My son was sick a few weeks ago. He was running a fever and had a sore throat. I woke up with these symptoms the other day. One of the joys of motherhood is catching your child’s colds! I decided to take myself to our …

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. …

As I get headaches frequently I was going through a lot of Tylenol very quickly. I soon realized that Tylenol was indeed very expensive and so I decided that I would try another more economical version of Tylenol so that I could get the relief without the price.
Equate Extra …

Last June 21, 2008 I was rushed to Fatima Medical Center due to my right foot. I was engaged in a motorcycle accident and my toe needs to be stitched. The doctors and nurses staff were very accomodating and does help me instantly. It just took me less than …

When I was taking care of my grandmother, we needed a way to keep the medications that she was taking organized. It could get very confusing trying to figure out which medicines she was supposed to take in the mornings and afternoons and whether we had already given them …

I have taken Armour thyroid for years. This is the only medicine that has helped me. I am hypothyroid, overweight as a result, and can tell a huge difference if I have been off of it for a day due to the pharmacy not having it.
I was on synthroid, …

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 …

I had had some success taking the cvs brand of dairy aides and decided, since this was about the same price, at about $10 a bottle for 32 capsules. The cvs brand came with 120 but you had to take three at a time with every dairy product you …

I am on the Depo Provera shot, and I have been on it for almost two years. I don’t have insurance, so I go to the health department. My docter said she wants me two get on a different birth control in two more years. The reason she wants …

I am getting paranoid again with my clogged nose. Why? Because it often leads me to sore throat and other related ailments. And with the swine flu outbreak, I am really getting scared of being sick. So with this simple symptom, I decided to pop a medicine which is …

I am a very meticulous person and like each and everything in order. I do dislike summer as I not only perspire a lot but get itchy as well. Since, my childhood, I have applied many things to get rid of it but to no avail.
Now, that I am …

When I have to take medicine for any kind of aches and pains I like for that medicine to work fast. I do not like having to sit and wait for the medicine to kick in because then I’d start getting the idea that I should take more than …

My husband & I love to travel. By plane or long driving, we do it every holidays and weather permitting, every other weekend. I love seeing new places. I love trying out new things, I love spending time with my husband. What I don’t like is how bad I …

Advil is a well known over the counter medicine for pain relief and cold and sinus allergy relief. The active ingredient in Advil that relieves pain is ibuprofen, which is a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug. There are many other pain relievers that contain an active ingredient called acetaminophen, which can …

If you’re not into condoms but still want a birth control beyond “pulling out”, you might want to try Encare Spermicides as a birth control method.
The Encare tablets look like little bullets and are soft to the touch, almost like hard lotion. They are meant to be inserted …

When I was young, my dad used to swear by these. At the first sign of a cold of flu he’d ‘dose up’ on Beechams powders, and get himself to bed to get rid of it.
As a child,they are hard to take, so it wasn’t until recently that I …

I have been an allergy sufferer for over eight years and have been taking a daily allergy pill for almost as long. When I first heard about people using nasal cleansing pots to clean out their sinuses according to the traditional practice of Neti, I was more than skeptical. …

Imodium AD is a drug that has been something of a family secret in my friend for as long as I could remember. One of my uncle’s uses this all the time, he has used it since it has been very young and he loves the way that …

When it comes to menstrual pain I can deal with it for the most part. However there are those days where I can’t do enough to deal with them. Every now and then the pain gets really bad. It gets to the point where it is completely unbearable. I …

My eldest son is what’s commonly referred to as husky. He has a wide, broad trunk due to his kidney disease, and fleshy arms which he’s working on toning up with karate. In the meantime, he’s ten and headed into puberty complete with armpit hair. Unfortunately, he’s also got …

I have struggled to swallow tablets all my life, and murphey’s law, I suffer badly with headaches. My eye’s are a light colour, so anything can set off a headache like sunlight! I suffered without tablets for years until now.
Nurofen Meltlets. These are the best painkillers that I have …

First of all, I am not an Endocrinologist. I am a patient. I’ve been taking Synthroid for two years now since I had radio-ablative Iodine therapy for hyperthyroid from Graves’ disease. I am now having hypothyroid and will have it for the rest of my life. It is …

Along with Anadin Extra, I always keep a pack of Anadin Ibuprofen in the house just in case I need them.
Not only do they review pain, the relieve swelling and help to reduce temperature, so are perfect for flu and cold symptoms.
I find that they help to sweat out …

I use to get sick quite a lot, especially during the winter. I just hate this season to be honest, mainly because of the cold. One of the symptoms I have the most while being sick is having a runny nose, as well as having a sore throat. I …

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 …

I have tried this medication and found it to have a strange side effect. I get dizzy and feel very weak. I normally have to eat something quickly to start feeling better. I thought it may be too strong and running my blood sugar too low …

I have used a lot, and I do mean a lot of nasal sprays and decongestants. Both my husband and I have problems throughout the year with either having a cold or a sinus/allergy problem, and our symptoms are varying between us. I get the usual sinus symptoms such …

I have always been a firm user of Advil, I have no idea why this became my preference, maybe because this is just what I always had in my house and that is what my parents used. Since childhood I have never veered from this standard. Recently, when I …

I hate to admit it but despite exercising and eating healthy and doing everything you can possibly do in order to be at the top notch of health there are just certain times due to certain situations that will cause a painful condition known as urinary tract infection to occur. …

Being one of those people who tends to get sick more than three times during the fall and winter seasons, I am always trying out new cold and sinus medicine.
I tried out Mucinex DM last year. It did nothing for me. The box claimed that it would loosen …

Tylenol PM is not only a cure for the common headache, but for insomnia as well. I suffered with insomnia for about a year and I tried just about everything from holistic cures to prescription medications and Tylenol PM won hands down. The best part is you …

I self-medicate most of the time. I contract Tonsillitis a few times in a year and whenever I feel symptoms like: difficulty swallowing, fever and an inflamed throat upon inspection, I take Klavox 1 gram, as I have been given this medication in the past. Recently, I came down …

I am very sensitive to any type of drug or medicine, so I have to be careful when taking even over-the-counter varieties. Antihistamines can be tricky since typically they make you drowsy. For me - they practically render me unconscious. If I take a non-drowsy variety - such as …

My friend recently had the unfortuante experience of being bit by a spider and having a quite serious allergic reaction on his thigh causing immediate hardening of the area and fairly serious swelling. His physician prescibed Augmentin, a strong antibiotic, that I myself have used to battle chronic ear …

I have had osteoarthritis for many years. I take an anti-inflammatory medication twice a day. I try not to have to take narcotics for the pain so I tried extra-strength tylenol and it kind of helped but then I found the arthritis strength formula. It is a time release …

My dresser already looks like a mini home pharmacy as it is laden with all sorts of medication. When you have kids, this is pretty normal but for us, as an expatriate family, we often get different medicines depending on where we go. As such, I would have medications …

I don’t know where my red spots in my skin came from. It was really weird because they simply came out of nowhere. I had a few patches in my arms and they are just “red” but not itchy, unless I took notice and I scratch it. When the …

Ponstan is known as a tablet that you can use as pain killer. You can take Ponstan tablet when you have pain. For example, if you have real headache, you can take one tablet of ponstan to throw the pain away from your head. Or for women, sometimes when …

I tried out the contraceptive pill cenazette which was prescribed for me recently by my doctor. This pill was prescribed for me as I have high blood pressure and am not allowed to take any normal pill however the doctor told me this one was safe because it is …

When I was pregnant, I contracted some hemorrhoids which were very unpleasant. I needed a way to get rid of the hemorrhoids without causing problems for the baby. I didn’t want to take suppositories because I somehow thought that might be bad for the baby. I found Preparation H …

I was subjected to a set of diagnostic tests last year before my doctor was able to make a definitive diagnosis of my illness. Although my doctor had a good idea of what my illness was, he still wanted to make sure that he was making the correct diagnosis. …

Althea is the latest 21-cycle birth-control pill product released by the Trust Family Program (TFP), which also manufactures the Trust Pill, Daphne, and Lady. Althea is referred to as TFP’s “beauty pill” because it has the same formulation as that of the more expensive Diane-35.
I’ve started taking oral contraceptives …

I have been using this product for the past 5 years and this product had never let me down! I don’t use it on a daily basis though, but when I have breakouts, this is the only thing I can rely on. I have pretty decent skin. They just …

My mother is a huge Carmex fan. That is why when I started developing stress-related cold sores she recommended Carmex Medicated Lip Balm For Cold Sores. Although I am not necessarily a Carmex fan, I was willing to try this product to get rid of the embarrassing cold …

The Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa Sore Throat Syrup comes in a ten fluid ounce bottle and sells for thirteen dollars. I buy the honey loquat flavored variety. This is the only medication that I take nowadays when I wake up with a sore throat. I’ve tried a number …

Because I was diagnosed with having Irritable Bowel Syndrome several months ago, I remained in constant battle with this illness. I would often feel the urgency for bowel movement wherever I am, also I would get this feeling of inability to completely evacuate the entire stool and as well …

I first booked in for a routine appointment with Specsavers last year, and got first class treatment there. My mum was also having a routine appointment and had been with them for years and she also got the same treatment. We were both treated by friendly staff from the …

I’ve been going to Dr. Zinni since I was in elementary school, and I still prefer to come back whenever I’m in town and need to go to the doctor. He’s great for patients without insurance, he listens to his patients, and you can typically schedule an appointment on …

I hate to admit it, but I’ve taken a lot of medications over the course of the last year, for a variety of problems that have been popping up like weeds in my body. Some of the most recurring problems I have are congestion due to allergies, but then …

I use to have ulcers which got cured. What did not get cured was the burning acid reflux which I get from my esophagus. After trying Zantac, Tagmanet and taking handfuls of tums, my doctor finally prescribed Prevacid.
Prevacid is a serious medication, and you have to follow the directions …