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 …

I love my youngest daughter, but one thing that I experienced with that pregnancy was reoccurring mild yeast infections. It happens so easily because of the hormone levels associated with pregnancy and at first I was afraid to take anything. I spoke to my OB/GYN at the time and …

Though I have taken a great many different medications during my thirty three years, and have had some success and failures along the way, and I’m always willing to try something new based on reviews or recommendations by family and friends, I’m usually pretty hesitant to just pass any …

I gave birth to my son at the Ciudad Medica Zamboanga Hospital, and I can say that I really felt I was in good hands during my confinement.
From the time I checked into the emergency room for prepping, the …

Although you don’t take this stuff internally, I have to say that this is perhaps one of the most powerful ‘medicinal’ products out there. I say this because there is no other chest and cough reliever out there that can work as fast as Vicks VapoRub Decongestant can and how! …

Katinco Ointment, is one good product for pain and itch. I was able to test the product myself and since then I kept purchasing Katinco for first aid relief for headache or any body pain and itchiness. I am glad Katinco even made a Katinco stick which looks like …

Due to the attack of severe cold- I was left feeling totally uncomfortable. My nose seemed blocked and I was finding it hard to breathe, but what made the situation even worse was my incessant coughing —“which would sometimes me just out of breath. Although I happened to be …

If one needs to lose weight, but would rather like to cheat their way so they lose it fast, drinking any phentermine drug is the most popular way to so.
Phentermine works as appetite suppressant. Weight reduction is achieved through the chemical composition of the medicine which helps release …

I wish I had discovered Paxil years ago. In my case it took the edge off the extremes in my emotions. Instead of really high highs and really low lows, I just have highs and lows.
About 7 years ago, my life fell apart. It seems everything that could …

In my line of work, there are times that I forget to eat due to the enormous number of patients that I have to take care and handle. This often leads to hyperacidity in my stomach. I know when I’m about to have it when there’s just too much …

After I gave birth to my son, I was in a lot of excruciating pain. I had a cesarean and the doctor did not prescribe any pain killers to me after the procedure. I instead was told to take Motrin, like it was the best thing for pain. I …

Not always having dental insurance can make life difficult sometimes, but I have learned over the years to get as much dental work done when I am covered, when I am an employee rather than a contractor, and only get emergency procedures done when I have no coverage. At …

When I was 20, me and my two friends went to our college nurse and decided to start our first set of birth control pills. She gave us the brand call mircette. Let me tell you that this is worst brand you could take.
I started taking the pill …

I had gotten a few skin tags as my skin begins to age and I wanted to have them removed. The skin tags are little excess pieces of skin kind of like moles except where moles are flat these hang a bit like icicles. The two I had were …

I suffer from frequent heartburn. I have tried so many over-the-counter medications to help get relief without any luck until I tried Equate Extra Strength Antacid Tablets. These tablets are a miracle medication for my heartburn!
I was standing in line at Wal-Mart one day when I saw …

The White Flower Analgesic Balm has been known to me for centuries. I could not remember anymore how many years it has been in the market but I know I was still too young when I first saw my mother smelling this oil and rubbing some on his …

Few years ago, when I was walking around in the shopping mall, a sales girl offered me to try a new product. The product was called Handy Clean. She said that we can use this Handy Clean product to clean our hand from the bacteria without using water.
I was …

In the hospital where I am currently working, I always encounter patients suffering from severe pain such as abdominal pain, severe headaches and dysmenorrhea. Being a resident physician it is my obligation to relieve the pain of my patients thus I always choose a medication which can remove it …

I was feeling some discomfort in my elbow. My doctor ran some tests on me and decided that I was having inflammation or swelling of the elbow joint. It was literally getting difficult to do certain things that I had previously enjoyed so much. I started …

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 recently reviewed this product, but with the lemon-lime flavor, and I have to say, the orange was so much better! It worked just the same, and was just as effective, but the flavoring was well worth investing in another version of the same product. Basically, Wal-born just acts …

Arava is a medication commonly prescribed to those who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks the joints. This causes pain, swelling, and deformity. In order to slow down the joint damage and relieve pain, many different …

I practically live in my local Walgreens, because of the three nearby pharmacies, this one is by far the cheapest in everything, even toiletries and food. And when allergy season started kicking in for three of the four people in my household, I made my weekly stop there with …

This is the syrup, which is used for cough. It is used for infants, children and adults also. It is herbal syrup. So no side effects are there. This syrup contains DRY IVY LEAF extract. My daughter is going school one-week continusly, then next 10 days she will …

I had an unresponsive case of typhoid fever about two to three years before. I already took Chloramphenicol religiously without apparent improvement. My fever continued to spike and reached heaven-high causing me to have chills, severe headache and a little delirium. After three days of continued torment despite …

My mother is under treatment for osteoporosis and weakness of bone. A bone density test had confirmed this disease when she complained about continuous mild pain on her spine and arms. Her 25 Hydroxy Vitamin D test was also abnormal showing the level of Vitamin D well below the normal …

Everyone at one time or another feels that they need energy. There was this one time in my life that I literally felt tired all day . I wanted ways to get energy and wasn’t having luck with coffee or those sugar filled energy drinks. I had tried a …

Yes folks, after buying a second hand pair of shoes, I found myself the unlucky recipient of a plantar wart. Immediatly I went to the drug store, to get some help. Dr. Scholl’s has always been a brand I trust, (love their insoles) so naturally I didn’t go the …

I have to admit to having a slight strange addiction to pain relieving patches and creams. There’s nothing better than coming home from a long day at work and slapping on a patch and feeling that fantastic hot and cold sensation work over some very over-worked muscles. I work …

Sometimes when I have a sore throat I like to use Traditional Medicinals Throat Coat Syrup. It is a nice thick sweet tasting syrup that helps coat my throat and ease the pain and stinging away from it. When my throat is dry it helps soothe the dryness and …

I have two boys, both teenagers now and, luckily, throughout their life, they’ve been sick very few times, and when they have been sick, I’ve been lucky enough that they’ve rarely had to go to the doctor. Usually it’s just a cold or a mild flu, and some consistent …

Recently I ran out of my prescription medication for esophaegul hernia. This hernia gives me intense heartburn, allowing the acid from my stomach to rise into my chest and esophagus unless I take prescription medication daily.
I ran out of my prescription, the doctor was away, so I was recommended …

I get bad headaches all the time. I have had this problem since I was 16 and have tried many different types of headache relief medicines. However, when I was about 22 I got a new type of headache, the pain was awful and was mostly in my temples …

I recently had a tooth extraction and was in a lot of pain for quite a few days as it was also infected. I was taking anti-biotics, but I hadn’t been given anything for pain just told to use Panadol which did nothing. I went …

Usually I do not like to take prescription sleep aids for my insomnia, but recently my doctor prescribed Ambien and told me it would be more effective than the over-the-counter medications such as Tylenol PM.
So, I decided to try it. The first night I only took …

I do a lot of walking in my job, and sometimes I find I get pain in my left ankle. I tried wrapping my ankle with a regular bandage, but found it too awkward and uncomfortable to wear in my shoe or sneaker. I needed something that would give …

My friend has tried to quit smoking for years, and only succeeded for short periods of time. Her longest smoke-free period was 8 months. Some of the methods that she has tried include a prescription medication, gum, cold turkey, a nicotine patch and probably more that I have forgotten. …

I used this medicine mainly each time I have acid indigestion. Due to the demands of my work, I usually don’t eat on time which makes my stomach produce more acid in there. I would have period of stomach disturbance which felt like something is pushing the wall in …

Vicks is one of those names that has been around for quite sometime. I used it as a kid and I remember that it was always a staple in our home growing up. I do not use it all the time as an adult but every now and then …

I had to stay at a women’s hostel in Chennai City when I was in India to take up a computer course. I had to stay in this particular hostel because it was the closest to my Institute and also the best of what I could find in …

While searching for other people’s opinions of this birth control drug, I found this site & decided to present my own view. The drug is made so that you are only supposed to have a period every 3 months. I have taken it for approximately 12 weeks. …

I have used prozac for many years now. Before prozac I was so nervous, uptight, and scared I couldn’t even go into a quick shop and buy me a soda. Now I can go to the grocery store, mall and just about anywhere. …

I have been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis for 14 years now. The doctors all say I had it for the last 18 years though, because I had a goiter at the age of 16. That is a symptom of the disease. Usually with regular hypothyroidism you don’t …

Whenever I have a simple cold and I’m suffering from nasal and chest congestion, I use Personal Care Vaporizing Chest Rub and Mucinex DM Expectorant Maximum Strength and Nasal Decongestant Tablets. Whenever I’m sick with a rather persistent and nauseating cough, I use either Zicam Cough Max Cough …

I recently began taking Ambien to help with an ongoing problem with sleepless nights. I was a little unsure about giving this prescription a try because I have looked up the side effects associated with this medication when my physician fist suggested giving this medication a try.
I figured …

Lately I have been experiencing pain in both of my writs from typing excessively . I needed to find a medicine that would ease the pain quickly. So I decided to visit my local Dollar tree store in hopes to find a product that was fast acting. I came …

Prevacid is an acid reducer for those who have problems with heartburn, acid reflux, coughing and problems sleeping because of the acid reflux. When someone has acid reflux, it can cause damage to the esophagus, so it is important to take medication to help stop the acid.
This medication …

Although I have it under control now, for a few years I had high blood pressure and had to take medication. The one my doctor and I felt good about, for me to take, was Diovan HCT. This is sort of a puzzling drug because though it …

It’s been sometimes that I could not sleep like normal people. I have a hard time to fall asleep and if I already fall asleep, I can easily wake up even if it’s because of small noise in the room. And it’s really not nice. If I have less …

This medicine is frequently prescribed to people with anxiety disorder or panic attacks. It helps users come down from a panic attack within minutes, or it can be used during the day to prevent panic attacks from arising. As such, it is appropriate for both chronic and …