I had loose bowel movement about 6 months ago which caused me to defecate about 6 to 9 times per day. My stool consistency was watery. I also had several episodes of vomiting and crampy abdominal pain from time to time. Because of this, I became …

I purchased Zicam Cold Remedy Chewables in the Strawberry flavor after I heard that one of the Today Show hosts on NBC used this product and felt that it worked. My husband got a cold and I felt sure I would get it since we obviously live in …

Migraines are hereditary, and it’s only unfortunate that my mother and my eldest brother and myself suffer from this. It comes suddenly but doesn’t’ go away unless you sleep for a minimum of an hour (in my case) and it’s really hard to concentrate on anything else when you …

For some reason, the Nasonex which has been working really well to control my eleven year old’s nasal allergy symptoms quit working effectively for him. As a result, his pediatric primary care physician decided to switch him over to Flonase. Our insurance company will not pay for the brand …

For several years I suffered from Fibromyalgia. At first I tried to treat myself with over the counter medications like Tylenol or Aleve, but they only seemed to treat the tension pain I had from the Fibromyalgia pain.
When Lyrica was first accepted as treatment for Fibromyalgia, my doctor …

Tramadol (Ultram)
Tramadol (Ultram)
Tramadol is used to treat moderate to severe pain. Tramadol extended-release is used to treat moderate to severe chronic pain when treatment is needed around the clock. My doctor prescribed me some of this medicine in 50mg tablets. I have a knee that throbs from time to …

Having got to the grand old age of 33 years old I have noticed I am getting increasing pain in both of my knees. I have always walked all over as I like to keep fit and I’m also a non driver.
When I saw my doctor recently for …

My middle child was very gassy as a baby. Who am I kidding, he still is. But he’s far too old for Mylicon Drops now. You have to know the difference between the ‘gassy cry’ and other cries, but the more you learn your baby, the more you’ll distinguish …

I know I am already overweight, a lot of my friends just notice the change in my body, as much as I want to cover my excess fat by wearing dark clothes it does not help at all and I can no longer deny the fact that I need …

Ever wake up with your’ head pounding like someone is kicking it and the morning light makes you wince and the smell of coffee makes you gag and every little noise is just too much to bear? I do. I have migraine headaches. Axert 12.5mg is for the relief …

Glucophage is a medication given to people that are diagnosed as diabetic to help with their sugar and control the levels of glucose they produce. I was diagnosed with this a while back and put on this medication when I was trying to conceive a child and it ruined …

Cavite Skin Clinic is a small derma center located in Imus Cavite near Puregold Mall. I can say that this is one of the popular derma center in our town.
We went there this morning because I had a friend that needs medication for a skin problem. I will …

I had a major problem with facial hair! I would use facial hair removal creams weekly to get rid of my facial hair, but at times, I would get an ugly rash from the creams. I tried plucking, but it was so painful, plus the amount of …

How can I ever forget Cepacol cough drops or lozenges, they cured my cough and soar throat. Just recently, I had this nasty cold, which just wouldn’t go away. I’ve tried everything. I’d even overdosed on vitamin C.
With the vitamin C infusion, I could feel that …

I was bothered recently by an itchy foot with peeling and redness, and I self diagnosed the problem to be athlete’s foot. It has plagued me several times in the past so I know how to recognize the problem. When I went to Walmart to pick …

It’s actually fun to do mountain trekking with my friends, especially when we take the more challenging route uphill. It’s more tiring but definitely rewarding since I know that it’s good for my health plus its excellent cardiovascular workout. Before actually leaving home, I make sure that I have …

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. …

I just saw this laying around my sister’s house, and it’s actually for her little baby. I asked her about it, because it was barely used. She said that she tried giving it to her two year old, but didn’t get the desired effect. She said it was too …

I practically live in my local Walgreens, because of the three nearby pharmacies, this one is by far the cheapest in everything, even toiletries and food. And when allergy season started kicking in for three of the four people in my household, I made my weekly stop there with …

Chances are if you have been treated for anxiety, the name Xanax is familiar to you. Xanax, or Alprazolam is typically prescribed if you are experiencing anxiety or stress, although like many classes of drugs, it may be used for other purposes. However, this review will focus on …

For a period of time in my 30’s, I had depression so bad that I felt as if I were in a black hole of despair. I went to a doctor who placed me on a medication named Paxil.
In my experience, if I …

If you suffer from migraine, then you might want to ask your physician about a fairly new drug called Maxalt. It is placed under the tongue and melts very quickly. However it must be taken at the first sign of a migraine coming on. Many people …

I’m not into taking tons of medicine whenever I feel like there is something wrong with me. But I do like to settle my symptoms down if I have to and I will take just about anything that will help. I normally take an aspirin a day but here …

I gave birth to my son at the Ciudad Medica Zamboanga Hospital, and I can say that I really felt I was in good hands during my confinement.
From the time I checked into the emergency room for prepping, the …

Getting sick is no fun, unless you’re a kid and it’s a school day. For adults however, getting a cold and being all congested is a very unpleasant experience, especially around the holidays. Who wants to feel sick and lousy at Thanksgiving or Christmas? I doubt many would raise …

Vicks vaporub was one medicine I was familiar since my childhood. Even today, I use it onmy child. I make sure that this vicks is used sparingly on my child. My child even loves to apply this on his body. I use it when any one …

As a stressed person with lots of problems on my mind, I always have trouble sleeping. I am searching for the perfect sleeping drug available, and I am active on several forums of this kind. However, the organism will create immunity to any kind of sleeping drug after a …

Lunesta is a medication made with the intention of allowing the user to more easily drift off to sleep. I have tried Lunesta two or three different times. The medication does make me drowsy but has rarely helped me to fall asleep. It is easy to …

In my active days, sometimes i had problem with muscle injuries (such as muscle aches and pains, rheumatism, and sprains) especially after i finish some sport activities. Those injuries are really annoying me, make me can not focus on my job and sometimes make an unwell feeling when i …

I have always used Robaxacet for back pain, and I have had few complaints, other than that it tends to be a bit expensive (approximately $13 for 20 pills). But it does generally work for my muscular back or neck pain, as long as it is not something more …

I used to have frequent stomach pains and I thought I had ulcer but when I went to my doctor, and he said it’s not ulcer but it is something called dyspepsia or for us layman, it is indigestion caused by overeating. He prescribed motilium for me. It …

When my son was born the doctor gave me some Fougera antibiotic ointment to treat his circumcision. I was told to use it at each diaper change. I applied the ointment on his sore area as directed. Within a week he was fully healed up and a lot less …

I have used this product with both my 9-year old and my 2-year old and it works well. The taste is a not so terrible tropical flavor. It costs around $4 and is good for providing relief without sleepy side effects. It contains Guaifenesin (the same stuff in Mucinex) …

When my allergies are kicking in bad, the worst thing I experience is the sinus pain and congestion, which almost always leads to headaches and the neck aches and then all-over body aches. I’m absolutely miserable when my allergies are at their worst, and I’ve very rarely found an …

I have been suffering from insomnia since I was a teenager and was therefore prescribed Ambien in order to help me sleep. This medication is available at two dosage levels, 5mg and 10mg. Due to the severity of my insomnia, I am prescribed the 10mg tablets which are taken …

I have been treated for depression and social anxiety disorder on and off for the past 20 years. I’ve been put on Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft, Effexor, Cymbalta among others. Once though, I was put on Wellbutrin.
The afternoon after taking my first dose of Wellbutrin, I was …

Flexable isn’t a very well known product to the public. I found it because my mother has severe arthritis problems and nothing seems to work. So that prompted me to find some other product that could offer some relief.
After scouring the arthritis world, I stumbled upon this Flexable …

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 am fed up of writing reviews with the word —˜phlegm’ in them, but we are talking phlegm again with this one as I am reviewing Bell’s Mentholated Bronchial Balsam and I think it is excellent stuff. Out of all the many decongestants and expectorants I have been …

Omnaris is a prescription nasal spray typically prescribed for seasonal and year round allergies. I am a mild allergy sufferer but I was prescribed this nasal spray for an entirely different reason. I am suffering from eustation tube dysfunction. Basically this means that my ear drum has retracted inwards. …

Changing of seasons as exciting as they may be, I always have to prepare myself for the inevitable attack of allergies. For the longest time I thought I would always come down with some sort of cold during those times of the year. From the constant …

The cold and flu season this year (2007-2008) was extremely bad this year with an unsuspecting flu strain. One young woman in our area died from complications so when I started to sniffle and sneeze I was very concerned.
I have an autoimmune disease that makes me susceptible to bacteria …

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 …

I used to work as a bartender and allergies would kill me in the spring. Especially because the bar I worked at would open the front of the bar letting all of the spring pollen inside.
A friend of mine told me about Loratadine 10mg for my allergies. It …

I have this allergy that really trigger to swollen my face and throat, I am allergic to some certain drugs containing Ibuprofen medicine. I was prescribed by my doctor a most effective anti allergy that has slight side effects, I’ve tried other antihistamine or anti allergy but I experienced …

I personally believe that people should stay away from these types of medicines. I have tried using Tylenol PM, time and time again. The only reason why I tried using it was because I didn’t have any headache medicine and I had a huge problem going to sleep. My …

I purchased Contac Cold and Flu after my boss had given me some to get through the day at work when I was sick. She said they worked wonders for her so she was sure that they would work for me as well. I found the Contac in the …

I have been a fan of Neosporin for as long as I can remember mainly because it helps the healing process as well as lessen the look of scars. For some unknown reason, I always end up with a paper cut or some sort of scrape which is why …

Apo-indapamide, or simply known as indapamide is a drug prescribed to people with high blood pressure (hypertension) because it is a diuretic. People have high blood pressure because of the water from the sodium, thus more pressure, thus they need a diuretic to ‘excrete’ the water out of the …

About a year ago I remember I was starting to have pain in one of my ears and I didn’t know why. Along with the pain I would hear some kind of popping sound. I went to the doctor about it and he told me that I had swelling …