I remember once, when I was a young girl, getting such a horrible ear ache that was loudly ringing and just plain painful all the way into my jaw and neck, which I was sure was part of an infection. Oddly enough, though, after a few hours laying on …

I do not have asthma, but when I had a terrible case of bronchitis that took seemingly forever to clear up, my doctor listened to my lungs and heard a lot of wheezing. I had been getting a bit breathless, especially with coughing attacks at night, and so he decided …

Yesterday, while I was in the car on my way to my cousin’s party, I suddenly felt nauseous. I knew that it was another acid attack on my ulcer as I often experience such. Unfortunately, I did not have any of my usual medication on me so …

I gained a lot of weight, almost 60 pounds, during my pregnancy and after I gave birth I find it hard to go back to my original shape. In fact, I have tried many exercise programs like aerobics and dancing. It did help but the moment I sweat out …

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 …

A few days back, I had been experiencing some discomfort in my eyes. Apart from looking rather dull and lifeless what made me restless was the fact that I was experiencing severe itching around the corners of my eyes. In fact sometimes due to continuous itching and pulling and …

I honestly didn’t even know that Alka-Selzter came out with a liquid for cold symptom relief. I’d always associated their products with the dissolvable tablets that you drink in a glass of water. But, I’ve always liked Alka-Seltzer products, so didn’t have a problem spending the $5 to buy …

One of the herbal supplements I have been taking to improve circulation in my body and relieve inflammation caused by autoimmune diseases is Nature’s Way Butcher’s Broom Root. I like this herbal supplement because it contains 940 mg of Butcher’s Broom in each capsule. I like that the supplement …

About almost 3 months ago I had a serious case of pneumonia. I had shortness of breath associated with high grade fever and cough with yellowish to greenish phlegm. I was so weak I had to be absent from my work for several days. Because of …

I had the chance to use this heat wrap when I had a mild sprain on my back after I fell down in the bathroom. My sister in law recommended this product to me because she used it when she sprained her hip joint and it worked well …

There are so many different antihistamines and allergy relief tablets on the market that it can be hard to find the “one” that specifically meets your particular allergy needs. If you suffer from allergies, whether seasonal or constant, you know what I’m talking about. My allergy symptoms usually include …

I am a nurse and standing for long hours is a part of my job. this causes a great deal of muscle pain on my part, most especially around the leg area. One of the remedies that I do is propping up my feet above three pillows while lying down …

I feel that having a cough is extremely annoying. I can deal with a regular clear my throat cough, but find it difficult to cope with the harsh chest burning cough. Besides the bad feeling, I hate the repetitiveness of a consistent cough and feel it brings entirely too …

Ampicillin is one of my favorite antibiotics, if one can have such a thing. It’s been around for decades, and still is used extensively to treat a variety of infections. I have personally taken it many times throughout life.
My first experience with it was as a child …

If you have kids, it is likely that there are times that you wish you had a go bottle of your favorite antiseptic/pain relieving spray. Neosporin has come up with the perfect solution to that problem I found the Neo To Go Bottle of antiseptic pain reliever at the …

When I returned after a long week vacation with my family, my stomach started showing signs of indigestion. Due to indigestion my stomach started aching and I was not able to eat any kind of food for the rest of the day. This is when I decided to visit …

I am a doctor and I make sure that everything I use and everything I offer to my patients are of optimal quality. I make sure that everything I do is for the benefit of the health care of my patients. As any other doctors, I make use of …

Ambien is used by many people as a sleep aid, and for some its been very helpful. But please be aware of what can happen when you take this drug. But my husband began taking it about 6 months ago. He is 60 years old and …

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 …

My allergies start acting up around fall and don’t stop until around summer! They are terrible and hard to deal with, I am always sneezing and I can never breathe right. I get all stuffed up one minute and then all runny the next. I could never …

I have been on a lot of different birth control pills over the past 12 years. The Ortho Tri-cyclen lo was the best birth control pill that I have taken. It is a low dose birth control pill but was 100% effective for my needs while I was able …

When it comes to medication, I always like to be prepared since my nephew sometimes comes to stay over and I would hate to be caught off-guard if for example he caught a fever at night. For fever medication, I always bought Nurofen, which is children’s ibuprofen. This is …

This week I had an abdominal CT scan. It’s not an uncomfortable procedure, unless you are claustrophobic. The worst part of this (excepting the radiation exposure of course) is having to drink two bottles of barium suspension, 450 ml each.
This helps the scanner to see …

Recently I was sick for about two and a half weeks with the flu. I never felt it coming on at all and came down with a bad fever on the first day. Even though it was very hard for me to get rid of it after that which …

Food poisoning is not something I would wish on my worst enemy.
The last time I got it, the whole family got it along with me—“ it was apparently on the menu at a Christmas party we all attended, although none of us are sure what the culprit was. Three people …

My mother is 75 years of age and till now as health is concern , I can say she was healthy. She was able to do her routine work. She was able to go to market and any other similar work.
…

Dextromethorphan, based on my research, is a substance used as a cough suppressant. This is the substance we can usually find in cough syrups or cough lolly or lozenges.
This substance is found in the medicine that I am using right now and that is Vicks Formula 44. I am …

I have a very beautiful and small family in which my children, my husband, my brother and my parents do live. My father is a service man. My father is very fine and he is perfectly healthy. The only problem to my father is, the digestion …

Have you ever heard about this medicine? I took these medicines few times. This is a kind of tablets that can help you stop diarrhea problems.
I think I had stomach problem few times. As far as I remember, it happened because I ate wrong foods. The food was too …

I have been using Frontline Plus on my pets for some good 2 years now however I must say I love them when I started to use them but not so much anymore. They are a great parasite control treatment for my pet dog and cat however they lose …

Primatene OTC Products
If you have bronchial asthma like I do, then you might want to consider using Primatene over-the-counter products as a convenient alternative. I use the inhaler plus the tablets. You can pick up the inhaler off the shelf but you’ll have to ask the pharmacist for the …

Usually I do not like to take prescription sleep aids for my insomnia, but recently my doctor prescribed Ambien and told me it would be more effective than the over-the-counter medications such as Tylenol PM.
So, I decided to try it. The first night I only took …

Glutathione is a medicine that is very popular nowadays. In our local channel, it is being endorsed by many celebrities. They said that this medicine could give you a whiter complexion and will also act as an antioxidant to help your immune system.
I have a fair complexion, since highschool …

I woke up on March 14, 2011 and found my husband with his hand on his abdominal. I asked him what was wrong and he said that he had a horrible pain on his stomach. I quickly showered, dressed and called my job telling them that I …

While driving on my way to my grandmother’s house in the province, my nape started to ache and I had this pulsating headache that was hard to ignore. I knew instantly that I was having a hypertensive attack. Rather than risk driving while my head and nape hurt, I …

Sometimes, I get the feeling that doctors prescribe medications which have been promoted to them by medical or drugs representatives. Such was the case when my doctor gave me Touxium capsules. I specifically asked for capsules or anything in tablet form as I have great difficulties in swallowing liquid …

A random drug for a random headache, I took Paracetamol instead of Ibuprofen to ease myself of headache. I was warned by my sister that constant doses of Paracetamol can potentially make the bones brittle. I ran out of Advil a long time ago and wanted something …

I often get cold because of lack of immunity and hence I use the syrup often. The syrup has small amount of honey and alcohol too which can be used to reduce the bitterness in mouth. The syrup comes in plastic bottle which eliminates the need for extra care …

I must stress that I do have extremely painful periods. I am one of the unlucky women who really gets it bad, so bad that I have to take a day off work once a month (most months anyway) and my work colleagues assume I am faking it. …

This product seems to be a very useful contraceptive which is working for a lot of people I know. But, to be able to make your choice of taking it or not, you must be aware of its possible side effects like I’ve noticed while I was taking this. …

When I was invited to an Arbonne party, I kind of dreaded it. I’d been to one years prior and found their cosmetics to be overpriced and not that awesome as far as how they worked on my skin. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find Arbonne’s Aromassentials line. …

When I was still in medical school, i was always having tonsillitis, maybe because of the stress, maybe because of exposure to bugs causing this infection in the hospital. Would you believe me if I tell you I have tonsillitis almost every a month! It was a …

My grand mother is 80 years old and she had the saviour pain in all her joints and she was unable to walk for a lot time and after sleeping for a long time it was difficult for her to get up and sit. She was fed up …

I like using the Cystex Urinary Pain Relief tablets for burning sensation when I go to the bathroom. I am supposed to avoid acidic drinks, carbonation and of course coffee. Sometimes, I cheat and end up drinking those. I often end up with a little bit of burning after …

In my line of work, there are times that I forget to eat due to the enormous number of patients that I have to take care and handle. This often leads to hyperacidity in my stomach. I know when I’m about to have it when there’s just too much …

This Life Brand Cough Fast Relief Liquid is an absolutely fabulous product if you have a simple cough or the flu. Originally I went into my local drug store intending to buy a brand name Cough reliever, but my pharmacist convinced me that this Life Brand contains the same …

Inoflox Ofloxacin is a prescription medicine that is used to treat urinary tract infections. After my 3rd child my uterus and bladder never returned to their original position and they are now both tilted. I know that sounds funny but it is true and what that means is I …

Paxal, generic name Peroxitine, is used to treat depression as well as generalized anxiety disorder. The starting dosage is usually around 10 miligrams but can be raised if needed. This type of antipressant can be obtained through your primary care physician or a psychiatrist. As with most medications, it …

I was diagnosed with psoriasis by my dermatologist in the year 2001. I was depressed about it since she told me that there is no cure to totally eliminate the skin condition. However, it can be controlled and totally disappear for couple of years by using topical creams, …

I have been on Phentermine for 2 1/2 years. My Endocrinologists put me on it to help with my weight and energy level. It has worked well. In all, I lost 35 pounds over the two years and the weight loss has been at a more …