DEAR DR. ROACH: I just read your column about Fosamax and wondered what you thought about Evista (raloxifene). I have been on it for 13 or 14 years because both my sisters have had breast cancer and I have osteopenia. Is this something that can be taken indefinitely, or do I need to stop? My […]
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Mom vetoes grandma’s plan to flout distancing rules
DEAR ABBY: My parents have strong opinions. I don’t agree with them in areas such as how to raise or discipline my children. If I try to explain why, they mock me with their tone of voice. Then they get mad if I try to discuss it with them and won’t speak to me for […]
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Some antidepressants require a long tapering period to stop
DEAR DR. ROACH: Would you please speak about the proper way to wean off of Paxil? I have been taking 20 mg daily. To wean off, I took 10 mg alternating with 20 mg every other day for one week, then 10 mg daily for four days, then stopped. After three days, I developed dizziness, […]
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Baked beans recipe wins smiles at family gatherings
DEAR ABBY: I love your column. Some years ago, you printed a recipe for baked beans. I believe they were called St. James’ Baked Beans. I have lost my copy. I would get lots of compliments about how great they were at family gatherings and potlucks. Would you please reprint the recipe? — SHIRLEY IN […]
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Aries: Don’t let other people’s decisions affect you
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Candice King, 33; Lena Dunham, 34; Stephen Colbert, 56; Stevie Wonder, 70. Happy Birthday: Question everything, choose quality over quantity and keep your emotions under control. Balance, integrity and fair play will be necessary if you want to avoid conflicts and interference. Choose to look at every angle, and use […]
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Bowel changes in young woman could be IBS symptoms
DEAR DR. ROACH: My 18-year-old daughter has had digestive problems on and off for a few years now. Her appendix was removed in March 2015. She had brutal abdominal pain, but the ultrasound scan didn’t show anything wrong with her appendix. Summer 2018, she started having bad digestion problems. She could hardly hold anything in. […]
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Late wife’s best friend stiff-arms man’s interest
DEAR ABBY: My wife passed away, and I have fallen in love with her best friend. She feels she would be disrespecting my wife’s name if she went out with me. How can I let her know my wife would not object to us dating? I don’t know how to get her to understand my […]
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Pisces: Do something that is meaningful to you
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Emily VanCamp, 34; Domhnall Gleeson, 37; Tony Hawk, 52; Ving Rhames, 61. Happy Birthday: Don’t sit back when you should be moving forward. Embrace change, and you’ll have better control over the outcome. Gather information, and learn as you move into unfamiliar territory. Expand your mind, and be part of […]
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Aggressive statin treatment won’t affect immune system
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 69-year-old male in good health. In 2017, I experienced a pulmonary embolism in my left lung. Following that episode, my cardiologist put me on a statin regimen of 40 mg Lipitor. This was to get my LDL numbers down to 60 or lower in order to counteract a buildup […]
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Friendship ends with flood of social media messages
DEAR ABBY: I had this friend that I met eight months ago at a local boxing gym here in Chicago. We got along extremely well and even hung out a couple of times. However, she left her job at the gym two months later and things started falling apart. I started sending excessive messages on […]