Last week, I went to my endocrinolgist/ diabetic specialist for another check-up. This time, after some blood works, she corrected the diagnosis given to me by my first doctor. She said I have type 2 diabetes and not type 1. For quite some time now, I am on Metformin and …

I’ve used Equate Triple Antibiotic Ointment for years. The ointment has come in handy many times when my children experienced minor cuts, insect stings and mild burns. The ointment sooths immediately and works well when applied to the gauze portion of a bandaid. You then just wrap the bandaid …

This is a spray that relieves sore throats. It comes in a clear plastic spray bottle with colored liquid inside. You can choose from different flavors.
I’ve used this spray for as long as I can remember. It relieves the pain associated with sore throats instantly by numbing the throat. …

I recently had to get a five day course of IV steroids at the outpatient Infusion Center. Each infusion lasted anywhere from an hour to an hour and a half. Treatment areas were equipped with TV, DVD player, and magazines. There were also coffee, tea, juice, …

Seroquel is a medication that can be used as a seditive in lower doses. In lower doses it is also more commonly being prescribed by doctors as a sleep aide for individuals who battle falling asleep at night. My own physician recently told me to try taking …

I do not know if their is any woman out there that can stand a yeast infection but I can not. They drive me crazy literally, and I lose my mind whenever I do get one. It is like I can not function regularly because of all of the …

Intercon Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc. was recommended by my mother, when I had to have my blood tested, as ordered by my dermatologist. Only positive feedbacks were said about Intercon, coming from my mom. All of these were proven right. Intercon is located in Binondo, Manila; a place two rides …

Curb Your Cravings
Imagine one of those patches. You know, the kind that you stick on your arm, leg or back to curb your smoking. Now imagine that same patch, only this time, it is used to curb your hunger.
Does your head hurt? Mine does after banging it against …

I think that Advil is one of the best pain relievers & reducers. It is the only one that will take my headaches away the fastest. Other pain relievers and reducers will take them away but they take a while. Not only that but sometimes they don’t help at …

My mother recently told me about a product that she tried on her bad back called Mineral Ice Topical Analgesic Pain Relieving Gel. The reason she mentioned this was because I suffer from neck and shoulder pain. Sometimes my neck and shoulder pain is so bad, that I can …

I originally bought this for my husband’s allergies. However, in looking for other kinds of decongestants, I have become more impressed with this product.
It doesn’t contain any drugs at all. Nor does it contain any preservatives. I never thought about the preservatives until I was looking …

Biofreeze Pain Relieving Gel is a great analgesic gel that can be applied directly to the source of pain through the skin. It is great for use on muscular pains or joint pains such as arthritis or strained muscles and gives good effective pain relief.
This medicine comes in …

Xanax is a wonderful tool for reducing anxiety. It can be used to help sleep and even as a muscle relaxant. I suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder and started out taking Xanax to manage my symptoms. Now I take a different anti-anxiety in conjuction with other …

I’ve been taking the combined pill for the last ten years and have tried two types: Microgynon 30 and Femodette. I found that with Microgynon I put on a little weight, felt more flat then usual and would have ’spotting’ if I missed a pill accidentally, which didn’t make …

Stomach ache, and gastric problem is very common in many people, and I also face that kind of problem, especially when I eat too much, I really feel pain in my stomach, and also sometimes I suffer from gas problems. So, I took an advice from my physician, and …

I have tried this tube of Retin-A Vitamin A Micro Gel since I had a few pimples and scars on my face, it’s said that this is really good for acne scars because it prevents future breakouts and causes clogged pores to loosen. I had the 0.1% strength as …

Target has a maximum strenght nightime sleep aid. It is a diphenhydramine based sleep aid that I take when I am having difficultysleeping. This sleep aid comes in a bottle with 32 softgels. Eeach capsule contains 50 mg of diphenhydramine.
I find going to sleep to …

I think Trosyd, Tioconazole works just as well as Canesten Cream. I used this just some few weeks ago when I noticed the sudden growth of ringworm on my very corner of my right lips. It was so itchy and the skin was turning quite lofty, with …

Alka Seltzer has been a familiar product to me ever since I can remember. I can remember my father taking Alka Seltzer thirty years ago. That familiar plopping sound of the Alka Seltzer tablets into a glass of cold water, and the the fizzing sound. I …

Effexor remains one of the more prescribed anti-depressants on the market and for many it has proven to have mixed results. Yes, there will be those individuals who will rave about how effexor had changed their lives and allowed them to experience a major turn around in terms of …

Sinus problems are a big issue in our household. Though my husband had managed to escape these problems for the most part, me and my children (who are teenagers) seem to constantly be experiencing congestion of some sort or another. I moved form Arkansas to Michigan about eight years …

Having a sore throat can make me feel really down and out. I hate dealing with the sharp pains that make it uneasy for me to swallow. I hate also that scratchy feeling that always makes swallowing anything feel weird anyway. I think that sore throats not only hurt, …

When my cholesterol got really high due to a thyroid problem, my doctor’s first plan was to put me on a statin drug. I tried it, and had a very bad reaction to the drug, and refused to take another statin.
As an alternative choice, he offered me …

I enjoyed eating Japanese sushi and sashimi. Over the weekends, I had a little too much of them and as a result suffered from mild indigestion. There was a lot of wind in my stomach and that made me very uncomfortable. Occasionally, I would also let out air in …

I have year round allergies mostly due to dust mites. I have problems with sneezing, running nose, plugged ears, itchy red eyes, and bags under my eyes. I have been taking Claritin for three months now, and I actually think my symptoms have gotten much worse. I have been …

Karri family clinic that claims that it treats people,not diseases is not true. In my experience, it is a place where people are cheated. Situated in the Tampines Central community clinic, it would impress anyone on first looks and the patient caring approach of Dr.Leslie Tay.
On two or …

I have stomach problems sometimes and I need quick relief from it since at times it can get pretty bad. Recently I was looking in the cupboard where medical supplies are kept for anything that might help my stomach, but the only thing I found was a product called …

My fiance was recently admitted to Home Hospital overnight and I couldn’t be happier with the service we received here. Along with St. Elizabeth, Home Hospital is part of the Arnett medical system here in Lafayette, and accepts all major insurance companies.
When we arrived at the hospital with …

I came here with my parents when my mom got sick. I was entirely unfamiliar with this place and didn’t know what to expect. From the outside, the building looked grand, surrounded by lush greenery -naturally, being located on top of a hill- and a wide parking spot. Getting …

Simvistatin is a cholesterol-lowering prescription medication that my husband was prescribed, along with Zocor, by his doctor at the VA. Together, they appeared to have caused him joint and leg muscle problems., as well as lowered libido. His doctor pretty much disregarded my husband when he described …

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 …

My wife is suffering from mild piles for quite a long time. We don’t want to go for surgery. I had previously given her Himalaya Pilex, but the result was not satisfactory. A herbal medicine expert suggested me to try Patanjali Divy Arshkalp Vati. I have recently used many …

I have fibromyalgia and have been treated with the drug amitriptyline for many years, both to help me sleep and to calm some of the nerve pain symptoms.
When I was going through a periods where my symptoms were a bit worse than usual, my doctor decided to take me off …

This is the second cough syrup I have tried from Sainsbury’s own brand and, just like the other one, this works really well. It is called —˜Sainsbury’s Glycerin Honey & Lemon Cough Syrup’ and it is intended to relief a tickly cough and a sore throat. I …

Compund W fast acting gel wart remover is a great product. It works quickly, is easy to apply and priced nicely. The gel is so much nicer that the liquid acid which runs all over the wart and onto the surrounding skin. The gel stays exactly …

During the course of my previous anti-diabetic medication, I encountered this pulsating headache that was very hard to deal with. I couldn’t sleep well at night. I couldn’t eat and even perform my daily tasks because of this side effect! I was absolutely infuriated with this and decided to …

When you are a mother like me with two kids and a busy day to day schedule you realize really quick that its important to have the right kind of products on hand for when your kids get sick. I don’t like giving my kids medication if I can …

I thought this medicine was exclusively for arthritis but I did not know that it is a pain reliever.
I have a chronic allergic rhinitis. I had a stupid doctor ( EENT ) who just prescribes me with medicine( anti-histamine ) every time I complain about my condition. He did …

My doctor started prescribing Topamax for me to help prevent and reduce the frequency of my migraines in 2004. This was about a year or so before Topamax was officially approved for the prevention of migraines; it started out as a seizure medication. I was reluctant to start on …

I had a prenatal check up two weeks ago and the assistant of the doctor (I am not sure who she is but I know she is not the in-charge or the doctor) prescribed me ferrous and folic acid. I asked her what is the best supplement. And she …

This review of Chloraseptic Throat Spray goes hand in hand with my review of the antibiotic EES that I took when I had strep throat. The Chloraseptic Throat Spray was also in my cache of remedies for the strep throat episode as well. For a little background …

I’m assumed, by the name of the product, that it was like a generic TheraFlu cold medicine. Walgreens is infamous for barely changing the names of things to pawn it off as their own, but honestly, I’ll take it if it means I’m saving even a little bit of …

My wife has used Himalaya Pilex for more than one month. Her piles had resurfaced recently after being idle for few years. She was seeing blood during bowel movement. And, there was unbearable pain. I had already used many medicines on her with or without recommendation of a doctor, …

Weekends can be very damaging for the throat. The smoke of tobacco, having to shout over the loud music, or drinking very cold drinks have made me end up completely voiceless the following day.
One of those times my throat was hurting a lot, so I went to the pharmacy …

Our house is just about ready for repairs, so my husband and I went in and looked at the stuff to be taken care of. It has not been repaired for about 6 months and no one as living in it, so the dust and the pests were all …

I was diagnosed by my OB that I have a Polycystic features in my ovary. This was the result of my ultrasound exam. My OB told me that partly the reason for this is stress and my weight gain. She said that we need to treat and …

I get bloating and stomach gas quite often so I rely on simethicone products to help relieve this symptom and found a tablet which contained a high dosage of the aforementioned simethicone. I was quite disappointed when I was having a hard time getting the other product so I …

I don’t like pain killers because I am always afraid to become addicted to them but also that after some time I would need higher amount of it to kill the pain. So I prefer using gels than pills.
Yesterday I left the house and it wasn’t raining so I …

The most well known form of Hormone Replacement Therapy comes in a tiny pill form of Premarin. This particular drug is used to take away many of the symptoms of menopause for women between the ages of 40 and 55. My mother was plagued with hot flashes, …

When my child was really young and had nasal congestion, I tried the Little Noses Stuffy Nose Kit on her, and I hated it so much that I never bought another kit. I did like the drops, however, but felt that the extra cost for the entire kit …