This is one of my mother’s finds for my nieces and nephews when she visited California last year. Our family has always stayed away from antibiotics as much as possible, and when my mom saw one of her friends giving Children’s Tylenol to one of her grandkids, my mother …

I have been using deionized colloidal silver as sold online or in many health food stores for about 6 months. I take 2 tbsp. a day as a vitamin supplement, and I apply it topically with cotton swabs to the insides of my toes for my athlete’s foot. I …

In the last 3 weeks, my youngest child has been complaining that her eyes are hurting and was demanding that she sees an ophthalmologist. I checked her medical records and indeed, saw that it is time for the annual check-up. Alas, medical appointments here have to be made well …

Several years ago I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. I have tried many different medicines to help with different symptoms. One I have stayed with, from the beginning, has been Tizanidine.
Tizanidine is a muscle relaxant. I have a lot of pain associated with the …

With the advent of winter, my skin started showing signs of dryness. What made my situation even worst was the fact that this dryness gave way to minor cuts formed in between my fingers. These cuts seemed to be rather painful and made me rather uncomfortable. Also the fact …

I suffer from insomnia quite frequently (in fact, its 4 am and the fact that I’m typing this at this time proves it!) and I have been looking for an over the counter sleep aid. I recently tried Rite Aid Sleep Gel. These are blue gel pills that …

The winter cold was affecting my right ear and it felt really plugged up to me. I visited my Doctor, who wrote me a prescription for ear drops, but when I got to the Pharmacy they told me it wasn’t covered by my drug plan and would cost $37. …

Zicam Cold Remedy was recommended by a good friend who swears by this treatment. She said that if you use Zicam at the beginning of a cold, Zicam will reduce and eliminate symptoms within a day. I don’t get colds very often, but when I do, I cannot afford …

My wife was complaining of urinary tract infection at regular interval. The urine culture test followed by antibiotics used to be followed. Later, doctor advised us to go through whole abdomen ultrasound which we did. The result was little bit shocking and worrying. She had stones in both of her …

Most ladies suffer from menstrual cramps or dysmenorrheal pains. I have a friend who looks pale and irritated during her menstruation. She had several reproductive health check-ups and there’s something wrong with the formation of uterus that causes her dysmenorrhea. And can only be minimized when she’ll have a …

I have taken Paxil on and off for many years.I was given this medication for depression.I have always had tremors of the entire body.During the time I was taking Paxil I was not aware of all the major side affects of this drug.
Most of what I have learned about …

My elder brother who is fighting brain tumor stage IV has complained about muscle stiffness. I visited neuro physician and discuss this new problem. The doctor first asked me to get blood test done for Valproate Toxicity. The blood test result indicated the existence of this toxicity.
Well, my …

Since I have started using Equate medicine products, I have become rather satisfied at how much better they work when compared with name brands such as Tylenol or Advil. One day I had come down with a cold–bad coughing, sore throat, the works–and when I went to Wal-Mart to …

This is one of the essential first aid items that should always present in our medicine cabinet. My family and I have been using this for some time now and we still continue to patronize it because of its effectiveness in treating minor cuts and burns. I love how …

Stresstabs is probably the best thing you can take if you suffer from stress and anxiety; depression due to imbalance or chronic colds/flu etc. Stresstabs are stock full of vitamins. In the summer of 09 I experienced extreme anxiety and stress which caused me to become slightly depressed. I …

I rushed myself to the hospital as I was showing signs of severe dehydration. My condition gradually deteriorated. It has been 24 hours that I have been manifesting symptoms like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea with soft, watery and mucous-filled stools, I appeared to be in constant abdominal pain, and I …

This particular drugstore company is for me one of the best here in the city of Dumaguete, Philippines. Well at least the other branch along Perdices street, I thought. This is so because if I go downtown, it’s really the place I buy my medicines …

This is one strange product, I’ll say, because it was so unexpected to find. I’ve always thought of Icy Hot products as something you use for sore muscles and things like that and never once attributed it with a cough suppressant. It kind of makes me think that Icy …

I just had my wisdom tooth surgery a few weeks ago. After the extraction, my dentist asked me to gargle with a warm salt water solution or a mouthwash. I opted to gargle with a mouthwash, then my mom bought me a Betadine 1% Oral Antiseptic Solution Gargle. Although …

In our household, there should always be pain-reliever medicines. My dad for one always complains of back pains, shoulders pains, etc. but almost all of us in the family usually suffer from really bad headaches. I for one don’t experience it much but when I do, it’s something that …

The doctor put my husband on this before it went OTC. He uses it daily and has no gastric disturbances at all now. He used to sit up in pain every night. I do not like to take medication regularly so only take it when needed. Even though all …

As a child, I was lucky enough to not battle ear infections. As an adult, however, after several pregnancies, I have suffered from countless bouts with both inner and outer ear infections. Let me tell you first hand, they are no joke. They are extremely painful …

I first heard this product from my female officemate, and according to her it doesn’t have much effect on her. No results. No improvements. I became curious so I tried.
At the first month, she was right. There are really no visible effects. But I found this gel capsule …

I am a contact lens wearer. Although I don’t have problem with my eyes, i wear contacts (colored) just to be different. Problem is, when I am using type of lens with lower water content (like only 35% water and the rest is polymer), my eyes can feel tired …

Aleve is an excellent pain killer for just about any pain in your body from menstrual cramps to knee cramps. Aleve also helps after surgery to reduce the pain dramatically. I personally use Aleve for my ongoing headaches and occasional migraines and to cut down on cramps. …

For over the counter medicine we trust Mercury Drug specially the one that is located in Robinson’s Imus. We also like the service of Diane Pharmacy but we also prefer to buy medicine at Mercury Drug, not because their medicines are cheap but because of good customer service.
We …

I am allergic to a lot of things, mainly seafood and when I was young I am allergic to dairy product. Imagine being allergic to cheese, milk and ice cream. Yes, you heard me right, Ice Cream! My parents would make me drink and take small amount of these …

Nourish Skin Ultimate is another kind of supplement that you can take to give special treatment for your skin, especially your skin face. Most people said that Nourish Skin Ultimate can give you special antioxidant that we know can be use as anti-aging treatment for our skin face.
I bought …

Migraine is my best friend. In the Philippines, the meaning of “Best Friend” is different; it means the opposite, your enemy. In a day that I am full of stress, migraine will attack me surely when the day ends. There are lots of reasons why I have migraine and …

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 …

In the summertime, have a tendency to find poison ivy no matter how careful I am to avoid it. It seems as though the more I try to avoid it, the more it catches up with me. I always keep a supply of calamine lotion in the medicine …

Nexium is what they call the purple pill, and it is used for acid reflux. My sister was on Nexium for 6 months and it really does work. There really isnt any side effects with the drug, at least with my sister there was none. It heals the wounds …

The Vicks Inhaler is truly a blast from the past. My father used the Vicks Inhaler for as long as I can remember. For years and years, my father always had a Vicks Inhaler in his coat pocket or suit pocket. That Vicks smell was normal …

I had heard so many good things about Excederine products for pain relief, so I decided to try it for myself. I suffer from chronic back pain, and also occasional headaches. So, I purchased Extra Strength Excedrin Express Gels.
The claim of this product is that the express …

Sometimes, though it only happens maybe three times a year, I get bad fluid retention and it causes my legs and feet to swell so badly that they look fit to burst. It gets to the point where I cannot even walk because it is swollen so tightly …

Komix Peppermint is a medicine or syrup that you can take when you want to cure your cough. As you can read on the name, this medicine syrup has peppermint taste. For me, if I take Komix Peppermint when I have a little cough, I will feel a …

I have tried Breathe Right Snore Relief Throat Spray a few times. This spray is made by Breathe Right products and is a small bottle that you can use at bedtime to stop snoring. My boyfriend and myself have both been known to snore so using this …

I really don’t like antibiotics because I have a bad history with many of them. But, overall the side-effects for me with this antibiotic was not too bad. It still makes me gag.
This antibotic has been prescribed to me by my dentist whenever I have any major work done. …

For some reason I have had plenty of aches and pains the last few years. The worst aches were my backache and my toothache. For quite some time my mom was telling me to try BC powdered aspirin. She told me it provided fast relief. I hadn’t heard much …

I’ve never been much a fan of the idea of flying, and it’s only been necessary a couple times in my life because my very best friend lives in Vegas with no intention of moving to my wonderful state of Michigan any time soon, so if and when we …

Crocin syrup is used for kids to cure the saviour cold, cough and light fever. The crocin syrup is safe for kids and has no harmful chemicals, which cause any problem. I only give the Crocin syrup to my child during fever. And only if the …

Nexcare Cold Sore Treatment is a medication that is freely available for purchase without any sort of prescription. The one and only purpose of this medication is to ease the pain brought about by cold sores while delivering essential vitamins and moisturizing the affected area to spur quicker healing. …

I just got over a cold and noticed a lot of other people seem to be sick right now so I thought it would be a great time to review Diabetic Tussin. I must admit I’m a baby when I get sick and never cared what medicine did to …

I have been a long time fan of tylenol products and, because of a sleep disorder I’ve had since I was a kid, when tylenol started releasing their PM version to aid in sleeping, I was all over it like white on rice, and it was one of my …

I had really bad acne problems for a long time and tried various products from stores and almost was going to give up and try something more expensive like proactive. The round pads that you rub on your face basicly did nothing to help my acne. I bought a …

Due to the attack of severe cold, apart having a stiff body and running nose- my ear ache seemed to be just unbearable. Sometimes the ear ache would become so severe that it would give rise to a severe headache too. Although pain relievers and my doctor’s prescription of …

I have to admit that I’ve considered taking this stuff myself as well because I see what it does for my kids. We all sort of have issues with allergies and I don’t really have the financial freedom to drop money on doctor visits and prescriptions and such on …

I am a little fat especially after I delivered my baby. I gained more than 10 kilos during my pregnancy and because I had no time to exercise and I wanted to lose weight instantly. I felt insecure and felt ugly. One time I was browsing in the net …

Some days my working hours exceeds 10hrs. Long hours sitting before computer, results dullness, tiresome and losing concentration on work on me. I enquired about food supplements that make me whole day active. I have seen an advertisement about revital. I bought one strip of 10 tablets …

Urinary Track Infection and yeast infection are common infections to woman. I had tried having these infections once and my doctor prescribed Doxylin Doxycycline.
He discussed the whereabouts of this drug as effective in treating UTI, yeast infection, acne and certain malarias. It sooth the symptoms and treats the bacteria …