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Terrible twos
The terrible twos is a condition meaning a child (usually about 2 years old) is frequently being stubborn and having temper tantrums.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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What are the terrible twos?
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When do the terrible twos start?
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What should I read or do for terrible twos?
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A 32-year old asked:
How do I make it through the terrible twos?
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A 33-year old asked:
How do I handle my 1-year-old's "terrible two's"?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can a child never have terrible twos till he is 10?
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A 50-year old asked:
Do kids get sick more often during the terrible twos?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is it normal that my daughter never experienced the terrible twos?
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A 34-year old asked:
What is the benefit of the terrible twos? My son missed them by 10 years
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A 39-year old asked:
Is it true that the "terrible two's" are even more terrible if mothers smoked during pregnancy?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Terrible diarrrah 2 TWO hours after taking my daily medications. It includes blood thinners and heart medications. Is that enough time for them to have absorbed ?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Can tension headache last for months. I have pressure in head, behind eyes, terrible insomnia for two months. Could it also be an eye problem?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I am 16 weeks pregnant and have a terrible cold. I took two doses of sudafed without realizing the particular kind had naproxen. Is this ok?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Yesterday I noticed rapid knocking (like very soft light jack-hammer noise) in right ear. I've had that before when laying on ears on pillow. Woke up with headache today (not terrible). Normal brain MRI two weeks ago. Hopefully nothing serious?
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A member asked:
Hello I had a quick question about a medicine. My friends and I took 7mg of xanax (alprazolam) and it has been two days and I still feel terrible?
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A female asked:
I have terrible pain in my right groin and becomes severe when I go from sitting down to standing up it takes a minute or two before I can stand?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have had waves of nausea and less frequent waves of dizziness for the past two days. Is this serious? What can I do to stop this? I feel terrible?
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Hi.I used antibiotics for two years, highest dose of reacutan for seven months a long time ago.I tried all sorts.Why is my skin terrible.I am healthy.
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I took vermox,its the drug that kills worms so I took two a day for three day.how long does it stay in your system as i have terrible side effects.
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A 24-year old male asked:
I'm having a terrible hair fall and I am scared if there will be any hair left in another two years .. how can I save what I have or get a better grow?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I miscarried two days ago and i'm having terrible dizzy spells. Is this normal?
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A 41-year old female asked:
I started getting sick a week ago. It went into my chest and past two days i have had terrible cough. I woke this morning an coughed up blood. Why?
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A 67-year old female asked:
I have been on Dexilant (dexlansoprazole) for two months and suddenly am having terrible diarrhea. Do I need to taper or can I just stop taking. Getd is not that bad.Am on 60 mgs.
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A 40-year old male asked:
I seem to have ,maybe once a month, terrible gas,that smells like sewage, followed by the nwxt day or two with horrible diarrhea ?
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I am in severe pain in tail bum and I have brusing that has been there two months the pain is terrible and the bruisinng doesn't fade?
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A 64-year old female asked:
On 50mg sertraline for past two weeks taken in the morning have terrible sleep problems is this a side effect and will this settle down?
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I have very terrible receeding gums on my lower front 5 or so teeth. It is so bad now that I am in serious danger of one or two of my teeth coming ou?
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A 34-year old female asked:
I'm having surgery in two days and I was told to stop taking ibuprofen two weeks prior to the surgery. This weekend I've had a terrible toothache and the only way it finally subsided some was with ibuprofen. Will this mess up my surgery?
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A member asked:
Hi so I was just reading that it can be safe to take two year old 500mg amoxicillin wanted to ask for a professional opinion id go to the dr's but the weather is terrible where I am so its unsafe for me to go driving around what with the blizzard hitting
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A 24-year old female asked:
Been on zonisamide for two week have sores in mouth and terrible cough is it the medication or just some summer cold?
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