# Need Medical Advice **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 6, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-medical-advice/822581 "2018-10-06T21:17:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![poweroftheglory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@poweroftheglory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poweroftheglory)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-medical-advice/822581/1 "2018-10-06T21:17:48Z")
A few weeks ago, I noticed a strong fishy smell coming from my armpits. I tried cleaning myself and trying different deodorants, but nothing seemed to help. I started having weird dreams about a deep underwater city of ruins and feel a strange sense of happiness and tranquility. The past week though my symptoms have gotten a lot worse. I feel tired all the time and have difficulty drinking water. The only way I can keep from vomiting is my adding an absurd amount of salt to the water. All this sodium cannot be good for me. Also, I have a weird compulsion to eat raw meat. Can’t stand anything cooked and vegetables are just revolting to me right now. My skin always feels so dry and I must soak myself in the bath for hours each day. Sometimes when I see other humans I get a feeling of deep hatred and rage. I went to see a doctor and a few standard tests were ran. When I went into the doctor’s office for the results, the doctor looked very pale and avoided eye contact with me. I thought for sure it was going to be some sort of cancer, but instead he firmly told me to leave and didn’t tell me anything. Later, I found out that he mysteriously murder-suicided his family. Does anyone have any experience with this? ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-medical-advice/822581/2 "2018-10-06T21:27:43Z")
Have you been to Innsmouth recently? ---
**Author:** ![poweroftheglory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@poweroftheglory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poweroftheglory)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-medical-advice/822581/3 "2018-10-06T21:32:28Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > Have you been to Innsmouth recently? Why do you ask? I stayed there overnight during vacation a few months ago. Would not recommend, terrible scenery and couldn’t get a wink of sleep that night. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-medical-advice/822581/4 "2018-10-06T21:44:24Z")
Well there you have it, then. Looks like you are in for a heaping helping of some eldritch horror. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-medical-advice/822581/5 "2018-10-06T21:59:19Z")
Yum! Froglegs for dinner.