During a recent remodeling project I had undertaken, I was in a position of having to finish the project while experiencing a terrible backache, with pain in my neck and shoulder area. I had tried everything on the market I could find to get some relief and nothing …

I have a history of motion sickness. Sometimes I take medication for it and sometimes I don’t. It’s the times that I don’t is when I regret it. One particular incident comes to mind. My daughter’s school was having a celebration on a lunch/dinner cruise type …

Hydroco/Apap is the generic drug for vicodin. Technically, it is a narcotic that is a combination of hydracodone (hydroco) and acetaminophen (apap). Hence the united name of Hydroco/Apap.
This is a drug that I have been prescribed off and on over the years to deal with pain. …

I’ve spent a lifetime with bad sleeping habits, and those sleeping habits have been the result of an inability to fall asleep. I was diagnosed, in my twenty’s, with “delayed sleep disorder”, though it didn’t do me any good to know that I couldn’t go to sleep, much less …

When I get a cough, one of my favorite cough syrups has always been Robitussin DM because unlike cough suppressants, it will actually help me dislodge some of the gunk in my lungs, allowing me to clear them and get better. I always try this before resorting to …

My father works as a driver for almost 20 years now. He deserves to be rewarded for all his hardwork and sacrifices for us, I thought of giving him a gift just two weeks ago. There’s no special occasion actually, I just thought that he needs that product I …

I recently had a period where I was extremely bloated, and wanted to find a natural diuretic product that I did not need a prescription for. I purchased Sundown Naturals “natural water pills” in the vitamin section of my drugstore. It was a good deal, because the package had …

Our company endorsed us to Angelus Medical Center last friday to have our physical check-up/exam. This is actually required by the company. I went there early in the morning because I have the impression that it will take time to do this, I’ve done this before from my previous …

Since I get heartburn and indigestion really badly, I’ve tried a fair share of relief products. One of my favorites has always been Gaviscon because it has always given me the fastest, almost instant, relief. I buy them in 12 ounce bottles for $4 to $5 each, …

Aricept is marketed as a drug for people with Alzheimer’s Disease. In speaking with my internist, he mentioned that he’s had success using Aricept in people with more ordinary memory issues, often better than for Alzheimer’s patients. I don’t have Alzheimer’s, but I often lose my keys and may …

Vicks VapoRub really brings me back to my youth. I can remember when I had a cold, my mother would rub Vicks VapoRub on my throat and cover it with a warm scarf. Back in those days, and I’m talking years ago, they even put the Vicks …

Wheezing is a problem I have been suffering for some time now, like whenever I am doing even the slightest of work I start panting and go breathless and sometimes it is so severe that I have to take pills to keep it under control and so I always …

I love to eat spicy foods. I am in fact crazy about them. I would put chilli in nearly every dish I eat. In fact, if it was just me and my husband eating, I would make all the dishes I prepare spicy. Alas, I have kids who could …

Sitting in the heart of the city, amongst the rest of the busy buildings, sits the hospital called Palmetto Health Richland Memorial Hospital. I have worked in this hospital for a few months and I know a lot about what does on inside the nurse’s stations and what happens …

I don’t get sick that often. Really I don’t. I may get back pains and neck pains and headaches and have problems sleeping and anything at all associated with general body pains, but I don’t really actually get a cold or the flu but once in a blue moon. …

While I was on vacation in the UK, I sprained my ankle terribly when I slipped and fell on uneven castle grounds. It began to swell and my friend insisted I go to the emergency room. I agreed as it was getting quite painful.
My experience in …

I grew up taking lots of Vitamin C. in my life. My mother and my grand mother never forgets to give Vitamin C, As i grow up, My mother turned to be very acidic, so she doesn’t want to take too much ascorbic acid. Until one time my Auntie …

I was looking for a cough drop one day but was in a hurry to get to work. When I stopped in the drug store, there was a display of Ricola The Original Natural Herb Cough Suppressant at the front of the store. I grabbed a bag because it …

So far, this is the best medicine for me when it comes to treatment of heavy coughs. This is actually prescribed by my doctor. I don’t usually drink medicine when I get sick especially if it is only viral infections. i just drink plenty of water and eat more …

I used to have slight blemishes and scars due to pimples and acne, and my mother recommended I try this on as it’s Vitamin A and should be good for skin rejuvenation. I was dubious at first since my dark blemishes were caused by pimples before and I had …

As an allergy sufferer, I’ve taken many allergy preparations and medications. Some of them have been by prescription and some have been over the counter. I was very excited when I heard that Claritin D would be available over the counter, because prior to the approval of …

I used to take prescription Prevacid for acid reflux, but a diet change lessened the reflux and eventually, I only got heartburn every once in a while after eating trigger foods. I just dealt with the heartburn and didn’t medicate because the prescription costs were getting costly when …

The weather these days is so unpredictable. Sometimes, it is extremely hot in the morning and then at night time, it suddenly rains heavily. This is not good for everyone’s health, A lot of people got sick here in my place. Just recently, I have experienced a runny nose …

After seeing a dermatologist for about a year and being on antibiotic and a topical acne cream my skin has really clear up really well. Most my acne are gone but I still had alittle dark hyper pigment from the before acne. But over all my skin was …

I was having headache one time. It was really a bad one. It was throbbing and it made me feel nauseated.
Because of this I decided to be absent from work so that I can have a full day of restful sleep. I scanned my box of sample medications …

The opening of the New Year has not been really good. My grandchild who is 4 years old was feverish and could hardly eat. We brought him to the doctor who prescribed some medication and this included Generic Paracetamol and an antibiotic. I immediately purchased the medicine and to …

There have been quite a few times that I’ve been admitted to the hospital–mostly due to diagnostic tests. But just recently, I was again admitted to the hospital due to dehydration. I was exercising heavily one day when suddenly I felt that I was going to faint. Fortunately, a …

For the past six years I have been dealing with horrible back pain. Sometimes it is worse than other times, but I have had it consistently. My grandma also suffers from back pain and receives prescription medication for her pain. She does not like to take these pills and …

I do not like taking medicines in a liquid form but sometimes I have to and in this case, I always choose the one which is the most drinkable and which is the most tasteless. Aspegic fits the bill. It is in a powder form and is quickly soluble …

I finally tried the Fisherman’s Friend cough lozenges because a friend of mine gave me hers. She’d said that she didn’t like the flavor but then she doesn’t like a lot of things so I didn’t pay it any mind. I guess I should have.
When you need …

Lately, I’ve been quite stressed out, so I’ve been having headaches and stomach cramps. We picked up some extra strength tylenol, fortunately in the eZtabs, to help.
The eZtabs (the red sort of candy coated ones) are actually quite a bit easier to swallow, and go down very easily. You …

My husband and I recently took our daughter to the Emergency department of the IWK Children’s hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The IWK is pretty well reknowned locally and is hailed as being one of the best health care facilities for children east of Toronto.
I was shocked when we …

I have had problems with getting colds and the flu this year. I’m not sure exactly what I am doing differently than other seasons. Maybe it’s that I’m not getting enough Vitamin C in my diet?
I came across the Coldrex with Vitamin C at my local drug …

Supradyn is a multivitamin tablets with Minerals and Trace elements. I came across to it when I was feeling weekness and my doctor prescribed me it.
It essentially contains all the vitamins including vit C and vit E also. When I approached my doctor complining sever weekness due to …

Allergic rhinitis is really a big problem to me, it makes me feel very uncomfortable and worst it turns out to be a cold after wards, because I often suffer from this I ended up consulting a physician about this. He told me that I really do suffer from …

I have had osteoarthritis for many years. I take an anti-inflammatory medication twice a day. I try not to have to take narcotics for the pain so I tried extra-strength tylenol and it kind of helped but then I found the arthritis strength formula. It is a time release …

I think I’ve literally tried just about every pain reliever on the market. If I don’t have perpetual headaches, then I’ve got strange pains in my side or muscle problems due to a hectic and physically demanding retail job, where I’m lifting thirty or forty pounds worth of stock …

Typhoon Ondoy brought so much devastation in our lives. My family and our dog stayed on the roof for seventeen hours waiting for the flood which reached our second floor to subside. We lost so many of our things, and the first practical problem that we faced was how …

Lamictal is a medication usually prescribed for bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is an illness categorized by extreme mood swings- manic highs, and depressed lows. That is why the illness was originally called manic depression. Lamictal helps with these mood swings. It can also be taken for …

A while back I had seen a special on the TV that talked about the benefits of sperm donation and how it could be a very lucrative thing to do. One of the people on the show said that he had made over 16,000 over a four year period …

Most of the time I wake up in the morning with an itchy nose, this is due to the reason that I have allergic rhinitis for a long time now. And once in a while, especially when the weather changes, I tend to itch or sneeze a lot. Years …

I had a pretty nasty fall last week, which resulted in a lot of pain, and I had not been able to sleep because of my discomfort, so I went to my local Family Dollar and purchased a bottle of their nite time pain reliever for a bargain price …

Natur Slim is one of slimming product that you can find in the store. This Natur Slim products can help you to get the ideal weight. That’s what they always said on their ads.
When you buy Natur Slim product, you will get some pills inside the package that you …

Well, as the TV commercials say “it tastes awful, but it works”. Buckley’s Coughs and Congestion (original mixture) definitely does both.
It is definitely a good thing that it doesn’t contain sugar or alcohol, though, because I had to take a lot of it over the course of the cold …

amoxil is an antibiotic that can be used for treating different infections. generally amoxil is recommended for the treatmemnt of ear, nose, throat and other infections such as typhoid and fever. i am using this medicine since my child hood as a treatment of fever and sore throat and …

When I found out I was pregnant with my daughter I had to find an OBGYN near my area. I didn’t really have any referrals so I just picked Dr. Asgharian out of the phone book. When I got to his office for the first time everyone seemed personable …

I, unfortunately, have the pleasure of suffering from seasonal allergies. I also, once in awhile, struggle with insomnia. I find that the Walgreen’s brand of Benadryl, which is called Wal-dryl, works to kill two birds with one stone. Funny enough, I find this store brand works better and faster …

During the past fall season, I have really gotten into trying different lozenges to alleviate pain that I may have in my throat and chest without having to take medications and becoming drugged. I try to use lozenges whenever I have a cough that is not really accompanied by …

Sometimes, though it only happens maybe three times a year, I get bad fluid retention and it causes my legs and feet to swell so badly that they look fit to burst. It gets to the point where I cannot even walk because it is swollen so tightly …

My husband and I have a difference of opinion when it comes to the best cold medicine out there (or one of the best anyway). When he’s sick and asks me to get him something from the store, my first instinct is always to bring home the TheraFlu packages …