#Medications

I have some real concerns about the recent call for physiotherapists to be able to prescribe medications such as codeine, tramadol, pregabalin and gabapentin as outlined below. And I will
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“This systematic search for prospective evidence for biomarkers of MDD revealed scarce prospective evidence for leading biological models.” #Depression is complex, not biological, and requires consideration of psychosocial context.https://twitter.com
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I’ve tried to avoid writing this thread all day but as I lie here in pain trying to get to sleep I feel compelled to add my voice to the
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On many occasions I have seen Nigerian Patients telling Doctors to rush their intravenous fluids and medications. There was this one time a Patient tried it because she didn't want
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It's weird how many abled people are surprised when I tell them that my prescribed dose of adderall doesn't make me euphoric or high. IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO. People talk
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hey #NEISVoid #MedTwitter specifically #EhlersDanlos #EDS Twitter does anyone have a list of what information to give the hospital if you're having surgery, like in an emergency? I'm thinking like
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very petulant about critiques of anti-psychiatry based in "they want to take your adderall away". ive been involved for quite a long time, and there is very little widespread critique
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The other day I saw a tweet about the medications people take for their skin having terrible side effects. It had such a condescending tone. I'm still annoyed about it.
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One of my dearest friends is on immune suppressants. If she doesn't take them her immune system attacks her muscles and joints basically crippling her. So, she's been extra vigilant
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Why is it OK for Dr's to treat pain patients like shit? If a heart patient was on a specific medication for 20 years and it was successful, Dr's would
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Neighbor: ‘’Em Nurse, I fit see any strong antibiotics for your side?’’.Me : No. I don’t have.He: Shebi na hospital you dey work?Nigbayen wa nko? Some people think that Nurses
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About 4-5 years ago, there was a story of a young girl Amina, who went to the chemist to treat infection, she was given Septrin. When she didn't get any
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A thread about today’s traumatic gynecologist visit... I always get nervous when I go to my lady doctor. Literally so nervous that my legs are probably smoother than on my
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In my relatively short career so far as a hospitalist, I’ve gotten my share of calls from pharmacists concerned about our mutual patients. A short thread on how these calls
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I just chose to leave a DM group filled with physicians because they had gone off on a tangent talking about patients presenting with pain whom they believed were med-seeking
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A reminder thread on #InternationalSafeAbortionDay that safety includes more than just preventing complications and managing side effects of medications and procedures. Safety also means being able to have abortions in
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