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state

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state (stāt) condition or situation.
alpha state  the state of relaxation and peaceful awakefulness, associated with prominent alpha brain wave activity.
persistent vegetative state  a condition of profound nonresponsiveness in the wakeful state caused by brain damage at any level and characterized by a nonfunctioning cerebral cortex, absence of response to the external environment, akinesia, mutism, and inability to signal.
refractory state  a condition of subnormal excitability of muscle and nerve following excitation.
resting state  the physiologic condition achieved by complete bed rest for at least one hour.
steady state  dynamic equilibrium.

state (stt)
n.
A condition or situation; status.

state
[stāt]
Etymology: L, status, condition
the circumstances or qualities that characterize a person, thing, or way of being at a particular time.

state
condition or situation.

excited state
the condition of a nucleus, atom or molecule produced by the addition of energy to the system as the result of absorption of photons or of inelastic collisions with other particles or systems.
ground state
the condition of lowest energy of a nucleus, atom or molecule.
refractory state
a condition of subnormal excitability of muscle and nerve following excitation.
resting state
the physiological condition achieved by complete rest for at least 1 hour.
steady state
dynamic equilibrium.

state
Medtalk A condition. See Acute confusional state, Character state, Fugue state, Ground state, Herald state of leukemia, Hypercoagulable state, Lacunar state, Persistent vegetative state, Preneoplastic state, Silent carrier state, Thromboembolic state, Trance state, Vegetative state.

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Q. Do we have these drugs in the United States and could you give me some information about them? Hello friends, I am diagnosed as Fibromyalgia for the past 6 months and I have been talking to people across the world and they have suggested taking some drugs that I am unable to find here in the United States. The people I have been talking to are mostly people from Australia. They have recommended Lamictal and Ultram. Do we have these drugs in the United States and could you give me some information about them?

A. I took everything over the courter,they didnot work,i had to go to a rheumatologist. She put me on ultram.they work.try them.

Q. How can a person with fibromyalgia go through a state of not being able to move for hours? How can a person with fibromyalgia go through a state of not being able to move for hours? Can they sense touch and feel and are they able to talk or have limited movements?

A. First to LukeHome. I also have fibromyalgia BUT I have something called migrains with neurological tendencies b/c when I get my really BAD headaches I am like a stroke victim...I have one side of my body I can not move or use, my face even draws and gets that "downward" smile. I can talk, tell you wher I hurt, if I try to walk I am off balance , I stumble and fall b/c I do not have use of one side of my body. It is an awful experince and the first time it happened I thought i was dying, the ER docs thought they had a 30 year old stroke victim and I was hospitalized 4 days while they "located" the problem. So I don't think it has to do with fibro BUT there is something goin gon. Have you talked to a doctor about it???I encourage you to so they can find the source of this problem. Good Luck and God bless.
to wanthelp:
there are several things you can do to try to feel better BUT I think you would get a better response if you posted your question on your own instead

Q. Does a bee allergy always lead to a state of life risk when being stinged? And how is it possible to avoid bees when allergic?

A. Thanks bianca!! I hate bees and actually really afraid to get stinged...

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