I like to keep my medicine cabinet stocked with first aid items in case something happens. I often have my grandchildren over and they get cuts and bruises just from everyday play sometimes. I purchased Bactine Pain Relieving Cleansing Spray to add to the medicine cabinet because my grandmother …

I recently had a cold and a bad throat with what felt like a bit of a fever and it had been stopping me from sleeping properly. My lack of sleep was in turn making me feel even worse, which was preventing me from sleeping - in a …

I’ve suffered fibromyalgia since I was a teenager. I have taken a great variety of drugs to treat the condition. Some were sleep aids like antihistamines, some were anti inflammatories (which so not work at all for fibro) and some were pain medications.
Darvocet was …

If you suffer from nasal congestion because of allergies, there is no medication available — even by prescription — that can help you more than good old pseudoephedrine. Its effects at clearing out the sinuses are second to none. There have been many times when I have …

I use Tablet Glimet as anti-diabetic medicine. When first time I was detected high blood glucose level, I was very much confused and tense. I gone through lots of literature, opinions, review and more. I started all precautions like diet control, exercise, blood pressure control etc. There are lots of …

I’m one of those unlucky people who has to deal with allergy and sinus problems pretty much on a daily basis. It wasn’t always like this. I used to only have problems during specific months of the year, but as the years progressed, so did the sinus and allergy …

I’ve suffered from occassional bouts with acid reflux for almost 15 years. In the last couple years they have become more bothersome in direct proportion to how closely I watch what I eat. About 3 weeks ago I began having problems at night when I would lay down it …

Losec, also known as Omeprazole or Prilosec:
Losec is a medication that cuts down secretions from the gastic tract.. I rate it as a wonderful drug. It suppresses the stomach acid secretion by stopping the last step of gastic acid production. It can be used for duodenal …

Before I jog in the morning, I make it to a point that prior to leaving that I bring all the necessary things like a jug of water, a small towel and my iPod. I usually jog 1-2 hours through various terrains to be more challenging. But every so …

During the winter months, it seems like me and my family have a constant cough or sore throat. The entire cold and flu season is one sickness after another until spring arrives. So, we always have cough medicine and cough drops in the house. Halls has …

I can remember the first time I tried Theraflu Severe Cold Daytime. I had a bad cold and a cough. I have body aches, a sore throat and I was sneezing constantly. I usually don’t like taking medication for just a simple cold, because I don’t …

I belong one who allergy towards sea food, like shrimp or also a kind of fish. Formerly each time finished to eat shrimp, certain body goes hot then diarrhoea and allergy happened. If i got allergy, i have prepare antihistamine CTM that heredity since from my parents. This medicine …

Another product in the long line of cold remedies is ZiCam Cold Remedy. There are different ways to digest ZiCam, but the chewable version is the one that I purchased. The specific type the I bought was the strawberry chewable style. I know that when you are …

After going through a course of doxcycline for my cystic and resistant acne, my acne began to eventually return. The doxycycline, being a less intense antibiotic, did not completely boot all the bacteria out of my system. So my doctor had me begin a course of minocycline which was …

I have Sjogren’s Syndrome. Sjogren’s is classically characterized by dry eyes and mouth, although it can affect your entire body. I’ve dealt with it since I was in my early teens and have used eye drops daily since I was fourteen years old. My favorite all time eye drop …

A few months ago, I had a really serious cold. It seemed everlasting and torturous. After trying multiple cold syrups, I was not having any luck. Whatever hit me, hit me fast and hard. I wanted to try something I never tried before, hoping to find the perfect remedy. …

I first heard this product from my female officemate, and according to her it doesn’t have much effect on her. No results. No improvements. I became curious so I tried.
At the first month, she was right. There are really no visible effects. But I found this gel capsule …

I am one of those people who are lucky enough to hardly get sick but when I do get sick I get very sick. In a time like this where the economy is doing bad I have to find other ways to keep myself from getting under the weather …

I first tried Caziant when I could no longer take the terrible negative side effects caused by taking LoEstrin 24FE. I was prescribed this birth control from my new Plannet Parenthood doctors who said it was much more comparable to Ortho Tricyclen Lo because it had low doses of …

After years of working with the elderly and infirm and doing a lot of lifting, I now have a bad back. When they say once your back is gone, it’s gone they aren’t lying. I’ve tried several different medications for back pain, and any other pain for that matter, …

I have taken more than my share of pain relievers in the past, some have worked and some have not. Aleve Liquid Pain Relievers are by far the best in my opinion. The directions are to take two liquid tabs every 12 hours to relieve most …

I’m trying to think of a word to describe how truly awful this stuff is. Disgusting? Foul? Gross? Just plain nasty?
I bought Proantinox (a product of Medical Nutrition USA, Inc) three weeks ago because it was on sale at Rite Aid and I had a coupon, so I only …

Tylenol PM is not only a cure for the common headache, but for insomnia as well. I suffered with insomnia for about a year and I tried just about everything from holistic cures to prescription medications and Tylenol PM won hands down. The best part is you …

My doctor diagnosed me with bipolar disorder with a high occurrence of manic episodes a few months ago. Since then he has put me on a variety of medications, the most recent being Abilify. He started me at a dose of 5 mg per day, then moved the dose …

My doctor recommended that I use Miralax to help with my chronic constipation. I had tried stool softeners, adding fiber to my diet and taking fiber supplements and none of that was not doing the trick. I’d been using various laxatives as needed but wanted something gentler that …

Retin-A is an integral part of my over-forty skin care routine. I have been using Retin-A for about five years. My doctor originally prescribed Retin-A to treat some acne I was experiencing. It does work well for me for acne prevention also small applications to areas …

Ok so we have heard about my experience with Children’s Tylenol. I decided to swich over to Children’s Motrin and that is exactly what I did. I wanted something that would relieve my child of pain because he deals with headaches alot. Another reason why I chose to use …

I had gotten a few skin tags as my skin begins to age and I wanted to have them removed. The skin tags are little excess pieces of skin kind of like moles except where moles are flat these hang a bit like icicles. The two I had were …

I have been using this product for years. I was probably brought up with it, as my parents always had one as far as I can remember in the house. So I am thinking back about 20 years, so they must have been on the market for quite a …

The Honeytus is the name of the syrup, which has just worked best for me and for my kids. Written below is my story when I did not know about the herbal syrup called Honeytus.
I am a housewife and I have 3 …

The antacid Zantac 75 literally saved me from a lot of heartache and pain. Heartburn has been a serious problem for me for years. It gets tiring and frustrating taking antacids after you already feel the heartburn. A lot of these antacids reduce the symptoms, but don’t get rid …

Imodium AD is a drug that has been something of a family secret in my friend for as long as I could remember. One of my uncle’s uses this all the time, he has used it since it has been very young and he loves the way that …

Ambian is a medication which is used to treat sleep depervation for people who are unable to get a regular night of sleep during the week. They are specifically deleloped so that you take the medication and it puts you to sleep within 30 minutes but it does so …

I think there is nothing worse than when you can’t control your bowels. I have suffered from this problem on a few occasions and have found myself in embarrassing situations. The last time I had a problem with the runs, I had to go to a work party. I …

If you are a diabetic like me, you are probably familiar with the use of insulin. In order to make your daily shots, you need reliable insulin syringes. The first time I was told that I will be needing insulin shots, I was scared to death! It is …

I am really into holistic medicine and products. Instead of using regular deodorant I use a naturally fresh deodorant crystal. It is 100% pure an natural as it contains natural mineral salts. It says to moisten the stick but I just use it when I get out of the …

Klacid with the main antibiotic ingredient Clarithromycin was prescribed for lung infection for my toddler son. The pediatrician suspected lung infection due to high body temperature and phlegm, cough and runny nose. It is a chalky suspension which is white in colour with granules similar to powdered …

I hate when I get sore throats. My throat never just hurts. My throat also gets a very nasty scratchy feeling that I cannot stand. When I get pain in my throat it is usually a combination of throbbing and a few sharp pains every now and then. With …

Hydrochlorthiazide a diuretic use to treat hypertension and to eliminate fluid from the body.
I didn’t like this medicine because I could never get use to it.It interfered with my daily life as I was urinating through out the day and this caused me to have muscle spasms.It decreased my …

I do not often have a problem with being gassy. I honestly never really had this problem, until right after I gave birth to my son. It seems like I was gassy all of the time, and it was giving me some bad pains and cramps in both my …

I always have a stock of Betadine Cream in my first aid box. Especially because I have small children. Sometimes they felt when they run and had a little wound on their knee or feet. If that happen, I will immediately clean the small wound and apply this Betadine …

Early last year, I wasn’t feeling too hot so I went into the emergency room. After waiting almost a whole day, I was seen by a doctor. The doctor told me that I had a type of infection and would need to take the antibiotic Flagyl. I had never …

I experienced sneezing several months ago. I went to see my EENT to ask him about what is happening. He told me that I was experiencing allergic rhinitis. This conditioned is triggered by dust, smoke from cigarettes, allergens and the like.
My prescription was to take Prixlae. I purchased …

Norgesic Forte is a good medicine in order to have relief from severe headaches.Before I used to take Biogesic for my headaches but I found it not very effective for severe headaches until one day my doctor gave me prescrition for headache and prescribed Norgesic Forte. I found it …

Me and my husband don’t get sick often, but when we do (especially him), we are absolutely impossible to live with. We’ve tried all kinds of over-the-counter medications to help relieve some of the symptoms associated with the common cold or flu virus, and sometimes they work and sometimes …

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 …

Vick’s Dayquil plus vitamin C is a life saver ! I take this medicine everytime I have a cold , and it really works ! It is just like the original Dayquil , but with 150% of the recommended vitamin C you need .
These tiny capsules start working fast …

I love to go home earlier this year, because i can not wait to see and play with my little baby. To make him laugh, to hold him tight, its really a pleasant activities for me. But it’s all became a nightmare when i found out one day that …

There is really nothing worse than being told you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, short of being told you have an incurrable disease or you’re dying. Seriously, this is probably the most inconvenient problem to experience, and it pretty much is not correctable and just has to be treated. I …

I have been experiencing teary and red eyes for quite some time now and associate it with my prolonged use of my laptop and lack of adequate sleep. Ever since my baby daughter was born my sleeping schedule has been out of whack.
I had been trying to do as …