I'm 17M and I've had reflux for about 5-6 years. Around 2-3 years ago, I had a pretty bad flare-up that stopped around few months ago. A few months ago, my doctor prescribed famotidine for my GERD. I took 40 mg daily for about 7-9 weeks, exactly as prescribed, but I was still having symptoms.

My mom tells me to just keep taking it, but I'm worried about possible side effects like blood or liver problems. Because of that, I've been taking 20 mg a day instead. It works really well, but I still get reflux sometimes in the evenings before taking this medicine or whenever I stop taking it.

The problem is that my mom won't take me for follow-up bloodwork or any other appointments because she says she's too overworked to go anywhere. In my country, I can't see a doctor or get blood tests done without a parent or guardian's permission until I'm 18.

Is it safe for me to go back to taking 40 mg daily without getting any bloodwork done?

Please i need help , i am 23 years old , my girlfriend on 13 july almost 2 weeks ago she had something with pus on her lips , most like herpes , with blister and painful itching, she started to take acyclovir otc ointment after days of using it it shed off and disappeared day by day , until today it mostly shed off and pus removed mostly healed , as today 24 July we met , we kissed and she sucked my genital part and we had oral kisses and licking , i am very worried if i get this or is there any chances of getting it ? It was completely gone and she was healed she said , but i still very confused please help me what i need to take to prevent this happening or getting herpes on my genital or lip

Update from my last post, the doctor diagnosed “Cryptic Both Tonsils” he gave me a mouth wash to gargle with warm water, today is been 3 days gargling thrice a day and I feel like this its not improved much, I tried the qtip method but failed because of gag reflex. What should I do to get me removed in the fastest way possible? Also can dentist remove them using their tools or oral irrigator?

Foot is of alcoholic chainsmoking livestreamer.

A couple of days ago I noticed my 5 year old has a lymph node behind his east a little inflamed. He has been coughing and with a little congestions. Our pediatrician is on holidays so I’m waiting for her to come back, just wondering if someone has had a similar case. Thank you!

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(Bare with me I ain’t good at explaining much),so today at the basketball court inside I was playing with a friend and I was sweating hard while it was like room temperature in there and he wasn’t sweating,even my armpits and sometimes when I walk home I even sweat,only time I don’t sweat is when I ain’t moving or it really cold,do I have something or I’m confused and it normal

(16 Female) So I'm feeling a lot better than last night, but I'm really confused since this has never happened before. Last night around 10-12 pm, I started feeling weird, and from 1- 3 am, pain between the top of my right hip and stomach kept getting worse to the point where I was doubled over on every step I took, twist I made, and cough or laugh. Both my mom and brother have had it at my age, and for some reason the pain is nearly gone right now, the day after. I fell asleep at 5 am after the pain calmed down, and woke up with pain every time I walked, and now the pain is dull every time I walk or stand in the same spot. (edit: its the next day and the pain is coming back duller but getting worse) I'm confused and more worried that I'm making myself think I have it.

I (22F) have these weird marks that kinda look like freckles. They don’t hurt and I’ve kinda just noticed them. They have been here for maybe a month. I’ve started drinking more water about 3 or 4 litres a day.

My tongue and mouth have been feeling very dry for about 3/4 weeks now. It’s even difficult to swallow. It’s not painful. Drinking water isn’t helping at all. I already have so many health problems that I dread adding another but (of course), I will seek treatment if it’s anything serious.
Thank you for time!

48 year old female, 288lbs, non-smoker
Health issues:
Chronic pain
Fibromyalgia
Intermittent asthma
Generalized anxiety
Major depression disorder
Gastroparesis
PCOS
Stenosis of the spine
Arthritis
Bursitis
Gerd
Gastritis
Urinary incontinence
Narcolepsy with cataplexy
History of hysterectomy, supracervical
oophorectomy right ovary
Endometriosis
Morbid obesity
IBS
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD), predominantly inattentive type
Female pattern hair loss
Rotoscolisis
Chronic migraine without aura, intractable, with status migrainosus
S/P laparoscopic cholecystectomy
History of Pre diabetes
Elevation of levels of liver transaminase levels
Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of liver and biliary tract
Gastric polyps
Esophageal dysphagia
Generalized intestinal dysmotility
Seborrheic dermatitis, unspecified
Nummular dermatitis
Pruritus
PTSD
Diastasis recti
Delayed sleep phase syndrome
Tremor of hands, unspecified
seborrheic keratosis
Lichen sclerosus

Current meds:
Zofran
Nurtec
Elocon
Zepbound
Flexeril
Toradol
Ibuprofen
Elavil
Nexium
Vesicare
EFFEXOR
Ubrelvy
Ativan
Estrace
Metformin
Triderm
Zyrtec
Bactroban
Albuterol
Senokot
Lamotrigine
Buspar

This is going to come across like I'm an unhinged hypochondriac but please bear with me. 15'ish years ago, I was in a fight, got slewfooted & head forced into the pavement, knocking me cold. When I came to, I went back after the guy, & he did the same thing, slewfoot, head into the road, knocked out cold. Long story short, I got arrested, taken to the hospital but my head was never x-rayed. Since the incident, my nose is always runny & it's a different taste than mucus, it's very thin and salty. Anytime I exert myself, even slightly, my nose runs. I've recently also been experiencing hallucinations of voces of people treating me I've recently also been experiencing hallucinations of voices of people treating me. Could I have been living with a crack in my skull, all these years? Anyone with any experience like this?

For goodness sake! No one needs to see 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢 pics while mindlessly late night scrolling!

I accidentally put my arm on a hot heat gun. Also, something to mention- I out it under cool water immediately after it happened, put some salve on it and bandaged it. I’ve used the salve on previous burns and it makes them not blister or bubble up.

For starters, I suffer from being prone to infection. But this is a new one for me. Earlier this month I thought I had a deep sinus infection or muscular pain- as the base of my neck and head felt tons of pressure when quickly moving or coughing. It felt like someone was beating me in the back of the head.
Had a skin infection so got some antibiotics and doc said I may have start of ear infection. Clindomycin cleared up my “headache” and my skin but my dumbass didn’t take the entire prescription.
Ear pain in base now, and a bit into jaw. Facial numbness like novocaine wearing off and I can feel it when I eat or drink having extreme weakness.
I absolutely cannot smile. And my eye is having a hard time closing and is watering nonstop.
Dentist suggests TMJ but I’m extremely doubtful.

Is this an ER visit? Or can I see my regular doc?
Should I take my antibiotics I have?

I got stitches 4 weeks ago and this is how it looks. i still have to wear a bandaid at work and ive been avoiding using this hand but now it’s getting annoying. help me chat

A couple of days ago I stubbed my left foot’s pinky toe on the corner of my bed and since then my toe has felt a little weird so at nights when I would lay in bed I would use my other foot to separate the pinky toe away from the toe next to it and it would give a little ‘relief’. This has been going on for a little under a week now.

I came home today from work and laid in bed as I was lazy and took my socks off and decided to do the same thing but this time I had my gf check my toe for a deformity if it looked swollen or something… instead she found this.

Initially I thought it was a cut from when I stubbed my toe and the skin separated from the force but it’s definitely not a cut and more along the lines of like a wart or cyst of some kind possibly? Does anyone have any idea what this could be or should I go to the doctor for it?