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WHY ISN’T MY MEDICATION WORKING? Q Over the last year, I have been utterly exhausted. My GP, arranged a lot of blood tests and found out I have an underactive thyroid. It was a relief to have an expla

Q After being told I have a hiatus hernia, my GP suggested to me that I take some omeprazole tablets, but didn’t actually explain my diagnosis. I know you shouldn’t, but I looked online, and it seems

HEADACHE HELL Q I’ve always suffered from bad migraines, but over the last year or so these have become so frequent that I have been living off paracetamol and ibuprofen. My GP referred me to a neurol

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Q Recently, I’ve had a few episodes where sitting down causes a lot of pain in my buttock and left knee. The other night at a comedy show, it was very painful and when I could finally get up, I felt f