Equate is a store-brand typically associated with medical care items from Wal-Mart; in this case, the Equate medicine is a generic acetaminophen pill similar to Tylenol, but much lower in price. I was able to get 100 of the Equate pills for less than a 24 pack of …

I’ve been plagued with very painful menstrual cramps for years and tried out different painkillers from those specifically designed to numb menstrual cramps such as “Midol”, to those designed for different kinds of pain such as one type of Panadol. However, after trying “Cetamol Menstrual Painkillers” and having a …

Just recently, I was asked by my best friend to attend her wedding in Vegas. Since I live in Michigan, this meant that I would have to fly. And flying usually means that I’m going to feel absolutely nauseaous the entire time I’m in the air. I haven’t always …

zelmac (tegaserod) is used for treating people who have ibs with constipation. this medicine was introduced in 2004. it is quite affective in treating constipation for people who have ibs. i had used this medicine when i had severe constipation due to ibs and no other medicine was helping …

Curb Your Cravings
Imagine one of those patches. You know, the kind that you stick on your arm, leg or back to curb your smoking. Now imagine that same patch, only this time, it is used to curb your hunger.
Does your head hurt? Mine does after banging it against …

The first time I had ever tried these wonderful little pills I was in Russia and had the worst stomach ache ever. I felt like my insides were on fire and there was nothing that I could do to stop it. Finally my husband at the time called his …

Let me start by saying that Pepcid AC Maximum Strength tablets are used for heart burn. I do not how ever, get heart burn but I use this medicine for another reason. I am one of fifty percent of Asian to get the Asian “glow” or “flush” when ever …

I never had the chance to try this Vicks cough syrup until last Sunday when I felt a was getting a really bad cough and colds. This medicine has been in our refrigerator for some time now since my husband had his bouts of coughing some few months ago. …

I have been on Methotrexate about 5 years. It was prescribed for me because I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. There came a time I was fed up with the various medicines I was taking, so in an act of defiance I just stopped taking all my Rheumatoid Arthritis meds.
I …

So, during my hunt to find the best appetite suppressant, I found a lot of things that gave me serious caffeine shakes but none of them were as bad as what I got when I took Adipozin. It was so bad that I almost called my parents because I …

Living in a tropical country makes me uncomfortable in cold weather. We only have cold weather during rainy season and the month of December where the air is cold in the morning and evening. I do love the cold weather, the cold air touching my skin though this is …

MMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm….now its a great relief to me and my daughter after an year. I have come to USA in March 2005. From that point my daughter,who is 2 years is having cold every other month. I have tried other medicines as per her doctors advice. One of which is …

Being that I am a college student, and at that I am very petite, it’s really no surprise to me that I end up over working my muscles. I constantly have to carry heavy books when I walk to and from classes, I get sick of doing that! I …

The hospital though seems swanky from outside and seems to have good facilities but a closer look will let you know how terrible their service is.
We had to wait for hours before they sent us the ambulance that was promised long ago. The ambulance service …

Pain is a nasty fact of life for some of us. Adding insult to injury(no pun intended) we usually have to spend money to get rid of it, another pain in itself!
For about 20 years of my life I lived with frequent tension headaches, beginning when I was only …

My daughter recently had an ear infection in both ears. There is a bad cold going around and it hit us pretty hard. My daughter said her ears were cloudy and hurt every once in awhile. I went ahead and took her to the doctor, even …

I am very sensitive to any type of drug or medicine, so I have to be careful when taking even over-the-counter varieties. Antihistamines can be tricky since typically they make you drowsy. For me - they practically render me unconscious. If I take a non-drowsy variety - such as …

I took Prevacid for years, for reflux that made me hoarse, interfered with my singing career, and caused repeated sinus infections. I took 30mg once a day. At first it was a miracle drug. I felt better than I had in my whole life! My …

Morris Health Mart located at 2405 Sycamore Drive, Morris, IL, is a nice pharmacy that is always a pleasure to visit. The personnel is nice ant helpful, and your prescription is usually ready within minutes. It is also a store selling many other things - cosmetics, hair products, candies, …

For roughly the past few weeks, our apartment has been a mini-pharmacy thanks to my husband’s annual cold and congestion and my allergies that spring into action every spring when for some odd reason ALL the pine trees release their yellow poison in waves and waves of golden dust pollen. …

I’m absolutely scared of needles. Just the sight of it makes me feel like I would want to vomit. Not that I would, because that would be embarrassing. I’m just saying that I really am scared when the doctor or the nurse starts to wave the long and sharp …

As a special education teacher/ Occupational Therapist, I have a number of students taking Ritalin. Most of them are children with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and those with autism. Ritalin is said to be a central nervous system stimulant. Based on my observation, my students who is under …

The only reason I bought this unknown Buckley’s Cough Suppresant is because it’s alcohol free. I hate cough syrups mostly because they taste really bad, but also because they tend to contain more alcohol than a bottle of wine, and that’s really the last thing I want to invest …

Jointritis is a great product, yet needs to advertise more. It is a rub that is good for muscles and sprain aches as well as arthritis. Though it sells for a 4 ounce roll on of $20.00. It is well worth it when you see the …

At night while sleeping and unable to maintain proper sleeping position, I would end up having stiff neck and aching shoulder too. And sometimes when the air-condition gets too cold, the cold air could penetrate my back and it would oftentimes bring in backache. When troubles like this arise, …

I am not a big fan of aspirin as I have found that Ibuprofen seems to do a better job for relieving my headache pains. I decided to try the Ecotrin when I had a good coupon for it. I figured I really had nothing to lose. It would …

I had been having a hard time falling asleep. I didn’t do anything different in my daily regiment and just didn’t know why I couldn’t get tired the way I needed to. I tried a couple of pm medications, but didn’t really like them. I have a baby and …

My horoscope says that Aries people are prone to head injuries. I never took much stock in looking at the stars to determine my health, but I have to say that there is some grain of truth in it in my case. I almost never get sick, but I …

I used this stuff for three to four weeks after talking to my dermatologist on the phone. She wanted me to try some cleansing wipes, and then added a sulfide cream. She thought the combination of the two would be exactly what I needed. It has worked wondering for …

Septoderm Hand Lotion is a bactericidal hand lotion. Septoderm is a company that manufactures products for dental practices. A family member is involved in the dental community, so I was able to get a bottle of this for free, but I believe it can be ordered online …

This was a cheap prenatal pill I bought at Wal-Mart for like $5.00 for 100 tablets. Taking 1 dose a day is so much easier than having to take 2 like some prenatal pills require. This pill is easy to take but I would like it better if it …

I often suffer from nasal allergies and I was able to try a lot of tablets for allergies and nasal spray drugs but when everything wasn’t working my doctor told me to try Drixine nasal spray, I thought that it is for allergies but it is not. It is …

I have not had many occasions where I have taken aspirin in my life. It has never been my number one choice of pain killer, but I will take them when all else fails. I was having a really bad toothache and was not having any luck with different …

Not always having dental insurance can make life difficult sometimes, but I have learned over the years to get as much dental work done when I am covered, when I am an employee rather than a contractor, and only get emergency procedures done when I have no coverage. At …

Okay, I have to admit, I’m a total sucker for products that have a catchy look to them. If it looks “old world” or has a catchy title or humorous catch-phrase, then I’m usually all over it like white on rice. I have some serious back problems that have …

After suffering from a yeast infection twice in one month I was looking for a way to keep it from coming back, I started taking cranberry pills and that kind of helped. But I ended up suffering from one again. I went and bout Vagisil because it was cheaper …

When I was six months pregnant will my baby girl, I was diagnosed with appendicitis and since my appendix already ruptured and had to be taken out, it caused me a lot of pain, I thought I was going to die, it was so painful. I was not given …

I have usually always gone for brand name ibuprofen tablets for all kinds of pain relief. There has always been a part of me that says, even if they are more expensive, they must be more expensive for a reason, they must work better or something. However, …

It’s flu season and I am a mother of two children, one being four years old who just had a long weekend going to visit different people. Few days later I find her sick ,and then a few days later the rest of the family is sick. Headache, stuffy …

I always have high blood pressure. I think its because one, it runs in the family, second, I love to it albeit I am not overweight. They say exercise is important to combat and dissolve all the fatty food you ate but sometimes I have high blood pressure no …

I was recently having some problems with getting dizzy spells and decided that it might be time to add some iron supplements to my diet. I visited Walmart and purchased Spring Valley Iron Supplement. The iron that I chose came in 65 MG strength and there were 100 tablets …

I used this allergy tablets during Spring this year when I my sneezing was uncontrollable due to pollens in the air. I bought this over the counter at Walmart when I stopped by there to go shopping. It comes in a small white plastic bottle with small elongated pink …

Recently I had one of the worst sore throats that I can ever remember having. I was not sure if it was strep, or if it was just your every day run of the mill sore throat. When I could hardly swallow, I decided that I better go to …

My nephew usually suffer from very severe eczema. For the longest time, I have always been looking for a product that can help relieve his symptoms, and most of the products I have come across never worked too well.
Some time back, about a month ago, I went to …

Flintstones vitamins have been around for years and I have been taking Flintstones vitamins for a s long as I can remember, ever since I was a little young kid I always ate them like their were candy because of the simple fact that they taste so good and …

Xanax is a medicine prescribed for anxiety problems, including panic attacks. I have long suffered depression and general anxiety disorder, but I have only recently begun seeking treatment.
I have never been very fond of taking medicine…I always feel as if taking medicine is a sign of weakness, and …

One winter I developed a chronically running nose, post nasal drip and dizziness that would not go away after several weeks. Although I felt well, I knew something wasn’t right so I went to the doctor. He examined me carefully and decided I had a mild sinus infection. …

I first used creatine monohydrate when I was going to the gym to do some weightlifting. It is a substance that weightlifters take in order to get stronger and to recover after a training session faster. It helped me a lot and increased my force as well as helped …

Sometimes strenuous work can be stressful particularly at times when I spend hours sitting in front of a computer and reading documents. I can no longer afford to spend time watching television shows or read my favorite books because I’m afraid it might trigger my migraine. Even when I …

At their worst, my migraines keeps me pinned on the bed the whole day, not wanting to do anything. It’s terrible how it keeps me from functioning and wasting a day or two just staying in bed wishing the pain will go. At times, when I work too much, …