I have a very bad cold sore that needed quick attention. My mother mentioned that she uses Carmex when she gets a cold sore because it makes it go away quickly. I decided, for once in my life, to follow my mother’s advice and picked up a bottle of …

I love my youngest daughter, but one thing that I experienced with that pregnancy was reoccurring mild yeast infections. It happens so easily because of the hormone levels associated with pregnancy and at first I was afraid to take anything. I spoke to my OB/GYN at the time and …

It was the hot weather condition plus stress that gave me sores all over my under lip, gums and under my tongue. It was really painful every time I eat so I took Vitamin C plus Stresstabs Multivitamin with Iron.
Stresstabs is red in packaging and red in tablet color. …

My feet are in a bad condition. Not only are my heels cracked (which is still bearable) but I have lots of corns and calluses on my feet. Looking at them, I always think that I have a laborer’s feet. Anyway, what bothers me the most are my corns …

The last time I had a bladder infection, I thought I was going to die. The pain and burning sent me to my doctor so fast, my head was spinning. I was literally almost screaming in pain because it was so bad. I also had a fever …

The Equate brand of suphedrine is nice off brand version of of the allergy medication. I’ve taken this this medication several times over the past few years whenever I have seasonal allergies or any type of allergic reaction at all. The small red tabs are easy to swallow. …

I chose to have my first child born in this hospital simply because that was were I was born,but I will never go there again,and do not recommend it to anyone.
After giving birth to my son,my uterus was not contracting as it should have because my bladder was so …

I’ve been in search for a good medication for my seborrheic dermatitis. It’s a condition where my scalp gets very itchy, inflamed and becomes scaly. I have tried a few medicines in the past but wasn’t impressed by the side effects that it caused. So, decided to ask people …

Just last month I was having severe stomach upset. I had felt like I was going to be sick all day long, but then ate my dinner a little too fast and I was regretting it for the rest of the night. I actually had my husband run to …

I have been a patient or visitor at many a health places and have to say that this hospital is a cut above. The maternity wing is very well equiped with all the medical necessities and comfort items such as a TV and a large window overlooking outside. The …

I have now got an annoying sore throat and I have been finding that the Throat Sweet just don’t seem to be working for me. I have used a Throat spray in the past and although I never thought that this would magically make my sore throat disappear, I …

Heartburn has been my worst enemy for the longest. I quite frankly get tired of dealing with it, but haven’t been able to get rid of it fully. In the mean time I jump from medication to medication to see which one will work best for me. One that …

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, …

Yuck! They taste good at first and then the bitter taste hits you. These are a round chewable with a hard white coating and taste like cherry…at first. You are supposed to not eat or drink fifteen minutes before or after you take it. You are also supposed to …

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 have had some serious troubles with my wisdom teeth growing in. It has been one of the worse pains I have dealt with because it seems to radiate tremendously. I could not only feel pain in my teeth and gums but also felt pain in my throat and …

My husband has suffered from Season Affective Disorder for years, and therefore, he gets outside in the sun as much as possible, especially in the winter. When we moved from a relatively sunny city to a province where, in the winter, you can go weeks without a glimpse of the …

This is a Ferrous Ascorbate Drop prescribed to children with iron deficiency problems. Manufactured by Emcure Pharmaceuticals this drop is generally a peadatric prescribed medication.
My baby is basically a fussy eater and other than the intake of milk, sdhe is rarely interested in eating other solid foods (like say …

I used to have no issues with eating any dairy food especially milk. I used to drink milk a lot but not having any stomach trouble. But lately, I noticed I developed lactose intolerance which I could not explain why. I now have difficulty digesting lactose found in …

If you have kids, it is likely that there are times that you wish you had a go bottle of your favorite antiseptic/pain relieving spray. Neosporin has come up with the perfect solution to that problem I found the Neo To Go Bottle of antiseptic pain reliever at the …

During the rainy season in the Philippines, the hospitals are packed with children, 90% of them sneezing, coughing or nursing runny noses. A lot of doctors in the Philippines generally prescribe antibiotics, but my family is cautious when it comes to medicines. So my mother, who adores western medicine, …

Cholesterol problems seem to be a problem of this time. Many persons have this problem and this can be dangerous for heart attacks and other health problems.
A good diet and doing exercise or sport can help to reduce your cholesterol level in your blood. But often the problem can’t …

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 …

Having a cough can be something that is really annoying to deal with. It is like you can’t take a deep breath without coughing or even talk without coughing. I hate being the center of attention because of all the loud coughing I do. I knew I had to …

I rushed myself to the hospital as I was showing signs of severe dehydration. My condition gradually deteriorated. It has been 24 hours that I have been manifesting symptoms like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea with soft, watery and mucous-filled stools, I appeared to be in constant abdominal pain, and I …

During the cold and flu season, I get more than my fair share of sickness. I try everything I can within reason to get rid of the symptoms. On one occasion, I purchased a box of the Theraflu, which is one of my favorite medicines. I just decided to …

Spironolactone (aldactone) is a prescription drug that I started using about 20 years ago for adult acne. It was prescribed by my dermatologist for hormone-related acne. It has been extremely successful used in combination with minocycline.
Spironolactone is a synthetic steroid that somehow suppresses the adrenal gland. …

I don’t enjoy dealing with sore throats. I hate the way it alternates between throbbing and sharp pains. The only way to stop dealing with throat pain is to find a very good medication. I don’t like using cough drops or lozenges for my throat problems because they never …

was dealing with a sinus infection that left me with a headache and a really bad runny nose. IT got so bad that I couldn’t breath and that was something I really had to deal with fast or I was going to be miserable for a long time. …

When I was pregnant with my daughter, I was given the choice of delivering at one of two hospitals. I opted for the Royal Alexandra Hospital, 10240 Kingsway Ave in Edmonton, Alberta. It was convenient - just 15 minute bus ride away from home, on my husband’s trip home …

Six months ago, I visited my doctor complaining of depression and anxiety. He prescribed Effexor XR. So, I went on the internet and began looking this drug up. On messageboards and personal pages, people who had taken it said it was a horrible experience. Among the complaints listed were …

I discovered just how effective Covonia was for coughs a few years ago and wish I had discovered it sooner. There are different types of cough syrups —“ Original Bronchial Balsam, Chesty Coughs, Dry Tickly Coughs and Night Time Formula which is the one I tried. I …

I usually run to my trusty NyQuil whenever I’m not feeling good, but it was my husband’s job this time around to take care of me and head to the store to get me something to help me feel better and, unfortunately I thought at the time, he didn’t …

When I was found to have slightly elevated blood pressure, as a precaution, my doctor put me on Tenormin 50 mg. I was not happy with the idea, as I felt my blood pressure reading at the doctor’s office was not a good reflection of my readings over all. …

Having a sever cough can really be a nuisance. I hate having to deal with the pains and attention of having a cough. Whenever I get sick, I can keep a really bad cough for at leas 4 days. This can be hard to deal with, considering that I …

Late November 2011 I received a call from my doctor that my tests came back as being positive for cervical cancer. She referred me to a cancer specialist at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City in their cancer center. From day one, everyone within the hospital complex I encountered could …

When I had some odd visual disturbances (which later turned out to be from a migraine origin) I went to my eye doctor and he did a comprehensive exam, including tests for glaucoma or raised intraocular pressure. It was found that I did have a slightly raised pressure, and …

I have rheumatoid arthritis. I have tried many medications over the years. Some have worked well and some have not. One medicine I tried, several years ago, was Mobic.
Mobic is Meloxicam. It a steroid free anti-inflammatory medicine. It is used for rheumatoid …

The Depo Provera contraceptive is an injectable contraceptive, i.e. it is a medication used to prevent pregnancy. It can be injected in your arm or in your hip and only needs to be injected every three months. Although it is inconvenient in that you need to have …

My kids and husband have skin allergy to the mosquito bite. When their skin got bitten, it will immediately become red and sometimes it turned to big and hard skin just like an infection.
That’s why we always buy this Autan lotion to protect the skin from mosquito’s bite. We …

A few days back, I had been experiencing some discomfort in my eyes. Apart from looking rather dull and lifeless what made me restless was the fact that I was experiencing severe itching around the corners of my eyes. In fact sometimes due to continuous itching and pulling and …

I have suffered from asthma ever since I was about two or three years old. After trying a variety of different medication products without any good results, which all costed a fortune for my parents I was finally recommendes this Oxis turbuhaler that more or less made my disease …

I had gastric bypass surgery in March of 2002 and since then it’s changed my life. This is the surgery for those who have tried every other method available yet didn’t have much success.
Weight loss has become like a major fad these days. because there are so many going …

My husband recently had some teeth extracted to get a denture. Our dentist recommended he take Advil 200mg caplets for pain and swelling. We bought a bottle of 24 200mg caplets for him.
Advil is the brand name, these caplets are actually Ibuprofen with a coating on top which is …

Whenever I get a cold, I try to buy medicine to treat it that same day. I don’t like for my symptoms to get too out of hand and start to progress. I prefer to start treating them early so that they could be mild. I noticed some cheap …

Soma really does relief pain and relaxes muscles —“ so it does its job. It gives relief in about half an hour and I may forget about pain for some time. But it makes me so sleepy! I think the doctor should have told me of this side-effect and …

Ever Since the season has changed, I have been walking around sneezing like an idiot. I know what it is I just don’t want to except the fact that I’m dealing with these irritating allergies. Everything that I have tried from over the counter to prescription drugs, heve not …

When my daughter was a few months old, she suffered from wind in her tummy. She was visibly upset and had difficulty falling asleep. Someone recommended that I give her Woodward’s Gripe Water to relieve her pain. As soon as I gave a tiny bit of the Gripe Water, …

I have been on a lot of different birth control pills over the past 12 years. The Ortho Tri-cyclen lo was the best birth control pill that I have taken. It is a low dose birth control pill but was 100% effective for my needs while I was able …

When I was still in medical school, i was always having tonsillitis, maybe because of the stress, maybe because of exposure to bugs causing this infection in the hospital. Would you believe me if I tell you I have tonsillitis almost every a month! It was a …