Medicine Reviews
Bonjela Mouth Ulcer and Cold Sore Gel
I have a very bad habit of biting my tongue accidentally. I usually do it hard, and this usually leads to formation of very painful ulcers on my tongue. These make it very difficult for me to eat, and also make me generally uncomfortable during the day. When …
Ondansetron (Zofran)
Todays review is of the medication Ondansetron more commonly known as Zofran. It is used to treat nausea. It is used for cases other than pregnancy but my experience with it is only during pregnancy so I will only be discussing that and not other experiences.
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Tums Extra Strength “Smoothies” Antacids in Peppermint Flavor
I don’t regularly use Tums, but I decided to give these a try after battling a stomach flu and wanting something to ease my digestive difficulties. Part of why I never use Tums is the flavor, but when I saw that these were peppermint flavored, I decided to give …
Walgreen’s Tension Headache Tablets
I get bad headaches all the time. I have had this problem since I was 16 and have tried many different types of headache relief medicines. However, when I was about 22 I got a new type of headache, the pain was awful and was mostly in my temples …
Maalox Plus Liquid
I just recently suffered from a major stomach bug and I felt like my insides are being squeezed from overeating I guess. I spent the whole day just lying down because any movement and any food I take will bring waves of cramps to my stomach. I was so …
Snoggle Deluxe Pillow
When I was pregnant with twins, I had the hardest time sleeping. It did not matter if I was on my back or side, sleeping was just uncomfortable.
Every week, I would get emails from Baby Center and one of my emails showed all these cool maternity products. The one …
Low Dose Loestrin 24
About two years ago, I was prescribed Loestrin 24. The main thing I need birth control for was to help reduce the severity of my cramps. I have always had terrible cramps. They are so bad that I have to skip school or work and stay in bed all …
Zyrtec
The Zyrtec tablets are the best medicine for cold. When we have the cold and due to that reason if we are unable to sleep well, then I recommend every one to use the Zyrtec tablets. The size of this tablet is very small, but does wonders. …
Air Salonpas Pain Relieving Spray
My father works as a driver for almost 20 years now. He deserves to be rewarded for all his hardwork and sacrifices for us, I thought of giving him a gift just two weeks ago. There’s no special occasion actually, I just thought that he needs that product I …
Nightol
Sometimes after a hard days work, you come home, sit down and are simply exhausted. You decide to try and get to sleep, but then you realize something you have forgotten to do at work. You are then unable to sleep even as exhausted as you may be. This …
Lutera
As with any other birth control pill, you are suppose to take Lutera at the same time once a day, every day. i followed all the directions accordingly and well… to put it mildly, these pills suck! I’ve been taking them for 3 months now and my body is …
Phytophanere Dietary Supplement for Hair & Nails
I don’t always take the best care of my hair and my nails. I often do things for the sake of beauty that require sacrifices like using heating tools to style my hair even though I know that it can lead to weaker hair with many split ends. Phytophanere …
Western Family Milk of Magnesia
I have had entirely too many problems with heartburn recently. I hate having heartburn, but it seems to follow me, no matter what. I have a hard time enjoying some of my favorite foods, because the heartburn is so bad. I often purchased medications to treat it, and usually …
Cetaphil Cleanser
Teeanagers such as me suffer from different skin problems. As for me, it’s pimples. Everyday I feel so disappointed with my face. Looking at the mirror, getting all irritated just by seeing not only one but tons of pimples sticking on my face. It’s like I’m the ugliest girl …
Mucoangin
It happens almost every year that people have from time to time pain in their throat. It is mostly not necessary to use immediately antibiotics.
Mucoangin is a lozenge for your throat but in fact it gives you something new. It is the only lozenge for your throat with the …
Baby Eczema Cream by Disney Gentle Naturals
I am 29 years old and have had chronic eczema on my toes and fingers since I was 18 years old. I have tried a million different lotions and products from prescription (steroid creams, cortizone) to over the counter (benadryl spray, sarna) and the only thing that has worked …
Medicard
This is the best health card I have so far compared to our old health card. In my previous company, they provided us a health card and I am happy to say that Medicard is the number 1 health provider here in the Philippines. They offer the best doctors …
Loratidine (Allerta) Tablet
My antihistamine before was Benadryl but I changed it to Allerta because it was more accommodating to my lifestyle. Benadryl can be auspicious if I have a loose schedule. However, that isn’t the case most of the time.
Most of my allergies go away with regular sleep but some of …
Sudafed Sinus & Pain
Sudafed Sinus & Pain is a very effective product for me. It also worked very well for my husband. First me. I am an allergy suffer and at times it is difficult to breath through my nose. I notice that the nasal congestion is much worse at …
Bactrim Forte (Cotrimoxazole) 800mg
I have this recurrent Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) for years but this time is quite severe. I’ve ignored its sharp pain before and after urination for 3 days but the next day I finally gave up. I was getting uneasy, urinating was hell pain! I go …
Vitabiotics Stretching skin Pregnacare cream
I have started using this cream when I was four months pregnant. It was my husband who encouraged me to get this since it was my first pregnancy. He thought that it would prevent me from getting a stretch mark later on after my pregnancy. I …
Liposuction - Bangkok, Thailand
I am a 21 year old Australian female who just recently had liposuction in Thailand. I cant tell you enough how incredible my experience was. From the hospital (more like a hotel), to the nurses but most importantly my doctor - Dr Amorn Poomee.
I had seen a plastic surgeon …
Ultraproct
For anyone who has been suffering from hemorrhoids, ultraproct might sound a bit too familiar. It’s actually a gel type medicine that is used to cure anal itch and hemorrhoids; and embarrassing as it may sound I have used it in the past. I actually keep one in my …
Suboxone - New and Effective
Suboxone is a relatively new medication on the market used to treat opiate addiction. Opiate addiction is a condition in which one is both physically and mentally addicted to opiate based medications such as vicodin, percocet, oxycontin and heroin.
Due to the fact that opiates are so physically addictive, …
Dura-Bac Back Pain Medication
As an EMS employee, I am constantly plagued with lower back pain and moderate discomfort. Due to my position, I am required to be at work for 24 hours at a time and I must always be ready to react quickly. It is impossible to take virtually …
Blis-To-Sol Liquid 1.85 oz
I’ll be honest and say I’ve never seen ringworm a day in my life til it looked like my oldest son had it. I’m not sure how it got it or what caused it, but I at least knew enough about it to know what it looks like, and …
Chantix (varenicline) Tablets
I wanted to write about my experience with Chantix tablets, known as varenicline. I have been a smoker since my late teens. I quit cold turkey when I was pregnant but trying to quit cold turkey on any other occasion was always a battle that I lost. Over the …
Biogesic
Traveling almost 3 hours from home to my work office in Makati is really a headache. This was also the reason why I decided to stop working and just focus on my internet cafe business instead. I thought that my headaches will be lessen now that I am already …
Aluminum Hydroxide (Amphojel) antacid
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 …
Ayr Saline Nasal Gel with Soothing Aloe
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 …
Listerine Total Care Mouth Wash
One of my biggest pet peeves is nasty breath. Thats why I use mouth wash every time I brush and after I eat. The mouth wash helps to keep my breath fresh after brushing but also helps keep my mouth fresh after meals and between bushings.
I was using Act …
HIV TEST ORAQUICK ADVANCED
I am a teacher and a social worker who believes that it is simply being smart to have regular check ups regarding our health. One of these check points that I find people are reticent to take care of is the HIV testing. I am delighted to write that …
Zyrtec 24 Hour Allergy Tablets
I have moderate allergies every year and with those allergies come a variety of symptoms ranging from sneezing and watery eyes to a stuffy nose and headaches. I actually first saw Zyrtec 24 hour allergy tablets at my local Wal-Mart for about 10 dollars for a small bottle of …
Hirudoid cream
I use Hirudoid cream occasionally to remove bruises and hopefully in the process, varicose veins. Having a lot of veins in the legs is a common trait in my family and I would like to prevent my legs from suffering the same fate. Using Hirudoid is simple; …
Nature’s Resource Valerian
I have had a problem with insomnia all my life. I will do good to get 5 hours of sleep at night. I have gone to the doctor and they gave me prescription medications but they always made me feel so bad that it wasn’t hardly worth it.Some of …
Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Cough
I’m not generally the type get sick often. I don’t even catch colds, but ever since I moved to a wetter and colder region I find myself catching a cold once every few months which is a lot for me considering how I went years without getting sick. Since …
Ambien and Ambien CR
Ambien is another sleep medication my doctor and I have tried in an attempt to help my chronic insomnia. Ambien in its regular formula will keep me asleep about four hours. Typically I can go back to sleep fairly easy but plenty of nights I cannot. …
Benadryl Antihistamine Syrup
When I had the worst allergy ever eating dirty shrimp (that was the last meal I ate before having allergies) I had to cool my face down with ice, lots of it, as there were scary lumps and I had looked like a character that someone had put a …
VitaDophilus for Probiotic Health
I am always experimenting with different supplements to get probiotics in my diet. I have learned over the last couple of years how important probiotics are to good digestion. I received a sample of VitaDophilus in the mail and decided to give it a try. The sample was four …
Ponstel 250mg Capsules
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 …
Urikind - K (Potassium Citrate and Citric Acid Oral Solution)
My wife was complaining of urinary tract infection at regular interval. The urine culture test followed by antibiotics used to be followed. Later, doctor advised us to go through whole abdomen ultrasound which we did. The result was little bit shocking and worrying. She had stones in both of her …
Maxitrol Eye Drop
Maxitrol has been the most effective cure for sore eyes. This product has been proven and tested by family. This product actually needs a doctors’ prescription first. It is not advisable to use the product without consulting a doctor. It is always safe to ask the doctor first before …
Vicks NyQuil Cold & Flu Plus Vitamin C Caplets
I love NyQuil. I’ve used it for as many years as I’ve been able to buy my own medications when I get sick, and I think it’s one of the greatest gifts bestowed by God upon man, because it works wonders for me when I have a head or …
Nexium
The little purple pill you see on advertisements for heart burn relief. I can tell you that I had a horrible time on this pill. My doctor thought my cough was from acid reflux disease. I never heard of such a thing but from further research I discovered that …
Laser Rejuvenation Clinics and Spas
I have had 3 photo-rejuvenation procedures in my life, in three different cities and three different clinics. The best one by far, not just for price but for the customer care I received and the confidence I have in the staff and the procedure, is Laser Rejuvenation Clinics and …
Crest Clinical Pro-Health
Crest Clinical Pro-Health is one of the newest in the line of medicated crest gum defense and protection. It is a Fluoride based toothpaste used for Anti-cavity, Anti-gingivitis and Sensitive teeth. It is clinical gum protection and is recommended use for 4 weeks in order to prevent gingivitis and …
Bangkok Hospital Phuket
The Bangkok Phuket Hospital is known as one of the best hospitals in the country. So does it live up to the reputation? Yes! The thought of having to go to hospital in Thailand is at first a scary thought but it is actually one of the most modern, …
Halls Sugar Free Cough Drops
When I get a bad cough, everybody knows about it. It goes on and on seemingly for ever, and is this nagging dry cough that just won’t stop at any time of the day or night. If I don’t take something and just leave it without any …
Desloratadine (Aerius) for Allergic Rhinitis
Allergic Rhinitis is one my problems when I am cleaning my house and even when the climate change it really affects my health. Allergic rhinitis is an allergy that goes with sneezing, runny nose and itchy eyes. Some times I cannot sleep when I was attacked by this …
Up & Up Menthol Sore Throat Spray
Having a sore throat can make me feel really down and out. I hate dealing with the sharp pains that make it uneasy for me to swallow. I hate also that scratchy feeling that always makes swallowing anything feel weird anyway. I think that sore throats not only hurt, …
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