I frequent over the counter drugs every time I run out of the same rounds of monthly supplements with no certainty as to which vitamin shall stay permanent on my partly empty medicine cabinet. I guess I’ve adapted shifting between various supplements since the time I discovered my …

My mom was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago. She really wasn’t sure where to turn. We had seen commercials on television about the Cancer Treatment Centers of America. She decided to give them a try. Cancer Treatment Centers …

A few months ago, I injured my back trying to lift my daughter out of her car seat. I waited a few days, hoping the pain would diminish, but unfortunately, it didn’t. In the meantime, I continued lifting my children, which only helped to further irritate the area. …

I had to fly after recovering from the flu and was still recovering from the cough part even though I was no longer contagious. I was worried about coughing too much on the flight because of the swine flu scare and decided I’d have to find a cough medicine …

This is probably one of the more expensive pain relieving creams I’ve tried over the course of the last year and a half, and I’ve tried a LOT, to say the least. I think, at least once a week, I’m at the grocery store or local pharmacy trying to …

The ZZZquil Over the Counter Nighttime Sleep-Aid gets a rating of 1 out of 10 from me. It tastes absolutely disgusting and more importantly, it doesn’t work. It hasn’t worked for me and I have a friend who told me that the same was true for her as well. …

My husband has arthritis in his left knee. A knee scope last summer gave him some relief, but he needs a new kneecap. Our Physician suggested he buy a knee brace until then.
We were a little leery at first. Surely a knee brace would be bulky and awkward to …

Well, it’s that time of year again. When couples’ test that cherished and ominous line in the wedding vows that begin as, ‘In sickness and in health’. And trust me, you must really love a person when they are snot-nosed, feverish and coughing up their spare lung and you still …

I got on Celexa after several failed attempts to regain happiness and functionality on Lamictal, Paxil, and Wellbutrin. Before I was even prescribed this medicine, I was nervous because my nurse informed me that it was in the same family as Paxil, which I had horrible experiences with. …

I develop a nasty mouth ulcer sometime ago, it seem to be get bigger each day despite me applying an ulcer gel on it twice a day. It was really frustrating, embarrassing and unbearable as it was on the front of my lower lip. This time it kept bleeding …

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 …

My boyfriend was very worried about me when I took three consecutive sick leaves so he bought medicines for me. Since his doctor prescribed him Ambroxol, he bought fifteen tablets for me. I was touched and promised him to take those medicine. I am on the recovering state already …

I am only 29 years old and already have severe tendonitis and arthritis in some of my joints due to years of pounding from sports. After Vioxx and Betra were taken off the market, I discovered Bextra. It is a Cox-2 inhibitor and anti-inflamatory medication. For …

I have a few mixed feelings on Equate’s Maximum Strength Orasol Gel. I bought it because I thought it could help me out with my wisdom teeth that seem to be a problem with from time to time. I remember having a gel applied to my teeth …

I rushed to fast to workout yesterday without even bothering to stretch and warm-up. I missed working out so much that I had to run into the studio without worrying about stretching my muscles first. I came in the middle of the class, picked a spot and followed the …

I am currently on this form of birth control. So far, Nuva Ring seems to be fine for me, but I have to give it a few more months to be absolutely sure. Nuvarings, in my opinion, are a mixed blessing. Yes, it doesn’t give me …

I can’t stand dentists. I think they overcharge and my schedule isn’t flexible enough to make appointments weeks in advance.
That’s why I like Dr. Edwin Schuler.
When I had to have extensive dental work done, I was concerned about how I was going to pay for it. I have insurance, …

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 used miralax both for myself and on children. In the United States where I live this product has only been over the counter for a few years. Before that it was only by prescription. Back when it was prescription I did use …

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 …

I was down with fever for the past few days and just wasn’t feeling good about anything, I took Nicip Plus a reputed medicine in my place but it didn’t have any great effect and so I consulted my uncle who is a general physician and he suggested me …

The first time I had ever tried these wonderful little pills I was in Russia and had the worst stomach ache ever. I felt like my insides were on fire and there was nothing that I could do to stop it. Finally my husband at the time called his …

I first used creatine monohydrate when I was going to the gym to do some weightlifting. It is a substance that weightlifters take in order to get stronger and to recover after a training session faster. It helped me a lot and increased my force as well as helped …

My wife was complaining about pelvic and lower abdominal pain. She has a long history of stomach related issues, and hence I was getting her symptomatically treated. It was few months back when my sister who is an OBGyne asked her to go for whole abdomen ultra sound scan. …

I love using this medicated patch to ease any pain in my body especially associated with muscle or joint pains. It works much effective after taking a warm shower when the pores in my skin are open. The patch with menthol ingredient in it just works wonders in easing …

Have you ever seen one of those science fiction movies that tell you that you could see the future and treat certain diseases before they happened? There are a lot of movies which claim that in the future you will be able to predict things that will happen to …

I live in cold place in the Philippines and more often than not children suffer from colds and cough easily. One time my daughter catch a cold and ended up having cough as well because of post nasal drip. I have a problem giving my daughter certain medications even …

I have tried several different types of pain relievers to help get rid of my headaches. I decided to try Vanquish pain reliever to see if it was any different than anything else I have used in the past. I have heard of Vanquish before and have had a …

The last time I had a really bad flu, a friend brought me a box of this Thera Flu product. I was so grateful because I was too sick to leave the house!
I had not used Thera Flu in years—“ not since it first came on the market. …

I have been going to this Walgreens pharmacy every since I had move here in Sun City about two years ago. It is really close so of course very convenient too. I had first went there when I had came from my doctors appointment and needed to fill …

My asthma was out of control and nothing was working to help relieve the breathing difficulties I was having. Not even prescription medicines. Therefore, I was in the drugstore looking for other options that might help give me some breathing relief can ended up trying the Primatene Mist Inhaler. …

I was once saw this in a tv commercial, where a child is sick and has a high fever and his grandmother wrapped him on his blanket so his temperature will go down. Then his mother comes and introduced Dolan, an ibuprofen which is good for fevers or pains. …

Whenever I have fever or headache, I usually turn to Alvedon Paracetamol 500mg tablet to give me some relief from my febrile condition.
I was introduced to this medication by a nurse who noticed that whenever they give this brand of Paracetamol instead of other brands, they have noticed that …

Mefenanic Acid are used for temporary relief of pain cause by arthritis, toothaches, or menstrual cramps. I rarely use anti pains like mefenamic acids because i am not used to drinking medicines and i try to bare with the sickness and be healed the natural way.
I went to …

A few weeks ago I suffered a severe case of frozen shoulder. I work long hours in front of a computer, and coupled with my poor posture, and my tendency to lean on my elbows, my poor shoulder just gave up on me. At first I tried to self-medicate …

Anyone whose child has experienced an asthma attack probably has one of these. For those not familiar with this product, AeroChamber Plus Z Stat is an anti-static Valved Holding Chamber (aVHC) for use with metered dose inhalers (e.g. Ventolin Inhaler). I was not aware that such a product existed …

Biogesic is common name when it comes to paracetamol. I think everybody knows Biogesic. It is what most people I know actually take. Well, I have been taking it since I was in my teens. My parents took it so it was what they let us have when we …

I found Osteo Bi-Flex Advanced at Walgreens when I was looking for pain relief for my knees. I bowl quite a bit and the squatting position can sometimes bother my knees. I also like to do very brisk walks with my pet Beagle. The Osteo Bi-Flex was on sale …

My menstrual period has ended just a few days ago. It was a very difficult situation and I dreaded times like these where I had to experience menstrual cramps again. Mind you, having menstrual cramps like mine is worse than the usual. Most of the time, I had to …

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 …

I had my son in February of 2006 I am a young parent and I am not planning on having any more children anytime soon my OBGYN recommend since I was planning on breastfeeding my son that I use Mirena , a brand of an IUD …

Equate Extra Strength Pain Reliever brought no relief to me. I tried using these pills instead of Tylenol for my occasional headaches, hoping to save on the cost, and they do not help. Maybe it is just me; my husband says he had used Equate pills before and they …

I found myself searching for a Vitamin World store in order to purchase a couple of products. Unfortunately, I wasn’t willing to drive the distance to reach the nearest store. I turned to the Internet for help. I quickly navigated to the company’s web site, …

One week ago, I got cold and fever because of the unpredictable weather that often happen in my city now. Sometimes in one day it’s feels so hot, but in the next day it rainy all day long. Sometimes yje weather also change drastically, from hot suddenly become cold …

About two years ago, when my grandmother passed away, I started experiencing symptoms of anxiety and just plain depression as I was very close to my grandmother and had been taking care of her ever since I could remember. She had always been there for me and always taken cared …

I try not to take medication unless I absolutly have to. I also hate going to the doctors office, especially when I am sick. All you want to do when you are sick is lay around not sit in a doctors office for three hours for a two minute …

My husband yelled at me a few weeks ago, because I woke him up in the middle of the night yelling “Yuck! That’s SO gross.” And if it’s not a strange statement like that, then I’m reacting to spiders in my dreams and hitting my husband yelling “Get them …

Whenever I am suffering from a cold, I try to find ways to reduce the symptoms immediately. I’m sure I’m not the only one that absolutely dreads colds. I didn’t have a lot of money to spend, and opted to try a generic cold medicine. I went into my …

For a couple of years now I’ve been plagued by a wart on my index finger. I had them frequently as a child, and always went to a dermatologist to have them frozen off. When I found out that this technology was now available over the counter, I jumped …

Wellbutrin is a wildly popular anti-depressent medication that is prescribed quite regularly by psychiatrists, as well as other types of medical doctors. I was first prescribed Wellbutrin by my obstetrician after having my second child. Unfortunately I became a victim of postpartum depression and as much as I …