I hate getting sick, especially during cold and flu season. The reason is that it seems that a cold always hits me during the middle of a work day. I have learned though that if you start to take some kind of a zinc medicine that it will …

I badly broke my shoulder and ball joint this last winter. I required surgery to repair the damage. I now have my right upper arm encased in metal and screws with bands wrapped around all that to hold it together. I will never be able to go thru the …

A few months ago, I had a really serious cold. It seemed everlasting and torturous. After trying multiple cold syrups, I was not having any luck. Whatever hit me, hit me fast and hard. I wanted to try something I never tried before, hoping to find the perfect remedy. …

Remedy.com is a quarterly magazine that deals with various medical topics such as artthritis, asthma, etc. They tell you the most recent discoveries and also are a good source of advertising for any new drugs that come out. The articles are written for lay persons so …

I was recently sick with the onset of a chest cold, and my daughter had a package of Mucinex which she gave to me to use. She swears by Mucinex. She uses it all the time.
About Mucinex:
** Musinex is a Bi- layer extended release tablet. This is a 12 …

Ever since I hit puberty, I have had to deal with one incredibly irritating problem…. very painful PMS symptoms. Actually, I shouldn’t say it started right when I hit puberty, but pretty close. I was about fifteen when the pain became unmanageable through the use of Motrin products. At …

Ikadryl syrup is another brand of medicine that you can use when your kids have cough problem.
Same as the other kind of medicine that you can give to your children, Ikadryl syrup have fruit taste as well. But this one is using apple taste for this medicine syrup.
Ikadryl can …

Xanax is one of the better medications I’ve used in the “Anti-Anxiety” family. I have held a prescription for this several years now and have had great success with it. The thing I find most appealing about it is It’s versatility. In a very low dose of 0.25mg …

Ampicillin is one of my favorite antibiotics, if one can have such a thing. It’s been around for decades, and still is used extensively to treat a variety of infections. I have personally taken it many times throughout life.
My first experience with it was as a child …

As someone who gets a lot of canker sores, I use this gel to numb the pain before eating a meal or brushing my teeth. It works fine to locally numb the ulcer and the area immediately around it. After all, OraState contains about 10% Benzocaine, a …

Before giving birth to my first (and only) daughter, I asked around what vitamins should I give her. I asked my friends who are all mothers, and those with nieces or nephews living with them on what their babies are taking. Most of them suggested that I give my …

All the mothers are always worried about the health of their children. I am a mother too and I always try to keep my children healthy, fit and fine. But I feel very sad to say that my 4 years old little son fell ill last weak …

I have had hypertension for several months now. My doctor told me that the probable cause was that I came from a family who has a long history of this illness. Because I was also suffering from another condition, my doctor was careful in prescribing me with a medication …

Niccip Plus, the best antibiotic available around to fight viral fever and other similar disease. Niccip plus is available in two forms tablets and syrup. While the tablet is preferred by the adults the doctor normally prescribes the syrup for children below the age of eight. It is the …

I am unsure why I had never tried and of the DayQuil products before last week; it might be because I associated this brand with NightQuil for sleeping, but I should have tried its daytime equivalent. I also likely thought it was only available as a liquid, which is …

Everytime I have fever, I always turn to Paracetamol to normalize my temperature. However, when this measure fails, I always have another option which can surely give me immediate relief from high grade fever: Flanax forte Naproxen 500mg capsule which I usually take every twelve hours after …

If mothers have done their research, they know a cut that is not cleaned runs the risk of infection. So, to prevent their children’s cuts from being infected, they purchase antiseptics. Probably the cheapest, and most effective, antiseptic is hydrogen peroxide. Good Neighbor Pharmacy’s Hydrogen Peroxide Solution 3% USP …

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 ordered the Cortiban Ultra for weight loss on a 14-day trial, unfortunately I became very ill on this product. On the 14th day I called to inform the company not to charge me for the product. It was too late and I was already charged $69.95 …

I was diagnosed as having nephrolithiasis, kidney stones, in both of my kidneys about six months ago. This problem was already giving me some flank pains and some kind of hyperacidity. Aside from this I began developing urinary tract infection almost every other month.
Because of the recurring …

Benzonatate is used to treat a cough caused by a number of things, such as a cold, bronchitis, emphysema, or asthma. It reduces the reflex in the lungs that cause the urge to cough. You can take Tessalon Perle with or without food.
You can take it up to …

I have always had trouble sleeping. And I Have tried several different kinds of sleep aids. From non proscription to prescription. I had not found one that really worked until I tried Ambien CR. This is a breat sleep medicine. The trouble I always had with other sleep aids …

Congestion is something that I think no one likes to deal with. I know that being congested leaves me unable to breathe properly and just plain miserable. I hate the way it wakes me up in the night, and makes it difficult for me to eat. I have tried …

I have always been a fan of Excedrin to take care of my chronic headaches. Since I suffered a stroke, my doctors told me not to take pain killers that have aspirin in them. Since I am prescribed a high dose of pure aspirin each day, I still needed a …

Like many women, I’ve had few urinary tract infections in my life time. They’re not fun at all, but they’re easy to fix. Azo doesn’t help you heal, but it makes the process much more bearable.
The less severe UTI’s are bladder infections. They cause a lot of discomfort in …

I am always anxious to go to the dentist to have my tooth extracted. It is painful and gruesome especially when bleeding is involved after extraction. I remember when I had my first tooth extraction, my dentist prescribed me to take Hemostan 500 mg. together with Ponstan. I took …

After two strokes and difficulties with Cumadin, my doctor prescribed me Plavix Oral medication. I felt a little nervous to take this medication after the problems with bruising and bleeding on Cumadin. The good thing about Plavix oral is you do not have to see the blood laboratory technician …

I started lifting weights some time ago in order to get more toned, and while I was pleased with the results I was getting, I noticed something of a side effect with one of my knees which began around the same period of time that I just started. I …

As age advances and also by continuous usage of computers, our eyes go weak. My eyes were very sharp and I could read even small writings with ease. But with age now I need specs to see the small print. Another major problem I have noticed with the eyes …

I used to love Sudafed products. It was one of the few products that actually worked effectively to treat my congestion due to sinus problems and allergies. Then they changed the formula (because people were using it to make home-made illegal drugs), and it just never worked the same. …

After trying to conceive a child for over a year naturally, I went to a fertility specialist to see if there were any reasons preventing my husband and I from becoming parents. After running several tests, I was diagnosed with ovulatory disfunction. Basically, I’m not ovulating regularly. He prescribed …

When I am sick, I try to stick to using trusted medication that will get my through my cold quicker. On some occasions it seems like my body gets used to my regular choices and does not take away the symptoms the way it should. I was using Theraflu, …

I delivered my first child via cesarian section and on the day I was scheduled to go home, I had to contend with a lot of things. Aside from the pain and heaviness in my belly, I also suffered from a severe and debilitating headache. My head felt like …

I have suffered for years from acid reflux and was put on prescription medication for this and it really helped a lot no more heartburn and i could eat whatever i wanted. Well after switching jobs we lost our coverage for medications and i didn’t realize how expensive my …

I started taking this multivitamin about a month ago and so far I like it. My role as a wife and mom has been very demanding for me that I noticed a decline in energy levels several weeks ago. I decided to try this vitamin because I heard …

AWEFUL! I don’t like it it works well, but it makes your joints sore, and makes you gain way to much weight! I have put on 40 pounds in the 7 months I have been on depo, I hopefully just got my last shot. …

I found myself suffering from a lot of muscle pain in my knees on this particular occasion. I was trying rubs and pills and was tired of medicating myself. I knew that the knee pain was probably not permanent, but still hated dealing with it. I felt like I …

Gonal-F 75IU is an injectable fertility aid that I have been using for 15 months already. I am trying to conceive for almost 2 years now and unfortunately I am one of those difficult cases in which taking fertility pills alone will not get me pregnant. Gonal-F is a …

Amongst the characters you are going to meet in your life, Dr. Ned Culberston is definitely one you will remember. His humor is blunt and sarcastic. He is friendly and personal in a way that makes you feel as if you have known eachother since grade school. …

I bought a pack of these for the first time about a year ago. I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly they work. I was fine with I left the house that morning to start my route of stores. Part way through the route I started …

Families who obtain many members that have battled Asthma, or Asthmatic tendencies, know that Asthma breathing disorder is no joke. There is now a medication hitting the market known as Pulmicort Respules. It is acutally made just for children, believe it or not, who have asthma that …

Luvox is an antidepressant drug also called Fluvoxamine. I noticed that two people had reviewed Luvox on the site, and both said that it was not helpful. One of the people who reviewed this drug was an adolescent when he was put on it. Luvox is …

I started on Paxil CR 25 mg per day as treatment for my depression and anxiety. It made me sleepy for a week or so while it was building up in my system, but I felt the depression lifting after about 3 days. My anxiety was less at that …

I am a huge fan of TheraFlu products and was absolutely thrilled to find they had a patch to help relieve sinus and chest congestion. When I was a little girl and got sick, my mother was always lathering me down with Vicks Vapor Rub and, to this day, …

I am a mother of two healthy children at the age of 29. At my early age I decided to have an IUD for family planning purposes.
For your information, IUD is a small object that is inserted through …

Glucophage is a medication given to people that are diagnosed as diabetic to help with their sugar and control the levels of glucose they produce. I was diagnosed with this a while back and put on this medication when I was trying to conceive a child and it ruined …

A couple of years back they built a new walgreens on Rossville Blvd and since then I have filled most of my prescriptions with them as they have a drive through and it is more convient for me than having to drag three kids in just to get a …

Our family doctor prescribed this antibiotic for faster healing of a wound that occurred to my son below the chin after he fell face down on the floor. It was a deep cut and as required stitches just at the chin area. First the doctor recommended tissue …

Care Plus Antiseptic First Aid Cream is a product made by Thornton & Ross Ltd of Huddersfield, England. I admit to not ever having heard of this company, nor even of the Care Plus brand, before getting hold of this stuff, but having used it once I am satisfied …

This medicine has worked wonders for me many times before. You know those restless nights when you sick and nothing else seems to be working to get you better? I’ve had this feeling a couple times before and nyquil has been the answer to my prayer.
I will let you …