Zoladex Cost, Usage, & Side Effects

In 2015, the FDA approved flibanserin (Addyi), also known as “female Viagra,” for marketing after two previously failed attempts. Based on the theory that low libido in women, which is dubbed hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), is a result of an imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain, flibanserin works by manipulating a variety of serotonin receptors, with some manipulated by excitation, while others are manipulated via inhibition. According to the prescribing information from Valeant Pharmaceuticals, the “mechanism of action in the treatment of premenopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder is not known.” How does flibanserin (Addyi) work? Yes, this is true. But this is true for a lot of medications. Almost one in five medications lack a well-defined mechanism of action. However, flibanserin does not work anything like sildenafil (Viagra), (vardenafil) Levitra, and tadalafil (Cialis) do, which is by causing increased bl ...

“It goes in, it must go out.” This axiom is known among cult followers of the comedy troupe, Firesign Theatre, as Teslacle’s deviant to Fudd’s law. Gleaning this one catchphrase from the comedy album by Firesign Theatre seems an appropriate, albeit pseudoscientific, way to start an otherwise scientific discussion on diuretics. It is a phrase that is emblematic, however, of your body’s way of keeping everything in balance, especially fluids. Just the right amount of hydration is as important as normal body temperature in allowing all of your physical reactions—both chemical and electrical—to carry on seamlessly. What does Diurese mean? Diurese means to simply loose fluid through urination. A diuretic, therefore, is a substance or drug that causes this to happen over and beyond what you can naturally do. There are many conditions that tend to build up your fluids or cause you to retain them, setting up a falling dominoes trail of worsen ...

Sleep Disorders Put the Z’s in Disease   What can interfere with sleep? What are sleep disorders? Any interruption of the normal sleep cycle, a sequential passing from light sleep to deep sleep and which contains both REM and Non-REM components, and which interferes with one’s function during the wakeful hours, is a sleep disorder. Some examples are: Narcolepsy Narcoleptic patients have REM sleep very early in their sleep cycle. This shortens the time it takes to go from wakefulness to deep sleep. This tendency, plaguing a person during the day, can jeopardize their employment and their safety.   Sleep-related breathing disorders With pulmonary disease, when someone can’t breathe right during the day, they’re not going to be breathing right at night, either. With sleep apnea, however, they may do fine during the day, but at nighttime when they relax, allowing structures such as the soft palate or other obesity-influenced tissues to coll ...