I have used many different over the counter pain killers in my life. It is hard for me to say which one is the best, but I do know which active ingredients usually work best for me. I have not always been much of a fan of acetaminophen when …

I recently had a serious allergic reaction resulting in severe cramps and diarrhea, nausea, swollen and itching eyes/face, dizziness, and generally being scared out of my wits.
When I realized what was going on (I’ve had this before) I immediately called for someone to take me to the …

I was diagnosed with acute neuritis once in my life. The affected body part, of all the functional parts, involved my left hand. At such condition, I feel a surge of painful sensation running along my wrist. It’s the result of poor body mechanics at work, …

It is such a relief for me to have a dose of Astring-o-Sol candy. Just recently for my itchy throat resulting to dry coughs. This candy is something new to me so I was a bit hesitant to try the candy because Astring-O-Sol is only famous for their mouthwash …

I hate generically lumping myself in a specified PMS category of women, but I’ll admit that I’m really rather moody and irritable a couple days before my period, so much so that my husband and children have marked those days on their mental calendars and avoid me at all …

Equate Multi-Symptom Cold/Flu Relief Non Drowsy Day Time is not what I would call a bad product really, but I have used better cold and flu relief medicines in the past. I did indeed enjoy some relief with this product, though. I felt a reduction is congestion so I …

Although I am living now in a place where malaria is not endemic, this sickness still exists but more in the north of Botswana. It was always advised by the doctor to take any anti malarial if I would go to areas where malaria is present. My family and …

This is probably one of the more expensive pain relieving creams I’ve tried over the course of the last year and a half, and I’ve tried a LOT, to say the least. I think, at least once a week, I’m at the grocery store or local pharmacy trying to …

When I get aches and pains, sometimes I take over the counter anti inflammatory medications. Many times the anti inflammatories that I sometimes take include aspirin. Recently, when I had a headache I thought that I would take a couple of aspirin, but realized I was out of them. …

Vein Matrix supplement
Being a typical girl I am not afraid to declare that all those needles totally freak me out. I literally squirm when those monstrous nurses poke needles all over my body hungry for just an ounce of my blood-they find none. This is because it was virtually …

I have tried various brands of anti-hypertensive drugs for many months. I suffer from hypertension and I have recently discovered that the diuretic type of medication works best for me. But instead of settling on just one type of medication, I still do some experimenting every now and then …

There are times when the shampoos I have used are too harsh and strong that I have flakes and dandruff on my hair, and when the cold weather comes I have a lot more dry flakes which is gross so I bought this scalp application solution, and it’s primary …

Ever since I hit puberty, I have had to deal with one incredibly irritating problem…. very painful PMS symptoms. Actually, I shouldn’t say it started right when I hit puberty, but pretty close. I was about fifteen when the pain became unmanageable through the use of Motrin products. At …

I had to undergo this CT scan procedure of my whole abdomen in order for doctors to find out what was wrong with me. I’ve been having this on and off pain for several months now. At first, I completely disregarded it, but when the pain was already increasing …

As soon as I found out that Prevacid 24 HR became available without a prescription, I immediately bought a package of this heartburn and acid-reflux medication. I have had friends who have found prescription Prevacid to be one medication that really works on severe heartburn and acid-reflux, but my …

Colderin plus is the tablets, which is taken when we have the cold infection. Normally I get the cold infection very soon because I have the dust allergy. Whenever I go outside, due to hot sun and the pollution around, I get the cold infection. I …

First we must understand what is a chronic illiness. The chronic illiness is usually one that last a long time and cannot be cured. A few examples are diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, kidney disease, HIV/AIDS, lupus, and multiple sclerosis. According to the Cleveland Clinic who has done some remarkable …

When I have a sore throat and cough, there are a few things that I usually keep with me at all times. One of these such things is a bag of throat lozenges. I usually use either the Equate or the Halls brand throat lozenges. However, I was at …

There is always a reason to have some sort of pain reliever in my house if not for me than for my kids which are now old enough to take adult medications, and now it’s easier for me to keep things in the house because I don’t have to …

I don’t know about you, but every time I see the Slim Quick commercial on the television set, I have to laugh, but in reality the commercial, although comical is very true about the way women’s weight fluctuate. Those commercials are very accurate for me and I am …

I have started using Zicam Allergy Relief Gel Swabs and am extremely pleased with the results so far.
I am one of those hard-core allergy sufferers, beginning as early as late February and usually continuing into mid-September. I have tried many prescription and over-the-counter allergy medications, some of them …

I first tried this product while visiting a friend who travels to Canada a lot’s house. I was trying to shake a cold and he said this was the worst tasting but best working cough medicine he had ever had. Boy I have to tell you …

I have to give it to this band-aid type of product, I find it has more hold or adhesion even when compared to the leading brand. Of course, I’m not referring to the pad that covers the bruise or wound, but the two ends which keep the band-aid …

About eight months ago I discovered my first ever pile, or haemorrhoid as they are properly called (that is such a hard word to spell properly!). I was horrified at this discovery of this revolting thing up my back passage and I had to get a mirror to …

Combiflam is a kind of medicine, which is used to temporarily relief of pain, and it is very effective, when it comes to back pain, or headache. I am using “Combiflam” or many years, and till now I haven’t noticed any side effects yet, but doctors said that if …

I have never been convinced about the idea behind a pain killing gel. In my mind, when I think of painkillers or pain relief, I always think of taking a tablet or capsule. I usually think of ibuprofen or aspirin or acetaminophen. Certainly, I do not …

Antipyrine and Benzocaine Otic Solution USP is a prescribed ear drop for ear pain. I am going to give this product a 7 because it only works 7 of the ten times it is used. I am an adult who gets ear infections. They are very painful for me …

A few years back my son who was right around 22 years old at the time was starting to show signs of excessive agitation and repetitive movements that at first did not seem to be anything to be alarmed about. He became quite obsessed with cleaning everything around …

In my first encounter, happened to buy Rohto Tears off the pharmacy store without ophthalmologist’s prescription (am not sure if that is right) but with full recommendation by the pharmacist. My seven old son had dust allergy in the dry season after playing so hard with mates outside and …

Though this is an “addictive drug”, it works wonderfully for major pain. My husband had surgery for his shoulder and was given oxycodon for pain during recovery. He only ended up having to take one or two before he was ok. We had most of the prescription left, so …

For the past 8 years I have been a sufferer of heartburn. It is a quite painful experience for the people who don’t know. It feels like your chest is on fire, because acid comes back up your esophagus and haunts you. It is hard finding a medicine that …

My friend and I took the pills. Her cousin suggested her to take Mercillon since it is effective and affordable. She decided to take pills for family planning. She is married with three beautiful kids. After following finishing taking the pills for almost 3 weeks, she got her first …

Trazodone is an anti depressant medication commonly used to treat anxiety and depression. My experiences with it are not for either of those reasons. One of my children has autism. People on the autism spectrum often have related conditions of anxiety and or depression, …

One of the best tablet that I normally use for pain killer. Sometimes, we have a little headache because of stress or not feeling well. Then for me, that’s the time to take Aspirin Bayer tablet. Since I can get this tablet easily from the store, I never …

Okay, so to say I have sleeping problems is a major understatement. The smallest thing can totally interrupt my sleep in the strangest of ways. I’ve always had problems falling and staying asleep and was, not too long ago, clinically diagnosed with Delayed Sleep Disorder, which is totally different …

I love to eat spicy foods. I am in fact crazy about them. I would put chilli in nearly every dish I eat. In fact, if it was just me and my husband eating, I would make all the dishes I prepare spicy. Alas, I have kids who could …

Occasionally, my digestion could go on a sluggish pace. I learned personally that the food I eat is directly proportional to the speed at which my body digests it. I stick to a fiber-enriched diet religiously, but there are always inevitable times when it gets out of …

I have been caught in many situations where pain just catches me off guard. I can go from not feeling any pain at all to having pain that is extremely intense. One day I was at work and found myself in a sticky situation. My shoulder started throbbing horribly …

Non Drowsy Claritin Allergy tablets are a medication used for your seasonal allergy symptoms. Though I had no real problem with this medication it didn’t really make me feel any better. While the medicine actually works for me it did that plus make me feel grumpy. At first I …

There is one antibiotic that does not really have any effect on me. It is Erythromycin. I know it could not treat colds, flue or other viral infection as its products descriptions states but I know that many of my relatives and friends are cured from their tonsillitis by …

I like the outdoors. On the weekends, I go with my friends hiking in the mountains. I never imagined that I would have a dangerous encounter with one of nature’s aggressive insects. As usual we would hike for about 2 hours then find a nice spot to rest and …

No matter how many precautions I take regarding my health, I always spend each winter suffering from severe cold and flu outbreaks. Because I cannot afford to be slowed down by illness, I rely on Vicks VapoRub Nasal Decongestant/Cough Suppressant.
Vicks VapoRub Nasal Decongestant/Cough Suppressant has been one of …

I have tried many vitamins, supplements, and herbal remedies for PMS symptoms, like bloating, mood swings, pain and other unpleasant issues, and have never found anything that works. I generally resort to taking copious quantities of Ibuprofen when the pain is bad, and generally just feeling miserable. My mom …

I think that Pliva is a very good farmaceutical company and their drugs aren’t very expencive either.
This tablets have 500 mg of metamizol natrium and it is a very strong anti-inflammatory drug with the analgesic and antipiretic effect, metamizol is a pain reliefer by itself. This drug is used …

For the uninitiated, rubbing alcohol is a kind of an alcohol compound used mostly for massage. But for me and my family, rubbing alcohol has so many uses dating back to growing up as a kid in the Philippines. I remember my mother using it to clean …

I paid about $10 for this product at a local medical supply store. The main reason why I decided to purchase it was the fact that the brand that I usually purchased was out of stock. This product cost roughly the same price so I decided to …

I have used this antibiotic prescription medication a number of times in the past for different types of infections I have had. My doctor recently prescribed this medication to me last week for a infection I have developed in the sinuses. I thought I would publish a review on …

I often get a bit of stomach trouble and need something to help settle it down. It was suggested by a friend that I try Alka Seltzer Antacid to relieve the problem I was having. I took the suggestion and went to the grocery store to pick up a …

After suffering from a yeast infection twice in one month I was looking for a way to keep it from coming back, I started taking cranberry pills and that kind of helped. But I ended up suffering from one again. I went and bout Vagisil because it was cheaper …

Most of the time I wake up in the morning with an itchy nose, this is due to the reason that I have allergic rhinitis for a long time now. And once in a while, especially when the weather changes, I tend to itch or sneeze a lot. Years …