I am scheduled for surgery in november and am currently on oxycodone for
joint pain (its not working that well either).  Do i need to worry about the
oxycodone acting as a blood thinner before surgery?  the surgeon said no, but
when i cut myself i seem to bleed much longer than i ...

I just saw a blurb in a magazine about 5HTP - "an amino acid
metabolite".  (Brain converts it to seretonin --- and it's supposedly
good for other ailments.) Anyone have any thoughts on this?
Here is a site I found on Google which pretty well describes it.

I asked a pharmacist about prussic acid and the pharmacist didn't even
recognize the term.  Can someone tell me if prussic acid is the same
substance as cyanide?
If so, when and why did cyanide replace the term prussic acid?

hey all,
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I'm using wart remover liquid by kroger. This liquid thickens when exposed
to air -- it helps keep the drug on the skin. However, after a few days of
use even the liquid inside the bottle has thickened to the point I can no
longer apply it.

My elderly neighbor just got ChampVA insurance and has had Medicare up to
this point.
She was told by a social worker type (not employee of VA) that she did not
have to pay anything when using ChampVA to get her prescription medications.

I'm having terrible problems with GERD lately.
I had a flare up back in May.... got scoped.....
nothing big found but I'm not sure how far down that
scope goes the esophagus.