I have a lot of wood flooring and tile in my house and I have developed a tendency to walk around barefoot. At first I saw no issues with my feet but four months later my feet were in terrible condition. Even my podiatrist was surprised at how old …

I have always wanted a maintenance treatment for my asthma. And having to try one medication from another can be quite scary and also a burden. I never know what will come as a side effect for the drug that I am trying. But nevertheless, I keep on experimenting …

I have suffered from generalized anxiety disorder (also called ‘free floating anxiety) for all of my adult life. Not until I was 40 years old did I find help through medication. Paxil, or, paroxetine, which is the generic name, is an SSRI ( selective seratonin reuptake inhibitor) …

My son was sick a few weeks ago. He was running a fever and had a sore throat. I woke up with these symptoms the other day. One of the joys of motherhood is catching your child’s colds! I decided to take myself to our …

The first time I asked my doctor for help was when I was going through my divorce. I could not sleep, I could not eat, I worried constantly, I was irritable and could not even stand myself. My doctor and I discussed my options. We settled for a maintenance …

Benadryl is the medication that I took for my allergic reactions on my skin. I have allergic reactions all throughout my life and it helped me a lot. It works really well and my puffiness and itchy would subside. I have took it for at least 10 times all …

Spring Valley Prenatal Multivitamin/Multimineral is a dietary supplement. It is best used and important before, during and after pregnancy. This is a one-a-day product and i’m sure millions of pregnant women out there will appreciate not having to take it more often then that. I bottle I have carries …

I was suffering from a terrible toothache. My back teeth were rowing in and it was doing some serious damage to my mouth. I needed something to sooth the pain an looked into it immediately. I purchased the Walgreens brand maximum strength oral analgesic gel. I got a small …

I may have some negative things to say about this medication, but I still recommend it. I am on the lowest dosage possible and it has improved how I feel dramatically. It took three weeks for me to notice any difference. I find this to be a long time …

I am one of those who are frequently prone to acidity and this would make highly uncomfortable. This was caused primarily due to my frequent travels or eating some kind of unhygienic food. My stomach acidity would literally throw me out of gear and paralyze all my days …

The Equate extra strength pain reliever is an inexpensive alternative to Tylenol extra strength. Both contain the same active ingredient called Acetaminophen which is the actual ingredient which provides relief when you have a headache. The Tylenol extra strength retails for $4.50( 80 caplets) and the Equate version retails …

Everyone has a low point in there life. There is no shame of having to go on medicine to help improve your life. Im sure Xanax has helped millions, but it didnt help me much when I needed it. I felt the product was doing more …

Once and awhile I get cold sores which leave nasty rough scabs. I recently found a lip care product called Softlips Lip Relief Cold Sore Treatment. It helps not only soothe the cold sore blister of mine but prevents the dry itchy crusty looking scab from appearing. I absolutely …

In our household, there should always be pain-reliever medicines. My dad for one always complains of back pains, shoulders pains, etc. but almost all of us in the family usually suffer from really bad headaches. I for one don’t experience it much but when I do, it’s something that …

I was taking my Zyrtec, or started taking it anyway, about three weeks ago. It may seem late in the season for most people to start taking an allergy medication, but I thought I was going to escape having to deal with allergies again this year until it just …

I don’t like taking medicine that makes me drowsy, but on occasion I will. I only try to take these type of medications at bedtime after I had some issues taking Nyquil during the day. The last cold I had was irritating as all colds are and I wanted …

It is very rare that I find myself needing a laxative. However my diet can sometimes put me into situations where I need one. I don’t use them often and don’t have a certain brand that I go after and decided to pick whatever looked good. I was seeing …

By now, you may have seen those stupid Ads on TV about this headache relief called HEAD ON. It’s supposed to work very good, really fast. Yet, in reality it does not. I get migranes often, especially in the Spring time. So, I have tried this product & I’d …

If you suffer from any kind of neuralgia pain then you might want to consider Baclofen. It is sort of a medication for nerve pain and after trying every one in the book, I can truly say it works great for my severe occipital neuralgia . Although …

I’ll be honest and say I’ve never seen ringworm a day in my life til it looked like my oldest son had it. I’m not sure how it got it or what caused it, but I at least knew enough about it to know what it looks like, and …

I had serious case of itching throughout my body since one week. The first thing I tried was Itch Guard ointment and an antihistamine tablet. But, that did not give any positive result. When it becomes quite uncomfortable, I decided to consult a dermatologist. The doctor examined the affected …

We all experience sometimes aches and pains that are stronger than minor discomforts. When I have minor aches and pains, I manage to simply try to ignore it until it simply goes away.
However, when I have moderate to severe cramps, Tylenol 8 Hour works like charm; it simply never …

About 10 clock in yesterday morning I was standing in a queue for my turn to pay my medicine bill, after 10 or more minutes, I found the line stopped moving forward, and people became restless . After few minutes we were told that …

Since it is the holiday season I really love eating a lot, especially midnight snacks. My stomach has been accustomed to having something in it at least an hour before I go to bed. I know this has been a bad habit but since there is a lot of …

About a month ago, I began using Betaseron to treat Multiple Sclerosis. Previously, I had taken Avonex, an intramuscular injection, once a week. The side effects rendered me useless one day a week. Sometimes they wouldn’t be unbearable, but I could never guess when that would …

I am one of those unfortunate adults who never had there tonsils taken out of a kind and should have. As I got older I was catching more and more throat infections and all of the mucus would move down to my chest. I would catch bronchitis and even …

When my kids were little, I used to use Orajel brand medicines to rub on their gums when they were in pain due to teething. I hadn’t even seen this brand for years, of course I wasn’t looking, but awhile ago, I was not impressed to find that I …

I don’t like to spend anymore money than I have to in order to feel better. If I can save a dollar or two along the way, that is what I will do. I have found that store brands are more cost effective in many ways and cough medicines …

I recently tried the Phentermine diet pill. I was pretty impressed at first. The first week I was really liking it. I had extra energy and was not hungry at all until the evening time. So I was being more active and eating less. I did loose a few …

After I had my caesarian operation my attending physician prescribed me to take this medicine to alleviate the pain caused after the operation once the anesthetics will disappear and that I have to take only one tablet for three times a day whenever I feel certain pain but he …

My son gets severe seasonal allergies, to the point where we regularly have go to the doctor, get breathing treatments and usually a prescription for some new medication. I don’t like putting my young child on lots of different medicines, but I needed to finally find something to put …

Working in the call center has disrupted my sense of time and my hormones. I used to have a very smooth and fair complexion, but due to stress and changing pattern of sleep I started having large pimples on my face and back. My menstrual cycle has …

If you have never heard of benodril then you are a lot like me because the first time I had ever heard of this medicine was about a month ago and I have been very happy with it for many reasons and I am sure you will find …

This is the second health card my company had provided when they switched from Medicard to Prudential life health card. At first, we were all disappointed because we really liked the Medicard health service to us. We had been using that for two years and never had a problem on …

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 …

I have had anxiety problems off and on for years now. The last time I went to the doctors he gave me prozac. It took away all of my anxiety problems and didn’t cause any other anxiety problems. The only thing that I did notice a little bit was …

I take diuretics occasionally to relieve bloating and water retention. This is a problem for me once a month, and also any time I have too much salt in my diet. I always keep a diuretic in the medicine cabinet in case I need to take one. …

Western Dental in dental hell! I have never had such a horrific experience at the dentist before. I broke my tooth a few months ago and I needed to go to the dentist. Because I was new to the area I had no idea where to go. I …

Everyone in my family uses Ocean nasal spray. You are not meant to share a bottle of Ocean because of the germs and bacteria so we each have our own bottle. We put each person’s initials on them so that we know whose belongs to whom. …

If you start to feel like you are getting sick, then get a box of Alka Seltzer Plus Day and Night, Effervescent Tablets. One box of this product comes with 10 pills to use during the day and 10 pills to use at night. One box has everything that …

Prednisone is a common medication used for inflammatory disease like asthma and arthritis. It is a cortico-steroid that reduces inflammation. This medication has some really good and bad aspects to it.
In my case, I have an extreme love/hate relationship with this medication. Prednisone in combination with a chemotherapy drug …

Pain is something that none of us wants to deal with. I hate when my muscles just wont give me a break. Sometimes I get really bad pains in my hands, arms, and wrists. It is sometime frustrating to deal with, especially when I use my hands almost all …

When I started having pain in my heels, I was working eight hour days on my feet, and was somewhat overweight. I soon developed severe plantar fasciitis in my left foot. This condition is also known as “heel spur.” There was not actually any bone spur on the x-ray, …

I normally have a very well-behaved digestive system and am very proud of how it functions without giving me a moment’s trouble unlike some other parts of my aging body. However, in the last few months, I have had to test my iron stomach to its depths as I was …

A couple years ago I tried Yasmin as a birth control and the impact it had on my body was very extreme! I’d previously been on ortho-tricyclen some time before that and after all the weight gain and water retention, I decided to “quit” birth control for a while. …

I have seasonal allergic problem, whenever I affect sneezing and nasal discharge, I uses anti allergic tablets. Once doctor prescribed Alaspan tablet and advised to use one tablet daily.
I get quick relief from sneezing and nasal discharge, other anti allergic tablets I used have sedative affect but Alaspan …

This is the only alcohol free, sugar free, colorings free, pleasant tasting and non-sedative cough syrup that my husband could find at the drugstore pharmacies. It was the only safe cough syrup that I could use during my pregnancy.
I had been lucky to not have any illnesses during …

The first time I went to this medical center was in April 2009 for annual eye check ups for the whole family. I went back yesterday basically for my daughter whose eyes are giving her problems (they are painful, irritated and sometimes get red). I also made appointments …

I was diagnosed 6 years ago as going through the menopause early, after suffering with symptoms related to the menopause for many years previous. After various tests I was placed on Hormone Replacement Therapy and I was put on Prempak but a lower dose. This helped to control my …