This allergy medication was available as Claratin until the patents expired. Now the generic drug, loratadine, is available as a generic at any US drug store or medium sized grocery store.
Prior to discovering loratadine, I had not taken a prescription allergy medication in years. I have mild …

My stressful profession has been blamed by my dermatologist as the cause of my vitiligo. It may be small but I really feel conscious when I face people, and have taken to using concealers to cover them up. I have a three-fold approach to treating my vitiligo: (1) I …

I often get pretty bad headaches, but they are not bad enough to be considered migraines. I asked my doctor about what over the counter drug is best to use for head aches and she told me to use Motrin. She said that taking a Motrin and …

For the longest time I have weighed about ninety five pounds. I am five foot three and recently turned twenty years old. Many people, including my doctor have told me that I an not underweight, but I can’t help but feel like I am. I can’t stand being so …

Working while sitting in front of the computer 11 hours per day, I often feel lower back pains at the end of each day, especially at night when I am about to sleep. There are times when I don’t feel any pain at all, oftentimes it is still tolerable, …

I live in the mountainous region of the Philippines which is basically a tropical region. During the cold months which is from September to February I often suffer from allergic rhinitis especially during the early morning and late afternoon. My head nurse who happen to suffer the same problem …

I have fallen victim to yeast infections one too many times. The last time I had a yeast infection it was really severe. It seemed like I was going to bend over and die, I was in so much pain. My vaginal area was severely irritated and I was …

The first time I took Ambien was at my cousin’s house in San Diego. She suffered from Endometriosis, a condition where the lining of the uterus can float and graft onto other parts of the body causing massive cramps, excessive pain and fatigue and in her case, constant insomnia. It …

Otocaine ear drops was prescribed by our family physician for ear infection.I used it for 2 days and all the pain and occassional buzzing in the ear is gone.I used 2 drops to my infected ear 4 times a day.Good ear drop.Easy to use.I poured …

Recently I had a terrible cold. Actually, it started with my ears. My ears were mildly irritated and they itched slightly. As my cold progressed, both my ears hurt so bad that I actually thought that I had punctured my ear drums in some way. I went to my …

I was suffering from some really severe arm and shoulder pain. I think I may have a problem with my hands, but haven’t seen a doctor about it as of yet. The pain starts in my hands then radiates up to my arms. It ends in my shoulders and …

I often keep my grandchildren overnight at my house. When they were infants, they would sometimes be a little cranky and it would be because they needed some stomach relief from gas. This happened mostly when they were very small infants but in any case, I really needed something …

I hate the fact that I’ve tried as many allergy and sinus medications as I have, but the severity of my allergies doesn’t really allow for me NOT to take something. Even the prescription medications and nasal sprays that I’ve been giving aren’t really any more effective than most …

It is my second pregnancy and the doctor prescribed Vitacal 250 calcium supplements. It is oyster shell calciumcarbonate supplements. It comes in a small white bottle of 60 tabs manufactured by the Vitahealth.
I never took calcium supplements in my first pregnancy and I used to …

Dealing with a feminine itch can really bother a woman mentally as well as physically. I can not barely concentrate when I have a yeast infection or itch down there. Some days I need to be able to function regarding my personal issues. That is why I needed a …

About three years ago, On Christmas Day, I woke up with an excrutiating ear ache. I’ve had them before and I have to say that the pain is actually worse than child birth, and since I’ve had two children, I can say that with some authority! In the past, …

I really love Hyland’s products. I’ve used them for many years, and used many different products from their product line. I like the company because they use natural ingredients, and it’s safe for kids. And, though I may be sickly at times and have no problem taking any variety …

Several years ago I was in a car accident and I had to have routine visits to the Chiropractor. One of the medicines that my chiropractor used when massaging and adjusting my muscles and joints was this product called Bio-freeze. What it does is helps to relieve achy and …

I experience acid reflux from time to time. It happens when I do not move around after eating. I will not notice that when I frequently sit and lie down on bed after having a meal, I experience acid regurgitation and heartburn that last forever.
The worst acid reflux I …

I was prescribed Spiractin to help deal with the effects of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), including abdominal pain, excessive hair growth and difficulty losing weight.
Within a week I began to notice that I was losing weight, eventhough I was not dieting or doing any more exercise than I …

It’s been few days since my kids got cough. I think the virus was coming from their friends at school. There is no body sick for the last few days. I thought it was just a small coughing but after few days it did not stop, I brought my …

The Equate extra strength pain reliever is an inexpensive alternative to Tylenol extra strength. Both contain the same active ingredient called Acetaminophen which is the actual ingredient which provides relief when you have a headache. The Tylenol extra strength retails for $4.50( 80 caplets) and the Equate version retails …

As a child I had a terrible habit of scratching and picking at insect bites until they became scars. Unfortunately I was in my late teens when someone saw my scarred legs and made the connection between my picking and scratching and my scars. While I do not do …

I was prescribed to take Collashot for 14 days by my doctor. I was feeling pain in the knee whenever I used to stand up after sitting for a while. It was natural for me to get tensed as knee pain below 40 years of age is not something worth …

I finally tried the Fisherman’s Friend cough lozenges because a friend of mine gave me hers. She’d said that she didn’t like the flavor but then she doesn’t like a lot of things so I didn’t pay it any mind. I guess I should have.
When you need …

This liquid suspension comes in a glass bottle of 100 ml. and is made by Adcock Ingram of South Africa. This medication was prescribed by the doctor when both of my kids had the horrible cold during the peak Southern hemisphere winter months (June-July 2009). It is …

I was so embarrassed when a friend of mine told me her son had head lice and that I may have caught it! I had been visiting her at her house, when her son got sent home from elementary school due to lice which he had a bunch of …

I have a husband and two kids, so at least a few times a year, one of us is sick with a cold or flu and we’re all pretty miserable people to live with during a time like that when we’re all congested and have sore throats and coughs. …

Gardening has always been my passion and I always loved taking care of my plants whenever I could take out time from my busy schedule. A few days back when I tried trimming the overgrown plants in my garden, I accidentally cut my skin on my right hand. The …

Period pain has to be one of the worst pains there is. For me it is particularly distressing, as I suffer from endometriosis even worse, now I have hit the menopause. Unfortunately, this is a family trait which has passed on to my three daughters, so it …

Along with Anadin Extra, I always keep a pack of Anadin Ibuprofen in the house just in case I need them.
Not only do they review pain, the relieve swelling and help to reduce temperature, so are perfect for flu and cold symptoms.
I find that they help to sweat out …

I have a vasculitis disease called Wegener’s Granulomatosis. This disease is systemic so I have to have a special type of doctor, rheumatologist, to monitor my health and the progress of my disease. When I moved to Carson City from Las Vegas, I asked my rheumatologist for a good …

I had an injury not long ago, thanks to my large breed dog and an intrusive neighbor, that was causing me to lose sleep due to my nite time pains, and aches. After about three nites of lying awake miserable, counting sheep and trying to ignore my intensified misery due …

I have fibromyalgia and have been treated with the drug amitriptyline for many years, both to help me sleep and to calm some of the nerve pain symptoms.
When I was going through a periods where my symptoms were a bit worse than usual, my doctor decided to take me off …

Lunesta is a prescription medication used to treat severe insomnia. However, I don’t feel it is quite as strong as Ambien, another prescription sleep medication. The two are similar. There is a factor that causes Lunesta to benefit over Ambien in the eyes of many doctors lately.
Prescription sleep …

My children are very young and I feel that I am still learning as I raise them. I have never had to deal with a small child having a sore throat and did not know what I could give my five year old daughter for this problems. I had …

I get a cold at least twice a year. For my colds I usually take Theraflu Cold and Cough. Although Theraflu is not capable of curing your sickness, it can help provide some relief. Theraflu is expected to work on colds, so that is no biggy. However, about two …

Who has not heard the famous slogan “Relief from indigestion, heartburn, diarrhea, and stomach upset.” on the Pepto Bismol commercials. It seems to be a bit ridiculous for a set of commercials but none the less their actually quite right. Pepto Bismol has been around for as long …

Headaches are a really common problem, and if we don’t cut it with a painkiller, it can last for days. I have tried different painkillers, and Aspirin is one of them.
You can get Aspirin in any pharmacy without prescription, so that’s a good point about it. The bad thing …

This past September I started Adderall XR. I had been diagnosed with ADD at age 12 but stopped taking medication in my later teen years. When my work was starting to slip because of silly errors I knew it was time to see a doctor about my …

After a bad time in my life ,I found myself having panic attacks,It is the worst feeling in the world.You feel like you can’t breathe,you want to run and you are so scared, you feel you will start screaming and never stop.My original thought was,I was loosing my mind.I …

I take Paxil medication. When I was on the regular Bridges to Access program, I took it for free. Then, the 5 year patent ran out, and Paxil came up with PaxilCR, a different medication, as it lasted all day. The PaxilCR became the new drug of choice, here, …

It’s that time of year for me, when my spring allergies start kicking in. This year, so far (and knock on wood) hasn’t been that bad for me, but I still feel the congestion and itchy nose first thing in the morning before I really get moving for the …

ZICAM has many different products out now. I came across this product last week. It comes in an green and white box and is found in the allergy section - not the cold section.
Zicam Intense Sinus Relief Nasal Decongestant with cooling menthol and eucalptus. This nasal …

I have suffered from chronic sinus problems for years, in that they often will not drain and frequently become infected. Over the years I have tried many nasal sprays including prescription and over the counter. Nothing worked really well and usually they smelt terrible and left me with a …

I am so happy that my friend suggested I go see her Doctor back in 1993, that’s how long I’ve been a patient of his now; Thank Goodness;
I also think/and know I have the world’s best Doctor there is, and there are many others out there that …

I gave birth to my son at the Ciudad Medica Zamboanga Hospital, and I can say that I really felt I was in good hands during my confinement.
From the time I checked into the emergency room for prepping, the …

It’s more like “Monistat: Not Day Nor Night.” This product was a nightmare. I was attracted to it at first because it claimed to do something other yeast infection medicines don’t. All the over the counter medicines are these big capsules that you insert like a tampon. They dissolve …

This is yet another anti-inflammatory cream to treat many types of dermatitis (examples… neurodermititus but also skin), and furthermore I have heard that it can treat oral inflammations or types of allergic reactions of the mouth but I’m guessing the percentage may be difference. For skin dermatitis unless it …

I have this wonderful over the counter medication for everything from anxiety to sleep problems. I first discovered it when I was a child. I had very severe asthma and my mom would give it to me instead of harsher medications sometimes to relieve the anxiety which …