Over the past year, I’ve encountered a serious of almost debilitating physical conditions that have been quite difficult at times to live with. Pain has been a constant companion of mine with conditions such as a pinched nerve in my back, tendonitis in my shoulder, sprained ankles that just …

One of the most terrible aches that I really hate is toothache. Last time I had a toothache I was very much irritable, I can’t eat and I can’t even sleep even the thought of smiling I can’t even manage. I tried a few generic pain relievers just to …

While driving on my way to my grandmother’s house in the province, my nape started to ache and I had this pulsating headache that was hard to ignore. I knew instantly that I was having a hypertensive attack. Rather than risk driving while my head and nape hurt, I …

Combined oral contraceptive pill helps me in two different ways. One, when I was in my teen age and second on my married life. On my teen age, I have irregular cycle problem and on my married life already we prefer for …

I must start out with a confession… I am the last person on earth to resort to putting a child on ADD medication or any medication as far as that goes but my view on things has drastically changed since my step-son has entered my life. Now I have …

My son was complaining of ear pain since last few days. He was also having liquid discharge sometimes, especially when he was having cold. I tried some herbal medicine at home for a short while which didn’t give any result. Consequently, I had to take appointment with an ENT specialist …

I have struggled with severe allergies from a young age. Every year, I dread the changes in the weather season since they tend to be marked by watery eyes, a sore throat, and a runny nose. Even though my allergy symptoms tend to be almost unbearable, I …

One of the worst things about being diabetic is dealing with injuries to the foot. I was outside and carelessly stepped on a nail. Thank goodness I’d had a tetanus shot previously. My doctor put me on Bactrim pills to keep me from getting any infection in my foot. …

My four year old daughter was diagnoised with asthma at the age of two. She suffered with severe wheezing and coughing in which the doctors could not seem to control. She was given several medications but until the Advair HFA, the ashtma was not controled.
Since starting the medicine …

When I began going through menopause, I had a horrible time with hot flashes. I would have tried anything just to get the furnace inside me turned off. I would suddenly feel as though someone had turned the knob up on my internal heater. I had read something about …

My children are brats; they find it difficult to sit quietly in any part of the house. Running around the house and especially in the garden area has become their daily routine. The result - they keep falling and getting hurt now and then. By the time they come …

While on vacation I went through the unfortunate experience of having an upset stomach. Not wanting to waste the vacation, I decided to try taking medicine to relieve my symptoms. The medicine of choice was Equate regular strength stomach relief.
This product is a generic brand of …

When I was at the peak of my hyperglycemia, without me knowing it, yeast infection had always been my problem. I used Monistat 3 Vaginal Antifungal 3-Day Treatment Combination Pack to relieve the external itching and irritation. This is cheap, it just cost me $15 or so . The …

Recently I had a headache and couldn’t sleep. Ive taken many other sleep aids and/or pain relievers before, and typically I get “so-so” results. I could only find Advil PM in my house that night. I had never used it before, but decided to give it a try. I took …

Robitussin Cough Syrup had served me well ever since I was a kid, every time I would have a cough I would just take this thrice a day, and it would be gone and the next day I would feel perfectly fine and would not cough anymore. But recently …

Living down south of the United States it is easy to get bitten by mosquitoes. Because of the river near El Paso, the chances of mosquitoes is much worse than in other locations. I hate the way that mosquito’s bit me without even catching my attention. Every time I …

I suffer from renal stone problem and gets that acute attack some times which is just about unbearable. The pain starts from the backbones and moves forward to the kidney in such a way that it almost takes away your breath.There is nothing much I can do on such …

For some reason this summer has just played havoc with my allergies. I think it’s because the wind has really picked up over the Las Vegas Valley, and as grateful as I am of the ‘cooler’ temperatures (and when I say cooler, I mean it’s just around 99 degrees instead …

Another cough syrup I discover the works fast is Ascof Lagundi. Ascof is made from herbal plant called Lagundi. It is a syrup made by Pascual Laboratories. After, trying the two syrup for cough, which one is working but slow and the other one works fast and a lifesaver, …

There is one antibiotic that does not really have any effect on me. It is Erythromycin. I know it could not treat colds, flue or other viral infection as its products descriptions states but I know that many of my relatives and friends are cured from their tonsillitis by …

On July 14, 2005 I decided to make a change in my life. I traveled to Mexico and underwent weight loss surgery. I had the Lapband surgery done. This is where they place a band around the upper part of your stomach which gives you a …

DMAE (Dimethylaminoethanol bitartrate) —“ not to be confused with DHEA! - is a “nutraceutical” that is supposed to supplement the gradually declining levels of the same substance in the body over the years. As a dietary supplement it is used to enhance the cognitive capabilities of the mind, thus …

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 …

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 allergies through dust and due to some changing climate I experienced sinusitis. And when this happens I can’t do my work, I had nasal congestion and even sneezing the whole day. When this happens I can no longer concentrate to my work and even household chores.
My friend …

One of the best tablet that I normally use for pain killer. Sometimes, we have a little headache because of stress or not feeling well. Then for me, that’s the time to take Aspirin Bayer tablet. Since I can get this tablet easily from the store, I never …

During the summer, I was doing some outdoor work, gardening and trimming the bushes. As I was finishing up, I felt my arm start to itch and when I looked at it, it was starting to get red. I figured I scratched it on the bushes that …

A year ago, I went to see an OBgyne doctor for a check up regarding my hormonal imbalance. My menstrual period is not regular and I got really concern when I didn’t have a “visitor” for about four months. I had my transvaginal procedure then she saw that my follicles …

A friend of mine who happens to work as a medical representative sent me some medicine samples. When she heard about my frequent allergic attacks, she gave me Alnix Antihistamine and told me to take the product sample once my allergic rhinitis comes back.
One day, I was so …

I remember being a walking-talking acne in high school, it was not easy or fun. I hate the fact that I can’t touch my face without hurting. It was frustrating and it pretty much consumes my time figuring out how to get rid of them. I tried all the …

Whenever I get sick, I have to stay alert through the day, which is a nuisance. I usually cannot take the time to treat myself, because I am so busy. I instead take medicines at night and hope that they will help me feel better the following day. I …

My arms and shoulders have really become a problem over the past few months. I have tried a few different pain killers to try to fix this issue and found some really good ones. One medication that I tried and thought worked great was the Motrin PM Pain Reliever …

My one year old son recently came down with a nasty cold, and was horribly congested to the point he wasn’t sleeping or eating properly. For colds, I always use Vicks Vapor Rub, but the rub at regular strength is not recommended for children. So, I picked up a …

We are used to the stress tabs as multivitamins because that is more commercialized. Luckily we were introduced to the Meganerve multivitamins. It comes in different dosage such as 300, 400 or the 500 capsules. We did not have a hard time looking for this medicine as it is …

I was given Prilosec in 1998 when I was experiencing extreme heart burn and pains in my stomach. The pains got so bad, I would almost double over. When I went to the doctor, they ruled out an ucler and she prescribed Prilosec which was fairly new on the …

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 used Bisolvon Syrup for my children few times. This is medicine that you can give to your kids when your kid have dry cough or dry slam.
I can buy this Bisolvon syrup without prescription from the doctor. But we need to read very carefully the information inside …

I used Trust Contraceptive Pills for about 5 years. Why I use this was mainly to prevent pregnancy and second, they say it can regularize my menstrual cycle, third it can make me gain weight. I chose this brand since it’s the cheapest of all contraceptive pills available …

I don’t usually have that hard of time falling asleep. In fact, my husband jokes around that I can lay in bed and be snoring before his head ever hits the pillow. But, there are those rare occurrences during which times I just can’t fall asleep no matter how …

Vicks Sinex 12 Hour Nasal Spray For Sinus Relief - 0.5 Oz —” I really hate being sick. This is especially true when it comes down to being sick because of allergies. That is why the last time I came down with a bad sinus infection I asked …

My thyroid problem had only been cured and had only stabilized recently, and I have had this condition since I was 16 years old. I was diagnosed with a hypothyroid condition, and it was hard for me since I thought I was getting fat and I wasn’t really the …

I remember once, when I was a young girl, getting such a horrible ear ache that was loudly ringing and just plain painful all the way into my jaw and neck, which I was sure was part of an infection. Oddly enough, though, after a few hours laying on …

I have had a nasty virus for some 5-6 weeks now and I have been getting a bad headache as one of the symptoms. I had been taking normal paracetamol tablets which are effective in relieving the pain of headaches and they also take the heat off if …

Flonase is a nasal spray designed to relieve allergy symptoms. It appears as if I have developed allergies in the past couple of years and I’m not sure what I am allergic to. With the summer comes my allergies, and some days are worse than others. I tried quite …

Since I’ve been suffering from almost year-long allergy symptoms, for the past nine years, I think the symptom that most effects me, and I find the most debilitating, is the headaches and migrains associated with sinus infections. At first, these headaches were pretty mild, and I could just ignore …

The best pain balm I’ve ever used in my life is Amrutanjan. It comes in small bottles and as inhalers. I usually prefer bottle because it’s compact and safe. The bottle do not break even after falling from 5metres and hence keeps the balm safe. Hence I prefer using …

I have diabetes and although my blood pressure was not high enough to warrant diagnosis as hypertension at the time, my doctor felt it was a good idea to put me on lisinopril (Zestril brand) to help protect my kidneys. Apparently studies have been done that show ACE inhibitor …

Sleep is not something that is always accessible to me. It seems like sometimes I just can’t go to sleep and other times, I am to busy to go to sleep. I hate being tired and groggy all the time, but for months that seemed like my life. In …

I was discribe Tetmosol Dusting Powder dermatologist when he had diagnosed jock itch on my groin area. There was itching coupled with red rash and my self medication could not handle it. The doctor had immediately diagnosed the problem and prescribed this powder along with an antifungal medicine in tablet …

Few people enjoy driving to the pharmacy and picking up medications, so I found it hard to believe that my neighbor was not using one of the many available services that will mail order prescriptions and ship them right to your door. When I asked her why she …