All Blog Posts Tagged 'symptoms' (8)

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What does it feel like to have postpartum depression or postpartum anxiety? What are the symptoms? How do you know when you have it? I thought we'd have a talk today about the signs of postpartum depression and anxiety, and we'd do it in "plain mama English". We won't use words like hypomania or dysthymia or suicidality or psychomotor agitation. We will use the words we hear in our heads when we think about what the hell is happening to us ... When you read the lists below, keep in mind a few… Continue

People with sickle cell disease experience a build-up of red blood cells (due to their long, thin, sickle shape) that can block capillaries, disabling them from carrying oxygen to tissues (hypoxia) causing tissue cells to become damaged and die. This painful process is what's known as "Sickle Cell Crisis," which is also another name for sickle cell disease due to its frequency. It's Sickle Cell Crisis that makes living with Sickle Cell Disease so difficult for patients. In this blog post… Continue

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We know there is a genetic component to Dystonia. We know there is a genetic component to Migraine. Why then, do some people have the genetic errors encoded in their DNA for these neurological disorders, yet never show symptoms? A common presumption is the description of Variable Penetrance, but until now, we had no actual idea how... "..many diseases can be triggered by a single gene, but the e… Continue

I read a NY Times article a while back ago Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). The article mentioned the intricacies of the disorder and the difficulties to diagnose and treat it successfully. I started to write a blog post last month in response, but never finished it. But in lieu of WEGO Health member… Continue

I was talking to one of the doctors on our team last night and asked the question on how it would be best to introduce a weight loss program to a doctor who had not seen it before. What I found may surprise you a bit. I was told that it is close to impossible to get into a doctor’s office these days. That it didn’t even matter if you where a pharmaceutical rep, you would probably not get in unless you knew them personally. She suggested that our doctors are very busy people and they don’t like… Continue

I'll never forget my baby boy's first Migraine headache... He screamed, he cried, he buried his face into his blanket and his mattress. He wouldn't eat, wouldn't drink,couldn't sleep until exhaustion set in. He wanted to be comforted, but didn't like to be touched. He was 6 months old. How do you tell a baby that the pain will go away? How do you explain to your baby boy that you're doing everything in your power to make him feel better? It acted something like an earache, but when we went to… Continue