Medicine Reviews
Lipitor
High cholesterol is the most dangerous enemy to our heart, it could leads us to heart disease. High cholesterol could happens to anyone, especially those who weren’t regularly doing exercise, have a bad eating habit, always eats junkfood, more fat and less vegetables in their daily menu.
Honestly, I was …
Herbs for Kids Eldertussin Elderberry Syrup, Sugar Free
I am by no means a homeopathic nut. Though I appreciate the effects that natural remedies can sometimes have, I also appreciate the effects of modern medicine. When the two combine, however, I think you have magic, though it’s still rare to find a homeopathic-type product that works as …
Flammazine
I got burned by the muffler of my scooter and it was a terrible burn. The doctor said it was just minor and it would heal fairly well. But I didn’t want to take my chances so I asked for something to help it heal faster. He gave me …
Arnicare Arnica Gel
When I get really bad neck and shoulder stiffness and pains, I like to use the Arnicare Arnica Gel. I find it really helps soothe away my pains and stiffness naturally without harsh pain relieving pills. I even like that it does not have any fragrance or colorings in …
Extra Strength Excedrin Express Gels
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 …
Wellbutrin
Wellbutrin is an anti-depressant medication. This means that it affects the level of serotonin in the brain. Most doctors and researchers believe that clinical depression occurs when there is too little serotonin in the brain. Serotonin is a chemical produced in the brain that affects mood. When there is …
Wal-Dryl Allergy Capsules
I’m a sucker for generic store brand medications verses the name brand stuff, because part of me always thinks it’s cheaper to purchase even though that’s not always the case. I suffer from allergies, these days, on a pretty constant basis. It used to be only in the fall …
Icy Hot
Growing up, I remember my dad using Extra Strength Icy Hot whenever his back was bothering him. When my boyfriend was feeling achy, I decided to try Icy Hot out on him. I really think this is a great product, but it does have a few drawbacks.
First …
Difflam Spray
I have now got an annoying sore throat and I have been finding that the Throat Sweet just don’t seem to be working for me. I have used a Throat spray in the past and although I never thought that this would magically make my sore throat disappear, I …
Xanax
When I suffered severe anti-anxiety attacks several years ago, I was prescribed Xanax (along with another medication). I initially took five milligrams of Xanax up to four times per day. The medication was absolutely wonderful in curbing my anxiety attacks; however, it made me very sleepy. At …
Mefenamic Acid Dolfenal 500 mg Tablet
I have very low tolerance for physical pain so I try to avoid it as much as I can. Two days ago however, my doctor scheduled me for a D and C and while she assured me that the procedure will be virtually painless, I was still scared. I …
Inza
I am one of people who got allergic easily if i’m in the dirty room full of dust. I usually easy to sneeze because of it, and after that i will got cold and flu. It is really annoying for me, especially if i’m in the middle of a …
Remicade (infliximab)
Remicade is used for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. I myself have Crohn’s disease. All in all, I have to say that the treatments are well worth the money (at least for me since most of it is covered under insurance). The treatments are intravenous infusions. Typically they last …
Accutane Acne Treatment
Accutane is the most popular name for the Isotretinion-based medical treatment for acne! Accutane is also now controlled by the government, and has very strict guidelines for usage of all accutane products.
There are also several other companies which offer accutane. One more form of isotretinion capsules would be Amneesteem, …
Mentholatum Deep Heating Extra Strength Pain Relieving Rub
I have had chronic back pain for as long as I can remember. Because it’s never been able to be diagnosed, all I can do it try to manage the pain with medication and exercise. I don’t like to take prescription pain killers if I don’t need …
Orofar-L Oral Antiseptic
I was hospitalized before when I had this recurring fever. I thought I had dengue so I rushed to the hospital so I can have the proper diagnosis of what my illness was. Well the doctor found out that my tonsils were infected. They saw a puss in it …
Benadryl (medication)
I get terrible allergies in my eyes during the spring and fall months. If my eyes are really burning and itching, the cure for me, without a doubt, is Benadryl. Within twenty minutes after taking this over the counter medication, my eyes cease all watering and itching …
BioFlu
I don’t smoke and drink liquors. I also see to it that I can eat fruits and vegetables in a week. I also don’t eat pork as well. But no matter how I tried to practice a healthy living I am still not excuse from getting flu or colds. …
Zoloft
My dad became gravely ill, after I had just came home from three great weeks on a business trip to New York City. It was two days after I had settled back into Midwestern life. The hospital called me,and said I needed to get there immediately. And I …
Zyrtec Allergy
For some reason this summer has just played havoc with my allergies. I think it’s because the wind has really picked up over the Las Vegas Valley, and as grateful as I am of the ‘cooler’ temperatures (and when I say cooler, I mean it’s just around 99 degrees instead …
Medi Care Adhesive Bandages
I bought a box of Medi Care adhesive bandages when my last supply of band-aid nearly ran out. I accidentally bruised my two fingers recently while at work, so I had to run to the customer service department to get some adhesive bandages. As a part-time baker …
Fioricet Migraine Medication
One medication that continues to be on the market though used less often is Fioricet. Fioricet is an old school migraine medication that was prescribed to me back in 1993 when my migraines began. For several years, a combination of Fioricet and a drug called Elavil worked …
The Mentholatum Company Inc. Red Cross Toothache Medication
The Mentholatum Company Inc. Red Cross Toothache Medication is a must for any person that is suffering from a toothache. This medication doesn’t provide a person with an alternative to going to the dentist, because if you have a cavity or other problem that’s causing jolts of pain to …
Gaviscon
You know, I’ve read this somewhere in a magazine which I cannot recall what name it was that in order to achieve a flat tummy, you should either stand up after eating or lie down. It will help maintain a flat tummy. I actually observed this many times. Usually …
Lagundi Cough Tablets
Almost all prices of commodities are increasing from foods to medicine. With this, I decided to search the most affordable and effective cough remedy. I was watching TV when a commercial caught my attention - Lagundi Cough Tablets both for kids and for adults. I have the impression that …
Amoxil Amoxicillin drops
When my son was only 1 month old, he had high grade fever. He was crying all the time. I have noticed that when I try to move or manipulate his left ear, the more he cried harder! Thus with the help of an otoscope, I …
Tylenol PM Pain Releiver
Tylenol PM Pain Reliever is basic pain relief with a sleep agent added. It is good for those nights when you can’t sleep due to pain. I am not a fan of tylenol products in general so I was reluctant to try the PM version. I went through a …
Equate: Anti Itch Hydrocortisone 1% Cream
Equate: Anti Itch Hydrocortisone 1% Cream works decently well, although I would not say it is a product that has successfully put an end to all my itching when I get bitten by a mosquito or if I seem to have a repeated itch for some other reason. This …
Thoratec Heartmate II Assist device
In August 2011, my husband was near death. His heart would not have made it much farther. The only option at this point was for the doctors to implant a heart pump to help his left ventricle pump blood through his body. So on …
Paracetamol Biogesic
During my teenage days, I have been taking Paracetamol Biogesic when I have fever or headache. This medicine can be bought over-the counter. It is a pain reliever and antipyretic (a fever reducer). It is commonly used to treat headache, fever, cold and flu. Anyway, my experienced with …
Triamcinolone 0.1% Cream
I was prescribed this cream about 2 weeks ago for an intense itchy rash. The dermatologist that prescribed it said it also had a moisturizer in it on top of being a corticosteriod. The label that the pharmacy printed out stated to apply twice daily but the actual manufacturing …
Equate: Natural Lemon Flavor Day Time Cold
Equate: Natural Lemon Flavor Day Time Cold is a product that I use when I am feeling pretty sick, be it from the flu or a real bad cold or when I am sick and my body is just aching. I have found that this product is pretty quick …
Cortisone Acetate (Cortate)
I don’t know what I ate last week, the allergic symptoms just started to flare up all of a sudden. At first I felt a little itching in my mouth which then progressed to some difficulty swallowing and then my breathing started to become laboured. I then experienced nausea …
Colgate Total Advanced Whitening Toothpaste
I seemed to have inherited bad teeth from my mom and have struggled with them all my life. For years as a kid, I had cavities, weak teeth, and tartar problems. Then when I switched to a different dentist as an adult, he recommended some good products to try …
Icy Hot No-Mess Vapor Gel as a Maximum Strength Cough Suppressant
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 …
Afrin Nasal Decongestant Nose Spray, 30ml
When it comes to sinus colds, I get them so often and so badly, that I usually have to take prescription medication to tackle them and get better. Otherwise, I am suffering for over a week with it. At home, I would usually use some of my …
Apidra Rapid Acting Insulin
This insulin is available in a vial and pen to be used in insulin pumps, syringes, and with pen needles for diabetic people. It’s onset is within 2-4 minutes from injection.
This insulin is fairly new and is a great switch form your regular Novalog/Humalog. We use it in my …
Lyrica
I have suffered from chronic back pain for over 15 years. The pain ranges from mild to severe. When it’s mild, I can manage it with Ibuprofen. Recently the pain became severe, and I also began to experience more widespead pain.
My doctor suggested that I try …
Ferrous Sulphate (Feosol) 325 mg tablet
I was quite disappointed with the side effects of my previous medication for my illness. This gave me a very uncomfortable headache that was extremely hard to get rid of. So I asked my doctor if he knew another drug which he could prescribe me. After several minutes, I …
Vaniqa
I had a major problem with facial hair! I would use facial hair removal creams weekly to get rid of my facial hair, but at times, I would get an ugly rash from the creams. I tried plucking, but it was so painful, plus the amount of …
Muchinex Severe Chest Congestion and Cough
When my son started to go to pre-school, during the first week, he got a very nasty cold, which he in turn gave to me. My chest was all clogged up. I could barely breathe. I could feel the junk just suck in there and couldn’t get it out. …
Klonopin 1mg
I began taking Klonopin 1mg tablets approximately one year ago in order to control my anxiety. After expressing my symptoms of anxiety to my psychiatrist who was currently treating me for insomnia, he prescribed me Klonopin originally at the 0.5 dose. He increased the dose from 0.5mg twice daily …
Colon Cleanse Super Capsules Day & Night
About three or four years ago, I was on a huge diet and health kick and managed to lose about fifty five useless pounds and I was finally started to feel and be active and it was a good point in my life where I felt I was getting …
Logynon ED (The Pill)
Before going on the Pill, my mother ensured I tried every natural remedy to the intense and destabilising period symptoms I was coping with each month, such as nausea, mood swings, cramps in my stomach, pelvis and legs, vomiting, lack of appetite, lethargy, and inability to get out of …
Bayer Chewable Baby Aspirin
These are chewable tablets. One vile contains 36 tablets that will last 36 days if you only take one a day. It is a small orange colored pill and is easily edible. It has a child proof cap for safe use.
I used this when I heard it helps in …
Ex-Lax
I am quite sure that the majority of people have heard the name of Ex-Lax and also know what it’s for. My grandmother has sworn by this product since I can remember, and praised it to the skies as the only product that could help with her constipation. However, I …
ENO Fruit Salt by GlaxoSmithKline
I enjoyed eating Japanese sushi and sashimi. Over the weekends, I had a little too much of them and as a result suffered from mild indigestion. There was a lot of wind in my stomach and that made me very uncomfortable. Occasionally, I would also let out air in …
Avonex
Avonex is a treatment for MS. It is an intramuscular injection given once a week. I took it for 5 years. Flu-like symptoms are among the most noticeable side-effects.
There are currently 4 therapies available, all of which are self-administered injections and all list flu-like symptoms as …
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