weatherlink:
Hello Doctors in the house. I'm on a daily dose of Amlodipine 10mg in the mornings for High BP. I also just started anti-malaria treatment today (Coartem).

I haven't been sleeping well lately and I intend to take Lexotan to aid sleep tonight.

Is it safe to take Lexotan with Coartem while using Amlodipine? I'll appreciate a response. Thank you.

luckypato:
Since 23rd sir.

edo3:
Evening doctor,, tnx for d assistance u are giving nlders. Pls av bn suffering in silence for a very long time,, Anytime i go to toilet,, my excreta normally comes out wt mucus and this has bn going on for years.. As a results of this,, av lost weight n my strong body n muscles is now flabby.. My big thighs is now smaller.. Infact i visits toilet almost every morning. Its d first thing that wakes me up.. The mucus increases everyday.. Am losing strength sir.. Pls help

Sadia1992:
Pls doctors, i have been having left breast pain for the past three years and when i visited hospital three years ago, i was told that nothing is there that i should stop taking antibiotics and pain killer drug but the pain still persist till now. Pls what could be the problem and what can i use

samuel19222:



Good evening Doctor, please what can you suggest I use for ringworm

2Ballz:

1) How long has this been? You you may give a time frame.
2) Color of excreta? Structure of excreta?
3) Do you pass fart a lot and does it smell suspiciously awful?
4) What are the kind of food you eat often?
5) How frequent do you use the toilet daily?
6) Were you in anyway being long on any medication, example an antibiotics?
7)Nausea?
8 ) Vomiting?
9) Do you sick often?
10) Do you live in riverine area or you have once lived there?

2Ballz:

Okay.

2Ballz:
All,
I have not really done much to cover those sending mails even though it is still something I may eventually gives charges on. I have an habit of not checking mails as a person. Often, why I insist on using instant messengers such as WhatsApp,it is so convenient for me.
Should some of you still prefers writing mails, i would prefer you send me a Nairaland PM signal after sending the mail ( into my normal mail address) so as to signal to me a recent mail has been sent. This will make me to check the message and hasten a faster reply. Nonetheless, it would have been better to get across to me faster on WhatsApp (especially the evening hours) than through any other medium.
Both my mail address and my Messenger's number are located in my signature just for those lagging around in finding them.

2Ballz:
All,
I have not really done much to cover those sending mails even though it is still something I may eventually gives charges on. I have an habit of not checking mails as a person. Often, why I insist on using instant messengers such as WhatsApp,it is so convenient for me.
Should some of you still prefers writing mails, i would prefer you send me a Nairaland PM signal after sending the mail ( into my normal mail address) so as to signal to me a recent mail has been sent. This will make me to check the message and hasten a faster reply. Nonetheless, it would have been better to get across to me faster on WhatsApp (especially the evening hours) than through any other medium.
Both my mail address and my Messenger's number are located in my signature just for those lagging around in finding them.

edo3:
1. Its being close to 7years now,, and i used to be huge,, but now flabby.
2.color is not dt yellowish,, and not always strong like someone stooling.. My poo always stain d WC..
3.No fart
4.i drink alcohol a lot bot gin and beer.
5.Sometimes 3 times,, but if i consume alcohol dt day,, d next i may purge thruout..
6.No medication
7.no nausea
8.no sickness
9..no river close to my house..

Didijiji:
YOU ARE A RARE GEM SIR.
God bless you

2Ballz:

Alright. Now!
1) Have you taken any drug for this complaint?
2) If your poop stain the WC, would you agree with me it is hard to flush?
3) Does some certain food you eat worsen it?
4) Have you made changes on the water you drink and use in cooking since this problem started? Anything improved?
5) What sort of meat do you enjoy eating within now and the last 3yrs?
4) Do you eat some certain food raw, do you mind sharing them?
5) Are the following symptoms and signs true with you though they hard or intermediately appear:
• palpitation
° heat intolerance
° increase appetite
° sweating
° sleep disturbance
6) Have you gone for diagnosis to this problem?

2Ballz:

Where is this ringworm situated?

2Ballz:

Very safe though I am of the thought that the Benzodiazepines (Lexotan) may upgrade metabolic activity affecting the other drugs. This may affect Coartem blood level and the short term use to which you insist on using it may not be dully established. I would advice you make use of it hours before both the Calcium channel (Amlodipine) and Coartem just to have a stone at hand to kill two birds.

edo3:
1.yes,, I took antibiotic recently n there was serious changes,, but i drink almost everyday.
2.. Its not hard to flush,, but there is mucus stain at d end of d flush..
3.No
4.No changes in water
5.I eat suya meat
6.. Av not gone for any diagnosis..

I believed my immune is affected because my big thighs is now small n not strong.. Same to my tummy..

My heart is beating normal,, no sweating.. I used av ds toned muscles,, but all gone now..

weatherlink:

Thanks a lot.

2Ballz:

Can I know the name of that antibiotics? What was the changes you observed?
Do you mean to tell me you drink antibiotics every day or, you drink alcohol every day?
Also, how have you been using the antibiotics?

Livi2020:
How do i treat a heavy growth of staphylococus

samuel19222:



it can be seen on both foot of mine, and some times it get itchy and when I do scratch it, it turns to wound, been battling with it for two weeks or more now, please help me out, thanks for your reply.

Gee64:
Dear Doctor,
Please I want to know if Lamictal recommended for seizure actually cures it.
Secod, I understand it has a frightening side-effect. Is it a safe medication for seizure?

edo3:
Av forgotten d name of d antibiotics and i used it for only 4 days.. I consume alcohol almost everyday sir not antibiotics..


When i complained to a chemist,, he gave me a cheaper one of 500naira.. There were slight changes,, but d stool is still not strong sir.

My own conclusion is its d mucus dt comes out wt my faeces is d one making me losing my body.. Like immune system is affected..

2Ballz:

Alright. First, you immunity is not affected in anyway. Mucus coming with your faeces may also be the reason you are loosing weight too. You need to understand it is high time you stopped drinking alcohol. It is either affecting the walls of your digestive tract or the enzymes helping in the digestion of your food. Alcohol with fatty foods does not go well in this kind condition, and you may likely stool when you drink after a fatty diet.
It is also not a bad thing to poop early in the morning. However, kind of stool(ing) matters. You may go to the lab to have your faeces analyse for cyst, larvae, mature worms or even bacterial load just to be assured of what the cause may be. Write me back when you do. But for the now, stop drinking alcohol and your faecal concentration will improve.

luckypato:

Here sir....
Itchy feeling is still there especially the wrists.
Second picture is my shoulders

edo3:
Thanks so much for your time sir.. Is there any immune booster drugs i can take,, a strong one at that?

2Ballz:

Go and buy any of the Miconazole or Terbinafine cream. Applied on the lesion for both morning and night. An off prescription use of Benzoyl benzoate( mainly for scabies) can be helpful to quickly dry off the surface of the lesion and allow infiltration of the mycotic creams- Miconazole or Terbinafine.
Prevention:
1) Change your stockings.
2) Avoid walking barefooted on wet floors.
3) Maintain a dry foot habit as much as you can.
4) kindly attend to your blood glucose if you diabetic
5) see that a doctor review any medication you are in for cases of immune suppression.

2Ballz:

Go and buy Visita plus and Benzoyl benzoate. Ensure that the Visita plus is applied morning, afternoon(if possible) and in the evening time. While the Benzoyl benzoate is applied allover your body just before going to bed.
Follow this up to one week consistently and report back to me soon after. Don't forget to report back to me so I could know what to advise you on when this fails.

Apart from the itching and rashes, any other symptom or sign to tell me?