About a year and a half ago, all the Rite Aid stores closed in the Las Vegas Valley. It was a sad event as I believe the stores had been there for quite awhile prior to their company shutting down operations in Las Vegas. I even knew some people who …

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 …

I first tried this product at the hospital after giving birth to my daughter. All throughout my pregnancy I had painful and itchy hemorrhoids which I only treated with natural means for fear of harming the baby in my belly. Due to the strains of pushing the baby out, …

I have recently been having a lot of problems with nasal congestion. I feel that these issues are due to the wind blowing constantly and dust irritating my nostrils. Though I like to keep my nose clear, I do not like taking allergy medications that make me drowsy. I …

Carisoprodol (Generic for Soma)
Carisoprodol is the generic name for the brand name Soma. This is a muscle relaxant medication used for muscle spasms and other neurological pain. This medication is highly addictive and very over prescribed by physicians. I am a certified pharmacy technician and primarily work in the …

I bought this Vagisil screening kit because I was concerned I might have a yeast infection, or some other type of infection, because of itching and burning symptoms. I am prone to yeast overgrowth because of being diabetic, and I thought this might save me a trip to …

One of the activities I enjoy most is traveling. However, it is often hampered by my motion sickness. The idea of sitting on a bus for long hours can be stressful to me. Air and sea travel do not affect me the same way. I am thankful for that. …

I hate getting sick, especially during cold and flu season. The reason is that it seems that a cold always hits me during the middle of a work day. I have learned though that if you start to take some kind of a zinc medicine that it will …

Red, sore and itchy,this was the first time my sibling had this fungi last week. It started like a welt in his toes thinking it was just because of insect bites or something. Yes its too late for us to know that this is a fungi infection when it …

I have suffered from knee pain for years from falling on them several times over the years (call me a klutz!). I have been told by my doctor there are signs of osteo arthritis and she wanted to prescribe typical pharmaceutical drugs for the condition. I choose …

Procardia is a heart medication and it is used to treat hypertension.
This medication is better than some and not as good as others.For me the side effect of coughing was the only noticable effect that was bothersome.
My blood pressure went down very nicely but I couldn’t deal with the …

I call this the knock out pill. I was diagnosed with Venous Thrombosis more than a year ago and suffered severe migraine attacks. The doctors couldn’t use blood thinners to take out the clot in my brain, because I was hemorrhaging. I didn’t want to go through surgery either, …

Muscle spasms should not have to be a way of life. I noticed that I was having them primarily on the left side of my body. The spasms would show up first in my arm and then sometimes in my leg. I, personally, think that it was probably a …

Having an allery is as common as having colds now a days. All of us may experience this once in a while from the kind of food we eat, from seasonal changes, etc. But why suffer and endure the uneasiness if you can be relieved of these conditions with …

I have tried almost everything to deal with the many skin issues that I have short of going to the doctor. I have found myself in situations where my skin gets very irritated. I hate having to deal with red and sensitive skin that gets very itchy. Because of …

D cold total, the all in one solution for cough, cold and body ache. It has been quite a while since I was suffering from cough and cold and being a minor issue I ignored it for some time. But slowly it started taking the toll on my body …

Oh man I had some real issues not to long ago with the flu. Every year I end up getting a bad cold and or the flu right before the fall comes. I have always had great results with Vicks Nyquil Cold and Flu relief liquid. It works better …

I was put on Cymbalta to help control my depression. Over a period of seven months my dosage was raised to 70mg per day. Cymbalta was rough from the beginning to the end.
First off, the side effects were horrible when I first started. For two weeks I would suffer …

As a mother, there is really nothing worse than seeing your child experiencing discomfort, especially when they are too young to do anything about it or tell you what it is that’s bothering them. I can’t tell you how many times my child had a fever that I thought …

I woke up on March 14, 2011 and found my husband with his hand on his abdominal. I asked him what was wrong and he said that he had a horrible pain on his stomach. I quickly showered, dressed and called my job telling them that I …

I’ve got a nasty cut on my arm, which put me in need of large bandages. Having used up all the large ones out of the pack of Band Aid we had, I headed to a store to get more. I first looked at the same brand, Band Aid, …

I’ve been looking at the reviews on “Chloraseptic” and it called my attention that all of them put all the emphasis on the excellent results this product has on sore throat affections, and I certainly agree with that, but hey, that’s the least of the problems this incredible product …

Since I was a nursing student, I have been to several hospitals. One of the most impressive hospital I have been to is Asian Hospital and Medical Center.
My mother was hospitalized there because of aortic dissection last June 2007. Her stay was for three weeks so comfort was really …

I am one of those who are frequently prone to acidity and this would make highly uncomfortable. This was caused primarily due to my frequent travels or eating some kind of unhygienic food. My stomach acidity would literally throw me out of gear and paralyze all my days …

I was feeling a little bit of swelling in my hands and some tension pain started to develop. I knew it was because of some fluid around the wrist and knew that I needed to buy an over the counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug to relieve some of the tension …

This is a antihistamine nad decongesant syrup for paedetric usage. It covers symptoms related to running nose, stuffy nose and repeated sneezing whic may occur due to common cold, hay fever, sinusitis or respiratory track disorders.
My baby was precribed this syrup about 0.5ml when she was about 1 year …

These swabs are great, I take them whenever I have a cold. In fact, with finals week coming up, I take these whenever I think I might be coming down with a cold, especially since my room mate was sick recently.
The first time I took them, I thought they …

My baby boy has been cutting a few teeth lately, and it has been a complete nightmare for us both. Since the teeth have started to grow through his gums, he has been sucking on his hands and being fussy. I was having a really hard time with him, …

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 …

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 …

Feeling under the weather can start to take its toll on me. I have been feeling pretty badly lately and have had a severe cough that I just couldn’t get rid of. I purchased a couple of packs of cough drops to suck on so that I could relieve …

Piriteze Anti Histamine Tablets
For anyone suffering from mild to severe allergies, hayfever etc, I really strongly recommend Piriteze Anti Histamine tablets. These are widely available over the counter in the UK, and less accessible (but still possible online) in the United States.
In terms of price, they are very …

I have tried a whole bunch of different painkillers for headaches or muscular aches etc over the years. I was drawn to Aleve painkillers because they claimed to be gentle on the stomach, long lasting and better than all the others currently on the market. The other …

I have year round allergies mostly due to dust mites. I have problems with sneezing, running nose, plugged ears, itchy red eyes, and bags under my eyes. I have been taking Claritin for three months now, and I actually think my symptoms have gotten much worse. I have been …

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 …

Getting stuck with a bladder infection or irritation of any kind is really horrible. I often find that I end up with some type of bladder irritation quite frequently. I found Hyland’s Bladder Irritation tablets and am so glad. This product is one that really works well.
The tablets are …

I have noticed lately that many different medicinal companies are really trying to out do each other. I guess they all want to create products that do what every other product does only supposedly better. I have noticed lately that Advil is one of these companies that is getting …

While I was traveling in Thailand recently, I caught a bad cold, and kept on sneezing every where. That was very disturbing to myself and to people around me.
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I have been suffering from year round Allergic Rhinitis. This time since I could not bear it any longer because the symptoms are getting worse, I finally decided to go to the doctor and get this over and done with.
Upon checking me up, the doctor prescribed a nasal spray …

I have tried a lot of liniments to ease out muscle and body aches. One of these liniments is Pau Liniment. This product has a blend of menthol, camphor and methyl salicylate. It comes in a small green plastic bottle. It is not just readily available in any drugstores. …

My doctor recently put me on trazodone to help with insomnia. I am on the 50 mg dose. Taken at higher doses it helps with depression, anxiety, and chronic pain also.
I have weird reactions to medication sometimes, so I cut the pill in half to …

I was so good at evading cold and flu this year it was beyond possible so it was only a matter of time before I got a little bit sick, and here we are my nose is running and was not cooperating with me at night - refusing to …

Being an Asian and a coffee lover for decades, I quite expected my teeth to be a little on the yellow shade. But I will not lie, I also dream of having the pearly white teeth that I see on toothpaste commercials. I tried several whitening toothpaste because with …

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 …

My father is taking Ecosprin 150 mg tablet since last six months. He had a minor heart attack in the summer and had to be shifted to the ICU. The doctor diagnosed some cardiac related issues after Echo and ECG and prescribed him Ecosprin 150 mg along with a …

Getting an alcohol free product is important to me because there’s nothing I hate more than feeling like I’m feeding my kids a bunch of drugs that are totally unhealthy for their bodies. Sure my kids might be a little older these days, but that doesn’t mean I still …

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 …

Clonazepam is a wonderful durg that help with flashback and depression. It help take away anxiety along with panic disorder and it also help with epilepsy and other seizure disorder. I started takeing the drug becasue my anxiety and panic disorder that cause the bad flashback is making me …

Okay, I have to say that I have found a bonafide miracle. I say this because my husband, although I adore the very quicksand he walks upon, is perhaps the biggest whiniest and miserable human baby alive when it comes to being sick. Granted he isn’t sick very often, and …

I hadn’t heard of BC Powder before my coworker, who is a wealth of medicinal information, told me it was the best possible thing for headaches. I was at work and could feel this thumping and pounding wrapping around the entire top of my head and I’d already taken …