admin @ Sat, 2006-09-23 08:00
Most serotonin-based antidepressants such as Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft can interfere with sexual function. Wellbutrin (bupropion) is less likely to cause this problem, but you might be more susceptible to sexual side effects than most.
Ask your doctor about a different category of antidepressants. There is a new drug called Emsam (selegiline) that comes as a skin patch. It might not interfere with your ability to achieve orgasm. Common side effects may include skin irritation, headache, insomnia, diarrhea or dry mouth.
Goats will eat poison ivy and poison oak without problems and can be used to control these noxious weeds. American folklore holds that drinking the milk of goats that have eaten these toxic leaves will make a person less susceptible to the rash.
Scientists say, however, that the goat's milk contains no urushiol. This is the compound that causes the rash. So drinking goat's milk shouldn't protect people. We found your story fascinating, though. Some people are more resistant to this contact dermatitis than others, and you might be one of the lucky ones regardless of drinking goat's milk.
We wish we knew why a bar of soap under the bottom sheet often helps ease restless legs. This condition, a persistent, irresistible urge to move the legs, can interfere with sleep. Not only the sufferer but the bed partner as well may end up sleep-deprived.
We have discussed this home remedy in our Guide to Leg Pain, which also discusses many other treatments for nighttime leg cramps. Anyone who would like a copy, please send $2 in check or money order with a long (No. 10), stamped (63 cents), self-addressed envelope to: Graedons' People's Pharmacy, No. RLS-5, P.O. Box 52027, Durham, NC 27717-2027. It can also be downloaded for $2 from our Web site: www.peoplespharmacy.com .
Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist. Teresa Graedon is a medical anthropologist and nutrition expert. Write to them in care of The Herald or e-mail them via their Web site: www.PeoplesPharmacy.com . Their newest book is "The People's Pharmacy Guide to Home and Herbal Remedies" (St. Martin's Press).
This is cache, read story here