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Inside Health: Antidepressant withdrawal; chemotherapy backpacks; dizziness; over the counter gels for pain relief

Antidepressant withdrawal; chemotherapy backpacks; dizziness; over the counter gels for pain relief

BBC Radio 4 - Inside Health, Antidepressant withdrawal; chemotherapy backpacks; dizziness; over the counter gels for pain relief

Antidepressant withdrawal; chemotherapy backpacks; dizziness; gels for pain relief

Antidepressants and guidance reflecting that, for some people, they can be difficult drugs to come off; chemotherapy backpacks; dizziness; over the counter gels for pain relief

Antidepressants and revised guidance from NICE reflecting that, for some people, they can be difficult drugs to come off; Margaret McCartney explains why this initiative is long over due. Chemotherapy backpacks - a novel way of giving cancer therapy that allows people to stay at home, improves quality of life during treatment and takes pressure off the NHS. Plus dizziness - or vertigo - is a common problem but it can mean different things to different people and occasionally can be a sign of stroke; so what are the clues? And our insider's guide to over the counter treatment: this week anti-inflammatory gels for pain relief.

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