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Dear Dr. Roach: My mother has been on anxiety medication for one year. Her anxiety level continues to increase to the extent that she is unable to rest. She currently takes 30 mg buspirone daily for anxiety. She is also on 20 mg losartan.

Dear Dr. Roach: I found your response to a question about shortness of breath in a recent column very interesting, since I had the problem for a couple of years before the cause was identified.

Dear Dr. Roach: With all the different medications available for high blood pressure, what factors determine the medicine a doctor will prescribe? J.E.P.

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband is 55 years old. He was in the hospital about a year ago for a mild heart attack. At the time, a urine test was performed and a small amount of blood was detected in his urine.

Dear Dr. Roach: Is it true that fructose is a trigger for migraines? L.J.S. Migraine headaches are a form of episodic headache, often associated with nausea, as well as sensitivity to light and sound.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 72-year-old man in good health. I have lost about 12 pounds in the past year, with no explanation. I鈥檓 5 feet, 9 1/2 inches tall, and my morning weight has dropped from 166-168 pounds to 154-156 pounds.

Dear Dr. Roach: If women are prescribed a hormone replacement for hot flashes, do the hot flashes return once the medicine is discontinued.

Dear Dr. Roach: After reading several of your columns, where readers asked if they are too old for some activity, I wanted to make older adults aware of their untapped reservoir of energy and ability.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 57 and finally divorced my cheating husband a year ago. Now that I am interested in dating again, I went for a consultation and exam with my gynecologist, complete with STD testing.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 76-year-old man. Some time ago, I had a blood clot in my leg. Doctors removed the blood clot and now the blood flow in my leg is back to normal, but my foot swells up every time I stand on it.