Aside from the other illness that I have, I am also battling hypertension. Since I came from a family who has a long history of hypertension, I was no longer surprised when I was also diagnosed with this condition. I frequently had headaches that lasted for days. Occasionally I …

I hate to admit it, but I’ve taken a lot of medications over the course of the last year, for a variety of problems that have been popping up like weeds in my body. Some of the most recurring problems I have are congestion due to allergies, but then …

Okay, what was it supposed to help??? I am not sure because it did nothing for me. I took this stuff with the big hope it would be helping me by relieving minor and moderate aches, but it didn’t. However on its packaging, this product is claiming to be …

Ever since I was 23 years old I have been battling an anxiety disorder, with many ups and downs. I’m not sure why we as a whole have this need to “fix” things ourselves but it wasn’t until I was 44 years old that I got this demon …

Almost everyone has some periods when his of her resistance is not what it have to be. This can be after an illness or you get tired because you are too stressed.
In this case it is better that you take a product to increase your resistance. Probactiol is a …

After prescribing several antidepressants that weren’t working well for me, my doctor recommended that I try Cymbalta. Cymbalta has changed my life; I feel happy again. Unlike some of the common antidepressants on the market, Cymbalta targets two of the chemicals in the brain which intensifies the …

I tried these appetite suppressants for a few months. What I wanted was something that would make it easier for me to stop eating everything in sight! There were several good things about this medication. First off, I didn’t crave sugary foods or starches like I did when I …

I have tried several different products that help you sleep through the night and Equate Sleep Aid Liquidcaps really work the best.
A few things I like about the product are that they only put in the ingredients you need to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. This …

I love drinking hot liquids whenever I am not feeling too great. I feel that it is the perfect thing when it is cold and I am feeling horrible from cold symptoms. One medication that I used and was impressed with was the Thera Flu Sugar Free Honey Lemon …

Cloxacillin is one of the many antibiotics given by dentist to treat my swelling gum and dental abscesses during the long course of treatment. I used to suffer a lot with my lower gum. There would be times the swelling was healed because of antibiotic but then …

Living in Michigan I do actually get outside in the winter. I love playing on sleds with the kids. In the summer we are outdoors all the time either in the garden, or at the beach. However, I am still Vitamin D deficient because I slather on sunscreen head …

When I was young all we had was Padrax to treat worm. It was in syrup form and it tasted so bad in my mouth that I dreaded taking that worm treatment when I was a child. I remembered that my Dad and Mom had to hold …

I could build a house out of the boxes of all the allergy medications I’ve used over the last ten years. A whole HOUSE! That’s how many differen’t products I’ve tried. Some of them work, but because I have allergies year round, they tend to lose their effectiveness as …

Ambian is a medication which is used to treat sleep depervation for people who are unable to get a regular night of sleep during the week. They are specifically deleloped so that you take the medication and it puts you to sleep within 30 minutes but it does so …

I have some medications that I like to take for pain relief, but they do not work the best through the night. I was able to fight my pain, but was still waking up in the middle of the night to dreadful pains anytime I lay on my arm …

Icy Hot Patches are a product that I have used with some regularity but I do not like all Icy Hot products. One such product is the No Mess Medicated Applicator. I purchased it from Wal-Mart about a year maybe two back instead of the patches because I thought …

Everybody hates the dentist. There’s no getting around that. However, I am one of those people that has an irrational fear of going. So much that I had my first appointment in twelve years only because of a horrible toothache. I had never felt pain quite like this before …

Few months back since last few weeks I was going through some tough situations of my life, and there was a lot of tension and stress on me. Because of that I could not sleep properly, and the day I used to feel very tired because of incomplete sleep. …

A sore throat is something that I cannot deal with without being a baby. I hate sore throats, because it is fairly easy for me to lose my voice. I also don’t like the feeling of not being able to swallow as well as I would like to. I …

I had bought the same alcohol free cough syrup for years, but when it suddenly wasn’t available anymore my pharmacist recommended Herbal Nin Jiom Cough Syrup. This cough syrup is an expectorant and as it advertised that it contained all natural ingredients and was alcohol free I bought it …

Well, a few months ago I had a horrific experience with abscessed tooth. The pain was so great that I would literally cry myself to sleep and almost swallowed a whole bottle of Crest mouthwash in order to rinse out the germs that were accumulating at the back of my …

I just got over a cold and noticed a lot of other people seem to be sick right now so I thought it would be a great time to review Diabetic Tussin. I must admit I’m a baby when I get sick and never cared what medicine did to …

When I turned 40, my gynaecologist recommended that I should do a mammogram. The last one I did was in April 2009 and unfortunately, the doctor found a little lump on my left breast. It was nothing serious he said but just to be sure, he advised that I …

I have always had trouble sleeping. And I Have tried several different kinds of sleep aids. From non proscription to prescription. I had not found one that really worked until I tried Ambien CR. This is a breat sleep medicine. The trouble I always had with other sleep aids …

Another product that you can find from Kalbe Farma co. Cerebrofort Gold is a kind of multi-vitamin supplement that you can give for your kids. Actually, most people give this Cerebrofort Gold to their kids because they have eating problem with their kids. As you know, some small kids …

I have long been a supporter of the Compliments brand of products and so recently when I was feeling the summer effects of allergies and sinus congestion I bought their Allergy Sinus Medication. I don’t usually buy 2 in 1 products as I find either one or the other …

My husband recently had some teeth extracted to get a denture. Our dentist recommended he take Advil 200mg caplets for pain and swelling. We bought a bottle of 24 200mg caplets for him.
Advil is the brand name, these caplets are actually Ibuprofen with a coating on top which is …

Neosporin + Pain Relief is an excellent product and it works wonders for me. Sometimes, I get cracks in the skin in my fingers right next to my fingernails. I am a registered nurse and I am constantly washing my hands, so they tend to get dried …

When I was visiting friends in IL, I developed itchy eyes due to some unknown plant pollen or other airborne irritant. My eyes would burn, itch, and become watery and swollen. I was on vacation, therefore taking a lot of pictures—“ and I did not want to look like …

Have you ever had red, irritated eyes? I have, and the one thing I can always trust is Visine. Visine removes redness from the eye in a matter of seconds, and it relieves irritation.
Visine is a sterile lubricant that gets the red out of the eyes and it moisturizes. …

On my venture of searching for the right lotion to help my dried and cracked hands and elbows, I purchase a tube of Aquaphor to give it a try. I got the tube at my grocery store. It cost $4.79 for a 1.75 oz. tube. The price was comparable …

I purchased the Relion Ultima blood glucose monitor at Walmart after learning that the replacement strips for the monitor my doctor recommended were extremely expensive.
As a diabetes patient I have used several different monitors over the years so I have a pretty good grasp on what features are standard …

I am 29 years old and have had chronic eczema on my toes and fingers since I was 18 years old. I have tried a million different lotions and products from prescription (steroid creams, cortizone) to over the counter (benadryl spray, sarna) and the only thing that has worked …

Sometimes I seemed to get backed up, but I think this happens to everyone at some point or another. It doesn’t really happen to me often, but when it does, my stomach really hurts. I don’t like to feel abnormal, and I’m sure you don’t either. My mom told …

Afrin Nasal spray sure beats any decongestant pill!
When taken Sudafed or any other decongestant pill, you have to wait a while (which seems like lifetime when you cannot breathe)before it starts working, but with nasal spray, you get immediate results!
As soon as you spray into your nose, it starts …

If you are looking for an ointment that helps to treat minor cuts, scrapes, and burns without spending a fortune, you need to try the Equate brand Triple Antibiotic Ointment. You can get this ointment at any Wal-Mart. This ointment is the less expensive alternative to Neosporin …

I love my nieces dearly and I would not trade them for anything. However, when it comes to being sick they are definitely not the easiest children to please and they make sure that everyone around them knows that they are sick. One of the ailments that my nieces …

When I get sick, I typically prefer a medication that will not make me drowsy, because I work a full time job and have two teenagers at home who need supervision from time to time, two dogs to walk on a daily basis, and lots of laundry and house …

If you’re like me, then you are a frequent sufferer of headaches, migraines and other tensions in your head that drive you crazy. So many questions are asked, all of which are annoyingly obvious. “Do you drink enough water?”. Yes. “Is it your eyes?”. No. It just seems to …

I am quite sure that the majority of people have heard the name of Ex-Lax and also know what it’s for. My grandmother has sworn by this product since I can remember, and praised it to the skies as the only product that could help with her constipation. However, I …

Until a few years ago I had no idea what Botox was and I had never heard about it and then I started hearing the starts talk about it on TV and say how everyone in Hollywood was getting it because of how great it was. I thought that …

I had acute bacterial sinusitis 6 months ago which caused me to have stuffy nose with yellowish nasal discharge. I had a severe case of throbbing headache especially around the eye area and high grade fever. It was so bad I had to absent from my work for more …

I have suffered from heartburn for several years now. There’s nothing like a ball of fire in your chest and the ensuing symptoms that come with it. I just want to rip out my insides. The first medication I was ever prescribed for heartburn was Prevacid. Before this, I …

This was my first doctor’s visit in over ten years! I was suffering from kidney stones. I cannot believe how friendly the staff was. They were there to help. I was not treated like a number, I was a real person and they treated me like …

Even as I sit here and type this, I do so in pain. I’ve had constant back pain for about the past year and a half. It started shortly after I began working at a new job after a seven year haitus raising my kids. I was always used …

This is not a pretty subject for anyone to have a conversation regarding, but in the case of doing reviews, I feel it’s pretty necessary to be as forthcoming as possible, even if it’s an embarassing problem to be talking about. Though I haven’t officially been diagnosed with Irritable …

I really don’t like antibiotics because I have a bad history with many of them. But, overall the side-effects for me with this antibiotic was not too bad. It still makes me gag.
This antibotic has been prescribed to me by my dentist whenever I have any major work done. …

Sore throat is a very disturbing condition. I normally get sore throat when I have colds and many times also when I engage in too much screaming like when watching games of my favorite basketball team. I do get sore throats too after long and vigorous business discussions. My …

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 …

Accu-Chek Aviva System made by Roche Diagnostics is the latest most technologically advanced way for anyone to monitor their diabetic testing. Diabetes runs in our family, and we are always on the lookout for a more painless way to test our blood sugar.
This Accu-Chek System is a two …