Desert Essence Tea Tree Oil is a wonderful natural healing medicine that can be used for almost any skin complaints. I normally buy it in small bottles as I have found it to be quite expensive. However, the tea tree oil lasts for ages, so even a …

Awhile back, I noticed these white patches on my arms about the diameter of a quarter. They didn’t itch or hurt and wasn’t contagious or dangerous, but they were a pain to look at so I visited a physician who told me they were Fungus, similar to a ringworm …

For 2 weeks I suffered with a stuffed up nose and sinus pressure, nothing worked on my symptoms. I tried over the counter medicine and even an antibiotic prescribed by my doctor. I was so sick I did not know what to do. Thats when my sister …

I reside in Singapore, a mostly humid weather country. And being on the heavy side, I tend to have chaffed skin on certain areas of the body. I came across 3B anti-chafing cream in a pharmacy a few years back and decided that it wouldn’t hurt to give a …

TheraFlu nite Time cold and couch is a cold medicine that is supose to relieve you of your cold symptoms. I haven’t bee a true fan of cold medicine. I like to take a cup of hot tea and a throw a scarf around my neck and let it …

I take xanax for stress and to help calm me down. At the same time however it slows me down body and mind wise and increases my appetite. If your going through a tough time in life this is probably among the best medicines you can take to help …

I’m dealing with old age I guess and one of the issues I have is the whole heartburn situation. As a man I guess I eat fast and sometimes that doesn’t help when it comes to my digestive system but I will say that that’s why they make medicine …

Anyone who has ever suffered from joint pain knows how nerve wrecking it can be. One time I was cleaning up the house for my grandmother and I started to feel a very sharp pain all through out my shoulder and arm. My doctor prescribed Motrin to be, but …

The first medication I ever tried for my adult ADD was Ritalin. Now, Ritalin is not technically an “adult add” medication, but it can still be prescribed to adults (and probably is not directed to be used for adult ADD because we haven’t known about the condition in …

For some reason, every time I go to the pharmacy to refill my perscription, they give me a different kind of birth control. I’m not sure why this happens but it really started to get on my nerves. Anyway, I was on Lo Estrin 24 Fe for about three …

One brand of medicine that I have trusted since I was young is Alka Seltzer. Now that I am older I have found that Alka Seltzer has many different brands that help a wide range of problems. For example, one that I have used frequently is Alka Seltzer Cold …

I needed a stool softener fast. I am able to excrete the wastes but I had to strain heavily. I was taking more than the usual time that and was usually late for work because of that. I couldn’t tell my boss that was the reason of me being …

During the cold and flu season, I get more than my fair share of sickness. I try everything I can within reason to get rid of the symptoms. On one occasion, I purchased a box of the Theraflu, which is one of my favorite medicines. I just decided to …

My son has a medical diagnosis of ADHD and is considered “severe”. Twenty minutes after taking CONCERTA his persona changes from a wiggly, loud, unfocused 9 year old boy who cannot do anything such as get dressed for school, do his homework, treat his sisters properly, etc… to …

I am one of those people who are lucky enough to hardly get sick but when I do get sick I get very sick. In a time like this where the economy is doing bad I have to find other ways to keep myself from getting under the weather …

After years of searching for migraine relief, I have begun to use Midrin with positive results.
My migraine headaches occur approximately every three weeks, almost always last for three days and have been nearly impossible to control. Five months ago a doctor suggested I try Midrin.
Most medications, …

I bought an Emla pack from my local chemist in preparation for my nephew’s pre-school vaccination jabs. My nephew was aware that he was going to get two jabs, one in each arm, and I was a bit worried about how I would get him to cooperate especially for …

Vicks Vapor Rub claims to soothe you, when you suffer from congestion. It is supposed to help clear up your nasal cavities and help clear up any phlegm in your chest. I don’t usually use this product, because I don’t want to apply anything to my skin. When I …

My mother’s doctor told her last year that she had significant bone loss, or osteoporosis, after taking a bone density test. Apparently, it is not something that a person can really detect themselves, as there is no pain associated with this disease, and it contributes to bones being more …

My little problem with sensitive teeth started a little after I had been involved in a minor car accident (I don’t know if the accident had anything to do with it though) and since then I have gone through about four products to provide relief for the pain caused …

I once suffered from boils that would not want to heal. It was my sister who first got the boils and I was the one nursing her. I was treating him at home. What I was doing was to apply heat compress to fight infection from getting worse …

I have been using different products to deal with the muscle pains I have been feeling in my arms and hands. I do not have a high tolerance for pain and will try almost anything to fight it. Though I have found NSAID drugs that help with the problem, …

In December of 2005 I had my first child at Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee, Florida. Three months later I became pregnant with my second child, and decided, after a fair experience at Osceola Regional Medical Center, that I would switch hospitals for this delivery. I …

I have very low tolerance for physical pain so I try to avoid it as much as I can. Two days ago however, my doctor scheduled me for a D and C and while she assured me that the procedure will be virtually painless, I was still scared. I …

Usually, I get coughs and colds a couple times every year. Probably around thrice or a little bit more than that. I usually have fever around the first day and the second with a cold and then later joined with a cough.
My problem is that my cough doesn’t go …

Accutain is a treatment that a lot of doctors will prescribe to their patients that have severe acne because of the fact that it can be effective on cystic conditions. If you have an acne condition that feels like you have big boils on your face or you have …

When I get a bad cough, everybody knows about it. It goes on and on seemingly for ever, and is this nagging dry cough that just won’t stop at any time of the day or night. If I don’t take something and just leave it without any …

Some time ago I contracted an eye infection. I’m not even sure what it was or where I contracted it up to now, but by the time I managed to get my general practitioner about it and another problem, it was not as severe as it was before.
I …

I had a problem with the side effect that my previous medication was causing. I was unable to sleep most of the nights, which resulted in poor concentration and being drowsy the next day. I have tried several remedies including drinking a glass of milk before going to bed …

My fiance was recently admitted to Home Hospital overnight and I couldn’t be happier with the service we received here. Along with St. Elizabeth, Home Hospital is part of the Arnett medical system here in Lafayette, and accepts all major insurance companies.
When we arrived at the hospital with …

Equate Naproxen Sodium 220mg pain reliever is the generic version of Alleve, found at Walmart. I have been using this product for years. Mainly for headaches and for the relief of menstrual cramps. I started out using Alleve and loved the item, then I discovered that their main active …

My family doctor prescribed me two 4 oz. Perrigo Selenium Sulfide Topical Suspension USP 2.5 % lotion in 2009 to treat tinea versicolor on my skin. I thought this product is a lotion that one usually applies to the skin after taking a bath or shower, but it turned …

I’m really not much of a pill taker, but in the last year or two I’ve had some back pain and some knee issues, so have ended up using more aspirin than I’m used to. Bayer has always been the family’s preferred brand, and I trust it.
I’ve tried …

Tylenol PM provided people suffering with colds, headaches and pain with an added bonus.
It allows people to get a good night sleep when such symptoms may make sleeping very difficult to attain.
It does work as well as it promises and it avoids the negative side effects of Nyquil, another …

This is the time of year when I usually come down with something and sure enough, like clockwork, I did. About two weeks ago I started coughing and had some minor head congestion but most of it was all in my chest. I’m thinking that it probably had something …

Hydrocodone is a generic prescription for Vicodine. This prescription is for pain management. After breaking my ankle, I was in a lot of pain. The attending physician prescribed Hydrocodone for me. Because Hydrocodone may be habit forming, my doctor only prescribed a few pills with …

I had horrible swimmers ear and I tried all remedies to get the water out of my ear, but nothing seemed to work. I ended up going to the Walgreens drugstore in my hometown to see what they had for swimmers ear relief and ended up picking up the …

I am by no means a homeopathic nut. Though I appreciate the effects that natural remedies can sometimes have, I also appreciate the effects of modern medicine. When the two combine, however, I think you have magic, though it’s still rare to find a homeopathic-type product that works as …

Everyone knows that having a cold can be a real hindrance on life. I hate having to deal with the congestion and the coughing. I recently had a cold that just wouldn’t leave me alone. I went from a really bad headache and a runny nose to a really …

I have tried many different kinds of nasal sprays over the last seven or eight years, due to an onslaught of obnoxious allergy symtoms that could bring down even the biggest man. And the sprays usually work to alleviate some of the sinus pressure and definitely to alleviate the …

Non-Drowsy REACTINE is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I use it to treat my allergies for cats, grass, ragweed, and pollen. An average package will come with 20 tablets. It’s enough to take 1 tablet every 12 hours to treat symptoms such as sneezhing, itchiness, …

I cannot stand having a cold or congestion. Yet, at the same time, I don’t take a lot of cold medicines because they leave me so groggy during the daytime. I like to get stuff done in the daytime. I found that with the Vicks Dayquil …

Avil are one of the most common medicines used in India for treating minor allergies, it’s so common that even my grandma knows about the medicines and she tells me to take Avil whenever I get these itchy skins due to change in weather or anything else. …

The mosquito menace had always been a major concern especially during the rainy season. Although to solve this problem I used various mosquito coils and mosquito sprays, the harmful chemicals present in these mosquito killers were always a great cause of concern to me. But since the mosquito menace …

I started taking Yasmin for a few reasons, including for acne control, help with cramps, and for the actual birth control itself. I’ve never had a lot of success with birth control medications and always found myself at the point where I could no longer take them due …

For the past week, I’ve been battling a serious cold. I caught it from my father who also caught it from my mother. To think, I did my best to avoid coming in contact with them and still fell victim to it. I was experiencing practically every symptom imaginable. …

The doctors didn’t like how I was responding to a medication that they gave me for my illness. I thought I was getting better because during the first week, I felt my symptoms abate, but they told me that this wasn’t the results that they were expecting. I was …

If you’ve ever had a yeast infection, you know that it is one of the worst ailments that a woman can have. Once it hits, you want an immediate fix. Until then, you’re pretty miserable. Unfortunately, my immune system was down for awhile and I had to deal with …

I don’t know where my red spots in my skin came from. It was really weird because they simply came out of nowhere. I had a few patches in my arms and they are just “red” but not itchy, unless I took notice and I scratch it. When the …

I’ve discovered this stuff because a friend suffering from allergies recommand it to me. I tried it and it did help me in part. I find this one to be helpful to short the lenght of my cold by almost a half but to be effective, I’ve noticed that …