I found myself in need of an anti-diarrheal after dinner out with friends at a local restaurant, so I popped into a nearby CVS to see what was available.
My first instinct was to reach for Imodium, which I’ve used in the past with fairly good results. …

I had community acquired pneumonia a few years ago which caused me to have some slight difficulty of breathing, excessive cough with yellowish phlegm and on and off moderate to high grade fever. Because of this, I wasn’t able to be present for my work for more than …

Few years ago, I had a little problem on my skin. The itchy skin feeling that I had needed to get special medicine and treatment from Skin specialist here. So I went to the skin specialist doctor then I asked for a medicine that can help me curing the …

I don’t like going to the doctor any more than anyone else out there, especially for..ahem.lady stuff, but the experience has become far less excruciating now that I’ve found the Dr. Orwick. I have never had a baby before and was assigned Dr. Orwick as part of my prenatal …

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 …

I like to jog in the morning. It’s my own way of relieving stress and anxiety also. Just this morning, I decided to take a different route into the grassy empty lot of our neighbourhood, it would take me half the time if I went through this path instead …

I had a severe case of sore throat about 5 years ago which caused pus formation on both of my tonsils and severe difficulty in swallowing even of liquid foods. Because I always have tonsillitis almost every month (maybe because of too much stress), I decided to undergo …

Cymbalta is an antidepressant, meaning it is usually prescribed to people who are suffering from clinical depression or bipolar depression. These conditions are characterized by an extremely unhappy mood, sometimes accompanied with mood swings. Bipolar depression and clinical depression are caused not by events, or at least not …

Living in the tropics can be really irritating. You have to endure the warm weather, sudden change in weather and sometimes the massive downpour. These series of meteorological conditions can affect your health in a bad way. I of one have experience on-and-off cough and it alarmed me. I think …

Has anyone ever tried to give their infant medicine only to have them spit it right back out or just not want to take it at all? Well, I have been using the Triamenic Allergy and sinus for my baby girl for when she was teething. She …

I suffer from terrible spring seasonal allergies. Ragweed, pollen even grass being mowed can reduce me to a mass of sneezes and coughs complete with runny eyes. When my drug store was out of my regular brand of over-the-counter allergy pills, I asked them to recommend another.
Non-Drowsy Reactine Allergy …

I have extreme allergy problems during allergy months. When the pollen count begins to rise out of control, so do my sinuses, coughing, sneezing and sometimes even wheezing. I needed something that would help alleviate the problems that I have with allergies so that I could continue to go …

Not too long ago, I was released from the hospital for having had a stroke. Part of my treatment program is to be Warfarin pills. I take one of the pills each day at the exact same time every day. In fact, I have my alarm set on my …

My quest to lose weight is not yet over. I am still trying to bring back my normal weight before I go back to school this June. I don’t want to see myself wearing my school uniform in this overweight size that I have right now. I did a …

Since I happen to wear my glasses for practically the whole day, to my horror I discovered that I had developed some black marks on both the sides of my nose( where my glasses actually rested). Though initially these marks did seem light and would often get …

Last week, I woke up at four in the morning feeling bad. I felt pain in my throat that it hurts every time I swallow my saliva. I thought it was just normal so I decided to drink water. I got out of bed and went directly to the …

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 got this for my 11 months old baby daughter when she was down with cold and nasal congestion. She is susceptible to cold quite often because she tends to sweat a lot especially on the sides and at the back of her head and that makes …

I had a very bad cold sore on my lip which was very painful. I wanted to get rid of the pain and the ugliness of the cold sore and someone suggested Abreva. I decided to give it a try. I purchased a .13 oz. tube of Abreva at …

It is cold, the holiday season is in the air, and after New Year’s day my nose is dying of allergic rhinitis because of the fireworks’ gunpowder blasts. I am already using my reliable nasal spray but I guess this just was not enough.
Since I really did not want …

Advil 400mg pain reliever is available by your local pharmacist only. It is kept behind the counter and you will need to sign for it. It does not require a prescription but beware, this is strong stuff.
The first time I took Advil 400mg I did not realize the strength …

When I developed severe bronchitis and a sinus infection as a sequel to a case of flu, my doctor prescribed Veetids penicillin V. This was my first experience with a penicillin drug, so I was a little concerned. I have always heard horror stories about penicillin allergies and know …

A few weeks earlier due to a minor car accident, I developed some scars on the left side of my cheek. The scars seemed so prominent on my face, that anybody who happened to meet me after the accident only seemed to enquire about the scars(how to how it …

I purchased the Relion Ultima blood glucose monitor at Walmart after learning that the replacement strips for the monitor my doctor recommended were extremely expensive.
As a diabetes patient I have used several different monitors over the years so I have a pretty good grasp on what features are standard …

Due to a minor accident in the kitchen, I suffered burns on my right hand - which was terribly painful. Even after applying an antiseptic cream on my burns- the burning sensation was making me go crazy. To make matters worse- my skin started peeling off- giving way to …

I was recently put on sulfasalazine for my rheumatoid arthritis. I had a bad reaction to the sulfasalazine and had to go to urgent care and then later to the emergency room. Both places gave me a shot of solu-medrol 125 mg.
Solu-medrol contains methylprednisolone. …

About a month ago I was prescribed Vicodin (Hydrocodone/APAP 5mg/500mg tablets). I had fallen down on a curb and pinched a nerve in my back. It was very very painful to move. I also have severe headaches so my doctor decided that Vicodin would be good to knock out …

Zolpidem - best known under its various trade names (Adormix, Ambien, Ambien CR, Edluar, Damixan, Hypnogen, Ivedal, Lioran, Myslee, Nytamel, Sanval, Somidem, Stilnoct, Stilnox, Stilnox CR, Sucedal, Zoldem, Zolnod, Zolpihex) - is one of the most widely prescribed sleeping pills.
I used it for two years (intermittently, although often every …

Though I have some serious issues with sinus and allergy problems, which tends to be something I have to battle all year long, I’m rarely actually sick with a cold or flu. In fact, my very healthy husband was recently sick, and I managed to escape the problems he …

Working in the call center has disrupted my sense of time and my hormones. I used to have a very smooth and fair complexion, but due to stress and changing pattern of sleep I started having large pimples on my face and back. My menstrual cycle has …

I never knew that when you have the stomach flu, the flu where you are throwing up and having diarrhea that you can take Imodium, and within thirty minutes you feel so much better. Granted that’s if you can keep it down. But it comes in liquid and tab …

Smokers (or ex-smokers) probably know of Wellbutrin by the name Zyban, a frequently prescribed medication to help smokers kick the habit. Wellbutrin is the antidepressant form of the same medication. It comes in a sustained release (SL) version and a regular version, and it doesn’t fit into …

Diphenhydramine HCI(Hydrocloride), is an antihistamine used for allergy relief. It is marketed under many different brand names. The version that I am reviewing is the Target brand. The cost of the medication was pretty reasonable for a bottle of 100. The pills themselves are a small mini-caplet size are …

Like so many other Internet retail websites, Drugstore.com has some definite positives and negatives. One of its primary positive aspects is the fact that this website offers broad and comprehensive “one-stop shopping” under one cyber-roof for a huge assortment of medications, oral care, skin care, hair care, makeup, …

Living with heartburn is something that I have learned to deal with but will never get used to. Anyone who has had constant heartburn knows it is more than uncomfortable and can drive the sanest person crazy. I hate the horrible burning sensation and regurgitation of food. I was …

I heard on the news that 70% of Americans suffer from heartburn at least three times a month, this is probably because of the fact that Americans try to enhance the taste of things by adding a ton of flavor and salt and this leads to acid in your …

My daughter had a bad cold a while back and most of the time, we try to feed her with healthy thing to subside the symptoms. But her cold got to the point where she couldn’t sleep at night. So my wife want to see if she would take …

It was my first year of motherhood when I was introduced to Calpol Paracetamol. My infant was having fever after he was vaccinated and I was so worried. It was the first time he had fever ever since he was born and I was so worried despite the fact …

Accutane, also known as Isotretinoin, is a powerful drug used for moderate to severe acne. My personal experience with this medication was very positive. I only wish I had gone to the dermatologist earlier to avoid scarring that had already occured.
When my dermatologist suggested Accutane, I was very nervous …

One of the herbal supplements I have been using to help relieve inflammation in my body and to help treat and prevent my migraine headaches is Herb Pharm Dropper Feverfew. I like this supplement because it is a tincture and is made from feverfew extracts and grain alcohol. Other …

Visine is an eye liquid drop for those that have red eyes or irritation. It’s an eye lubricant and you can use it if you have red eyes, irritation, and dry eyes. This is extremely helpful if you have those problems. All you need to do is drop some …

Another Antidepressant Drug that dosen’t work at all. I tried it for 7 years and nothing. It was used to treat Suicide but it just a quick fix that will make Suicide Worse. It also used to stop obsessive complusive but that is another quick fix that will make …

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 had a sudden ulcer attack yesterday, and when I asked my cousin to buy Novaluzid for me, I was dismayed that they had discontinued it. The only option now was to return to using Maalox, stronger medicine but definitely not the one I want to use because it …

I don’t have a cavity or tooth decay. But last month of March, I felt this discomforting pain on my bitewings, that’s how they call it here. It was one of my molar teeth. If I am going to drink cold water or eat cold foods, …

Having suffered from migrane headaches since I was a teenager I was always searching for something to help relieve the incredible pain. Ibuprofin helped but only in large doses. I was a little leary of the side effects of perscription medications for migranes. Then I discovered …

Allergy season is not something that I look forward to. I’m the main person who has to deal with the symptoms in the house so I end up the only miserable person. I can’t say that having allergies is the worst thing in the world but can say …

Alprazolam is a medication prescribed to treat anxiety and panic attacks. I have been taking Alprazolam for about a year due to a lot of scary situations occurring in my life. Alprazolam is very effective and as such it is a commonly misused medication. The …

I’ve been having a hard time sleeping at night lately, so I’ve been feeling tired during the day. I take naps during my lunch and coffee breaks and feel energized. I just didn’t know that it could be some sort of disorder until I started oversleeping during lunch hours …

I guess a lot of different companies want to get in on the action and create products that do what every other product does. I’ve used Advil many times in the past for the relief of cramps or headaches or general aches and pains, but never knew until just recently …