Every once in a while, I get fluid retention in my legs and they swell badly, rendering me pretty much useless until I can get medicated enough to make the swelling go down. I had a few hits and misses with “water pills” because I started taking them …

As always at this time of year (the middle of Fall), I am finding myself getting sick. I have a very bad cold, and I find myself wanting instant relief from it. (Who wouldn’t?) I purchased some Vick’s Dayquil capsuls that require taking two capsules, and …

Oooh! Yuck! Gross!
nyquil calims to be the nighttime,sniffling,sneezing,coughing,achine,stuffyhead,fever,so you can rest medicine. If it is so great at calming all og these things, then why on earth can they not make it taste better?
I have had to use this product for the past two nights. It worked mediocre last …

Although I don’t have severe dandruff, I do get the occasional flakes during the winter months, and I do get an itchy scalp when it’s really cold and dry outside. I have tried medicated shampoos in the past, and overall they are all good for removing flakes and …

Xanax is a powerful prescription for calming the nerves. It shouldn’t be taken in larger quantities then prescribed by your doctor. As you take Xanax over time, you will notice that your body builds up a tolerance for the medication. That is why it’s important not …

Phentramin-D is new diet pill that is surely the most effective on the market today. Anyone who has tried all the exercise programs available, the fad diet books and programs and crash diets knows how difficult it can be to lose those unwanted pounds.
Phentramin-D uses a different approach to …

I am always afraid of going to the doctor. I am not comfortable being asked when it comes to health. I am experiencing migraine headaches for sometime now. So my husband made an appointment for me at Capital Internal Medicine Association or C.I.M.A. I was …

I had occasion to see Dr. Sonia Liu MD due to a knee injury. Actually, she wasn’t the doctor I had an appointment with, but she was filling in for another physician who was unable to conduct the examination. My situation was a bit unusual in that …

For the past six years I have been dealing with horrible back pain. Sometimes it is worse than other times, but I have had it consistently. My grandma also suffers from back pain and receives prescription medication for her pain. She does not like to take these pills and …

I’m pretty sure there couldn’t be anything worse than watching or caring for a child that’s sick. I don’t have kids of my own, but I take care of my godchildren a lot, or used to when they were younger, and so I have a good idea how to …

I have bought and taken Strepsil Cough Sweets either for sore throats or to suppress my cough for years. I have tried most of the different flavors they offer. Having tried so many different flavors, one of the medicines that was least offensive, though perhaps not the …

Pain Fighter Oil is a homeopathic treatment for muscle pain which was suggested by a homeopathic doctor for me. I love the way this medicine has worked for me. It is even loved by my mother. I was actually looking for a pain relief massage sort of oil to alleviate …

Though I have always been a fan of the original Visine, I have found myself trying other ones, in hopes of better results. The regular works perfectly, but I feel like I have to use more and more of it, because my eyes keep drying out. I instead bought …

Last week I was diagnosed by my doctor with a respiratory infection. I have severe nasal allergies, and it is often difficult to get anything like a sinus infection or bronchitis to clear up easily once I have it. My doctor opted to skip the milder …

When your shoulder does not work right, it can put a major damper on your life. I have had some shoulder pains ranging from mild to severe for quite a while, but recently they have been more severe. Since I have to use my arms quite a bit during …

Xanax(Generic Alprazolam) (Anti Anxiety Drug, Anti Anxiety Medication)
Xanax is the brand name for Alprazolam. Alprazolam is an antianxiety agent, benzodiazepines . Zanax is primilary use to relief of short term mild to moderate anxiety , nervous tension, activity depression or panic attacks and also tension associated with anxiety …

Talking to different people over the phone,long 8 hours of pure explaining,hearing complaints and what not. And the worst part is, doing this during a graveyard shift, it was really a burden. This was the type of work I had for almost 5 years of being a call center …

My husband and I love this pediatric provider for our daughter. Dr. Glen Garner is my daughter’s pediatrician and for more than 2 years of going there to ensure our daughter’s care, we are very satisfied with his practice and service. Everytime we go for a visit with either …

I was put on Valium as a daily pill to help control my anxiety. I was to take it once a day, unfortunately I do not remember the dosage but I believe it was the lowest dosage available. The first time I took it I realized that it made …

I have had Dr. Bassi now for my internal medicine doctor for the past 3 years - so have my Mother and my Husband. We are all very satisfied with him as a doctor. I am very convinced this man is in the right profession. He …

Biogesic has been around since I was a little kid and it has always been our family’s first resort for any kind of body pain, headache or fever. But since the passing of the Generics Law, cheaper alternatives have been made available. So for about a year now, whenever …

Motion sickness is really troublesome at times. If you are a constant traveler like me and you get to experience this most of the time you travel then it is better you know how to handle it. In my experience, I always bring with me a plastic bag just …

I think that the antidepressant Abilify is much better than others that I have tried in the past. Unlike the others I actually could tell a difference. I really like the fact that within a couple of weeks my depression was starting to get better. I have been taking …

There is really nothing worse than experiencing sinus and allergy symptoms. For the last nine years, it seems like I do nothing else! And my symptoms can, at best, be described as severe, though during certain months of the year I would even say they can be debilitating. I …

Macrobid is a prescription antibiotic drug my doctor put me on when I had a bad reaction to Bactrim, and it’s a drug used to treat urinary tract infections. My doctor assured me it was safe, being that it is one that pregnant women usually use when they …

Jesmond House Practice is our local doctors surgery based in Tewkesbury. We have being going there for about five years now; all four of us are registered there. The doctors practice is open five days a week and they do emergency call outs.
Their five doctors based at …

I doubt I’m the only one who has ever done this, but when I’ve got some sinus and chest congestion going on, I’ll boil a pot of water, cover my head with a towel and bend over the steaming water to help clear everything out. It isn’t the most …

When ever myself or any person of my family had nasal congestion due to common cold or any other infection, I use to take Otrivin nasal drop. It gives me instant relief from nasal blockage. Being doctor I also prescribe my patient same medicine.
As it gives instant result , …

Being a sickly child, my mom has bought me so many different kinds of supplements. I kept switching from one brand to another because I always end up getting sick. I first began taking Ritemed’s Ascorbic Acid supplements a few years ago. It’s an inexpensive brand …

I take one of these fish oil supplements daily . I have really noticed a differance in the way that I feel . There are many studies that tell you fish oil is good for you . My advice is to try it and see for yourself .
You can buy …

I don’t know if you ever see this Norit tablets in your country. But here, people often give suggestion to others to take Norit tablets if they have diarrhea problem and stomach problem.
I often took Norit Tablets if I have stomach and diarrhea problems. Norit Tablets have black color. …

When I have trouble getting to sleep, I need just a little bit of extra help to try and get some rest for the next day. There is nothing worse than trying to get through the day when you haven’t had enough sleep. I have seen commercials for Unisom …

When I first discovered that I was having back and knee pains, I tried to find the most mild pain killer that I could use. I don’t like taking medication so I just needed something for every now and then. The first pain killer that I tried was the …

Tramadol is a pain killer, and although it can be effective for some people, I did encounter several problems using it. I was prescribed Tramadol for muscular discomfort after pulling a muscle in my chest. Although the Tramadol took effect within a mere 10 minutes, the side effects I …

I had $6 in my pocket the day I wasn’t feeling well, and stopped at the grocery store next door to my work to get something, and really the only reason I bought this Sudafed PE Nasal Decongestant is because it was on sale and that would leave me …

This is the new kind of paracetamol tablets from Panadol. Some of you probably know already that Panadol is a kind of paracetamol tablet that you can take as pain killer or when you have fever.
And this Panadol Cold and Flu tablet can be use specifically when you …

My husband and I recently took our daughter to the Emergency department of the IWK Children’s hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The IWK is pretty well reknowned locally and is hailed as being one of the best health care facilities for children east of Toronto.
I was shocked when we …

I have been looking for something to deal with my dry skin areas. The skin becomes dry, starts to peel and eventually looks like a nasty rash. I hate dealing with this problem because it can happen on any part of the body. I especially hate when it happens …

I’ve probably reviewed more nasal sprays and allergy medicines than anyone here would care to read, so I decided, with this one, I’d try to focus on treating some of the after-effects of sinus infections and allergy problems. We all know what the symptoms of allergies are… the stuffy …

Migranal migraine headache medication spray is not worth the packaging the medication comes in. One package contains 8 vials with 8 nasal sprayers plus the required administration instructions and package insert. One package cost me over $200. This medication, for lack of a better word, did …

Pelentan is an anticoagulant and it helps to keep your blood from geting too dense or too liquid.
My grandpa has problems with his hear for almost 40 years now, his doctors are all really surprised that e is still alive. he also has problems with his blood and if …

My dresser already looks like a mini home pharmacy as it is laden with all sorts of medication. When you have kids, this is pretty normal but for us, as an expatriate family, we often get different medicines depending on where we go. As such, I would have medications …

Nuvigil is a medication used to treat narcolepsy, obstructive sleep-apnea, and shift-work disorde. Oftentimes, however, Nuvigil is used off-lable for ADHD, as was the case when it was perscribed to me.
Nuvigil, as a …

As someone who suffers from chronic dry eyes, I have tried various different prescription eye drops trying to find relief. My doctor finally had me try Restasis in the hope that it would help my condition. I only had to use it twice a day, which is very convenient, …

If you have never tried Secret Clinical then I can honesty tell you that you are missing something special. This is because it provides coverage in situations where you will need it but otherwise be unable tto achieve it. If you have ever been walking somewhere with the sun …

Sometime in January of this year, I was admitted to the hospital due to an asthma attack. I forgot to buy a new canister that day and was left alone in the house. Fortunately, I was able to call someone to bring me to the hospital. I recall that …

I ran out of my usual vitamin supplements earlier and visited my local drugstore. I was more than eager to go back to the previous brand of vitamin c capsules since my present experience with a generic brand of the same supplement proved to be less beneficial for …

When I was 20, me and my two friends went to our college nurse and decided to start our first set of birth control pills. She gave us the brand call mircette. Let me tell you that this is worst brand you could take.
I started taking the pill …

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 …

I have had problems with my skin for quite a few years. I don’t have problems all of the time, but it seems that weather changes and the dry season bring on the problems. I have had multiple issues with my skin becoming too dry and peeling. I even …