I have always wanted to own a pet. But my allergy stops me from owning one. Recently, I made up my mind and decided to buy one from the pet store. It’s a cute female Shih Tzu that’s 3 months old. Since I only rent a small condominium, I …

I used this over the counter prenatal vitamins during my first pregnancy before my doctor gave me a prescription for prenatal vitamins and I should say it was pretty good. It was composed of 2 tablets to take once a day, one as a multivitamin and the other one …

Certain foods react badly with me and any foods that are red, orange, or yellow, spicy or acidic. If I consume them, I will get heartburn. since I became hypoglycemic, I;ve pretty much eliminated most of the offending foods, but I still can;t say no to a …

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 …

Like many people, I’ve had anxiety attacks. It can be very uncomfortable to get these attacks. It makes you feel frighened even if there is no reason for it. For those of you who get them, you know how uncomfortable these attacks can make you feel. I …

I wanted to write about my experience with Chantix tablets, known as varenicline. I have been a smoker since my late teens. I quit cold turkey when I was pregnant but trying to quit cold turkey on any other occasion was always a battle that I lost. Over the …

I have a problem with getting really dizzy when it comes to flying. There is nothing worse than that feeling of complete dizziness when it comes to flying. I like to travel so I had to find something that I could take that is effective and safe. A …

This product was very cheap (about $5) at my local Wal-Mart store. I have recently started taking various vitamins and supplements during the past several months. Even though initially I did not expect for these products to have much of an impact on my body and the …

I have struggled with severe allergies from a young age. Every year, I dread the changes in the weather season since they tend to be marked by watery eyes, a sore throat, and a runny nose. Even though my allergy symptoms tend to be almost unbearable, I …

I believe some of you ever heard about Purol brand. In my own country, Purol is a known brand that make powder for allergic skin. But in Europe, we can also find Purol ointment.
I always have this product in the house. One of my kid often get allergic reaction …

I woke up on March 14, 2011 and found my husband with his hand on his abdominal. I asked him what was wrong and he said that he had a horrible pain on his stomach. I quickly showered, dressed and called my job telling them that I …

I was put on Valium as a daily pill to help control my anxiety. I was to take it once a day, unfortunately I do not remember the dosage but I believe it was the lowest dosage available. The first time I took it I realized that it made …

When my nieces and nephews get diarrhea, the doctor usually tells them to drink plenty of Gatorade to prevent dehydration. I never really thought it worked, until I tried it myself. I had a bout of diarrhea and I was in and out of the bathroom. I thought putting …

I have been diagnosed with GERD and have taken a proton pump inhibitor daily for about four years now. Occasionally, I have what is called “breakthrough reflux” which is a period where for some reason, my prescription medication is not taking care of the problem.
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No matter how many precautions I take regarding my health, I always spend each winter suffering from severe cold and flu outbreaks. Because I cannot afford to be slowed down by illness, I rely on Vicks VapoRub Nasal Decongestant/Cough Suppressant.
Vicks VapoRub Nasal Decongestant/Cough Suppressant has been one of …

Everybody loves candy, not everybody loves to take medicine however. But Tums has made it easy for both adults and kids to enjoy taking medicine, what’s better is that these tasty antacids do have flavours and lots of colours as well! It has such flavors as orange, grape, and …

When this product first caught my eye at the Safeway supermarket a couple of months ago, I wondered where it had been all these years. And the fact that it said “original” on the label really threw me off.
How could someone like me who has been fanatical about …

It is fairly common knowledge that you can find just about anything, and order it off of the internet. One thing that I did not realize until recently, was that you can acutally order sperm. Yes, now women who want to have babies but do not have …

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 …

When I worked the night shift, I needed something to help me stay awake during the last couple of hours but I didn’t want to rely on sugary drinks to do it. I decided to try No Doz Maximum Strength Caplets to see if they would help me stay …

Cefoxim dry syrup which is available as Cefuroxime Axetil for Oral suspension USP is very good Antitussive for dry cough and cold. It gives intant relief from throat pain and its effect is generally long lasting than other antitussives and expectorants available in the market. However it falls under …

I was in the grocery store with my boyfriend and he looked at me, said your eyeballs are really red, and asked if I was okay. I was like yes, but my allergies are acting up and my eyes will not stop watering. So, he headed over to the …

Around last year this time, I sprained my ankle while wearing new high heels I had just recently bought because they looked really really cute and were on sale for a great price. Now, the reason why I sprained my ankle was because number one, I am close to six …

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 …

Quite a month ago my little girl complained about her skin itching her and led to redness of her skin, I took her to the family doctor for a check up and the doctor gave a the cause of the itching and redness on her body,it was a …

I chose to have my first child born in this hospital simply because that was were I was born,but I will never go there again,and do not recommend it to anyone.
After giving birth to my son,my uterus was not contracting as it should have because my bladder was so …

I have been taking birth control pills for a long time. I quit taking them when my husband and I wanted to have a child. After we had our child I developed rheumatoid arthritis. I had to take medicines that could cause serious birth defects. …

I had such awful vision that I couldn’t make it from the bedroom to the bathroom without my glasses. I had been going to several optometrists in town until I was referred to Peter Rhee ophthalmologist at Marshfield Clinic. Just the thought of surgery scares …

When I was at the peak of my hyperglycemia, without me knowing it, yeast infection had always been my problem. I used Monistat 3 Vaginal Antifungal 3-Day Treatment Combination Pack to relieve the external itching and irritation. This is cheap, it just cost me $15 or so . The …

At 60 years of age, I had recently been diagnosed with Diabetes Type 2 with a count over 400, with normal being around 100. Wanting to quickly lower my number, my doctor finally had prescribed Janumet 50/1000 MG for me twice a day (morning and at night) after I …

In the hustle and bustle of daily life, there are many pains that we can come into contact with. Some of these are minor, such as a basic headache or fever which does not hinder much of our daily routine other than being a minor annoyance. Of course, if …

There are a number of medications freely available for purchase without a prescription in drug stores and grocery stores that are designed to ease the symptoms and discomfort associated with cold sores. Generally, these medications aren’t cheap. The Releev 1-Day Cold Sore Symptom Treatment medication, for example, runs for …

A lot of my friends are quite sick at the moment. It seems that there is a virus in circulation. In the past weeks, I always felt that I will be sick or am on the verge of being sick. I think that it is also partly due to …

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. …

Three of my children have been born at Mountain View Hospital in Las Vegas, and overall I can honestly say that I was pleased with how the labor and delivery unit treats pregnant/postpartum women. There are many things I liked about labor and delivery at this hospital. …

When I get a bad cough and other symptoms of getting ill, I like to take something that will be soothing to make me feel better. Someone mentioned to me that they liked using Theraflu to help ease cold and cough symptoms. I decided that I had nothing to …

Last week was the worst for me because the weather changed so drastically that my sinuses were not able to adjust thus causing me to get sick. Apparently I wasn’t the only one having a hard time adjusting to the change in weather because when I went to Wal-Mart …

During one of my routine official travels, I suddenly started experiencing symptoms of cold and cough (continuous sneezing, blocked nose) and this was making me very uncomfortable. Since I was on a move, it was difficult to see a physician immediately for any medication. This is when one of …

I always love products that are a rip-off of name brand products because the name of them crack me up. This one was obviously based on the Robitussin formula. And, ultimately, I didn’t care if it was a name brand product or not, so long as it worked and …

Ever since I lost 11 pounds of my weigh, my health started to deteriorate. I always appear tired and my eyes look like I am really sick. They lack shine in them. I was introduced to Women’s Formula Vitamin Tablets by a friend who swears by them. I was afraid …

Due to a minor accident in the kitchen, I suffered burns on my right hand - which was terribly painful. Even after applying an antiseptic cream on my burns- the burning sensation was making me go crazy. To make matters worse- my skin started peeling off- giving way to …

About 10 years ago I experienced my first panic attack. My heart was racing and I felt like I just need to leave and leave immediately. Since that time, I have had several panic attacks and now suffer from claustrophobia, agoraphobia, and social anxiety.
I went to a Dr. finally …

Methylprednisolone (brand names include Medrol) is a steroid prescribed for the treatment of inflammation, and normally taken orally as a series of tablets. It is frequently used in the treatment of arthritis and inflammatory respiratory conditions like asthma and bronchitis.
I have taken methylprednisolone tablets several times when asthma-related …

I have been taking my kids to see Dr. Elena Chinn at Rockwall Pediatrics since my first child was born three and a half years ago. Dr. Pflieger is the other doctor in the building and my kids have seen him a few times but I prefer Dr. Chinn. …

Tramadol (Ultram)
Tramadol (Ultram)
Tramadol is used to treat moderate to severe pain. Tramadol extended-release is used to treat moderate to severe chronic pain when treatment is needed around the clock. My doctor prescribed me some of this medicine in 50mg tablets. I have a knee that throbs from time to …

I started taking a generic version of Paxil (Paroxetine HCL) my second semester of college. I wasn’t adjusting well and having a pretty rotten view of life. My doctor started me on 10mg of Paroxetine for a week, then doubled the dosing. I did not have any negative side …

I have suffered from chronic sinus problems for years, in that they often will not drain and frequently become infected. Over the years I have tried many nasal sprays including prescription and over the counter. Nothing worked really well and usually they smelt terrible and left me with a …

When I was diagnosed with diabetes, I had a terrible experience dealing with the side effects of the first drug that my doctor prescribed me. It gave me these frequent headaches that were very hard to deal with even with analgesics. So I asked my doctor if he could …

After contracting a cold, I decided to try Sinex decongestant nasal spray.
I had tried Vicks active Defence, but it was horrible and didn’t help at all, so I was hoping that Sinex would be better. And it was.
It really does help unblock you when you are feeling bunged up. …

When I suffered severe anti-anxiety attacks several years ago, I was prescribed Xanax (along with another medication). I initially took five milligrams of Xanax up to four times per day. The medication was absolutely wonderful in curbing my anxiety attacks; however, it made me very sleepy. At …