Hi Vera, Hope Wiki helps you to differentiate here, as OCD seems worth looking at too ... Regards, Barbara From Wikipedia A tic is a sudden, repetitive, nonrhythmic, stereotyped motor movement or vocalization involving discrete muscle groups.[1][2] Tics can be invisible to the observer, such as abdo...

Dale thanks for highlighting that I need to address her wish to try for a baby at some point and that she needs to leave a huge gap after the immunosuppressants, as research is not clear on the long-term effects regarding fertility and subsequent pregnancy. The example you give is indeed a sad case;...

Thanks Gaby - very encouraging conclusions from which I'm heartened. Also good to see you are still around and maintain your finger on the pulse! What a blessing to be among all the old familiar names who also offer welcomed advice. All the best, Barbara --- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, "Gaby Ro...

Cheers Shannon. I'll email you off-list on a point of clarification.

Best wishes, Barbara

--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, Shannon Nelson wrote:

Dear Dale, Thanks for your wise words; unfortunately so true. The doctors in this case are, I think, giving them to her to ease the inflammation in the bowel CAUSED by the steriods, as well as to reduce the steriodal dosage - which is just plain sad. I hope to get my patient to understand the cycle,...

Hello Donna - good to hear from you. :-) Your advice as usual is very welcome, and I just have a few further questions to put to you re clarification of what you mean, so I will take it off-list and hope you have the time to reply further. Many thanks. Best wishes, Barbara --- In minutus@yahoogroups...

I have a patient who has an "undiagnosed" bowel condition (since childhood), the nearest description of which, doctors have told her, is CMUSE (cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis). However, she has given me permission to ask on any forum if anyone has experience of treatin...

Hi I had the same problem with inability to open the d/load, but worse than that, my computer started to overheat (fan running practically all the time) after I d/loaded it. As I couldn't open it anyway, I have since deleted everything relating to it (and emptied the Trash), and my machine is workin...

Also Staph (also 'stabbing' imagery), and Lyc.
Little rxs might worth considering too maybe are Carc, and Tax-br.

BW, Barbara

--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, Carrie Schreiber wrote:

Hello Beverly, Without knowing more, it is hard to judge, but is this a teenager, and is there a possibility/potential of self-harming ? I ask because of the following 'very loose' suggested rubrics, but when someone fears hurting someone it is often a compensation of their desire to attack because ...