This is the first blood pressure monitor we have in our house, we bought it about 4 years ago because my mother had hypertension so I used to mesure her blood pressure every day. This monitor is really easy to use, it has 2 buttons, one to turn it …

My doctor diagnosed me with bipolar disorder with a high occurrence of manic episodes a few months ago. Since then he has put me on a variety of medications, the most recent being Abilify. He started me at a dose of 5 mg per day, then moved the dose …

Emeset was prescribed by the pediatrician to my youngest son. He was having little bit of diarrhea like symptoms with vomiting. The syrup works wonderfully at that time and since then has become a medicine that I always keep in my shelf at home.
Emeset is manufactured and marketed by …

The Dolo 650 tablet is one of the medicines my family uses regularly as a pain killer and fever reducer. I usually think a lot about side effects before using any medicine but through my various experiences I have learnt that Dolo 650 is a safe medicine to use …

Bayer Aleve 220mg Pain Reliever is the name brand version of Naproxen Sodium. If you haven’t tried it, you do not know what you are missing. From a headache, to a backache to cramps, whatever ails you, Aleve will lessen the pain if not alleviate it all together. This …

My skin is really sensitive and is very prone to acne. At one point, it go so bad that I had to visit my doctor in order to see if there was anything at all I could do about my skin. My acne had grown so much that I …

I recently had a chest cold and decided that I didn’t want the thing to get too out of hand. So I grabbed a box of Mucinex from my local drug store. I must admit that at first, I was a little confused as to which kind …

A cough is something that I have never really learned to deal with. Having a chronic cough drives me insane. I try to use whatever products I can get my hands on to fight a cough whenever I do have to deal with one. I have found that some …

I just took my grandmother to the pharmacy for her monthly trip to get her medications filled. She looks forward to this monthly trip, I guess because it gets her out of the house. Hey, what ever keeps her going is a good thing.
Anyway, I was so …

To stop smoking, is never a fun or easy process for someone who has become accustomed to including the act of smoking in their daily lives for years. In order to cease smoking, I used the Habitrol Nicotine Patch. To be perfectly honest, I had little faith …

Emetrol is an over the counter medication that relieves nausea, upset stomach, and vomiting. It is safe to use between adults and children as young as two. It is supposed to calm and aid the horrible side effects of relentless nausea like, stomach cramps and vomiting. In my experiences, …

During the holidays, we travel quite a bit. I sometimes have motion sickness and have to get a prescription from the doctor. However, the prescriptions tend to leave me groggy and I cannot enjoy my trips as much. While I was at the local pharmacy, I …

I have taken Armour thyroid for years. This is the only medicine that has helped me. I am hypothyroid, overweight as a result, and can tell a huge difference if I have been off of it for a day due to the pharmacy not having it.
I was on synthroid, …

Because I have seasonal allergies–and how frequently they occur–I always end up with mind-splitting migraines. My mom says they are sinus headaches, but sinus headaches or not, they are painful to have and the cold medicines I sometimes take does not cure my headaches entirely. I’m familiar with the …

I first purchased my Airborne not expecting great things. I thought that it would taste vil,e like Alka-seltzer and work just as good. Well, to my shock and amazement, Airborne works!
I have tried a few flavors. I have tried the grapefruit, lime and lemon, and also the orange. …

Taking medicine even such as simple as Vitamin C can be tedious, and people almost tend to forget to take their daily vitamins, so to motivate me further I had bought chewable vitamin c’s by Kirkland. Vitamin C’s enhances one’s immune system and prevents oxygen damage by protecting your …

The worst place for me to get diarrhea is when I’m driving. There was this one time where I was driving during the day and was alone in the car. I think I ate something earlier that day that was not properly prepared. Since that was the only food …

First we must understand what is a chronic illiness. The chronic illiness is usually one that last a long time and cannot be cured. A few examples are diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, kidney disease, HIV/AIDS, lupus, and multiple sclerosis. According to the Cleveland Clinic who has done some remarkable …

Having a cough can be something that is really annoying to deal with. It is like you can’t take a deep breath without coughing or even talk without coughing. I hate being the center of attention because of all the loud coughing I do. I knew I had to …

Anemia is a common complaint especially among women and most of us neglect this until it gets worse. I was always slightly anemic ever since my teen years with my hemoglobin level ranging around 9 to 10gm/dl while the normal level should be 12.1 to 15.1 gm/dl for women. …

Having a cough can really mess with me, both mentally and physically. I hate unnecessary attention and it seems that every time something has a coughing spree all eyes are on them. I don’t like all eyes on me and try to avoid the situation if possible. I also …

One medication that continues to be on the market though used less often is Fioricet. Fioricet is an old school migraine medication that was prescribed to me back in 1993 when my migraines began. For several years, a combination of Fioricet and a drug called Elavil worked …

Because I have been feeling under the weather lately, I have used quite a few different off brand medications available at the local drug store. One of the products I’ve used recently is the Equate Cold Head Congestion Nighttime caplets. As a medication, it is meant to …

Aside from the other illness that I have, I am also battling hypertension. Since I came from a family who has a long history of hypertension, I was no longer surprised when I was also diagnosed with this condition. I frequently had headaches that lasted for days. Occasionally I …

Every two years, I get new eye glasses. My astigmatism prescription has not changed in almost ten years, but as I wear my glasses every day they tend to look worn, after two years.
This was my second trip to Wizard Optical Centre. The first being five years ago, when …

I waded through mud and muck in order to get out of the village where I was stranded because of Typhoon Ketsana/Ondoy. I had no choice but to walk barefoot in waist-deep brown water littered with the debris of the typhoon. I could feel the sharp objects with my …

I had been having a hard time falling asleep. I didn’t do anything different in my daily regiment and just didn’t know why I couldn’t get tired the way I needed to. I tried a couple of pm medications, but didn’t really like them. I have a baby and …

Having a good dentist is valuable when one is living overseas. Dr. Berg, a German dentist who has settled here in Botswana is the best one you can go to. His clinic is a bit far from the center of the capital, Gaborone and I normally can go only …

My eldest son is what’s commonly referred to as husky. He has a wide, broad trunk due to his kidney disease, and fleshy arms which he’s working on toning up with karate. In the meantime, he’s ten and headed into puberty complete with armpit hair. Unfortunately, he’s also got …

On the rare occasion that I am knocked down by a cold I have found only one product that can help with my symptoms, Advil Cold and Sinus. The Pseudoephedrine completely gets rid of my congestion and the Ibuprofen takes care of that irritation I get in my …

I can remember the first time I tried Theraflu Severe Cold Daytime. I had a bad cold and a cough. I have body aches, a sore throat and I was sneezing constantly. I usually don’t like taking medication for just a simple cold, because I don’t …

My mother, who is now a seller a distributor of this Monavi anti-oxidant berry juice, first came into contact with this wonderful product after one of her customers suggested it to her since she had been experiencing problems with her arthritis and pains in her bones. She went …

During my time of the month, I don’t experience too much discomfort. I have always had mild cramps until, I got my tubes tied. Since then I have found myself suffering from more premenstrual symptoms. I have moderately painful cramps and some days need a heating pad to reduce …

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 …

Due to an operation I had last year, I was prescribed with several post-operative medications to manage my pain, the inflammation and my hyperacidity. I was placed in a liquid diet as soon as I was conscious but still was not allowed to eat foods that needed to be …

If you have ever been in an accident and gotten a scar then you are probably looking for something that will help diminish the look of that scaring. This is a wish that I had during many times in my life because I have some scars from acne that …

I’ve been a hemorrhoid sufferer since my late teens and it is no fun, and certainly not something we all love to talk about! We call it one of our family curses. I’ve used many products for relief of this affliction, both over the counter and prescription brands. …

I love to shop at Wal-Mart. They have so many good products. One thing that I found is the Equate Triple Antibacterial Cream. I like that it costs a whole lot less than the name brand. The stuff in the Equate Triple Antibacterial Cream is …

Remember the original st. joseph orange flavored chewable baby aspirin. Sometimes they would taste great but for some children the taste maybe a little tart to the liking. Now it comes in a great cherry flavored which is much easier on the digestive tract and vvery pleasant …

When it’s that time of the month for me, I feel like my life practically relies on having a pain reliever that can get rid of multiple symptoms associated with PMS. Based off of my past experience with a pain reliever that made me feel terribly anxious and hyper, …

Who has not heard of Alka-Seltzer? I grew up on the stuff and used to watch my dad take it just to watch it dissolve. Now that I am older and Alka-Seltezer has expended to cover cold and cough I am a die hard fan. I bought this stuff …

I was prescribed to take Collashot for 14 days by my doctor. I was feeling pain in the knee whenever I used to stand up after sitting for a while. It was natural for me to get tensed as knee pain below 40 years of age is not something worth …

I once was diagnosed of Endometriosis and for that I was suffering a lot. I experienced heavy bleeding during my menstrual period. I had many uncontrollable menstrual periods that made me almost anemic. I was so worried that my condition was a sign of cancer. But my …

I first tried Diane 35 when my doctor diagnosed me as having endometriosis, the thickening of my uterus walls, I needed this hormone to prevent painful mensturation during my monthly period. I bought a pack of 21 pills for $10, and I took it on the first day of …

During the last month, I had been witnessing an acute pain in my ears accompanied by a ringing sensation. This condition almost left me feeling restless and uncomfortable especially when I experienced these symptoms when I slept at night. Initially I didn’t seem to take the matter very seriously …

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 …

When cold and flu season hits, I am known to stock up on all sorts of medication to get myself and my family through it. This past winter was no exception. My cupboards were full of pills, syrups, sprays, rubs, and more to combat the cold and …

Norgesic Forte is a good medicine in order to have relief from severe headaches.Before I used to take Biogesic for my headaches but I found it not very effective for severe headaches until one day my doctor gave me prescrition for headache and prescribed Norgesic Forte. I found it …

I hate being sick. Okay, so no one really likes it, but me and my husband become quite unbearable to live with when one of us isn’t feeling very well. All it takes is a stuffy head and a cough or sore throat and we are pretty much done …

Delsym has to be the most effective cough suppressant on the market, currently. I had the absolute worst whooping cough the other week and my friend, who is a nurse, suggested that I speak to my doctor and ask to try Delsym, otherwise known as dextromethorphan polistirex. …