My husband recently had some teeth extracted to get a denture. Our dentist recommended he take Advil 200mg caplets for pain and swelling. We bought a bottle of 24 200mg caplets for him.
Advil is the brand name, these caplets are actually Ibuprofen with a coating on top which is …

For some strange reason, I am constantly having to deal with stomach pain of some sort. There is no real explanation or at least my doctors haven’t been able to find one yet. Some of it is due to menstrual cramps, but some of it seems to have another …

Since it is the holiday season I really love eating a lot, especially midnight snacks. My stomach has been accustomed to having something in it at least an hour before I go to bed. I know this has been a bad habit but since there is a lot of …

I have heard this wonderful product from my mom that she praises a lot because of its effect. Tianshi Beauty Radiance is good for dry, rough and wilted skin and can remove the blood that wasn’t eliminated well during menstruation. My mom is already menopause that is why taking …

When my daughter was about four months old she caught a mild cold. She had a little cough and her chest was congested. My husband told me to rub Vicks ointment on her chest but I was skeptical because I feared it would be too strong for her delicate …

I get a lot of colds throughout the year. Maybe my immune system is weak or maybe it’s the fact that I’m on a college campus where students seem to always be infecting and re-infecting one another. Whatever the reason, I seem to always have a cold during the …

Dr. Wong is amazing! I had to get a root canal so my dentist sent me to Dr. Wong an Endodontist. I was so scared to have the work done. I have had some horrible dental procedures in the past that have scared me. The morning of my root …

Families who obtain many members that have battled Asthma, or Asthmatic tendencies, know that Asthma breathing disorder is no joke. There is now a medication hitting the market known as Pulmicort Respules. It is acutally made just for children, believe it or not, who have asthma that …

Both of my kids are prone to hives. Sometimes the hives occur from insect bites. Mosquitoes are a big problem here in Michigan, especially in the early fall months like September. However, my kids get hives from different preservatives too. I once had to spend eight hours in an …

Whenever any of my family members, myself included, catches a flu or fever, we always use a Paracetamol tablet. This tablet helps to alleviate flu and fever, and it contains traces of Orphenadrine, which is a type of painkiller. I feel that this tablet is not only …

Having a child running a fever can be really hectic and mind boggling. I hate dealing with myself and my kids being sick and try to do whatever I can to stop the problem ASAP. When my daughter got her vaccines before the school year started, she was not …

My experience with Voltaren is two-fold.
When I was younger, I developed a “mystery illness” which caused widespread muscle and joint pain. Several illnesses were suspected, one of them being lupus. Lupus is an inflammatory condition, so one of my first treatment suggestions was to use non-steriodal anti-inflammatory drugs. …

After I was diagnosed with IBS last year, after years of suffering stomach issues, I was prescribed a medication that helped a bit at first, and then seemed to stop working. My doctor had warned me that often, patients with this disease have to try a few medications and …

Everyone in my house has been sick for a couple weeks now, including our infant daughter, who is too little to take any medicine to help her stuffy nose and cough.
We want her to be able to sleep at night and have been setting up a vaporizer in her …

Wellbutrin is an anti-depressant medication. This means that it affects the level of serotonin in the brain. Most doctors and researchers believe that clinical depression occurs when there is too little serotonin in the brain. Serotonin is a chemical produced in the brain that affects mood. When there is …

I had been spending a lot of time on my feet and they needed some TLC so I bought Earth Therapeutics Elementals, Foot Repair Balm. The soles of my feet were dry and chafed and my skin was starting to crack, so I hoped this Foot Repair Balm would …

Just recently, my son developed an eye irritation. His eyes became watery and produce rheum too much that when he woke up in the morning, he cried because he cannot open his eyes.
I am not really particular with that condition then, so I waited two days before bringing him …

Whenever I am suffering from a cold, I try to find ways to reduce the symptoms immediately. I’m sure I’m not the only one that absolutely dreads colds. I didn’t have a lot of money to spend, and opted to try a generic cold medicine. I went into my …

I have had problems with my indigestion and heartburn for the longest. I have dealt with heartburn for about 5 years, and cannot stand it one bit. I often find myself trying different products to get through the agony of my chest burning. I will try almost anything that …

My wife and I have had to use Express Scripts because that is a requirement of our health insuriance(Blue Cross), the requirement is the only reason that we are using express scripts, if we actually had a choice we would be getting our perscriptions locally at Krogers or Walmart. …

I got so many complications last year and one of these is vaginal infection. I never thought of having this kind of woman infection because I am not sexually active so at first I thought I have UTI since I had it before but the symptoms are lot more different …

I’m the type of person who’s very dependent on taking medicines and I’m always on the go. So even a slight cold would really bother me. I’m not against the belief of letting colds heal naturally with the traditional chicken soup and taking lots of fluids but …

I have always believed there is absolutely no difference between big named brands and generic brands other than the price. That’s why, when we last went shopping for pain relieving medicine, we bought the cheaper Equate version instead of Tylenol.
Well, I can now tell you that was a big mistake.
I …

I am a nurse, and an only child. When my dad became gravely ill, I was caught between working at my home, and having to leave and drive 150 miles out of town, every 3-4 days. I was destined to meet up with staff in the worse …

Whenever I get a scrape, it seems that it burns a lot. I do not find myself getting too many scrapes, but I am always falling victim to paper cuts. Paper cuts hurt much more than some other more severe cuts though they are not very big. A while …

I was placed on Luvox a few years ago at the age of 16. Though the experience is duller now, it has not been forgotten. I began taking the medication to treat depression crossed with “anger-management issues” (I am still unsure where this idea came from). It was prescribed …

I never really knew that their was cold medicine in the form of a lozenge. I knew that there were lozenges to help with sore throats and coughs, but though that was as far as it goes. I saw some cold remedy lozenges in my local grocery store and …

Growing up, I remember my dad using Extra Strength Icy Hot whenever his back was bothering him. When my boyfriend was feeling achy, I decided to try Icy Hot out on him. I really think this is a great product, but it does have a few drawbacks.
First …

About two years ago I had acute tonsillitis twice in a span of one month. Because of this I was able to take full course antibiotics twice also. Although my tonsillitis really improved with the intake of these medicines, I was able to notice that I began …

I was prescribed Geodon (20 mg twice a day) to take the edge off my anxiety. My daytime dose caused me to experience an early afternoon crash, so I had to start taking the entire 40 mg at night. This change started to help, but apparently, not soon enough …

I have tried the red Sudafed when I had like the worse cold ever. My father swears by the stuff and both my brothers use it and love it. So I thought alright! Something for me to use that is not too expensive. So I took it around bedtime …

Suffering from pain is something that no one wants to deal with. I wanted to find a pain killer that would help me after having my son through Cesarean. My doctor didn’t prescribe me any pain killers and wanted me to take ibuprofen for the pain. I was irritated, …

I have allergies and sinus problems. As a result I get quite a few headaches. I have tried many different over the counter medicines, as Motrin, etc. I even tried Extra Strength Tylenol. The Tylenol worked the best but did take a while to …

Midol is one of those super medicines that comes in a bottle and can often be described as your happy pills. I used to take them all the time when they had lower doses of caffeine in them. Just the other day I picked up a new bottle …

Citalopram is a wonderful drug available that helps with depression. It is an antidepressant that can also be used to treat panic or anxiety, which is what my good friend uses it for. He has been on it for around 2 1/2 years and the change …

Minor cuts and wounds are common to everyone in spite of all precautions taken. And you do not rush to the doctor every time. Rather, we cover these small cuts with the help of plaster, to avoid any infection. These plasters have been effective to an extent but need …

I found myself suffering from a lot of muscle pain in my knees on this particular occasion. I was trying rubs and pills and was tired of medicating myself. I knew that the knee pain was probably not permanent, but still hated dealing with it. I felt like I …

I saw this ad on TV - Gloxi Height Enhancer. They come in tiny bottles which you’re supposed to drink twice a day. They claim that if you religiously drink this, you’ll grow taller effortlessly. They claim that you’d grow a minimum of 3 inches in like a few …

Our personal experience with Visine Eye Drops:
In our lifetime, there will come a time that we will experience eye irritation. In my case, I’ve had sore eyes and sometimes my eyes will become red and really itchy for no apparent reasons. My husband on the other hand, gets eye …

I take tylenol pm when I cannot sleep. Every so often I find I just cannot fall asleep and this really does help. When you take this with a glass of water it takes about 30 minutes before you feel a little sleepy and about an hour …

Whenever i feel fever i take crocin which gives immediate releif. Crocinn you can take it for body pain also.crocin syrup is there for kids .I don’t feel drowsy whenever i take that , in case of other pain killers , you will feel drowsy and this will …

Among all the many sicknesses one can have, I dread having colds and runny nose the most. The main reason is that it is too difficult to look for a medicine that could give me instant relief without side effects. …

If you are suffering from migraine, then topomax might be a medication you are apt to try. It truly is a great medication for the severe pain migraine can cause. However the only side effect it can have is that it can put some increase pressure on …

I recently had a problem with iritis. Iritis is where the eye, particularly around the iris, becomes inflamed. I then found out that dry eye syndrome was part of the problem. My eyes were of course dry, itchy, and burned. I always thought it was …

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 …

When my daughter was a few months old, she suffered from wind in her tummy. She was visibly upset and had difficulty falling asleep. Someone recommended that I give her Woodward’s Gripe Water to relieve her pain. As soon as I gave a tiny bit of the Gripe Water, …

I have found an easy and drug-free way to relieve my frequent nasal congestion : the Nasal Aid Nasal Strips. It worked really well for me. Nasal Aid Nasal Strips are like clear band-aid looking strips with a flexible backbone and some sort of medical grade adhesive on the …

Apart from the every so popular Tiger Balm is the Axe Brand Universal Medicated Oil which is my favourites. While Tiger Balm is in jar and has Vaseline like texture, Axe oil is liquid without the oily feel or texture even though it is oil.
The thing that I …

Since I was a little kid I always knew of gentian violet. Anytime I got a minor bruise or cut my parents would clean off the wound first and then apply some gentian violet to it.
I remember they even applied gentian violet to a rash I had gotten …

For the past six years I have had some serious issues with heartburn and indigestion. I find that as long as I eat certain foods I am fine, but that usually consists of bland foods that I would never eat otherwise. Since I continue to eat what I choose, …