DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 66-year-young female, 5 feet, 3 inches tall, and 125 pounds. A year ago, I had a coughing spell, and the next thing I knew I had what I determined to be uterine prolapse. I went to the doctor, and based on her examination, I have a “moderate” prolapse. It […]

DEAR DR. ROACH: Is there a limit as to how much vitamin D should be taken a day? I am 83 years old, have taken Femara for 10 years, have had several rounds of prednisone (one for longer than a year), and I am getting about 1,950 IU of vitamin D daily. Does that sound […]

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 60-year-old female who is 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. For the past 10 years, I have not exercised because of arthritis in the knees. I have owned a stationary bicycle for years. Now I regularly use this machine. It does not cause pain in my […]

DEAR DR. ROACH: “TMS” stands for “Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation” and is done for four to five weeks daily and takes about 30 to 40 minutes per treatment in the doctor’s office, with the doctor overseeing it and a trained technician doing the treatment. Do you know how successful this newest noninvasive treatment for depression is […]

DEAR DR. ROACH: In a recent column, you wrote, “Being anxious all the time isn’t good for you.” What damage can it cause, other than just an unpleasant feeling? — J. ANSWER: The mind affects the body, and vice versa. In the case of anxiety, continuous levels of strong emotions trigger the release of stress […]

DEAR DR. ROACH: My 13-year-old son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes on March 7, 2012, at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich., and his A1C was 12. Of course, I prayed for a miracle, and about one week after he was diagnosed, I started him on a nutraceutical called Protandim. After […]

DEAR DR. ROACH: For several years, when I have had blood drawn it has shown an elevation in the alkaline phosphatase. It has been as high as 377 in recent tests. I have had the test to see if it was from the liver, but it was all right. I recently had a bone scan, […]

DEAR DR. ROACH: The problem of nonallergic rhinitis apparently affects a lot of people, yet I cannot recall seeing it mentioned in your column. In our case, my wife has had sinus problems for almost 20 years. She has tried every over-the-counter as well as prescription antihistamine, several antibiotic treatments, three surgeries (deviated septum, tonsil […]

DEAR DR. ROACH: My elderly sister (78) is going through a traumatic experience and is very depressed. She has been on Prozac for eight months, and it is not helping. She is moderately cognitively disabled, and her doctor says the medication will not be very effective for her because she lacks the rationality to work […]

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 56-year-old white woman with a medical dilemma that is putting a terrible strain on my marriage. I had a full hysterectomy, which included the removal of my ovaries, four years ago due to many large fibroids. Ever since the surgery, I have not been able to have intercourse with […]