Dr. Cynthia Villacis

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Need take test: Late periods and sore breast definitely could be a sign of pregnancy. Even if there is slight spotting women can still be pregnant. A home pregnancy ... Read More

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A member asked:

What are good resources to help me start meditating?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Meditation Starter: If someone wants to start meditating it can be helpful to talk to others who are also doing it - if there is a buddhist temple near you that could hel... Read More

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A 61-year-old male asked:

I'm hooked on opiods for 8 years and determined to stop if i pay will i get the medication i need to get through wiyhdrawls? i'm disabled vet fixed $$

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Opioid Withdrawals: There are different medications that can be used to treat opioid withdrawals. Some medications can be prescribed by a primary care doctor - like clon... Read More

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A 21-year-old male asked:

Why is my penis very red, dry, and it's itchy?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Red, itchy penis: Red, itchy penis can be caused by several factors. It could be a reaction to something that the skin has had contact with - like a new soap or deterg... Read More

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A 45-year-old male asked:

What is the side effects of amdolipine tablets?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Amlodipine: Amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker which is a medicine used for blood pressure management. Most people do fine with it, some people may have prob... Read More

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A 20-year-old male asked:

I get cough and cold every 4 to 5th month how should i get rid of it that i will never have it in my life any way?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Not sure: It's common for people to get a few colds a year. If you need antibiotics, inhalers, steroids or other interventions it would be a good idea to make ... Read More

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816 viewsAnswered >2 years ago

A 21-year-old male asked:

I'm sick i either have bronchitis or pneumonia. is a resting heart rate of 94 normal?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

HR of 94 probably ok: Normally hearts beat between 60-100 times a minute when at rest. If some one has a fever or is sick it may be on the higher end of this.

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A 52-year-old female asked:

Pneumonia shot over month ago but 3 days ago arm began to ache and today getting worse. no redness or swelling in arm but i noticed lesions now.

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Needs to be seen: It would be very uncommon for an immunization from 1 month ago to cause problems. If someone is having pain and skin lesions it would be best to get ... Read More

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A 31-year-old female asked:

Did 2 rounds of permitherin cream for scabies. both times got worse. (more borrows, bite, crawling sensation) does this mean misdiagnosis? no scabies?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

May be scabies: It is not uncommon for people to get more itchy instead of less a few days after scabies treatment. It is also important to put the cream over the who... Read More

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A 55-year-old male asked:

What are the effect of soboxyn as i am having knee replacement surgery in 6 weeks. off soboxyn one week now?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Suboxone 6wks: After having been off suboxone for 6 wks it should be out of someone's system. I would recommend the patient talking to the prescriber before stoppin... Read More

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A 20-year-old female asked:

Pressure on lower right flank a.nd severe neasea no fever normal bowl movments what could this be?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Maybe kidney issue: If someone has a kidney stone or kidney infection they could have nausea and flank pain. There are other potential causes but I would recommend someo... Read More

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A 22-year-old female asked:

Age 24. gave birth a week ago. dark looking breasts during pregnancy. flat nipple. blood from both breasts in colostrum. boil beside breast. advice?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Nipple problems: If someone is breastfeeding and has cracked nipples there may be some blood. Most women don't have to deal with that. Also need to have someone see ... Read More

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A 20-year-old female asked:

Is it okay to take benadryl on top of trazadone?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Increased sleepiness: Trazodone and benadryl are both medications that can be sedating. In general it would be safe to use them together with the caution that the sedating... Read More

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A 36-year-old male asked:

Hello.a few of my stools come out logged shaped. why is it? its uncomfortable.what can i do to make stools smaller?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Large feces : If someone is having large hard feces it is probably due to constipation. Increasing fluids, fruits and vegetables could help with this. Sometimes peo... Read More

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A 51-year-old member asked:

Why do i have rock hard ball near my pelvic bone?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Lump in pelvis: Lumps in the groin can be many things - lymph node, cancer, cyst, hernia... It would be a good idea to get a physical exam so your doctor can give you... Read More

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A member asked:

My 14 year old daughter took aleve this morning (5-6 hours ago). can she take one tylenol (500mg) now?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Aleve and Tylenol ok: Aleve is naproxen which is an NSAID. Tylenol is acetaminophen which is not an NSAID. It is ok to take aleve and Tylenol or ibuprofen (Advil) and Tylen... Read More

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A 44-year-old female asked:

Thou i take a great care lately my uti comes back too often and is hard to treat.need cause.what to test?what to suspect?this is not normal for me.tnx

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Recurrent UTI: There are several causes of recurrent UTIs. There could be a problem not letting the urine to drain totally - like a kidney stone. Intercourse could ... Read More

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A 33-year-old female asked:

I'm having pain under my right front rib cage it feels hard when i stand not so much while laying down i don't have an appendix or a gallbladder w?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Get abdominal exam: The stomach and liver could both give pain under right rib cage. It would be hard to say without doing an abdominal exam and discussing further sympt... Read More

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A female asked:

Wife has u t i with bad pain 2 weeks now..been to doc took meds but still hutrs?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Uti still hurting: if someone has a UTI and is still hurting after treatment with antibiotics there are a few different things that can be going on 1) bacteria was resis... Read More

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A 17-year-old female asked:

I bent my 1 finger back playing volley and it swelled up and turned purple, now the purple ness is gone and it's been swollen for 6 days/ it's crooked?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Possibly broken: If someone has a finger that looks crooked 1 week after trauma it is very likely broken. If by chance it isn't broken, it is likely there is a torn l... Read More

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A 44-year-old female asked:

Podiatrist diagnosed 5th metatarsal stress fracture near toe even though it's not on x ray. pain & swelling when walking and swimming. could it be tendonitis instead? can foot heal without an orthopedic shoe, which feels worse than sneaker?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Leave ortho shoe on: It is possible to have a fracture that isn't seen on xray. It is important to follow the podiatrists instructions in order for the stress fracture to... Read More

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A 27-year-old female asked:

Had throbbing headache for 4 days, hurts to move eyes, pain in neck, ringing ears, facial pressure, stiff neck?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Stiff neck: If someone has a bad headache, stiff neck and it hurts to move their eyes it could be a sign of meningitis and they should go to the ER NOW for furthe... Read More

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A 22-year-old male asked:

I am experiencing painless fleshy genital bumps and penis inflammation.

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Genital bumps: There are several problems that can cause genital bumps - STDs like syphilis, and genital warts can cause bumps, so can ingrown hairs and the virus mo... Read More

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A female asked:

My urine is extremely yellow and the toilet tissue is also when i wipe what could cause this?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Urine color: Most of the time if peoples urine is very yellow it is because they are slightly dehyrdrated. If the quantity of urine hasn't decreased and there isn'... Read More

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A 51-year-old member asked:

Where can we find our pulse in our leg?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Several sites: People can find their pulse in the crease of their groin, behind their knee, behind the inner part of their ankle and on the top of their foot. This ... Read More

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A 36-year-old male asked:

Hi,i'm taking zoloft 75 mg/d for my sadness (without real reason) since 4 mnths. zoloft is not working, i still feel sad. i increase the dose? thx.

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Persistent sadness: It typically takes about a month to see the maximum benefit someone is going to have with any one dose. If people are still having symptoms after a ... Read More

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A member asked:

My boyfriends random urine test says he has 832.8 ug/ml for microalbumin. i can't find any sites to explain this number. what does this mean?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Urine Microalbumin: People sometimes have microalbumin or protein in their urine when checked. This could be caused by different things that bother the kidneys like diab... Read More

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A 24-year-old male asked:

Pain and discomfort in my left abdominal region somewhat beside my navel. when i breathe in heavily, a gurgling sound also comes from below my rib cag?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Abdominal pain : Abdominal pain with gurgling breathing could be pneumonia. It would be a good idea to get checked out.

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A 18-year-old female asked:

I drink about 9-10 glasses of water everyday. take fiber husk every night. do exercise. why do i still get constipated and what should i do to relive?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Constipation Cause: Water, good fiber intake and physical activity are all important to have regular bowel movements. If this is an ongoing problem a patient should see ... Read More

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A member asked:

What is s.t.i?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Sexually Transmitted: STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection) would typically be another way to refer to a STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease) or VD (Venereal Disease). Termin... Read More

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A 65-year-old female asked:

Been taking 20mg of prozac for 5 years last few weeks been taking every other day is that fine?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Wean under advice: Prozac is a medication that has a longer half life than many antidepressant. It isn't really designed to take every other day though. If someone is t... Read More

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A female asked:

Tested positive for strep but the antibiotics are not helping. i have been taking them for almost a week. have all the symptoms of mono except a fever?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Get Rechecked: Strep throat typically responds to antibiotics quickly and people usually feel better in 1-2 days. If someone has been taking antibiotics for strep f... Read More

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A member asked:

Ok to mow grass on riding lawn mower while pregnant?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Mowing in pregnancy: Activity during pregnancy should be determined on an individual basis with a woman and her doctor.

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A 18-year-old female asked:

Found hard lump in bottom of right breast,(grape size) its painful & hurts when touched,could it be cancer? (no other symptoms, breast looks normal)

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Breast Lump: All new breast lumps should be examined by a physician. They can be caused by many things - infection, cysts, cancer. Some patients may be feeling r... Read More

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A 41-year-old female asked:

Is nodular density in chest x-ray beside nipple shadow it's usually represent cancer or there are other causes?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Chest xray nodule: Lung nodules can be caused by a variety of things - can be caused by infection, inflammation, cancer, non-cancerous growths. I would recommend a patie... Read More

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A 31-year-old male asked:

I don't take clonidine for bp i use to sleep i take losartan for bp is it safe to take doxasozin?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

BP meds: Some people take 1 blood pressure medication and it is too much, others take 3 or more without any problem. Your body doesn't know if it is prescribe... Read More

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A member asked:

I m having cough problems since last year how to get rid of this cough?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Depends on Cause: There are many things that can cause a persistent cough - from Allergies, Reflux, Asthma, TB, Cancer, medication reaction. If someone has a persisten... Read More

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A 21-year-old male asked:

I've been on the same dose of levothyroxine for 3 years (0.75mcg) & free t4 has always been normal (1.6). recently, my ft4 was elevated (2.30) why???

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Unsure: If someone has changed the way they take their thyroid medications - if you were taking w/ food and now on empty stomach, if there is a new batch of ... Read More

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A female asked:

What abortion is safer after having a c section 8 months ago. im really nervous. i would keep the baby to too afraid of pregnancy risk at the moment?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Talk to your OB: Most women give birth without a problem after having a previous c-section. Decisions about abortion need to be made after gathering all the facts and ... Read More

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A 67-year-old male asked:

My mother takes donepezil at night. she often has disturbed sleep. quetiapine 25 mg recently added. can she take donepezil in the morning instead?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Ask prescriber: In general Donepezil is dosed at night. I am not aware of an interaction with quetiapine or a reason a person couldn't take them together but it woul... Read More

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A 31-year-old female asked:

31 years old. went off borth control 3 or 4 months ago. cycles have been 21-25 days. but last time was 17 lasting only 3 days one day of red lightflow?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Period changes: It is normal to have some variation in how heavy and frequent periods are. Pregnancy, stress, illness, medications, thyroid issues are all common cau... Read More

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A 20-year-old male asked:

A friend of mine lives completely alone far from home. if he gets into a medical emergency, what should he do and what steps should he take?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Call 911: If someone is alone and has an emergency they should call 911 and stay on the line until help is there. Having a medical history card so that the squ... Read More

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A 21-year-old male asked:

Hi so i notice i had like a red rash on my penis head and on my foreskin idk what that would be i'm really scared ?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Get checked out: A rash on a penis can be many things. It can be an allergic reaction to detergent/soap, can be dry skin, it could be an STD like herpes, or a bacteri... Read More

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A 61-year-old male asked:

I'm disabled vet on fixed income can't afford to just chat, sorry thank you.

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Treatment: If someone is a vet and has limited resources the VA may be their best bet as many centers have addiction medicine programs. I would also recommend c... Read More

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A 27-year-old female asked:

I felt a painful lump 3 inches deep in my vagina. i also have vaginismus, night sweats, hot flashes, insomnia, bad pms, low hormones. inflamed cervix or cyst? how to find out?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Vaginal lumps: People shouldn't have painful lumps in their vaginas. In order to diagnose the cause of a painful lump a person needs to have a pelvic exam done by a... Read More

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A 16-year-old male asked:

If pre-come is on the end of a penis and is inserted once into a vagina how small are the chances of pregnancy?

Family Medicine 24 years experience

Use a condom: Chances are low, but DON'T RISK IT! Please use a latex condom ALWAYS to decrease the risk of pregnancy and STDs.

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