I found myself in need of an anti-diarrheal after dinner out with friends at a local restaurant, so I popped into a nearby CVS to see what was available.
My first instinct was to reach for Imodium, which I’ve used in the past with fairly good results. …

As a person that is severly allergic to just about everything out there (dust, hair, pet fur, flowers, and strong smells), I think Claritin is the medication that can do it all! Even the 10 mg dose!
Claritin is one of the new over the counter medications …

I have suffered for years from pollen allergies, and I also suspect from many other random outdoor plants and who knows what else. It happens every spring, and lasts into autumn. My main issue is that it never seems to be the same things that I am allergic to, or …

I had acute tonsillitis about 6 months ago and had high grade fever because of it. I tried to check my tonsils and I found out that both were severely inflamed and there were dots of whitish pus attached to them. I was rather very painful, even …

I had back pain problem for few days already. I did not remember anymore what was happening. What I know is that I have a serious back pain when I woke up in the morning.
That’s why I went to a doctor to get some medicine to cure and …

Having two kids make me know lots of thing about the medicine. Especially the one that we can use to cure cold or cough that the kids normally get. Small kids often get cold or cough. Especially when the winter season is coming, I have to get ready with …

When I reach for Pepto Bismol, it’s most likely because I have a really horrible stomach ache or diarrhea. It works like nothing else. I love the taste it has, it’s a bubble gum pink color and it goes down my throat so smooth. I’ve been taking Pepto Bismol …

As my first contraceptive I was unsure of just what to think of Yasmin before taking it. I had heard a great deal about contraceptives, what to expect, how you have to take them, how they feel, etc. Now, having tried several other brands, I do believe …

With four of us (myself, my husband, and our two kids) living in our household, there usually isn’t a month that goes by that at least one of us isn’t feeling up to par. We tend to like to take as many preventative measures as possible, and really just …

I am not fond of seeing a doctor. I do not give my trust so easily to anyone who would want to have a check-up on me. For me, that’s a big no, no. I am always skeptical when it comes to medical check-ups.
But, the barrier …

This medicine comes in a small plastic bottle. It is .5 fl oz. It is used to relieve eyes of redness due to allergies or smoke. It also works to moisten dry eyes and soothe away its effects.
This product is comparable to Visine. The shape of the bottle is …

The Berkley and Jensen brand of Acetaminophen caplets are a generic form of the pain reliever. I’ve been taking this brand of acetaminophen for several years now and see now difference in the effectiveness as compared to the name brand pain relievers. There is a significant difference in …

Sometimes when I’m out and I have an upset stomach or gas there’s one thing I know I can get especially if I know I don’t have access to ginger tea. “Andrew Salts” is generally my medicine of choice for that kind of thing not only because it generally …

My youngest son has gotten allergic reaction because of reason unknown to me. I used a medicine which I had kept at my first aid kit without any success. I also saw red bumps coming out at various locations of his body. I had to immediately rush to my pediatrician. …

When allergy season hits me, it hits me hard. I have very bad allergies and I need something that will knock it out so that I can keep on going through the day. My doctor suggested that I try Sudafed and I choose the non-drowsy formula so that I …

I was diagnosed with Adult ADD at the age of 28. My whole life I thought I was just scatter brained until it started affecting my relationships with my husband and children. I went to see my Dr and he started me on Provigil which did not work for …

As with most American households, our medicine cabinet is chock full of pain relievers, fever reducers, PMS pills and basically every kind of pill, powder or liquid that proclaim that they have the power of taking away pain and discomfort. And being that we live in a dry climate, allergies …

I had recently come back from vacation and I had one of the worst sunburns. On the last day of our vacation, I decided that I really wanted to get lots of sun, so I remained in the sun all day. Between the sun reflecting on the water, and …

I’ve bought some dastardly products in the past, but this one takes the biscuit. I bought Lakota The Original Joint Care Formula for my husband after he had his knee scoped. Lakota came highly recommended by my Pharmacist, for relieving joint pain of all types. My husband has mild …

For the past week, I’ve been battling a serious cold. I caught it from my father who also caught it from my mother. To think, I did my best to avoid coming in contact with them and still fell victim to it. I was experiencing practically every symptom imaginable. …

For a while I was feeling stressed, and because of that I started having problems to sleep. At first I didn’t want to go to the doctor, so I went straight to the pharmacy and asked if they had something that could help me to get some sleep.
There I …

My kids don’t typically take cold syrups very easily. In fact, I usually have to chase them around the house and hog tie them to get them to take anything like that in a liquid form. Problem was, they were too young at the time to swallow a pill, …

I highly recommend this pain reliever because it is very effective. I take this capsule for dysmennorhea or headache. I prefer to take it than other capsules with a generic name of Mefenamic acid. This is one of my tested and trusted medicine. It would only take …

I have been using this product for about 10 years now. Before Excedrine came out with this there was nothing that I could take for my migraines that was not prescription. The headaches would linger for days sometimes. I tried regular over the counter pain relievers, but nothing worked …

I have had hypertension for several months now. My doctor told me that the probable cause was that I came from a family who has a long history of this illness. Because I was also suffering from another condition, my doctor was careful in prescribing me with a medication …

I’ve used Orajel Maximum Strength off and on for many years. I always wish for the kind of results that I see on TV. They have some amazing claims in their ads, about how you use it once and it can last for days; even weeks. …

I have had a really nasty wet cough and some chest congestion and I needed a homeopathic medicine to help treat it because I didn’t want anything to strong. I must say I tried Boiron Chestal Honey Homeopathic Cough Syrup the other day to help relieve my coughing and …

Kremil-S is mainly designed for flatulence and gastric issues, such as heartburn and acid reflux. I first tried this when I was in college because my friend suggested it to me.
My stomach hurt every morning, and my friend thought I had ulcer. I did not consult a doctor …

Someone had recommended to me that I try Mucinex because I had a cough and some head congestion that just seemed to be getting worse by the hour, but when I went to the store and checked it out, I think I almost choked on my own mucus when …

I have used countless prescription and over-the-counter pain medications over the years for various injuries, pain and illnesses over the years. I have had many injuries from running, and have suffered from various ailments. I have quite a few go-to medications for certain pain that I rely on because …

I will be reviewing about a medicine that is significant and highly-used today, Benzoyl Peroxide.
Benzoyl Peroxide is basically for acne treatment. I have tried lots of brand that offer Benzoyl Peroxide but I stick to the B.P (benzoyl peroxide) that my dermatologist gave me for the sake of having …

My boyfriend recently started to get a rash around his neck and upper chest area. It was red and looked like dry skin. He doesn’t have health insurance so he was really freaked out by this. I told him that it looked like eczema to me because it looked …

A while back I had the worst toothache of my life. Actually, it started when we went to the movies and I ate popcorn. I don’t know if a piece of popcorn got stuck in my took, or in the space between my gum line and my tooth, …

I always have a Crocin at home as it helps me out in my difficult days like when i am not well and i am suffering from fever, also from headache, and any other body pain too, Crocin is the one which helps me in relieving pain and …

For 2 weeks I suffered with a stuffed up nose and sinus pressure, nothing worked on my symptoms. I tried over the counter medicine and even an antibiotic prescribed by my doctor. I was so sick I did not know what to do. Thats when my sister …

I started taking cold eeze a few years ago. It is full of zinc and is meant to help shorten a cold and to keep your symptoms from getting too bad. I thought at first that these really did work. I would use a box of …

I often get cold because of lack of immunity and hence I use the syrup often. The syrup has small amount of honey and alcohol too which can be used to reduce the bitterness in mouth. The syrup comes in plastic bottle which eliminates the need for extra care …

Omnaris is a prescription nasal spray typically prescribed for seasonal and year round allergies. I am a mild allergy sufferer but I was prescribed this nasal spray for an entirely different reason. I am suffering from eustation tube dysfunction. Basically this means that my ear drum has retracted inwards. …

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 …

This medicine helped me reduce the duration of my cold symptoms. It really does work. It offers better results if you take it right when cold symptoms start. The great thing about it is that it is non drowsy and not exactly expensive. You can also get a dollar …

I had never really experienced heartburn before, but several months ago, I started to feel this pressure right around my diaphram, and it seemed to occur mostly at night or when I was inactive. In fact, when I was up and moving around, I almost never noticed it because …

A few weeks back when I happened to visit one of cousins this vacation, I happened to accidentally slip off the stairs and this incident almost left me feeling in pain and discomfort. As I tripped down the stairs and landed on my back, I experienced an acute back …

Simvastatin 10mg is what I was prescribed for high cholesterol for over a year. I do not have any other known medical conditions except I am somewhat overweight. For the entire time I was on the medication, I had no side effects as listed in the literature.
My cholesterol …

I was prescribed Xanax for sleep by my physician due to anxiety and pain keeping me awake at night. I’d never needed anything to help me sleep at night, but nighttime was turning into a brainstorming session of what I had to do tomorrow and all my fowl …

As an avid reader and a person who works under fluorescent lights (and not to mention all the time that I spend on the computer), I find that my eyes tend to get tired, dry, and get a burning feeling. Every time that I’m in front of the …

I always have a stock of Betadine Cream in my first aid box. Especially because I have small children. Sometimes they felt when they run and had a little wound on their knee or feet. If that happen, I will immediately clean the small wound and apply this Betadine …

A wart decided to rear it’s ugly head on the top of one of my toes and I needed to get rid of it. It was horrible looking and it appeared that it was spreading more on the top of my foot. I needed something that would work fast …

I have been seeing Dr. Im in Amityville for more than five years now. He is truly a wonderful doctor who cares about the wellness of his patients and does all that he can in order to help them with whatever problems they may have. Dr. Im is a …

I found out the last time I visited my gynecologist that I had a uterine fibroid. I had some outpatient tests down and found out it was benign. Fibroids can cause pain and heavy bleeding during menstration.They are very common in women past the age of 45.
I decided I …

There are many different medications that can be prescribed for depression, but a very common one is Lexapro. The following is based upon a family member’s personal experience with the drug, and provides information about the side effects and its intended purpose.
Although the drug did indeed assist with …