I have battled high blood pressure for a lot of years.My doctor put me on Metoprolol a few years ago in combination with another medication for high blood .
I found that it helped bring my blood pressure down but the side effects like most other blood pressure medications can …

I’ve been going to Meadows Maternity now for around 6 months for care during my pregnancy. This is my second pregnancy but my first time at Meadows. Compared to the care I had during my first pregnancy, I am definitely impressed with Meadows Maternity.
There are 4 doctors …

A friend recommended that I try ORA MAD The Mouth Doctor when I was complaining about problems with bad breath. On her advice, I hopped on the Internet and found a bottle for sale. I could not wait for the ORA MAD The Mouth Doctor to arrive in my …

I was staying in Bangalore before I moved to Boston. I was pregnant while in Bangalore. With no information on hand about the hospitals, I just stepped in on a Sunday morning into Manipal hospital.
To my surprise the registration was immediate and a matter of 10 minutes. The receptionist …

I am a huge fan of the Equate brand mainly because it is inexpensive and work better than most name brand medications on the market; however, I recently was suffering from a toothache and needed something cheaper than orajel, and I was completely shocked at how useless the Equate …

My son got sick today and I couldn’t find any fever medicine. My next door neighbor saw me walking out to my car carrying my son. She asked if he was sick again, and I said I was on my way to the pharmacy. She called out that I …

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 …

About 8 years ago, I began getting a gnawing feeling in my stomach all the time. Eating bread was the only thing that made it go away, but the uncomfortable feeling would always come back in a few hours. One night, I woke up in the middle of the …

I really, really hate post-holiday sickness. Now that everything is back to normal, my health is starting to get worst. Is it because of the weather? Probably. Or maybe because of the post-fireworks celebration that has my colds really getting the best of me.
I was literally sneezing every …

Savlon Antiseptic has been around for as long as I can remember, and probably much longer than that. I grew up knowing that there would always be a tube of Savlon in the medicine cabinet, to be brought out whenever there was a cut or a scrape or …

I take Paxil medication. When I was on the regular Bridges to Access program, I took it for free. Then, the 5 year patent ran out, and Paxil came up with PaxilCR, a different medication, as it lasted all day. The PaxilCR became the new drug of choice, here, …

ProAir HFA is an aerosol inhaler. The medicine it disperses is albuterol sulfate. It is used for oral inhalation only and is available by prescription only. The one I have comes with 200 metered inhalations. That has proven to be enough for me as I have had this same …

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 …

Stopcold is another medicine or tablet that I sometime take when I have influenza or cold. Actually it is not a special medicine or pill that we buy with doctor’s prescription. But whenever you need it, you can just go to the nearest drug store and ask them to …

Did you know that sweat can make you lose important electrolytes in your body? If you sweat too much without being able to replace it can lead to dehydration. This almost happened to me one time while I was jogging. I forgot that water alone can’t provide all the …

I have taken Wellbutrin for about three years and it has helped tremendously with depression. One of the best things about it is that I have had NO weight gain on it. A drawback is that over time the dose has had to be increased. Currently I …

I am one of those people who do not deal with a cough very well. I found that it can be difficult to function when I feel like my chest is burning. With each cough I have, my chest starts to hurt. I also hate that my cough is …

If you suffer from any kind of neuralgia pain then you might want to consider Baclofen. It is sort of a medication for nerve pain and after trying every one in the book, I can truly say it works great for my severe occipital neuralgia . Although …

Recently I pulled a muscle quite severely in my upper shoulder. I take mild painkillers, but find they alone are not enough to dull my shoulder pain. My Pharmacist suggested a liniment, and that Absorbine Jr, Original Pain Relieving Liquid was the way to go.
This is a great product! …

I hate having headaches and unfortunately I get them very often. They range in intensity from mild to a very severe migraine. One of the medicines that I take for mild to moderate ones is Tylenol. I have been using Tylenol for years and it works very well for …

I have discovered that having a cat in the house is a wonderful thing. But the side effect is I am allergic to all the hair and dandruff on our cat. A friend of mine suggested that I get some Benadryl Allergy from the drug store and …

Not too long ago, I was released from the hospital for having had a stroke. Part of my treatment program is to be Warfarin pills. I take one of the pills each day at the exact same time every day. In fact, I have my alarm set on my …

I have tried so many different medications to combat my insomnia,from over-the-counter medications to prescriptions, and none have been totally satisfactory for me. A friend recommended that I try Melatonin, a dietary supplement, so I figured I would give it a try.
I found a small bottle of Melatonin …

I recently had the misfortune of getting a bladder and urinary tract infection, an incredibly uncomfortable way for my weekend to begin. As I currently do not have health insurance, a visit to the doctor was out of the question on my budget, so I decided to take …

Natural Cellular Defence is a patented product sold out of the USA and available on various health and healing websites. This unique product was ten years and millions of dollars in the making, and Physician studies have verified that NCD or Natural Cellular Defence cures a multitude of illnesses.
Made …

I have always had allergic rhinitis. There are bad days and there are worse days. Whenever I go and sleep over my Aunt’s house, I always have it. The bedroom can be very dusty and my nose can get really stuffed because of it. Every time I go there, …

I’m really not much of a pill taker, but in the last year or two I’ve had some back pain and some knee issues, so have ended up using more aspirin than I’m used to. Bayer has always been the family’s preferred brand, and I trust it.
I’ve tried …

For years I would buy and take Strepsil Cough Sweets either for sore throats or to suppress my cough. Having tried so many different flavors that they offer, the medicine that was least offensive, though perhaps not the most effective was the cherry flavor that they offered.
Strepsil sell …

For anyone who has children antibiotic ointment is a staple for life. I do not have my own children but I do happen to have three lovely nieces. They are wonderful children who never cease to amaze me, but they are also the most accident prone children that I …

When I have a sore throat and cough, there are a few things that I usually keep with me at all times. One of these such things is a bag of throat lozenges. I usually use either the Equate or the Halls brand throat lozenges. However, I was at …

zelmac (tegaserod) is used for treating people who have ibs with constipation. this medicine was introduced in 2004. it is quite affective in treating constipation for people who have ibs. i had used this medicine when i had severe constipation due to ibs and no other medicine was helping …

When I was 5 months pregnant for my first baby, I was able to experience preterm contraction and some spotting. The preterm contraction could be described as lower back pain and lower abdominal pain with regular intervals. I don’t know what really caused this preterm labor, maybe …

I have some experience with the weight loss drug - Xenical in my clinical practice. Xenical is Orlistat, a drug that inhibits the uptake of fats in the diet by blocking a very important enzyme in the intestine. The drug is marketed by Roche Pharmaceuticals and is …

Have you ever try Betadine Oral Antiseptic? When I got small operation for my teeth, my dentist gave me this Betadine Oral Antiseptic. She said that I need to use it in the house according to the instruction in the package of Betadine Oral Antiseptic.
Actually we can just buy …

I have been suffering from a lot of muscle strain recently, and felt that the pain and the swelling was slowly becoming unbearable. I have been cutting back on how many oral medications I ingest and try to find pain relief through ointments and gels. I felt like I …

I have two teenage children and a husband, and it’s a rare month in our household when at least one of us doesn’t have the sniffles or a cough or a sore throat, so I’m constantly on the hunt for medications of one kind of another. And, until someone …

When I had some odd visual disturbances (which later turned out to be from a migraine origin) I went to my eye doctor and he did a comprehensive exam, including tests for glaucoma or raised intraocular pressure. It was found that I did have a slightly raised pressure, and …

Being the nature lover, adventurous and daring person that I am, I frequently go on camping trips and do mountain trekking. My friends and I share this intimate love for nature so we periodically indulge ourselves to places rarely explored. Before actually leaving home, I make sure that I …

I have always been fascinated with the fact that Strepsils always does its job of providing me relief from sore throat. My favorite variant is the Strepsils Honey and Lemon and the reason why it’s my favorite is because it tastes so good, just like candy, that it doesn’t …

Having a cough can really mess with me, both mentally and physically. I hate unnecessary attention and it seems that every time something has a coughing spree all eyes are on them. I don’t like all eyes on me and try to avoid the situation if possible. I also …

Some oils and liniment are only for temporary removal of pain. I need something that temporary remove the pain that last for a month. I want to avoid having pain even just for a month. Moreover, pain in the muscle is cause by lack of stretching and exercising. If …

Dr. Divina McNary was recommended to me by a good friend, who is a regular patient of this very reliable dentist. First of all, I just love the customer oriented service of this dentist. She really makes sure that her assistant follows up on appointments and test …

I have been really frustrated with some of the over the counter allergy medicines that I’ve been taking. They just don’t seem to do the trick. So, I went to my doctor and told him that I needed something better. I was miserable! After talking to me about it, …

For a while I was feeling stressed, and because of that I started having problems to sleep. At first I didn’t want to go to the doctor, so I went straight to the pharmacy and asked if they had something that could help me to get some sleep.
There I …

Lets begin by telling you that I have severe allergies to practically everything from pollen to cats to dust mites. I have been through the ringer with doctors for more than 22 years! After having recurring sinus infections I decided to see a different Doctor who suggested Astelin. He …

This product is modeled after DayQuil , and it works just as well as at a fraction of the price. Like so many other generic products, it contains the exact same active ingredients as the name-brand product, so it seems silly to me to pay more than you …

Delsym 12 Hour Cough Relief is a cough medication that’s available over the counter and can be found in both supermarkets like Walmart as well as drugstores such as CVS ans Walgreens. Depending on where you purchase this cough medication, it could cost a person anywhere between nine dollars …

I have suffered seriously with my previous anti-diabetic medication. I got an upper respiratory infection as a side effect of that drug. My doctor and I were both alarmed because even though it only accounts as a small percent of the side effects, this could still happen. Unfortunately, I …

First of all the Wild Pigeon Oil is the Brand name and the product has nothing to do with Wild Pigeons. I had to do this review because I was surprised that in spite of this wonderful medicine being so effective and popular I couldn’t find any information …

Tramadol is a pain killer, and although it can be effective for some people, I did encounter several problems using it. I was prescribed Tramadol for muscular discomfort after pulling a muscle in my chest. Although the Tramadol took effect within a mere 10 minutes, the side effects I …