The worst place for me to get diarrhea is when I’m driving. There was this one time where I was driving during the day and was alone in the car. I think I ate something earlier that day that was not properly prepared. Since that was the only food …

I have been going to this Walgreens pharmacy every since I had move here in Sun City about two years ago. It is really close so of course very convenient too. I had first went there when I had came from my doctors appointment and needed to fill …

I use Advil cold and sinus medicine as my first choice cold medicine when I actually get sick to help me stay on the job by controlling my symptoms. I have a chronic sinus infection, so when I come down with a cold or when the weather changes …

I bought a box of Medi Care adhesive bandages when my last supply of band-aid nearly ran out. I accidentally bruised my two fingers recently while at work, so I had to run to the customer service department to get some adhesive bandages. As a part-time baker …

Living with heartburn is something that I have learned to deal with but will never get used to. Anyone who has had constant heartburn knows it is more than uncomfortable and can drive the sanest person crazy. I hate the horrible burning sensation and regurgitation of food. I was …

Implanon is so far I think the simplest method of contraception. I’m using it for 3 yrs and now ready to share the positive feelings I have regarding Implanon. Implanon is not pill like, it’s an implant that is inserted under your skin (small, very small). It was such …

I had my delivery at Singapore general Hospital.I have been to the hospital for scans and for doctor appointments.This hospital gives quick service and we have very less waiting time as patients.We are given SMS reminders for all doctor appointments.If doctor consultation becomes late,then also SMS areminders are …

I have never really had problems with going to restroom and did not have a lot of knowledge on laxatives. However, I was in need of a really good laxative and picked up something that looked like it would work fine for me. I purchased the Ex-Lax Regular Strength …

Ok I have to be the first to admit I am one of the biggest skeptics when it comes to something on tv whether it is “new and improved” or just plain “new”.
A co-worker of mine saw the commercial and purchased the product I am reviewing, Airborne Formula Cold …

I am a teacher and a social worker who believes that it is simply being smart to have regular check ups regarding our health. One of these check points that I find people are reticent to take care of is the HIV testing. I am delighted to write that …

I’ve tried a number of allergy remedies over the years, including some that required a prescription. I’ve found that CVS Allergy Capsules relieve my allergy symptoms the best. Obviously everyone’s allergy is different, depending on the allergen causing the problem, and an individual’s reaction to it. I’m allergic to …

I was diagnosed of having Kidney Stone last 2011. In my urinalysis, a huge amount of RBC or blood has seen in my urine. I also felt severe pain in the lower left quadrant of my stomach. The Doctor did not advise me to take any drugs as the …

I have had many experience with Hutcheson Medical Center. The best department in the entire hospital that I have had dealings with was the labor and delivery unit. I have had three children there so I have had several experiences, all were good. The nurses on all shifts are …

During my childhood days, I knew just one medicine that my mother was giving me whenever I got feverish. It was Medicol. It was the only Paracetamol that my mother and even my neighbors were actually using to heal fever. I could remember that whenever I have fever …

Like a typical, self-medicating person, I looked at over-the-counter meds the time I was hit by a stubborn cough. I already saw it coming after a brief period of fever and cold. It happened during those cough-stricken parts of the year, when getting sick was more normal …

This is a Ibuprofen and Paracetamol suspension precribed for Analgesic and Antipyretic usage for children. This medicine has been my saver everytime my baby has fallen ill due to Viral infection and lower dosage of Junimol has not beeneffective with her.
Initially when she was below 1 year, during viral …

My hand and wrist pain has been becoming more and more intense lately. I find myself trying an array of pain pills to ease some of my discomfort. I look for something that is fast acting and strong. I purchased the smart Sense Naproxen Sodium 220 mg Tablets for …

I love Excedrin Headache Relief Medicine. It works every time quickly and efficiently. But it is soooo expensive. This last time I was at Walmart I bought Equate Headache Relief. After all it has the same active ingredients and it should work as well, for more then half the …

lysovit b-complex medicine is a multi vitamin come in syrup form. these are manufactured by pfizer company. it is usually for children who need some multi vitamin but adults can also use. it helps in providig relief from nausea. i have tried this medicine for nausea and it helps …

When I was pregnant with my son, I visited my doctor regularly to make sure everything went well and it did until about the third month of pregnancy when I developed a cough. Since this was my first pregnancy, I panicked a little because I have been reading a …

Zoloft is an antidepressant and antianxiety medication. It is served in 50mg doses. That the highest dose for most adult patients. I have been on this medication for 3 months now. I am taking it for antianxiety, and social anxiety disorders.
Because of the dosage, this medication sometimes leaves …

As a physician, it is a usual scenario for me to encounter patients with severe difficulty of breathing due to asthmatic attack. And most of the time, they have already had salbutamol nebulization or two at home which did not give them any relief before they go …

Delsym 12 Hour Cough Relief is a cough medication that’s available over the counter and can be found in both supermarkets like Walmart as well as drugstores such as CVS ans Walgreens. Depending on where you purchase this cough medication, it could cost a person anywhere between nine dollars …

I was prescribed to use Lidemol by our company physician when I was complaining about the returning itchiness of my skin behind my ears. It has become really itchy and flaky at one point. If I would scratch it, I would have dead skin cells underneath my nails or …

I have a vasculitis disease called Wegener’s Granulomatosis. This disease is systemic so I have to have a special type of doctor, rheumatologist, to monitor my health and the progress of my disease. When I moved to Carson City from Las Vegas, I asked my rheumatologist for a good …

I wasn’t very surprised to see that Claritin was making the rounds with their products being available over the counter and supposedly at a prescription strength to. But we all know that they wouldn’t still offer it in doctors offices as a prescription if the over the counter stuff …

I bought a First Aid Kit precisely to organize my things better. I do have an antiseptic and a box of plasters nearby all the time in the kitchen but I found that having a first aid kit is even better. Not only are all the things that I …

I have been suffering with really bad cramps every time I start my menstrual cramps. Every time this happens it feels like the worst day of my life. I get fatigue, dizzy, hot sweats, and very bloated. I never want to go anywhere and always have to take the …

I suffer from insomnia quite frequently (in fact, its 4 am and the fact that I’m typing this at this time proves it!) and I have been looking for an over the counter sleep aid. I recently tried Rite Aid Sleep Gel. These are blue gel pills that …

Honestly, I like taking Gaviscon ESR 1174 tablets because first of all, they taste really good. I just love to keep it on my tongue and let it melt. It tastes a little bit like lychees, but it’s more like soursop, that succulent fruit I loved to …

On a good day, I spend an average of eight hours in front of the computer to do all my freelance writing. I enjoy myself so much that I get aches and pains in my shoulders. Massaging it at once only increases the pain, and so I have taken …

I tried this vitamin c capsule when I was still working as a customer service representative in Apac Customer Service Inc. ( a call center offshore branch located in Northgate Cyberzone Alabang Muntinlupa City Philippines )
I tried this for about one month and stopped taking it because of some …

As a woman who is lactose intolerant, I avoid dairy. The effects of dairy on my system are simply too unpleasant to indulge in the temporary fix from cheese or ice cream. However, even though I eat a lot of broccoli and other greens with calcium I still take …

I usually have a pretty hard time sleeping. There are some nights I can lay in bed for three hours before I’m finally exhausted enough to fall asleep. And when I have a backache or headache, this makes sleeping pretty much downright impossible. I did something to my neck …

When I was 19 and needed desperately to lose some weight, a doctor gave me a prescription for Fastin, along with a 1300 calorie diet and exercise plan. I recall some warnings about possible insomnia, but I was not prepared for the full effect of this amphetamine-type drug.
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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 …

This started when I was in high school stomach aches and mostly diarrhea. I thought that my stomach is just weak so I started to watch out some foods that I thought would lead me to rush in the comfort room. I even got very DEPENDENT in …

I am unfortunately among the large community of people who are lactose intolerant. It wasn’t something I was born with, but something that happened to accumulate over time, where dairy products began to irritate me. Now, I wasn’t going to give up the favorite foods of mine that had …

The promise: no more sneezing, runny noses, or itchy eyes! A cure for hay-fever! This sounds great, so what could possibly go wrong? Nothing! Well, that is the problem. “Nothing” is exactly, and dangerously, what your body is doing to protect you from the world while Zyrtec is present …

When I vacationed in the UK, I was befuddled by the array of new and interesting products I encountered in stores. This was never a problem, it was quite fun exploring and trying new things–until I developed a bad headache one day while out visiting the local market. On the …

Vicks vaporub is the best medicine for kids. The Vicks vaporub is in the form of gel, which can only be used externally. This is the best one of kids because as any other such products it is not very strong. When our kids suffer from …

Sometimes, I really get a bad head and body aches which are so intolerable that I just have to lie down. Maybe, it is the beginning of a flu or something bigger but it is very exasperating. For this type of pain, paracetamol is not good enough for me.
I …

Lately I have been experiencing pain in both of my writs from typing excessively . I needed to find a medicine that would ease the pain quickly. So I decided to visit my local Dollar tree store in hopes to find a product that was fast acting. I came …

I realize that scrapes, stickers, small cuts, etc., do not always just happen at home, where I keep my main first aid kit. I carry Mc Kesson Medi-Pak with me at all times, in my purse. This is just a small, well packaged sterile, single use, latex free (important …

One day I was searching for a supplement that would be similar to the One a Day vitamin with ECGS or green tea extract. I noticed a sale brochure in my local Walgreens that was advertising their storebrand
of this vitamin. I was very excited because it was on …

I have a bad back and my knees are arthritic as well and there are a lot of days where the pain is just unmanageable. I try not to take any drugs these days, but for a while, I was on various painkillers at different times, and one …

I had a real problem with insomnia after my third child was born. She has cerebral palsy and she has always had difficulty at night time. Therefore I now have very poor sleeping habits. I went to my doctor for some help & he suggested stilnox. …

Most people are probably familiar with Head ON the product that claims to cure headaches. I have used this product several times when I have had a tension headache. Head On does seem to work to relieve headache pain when you put it on your forehead it …

Lately, the only time I really get a cold of any kind is actually as a result of my sinuses. I have pretty severe allergies for most of the year, with a couple months in winter being the only exception to that rule, and sometimes my sinuses are so …

My last cold turned into the flu, or perhaps it was the flu all along and I didn’t know it. During that horrid two week period I tried no less than seven medications. The first of those was the Zicam Cold Remedy Gel Swabs.
My sister …