Adult Health Issues

Pros: It's not the automatic death sentence it was once thought to be.
Cons: Mimics many different diseases so diagnosis tricky. Flares are common.

Poet Sylvia Plath put her head in an oven after battling this disease, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, or SLE. Lupus, meaning wolf-like, refers to the typical butterfly rash you may or may not see on your nose, though up to 40% of sufferers...

Pros: Treatment is available.
Cons: Etiology unknown; ignorance abounds.

If your bowel habits veer from one end of the sluggish spectrum to cases of the squeezed-cheek trots, what you may have is a condition known as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS. In much the way an infant's sort of asthma is called Reactive Airway...

Pros: Take care of yourself now and avoid this procedure later!
Cons: Moderation, darn it, don't indulge too often!

Something I never really thought I, or my husband, would have to face: a procedure known as an ANGIOGRAM! That was a scary word that was associated with heart disease and heart attacks for much, much older people. Well, my husband,...

Pros: There is help out there.
Cons: More often than not, it goes on undiagnosed.

Depression.

You know it by other names. The blues. Feeling sad. Feeling down. That horrible listlessness and anxiety. More often than not, you get told to "Snap out of it!" "Stop feeling sorry for yourself!" "You're not really that sad, stop...

Pros: Annual checkups can catch Cancer at early stages.
Cons: Emotional roller-coaster that accompanies the diagnoses can be difficult.

Due to the recent diagnosis of another Epinionator I have had time to reflect upon my own experience with Cancer. Whether you have it, have survived it, or have known someone that has been diagnosed with it, Cancer has probably changed your life somehow....

Pros: What does not conquer you makes you stronger
Cons: The symptoms and the fear

Anxiety Disorder-

What is it?
Anxiety Disorder is an emotional illness that can take many forms such as: social anxiety, panic attacks, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, and...

Pros: Medication can control seizures well if taken accordingly.
Cons: Some meds may not work, causing worse seizures than before.

The doctor told me I was having panic attacks: the racing heart, the nausea, the severe headaches, the wooziness and dizziness, and the shaking. I was so desperate for these feelings to go away that I believed him: and because he was wrong, I wound up in...

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Thirteen months ago, I gave birth to a beautiful seven pounds, four and one half ounces baby boy. I managed to survive the post partum period with no complications- or so I thought.

After my son was born, I began to feel the effects of...

Pros: Read as much information you can, never settle for a first opinion.
Cons: too many to list, if you don't be a responsible person.

I decided to write this about a dear friend of mine, Tammy. For years she had suffered from anxiety disorders, and many other complications such as: always tired, feeling like she was 80 years old, when in fact she is only 32, poor eating habits, never...

Pros: See Review
Cons: See Review

Poison Oak, Ivy & Sumac

I’ve recently become very educated on Poison Oak, Ivy & Sumac due to a personal encounter with Poison Oak. This review is intended to inform the reader on the recognition, transmissions, symptoms, treatments and...

Pros: There are doctors out there that can help!
Cons: There is no known cure, often is misdiagnosed and not taken seriously!

CFIDS/CFS DEFINITION
You might ask what is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? According to the CFIDS Website, "Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, CFS, myalgic encephalomyelitis, ME and by...

Pros: You can live a sober lifestyle - and love it.
Cons: You will hit bottom before you float up to the top.

Alcoholism and Drug Addition are rampant in America. Chances are you have one or more alcoholics and/or addicts in your life. It may be a parent, sibling, or child. It may be you employer, bartender, priest or best friend. It may be you.
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Pros: Trust your physican to a point.
Cons: Never take "there is nothing wrong with you" for an answer.

This review is written for all of those of us out there that have had the frustration of being told that “the tests are all fine, come back in a month”. This is a real issue in medicine, and one that we should never accept as an answer. The person that...

Pros: Wonderful informative information on Epinions.
Cons: Some mis understanding of the use of medications in the medical field today.

Depakote

There has been a recent "wonderful" informative Epinions on Epilepsy, but there was also some mis-information in the comment area. I hope that I can help to clear that up.

To read the article on Epilepsy please go...

Pros: This particular problem would be easy to avoid.
Cons: To much sun can really make you ill.