I do not always have to deal with itchy skin, but do have to deal with it often enough when the weather is going wild. It is like my skin goes through these cycles with each weather and season change. My skin can go from normal to irritated within …

I have not been satisfied with the results I am getting from my previous doctor. Last Friday, I finally met my new doctor, an endocrinologist who specializes in Diabetes. She is very professional and warm. After the consultation, she referred me to St Mary Mercy Hospital for the laboratory works. …

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 …

I have read somewhere that married couples often experience sleeping problems. Most of the time, my husband and I have this difficulty in iniating sleep and maintaining sleep. The result of which, we wake up unrested. When I get up, I feel tired. I felt bad that I still …

On the third trimester of pregnancy for my first child until after the delivery,I have noticed that both of my lower extremities are both so edematous and swollen. I can’t hardly lift them and they were so numb. The situation really gave me a hard time walking. …

About five years ago I read that Folic Acid would decrease the risks of Alzheimers/Dementia by increasing the blood supply to the brain. This would assist the memory sector of the brain to function normally longer. So i thought what a good idea being 65 years old I need …

It sometimes seems like I have tried hundreds of medicines to get rid of colds. I hate being sick and will usually run out to the store as soon as I feel symptoms. I hate the runny and clogged nose. I can’t stand the headaches, and the severe cough …

These Band-Aids are the actual Johnson and Johnson Band-Aids. We don’t use them very often, because we usually just use regular band-aids. But these work well if we are going to be swimming or working because they are very sticky, and they are also good for a cut at …

I bought this because it was about half the price of Brand Name Ibuprofen. It came in an economy size bottle and I figured it would work for general pain relief or cramps.
The potency seems to be consistent. I take the same dosage I would for the …

Well, although I realize this is an oral rinse and not a medication that is taken orally and therefore,internally, I still code this as medicine because you have to apparently get a prescription before you can get this item. I had to get this because my dentist is worried about …

AWEFUL! I don’t like it it works well, but it makes your joints sore, and makes you gain way to much weight! I have put on 40 pounds in the 7 months I have been on depo, I hopefully just got my last shot. …

I have had back pain for over 15 years, and I am always searching for a product that will take some of the pain away so I can function throughout my day.
I am not a big fan of prescription pain medication because I am afraid that I could become …

I am one of those unfortunate souls who suffers from sore throats quite often. I always have and the cause is unknown, as I have had tests over the years and nothing has shown up, the doctor says it’s just ‘one of those things’.
I have tried just about …

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 …

One of the things my wife and I seem to keep getting with our colds has been a stuffy head. We have various medicines we could take for that. But, neither of us likes taking cold medicine on a regular basis either. So, we looked for other alternatives.
One of …

I am very sensitive to any type of drug or medicine, so I have to be careful when taking even over-the-counter varieties. Antihistamines can be tricky since typically they make you drowsy. For me - they practically render me unconscious. If I take a non-drowsy variety - such as …

Needing something that would relieve my runny nose, sneezing and coughing, I visited our local pharmacy only to find the shelves were cleaned out. Since it was the only medicine left that matched my symptoms, I gave Contact Cold & Flu a try.
Overall, I would say the product worked …

Our family doctor prescribed this antibiotic for faster healing of a wound that occurred to my son below the chin after he fell face down on the floor. It was a deep cut and as required stitches just at the chin area. First the doctor recommended tissue …

I was quite disappointed with the side effects of my previous medication for my illness. This gave me a very uncomfortable headache that was extremely hard to get rid of. So I asked my doctor if he knew another drug which he could prescribe me. After several minutes, I …

A few years ago, I had a harrowing experience when my youngest son comes running home from the park saying that his brother is bleeding all over the place and I have to go get him right away. Just as I grabbed my keys and put my shoes on …

I had never heard of the Red Cross Toothache Complete Medication Kit until I recently had a tooth pulled. After about a half hour of the dentist yanking and twisting with different gadgets, and the tooth still not coming out, he decided it best to saw the tooth …

The acne scars on my face were worrying me to hell for quite sometime and marred my beautiful face to great extent. Although I did try using various creams and lotions to get rid of them, nothing really worked successfully. This is when one of my friend suggested that …

I have been using Frontline Plus on my pets for some good 2 years now however I must say I love them when I started to use them but not so much anymore. They are a great parasite control treatment for my pet dog and cat however they lose …

I have been using Wal-Mart Equate Chlortabs Antihistamine Allergy Tablets for over ten years now. I first found these allergy pills when I ran out of a very expensive prescription I got from my ETN (ear, nose and throat doctor). It cost me $60 for a prescription …

About 4 years ago, I had a very bad episode of hyper-acidity which caused me to have some nausea and vomiting which made me weak and a little dehydrated. Because I was on duty in the hospital, I had no choice but to find some available medication …

There was a time, about four years ago, when I seriously injured my back falling on a patch of ice in my driveway. I was bringing my laundry home from the laundry mat, and was walking down the stairs in front of my house, heading to the car to …

Unfortunately for me, heartburn follows me through life. I have had a problem with it ever since I had my first child. That would be about 5 years. Over the years I have taken Alka-Seltzer as my number one choice. However during my pregnancy alka-seltzer was not permitted. For …

A few days ago I found myself searching for a pill to ease my pain. I went into a Dollar General that I often frequent and scanned the shelves, until I decided to buy some Excedrin tablets. I then noticed a similar product on the shelf for a dollar …

This over the counter medication contains Glucosamine HCl (1500 mg), Chondroitin (1200 mg), and Hyaluronic Acid (3.3 mg) when taken as directed on the package. I suffer from torn cartilage in my knee and an inflamed bursa in my shoulder from an accident I was in. I can …

I remember, when I was just a young child, my mother always had a supply of Flinstones vitamins in our cupboard. I thought, as I got older, that she might have even had stock in the company, because even as all her kids grew up, she still kept it …

I highly recommend this multivitamins to those wanting to gain more weight. This is a very effective appetite stimulant and at the same time it is very good in making my body look proportioned and not skinny. I have gained a lot of weight from taking this …

Three Legs Brand Cap Kaki Tiga is a Chinese balm for insect bites. We buy it from the Chinese drugstore. It is a green balm in a small transparent glass container with a yellow cap on top with the Three Legs logo on it.
For some reason, I …

Motion sickness is really troublesome at times. If you are a constant traveler like me and you get to experience this most of the time you travel then it is better you know how to handle it. In my experience, I always bring with me a plastic bag just …

I have this worst case of allergic rhinitis and my senses have been affected severely. My room is not air-conditioned and sometimes I commute while going to buy some groceries, I just ride a public transport and kept further exposed from dust and air pollution. One time, I had …

I used to take one cough tablet and cold tablet each, but now I found out Panadol had a tablet that can be used for both colds and flu, I had bought a pack which was 20 tablets, and the pack had cost approximately $16t, it is a bit …

I experienced chicken pox before and it was very threatening. It is good when you get infected at a young age because you will have lesser scars or perhaps when it grows out, it will develop lesser. I had this when I was in my late twenties. I first …

Sometimes I get heartburn but not too bad. Actually the really bad bout of heartburn I had was fifteen years ago when I was pregnant. In my third trimester of pregnancy, I got really bad heartburn, but since then it never really affects me that it’s so severe …

I work in a retail job, and have worked there for a little over a year now, in which I’m up and down ladders, constantly reaching for boxes that are far taller than I can actually reach, and often times I over extend my shoulders, and I can feel …

I have suffered from an ultra severe case of occipital neuralgia for four years and have run the gamut when it came to trying drugs to treat this nerve condition. Until I was placed on Baclofen also known as lioresal. Although it took about 3 months on …

I’ve been using Thera-gesic creme for at least five years now. I’ve found it to be the best thing I can use for my back, shoulder, and the arthritic pains that I now get since I’m older. I’ve even used it, externally, for stomache cramps and found relief from …

If you are looking for an over the counter sleep aid for a non-serious, temporary sleeping problem, take my advice and do not buy Unisom Sleep Gels. I had a few days of bad sleeps and I just needed to get some sleep. I did not want something heavy …

After having great time attending my cousin’s wedding last week, little did I realize that I was in for some great trouble. Since I happen to be one of those who is not used to taking too much of fried or spicy food, eating all the tasty and …

GEODON is a prescription medication that is used to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. It does come in a generic form called, ziprasidone HCI. Dosages start at 20 milligrams and can be increased to a maximum of 160 milligrams. As with any medication, there are both …

For a period of time I was feeling a little sick. After a quick self-diagnosis, I found out that I had a slight fever that was climbing rapidly into a severe fever. I quickly went over to the drugstore and got myself a box of NyQuil Cold and Fever …

Like a lot of people I have trouble maintaining a healthy weight and I am consistently dieting. However as I have grown older it has been less about dieting and more about being healthy. I am not a stranger to diet and weight supplements and have tried …

Ever have one of those moments when it feels as though there was a small war going on inside your tummy?
After partaking of something that did not sit particularly well with my stomach recently, I am really glad that there was a bottle of Mylanta on standby. I …

When it comes to pain relief, sometimes pills or chewables or liquid, don’t cut it to take any the discomfort or primary pain. Sometimes a different kind of medicine needs to be used. That’s why I tried the IcyHot Patch. I was in a car accident a few years …

I have a sister who is 26 years old and her common problem is the Cold and headache. My sister is very allergic to dust and whenever she goes outside by walk, due to a lot of air pollution and dust, my sister sneezes a lot and that …

I have been suffering from eczema ever since I was a kid. I also have allergic reactions to food that sometimes results to my eczema flaring up and itching like mad.
I noticed that whenever I eat seafood - crabs, prawns, lobsters, you name it - my eczema becomes …

I had gotten a few skin tags as my skin begins to age and I wanted to have them removed. The skin tags are little excess pieces of skin kind of like moles except where moles are flat these hang a bit like icicles. The two I had were …