I purchased Contac Cold and Flu after my boss had given me some to get through the day at work when I was sick. She said they worked wonders for her so she was sure that they would work for me as well. I found the Contac in the …

After suffering from a yeast infection twice in one month I was looking for a way to keep it from coming back, I started taking cranberry pills and that kind of helped. But I ended up suffering from one again. I went and bout Vagisil because it was cheaper …

I was prescribed Effexor for anxiety and depression and continued taking it for seven months.
The most noticeable difference for me over the first week was increased tiredness which helped me because I had been having trouble getting to sleep. Over time this became irritating because I could not …

Many people do not even realize that they do have sleep apnea. They snore, loudly, away every night. If YOU find that you are disturbing others while you try to sleep, and find yourself choking awake, gasping for air, you just may have sleep apnea that will need a …

While I was about to finish the course of antibiotics for throat infection, I develop itching and irritation in the vaginal area. It went on for a week with slight cheesy discharge later. So I decided to consult the family doctor who prescribed the antibiotic.
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This is one of my favorite and goes to medicine whenever I have stomach issues. I probably have the weakest stomach in the whole wide world. I have really super powerful and active metabolism. I must eat right on time and that means eating every 4 hours. If I miss …

One of the herbal supplements I have been using to help relieve inflammation in my body and to help treat and prevent my migraine headaches is Herb Pharm Dropper Feverfew. I like this supplement because it is a tincture and is made from feverfew extracts and grain alcohol. Other …

I travel by plane a lot, but using Dramamine never occurred to me until a friend mentioned it when we went on a cruise ship. She would take a half a pill each morning and then before bed to make sure she didn’t get sea sick. What a concept! …

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 …

When I have trouble getting to sleep, I need just a little bit of extra help to try and get some rest for the next day. There is nothing worse than trying to get through the day when you haven’t had enough sleep. I have seen commercials for Unisom …

I was recently prescribed Fioricet for my migraines and headaches. I was directed to take as needed which is pretty often for me because I am likely to have a headache everyday. Immediately after the doctor prescribed it for me, I got it filled generically and was really happy …

Like many Americans I am over weight. I have battled with my weight for most of my life. However, I do try to keep it to a manageable level although I do not always succeed. I saw the commercial for Alli on television. It advertised to be the only …

Biofreeze Pain Relieving Gel is a great analgesic gel that can be applied directly to the source of pain through the skin. It is great for use on muscular pains or joint pains such as arthritis or strained muscles and gives good effective pain relief.
This medicine comes in …

I had the chance to use this heat wrap when I had a mild sprain on my back after I fell down in the bathroom. My sister in law recommended this product to me because she used it when she sprained her hip joint and it worked well …

During one of my recent stays in the hospital after undergoing a surgery, I had developed a condition which is known as oliguria. This meant that my urine output was lower than what the health care team wanted. My values fell on the alarming value which raised the flag …

I, like most women, sometimes have issues with severe premenstrual symptoms. The last time that I had severe symptoms I purchased Dollar General’s Premenstrual Relief Tablets. They were about a dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) for a twenty (20) count bottle. They were a great price and cheaper than …

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 …

I am usually a big fan of Exedrin products. I love their migraine and sinus medication, so I was very excited to see the commercials on TV for a new medication to treat back pain. In the commercial they clain that it contains 2 medications 1 to …

I ended up with a really bad case of jock itch the other day; bad enough where soap and water did nothing to relieve my discomfort and I needed to go to Walgreens to find some sort of medicated product.
I ended up with the store brand of powdered jock …

Lasix is a prescription loop diuretic, which is prescribed for excess fluid accumulation in the body, which can arise from a variety of causes. In my case, I was having edema (swelling) in my lower legs, ankles, and fingers. The swelling seemed to be related to my …

Everyone falls sick and fight diseases in his or her life many a times. In spite of taking all care, we still fall ill, maybe due to less immunity in the body or some external infections. Once ill, one naturally has to go to a doctor and then start …

I have been on 20 milligrams of Prozac (Fluoxetine) on and off for three years now as part of my treatment for bipolar disorder type I. It is a moderate antidepressant commonly used to treat eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder, which I have been treated for, too.
Prozac has been …

Around last year this time, I sprained my ankle while wearing new high heels I had just recently bought because they looked really really cute and were on sale for a great price. Now, the reason why I sprained my ankle was because number one, I am close to six …

I haven’t been a sufferer of heart burn of indigestion very much, so I never really knew what “heart burn” or “indigestion” actually was….until I felt it for myself. My boyfriend, who suffers from GERD gave me a gaviscon tablet to chew. I was appauled by the …

My mother is 75 years of age and till now as health is concern , I can say she was healthy. She was able to do her routine work. She was able to go to market and any other similar work.
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Both of my children gag on traditional cough and cold syrups, and neither of them are able to swallow pills. Triaminic Thin Strips, however, dissolve on their little tongues without a complaint. Relief from symptoms comes quickly, usually within thirty minutes or so, and generally lasts from …

Clogged nose and sinuses, these are one of my most hated condition specially when I had to do some field work. It is really disturbing and annoying. Sometimes, I feel that summer is better than rainy season, this is because people are spreading this kind of sickness during the …

One of the best painkillers I have found anywhere is Nurofen. If I can find it, this is my ibuprofen of choice. Whilst Nurofen is sold in tablet form, in capsule form, in liquid gel form, my favorite style is still the tablet. They are really …

I am not usually good at finding new doctors, but when I decided to go to Womancare Associates South, I somehow managed to hit a jackpot. Located on Oxford Rd in Bethel Park, Womancare Associates is the nicest OB/Gyn office I have ever been to. The office …

My roommate was the first person who turned me on to melatonin. I had never heard of the stuff before this; it was a night at the beginning of the year and of course, being freshmen in college we were excited about being in a new place and …

I’ll be honest and say I’ve never seen ringworm a day in my life til it looked like my oldest son had it. I’m not sure how it got it or what caused it, but I at least knew enough about it to know what it looks like, and …

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 …

Another product in the long line of cold remedies is ZiCam Cold Remedy. There are different ways to digest ZiCam, but the chewable version is the one that I purchased. The specific type the I bought was the strawberry chewable style. I know that when you are …

When I started having pain in my heels, I was working eight hour days on my feet, and was somewhat overweight. I soon developed severe plantar fasciitis in my left foot. This condition is also known as “heel spur.” There was not actually any bone spur on the x-ray, …

I like to use cough drops whenever I have a cold, just to soothe my throat and weaken my boisterous cough. I have used so many different cough drops, and have only been really impressed by maybe 5 of them. I decided to try the Assured Honey Lemon Cough …

I have been using New Skin Antiseptic Liquid Bandage for several years. Living a busy life that involves lots of activity, I frequently find myself getting little nicks and cuts from prolonged hours of paper cuts.
New Skin for me, is a great alternative for bulky bandaids. Even better, its …

Ibuprofen is another name for the brand name Advil. I currently use Kirkland Signatures Ibuprofen for pain management and head aches. I found that the 200mg tablets of Kirkland Signature brand have worked just as well as the brand name Advil Ibuprofen tablets. I like the …

My husband was put on Zocor by his VA doctor, in order to lower his cholesterol levels. At the VA, they have so many patients, that the doctors.tend to just rush them through and put them on prescriptions, without first explaining what the medication is supposed to do. …

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 have suffered from Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease off and on for 15 years. I have tried a variety of medications, and recently my doctor recommended Pariet rabeprazole sodium tablets.
Pariet is available by prescription only, and is relatively inexpensive when compared to Prevacid, the super drug for acid reflux disease. …

Since I started my period during my teenage years and before I got pregnant with my first child, I experienced painful monthly cramps on the first day which hurt so much that I always ended up missing school or work because I was confined to the bed to rest. …

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 …

A couple of years ago, I became ill with a very serious case of the flu. A week into my recovery, I developed a secondary bacterial case of severe bronchitis and also an ear infection at the same time. I wouldn’t wish that week on my worst enemy.
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I am a person who suffers from sever leg cramps right from my teenaged years. Even though I don’t experience these cramps on a daily basis, they suddenly seem to attack and then keep coming for about a week after the first attack. But whenever they come- they make …

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 …

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 …

There are many over the counter pain relievers out there that can be used for just about every ache and pain but there’s really only one that’s specially formulated to target all the pains and aches that a woman goes through when that dreaded time of the month rolls …

I used to work in the night shift as a supervisor in a call center, so I always have reversed body clock and I looked really, really haggard. My mom always tells me to take Multivitamins because my body is under a lot of stress and I look really …

I was in a stage in my life when I wanted to get some tattoos, and change my style. I first got a tattoo on my back shoulder of a butterfly. I didn’t really know how to take care of one, so I asked the tattoo artist that did …

It tastes like Robitussin, that’s what someone will say when something they drank tastes like cough medicine. Aside from the popular association with the brand name, Robitussin is one of my trusted cough medicines. Especially when I have that dry itchy cough that won’t go away; or when that …