I was staying in Bangalore before I moved to Boston. I was pregnant while in Bangalore. With no information on hand about the hospitals, I just stepped in on a Sunday morning into Manipal hospital.
To my surprise the registration was immediate and a matter of 10 minutes. The receptionist …

I had a really bad case of diarrhea. I frequently had loose-foul smelling stools with terrible abdominal cramps, nausea and extreme fatigue. I later on developed dehydration due to the numerous times of loose stools I had. A sample of the stool was taken and sent to the …

This capsule was prescribed by the pediatrician of my son when he was still a baby because I complained that my son was not really gaining weight and drinking milk as much as I want to. So the doctor prescribed this medicine and what she asked me to …

About eight months ago I discovered my first ever pile, or haemorrhoid as they are properly called (that is such a hard word to spell properly!). I was horrified at this discovery of this revolting thing up my back passage and I had to get a mirror to …

When you’re raising a family on a budget, like most of us are, we’re always thrilled to find products that multi-task and can be used for more than one purpose. For instance, I’d much rather have one bottle of cleaner that will take care of glass, wood and tile, …

I decided to give Naturade Herbal Expectorant a try. It was available at my local grocery store and seemed like a good alternative to traditional cough medicines. The flavor was a bit strong. I thought that it would have a better taste to it. Taking …

It’s unavoidable how kids would get sick often. They are so fragile and vulnerable of all these microorganisms that they pick up everywhere when they are playing. Sometimes, they actually get sick from playing with friends who have cough and colds. These conditions are easily transmitted by hand-to-hand then …

Zyrtec covers indoor and outdoor allergies. I was taking Allegra until I found out I was pregnant. My doctor told me that Zyrtec was safe to use during pregnancy, so I made the switch. You only need to take it once a day. At first, …

Just recently, my son developed an eye irritation. His eyes became watery and produce rheum too much that when he woke up in the morning, he cried because he cannot open his eyes.
I am not really particular with that condition then, so I waited two days before bringing him …

When I was taking care of my grandmother, we needed a way to keep the medications that she was taking organized. It could get very confusing trying to figure out which medicines she was supposed to take in the mornings and afternoons and whether we had already given them …

I purchased the Bliss No ‘Zit’ Sherlock Complete Acne System at Sephora for about thirty five dollars. What it is is a set of products devoted to getting rid of acne mostly with the main active ingredient being salicylic acid. I have used many products where the main active …

I have a heart problem and I have to take Atenolol 25mg tablets everyday. They only cost me 10 dollars for 300 pills under my insurance plan. These pills really go help me keep my blood pressure low and my heart beating slow. They do have some side affects that …

A few months ago, my dog and I were playing. He accidentally hit my radial nerve on my wrist, with his tooth, and caused some nerve damage. After around a month, I went to the doctor and she put me on neurontin, generic version, for the nerve …

Orajel Oral Anesthetic is a medicine or the drug which is used to get relieved of the tooth ache .It is available in all the nearby medical stores. The main task of this Orajel Oral Anesthetic is to numb the pain when we think that an action performed by …

Few days back when there was very pian in my anal area, I went to do the doctor and asked him the solution for it. Because the pain had pursued since 3-4 days. And he wrote prescription for me and also asked me to apply that tube which he …

A few years back my son who was right around 22 years old at the time was starting to show signs of excessive agitation and repetitive movements that at first did not seem to be anything to be alarmed about. He became quite obsessed with cleaning everything around …

Not getting enough sleep has been a constant problem in my life, for as long as I can remember. Even as a pre-teen, I remember laying in bed, getting up two hours later and crying to my mom that no matter what I did, I just couldn’t fall asleep. …

I self-medicate most of the time. I contract Tonsillitis a few times in a year and whenever I feel symptoms like: difficulty swallowing, fever and an inflamed throat upon inspection, I take Klavox 1 gram, as I have been given this medication in the past. Recently, I came down …

Ever since I was a child, I always had asthma. My parents would often freak out when I had attacks. I was riding in a car with my uncle one time. He rolled down his window and lit a cigarette in the car while he was driving. I covered …

The worst urinary track infection that ever occurred to me was in 1992. My son was barely four years old then and while I was putting him to sleep when I suddenly felt a very sharp pain that was hardly bearable that I really cried hard. I felt a …

I was recently diagnosed with both Sinusitis and Rhinitis and my Doctor prescribed Amoxicillin 500mg Penicillin Tablets to be taken three times a day. Amoxicillin was not an antibiotic I had tried before, and was hesitant to switch brands. My Doctor assured me however; that this was the best …

I like to have a good nights rest because I have to wake up early at least six days a week. I can’t afford to sleep in or find myself tired and unable to function the day. Though I usually can fall asleep with no problems, there are times …

This spray against scabies is rather difficult to obtain in the drug stores in my area, but it was available at the time when I needed it. Regrettably I got scabies when I was living in the dormitory at the university. There was an infection, and I was unlucky …

Equate triple antibiotic cream is just as good as neosporin.
As a matter of fact thats all i buy any more. I have 4 boys so i know what all the scrapes and bruises are all about. It never fails when i turn around from patching one up ive got …

Everyone in my family uses Ocean nasal spray. You are not meant to share a bottle of Ocean because of the germs and bacteria so we each have our own bottle. We put each person’s initials on them so that we know whose belongs to whom. …

Equate: Antifungal Cream Athlete’s Foot Cream is a product that I used to use, but I no longer do, and it is not because it was not effective, but I simply found a product that makes it easier, quicker and less messy to apply. That product is Equate: Athlete’s …

St. Luke’s Medical Center located at E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue Quezon City is the first and one of the only two JCIA accredited hospitals in the Philippines as of today. My grandfather has been admitted in this hospital and i can say that although its service is quite expensive …

For 3 years now I am taking this medicine. Tylenol was just a prescribe by my friend for me to take when I get this headache due to allergic rhinitis. But I never realized that I shouldn’t take the medicine without any prescription. This allergic rhinitis had cause me …

My wife had recently developed red rashes on her right breast. She was feeling itching sensation along with pain. When general antifungal treatment didn’t give any result, I took her to the doctor. After proper examination, the doctor prescribed an ointment along with Fluconazole Tablet. The prescription was for FCN …

I, like many others, have a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep at night. So I went down to my local drugstore and searched for something that would help me sleep. There were so many choices so I asked my pharmacist what he recommended. He …

I used to buy Breathe Right Nasal Strips when I was sleeping in a room with a rather picky roommate, who claimed that he never snored when he slept. Of course, I did catch him snoring a few times, but I wasn’t one to argue.
So I …

I didn’t start snoring until my late 30’s and early 40’s, so to keep my spouse sleeping in the same bed with, I decided to seek relief with and over the counter product that claims to stop you from snoring. And there were a lot of products on …

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 …

My aunt was in the hospital with cancer and she needed many operations, unfortunately she did not survive this illness, but I thought the doctors and nurses did the best they could to save her. First let me say this hospital is huge, so when we came here to …

I have always had allergic rhinitis. There are bad days and there are worse days. Whenever I go and sleep over my Aunt’s house, I always have it. The bedroom can be very dusty and my nose can get really stuffed because of it. Every time I go there, …

Every woman knows that menstrual cramping can sometimes get the best of you. It is not always bad, but there are those days that I really don’t want to get out of bed it is so bad. I can usually stand cramps, but it depends on the area they …

It is very rare that I find myself needing a laxative. However my diet can sometimes put me into situations where I need one. I don’t use them often and don’t have a certain brand that I go after and decided to pick whatever looked good. I was seeing …

My son had a case of allergic reaction after using an antibiotic medicine for viral fever. It started with small red bumps which developed into big red rashes within one hour of giving medicine. He was also crying indicating unwanted sensation like itching.

I had to rush him immediately to …

Hansaplast transparent band aids is a transparent strip. It is not quite good like other transparent strips. It peels off easily when applied to cuts. I had a cut the previous day on my hands and I used this strip for the first time. It …

If you are in this city and you need to go to the hospital but it is not an emergency situation then I suggest that you find another hospital to go to because this one is very bad and you will have a horrible experience. The reason why I …

I suffered from extreme diarrhea before, it was so severe I had to go to the bathroom seven times a day. I was so scared to go out and for weeks, I only stayed at home and my toilet had become my hang out. I
couldn’t go anywhere far because …

I have used Tylenol PM for years and it always works very well for me. I’m a total worry wart and tend to have many sleepless nights. The first time I took it, I was a zombie within a half hour and didn’t even remember falling asleep the next …

Recently I ran out of my prescription medication for esophaegul hernia. This hernia gives me intense heartburn, allowing the acid from my stomach to rise into my chest and esophagus unless I take prescription medication daily.
I ran out of my prescription, the doctor was away, so I was recommended …

During my childhood, I was diagnosed of having growth hormone insufficiency. My parents were quite puzzled as to how this happened since both of them are tall and none in my family has ever suffered from that condition. The doctor told us that there are many factors to which …

Be-Total Plus is a definite must for those who get those annoying little blisters in your mouths known as ‘aphtha’ or better known as foot-and-mouth desease. This medicine is in pill form and comes in a box of about 30 pills each individually sealed. This particular medicine should be …

For 2 weeks I suffered with a stuffed up nose and sinus pressure, nothing worked on my symptoms. I tried over the counter medicine and even an antibiotic prescribed by my doctor. I was so sick I did not know what to do. Thats when my sister …

I remember once when I was young, about fifteen, and my menstruation was causing me to be very nauseous, my mother pulls out that trusty pink bottle of pepto bismol syrup that you have to drink. Granted, it worked and kept my stomach from churning for the next several …

I can remember having such a horrendous sore throat, that I thought it would never go away. I gave it a few days to see if it would go away on it’s own. At first, it just started like your normal scratchy mild sore throat, until about …

Everybody has dealt with nausea at one point or another. I seemed to have my normal amount like everyone else until rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia came into the picture. I had to start taking so many new medicines that I was really not prepared for. The …

Keppra was originally designed to be used as an anti seizure medication but further research was done and is being widely used as a drug to combat nerve pain in people who have chronic back and leg pain like me. I had used some other drugs of the …