Sweating causes the excretion and loss of important electrolytes in the body. This could lead to dehydration if not replaced properly. This unfortunately, happened to me one time while I was exercising. I was too carried away by my jog that I had forgotten to drink electrolyte replacement fluids. …

If you suffer from migraine, neuralgia or irretractible pain syndrome than the national pain foundation website is for you. Its a great site you can post your problems to others who know what it is to have to live with excruciating pain throughout their life. For 4 years …

I do not usually have trouble getting off to sleep, but I did have a few sleepless nights when I moved into a new house a few weeks ago. There were lots of unusual bumps and creaks and I was lying there with my eyes wide open until …

I am not the type of person that experiences major cystic breakouts. I have always felt very lucky to have the skin I do, always getting compliments like “oh my god! What do you use on your skin?! Can you write …

As a parent of a toddler, I have been getting familiar with how Cardon Children’s Medical Center works. Why? Because I’ve been there with my daughter three times already. Thankfully, just in the emergency room. Our first experience was not pleasant at all. It happened late at night, probably …

Somewhere along the line, I misplaced my digital thermometer. I loved that thing, but who knows where the heck it is. Finally, when a friend gave me a gift card to Walmart, I decided to replace it. When I looked to see what was available, I …

I would consider the Betadine feminine wash more of a medicine than a regular product for everyday use. One of the Ob Gynecologist I knew has prescribed the use of Betadine when she suffered from irritations with her private part. And even though you can use this as you …

Zinnat is a broad spectrum antibiotic and it is beneficial for a wide range of common problems. It can cure bronchitis, pneumonia, sinusitis and many other infections.
Antibiotics are powerful medicines that fight bacterial infections. I do advise you to see a doctor before starting to take a certain antibiotic. …

I had a severe case of abdominal colic a few months ago which as can be described as on and off pain that seemed to be moving around within my abdomen associated with some unusual fullness within my stomach. I was also experiencing some nausea. To tell …

I, like many others in society, have done more than my share to wreck my God-given body through various manners and activities. Some of which can and will include excessive belief that I could play tennis (five years), Taekwondo (2 and a half years and a blue belt later), dancing …

Equate: Nite Time Cherry Flavor Cough does a fairly decent job of easing my coughing when I am not feeling well and would absolutely love to get to sleep only to be disturbed by a cough that just will not go away. I find that after taking the amount …

Few people enjoy driving to the pharmacy and picking up medications, so I found it hard to believe that my neighbor was not using one of the many available services that will mail order prescriptions and ship them right to your door. When I asked her why she …

I call this the knock out pill. I was diagnosed with Venous Thrombosis more than a year ago and suffered severe migraine attacks. The doctors couldn’t use blood thinners to take out the clot in my brain, because I was hemorrhaging. I didn’t want to go through surgery either, …

When you move to tropical country, you have to know that you will find so many mosquitoes around you. I have this experience as well. My kids and husband have the mosquito’s allergy. If they got bitten by the mosquito, they will have the allergic reaction immediately. And sometimes, …

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 …

My menstrual period has ended just a few days ago. It was a very difficult situation and I dreaded times like these where I had to experience menstrual cramps again. Mind you, having menstrual cramps like mine is worse than the usual. Most of the time, I had to …

When you’re raising a family on a budget, like most of us are, we’re always thrilled to find products that multi-task and can be used for more than one purpose. For instance, I’d much rather have one bottle of cleaner that will take care of glass, wood and tile, …

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 had been working out on my own and not taking any pills to help me lose weight. It was very frustrating because the weight was just not coming off. I know people say that you gain muscle from working out before you lose fat. But this was six …

Morris Health Mart located at 2405 Sycamore Drive, Morris, IL, is a nice pharmacy that is always a pleasure to visit. The personnel is nice ant helpful, and your prescription is usually ready within minutes. It is also a store selling many other things - cosmetics, hair products, candies, …

Usually, I get coughs and colds a couple times every year. Probably around thrice or a little bit more than that. I usually have fever around the first day and the second with a cold and then later joined with a cough.
My problem is that my cough doesn’t go …

Viscodyne Cough formula not the best of cough formula’s .It’s good a very good menthol taste but nothing of medicinal value. I consumed more then two bottles of it but it just didn’t have any effect on my body.I was taking the cough formula after being referred by …

Super Apeti is manufactured by Shalina Laboratories, PVT. Ltd, Mumbai-India.The medicine comes in a pack of 2 satchets with small, round and white tablets. The whole pack is 4mg in weight.
As an antihistamin, Super Apeti is a potent depressant. It induces sleep in an individual for hours on end. …

For some reason having a sore throat drives me completely insane. It does not matter if the sore throat is mild or severe, I really do not like to deal with them. I have used a few different products for my sore throats and found that some work much …

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 …

My seven-year-old daughter suffers from allergies year round from dust to trees to pollen. We have discovered, after trying every over-the-counter product for allergies, as well as several prescription medications, that Zyrtec is the best for relief of her symptoms. The 10mg chewable tablet tastes good enough …

Ibuprofen is not a long term effective pain killer.
I have been following the strict advice of my doctor for the thirteen years since I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Syndrom. FMS is a lifetime, dibilitating disorder involving severe pain throughout the body and it has completely changed my life. …

I had the chance to get admitted at this hospital when I was still in the Philippines. It is a family-owned business which spanned three generations already. Although I knew the owners who are well-known family in the community, it didn’t influence me much in my decision to …

My doctor decided to try a different approach with my illness. I was getting better actually with the previous medication that I had but he was hoping for a far better response. So he told me that he wanted to prescribe me with Iron Dextran (Dexferrum). I was actually …

I am a 25 year old female, 60 lbs overweight, who was prescribed Meridia back in August. In the first few days of taking it, I felt nothing. I was disappointed because it was $130 since insurance didn’t cover it. However, after a few days I was finding myself …

The Equate extra strength pain reliever is an inexpensive alternative to Tylenol extra strength. Both contain the same active ingredient called Acetaminophen which is the actual ingredient which provides relief when you have a headache. The Tylenol extra strength retails for $4.50( 80 caplets) and the Equate version retails …

Colgate: Antiseptic Oral Cleanser Peroxyl is expensive, but well worth the price because this stuff not only works, but it works quickly! Whenever I develop canker sores, I turn to this product because it provides fast-acting relief and allows me to be free of the soars within a few …

I often get an unexplained cough and I need something that will help keep the cough from ruining my sleep or annoying other people. I picked up a bag of Halls Mentholyptus drops in the cherry flavor at the local drug store. I paid $4.79 for a bag of …

I get a stomach ache whenever I skip meals. I usually experience this burning sensation in my abdomen after one to two hours of a meal. Eating something after a meal that I have missed out aggravates the pain. That’s why I see to it that I eat small …

Since I am a physician by profession, I always see and handle cases of stroke patients first hand. Most of them usually admit themselves in the emergency room having one sided weakness, others with change of sensorium and disorientation.
One of the first medications I prescribe these patients is …

I use this every now and again. It is a great product to give temporary relief from Muscular Pains.
This is sold in 100g tubes and these cost around £4. You get this in a Heat Pad format, as well as a Spray, but I think the Cream works well …

I had throat infection last week associated with nasal stuffiness, hard, productive cough with yellowish expectorate and chills. The throat pain was a little bit too much to the point that I could not eat solid foods. The only foods that can tolerate were warm soups and …

I’ve used Vicks products for a very long time, and have always had a lot of trust in products like their vapor rub. I’ve tried some of their cold and cough syrups too (much like NyQuil in their effectiveness), and when I saw these in the Vicks Formula 44 …

Some of the family members in this house got influenza and cough. This is the down side of living with big family. When somebody get sick, we need to be more careful especially if we have small children.
I had to give special protection for my children. That’s why I …

I can remember television commercials of Absorbine Jr. years ago. I did not even think Absorbine Jr. was still on the market, but I recently came across it when I was visiting my aunt. My aunt has a problem with her knee and she told me that one of …

I bought an Emla pack from my local chemist in preparation for my nephew’s pre-school vaccination jabs. My nephew was aware that he was going to get two jabs, one in each arm, and I was a bit worried about how I would get him to cooperate especially for …

I have the pleasure of taking my son to The University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. When we first found out our son had kidney failure, he got transferred from St. Joe’s Hospital to Children’s Hospital of Detroit. We were extremely dissatisfied with Children’s Hospital, …

Going to the dentist is not on my priority list to do because I am the biggest wimp when it comes to people sticking their hands in my mouth and poking my gums. I have been to several dentist offices since I moved to Georgia six years …

I really hate acne or pimple. I thought I will not get pimple anymore because I’m no longer a teenager. But few days ago, I saw few acne on my skin face. Oh no, I really did not expect this. I know that I have sensitive skin face but …

Caladryl is an anti-itch topical lotion. It’s supposed to provide relief for itchiness from insect bites, rashes, or other types of skin irritation.
That said, I grew up on Caladryl. If I had an insect bite, or hives, my parents slapped on some Caladryl. And for …

The other day I had a splitting headache. So I went to the cabinet that we keep our medicine and got the Excedrin extra strength out. I took two of them and I would say that my headache was gone in about 5-10 minutes if that long. My headache …

Beaver Dam, WI only has around 14,000 people in it. But, we have about a half dozen pharmacies; including two that are within walking distance of our house.
Of all the pharmacies to choose from, the one we choose is actually all the way across town from us.
We moved our …

After my baby turned to six months old, I was thinking to give extra vitamin or supplement for him. It was because he did not drink a lot of milk yet and his food was also so little because he just started to eat food at that time.
I was …

Nowadays who can actually afford to get sick. At the paste we live on preventing and quick healing of colds is really important. The medicine I am using for a while now is Daleron COLD 3 which is really good for colds and influenza. The thing is that I …

Whenever I occasionally get constipated, I normally use laxatives. One of my best laxatives is known as Miralax. It’s not only me who prefers to use this drug but also my family members.
This medicine called Miralax is used in treating constipation. I like this bulk forming agent because …