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Why is the first trimester so tiring? It is common to feel tired during pregnancy. For most women, the first trimester is the one that causes the most fatigue. It is common to feel tired during pregnancy. Of course! You are growing a tiny human in your body. Levels of fatigue differ from person to …

Generic Name: L-methylfolate Brand Name: Deplin Drug Class: Food, supplements What is L-methylfolate, and what is it used for? L-methylfolate is the active form of vitamin B9, also known as folate that naturally occurs in many foods. L-methylfolate is a prescription medical food used to supplement folate deficiency in people with major depressive disorder or schizophrenia, and megaloblastic anemia, a …

Sometimes, you can have depressive symptoms in the early stages of schizophrenia before or while you experience psychosis, but these disorders are separate diagnoses. Major depression doesn’t become schizophrenia. Schizophrenia and depression share similar symptoms, but they are different types of disorders. Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder that affects your ability to tell what’s real, whereas major depression is a …

Generic Name: cyproheptadine Drug Class: Antihistamines, 1st Generation What is cyproheptadine, and what is it used for? Cyproheptadine is a medication used to prevent and treat allergic reactions including sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes, swelling, itching, rashes and hives. Cyproheptadine is also used to prevent migraines and to manage severe life-threatening allergic reactions (anaphylaxis). Cyproheptadine is a first generation antihistamine …

Generic Name: ashwagandha Brand and Other Names: Indian Ginseng, Withania, Withania somnifera Drug Class: Adaptogens, Herbals What is Ashwagandha, and what is it used for? Ashwagandha is the Indian name of the evergreen shrub Withania somnifera (winter cherry) that grows in Asia, Australia, Middle East and Africa. It grows wild in most of these places, but is also cultivated in India …

What is depression? Depression and bipolar disorder are not the same despite sharing some symptoms. Major depression can't lead to bipolar disorder. Major depression can't lead to bipolar disorder. However, someone with an earlier diagnosis of clinical depression might later be rediagnosed with bipolar disorder. Depression and bipolar disorder are not the same despite sharing some symptoms. Sometimes, depression is …

Endovenous laser treatment combined with ambulatory phlebectomy has been established as a safe and effective treatment technique for varicose veins. Varicose veins may vary in severity from a mild condition or spider veins to large veins compounded by leg ulcers. Any vein can become varicose. However, the veins in the legs and feet are the most usually afflicted because standing …

Generic Name: hepatitis B vaccine Brand Names: Engerix B, Heplisav-B, Recombivax HB, PreHevbrio Drug Class: Vaccines, Inactivated, Viral What is hepatitis B vaccine, and what is it used for? Hepatitis B vaccine is an inactivated viral vaccine administered intramuscularly to provide protection against infection from all subtypes of hepatitis B virus. Hepatitis B virus is transmitted in body fluids and causes …

Are schizophrenia and bipolar disorder the same? Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have similar symptoms, which can make them hard to diagnose. Sometimes people have both disorders, or they have a mix of symptoms from both conditions at the same time or close together, which is called schizoaffective disorder. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have similar symptoms, which can make them hard …

Why you should exercise Women without any form of medical complications can safely start or keep on exercising during a second-trimester pregnancy. Exercises a woman can do in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy include walking, swimming, stationary cycling, and yoga and Pilates. Women without any form of medical complications can safely start or keep on exercising during a second-trimester pregnancy. …