When my brother’s Glioma Grade II brain tumor was turned into Glioblastoma Multiforme (Grade IV) in July 2013, he was advised to go for radiation therapy (along with oral chemotherapy with Temozolomide). My brother was not in good condition and I was taking all medical decisions on his behalf. …

Steven Harter M.D. is an obstetrician and gynecologist, and simply the best one I’ve ever been to. I’ve been going to this office for six years now, and I’ve been very happy.
First, he is board certified and very knowledgeable. But more importantly, he is really nice, caring, …

I was at friend’s house and was having a nagging cough and congestion from a recent cold that I got. Seeking some kind of relief, my friend told me to try Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold medicine. She uses it all the time and loves it. I tried …

During one of my routine official travels, I suddenly started experiencing symptoms of cold and cough (continuous sneezing, blocked nose) and this was making me very uncomfortable. Since I was on a move, it was difficult to see a physician immediately for any medication. This is when one of …

Spring Valley Prenatal Multivitamin/Multimineral is a dietary supplement. It is best used and important before, during and after pregnancy. This is a one-a-day product and i’m sure millions of pregnant women out there will appreciate not having to take it more often then that. I bottle I have carries …

I was very happy with the Dulcolax Perles as they worked wonderfully to quickly relieve the discomfort of constipation, so I tried these tablets which are a different version of the same thing. These are also very good indeed, but I have discovered the pitfalls of taking two …

As a parent, you should know that you can not give medicine to your kid easily. You need to know exactly what is inside the medicine that you want to give to your kids. Or even better, you need to talk with the doctor to make sure that you …

When I am trying to fight off a cold I like to suck on Zand Elderberry Zinc Herbal Lozenges. They provide my body with zinc which helps fight off the cold and it contains natural herbal extract in it that help support my immune system. Best of all I …

With the winter becoming worse, I had developed a nasty cough and a sore throat, which were starting to embarrass me. What more, it got so annoying because of the inconvenience of having to pull out the tissue from my jeans pockets each time I was unable to …

Last week was the worst for me because the weather changed so drastically that my sinuses were not able to adjust thus causing me to get sick. Apparently I wasn’t the only one having a hard time adjusting to the change in weather because when I went to Wal-Mart …

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 have been suffering from regular migraines since college. The pain really kills me that I cannot function very well. As the years went, the migraine became more intense that I had to change medication every time. Just recently, after suffering an excruciating migraine attack, I went to the …

Flintstones vitamins have been around for years and I have been taking Flintstones vitamins for a s long as I can remember, ever since I was a little young kid I always ate them like their were candy because of the simple fact that they taste so good and …

When I was a little girl, I had terrible Strep Throat. In fact, without fail, every time the seasons changed, I would get Strep Throat because my tonsils would swell to the size of golf balls and I’d have massive bouts of fevers. But the fevers I could stand. After …

After a trip to the ER in agonizing pain from stomach cramps due to an allergic reaction, I was treated and sent home with a prescription for Levsin, in case the cramps came back.
I was absolutely terrified that they would—“ and I was not confident that anything …

You don’t need prescription from the doctor if you want to get Paramex tablet from the drug store. You can buy it direct from the seller because it’s not really a heavy tablet. You can cure the little headache or toothache by taking this pill.
Normally, I only need …

There comes a time during day to day life when we come into contact with those popular and annoying stress headaches. Sometimes people just tell you to have a cup of coffee, a glass of water and get to bed, hit the pillow and sleep it off. Of course, …

My experience with Elavil–an antidepressant prescribed for migraines over the course of the past seventeen years was a positive one (for the most part). When I was first diagnosed with migraine headaches, Elavil, or the generic version called amityrptaline, was one of the first medications prescribed. Elvail …

I’ve been donating blood off and on since the Nixon administration. Mostly it’s been off because there were times when blood drives didn’t seem to coincide with my location and schedule. However about ten years ago Puget Sound Blood Bank opened a collection center here in Bellingham. My wife …

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 …

There are 3 important things I can’t leave the house without, my wallet, my cellphone and Novaluzid. It’s one of the few medicines that I’ve stuck to all these years for my ulcer. It’s not cheap, but it sure works fast. And it comes in small packets that you …

My experience with Xanax was a pleasant one, I was clinically depressed, and took it to stave off a breakdown of some kind. (I don’t know what might have happened had I not taken it, I suspect I was headed for a suicide attempt, but since it …

When I first started working from home, I thought life would be great and then I realized just how hard it can be sometimes. The stress of working from home combined with a medical condition led to many sleepless nights and forced me to reach for something to help …

Tofranil is one of the oldest antidepressants out and for me and my Narcolepsy the best. It has few side effects when taken daily however when stopped one must gradually withdraw for fear of rebound effect. However it does take at least 4-6 weeks before the blood …

My on and off problem with canker sores for the past few weeks had made my life come to a standstill. In spite of swallowing a number of antibiotics for it, there seemed only some temporary relief as the canker sores in my mouth reappeared and never allowed me …

It is so irritating to get a mosquito bite or other insect bite. They can itch and drive you mad. I like After Bite Xtra Gel because it works right away. You just rub the After Bite Xtra Gel medicine on you and immediately the itching …

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 …

Throughout the years, we all have experience some type of warts. It could be from those hideous plantar warts to those many bumps covering our fingers which are the color of our skin. And, your immediate thought was,
“How do I get rid of them? Every time I barely …

As many women out there know, PMS is not just a figment of the imagination. I, unfortunately, suffer from it on a regular basis. You ladies know what I mean: bloating, aches, cramps and just a general malaise that hits you like a ton of bricks almost every single month.
That …

Zantec is an over-the-counter medicine used to relieve heartburn pain. I’ve tried several of these kinds of medicines and I don’t understand how this one is still on the market.
First, the good news: It’s cheap and you can usually find generic versions of it at Walmart or a local …

I don’t often have problems going to the restroom, but have found myself dealing with this issue a lot lately. I know that my mother has had this same problem for years and asked what she suggested. She told me to try the Equate Women’s Laxative Tablets. I did …

I’m assumed, by the name of the product, that it was like a generic TheraFlu cold medicine. Walgreens is infamous for barely changing the names of things to pawn it off as their own, but honestly, I’ll take it if it means I’m saving even a little bit of …

Cephalexin Monohydrate is an antibiotic that is used for treating bacteria infections. I had gotten an upper respiratory infection and the doctor prescribed Cephalexin Monohydrate to me to help treat it. The medication is in capsule form. It leaves a bad after-taste in my …

My boyfriend recently started to get a rash around his neck and upper chest area. It was red and looked like dry skin. He doesn’t have health insurance so he was really freaked out by this. I told him that it looked like eczema to me because it looked …

I am not someone who is known to come down with Cold & Flu very often but there are times when I do and when that happens I would be seriously down with high body temperature, sleeplessness, body ache, headache and blocked nose in short, I would get the …

Migraines happen to almost everyone, with a wide variety of symptoms that come along with the brain-splitting headache. For example, my mother gets nausea along with her headache, while I go completely numb on the opposing side of my body (i.e. a migraine focused on the left side …

A few years ago, I started experiencing some major pains just below my ribcage on my right side, and seemed to get better or worse depending on what I ate. Everyone I talked to said it sounded like heartburn, so I didn’t worry too much about it. However, the …

This product has been around a long time but it is still a popular medicine for cold and flu season. I keep a box of this at my house at all times as my husband and I both really like it. I purchased this product at Wal-Mart for about …

I am really picky about giving medications to my children. It seems there is always a recall on something or a side effect that is unnecessary. A few months ago my daughter was really sick and I had to give her some medication either way. I was nursing her …

Qvar, a product of Ivax, is a prescription inhaled corticosteroid (anti-swelling drug) used to treat asthma and other conditions that cause the lungs to swell. It is available in 80mcg and 40mcg dosages; your health care provider will prescribe the appropriate dose. The active ingredient in Qvar …

I have two teenage children and a husband, and it’s a rare month in our household when at least one of us doesn’t have the sniffles or a cough or a sore throat, so I’m constantly on the hunt for medications of one kind of another. And, until someone …

Statin medicines are really useful for the treatment of elevated Cholestrol. These are good in reducing the total cholestrol and LDL. I have consulted the doctor with the same problem of elevated choelstrol (Total - 240, LDL - 162). The cardiologist suggested me to take the Atorvastatin, 10 mg. …

When I originally bought Excedrin, it was solely because it was the only medicine that works when I have a bad headache. What I’ve discovered recently is it is a product that is good for so much more.
A short while ago, I developed a bad case of gingivitis. This …

Provigil is a non-stimulant wakefulness agent I was placed on a few years ago to control over sleeping and mild narcolepsy caused by my other medications. It has helped immensely and I continue to take it daily three years later.
I started taking Provigil in high school when my psychiatrist …

I remember a couple of years ago, I constantly have yeast infection. It is recurrent. I know the symptoms and I was sure it was yeast infection. I did my part researching about it and I found out that yeast infection is a common type of vaginal infection caused …

I am allergic to a lot of things, mainly seafood and when I was young I am allergic to dairy product. Imagine being allergic to cheese, milk and ice cream. Yes, you heard me right, Ice Cream! My parents would make me drink and take small amount of these …

Its been almost a year since I was drinking this Trust Pill. Many people says that taking an oral contraceptive pill will cause me a problem. Like nausea, discharge, weight problem and even something that I might get a cyst. Oh I really don’t know what to believe before. …

After taking a 30mg dose of prescription Prevacid daily for 5 years, I could not have been more delighted when the 24HR formula was approved for over-the-counter sale. Until I found Prevacid, I tried a few alternatives, such as Zantac and Prilosec, I suffered from severe gastroesophogeal reflux disease. …

It’s an easy thing for me to say that I’ve suffered from allergies for many years and that I’ve tried just about every solution either prescribed by a doctor or found and purchased over-the-counter. I get your basic symptoms which include an itchy mouth and throat, itchy and watery …

I like to eat spicy food. And I also like to buy food from the seller that stand next to the street if I think the food have good taste. But sometimes, I should realize that those food that they sell next to the street can be a dirty …