Dr Martin Scurr

Some years ago I was prescribed the drugs tambulosin and finasteride for an enlarged prostate. But I was never warned that they might make me impotent, which they have. Should I have been told? N. Palmer, Broadwell, Glos. The condition […]

My neck has been very stiff and painful for three years. Every aspect of my life is affected, including my sleep and mental health. I’ve had physio, seen an osteopath and tried hydrotherapy, but nothing has helped. What else can

By DR MARTIN SCURR Published: 11:59 EDT, 12 May 2025 | Updated: 12:07 EDT, 12 May 2025 When I try to sleep my lower left leg feels as though swarms of ants are crawling all over it, then my toes

By DR MARTIN SCURR Published: 12:01 EDT, 5 May 2025 | Updated: 12:09 EDT, 5 May 2025 I’m on the waiting list for spinal fusion surgery but read on the NHS website that one of the risks from the op

By DR MARTIN SCURR Published: 12:59 EDT, 24 March 2025 | Updated: 12:59 EDT, 24 March 2025 I’m 83 years old and my doctor is convinced I’m the oldest person in the UK who has glandular fever. No need to

I’m having constant sneezing fits which, as a teacher, is both inconvenient and embarrassing. I have had tests for allergies which all came back clear. Is there anything that could at least curb the sneezing? Charlotte Topping, Wigan. Dr Martin

I happened to be drinking chamomile tea during an episode of restless legs – which I get night and day – when the symptoms eased. I thought it was a fluke, but another time I had a cup before bed,

My husband is 70 this year and is having episodes of memory loss. Once, when we visited a restaurant we’ve been to several times (and which he’d booked), he asked if we’d been there before. He’s had two brain scans which

I take atorvastatin and I get muscle pains in my thighs. I was also prescribed amlodipine, even though the leaflet says they should not be given together. I believe atorvastatin works in the liver and other statins work in the

Since Covid, I have suffered severe anxiety and depression. I take duloxetine and lorazepam twice a day but they no longer help. I live alone, I’m 78 and can’t see the point of carrying on. My family try to help,