When you have a cough, it is always irritating. That is why I wanted to take a medicine that can expel the illness in no time. The sudden change in temperature has brought a lot of illness. In out house, all of the members of my family have been experiencing …

In our household, there should always be pain-reliever medicines. My dad for one always complains of back pains, shoulders pains, etc. but almost all of us in the family usually suffer from really bad headaches. I for one don’t experience it much but when I do, it’s something that …

The first thing I have to say about Rhinaris SaltAire Sinus & Allergy Relief Nasal Wash is that it’s so nice because you can buy refill bottles of the wash and use the same system to administer it, instead of having these bottles that collect in your medicine …

If ever there will come a need to be placed under medical care, I cannot think of a better place than Manila Adventist Medical Center. At first glance, it may be smaller than the more famous hospitals in the country, but the care it gives is markedly different.
I …

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 …

I suffer from IBS, which means I suffer extremes of intestinal issues, from running to the bathroom all day to being constipated. I am on a prescription medication for my IBS which I take every day, but I have never found a gentle, effective medication for my occasional constipation …

I am no stranger to pain. I usually suffer very painful migraines, and I also have a permanent back and leg ache. I therefore take a lot of over the counter pain relief medication. I happen to have prescription medication for my issues but they don’t help me much. …

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 …

My mother and I suffer from low back pain. I was assigned to a surgical unit where rehabilitative medicine is also done I often encounter the use of topical gels to soothe aching muscles and joints. When it was time for me and my mom to have or physical …

My son had a planters wart on his foot and we worked through a number of products to try to find something that works. I had read you could just cover a planters wart with duck tape for a few weeks to get rid of it. I just want …

My husband and I are quite dissatisfied with the pediatric care service we got for our daughter in this provider. We have been there for 5 times but the pediatrician himself never showed up. The only people who took care of my baby were the nursing aide (who did …

Now who would have ever thought that you could take tablets to put a stop to the snoring at night? I never knew there was such a product until I ran out of my favorite, ultra-reliable YSnore one day. I searched the Zellers store pharmacy section for …

I am one of those who suffer from frequent heartburn. Every meal had to be eaten standing up, and even then, regardless of my diet changes I had attempted, shortly after eating anything I would suffer from heartburn. I woke up freqently during the night with heartburn, and …

I suffer from insomnia quite frequently (in fact, its 4 am and the fact that I’m typing this at this time proves it!) and I have been looking for an over the counter sleep aid. I recently tried Rite Aid Sleep Gel. These are blue gel pills that …

I am sure that many of you can relate to my story. I’m 5′2″ and have always found it hard to lose weight and had tried many diets and products until I heard of reductil from my doctor. I had two stone to lose so decided to …

I had gotten really sick a few months ago. I had this cough that just wouldn’t let up. I coughed so much that I ended up bruising a rib. I couldn’t get comfortable enough to sleep. It was really rough and I was really suffering.
So I realized that I …

I have two little kids so it is must to have basic medicines at home. Like any other sensible mom I wanted to keep a remedy for my kids in case they get hurt while playing. I preferred specially a cream to use for all purpose like small cut …

I have been struggling with constipation for 3 days now due to a drug that I took. It takes me 30 minutes in the bathroom what would normally take me 5-10 minutes to empty my bowels. This caused a problem for me since I’ve made this a habit every …

Both of my boys have ADHD. My oldest has the kinda hyper kinda and my youngest has more of the attention deficite kind. They have been having problems in school for years and I have been fighting putting them on any medicine because I was scared …

When I was hospitalized some few years I suffered so much pain because apart from the woes brought about by heavy bleeding I also suffered severe bed sores. Due to so much pain and depression it was so hard for me to sleep. There would be nights I was …

It’s been few days since my kids got cough. I think the virus was coming from their friends at school. There is no body sick for the last few days. I thought it was just a small coughing but after few days it did not stop, I brought my …

As a person who suffers from cluster headaches I would like to show my appreciation to a company called GlaxoSmith-Kline for their making of a product called Imitrex. Like the doctors who treat these headaches and the person who suffers from them will tell you this pain is the …

Two days back I got a severe pain in my abdomen area, it was acute and unbearable and I was in great pain. I consulted a doctor and he gave me some test to do along with some tablets also but even after taking the tablets the pain wasn’t …

I suffer from constant migraines ever since a car accident nine years ago. I tried almost every over the counter medication that is out there. Excedrin worked for a little bit, then the caffine in it made me sick to my stomach whenever I would take it. …

Effexor is a medication that is classified as an anti-depressant. It is also prescribed for anxiety. I have taken Effexor for approximately six years.
Effexor, like most all medications, has a long list of side-effects. I don’t like taking pharmaceutical drugs because of the side …

With the recent medicine selling prices regulation in the country, many medical aid schemes have been suffering and they have shifted the effects onto their clients, people like us, the beneficiaries.
I have been under my father’s medical aid scheme, the standard option of the Bonita’s Medical Aid scheme …

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, …

Histamine-2 blockers, a group of drugs, are called Ranitidine. It reduces the amount of acid in stomach. This medicine prevents and treats intestines and stomach. The reflux disease can also be treated with this medication.
I got to know about this medicine when I started suffering from “heartburn” badly. Since …

Recently, I went to the eye doctor because I realized that everything was looking blurry whenever I had my contacts in and while I was on the computer, and if I persist on staying on, I’m bombarded by this nagging headache that just makes me want to hurl. I figured …

Vital C ascorbic acid was given to me as a sample from a medical representative. She added it’s a relatively new supplement from an affiliated pharmaceutical company. I was just recuperating from a debilitating cold and thought it was fitting that I take vitamin supplements in order …

I have tried many different kinds of nasal sprays over the last seven or eight years, due to an onslaught of obnoxious allergy symtoms that could bring down even the biggest man. And the sprays usually work to alleviate some of the sinus pressure and definitely to alleviate the …

I tend to get headaches on a regular basis and therefore need some type of headache medication to help me through. I have a brand that I usually use but they didn’t have what I wanted when I went to the store. I had to decide on another type …

I have done some harmless experimenting with homeopathic medicine when it has come to things like eye irritation, headaches, stomach aches and aches in general. A product I have used most often and found effective and soothing results is a type of homeopathic eye drop made by Similason for …

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 …

Having a dry cough is a nightmare. It is a big embarrassment whenever you are talking with someone. Much worst is when you are inside a gathering or a seminar with important clients. I usually experience having a dry cough during May, June, were summer ends, and rainy season …

A wart decided to rear it’s ugly head on the top of one of my toes and I needed to get rid of it. It was horrible looking and it appeared that it was spreading more on the top of my foot. I needed something that would work fast …

On July 14, 2005 I decided to make a change in my life. I traveled to Mexico and underwent weight loss surgery. I had the Lapband surgery done. This is where they place a band around the upper part of your stomach which gives you a …

The worst problem you can get is a backache! I never actually thought that they would be something out there, that would give you an amazing soothe to your backache, but when I got recommended ThermaCare Wraps from my mum who has also suffered from backaches, I turned it …

For pretty much as long as I can remember, I’ve had a serious problem sleeping, and for so many years the problem went undiagnosed, and I just treated it as an inconvenience I had to live with. I wouldn’t have ever called myself an insomniac, because I CAN fall …

In the recent few months, I have noticed a considerable amount of heartburn affecting my life. I went from getting it maybe once a month to getting heartburn at least 4 or 5 times per week. I sometimes feel like I cannot deal with the pain of the heartburn …

I had a lot of success in the past trying another Dristan product that was a nasal decongestant in tablet form. My son was down with allergies and these tablets really seemed to work for him. I, on the other hand, tend to have no reaction to most over-the-counter …

I came down with a typical winter cold. I felt very congested and was having an unproductive cough. Having a coupon, I decided to try Robitussin Cough and Congestion cough syrup. Without the coupon, the syrup is a little bit on the pricey side. The …

About a year ago, I was working for a non-profit blood bank as a donor recruiter. This was a very good place to work and although it was with great regret, I had to leave it for a family emergency that required me to leave the country. But while I …

Because the anti-histamine that I was taking is so sedating, I use to skip it and assure myself that if I am not sneezing that much then my allergic rhinitis is all right. I use to disregard it and I would take anti-histamine only when I am on the …

Like all women must know, having a yeast infection is the most horrible feeling in the world. A lot of people are worried about the embarrassment, but that is not what I was worried about. I was worried about the terrible itching and burning. I couldn’t even do anything. …

I have been taking Cimetidine, which is a generic of Tagamet, for almost two weeks now. My allergist actually prescribed it to me for hives even though it is mostly known for stomach related issues. I looked it up after I left the doctor’s office and sure enough, it …

I recently purchased a 180-count bottle of Natrol’s Ester-C tablets. My husband was beginning to get a nasty cold, so I had him take one 1,000 mg tablet every half hour for five hours. (He likely could have taken more, but it was bedtime.)
He woke up the …

After prescribing several antidepressants that weren’t working well for me, my doctor recommended that I try Cymbalta. Cymbalta has changed my life; I feel happy again. Unlike some of the common antidepressants on the market, Cymbalta targets two of the chemicals in the brain which intensifies the …

I used to live without thinking that I might ever have a Heart Attack. Eating what I want to and forgetting to exercise as much as I wanted. I wasn’t overweight so I thought that I was not at risk for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and Heart attack. …

I am 27 years old and just stopped taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo. I was on
it since I was 16 years old as a had a condition where my menstrual periods were extremely out of whack. Every time it occurred, I would have to leave school as I …