional Arthroplasty
FHNO - Femoral Head and Neck Ostectomy
FHO - Femoral Head Ostectomy
FHO/FHNEA - Femoral Head Excision Arthroplasty
FHT - Fibular Head Transposition
FLUTD - Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease
FORL - Feline Odontoclastic Resorptive Lesion
FS - Fractional Shortening
FS - Female, Spayed
FU - Follow Up in reference to next lab procedure, re-evaluation, etc.
GALT - GI Accessory Lymphoid Tissue
GDV - Gastic Dilatation Volvulus
GIF-Tube - Greta Implantable Fluid Tube
GFR - Glomerular Filtration Rate
GME - Granulomatous MeningoEncephalitis
GSW - Gun Shot Wound
HAC - HyperAdrenoCorticism
HBC - Hit By Car
HCM - Hypertrophic CardioMyopathy
HDDST - High Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test
HDM - House Dust Mite
H/L - Heart & Lungs
HPA - Hypothalamic Pituitary-Adrenal axis
HPP - Heat-Precipitable Protein (on large animal Complete Blood Count)
HR - Heart Rate
HTS - Hypertonic Saline
HUC - Histiocytic Ulcerative Colitis; Boxer Colitis
HW - Heartworm
Hx - History
IDAT - IntraDermal Allergy Test
IME - In My Experience
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IPPV - Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation
IRIS - International Renal Interest Society
ISC - idiopathic sterile cystitis
IT - ImmunoTherapy
ITP - Immune-mediated Thrombocytopenia
IWOP - In With Other Pet
JPS - Juvenile Pubic Symphysiodesis
K9 - Canine
LN - Lymph Node(s)
LA - Left Atrium
LDDST - Low Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test
LFT - Liver Function Test
LRIT - Lateral Retinacular Imbrication Technique
LSA - LymphoSArcoma
LV - Left Ventricle
LVEDD - Left Ventricular End Diastolic Dimension
LVESD - Left Ventricular End Systolic Dimension
LVT - Licensed Veterinary Technician
MC - Male Castrated
MCT - Mast Cell Tumor or Medium Chain Triglycerides
MDB - minimum database (usually considered to be a complete blood count, serum chemistry panel that includes electrolytes, complete UA)
ME - Metabolizable Energy
MEMO - Multimodal Environmental MOdification (MEMO) therapy
MEN - Metabolic Epidermal Necrosis (synonym for SND, NME, hepatocutaneous syndrome)
MER - Maintenance Energy Requirements
MI - Mitral Insufficiency - in humans commonly used for Myocardial Infarction
MIC - Minimum Inhibitory Concentration
MN - Male, Neutered/Castrated
MODS -Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
MOTT - Modified Over the Top Technique
MPS - Mucopolysaccharidosis
MR - Mitral Regurgitation
MRIT - Medial Retinacular Imbrication Techique - (Flo Technique)
MRSA - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
MSU - Michigan State University
MVD - MicroVascular Dysplasia
NAD - No Abnormalities Detected
NAF - No Abnormal Findings
NDI - Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
NMDA - N-methyl-D-aspartate
NME - Necrolytic Migratory Erythema (human dermatology term for SND, glucagonoma syndrome)
NPE - Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema
NPO - Nothing Per Os (no food/no water)
NSA - Normal Sinus Arrhythmia
NSF - No Significant Findings
NSIA - Nuclear Sclerosis Iris Atrophy
NSIAOU - Nuclear Sclerosis Iris Atrophy Both Eyes
NSR - Normal Sinus Rhythm
NSU - No Significant Change from last exam
NVL - No Visible Lesions
OSI - Owner Stopped In
OTT - Over the Top Technique
PCFO - Phone Call From Owner
PCR - Polymerase Chain Reaction
PCTO - Phone Call To Owner
PCV - Packed Cell Volume
PDH - Pituitary Dependent Hyperadrenocorticism
PE - Physical Examination
PE - Pulmonary Edema
PITA - Pain In The Ass (note: If the client inadvertantly sees PITA notation, the staff is instructed to assure them it means, “Patient Important - Treat Accordingly”)
Pl Eff - Pleural Effusion
PLE - Protein Losing Enteropathy
PLN - Protein Losing Nephropathy
PO - Orally
POMM - problem-oriented medical management
PPA - Phenylpropanolamine
PPID - Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (Equine Cushing's)
PPMSH - Past Pertinent Medical & Surgical History
PRN - as needed
PSOM - Primary Secretory Otitis Media
PU/PD - polyuric/polydypsic
Px - Prognosis
QAR - Quiet, Alert, Responsive
QID - 4 times daily
QD - Every Day
QOD - Every other day
Q.S. - Quantum Sufficit, Quantum Satis, Quantum Sufficiat, “Quantity Sufficient”
R/O- Rule-out
RAAS - Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
RA - Right Atrium
RBC - Red Blood Cell
RBF - Renal Blood Flow
RDVM - Referring Veterinary Colleague
RER - Resting Energy Requirement
R/O - Rule Out
RTA - Road Traffic Accident; or Renal Tubular Acidosis
RTT - Response To Treatment
RUIN - Radial Ulnar Ischemic Necrosis
RV - Right Ventricle
RVN - Registered Veterinary Nurse
RVT - Registered Veterinary Technician
Rx - Prescription
SA - Sinus Arrhythmia
SAM - Systolic Anterior Motion (of the septal mitral valve leaflet)
SARDS - Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration Syndrome
SAS - SubAortic Stenosis
SBI - Something Bad Inside (along the lines of ADR, when an animal is seriously ill but has no specific Dx yet)
SF - Shortening Fraction
SHOVE IT - (Mnemonic for Scrotum Masses) Spermatocele, Hydrocele/Haematocele, Orchitis, Varicocele, Epidymal cyst, Indirect inguinal hernia, Torsion/Tumor
SIADH - Syndrome of Inappropriate AntiDiuretic Hormone
SIBO - Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
SID - Once per day
SIPS - Sub-Involution of Placental Sites
SMZ - Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole or Sulfadiazine
SND - Superficial Necrolytic Dermatitis (synonym for NME, hepatocutaneous syndrome)
SOAP - subjective, objective, assessment, plan
SX - Surgery
TCM - Traditional Chinese Medicine
TDG - TransDermal Gel
TDN - Total Digestable Nutrients
TgAA - Thyroglobulin AutoAntibody
TID - Three times per day
TLI - Trypsin-like Immunoreactivity
TMJ - Temporomandibular Joint
TMPS - Trimethoprim-sulfadiazine
TNTC - Too Numerous To Count
TP - Total Protein
TPLO - Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy
TPO - Triple Pelvic Osteotomy
TTA - Tibial Tuberosity Advancement
TTCO - Tried To Call Owner
TTOP - Talked To Owner on Phone
TTTT - Travel, ticks, toxins, trauma
Tx - Treatment
U - Urine
UA - UrinAlysis
UAP - Ununited Anconeal Process
UPC - urine protein:creatinine ratio
URI - Upper Respiratory Infection
US - ultrasound
USMI - Urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence
UTD - Up To Date
UTI - Urinary Tract Infection
V - Vomiting
VA - Veterinary Assistant
V/D - Vomitting/diarrhea
VELCAP-L, VELCAP-S - Vincristine, Elspar, Cyclophosphamide, Adriamycin, Prednisone (L for Long; the S for Short, in terms of treatment time)
VPC - Ventricular Premature Contraction
Vx/Vax - Vaccines
WNL - Within Normal limits, or We Never Looked
Common Nonmedical Terms
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
BTW - By The Way
FWIW - For What It's Worth
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
IMO - In My Opinion
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
LMK - Let Me Know
LMOM - Left Message On Machine
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
MBSV - Must Be Some Virus
ROFL - Rolling on The Floor Laughing
TBH - To Be Honest
WRT - With Respect to
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
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How long will Finacea in the morning and Ziana at night take to work? Will I breakout at the start?… by S
I have been using Finacea in the morning and Ziana at night on my face, I was also prescribed doryx (an antibiotic via mouth) for my acne. I have a lot of allergies to acne products, so this hasn't given my an allergy yet. I have been on it for about a week and my skin doesn't seem like its getting any better, maybe even worse. My skin is very red and itchy on the area affected with the acne (my chin). I was wondering about how long it will take for my skin to clear up and is my skin breaking out initially common? Will it get better? Or should I whilst using it. I am kind of growing frustrated because I thought it would work instantaneously. It's summer and I need clear skin!
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Hi there…I do not have an answer but a concern as well. I went to the derm back in March and he prescribed Ziana - I tend to break out around the time of my period, not many breakouts but enough at my age to be fed up with it all. I have been using Ziana for about 13 weeks now and my chin always seems to be broken out…other areas seem fine but my chin is not doing well. I am not sure what I should do either. I think I may call the derm this week to see what he recommends. I can keep you posted if you would like. How is it going for you?
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How do I get rid of Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis?… by Relationship Advis
Is their anything I can do to make it go away faster? Please list things I can do (Don't list wear contacts less…I know that now!!!!).
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yep. stop wearing lenses, and/or switching to dailies, getting on Rx meds like alrex and patanol
i have a recent blog entry about it:
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-wSz1Uw8haa.._wmbA0eEWaW4
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What happens if you cut a fentanyl patch to have a smaller dose?… by samanthaboh
And, if it can be cut what is the recomended size for a 75mcg/hr patch? I have been on pecocet 10/650 for a year. I also take Cymbalta 20 mg a day. Thanks
It is a Mylan Fentanyl Transdermal System 75 mcg/hr
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First off, don't let jerk offs make you feel bad. You have a medical condition and you take medication for it. This is NO DIFFERENT than a diabetic or a heart patient or a person with ADD. Un-informaed people do not realize that ipates are the oldest and safest form of pain management; the only real side-effect is dependance (VERY different from addiction,w hich is a behavior issue, characterized by doctor shoppping, continuing to take the meds when you don't need them or for issues other than pain, spending siginificant amounts of time obtaining, using, and lying about your use, or continuing to use when it has caused negative consequences for your life and/or your family), and the only problem with dependance is that you cannot stop using the medication abruptly, you have to be tapered down. Whereas NSAIDS like Ibuprofen or Naproxen will damage your stomach severly and cause ulcers and damage your kidneys if used for long periods of time, and Acetamenaphin will destroy your liver, pure opiates do none of those things, the only negative consequence is dependance. In fact, the Fentanyl patch is one of the safest forms of narcotics because it is difficult to abuse– you can't take more like you can with a pill, all you can do is put on more than one patch, which will put you in a coma before it gives you a buzz; many recovering addicts in pain management are given the patch. People who judge pain management patients just because the medication that we have to take is a narcotic are clearly uninformed, and ignorant about pain. They don't know what it is to need medication just to be able to do the simplest of tasks. Ignore them.
Now, as to your question. You shouldn't cut the patch, puncture it, or wear it if you have a fever or take a bath where the hot water covers it because of the way it works. Tehre is a gel inside the patch with the medication in it. The patch works using your body heat to give you the susatined dose of 75 ug per hour for 3 days. If you cut it or puncture it, the gel gets out and you get a HUGE dose all at once. If you take a hot bath where the water covers the patch or use it when you hvae a fever, the excess heat can cause the patch to release the medication more quickly. The first instance might kill you, the second would probably give you a whopper of a buzz and make you puke (I doubt you'd die because of your tolerance for opiates). It doesn't matter what brand, they work essentially the same way. The difference is that some have a little pocket in the middle where the gel is (you can see the gel in these), some have a layer of it in the middle of the patch that you can't see. No doctor would ever tell you to cut a patch; they would give you a lower dosage. I was on the Fentanyl patch for a short while; I got SUPER sick just from wearing a sweater and a heavy coat to go out because of the excess body heat it generated. The best place for the patch is your shoulder, because there it is least likely to get overheated.
SInce you just started the patch, give it at least a week. If you're still having side-effects that are bothersome, talk to your doctor then. He chose the dose based on your body weight, Percocet dosage, and pain level. It will take a while for your body to adjust to the new medication. If it's make you sick or zombie-like after a week, you can ask for the 50 or 25 ug patches, but give it time to adjust first so you don't wind up with too little pain relief.
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What is the best video format on 1080p to watch without lossing ANY of the quality?… by Ryan
I have the playstation 3 and i played 2 of my “blu-ray” disks and one i got mpeg-2 and the other AVC. now regardless of the playstation what is the best video format out there? without lossing any of the quality of the video itself?
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You have to understand that all of them are lossy video compression formats.
Here's why (this is just a quick “open your eyes” example)
But take your time to read and understand or just jump to the conclusion ahead.
1080p resolution is 1920 x 1080 pixels.
1920 x 1080 = 2073600 pixels per frame
let's suppose a true 24-bit color resolution (minimum required for true color reproduction on today's PC)
Then 2073600 x 24 = 49766400 bits per frame
24 fps is minimum frame count per second used for film.
Then 49766400 x 24 = 1194393600 bits / sec of movie.
a movie is about 100 minutes (6000 seconds)
Then 1194393600 x 6000 = 7166361600000 bits per movie
1 byte = 8 bits
Then 7166361600000 / 8 = 895795200000 bytes per movie
1 kb = 1024 bytes
Then 895795200000 / 1024 = 874800000 kb per movie
1 Mb = 1024 kb
Then 874800000 / 1024 = 854297 Mb per movie
1Gb = 1024 Mb
Then 854296 / 1024 = 835 Gb per movie
——–CONCLUSION———–
We will need 835 Gb of disc space just to store the full HD 1080p at 24 fps video info with no loss (and without including audio or aditional features, not even menus in there)
But wait a minute….Bluray discs hold up to 50 Gb and HD-DVD up to 30 Gb… How do they fit a 835 Gb movie with 7.1 audio, menus and additional features on that space?
Well….using those MPEG-2 or AVC compression formats, they take away some redundant info per frames and chrominance info per pixel that human eye will not notice to save space. They work the same as the JPEG format used to compress a BMP image or MP3 used to compress CD music. On your computer those formats use 10 to 20 times less disc space than the original. Of course with quality lost.
But not all the compression depends on lost quality. They take out first some redundant info to save space.
We can use 18 characters (18 bytes) to store this info:
“aaaaaaaabbbbcccccc”
This is our uncompressed format.
Now we can use 6 characters (6 bytes) with a codec to store the same info:
“8a4b6c”
then use the codec again to decode the info:
“aaaaaaaabbbbcccccc”
So here we achieved a 66% of saved storage space without quality lost (the info remains complete).
For video then complex algorithms are used.
So given that MPEG-4 / AVC is a newer codec that MPEG-2 maybe it uses more efficient algorithms and this could result on a slightly better image. But given the large compression rate I think this will be subtle.
There are actually other stuff more important to the final video quality like the quality of masters used and final transfer quality because from film to video special scanners are used and they can vary in quality and scanned resolution. So this is why you will find movies that look better than others.
So at the end we have always quality lost on movie transfers to video no matter that we have HDTV now. Cinema will always be ahead of TV.
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What is the name of the painkiller made from the conotoxin of the coneshell marine snail?… by wildcatf
I have a friend whose mother is in constant pain due to impact fractures in her spine. She is on morphine and some other drugs but they aren't helping. I heard about this painkiller made from the cone shell's conotoxin that is much more powerful than morphine but has no side effects. What is the name of this painkiller? Does anyone know? Are there any doctors out there who know?
Best Answer:
The name of the drug from the snail is Prialt. There is another drug called Tectin that is made from blow fish. Both are very powerful.
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