Anyone who has ever suffered from chronic reflux disease will know the misery it causes…
I was first diagnosed at I think I was 21… I didnt get the burning at first, I got pain in my upper abdomen. It took a while for them to diagnose me because I …

I often suffer from toothache as there is hole in one of my molars. I had a toothache until almost fainted because of extremely sick. I can not sleep, can not eat, even when I speak it very tortures. In my opinion, better you hurt me than I …

When my wounds heal up, I hate seeing the ugly scars that some of them leave behind. That is just something that I don’t want to live with, I especially don’t want to have a constant reminder of the terrible thing that caused that scar in the first place. …

Since I do not have a very high tolerance for pain, I find myself keeping an assortment of pain pills around the house. I am not too picky with brand names, and really just look for medicines that make me feel at ease. One medication that I have tried …

There are times when I really hate karma. I mean I know that it’s necessary to keep balance in one’s life and the overall universe, but it really sucks when it comes for you. This is what happened: about a month ago my coworker kept complaining about her heartburn, which …

Metoprolol
This last summer I was diagnosed with a heart condition called Inappropriate sinus tachycardia. The fortunate thing is its a non life threatening condition. It involves the sinus node over exaggerating and making the heart go into a tachycardia mode (heart rate over 100bpm). The problem is at …

The worst urinary track infection that ever occurred to me was in 1992. My son was barely four years old then and while I was putting him to sleep when I suddenly felt a very sharp pain that was hardly bearable that I really cried hard. I felt a …

I remember when I was younger, a doctor prescribed me to take Imodium (Loperamide) whenever I have diarrhea. Imodium is just one of the brand names for Loperamide. It comes with a tablet, capsule or liquid form and is taken orally. Anyway, just a bit of information about diarrhea. …

I had my medical education in this University. I even had my preparatory course of Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology here. Why? Because it’s the country’s top medical school. Yes it may not have the most state-of-the-art facilities here. And yes other medical schools may have some things …

If I can find a generic brand of something I trust, then that’s exactly what I’ll end up buying because who doesn’t like the idea of saving themselves some dollars with which to buy a nice Starbucks coffee, or half of one anyway because that Starbucks is expensive! I …

Naproxen Painkillers
Before my OB/GYN put me on birth control for my incredibly, ridiculously painful menstrual cramps, I was put on prescription painkillers for the pain by my regular physician. When I say painful, I mean literally debilitating cramps. I would have to take days off from school, …

When I was single, I used to suffer a lot during the first day of my menstruation period because of Dysmenorrhea. During the first day I would experience unexplainable severe uterine pain coupled with vomiting and dizziness. It was impossible for me to go out of …

When I have to take medicine for any kind of aches and pains I like for that medicine to work fast. I do not like having to sit and wait for the medicine to kick in because then I’d start getting the idea that I should take more than …

I am basically a person who happens to encounter minor accidents in every now and then. Since these accidents just seem to happen naturally- I have by now got used to taking them on my stride. But what really happened a few weeks back- almost left me feeling just …

Soffell mosquito’s repellent is one of a product that I often use in the house. Actually we also use another mosquito’s repellent. We did not really stick to one brand of mosquito repellent. But we do always have a sock of mosquito’s repellent. So if I go to …

Seroquel is a antipsychotic/mood stabilizer that is used to treat bipolar depression. It has quite a few negative side effects including lethargy and weight gain. I gained 40 pounds taking this medicine and would get up 2-3 times and night (sometimes more!) and sleep eat. Sometimes …

Ricola is a type of herbal throat drop used when you have a cough or a sore throat. It is promoted as entirely natural, so that you do not have to fear that any additional chemicals have been added to your medicine. They come in many flavors, my favorites …

Any woman who is going to deliver a baby, should surely look into the option of being given a drug known as Stadol. Stadol is not a narcotic medication, so it obtains no qualities that could be harmful to the baby like many commonly known narcotics which can …

Lets face it, folks. One of the hardest things when it comes to finding the best medicine to fight off your illnesses is finding one that you can stand the taste of. This in its entirety is a rarity. Believe me, I have had my fair share of colds …

The Product
The container is a silver foil pack.
This has a no particular scent.
This is in a caplet form that is orange in color.
The retail price for each caplet is Php9 or US$0.21.
My Experience and Opinion
Dolfenal is a product from Unilab. This is a mefenamic acid that is commonly used …

There is nothing more uncomfortable than finding yourself down with a urinary tract infection (or UTI). These can be incredibly painful with symptoms ranging from an uncomfortable urgency to urinate, to a burning sensation, abdominal cramps and even blood in the urine, which be disconcerting to say the least. …

Being prone to monthly attacks of allergies and sinusitis, my cousin living in Virginia decided to send me Sinus Buster Nasal Spray. I have to admit that I have apprehensions about using any product that I have to stick up into my nostril. I was prescribed Drixine Nasal Spray …

When I went in a Mission Field for two weeks with my officemates, I had the biggest mistake of my life. I left my emergency bag and hence was without any vitamin C or herbal supplement and other first aid medicine too all through the one week …

I have awful allergies and my kids do too, so I have a standing prescription for allergy medication that my doctor gave me that I sometimes let slide and the dates expire before I can get it refilled, so I’m at the store looking for something to tide me …

Diclowin Plus is one of the best pain killer around and can be used by people of all age. It is readily available over the counter on all the medicine stores and even an small medical store keep this medicine. Usually a pain killer has side effects but Diclowin …

I used to take Tylenol Extra Strength Pain Reliever & Fever Reducer for pain that I would get in my back. I still get the occasional pain, especially on days where I need to do more lifting and moving than usual, so I didn’t stop taking this pain reliever …

After spending an entire night listening to my grandson crying about a tooth ache my daughter called Western Dental for an emergency appointment. She called on a Wednesday and got an appointment for Friday. Usually you can get an emergency appointment same day, but they told her they were …

This mourning when I wake up I felt a slight pain in the back of my head. I tray to stay in my bed, eat some breakfast and drink a cup of tea, after one hour, I saw that the headache in my back of the head did not …

Supradyn is a multivitamin tablets with Minerals and Trace elements. I came across to it when I was feeling weekness and my doctor prescribed me it.
It essentially contains all the vitamins including vit C and vit E also. When I approached my doctor complining sever weekness due to …

I had always heard that taking Vitamin C will make you feel better if you have a cold or sore throat. I never really paid much attention to it though. I stopped by my father’s house one day and told him that I had a scratchy throat. He immediately …

Combiflam is a kind of medicine, which is used to temporarily relief of pain, and it is very effective, when it comes to back pain, or headache. I am using “Combiflam” or many years, and till now I haven’t noticed any side effects yet, but doctors said that if …

At certain times of the year, my allergies are worse than others, but they are always present. When I come in contact with cats, they really act up. I have two big dogs that don’t affect me in the least, but if I am near a cat, my …

If you’re like me, then you are a frequent sufferer of headaches, migraines and other tensions in your head that drive you crazy. So many questions are asked, all of which are annoyingly obvious. “Do you drink enough water?”. Yes. “Is it your eyes?”. No. It just seems to …

As a diabetic, I have a tendency to get many yeast infections. I saw this product at a health food store and wanted to give it a try. Yeast infections can be painful, miserable, and expensive to treat. This product is a spray that you use …

Pulmicort inhaler is a corticortsteroid medicine for asthma. It is a long lasting medication for asthmatics and should be taken once or twice daily . I have found that normally one takes 2 puffs however at the time I was severely short winded and my doctor increased …

I happen to be one of those who suffer quite frequently from congestion, -mostly due to allergies which progress into congestion and cough. I had tried prescriptions, and every over the counter medication I could get my hands on. The only thing that I seemed to accomplish with …

I tried Depo Provera which is prescribed by a doctor and then administered by injection as a method of birth control.
The benefits that I saw in making this choice was that I did not have to remember to take tablets which were more effective if taken at the …

A few years ago I was placed on LANTUS - (insulin glargine [rDNA origin] injection) twice in an effort to control my Type II Diabetes. Insulin has helped millions of Diebetics survive and even thrive but for me the experience was horrible.
My doctor never discussed and I’m not sure …

My stressful profession has been blamed by my dermatologist as the cause of my vitiligo. It may be small but I really feel conscious when I face people, and have taken to using concealers to cover them up. I have a three-fold approach to treating my vitiligo: (1) I …

Ugly Nail Gel is another one of those products who claims to cure toe nail fungus. They are also another company who are simply using tee tree oil as the main toenail fungus fighting ingredient. Of course like I have said before tea tree oil will kill the fungus …

My husband and I have experienced problems sleeping. We were given prescriptions for Rozarem 8mg. I decided to take mine the first night that I had the prescription filled. It was awful. Normally when I take a sleeping aid I can begin to feel it …

My son is 3 and half years old. He is very naughty and plays in the open ground a lot. He is having a very bad habit of licking his fingers all the time, which is really not a good thing at all. Because of this …

Equate triple antibacterial is basically the Walmart generic version of Neosporin.
But don’t let that bother you, it is a good product!
I have three children and believe me, we need plenty of antibacterial around.
Generally, I have found it does heal cuts and wounds faster than if you didn’t …

Last week I was diagnosed by my doctor with a respiratory infection. I have severe nasal allergies, and it is often difficult to get anything like a sinus infection or bronchitis to clear up easily once I have it. My doctor opted to skip the milder …

When I first started visiting Nadina I didn’t really like her, she seemed kind of stand offish and cold. But I kept going to see her and I’m glad I did.
Nadina is a great doctor. I started visiting her when I got colds and flus and she was …

There are a lot of brands of Vitamin C’s in the market, but what I particularly like about Fern-C is that it’s safe to drink when you have an empty stomach and you won’t get acidic from drinking it unlike other harsh brands of Vitamin C. I think it’s …

Adderal XR is known to be a membership medication. What is that? It is a medication that is complex and many users or family members of users find hard to understand and grasp the quality and functions of this medication. However, for those few who understand how Adderal XR …

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 …

Celexa is an antidepressant that I was on for a short period of time. I had very little luck with Celexa. In fact, Celexa made me more crabby. When I didn’t take it , I got an electrical, creepy type feeling up the back of my neck, …