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 …

When my son was still a small baby, he got cough.He was just few month old at that time. I don’t know why he could get the cough. I guess it had to do with the people around him. Maybe they were the one that gave the virus to …

I’m using Veltin Gel (clindamycin phosphate 1.2% and tretinoin .025%) for acne treatment. I was previously on Retin-A Micro Tretinoin Gel, but that made my skin flaky, dry, prone to sunburn, and it made my acne much, much worse. After 7 months of use, my dermatologist switched me to …

I have been using Frontline Plus on my pets for some good 2 years now however I must say I love them when I started to use them but not so much anymore. They are a great parasite control treatment for my pet dog and cat however they lose …

Zilactin-L Early Relief Cold Sore Liquid is a medication that comes in a point two ounce squeezable tube for eight dollars. I sometimes use this medicine to treat cold sores while other times, I’ll use Canker-Rid by Durham’s Bee Farm, Inc. The reason I don’t use just one cold …

Ultra Strength BENGAY is the strongest BENGAY ever made. It comes in a bright red box and is hard to miss. It is located in the isle of your grocery store which has all of the medicines in it. Inside of that bright red box is a tube …

I have been caught in many situations where pain just catches me off guard. I can go from not feeling any pain at all to having pain that is extremely intense. One day I was at work and found myself in a sticky situation. My shoulder started throbbing horribly …

Even though I don’t really care for Aspirin it is good to keep it in the house. When I really have bad pain or a bad headache I prefer to take Advil or Ibuprofen but I will take Aspirin whenever I am all out of Advil and Ibuprofen or …

Antibiotic ointment is something that I have tried to keep around the house for the past year. I have had plenty occasions where my children or myself have gotten a cut or scrape and I had nothing around to use at all. I don’t like to spend a lot …

In my late teens, I had a bout of bladder troubles that lasted a little over eight months. It probably started as a severe bladder infection, which was cured by one of the eleven antibiotics I was to take before seeing a specialist who diagnosed the problem properly. (It …

I was in shock the last I got a cold, because I had gone so long without getting sick. I have always hated dealing with colds because when they hit me, they hit me hard. I have an especially hard time dealing with the congestion, as it usually leaves …

Lately I have been suffering from really dry skin and muscle aches so I decide to try Spring Valley Glucosamine with MSM. I have notice a major difference in the way my skin looks and feels and the way my body and muscles feel. I am pain free and …

Sickness is rampant these days and prevention is getting hard. When it reached that level, we all need to have a good and reliable healthcare facility to treat us. And that’s when St. Luke’s Medical Center comes into the picture. This is located in the heart of E. Rodriguez …

I have to admit it… I’m a total sucker for all things that look “old world”. I love watching old movies that have those “medicine men” that sell products in the old medicine bottles with the cork stoppers, and they try to pawn it off as an instant hair …

A close family friend recommended that I try out Bellergal for my beginning menopausal symptoms. I talked to my doctor about it and got a prescription. I was hoping for instant relief. Other things we’d try weren’t helping that much.
The first thing I noticed when I opened the bottle …

A sore throat is something that I cannot deal with without being a baby. I hate sore throats, because it is fairly easy for me to lose my voice. I also don’t like the feeling of not being able to swallow as well as I would like to. I …

I am one of those people who suffer terrible menstrual problems. For me the pain, bloating and mood swings experienced with my PMS are almost unbearable. As you can imagine I have tired every single PMS product over the counter and some prescription. I would say one of my …

Most women experience hormonal changes in their lives especially during those end of months days or during pregnancy. Over the last one year, I started noticing that every time, two or one week before end month, I would develop two or three pimples on my cheek. At first, I …

Having problems with my urinary track is something that I sometimes get tier of battling. I hate getting infections because they are painful and really know how to bring misery to my life. For those who don’t know, a really bad urinary track infection will make urinating burn and …

I use Excedrin frequently to take care of my headaches and to relieve myself of other aches and pains due to soreness after a lot of heavy exercising. I did not realize that they offered a product for menstrual pain until I happened to find a little pink bottle …

Whenever allergy strikes me, it causes clogged nose–this is on top of the sneezing and teary eyes. This has been a problem to me ever since so I have been trying various products for years now to ease this problem. I have tried home-made remedies to solve this problem …

I live in the mountainous region of the Philippines which is basically a tropical region. During the cold months which is from September to February I often suffer from allergic rhinitis especially during the early morning and late afternoon. My head nurse who happen to suffer the same problem …

If you suffer from allergies and are tired of trying medication after medication, with only half working and all of them making you drowsy - you owe it to yourself to give Aerius a try. Not only does it work, but when it says ‘non-drows’ it means just that. …

I suffer from terrible seasonal allergies. Grass being cut, pollen, smog or pesticides can give me terrible bouts of sneezing, and make my sinus’s become so full it feels like my head will explode.
I have, for the past 5 summers used Claritin, until recently I bought another brand, ran …

Chloraseptic is a numbing throat spray that relieves a sore throat fast. When I have a sore throat, I walk around with a bottle of cloraseptic in my hand. It may not have the best taste in the world, but when it comes to numbing and relieving my pain, …

One time, due to an improper use of a medication that I had for my illness, I became severely dehydrated and needed medications to restore the electrolytes and its balance in my body. There were several oral medications that I was prescribed along with the concurrent intravenous therapy. There …

I had been on the pill for the last three months, and in the first two months I was actually using one that didn’t have side effects on my body. However, on the third month, the pharmacy near my place ran out of my regular so I had to …

I am sure most of you ever heard about Canesten Creme. I also knew this product long time ago, even when I was still small girl. So it must have been more than 15 years ago since my mother used this creme for somebody in the house who need …

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 …

Prone to headaches and upset stomach during stressful times or periods of not eating well, I was happy to see Alka-Seltzer Extra Strength in my local drugstore. I’d used regular strength Alka-Seltzer for years, but found that its effects wore off more quickly than I’d desired.
So, where does …

I absolutely love to travel. I like to try out new foods, indulge in adventure and immerse in a culture that I have never before experienced. I have been to several countries in Southeast Asia to see what every country, ethnicity and their society has to offer. Of course …

Every one of us has some day or the other, had sprains and aches in the body parts. It is to irritating when a part of the body aches. It seems as if life has gone dull, then. What we usually do is rush to a doctor and pay …

Lot of travelling and working for many hours continuously leave me less room for myself even to attend to my basic needs like using a washroom and I usually suffer from urinary track infection and hard stool. I do not like to use washrooms at other places I visit …

I have a scoliosis (curve) in my upper back and it seems every so many months I develop muscle spasms between my scapulae. Recently, I went to a large party at a banquet facility where the DJ was set up on the dance floor behind me. I …

I have had some serious back pains ever since I gave birth to my daughter. I have tried multiple medications to work on the back pain, but many of them barely do a thing. I was thinking that maybe I should focus on a medication exactly for back pain. …

My tip is not to use Abuteral or Abuterol steroidal inhaler at all costs. I had used it while I had pneumonia that turned into long term bronchitis, literally feeling like my lungs were burning each …

Children kind of freak me out, I’ll admit. I don’t have any of my own, but my best friend whom I have known for almost twenty years has two very nice little boys, and when they were younger, she was always forcing me to hold them and change their …

The Depo Provera contraceptive is an injectable contraceptive, i.e. it is a medication used to prevent pregnancy. It can be injected in your arm or in your hip and only needs to be injected every three months. Although it is inconvenient in that you need to have …

As almost everyone knows about me, I have had problems with muscle aches. These problems especially occur in my lower back and my knees. I don’t know why it happens to me, but it has been happening ever since I gave birth to my first child. I’m always looking …

When I reported to my new doctor that I had been taking over the counter Benadryl for seasonal pollen allergies, he recommended that I try Allegra instead. He said it would last longer and work more to prevent the reactions before they started. This sounded appealing so …

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 …

I’ve been using Paracetamol Biogesic since I was a kid for almost every ache and pain. If I have a toothache or a headache, my mom would give me one and make me go to sleep. If I’m running a fever, Biogesic would always be the medicine of choice. …

Xanax is a small medication used for the treatment of anxiety and panic disorders. It comes in several different strengths. I have tried 0.25 mg, the 0.5 mg dosage, and the 2mg dosage. All of them have different effects.
I take xanax on occasion to treat anxiety. I started …

My teenage son laughs about how I write so many reviews, and gets a big kick out of it, and about three months ago, was reading over my shoulder a review I had written on a nasal spray that I bought for my allergies. He was the lucky child …

I was informed by my colleagues to try Airborne for the common cold. My entire office swears by Airborne and my colleagues are certain that it is the answer. I was reluctant to try it. With my colleagues’ endorsement, I had to try it this past …

I put my back out many years ago and therefore often get recurring pain. I always have to have medication on hand to help relieve the pain when it gets really bad. I have tried several different ointments including Icy Hot Extra Strength Pain Relieving Cream. I had tried …

First of all, I am not an Endocrinologist. I am a patient. I’ve been taking Synthroid for two years now since I had radio-ablative Iodine therapy for hyperthyroid from Graves’ disease. I am now having hypothyroid and will have it for the rest of my life. It is …

Zolpidem is a prescription sleep aid that is approved by the FDA. Most over the counter sleep aids are just forms of Benadryl. The problem with that is that you may take Benadryl and then the over the counter sleep aids together or on the same day. That is …

I wasn’t very surprised to see that Claritin was making the rounds with their products being available over the counter and supposedly at a prescription strength to. But we all know that they wouldn’t still offer it in doctors offices as a prescription if the over the counter stuff …

I cannot stand having headaches, I have not tolerance for them. However, when I turned 16 I started getting headaches very frequently. They range from mild and tolerable to a full fledged migraines in which I wish someone would just remove my head. I usually take Excedrin headache and …