I needed a stool softener fast. I am able to excrete the wastes but I had to strain heavily. I was taking more than the usual time that and was usually late for work because of that. I couldn’t tell my boss that was the reason of me being …

When I was still a kid and when I get sick I usually have fever. My mom usually gives me and my brother paracetamol and the brand she always gives us Calpol. Calpol is commonly used for children because its flavored. I can still recall the awful taste of …

Headaches seem to run on the female side of my family. My mother has them just about as bad as I do. All through out my childhood years she used either Walgreen’s headache pills, Excedrin or BC Powder. She swears by all those medicines and I think Excedrin and …

Antibiotic ointment is something that I have tried to keep around the house for the past year. I have had plenty occasions where my children or myself have gotten a cut or scrape and I had nothing around to use at all. I don’t like to spend a lot …

I’ve had nasal allergies for as long as I can remember. Since my doctor recommended NasalCrom, I’ve been coping so much better. I don’t know why so many people tend to poo-poo nasal sprays - despite the fact that a nasal spray directly targets a nasal allergy …

I have an issue with sleeping that usually involves, well, not sleeping! Okay, so that might be carrying it a little far, but I DO have issues falling asleep. Some nights, even when I was only seven or eight years old, it would take me two or three hours …

Unfortunately, my cholesterol is high. Since I have lupus, Sjogren’s, and was recently diagnosed with diabetes, this doesn’t make my cardiologist happy. I have seen him for years for atrial fibrillation and control of my blood pressure. At my last visit he told me that if I wasn’t able …

Lately I have been suffering from really dry skin and muscle aches so I decide to try Spring Valley Glucosamine with MSM. I have notice a major difference in the way my skin looks and feels and the way my body and muscles feel. I am pain free and …

I have rheumatoid arthritis and have to take a medicine called methotrexate. Sometimes methotrexate can cause mouth sores and problems with my gums. I really can’t stand having gum problems. I had been doing OK for awhile but, recently I had some pretty bad gum swelling …

A person who suffers from major depression has a feeling of profound and constant feeling of hopelessness and despair. This type of depression may only occur once in a lifetime but it is very hard on a person. It effects your ability to work, study, sleep, eat and …

Sinus problems have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. You can name it and I have most probably already tried it. The first product that I was introduced to was a nasal spray containing ‘Xylometazoline’. This helped clear the congestion but the …

I had been witnessing a thronging pain on the centre areas of both my shoulders for quite some time now. Though the exact reason of the pain was still unknown, I just figured out that it might have been caused after having to lift those heavy suitcases during the …

Today I woke up with my eyes looking really red, as if I have been crying all night. I was horrified to see my eyes looking this way. Not only that, but my eyes had a weird itching to it that lasted the period of most of the day.
I …

A few years ago I had a cough that wouldn’t quit. It was one of those coughs that needed to be broken up so I can get everything out. It kept me up at night; I couldn’t lay down and if I was luck enough to even …

As a mother, there is really nothing worse than seeing your child experiencing discomfort, especially when they are too young to do anything about it or tell you what it is that’s bothering them. I can’t tell you how many times my child had a fever that I thought …

Vicks Vaporub is very well known all through these years. Perhaps our great grandparents were using this in their time and let it pass until to our generation. Like me, during my childhood years my mother was so dependent on using Vicks Vaporub on us rather than prescribed medicines. …

I am not a big fan of the flavor of these drops at all. I buy these for one reason alone, they work. Halls makes others that taste much better and which I actually enjoy sucking, but if I have a really bad cough I always turn …

I think the people behind Goody’s Headache Powders weren’t really particular about the taste. Because mixed with water, the Goody’s Headache Powder tastes bitter. Imagine chewing aspirin tablets! Yuck! Thank goodness it can be dissolved and mixed with juices which make it bearable to drink.
Aside from the gross bitter …

These days, I have been experiencing headaches. I guess this is due to sleeping late at night and having to meet deadlines in my job. I guess this is stress related. It really adds more headaches and I feel dizzy at times. In times like these, I always resort …

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 …

I have used the Anderson Ridge Veterinary Hospital for years as my primary veterinary care for my dogs and cat. Dr. Scarmardo is wonderful with the animals and a pleasure to deal with. The staff is caring and professional. They are always great about working you …

Voltaren Emulgel is a muscle rub, like so many other you would find out there. But there is something that makes this one worth the money.
This rub was recommended by a doctor for arthritis relief but it isn’t a prescription medication. It can easily be bought over the counter …

NyQuill is one of those medicines that I grew up on. I can remember my parents always wanting to give it to me when I was younger, but I could not stand the taste. Now that I am older and have real responsibilities, I am perfectly willing to deal …

Cold and flu season is my worst time of year. Cursed with chronic sinusitis courtesy of my grandmother, I am always on the hunt for the next big medication to keep me breathing clear, and free in the winter.
This season, Advil has released something I think I …

I always seen to run out of medication at the most inconvenient times. I mean, when I don’t have time to run a prescription down to the pharmacy, and wait for it. But, I have discovered that Walgreen’s Pharamacy, in Eureka, has been a great help to me.
At Walgreen’s …

I get sore throats pretty regularly, far more often than I’d like anyway, because I have severe allergies that often drain and all the swallowing and blowing my nose and coughing up mucus (not a pretty picutre, I know), seems to cause a sore throat more often than not. …

With the advent of winter, my skin started showing signs of dryness. What made my situation even worst was the fact that this dryness gave way to minor cuts formed in between my fingers. These cuts seemed to be rather painful and made me rather uncomfortable. Also the fact …

Aloe vera is an extremely widely used natural product with a vast array of beneficial effects. The juice is drunk for its aid to digestion and is said to help sufferers of irritable bowel syndrome. There is not much scientific fact to back up this claim but it is …

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 …

The Advil Extra Strength tablets sure do the trick. I’ve be having headaches lately. I don’t know why, but it happens in the mornings when I just wake up. These gel tablets are roughly the size of peanuts, but only slightly thinner.
I got a bottle of Advil Extra …

Pimples aren’t normal if you’re 25 like I am. I always get teased because of it. After my teen years, I thought that my acne problem will end, thinking that pimples are common only during the pubescent years due to change in body hormones. However, this “normal transition” did …

Avil are one of the most common medicines used in India for treating minor allergies, it’s so common that even my grandma knows about the medicines and she tells me to take Avil whenever I get these itchy skins due to change in weather or anything else. …

How can I ever forget Cepacol cough drops or lozenges, they cured my cough and soar throat. Just recently, I had this nasty cold, which just wouldn’t go away. I’ve tried everything. I’d even overdosed on vitamin C.
With the vitamin C infusion, I could feel that …

Buji cream medicine is absolutely wonderful. The Buji cream is to block poison ivy. I like that even though it makes a barrier on the skin to keep you from getting poison ivy, the Buji cream does not go on thick or greasy. It blends right …

Walgreens brand medicine has been some of the best medicine I’ve ever invested in, and has worked better than even some (or maybe even most) prescription medications me or my husband or kids have been given over the years. I have taken Wal-Zyr for my allergies in the past …

For some reason having a sore throat drives me completely insane. It does not matter if the sore throat is mild or severe, I really do not like to deal with them. I have used a few different products for my sore throats and found that some work much …

I tried Armour Thyroid after failed treatment of Synthroid. It began working for me right away. I felt better after a few days, even though it’s supposed to take 4 weeks to begin working. I began on a small dose and was raised every 6 weeks until I had …

I have never fared particularly well when using heavy duty pain relief drugs. I don’t know why my doctor thought that Ultram would be any different, unless maybe he assumed that because it had a different name, I would psychologically file it under “new and untried” and maybe would …

Xanax is a small medication used for the treatment of anxiety and panic disorders. It comes in several different strengths. I have tried 0.25 mg, the 0.5 mg dosage, and the 2mg dosage. All of them have different effects.
I take xanax on occasion to treat anxiety. I started …

I’m not generally the type get sick often. I don’t even catch colds, but ever since I moved to a wetter and colder region I find myself catching a cold once every few months which is a lot for me considering how I went years without getting sick. Since …

Over the past several months my household has had every kind of bug imaginable. We have gone through much different kind of medicines. Looking for the right one to help the fevers, aches, pains, stuffy nose, runny nose, cough and congestion. So, it is safe to say …

The birth control pill known as “Yasmin” is a tricky one. For me, it started out absolutely perfect and seemed to be the answer to my numerous problems in that area. I had been on five different pills before, all pretty horrific with regards to side-effects, and I was …

I ate too much at a restaurant and too fast, so my tummy ached so much I couldn’t move and I wanted to throw up. I went to the pharmacy to pick up some meds because I know there is a medication for that but Domperidone was not …

I have a very fussy 8 yr old. She hates the taste of nearly every medicine we have tried. Takes me hours to get a spoonfull down her, untill Triaminic Cherry flavor. 1 dose she was hooked. Now she even takes her medicine on her own. Sometimes even asks …

Nowadays it has been common for drugs addict to use cough syrup. Cough syrup is totally misused. It is now very hard to get strong medicine for cough in medical stores.
I was suffering from cough since last three months, I requested the chemist to give me a strong cough …

I have the problem of acid indigestion. I really didn’t want to spend a fortune on prescription medicines. Sometimes the indigestion isn’t really that bad. I could probably go the whole day with nothing. I asked the pharmacist what I should do. He suggested I take Topcare Acid Reducer …

The cold and flu season this year (2007-2008) was extremely bad this year with an unsuspecting flu strain. One young woman in our area died from complications so when I started to sniffle and sneeze I was very concerned.
I have an autoimmune disease that makes me susceptible to bacteria …

Luvox is an antidepressant drug also called Fluvoxamine. I noticed that two people had reviewed Luvox on the site, and both said that it was not helpful. One of the people who reviewed this drug was an adolescent when he was put on it. Luvox is …

I have suffered from chronic sinus problems for years, in that they often will not drain and frequently become infected. Over the years I have tried many nasal sprays including prescription and over the counter. Nothing worked really well and usually they smelt terrible and left me with a …

I have to admit that I’ve considered taking this stuff myself as well because I see what it does for my kids. We all sort of have issues with allergies and I don’t really have the financial freedom to drop money on doctor visits and prescriptions and such on …