Diphenhydramine HCI(Hydrocloride), is an antihistamine used for allergy relief. It is marketed under many different brand names. The version that I am reviewing is the Target brand. The cost of the medication was pretty reasonable for a bottle of 100. The pills themselves are a small mini-caplet size are …

Pro-Poxy is the generic name for the pain killer Darvocet. I was prescribed it after a particularly painful wisdom teeth extraction.
When I first had the surgery done, I was given the narcotic painkiller Vicadin. For anyone who doesn’t know, Vicadin is heavy stuff. It knocks you out, or at …

Recently while working on the computer, my eyes suddenly started feeling itchy and scratchy —“ especially in the corners close to the nose. Initially I felt that it was just another itch and so kept neglecting it for the some days. But when I found that the itching had …

I have this white spots in my face called vitiligo and my dermatologist prescribed Clobetasol Cream for it. My dermatologist sold me a generic cream of her own formulation and I have been putting it on my face everyday for the last six months. Despite my diligence, I have …

I used to work as a bartender and allergies would kill me in the spring. Especially because the bar I worked at would open the front of the bar letting all of the spring pollen inside.
A friend of mine told me about Loratadine 10mg for my allergies. It …

For roughly the past few weeks, our apartment has been a mini-pharmacy thanks to my husband’s annual cold and congestion and my allergies that spring into action every spring when for some odd reason ALL the pine trees release their yellow poison in waves and waves of golden dust pollen. …

Based off of my previous bad experience with TheraFlu Cold and Sore Throat Hot Liquid I was more that a little skeptical as to whether TheraFlu Flu, Cold & Cough Medicine would work. I had come down with a really bad cold smack dab in the middle of a …

I am currently on this form of birth control. So far, Nuva Ring seems to be fine for me, but I have to give it a few more months to be absolutely sure. Nuvarings, in my opinion, are a mixed blessing. Yes, it doesn’t give me …

I hate dealing with a cough, especially when I have already gotten over my cold. It seems that while I will feel much better, the cough lingers around to torture me for a while. When I have this problem and I am tired of taking cough syrups, I purchase …

My four year old son keeps getting prescribed Singulair chewable tablets every time his allergies act up. I give them to him like I am supposed to, one tablet every morning, but they really do not seem to help much at all. He still gets a stopped up nose …

There are many remedies for a sore throat, and Strepsils is one of them.
Not only in winter, in spring too, due to alergies, we can end up with a sore throat too.
It comes in a box with 24 pills, and the way to take them is to suck them …

Being reactive hypoglycemic (low blood sugar), I have to plan my whole day around food. Food tends to control me, so that I cannot go anywhere without snacks in my bag, or else I would not be able to go anywhere (my having to eat every 2 to …

I used to suffer yeast infections in the mouth every now and then, and to the point that sometimes. It occurs when I least expect it, or when I take too much antibiotics because of another disease I had.
Sometimes cases of my disease was mild, but it …

Due to a terrible back pain I was having a lot of issues moving around and even getting sleep. It seemed like no matter what position I was in my back was aching. It was to the point that I didn’t even want to move because the pain was …

Since I suffer from severe low back pain, often times I have a hard time moving and most especially a hard time sleeping. I have seen the use of Lagaflex in patients complaining with back pains and muscle pains but I never knew that it also aids in sleeping …

I have two boys in the fifth grade. It’s embarrassing to say, but sometimes they forget to lift the toilet seat when they urinate, and they spray the seat. Not a cool thing to sit down on when you’re in a hurry. As a result, our family has instituted …

Hello friends, I am a mother of 3 little cute children. When my second son was just a baby he used to have some teething problems. The teething problems are those problems, which the babies normally face at the time when the new teeth, appears in their …

About a year ago, I was at a Holistic Festival at a nearby trade center, and there was a gentleman there selling Emu Oil products. I’ve never really read or heard much about Emu Oil or its properties, so I stopped to talk to him a bit about it. …

In my experience, Paroxetine (also known as Paxil), is not a medication that I would strongly recommend. It is used for the treatment of depression, anxiety, ocd, and panic disorder. Being on a dose of 20 mgs is not very high, but it’s where my experience lies. …

Due to the attack of severe cold- I was left feeling totally uncomfortable. My nose seemed blocked and I was finding it hard to breathe, but what made the situation even worse was my incessant coughing —“which would sometimes me just out of breath. Although I happened to be …

I recently had a serious allergic reaction resulting in severe cramps and diarrhea, nausea, swollen and itching eyes/face, dizziness, and generally being scared out of my wits.
When I realized what was going on (I’ve had this before) I immediately called for someone to take me to the …

It’s an easy thing for me to say that I’ve suffered from allergies for many years and that I’ve tried just about every solution either prescribed by a doctor or found and purchased over-the-counter. I get your basic symptoms which include an itchy mouth and throat, itchy and watery …

Vicks has been a staple in my life ever since I was a little girl and my mother used to lather that goop vapor rub all over my chest when I was feeling bad. It’s a trustworthy company and product line, so when I saw the Vicks Formula 44 …

Unfortunately for me it is very easy to get a yeast infection. These infections can be both painful and irritating at a level 10. I try my best to treat symptoms before they get too intense and unbearable, but I am not always successful. Once the symptoms are very …

I am allergic to wasp, bee, hornet and yellow jackets stings. Whenever I am bitten, I apply ice immediately. If no ice is applied and I am bitten on the foot, in 30 minutes time my affected foot will swell to two times its normal size. …

I have been on Methotrexate about 5 years. It was prescribed for me because I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. There came a time I was fed up with the various medicines I was taking, so in an act of defiance I just stopped taking all my Rheumatoid Arthritis meds.
I …

I have had a cavity in my back right tooth for a short while. I haven’t gotten it taken care of because of lack of health insurance. I didn’t know what I could use for the pain. I was taking pain killers, but I was looking for something to …

Every once in a while I will exercise too hard and strain my back muscles. It is very painful and it is often when I reach for some Advil and a heating pad. However, sometimes I do not have the luxury of a heating pad so I have …

I was having severe throat pain 2 months ago associated with cough, colds and fever. It was really already making me weak. Because of this I decided to be absent from work to have some bed rest.
When my mom heard that I was sick, she sent me Levex …

Acne can be a difficult time for teens and even later for adults. My teen had some problems with acne. I decided to try the NeoStrata NeoCeuticals Acne Spot Treatment Gel on her. You can target the specific acne spot that you want. I liked …

I use Andol in different occassions, when have the inflammation of muscles due to hard work or using continuously the same muscle, when I have high fever but not that high that it could mean a desease, with headaches. I remember this pill since I was a child and …

I have on again off again allergies and recently had to go to the doctor due to an allergic reaction I had to something in the environment around me. Usually I am able to take Claritin that you can purchase without a prescription and take care of my problems …

I’m pretty sure there couldn’t be anything worse than watching or caring for a child that’s sick. I don’t have kids of my own, but I take care of my godchildren a lot, or used to when they were younger, and so I have a good idea how to …

This is one of my favorite and goes to medicine whenever I have stomach issues. I probably have the weakest stomach in the whole wide world. I have really super powerful and active metabolism. I must eat right on time and that means eating every 4 hours. If I miss …

I was diagnosed of having Kidney Stone last 2011. In my urinalysis, a huge amount of RBC or blood has seen in my urine. I also felt severe pain in the lower left quadrant of my stomach. The Doctor did not advise me to take any drugs as the …

Heel is the name of the company, though I’m not sure it’s catchy at all. Every time I see a product by this company, I always end up thinking that there’s no way this company has anything at all to do with medicine and more to do with foot …

Psychological reasons like the lost of your husband or wife, a family member, friends or other problems that give you some fear can cause many trouble in your life.
Paroxitine Eg is a good medicine to feel you better. It doesn’t work immediately, it takes at least 3 weeks before …

Chantix is a prescription medication used to help patients quit smoking. I had smoked for about 20 years, and was ready to quit. Even though I was not a heavy smoker, only about 4-5 cigarettes per day, I still found it quite difficult to break the smoking …

Trimox CV dry syrup was prescribed to my youngest son for the treatment of wounds on his head. It is actually a powerful antibiotic which quicken the wound healing process apart from keeping off any possibility of spreading of infection. He had three wounds on the head and when we …

Premarin is a medication for menopause.It is the worst feeling in the world to be hot when everyone around you is cool and calm.
Premarin has many benifits.It protects the bones keep the heart safe prevents vaginal dryness,and a host of other things,but a lot of women take it for …

Anyone who’s had Buckley’s cough syrup knows it tastes awful and it works.
I bought the Jack & Jill Syrup for my kids because if they even see the adult bottle, they are ready to weep!
I have been using it on my kids and like that it’s an expectorant rather …

I highly recommend Philippine General Hospital Psychiatry Department to all those encountering problems with depression, insomnia, psychizophrenia and other mental disorders. Recently my family encountered a problem with my father, he was having problem with his sleep and so much unnecessary thoughts were bombarding his mind.This made us worried …

I have been using my Littmann Classic II Stethoscope in my medical practice as a physician for more than 4 years now and I can really say that it is indeed a great help for me in examining patients and arriving into the right diagnosis for each case I …

One product that I am very familiar with is Icy Hot Medicated Patches. I used this product quite a bit while playing sports and always had decent results. They are readily available at any walmart or drug store and are a great way to relieve sore muscles or even …

So I have to admit I was a little hesitant to try a product that called it’s nose spray an “irrigation kit”. I had these sudden visions of a compulsively runny nose which I would have to keep plugged with tissue all day to keep it under control and, …

My wisdom teeth are still growing in. As they grow in the break through part of my gums and cause a considerable amount of pain. I have found that ambesol works very well at relieving that pain. The small tube fits pretty well inside my mouth, I squeeze a …

Xanax is a drug use to treat anxiety disorders, panic attacks and anxiety from depressions. This drug is so effective and can be habit-forming that is why it can only be bought with prescriptions.
Months ago I was diagnosed with depression and I became paranoid and had anxiety attacks several …

When I was a little bit younger I started getting really bad head aches. I went to the doctor and they told me that I had migraine headaches. Now it turns out the migraines were being caused by a benign tumor in my neck that was effecting my blood …

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 …

I have have been dealing with rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia for several years now. There seems to be a fair amount of treatments for the rheumatoid arthritis but, not a lot of treatments for fibromyalgia. I did try Cymbalta, a fairly new drug, for the fibromayalgia a …