A few months ago, my mom had a severe left ankle pain and swelling. It was already giving her problems for more than a week. I tried giving her the usual non-steroidal analgesics such as Naproxen and Ibuprofen but she complained developing some epigastric pains after intake of the …

When everyone in my family was coming down with a nasty little cold virus, I expected to get it too—“ so I asked my pharmacist if there was any way to avoid it, and he recommended I buy ColdEeze lozenges, and start taking them if there were any …

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 was originally prescribed this contraceptive pill as an alternative to Dianette and as a ‘break’. (To reduce the risk of side effects, it’s recommended to have breaks from using the stronger pill Dianette)
I’ve had absolutely no problems on it, and I’ve been using it for over a year …

Vicks Sinex 12 Hour Nasal Spray For Sinus Relief - 0.5 Oz —” I really hate being sick. This is especially true when it comes down to being sick because of allergies. That is why the last time I came down with a bad sinus infection I asked …

I don’t really suffer form sinuses, but have found myself dealing with a runny nose and watery eyes because of the constant weather change where I live. I hate dealing with nasal congestion almost more than anything because it never stops at congestion. Then I also have to deal …

My eyes have been bad for awhile. I finally gave in and decided to see an eye doctor. I had never been to an eye doctor so I had to look around for one. I finally decided to go with Dr. …

I am a huge fan of the Equate brand mainly because it is inexpensive and work better than most name brand medications on the market; however, I recently was suffering from a toothache and needed something cheaper than orajel, and I was completely shocked at how useless the Equate …

I have been using contraceptive pills since the age of 16 when my mum accompanied me to the doctors to get them!
The first pill I was prescribed was named, Microgynon. You are instructed to take the pill on the first day that your natural period begins and then for …

My personal opinion of Nexium is that it is a good drug that does help with heartburn and indegestion and other common stomach problems. I have used the medication for approx 2 years and can tell the difference when I don’t take it and when I do. …

When small kids get sick it can be the worst. There are not too many medications that I am just willing to give to my child. On one occasion my daughter got a nasal infection that at first resembled a cold. The doctor said that the best thing for …

Working in a corporate office with a lot of people meant one thing, that I would be getting sick a lot more often than usual. I soon found out how true that was. People who were sick came into work and passed those sick germs around to everyone else. …

I always have a bottle or two of paracetamol on my shelf as most mothers do. I used a different brand then, a hand-me- brand which is traditionally used by our family years ago for our small siblings. However, as I use them on my kids now, I noticed …

I think Dr. Scholls Pain Reliever Ingrown Toe Nail is an amazing product. I was in terrible pain due to an ingrown toenail. I really wasn’t sure what the pain was from on day, when I was at work, because I had my shoes and socks on. When I …

Piror to Ben Gay’s being sold in the Philippine market, Filipinos have been relying on the soothing pain relief provided by White Flower Analgesic Oil. However, I count myself among the few who didn’t like the product. For one, the menthol scent was much too strong for me that …

I have been suffering from a lot of muscle strain recently, and felt that the pain and the swelling was slowly becoming unbearable. I have been cutting back on how many oral medications I ingest and try to find pain relief through ointments and gels. I felt like I …

Been having terrible headaches lately, and upon consultation with my doctor, he said that my sinus is blocked. He gave me a really expensive brand of nasal spray, so I had to look for an alternative. The pharmacist recommended Sinutab Nasal Spray, as it is more than 300% cheaper …

So here is the list of my allergy symptoms that I suffer every year for about six months at a stretch (and getting longer when every new year rolls around): I have constant itching inside my mouth, especially the roof of my mouth, my throat, and the sides of …

My wife was complaining about pelvic and lower abdominal pain. She has a long history of stomach related issues, and hence I was getting her symptomatically treated. It was few months back when my sister who is an OBGyne asked her to go for whole abdomen ultra sound scan. …

I know when I get a really sever cold I try to do anything to stop the dreaded cold symptoms. I am always looking for day time medications but they never work the way they should. After trying a few I realized that I feel better after taking medicine …

I’ve always noticed that I had a short attention span, but I never thought that it was a serious problem until I was diagnosed with ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) during my junior year in college. After talking over my options with my doctor, I was prescribed Adderall XR. …

I like to keep certain things in my medicine cabinet and anti-itch cream is one of them. You never know when a sting or a rash might cause unbearable itching. The creams can be rather expensive, so in order to save a little bit of money while stocking my …

Primatene Mist is for Bronchial Asthma so if you have anything outside of that then I wouldn’t recommend you mess with this medicine. The only reason why I bought this was because my inhaler was not in my reach. I was all the way across the world and my …

I can remember having such a horrendous sore throat, that I thought it would never go away. I gave it a few days to see if it would go away on it’s own. At first, it just started like your normal scratchy mild sore throat, until about …

Ultram ER 300 mg (tramadol) is a non narcotic pain control agent that is designed to work as a time released agent. I used Ultram for my back pain and found that I had a lot of break through pain after sleeping through the night or would wake …

I had never tried these Ricola herb sweets before and I bought them to help clear my congested chest and help relieve my cough when I am out and about. I have a rotten cold at the moment and I am constantly buying all kinds of cough sweets. …

Sleeping well for sure is one of factors which were very crucial for my health. Recently due to family tensions and heavy workloads at my work place, I had been undergoing a great mental trauma which always left me stressed. In all these turbulent and tribulations of life, my …

When my daughter was about four months old she caught a mild cold. She had a little cough and her chest was congested. My husband told me to rub Vicks ointment on her chest but I was skeptical because I feared it would be too strong for her delicate …

Equate is a store-brand typically associated with medical care items from Wal-Mart; in this case, the Equate medicine is a generic acetaminophen pill similar to Tylenol, but much lower in price. I was able to get 100 of the Equate pills for less than a 24 pack of …

Recently, my gums became swollen. It happened in a matter of hours, and it scared me to death. I couldn’t really associate any tooth pain with it, just my gums, and I’d never had anything happen like that before. My dentist prescribed a pain killer and …

I just wanted people to know if they are having trouble with a child that wets the bed to try this medicine. My son will be 12 in December and has always had a bad problem with wetting at night when he’s sleeping. I have tried everything from waking …

I have had my fair share of problems with inflammation, especially in my wrist area. I hate the pain that I go through due to inflammation and will try almost anything to get rid of the pain. I know that using an NSAID drug will help to get rid …

I develop a nasty mouth ulcer sometime ago, it seem to be get bigger each day despite me applying an ulcer gel on it twice a day. It was really frustrating, embarrassing and unbearable as it was on the front of my lower lip. This time it kept bleeding …

As I grow older, I have noticed a considerable amount of heartburn following me around. I dread the nights that the heartburn keeps me awake and can’t stand having to be careful about every little thing I eat. Alka Seltzer has always been one of my favorite things to …

The start of the rainy season or whenever one gets drenched in rain almost always can catch a cold and followed by coughing. This is the body’s natural way of saying that the immune system is low and that the cold virus is loose so the body react by …

I am sickly and I do get coughs and colds easily, most especially during the cold months. But ever since Ascof Lagundi was offered in the market, my family has been using it to treat our coughs and it works like a charm. It was my mom who brought …

Benzonatate is used to treat a cough caused by a number of things, such as a cold, bronchitis, emphysema, or asthma. It reduces the reflex in the lungs that cause the urge to cough. You can take Tessalon Perle with or without food.
You can take it up to …

This comes in a blue box with 6 individual packets of Theraflu. It is powdered medicine that needs to be mixed in one cup of boiling water. It is intended to be sipped while hot. It contains acetaminophen that is found in aspirins and helps reduce fever but if you …

I actually forgot that Sinutab even used to exist, but when I saw it on the shelves not too long ago, memories came flooding back and I remember taking Sinutab products when I was a kid. I hadn’t seen it in years, and was actually in a health supply …

Blood pressure is an important aspect of body health. There are lots of reason for hypertension. Majority of people having hypertension due to age factor are labled as Essential hypertension. Like other I also detect hypertension at the age of 38 and after some related cardiac and …

I have a very bad habit of biting my tongue accidentally. I usually do it hard, and this usually leads to formation of very painful ulcers on my tongue. These make it very difficult for me to eat, and also make me generally uncomfortable during the day. When …

I used to swear by Tylenol about a decade ago when I was using it to relieve a constant toothache that I couldn’t afford to take care of. It worked great, but I ended up forming a sort of resistance to it, and had to take more and more, …

Being blind without glasses or contact lenses is really bothersome. For the longest time, I wasn’t able to swim because I didn’t want to wear my contacts in the pool. I couldn’t go jogging as often as I wanted as well because if I wore my glasses than I’d …

I was working on a stressful and busy afternoon shift in the hospital. One of my colleague who was to work with me that day called in sick. So, I was left in charge with the whole emergency department. I was juggling from one patient to the next. I …

I have tried various brands of anti-hypertensive drugs for many months. I suffer from hypertension and I have recently discovered that the diuretic type of medication works best for me. But instead of settling on just one type of medication, I still do some experimenting every now and then …

Allergies and such seem to run in my family. I remember when I was a kid, going to the doctor with my mother and brother so he could be tested for allergic reactions, and it was so awful to watch them as they put fifty small slices into the …

Yesterday, we had to make a trip to Madison to have our infant daughter tested for Cystic Fibrosis (she didn’t have it). This meant a trip to the American Family Children’s Hospital; a trip I can honestly say I wasn’t looking forward to, both because of the reason and …

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 …

I like to travel a lot. I go to places where mostly people won’t go on their vacation. Hiking, mountaineering and river rafting are the things that I like to do when I go on a holiday. I never thought that in my recent adventure, I’d contract a deadly …

As a diabetic, I have a tendency to get many yeast infections. I saw this product at a health food store and wanted to give it a try. Yeast infections can be painful, miserable, and expensive to treat. This product is a spray that you use …