DEAR DR. DONOHUE: The only way I can describe what happens to me is that I feel shaky. I’m not shaking visibly, but I feel like I am inside. if I grab something to eat or drink, the feeling goes. my sister-in-law had similar problems, and she was told it was hypoglycemia. I haven’t seen her recently, but I understand she’s doing well. do you think I have the same thing? — W.W.    ANSWER: about 35 years ago, hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) was a popular diagnosis and was promoted by many prominent people. The symptoms included what you describe, as well as anxiousness, trembling and sweating. those sorts of things are found in many conditions, including panic attacks. Hypoglycemia isn’t as popular a diagnosis as it was when hypoglycemia was the rage.     The way to make the diagnosis is to have blood sugar checked at the time when symptoms strike and then rechecked after taking food that raises blood sugar to see if the symptoms go away. The hitch is that it is hard for a person to get to a place where blood sugar can be checked; symptoms come on at inconvenient times.    When the diagnosis can be made and proven, then modifications in the diet generally can stop these dips in blood sugar.    an insulinoma, a tumor of the insulin-making pancreatic cells, is a most important, but exceedingly rare, cause of low blood sugar. It is a treatable cause. The tumor can be removed. another pancreatic condition that leads to drops in blood sugar also comes from insulin-making pancreatic cells. no tumor is involved. Removal of the parts of the pancreas where these cells are located cures this condition. both of these illnesses are most uncommon.    What you ought to do is see the family doctor. You and the doctor can devise a plan where you hightail it to the doctor’s office or to a lab the doctor designates when you have symptoms. someone else should do the driving for you.     DEAR DR. DONOHUE: for more than five years, I have taken atenolol to prevent migraine headaches. It works for me. I have had only three migraines in all those years.    I am uneasy about making a lifelong commitment to a drug unless the condition being treated is a life or death illness. Migraines are disruptive, but they don’t kill you. do you think I should stop the medicine? What sort of deadline would you set?    ANSWER: Atenolol (Tenormin is one brand name) belongs to the large family of medicines called beta blockers. those drugs are used for a wide variety of unrelated medical conditions — angina (chest pain coming from partially clogged heart arteries), high blood pressure and some heartbeat abnormalities. most of these conditions are lifelong, and the people who take them don’t run into many serious problems. I don’t anticipate you would run into any problems if you choose to continue with atenolol.    if I were you, I wouldn’t stop, or I would stop only for a time to see if the headaches reappear. if they did, I would move quickly to get back on the drug.    People who have taken atenolol for a long time ought not to stop taking it suddenly if they have clogged heart arteries. You don’t know the state of your heart arteries, so talk this over with your doctor.    DEAR DR. DONOHUE: my doctor’s nurse studied my ears with great interest the last time I was there. I asked what she was looking at. she said I had a crease in my earlobes, and it’s a sign of heart disease. I looked in a mirror. I do have a crease. Does it mean I have heart disease? — J.K.    ANSWER: right in the area where an earring is worn, some people have a transverse crease. at one time a fuss was made about it being a sign of heart disease. if it is, it’s not a reliable sign. I have those creases too.

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My period is due. I have no pregnancy symptoms and no period symptoms. I ALWAYS have really bad period symptoms. This is weird. I should be having extremely sore breast and cramps by now. I should of had sore breast a few days ago. I feel nothing. Sore Breast is one of the symptoms of pregnancy so could I be pregnant with no symptoms? I live out in the middle of nowhere and don't want to go all the way in to town for a preg test. how many of you got pregnant and had no symptoms?

My mother did, when she had a brother of mine. She didn't even stop having her periods. The brother was born very thin, and the doctors didn't even want to tie his cord. My mother insisted, and he is in his 70's now.

Sorry if TMI, but apparently the one thing that changes in the majority of women is that your nipples get quite a bit darker….i thought mine had tanned through my bikini but when I asked my midwife she said it happens to a lot of women!

You can actually have no symptoms or the opposite of what you would normally consider signs.
Read
Uncommon Symptoms of Pregnancy
ehow.com/facts_4813209_uncomm…

for more information. good Luck!!

Stress is experienced when an individual can’t any longer deal with the social and personal resources because it already exceeds its capacity. Learning how to manage or eradicate stress starts primarily in identifying the underlying reasons that causes it.

Different individual perceives differently in terms of anxiety but no one can escape from it due to the fact it is the usual issue that happens in our lives. No matter how old or young you’re, men or women, all are prone to anxiety and nobody is exempted from it. But the only disparity will be the amount of tension 1 experiences as well as the anxiety management he/she employs. Can we take tension as a challenge in molding us to become superior or will let it ruin our lives?

Men are aggressive by nature. They can encounter stress coming from different troubles or problems in life, for example, household troubles, partner misunderstandings, work relationships and operating spot, studies, peers, and any other triggers. But what are the stress symptoms in males? are they also the exact same with those having by girls?

There are several symptoms of stress in men. They’re classified accordingly as physical symptoms which consist of the bodily signs and reaction; behavioral symptoms is usually how they react with others as well as the sort of personality they’ve; emotional symptoms which speak about feelings and feelings; and cognitive symptoms which talk about the thoughts.

In case you aren’t aware on ways to identify tension symptoms in males, contemplate the following:

Physical symptoms: chest discomfort, high blood pressure, briefness of breathing, exhaustion, lowered and increased sex urge, muscle pains, headaches, faintness, diarrhea, etc. as you could observe, physical symptoms of tension may also be the exact same with the signs of other diseases.

Behavioral symptoms: This is the very first clue that males are in stress and they’re aware or unaware of their behavioral adjustments because of it. some behavioral symptoms are the lose of appetite, sleeping disorders, depriving yourself for other people, abandoning responsibilities, nervous habits, excessive smoking and drinking of alcoholic beverages.

Emotional symptoms: men are also emotional like girls and just like using the behavioral symptoms these emotional signs are also visible evidences of men stressors. These are the feelings of becoming ill-tempered, irritable of little things, isolation, mood variations, insecurity, loneliness, sadness and even the feeling of beleaguered.

Cognitive symptoms: might be problems in terms of concentration, memory, pessimism, tiredness and becoming chronically anxious.

These are the distinct symptoms that may aid you on how you can identify anxiety symptoms in men. For those who are worrying that you’re experiencing any of these, see a doctor so that correct diagnosis can be provided.

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