Dear Pharmacist,
I am constantly fatigued, my hair is thinning, and I am gaining weight. My doctor says that I have hypothyroidism and prescribed Synthroid. Can you give me more information about thyroid medications and natural ways to help myself?  –G.A. Albany, New York
Answer:  Approximately 12 million Americans have hypothyroidism.  You are lucky if your major [...]

Dear Pharmacist,
Sometimes I get itchy spots.  I’ve stopped wearing perfume, I use dye-free detergent and soap. I only take three medications and I’ve taken those for years, birth control, ibuprofen and Synthroid.  What are the best products for itchy skin? What else can I do?  –B.V.  Gainesville, Florida
Answer:  Itching is a symptom, not a disease [...]

Dear Pharmacist,

I take Nexium for heartburn and enalapril (Vasotec) for blood pressure.   I’m losing my hearing and some of my hair. Now I have symptoms of an enlarged prostate so my doctor has prescribed Proscar. Will it interact with the other drugs that I’m already taking? – L.A., Denver Colorado

ANSWER: No, it won’t interact. [...]

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Dear Pharmacist,
My father and brother both died of prostate cancer. I am still fine, but at age 45, I want to do everything I can now to avoid prostate cancer. [...]

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Dear Pharmacist,

I can’t remember names and trivia as well as I used to. I feel like my memory is slipping, but otherwise I’m healthy. At 47, aren’t I a little young for this to be happening?

P.T., Vancouver, B.C.

ANSWER: Look in your medicine cabinet first. Lots of drugs can make your brain fuzzy:  Acid blockers for [...]

Dear Pharmacist,

I’ve been really tired lately and my doctor thinks I’m iron-deficient. I’m in my 60s and I haven’t lost any blood, so how can this be? Should I take the iron supplement he recommended?

R.D., Jackson, New Jersey

ANSWER: Iron is sold over-the-counter in supplement form, but it’s a naturally-occurring mineral that’s made in the body. [...]

Dear Pharmacist,

Please settle this argument. My husband says that I have put on 40 pounds because I don’t like to work out at the gym with him but I think the weight has something to do with my medicine, since it happened after I started taking birth control pills. Who is right? – B.H., Nashville, [...]

Dear Pharmacist,

Last week I learned from your column that my medicine is derived from a reptile! I would like more information about the drug Byetta and some of its side effects. I would also like some natural remedies to try. – M.T., Boston, Massachusetts

ANSWER: Byetta (exenatide) is fascinating because it’s derived from the saliva of [...]

Dear Pharmacist,

My son has anger issues along with depression so he takes Wellbutrin (bupropion). He has high blood pressure so he takes metoprolol.  He doesn’t sleep well now, so he uses Ambien. He’s only 28, and I’m worried that he’s already on so much medicine. His diet is very unhealthy and he doesn’t believe in [...]