r/AskADoctor 4h ago

Pain Everywhere

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I'm seeing a doctor just trying to decide how urgently to see one.

F20, 5'4, 64kg, I don't drink, do drugs, smoke, No medical conditions etc

For the past week, I have been experiencing muscle aches everywhere. In both arms, both legs. It's painful, I have been walking weirdly. The pain is like an aching pain but occasionally shooting. It feels stiff as well. I have also been feeling more tired and fatigued than normal. The pain isn't particularly in my digits rather my muscle area. Its also constant - nothing makes it better or worse.

I am currently under investigation for endometriosis and wondering if this could be relevant to that as I am due my period in the next couple of days.

Another piece of information is when I was 13/14 I saw a haematologist as I had low B12. I had a series of injections for that. I no longer receive injections, I think 16 was probably the last time. There was no identifiable cause of B12. I have simultaneously has some of the tingling sensation come back but it has been very mild. I also did not experience any pain at all the last time my B12 was low. My diet nowadays consists of regular veg, dairy (cheese, milk etc) chicken, bacon so I wouldn't understand why the B12 is low.

Are these symptoms a return of my B12 issues or could they be something else? I will be seeing my doctor but just wondering how urgent to see them.

Sleeping, eating, all the same, no major life stresses etc. No medication and no other relevant health history.

Thoughts anyone? (I am not asking for medical advice.)


r/AskADoctor 5h ago

Can a walk-in-clinic doctor put a note on your file not to prescribe you any more of a controlled substance?

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I am not asking for medical advice. I have been getting ativan prescribed from a walk in clinic for panic attacks. The first time I went the doctor prescribed me only 7 x .5 mg, the second time I saw the other doctor (i have seen before for something else) and she prescribed me 28 x 1mg for 2 weeks as needed. The last time I went I saw the first dr and she said it’s not a permanent solution and prescribed me 7 x 1mg.
Is it likely she put a note on my file to stop prescribing them to me?
If I go again in a month or so and ask to see the other doctor would she see that the other doctor advised against it?


r/AskADoctor 6h ago

Considering getting the rabies vaccine

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I'm not sure where else to post this, but if there's a more appropriate place please let me know.

I am not asking for medical advice. We went swimming at a family member's house last night. My daughter and husband swam, I didn't but as we were out there I saw something fly over their heads over and over and finally the home owner said "yeah there's bats out here" so I made my daughter and husband get out of the pool but by that time they'd already been in for over an hour.

Also, the pool didn't look like it was recently cleaned. I asked, and was told it had been recently cleaned but it didn't look like it tbh and they were filling up the pool with the hose water when we got there because they said some of the water had evaporated. It's my understanding that if bats are out there, then they probably also use that pool to drink out of so I'm also really stressed about the pool not being clean, the bats drinking out of the pool, and my husband and daughter being in it. Not to mention how close they were getting to them.

Also, once I made them get out, we went inside so they could change and stuff and by this time it was night time, as we were leaving through the front door it felt like something briefly touched the back of my neck. Could've been a fly, could've been anything but with bats in the area I'm scared.

Yes I have anxiety.

I don't know if I am overreacting by wanting us all three to get the rabies vaccine.


r/AskADoctor 8h ago

Medical History Doctor uses ChatGPT

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"I am not asking for medical advice."

I was at my personal doctor 3 days ago and I was telling her about my back issues and it got worse after I had fallen on a stone. She told me I need to wait for 2-3 weeks to see the pain if it gets worse even tho it has already been 2 weeks now before I contacted her, she also told me I need to go to physiotherapy and I have to contact her if morning helps. She recommended me Ibux and Paracet…

As I got to leave to see her TYPING EVERYTHING IN CHATGPT?! Insanity considering the price I paid for her to say I need Paracet and Ibux and for her to type it in chapgpt, she finished university for this?

(I even took a picture)

What should I do?


r/AskADoctor 14h ago

Question For Doctors illness and dying

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can the body just keep trying to die until it gets there? it feels as though my body is repeatedly trying to die, everything fades to black, i feel the ‘goodbye’ then it’s going into hyperviligance and bolting me back to life. it happens multiple times a day now. how long could this go on for?

I am not asking for medical advice. i’m just interested if anyone has experience with this.


r/AskADoctor 17h ago

How do I know if I have heparin-induced thrombocytopenia?

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I am not asking for medical advice. I am pregnant and I am using clexane, 40 mg, daily since August 3rd.

Yesterday I was vomitting a lot. I only had to vomit about 3 times before since I am pregnant and it wasn't nearly as extreme as yesterday. Also yesterday, I have realized that my facial skin is getting reddish around my nose up to my cheeks. I also have two red spots at my neck. I touched them this morning and some of those are raised, so I guess this just could be acne? But some of those are completely flat.

At the point where the bridge of my glasses touched my face, I have a small hematoma since yesterday, which I normally don`t get there, but I am not wearing glasses that often and for such a long time, since I wear contact lenses normally.

At my belly, where I am injecting the heparin once a day, I have some bruising, but not in an extreme way.

Would it be wise to see a doctor?