I hadn’t heard of BC Powder before my coworker, who is a wealth of medicinal information, told me it was the best possible thing for headaches. I was at work and could feel this thumping and pounding wrapping around the entire top of my head and I’d already taken …

In 2008 I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. My doctors told me there was no cure and no treatments and I would have to wait it out.
So there I was for two years, exhausted and suffering from painful aches. Luckily for me I was referred to …

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 …

I have been caught in many situations where pain just catches me off guard. I can go from not feeling any pain at all to having pain that is extremely intense. One day I was at work and found myself in a sticky situation. My shoulder started throbbing horribly …

The generic name of Prodin is Fluoxetine HCl. It is an anti-depressant or I think is commonly known as Prozac. It comes in the form of a 20 mg red and white capsule. I started taking it once a day. After seven to ten days I felt much better. …

If you suffer from nasal congestion because of allergies, there is no medication available — even by prescription — that can help you more than good old pseudoephedrine. Its effects at clearing out the sinuses are second to none. There have been many times when I have …

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 …

Lexapro is a very good prescription medication that treats depression and anxiety. Lexapro has greatly improved my life, and I am so happy that I told my doctor how I was feeling. Lexapro taught me how to deal with my depression, and made me see things more …

Another freebies I got while strolling inside a mall, one lady gave me this Ascof Lagundi Tablets. I know that this is part of their brand ad awareness campaign of this product. I am not actually into taking herbal tablets like this but I gave it a try when …

I luckily do not suffer all that often from diarrhoea, but when I do it tends to be at quite short notice, and given how unpleasant and uncomfortable the condition usually is I find it reassuring to have a small packet of suitable pills stuffed into a corner of …

Due to my oily skin type I would occasionally get back acne. But there was this time when I got an unusually big pimple on my back and it was quite painful. It really got worse when I was on a 6hrs traveling bus on a holiday …

About once a year, I get a cold sore and suffer through it for about a week. This year, I decided to try Abreva Cold Sore Medication, something I had read about as a more effective treatment compared to the usual numbing, protecting gels and creams. I …

Equate triple antibacterial is basically the Walmart generic version of Neosporin.
But don’t let that bother you, it is a good product!
I have three children and believe me, we need plenty of antibacterial around.
Generally, I have found it does heal cuts and wounds faster than if you didn’t …

My kids don’t typically take cold syrups very easily. In fact, I usually have to chase them around the house and hog tie them to get them to take anything like that in a liquid form. Problem was, they were too young at the time to swallow a pill, …

I recently tried Excedrin Back and Body brand pain relievers for my aching back. These little pills work wonders, I must say. Since I was a kid, I’ve suffered from chronic back pain. I was born with a slight defect in my lower back and the pain has just …

I don’t have anything to put the blame on other than the heaps of stress I’ve been getting earlier. It must be the reason why I feel under the weather these days, bad enough to make me manifest coughing fits. I have this dry, unproductive cough for …

I have been a type I diabetic for over 25 years, about five years ago I learned about insulin pumps. I did some research and decided to buy the Paradigm 511 insulin pump from the Minimed company.
The Paradigm insulin pump was very expensive but my insurance company paid …

One of the herbal supplements I have been using to help relieve inflammation in my body and to help treat and prevent my migraine headaches is Herb Pharm Dropper Feverfew. I like this supplement because it is a tincture and is made from feverfew extracts and grain alcohol. Other …

Diane 35 is commonly used as an oral contraceptive pill but I used this medication to control my monthly cycle. It is also an anti-androgen therapy. Diane 35 contains twenty one very small cream colored pills. Each tablet contains 2mg Cyproterone acetate and 35 mg …

Formulation: Each 100ml contains 70ml USP Grade Ethyl Alcohol
(Ethyl alcohol is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid which is a powerful psychoactive drug and one of the oldest recreational drugs).
Biogenic is a general antiseptic and disinfectant for everyday all around use . It is also ideal for …

Bach Rescue Remedy Natural Stress Relief Spray helps not only with stress relief but with insomnia and depression. Created by Dr. Edward Bach, a physician and a homeopathic researcher, the spray has 5 flower extracts: Impatiens, Rock Rose, Cherry Plum, Clematis, and Star of Bethlehem. All these are known …

I have been using the Boots Breathe Right Nasal Strips and even though I thought I would hate wearing them, I am impressed with how effective they are and they are not as uncomfortable as I thought. I have suffered with one virus or another for about two …

Before giving birth to my first (and only) daughter, I asked around what vitamins should I give her. I asked my friends who are all mothers, and those with nieces or nephews living with them on what their babies are taking. Most of them suggested that I give my …

Nice is the tablet, which I normally take whenever I have the headache. I am not a very hard working person and whenever I give a lot of strain to my body or even to my mind I get the headache very easily. Once my husband gave …

During the winter months, it seems like me and my family have a constant cough or sore throat. The entire cold and flu season is one sickness after another until spring arrives. So, we always have cough medicine and cough drops in the house. Halls has …

Gone are the days when you only have two or three choices when you need to purchase cold and flu medicines over the counter. Of course, there are so many brands and formulas these days that you can get confused and spend a lot of money trying to find …

When I worked the night shift, I needed something to help me stay awake during the last couple of hours but I didn’t want to rely on sugary drinks to do it. I decided to try No Doz Maximum Strength Caplets to see if they would help me stay …

When my nieces and nephews get diarrhea, the doctor usually tells them to drink plenty of Gatorade to prevent dehydration. I never really thought it worked, until I tried it myself. I had a bout of diarrhea and I was in and out of the bathroom. I thought putting …

I was suffering from cough and cold very badly for about 10 days. I was also suffering from fever those days. I tried lot of medicines but instead of improvement the illness become worst. I consulted with the famous doctors in my town also wasted lot of money but …

Before I started to take the Enzymatic Therapy Peppermint Plus Soft Gels, I always had digestive discomforts after eating. Since I have been taking the soft gels I no longer have as many digestive discomforts and when my stomach is upset the soft gels relieve my stomachache almost immediately …

There are lot of eye drops available in case your eyes suffer from dryness. Hence doctor prescribe many excess tears drops. There are many cheap drops available along with certain costly. Once our doctor prescribed Systane which is costlier than most other drops like Tears Plus,Excess Tears and Eyemist.
I …

I had been witnessing mild cold for the past few days. Although the cold was not very severe, it did make me feel uncomfortable. The fact that I was coughing and sneezing quite often, made me feel quite awkward and restless. This is when I decided to visit my …

Whenever I have fever or headache, I usually turn to Alvedon Paracetamol 500mg tablet to give me some relief from my febrile condition.
I was introduced to this medication by a nurse who noticed that whenever they give this brand of Paracetamol instead of other brands, they have noticed that …

Last August, my sister (my only sibling) was diagnosed with Stage IV Kidney Cancer. In November, I saw our family doctor for a routine check-up, and was horrified to hear him tell me that my enlarged thyroid showed extreme characteristics of being cancerous. Of course, I immediately …

I have been using pain reliever all my life. I suffer from the worst menstrual cramps and aches especially on the first day of my ordeal. I really could not stand the pain thus have been popping on pain reliever pills for what had seemed like forever. On one afternoon, …

I’ve always enjoyed taking a homeopathic approach to medicine and health care. That’s not to say I don’t take tablets and medicine in a box, that has lab-created ingredients in it, but I do tend to gravitate more towards products that at least contain SOME natural ingredients. I think …

Mucinex DM
After having severe chest congestion for about 2 weeks, a friend suggested that I get Mucinex DM. Prior to this bout of not being able to breathe due to congestion, I would go to the doctor. This would involve copays, prescriptions, time off, etc.
When I …

When I was pregnant with twins, I had the hardest time sleeping. It did not matter if I was on my back or side, sleeping was just uncomfortable.
Every week, I would get emails from Baby Center and one of my emails showed all these cool maternity products. The one …

I was placed on Luvox a few years ago at the age of 16. Though the experience is duller now, it has not been forgotten. I began taking the medication to treat depression crossed with “anger-management issues” (I am still unsure where this idea came from). It was prescribed …

I really, really hate post-holiday sickness. Now that everything is back to normal, my health is starting to get worst. Is it because of the weather? Probably. Or maybe because of the post-fireworks celebration that has my colds really getting the best of me.
I was literally sneezing every …

A couple years ago, my doctor put me on a relatively low dosage of Zoloft. I’d been battling depression most of my life, but it wasn’t until my son was born that I felt the need to get it under control for good. The doctor explained I …

My family and I have been going to the Wal-Mart Vision Center on South Campbell for the past three years. This includes my wife and two teenage daughters. I’ve worn glasses and contacts my whole life, and as I’m now in my middle 40’s have visited lots …

My husband and I are getting older, and with old age comes health problems. My husband has chest pains, and I have diabetes. Between the two of us we need a lot of medications. We needed a place to get our medications that would have an easy process …

I do not get sick very often, however when I do it is usually pretty bad. On these such occasions there are a few medicines and things that I keep on hand. One of the biggest staples in my medicine cabinet is Theraflu. I have been using this …

An herbal supplement I use daily to help me handle stress better is the Natures Answer American Ginseng Root. It comes in a plastic supplement bottle with 90 vegetarian capsules supplements in it. The supplement is affordable and worth using to help deal with stress naturally. The ginseng root …

Some few years back when I was hospitalized and bedridden for several weeks due to heavy bleeding I developed bed sores on the right side of my lower back. I was unable to properly reposition myself so the prolonged pressure on the right side of my lower developed very …

I have been drinking Liquid Health Calcium & Magnesium for about 5 or 6 years now. I just mix it into any drink I am drinking and drink it down. It has been a real life saver for me. I use to get horrible cramps when that time of …

Not too long ago, I had what I thought was the beginning of a cold. I had nasal congestion, sinus pain and pressure, watery and itchy eyes and a sore throat. Usually, I do not like taking decongestants because sometimes I get side effects from them like a racing …

One of the most useful products I have found in a long time is the Vicks stick, this is a product that I had seen a friend use when he had a cold and I thought it looked cool so I decided to give it a try and I …