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 …

About five years ago I read that Folic Acid would decrease the risks of Alzheimers/Dementia by increasing the blood supply to the brain. This would assist the memory sector of the brain to function normally longer. So i thought what a good idea being 65 years old I need …

Macrobid is a prescription antibiotic drug my doctor put me on when I had a bad reaction to Bactrim, and it’s a drug used to treat urinary tract infections. My doctor assured me it was safe, being that it is one that pregnant women usually use when they …

I have had allergies just about all my life. I remember getting allergy shots when I was a kid. I didn’t have to do too much else with allergy treatment until my adult years. In my twenties, I was retested for allergies. I had a …

This is one of my mother’s finds for my nieces and nephews when she visited California last year. Our family has always stayed away from antibiotics as much as possible, and when my mom saw one of her friends giving Children’s Tylenol to one of her grandkids, my mother …

Aveeno daily moisture lotion can be applied daily. It works for 24 hrs. I apply to my daughter every day after she takes bath. She was having eczema and I was using several soaps,lotion,medicinal creams.
Now I am using only Aveeno lotion for her daily and no other medicinal soaps …

Being one of those people who tends to get sick more than three times during the fall and winter seasons, I am always trying out new cold and sinus medicine.
I tried out Mucinex DM last year. It did nothing for me. The box claimed that it would loosen …

I have allergies and sinus problems. As a result I get quite a few headaches. I have tried many different over the counter medicines, as Motrin, etc. I even tried Extra Strength Tylenol. The Tylenol worked the best but did take a while to …

I thought it was the weirdest thing every when I saw that TheraFlu had a patch that you can put on your body to help congestion and stuff like that. I’ve always associated this brand name with things like the dissolving tablets that you put in warm water. And …

I always have high blood pressure. I think its because one, it runs in the family, second, I love to it albeit I am not overweight. They say exercise is important to combat and dissolve all the fatty food you ate but sometimes I have high blood pressure no …

Allergies and such seem to run in my family. I remember when I was a kid, going to the doctor with my mother and brother so he could be tested for allergic reactions, and it was so awful to watch them as they put fifty small slices into the …

My stomach was screaming so bad and it beckoned for helped. I have been rushing to the rest room for minutes now and I felt a pathological condition is now happening. I called my high school classmate who is now a doctor and he told me that I was …

I am reviewing the Aquaphor Healing Ointment, branded by Eucerin, that comes in a 1.75 ounce squeezable tube. I am totally in love with this product!
I started using it about 9 years ago when an Ears, Nose and Throat Specialist suggested it to me. As a child, I suffered …

Growing up, I was raised to believe there was no difference between the brand name and the generic brand other than price. For this reason, when I needed some sort of headache medicine for my desk at work, I went with the cheaper brand of Acetaminophen, Our Family, over …

I bought this because it was about half the price of Brand Name Ibuprofen. It came in an economy size bottle and I figured it would work for general pain relief or cramps.
The potency seems to be consistent. I take the same dosage I would for the …

Anyone who is a diabetic or has a diabetic in their family knows that taking the right medicine for their diabetes is the first big step in controlling this disease. If you take the wrong medications that do not fit into your lifestyle, you or your loved one’s …

My son had a transplant when he was 3 years old and was put on a whole slew of medicines. I was the donor, so I was not with him the first few days after the transplant. After we both got home I realized a huge difference …

Growing up, I remember my dad using Extra Strength Icy Hot whenever his back was bothering him. When my boyfriend was feeling achy, I decided to try Icy Hot out on him. I really think this is a great product, but it does have a few drawbacks.
First …

Last month I had what I though was an awful cold. I had sinus headaches, nausea, congestion, and a horrible cough. The cough was so bad, that I could not sleep. I tried over the counter cough syrup, cough drops, and cold medicine. Nothing was helping. …

I have come to realize that when I get a really bad cold, it is best for me to combine taking a daytime medicine along with a nighttime cold medicine. Though I do not like to be drowsy in the day time, I also find it difficult to sleep …

As a part of the Occupational Therapy Curriculum, Internship should include a 3 month training in a psychiatric facility. That is where I first encountered patients taking Stilnox. These patients are mostly with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, others have Schizophrenia and others have Anxiety & Mood Disorder. It is …

this product is god sent for me. it does what it says. I have been on it for 9 months. I did not have any side effects. my doctor suggested this because i was anemic and we thoght this would reduce the number of days of beeding.
I …

I am not normally a fan of taking any kind of medicine to help me either get to sleep or stay asleep. If I go through a patch when I am having difficulty sleeping, I will normally try all manner of natural methods first before resorting to the …

I am very susceptible to sore throats and infections of the tonsils. It used to be of great discomfort and something I had to put up with on a regular basis. They say this is a common ailment for those falling under the Taurus Zodiac sign. …

I’ve been in search for a good medication for my seborrheic dermatitis. It’s a condition where my scalp gets very itchy, inflamed and becomes scaly. I have tried a few medicines in the past but wasn’t impressed by the side effects that it caused. So, decided to ask people …

I was taking Nexium 40 MG to manage my acid reflux as this medicine was highly recommended by my doctor. This medicine did not work right away, but took about 14 days to get built up in my system. Nexium 40 MG relieved the acid reflux in both my …

Whenever I get sick, I have to stay alert through the day, which is a nuisance. I usually cannot take the time to treat myself, because I am so busy. I instead take medicines at night and hope that they will help me feel better the following day. I …

These pills have antihypertensive function and they help to reduce the hypertension. My husband had hypertension before the operation and the doctor prescribed Doxazin. He takes only one pill every morning. At first he was very sleepy all the time and had hadaches but they say that it a …

When I was at the peak of my hyperglycemia, without me knowing it, yeast infection had always been my problem. I used Monistat 3 Vaginal Antifungal 3-Day Treatment Combination Pack to relieve the external itching and irritation. This is cheap, it just cost me $15 or so . The …

I recently cut my index finger while using a very sharp knife to separate frozen meat patties. I know that isn’t the smartest thing in the world to do, but I have learned my lesson. The cut was very deep but I didn’t want to go to the hospital. …

I have rheumatoid arthritis and have to take a medicine called methotrexate. Sometimes methotrexate can cause mouth sores and problems with my gums. I really can’t stand having gum problems. I had been doing OK for awhile but, recently I had some pretty bad gum swelling …

There’s really something about Vicks, I love this medications company. I remember Formula 44 from childhood. It was my grandpa’s choice medication for cough. It was always in the medicine cabinet.
Plus, who can ever forget about Vicks candy or the Vicks vapor rub. These guys …

Clogged nose and sinuses, these are one of my most hated condition specially when I had to do some field work. It is really disturbing and annoying. Sometimes, I feel that summer is better than rainy season, this is because people are spreading this kind of sickness during the …

Stresstabs is probably the best thing you can take if you suffer from stress and anxiety; depression due to imbalance or chronic colds/flu etc. Stresstabs are stock full of vitamins. In the summer of 09 I experienced extreme anxiety and stress which caused me to become slightly depressed. I …

As much as I love shopping at Wal-Mart, I am not a big fan of their EQUATE product line. I think most of it smells funky.
So with great reserve I purchased a tube of the Equate Triple Antibacterial Ointment, mostly because it was about half the …

I’ve been donating blood off and on since the Nixon administration. Mostly it’s been off because there were times when blood drives didn’t seem to coincide with my location and schedule. However about ten years ago Puget Sound Blood Bank opened a collection center here in Bellingham. My wife …

I am a strong believer in getting the flu shot every year. I have been getting the Flu Shot for the past four years and I have not gotten the flu once since receiving the shots. I was the one to get sick all of the time. I was …

Having Asthma is a very old disease of mine,and I know that getting rid from it is close to impossible. Only good medicines are my biggest hope. Recently I have started to take a new medicine called “RES-Q”. My doctor prescribed me this newly launched medicine especially for Asthma …

These birth control pills are considered a high dose birth control regimen. They still allow a woman to have a period once a month, unless that woman was to skip the inactive pills and continue on with a new pack. I am not sure if there is a generic …

I bought the Jamieson Calcium Magnesium with Vitamin D at the T&T Supermarket. It was one of those impulse buying decisions, and for a good cause. You see, it was on sale for half the price, and at 200 caplets for the price of 100, I felt …

I never expected to have external hemorrhoids because I always see to it that i have a high fiber diet. However after i delivered my second baby through normal spontaneous delivery, I noticed that I started to have pain when defecating and there were some swelling on my …

Two days ago, I had big headache. I was looking inside my cupboard where I used to store my pills and other medicine inside. But I could not find the pain killer pill that I normally take to kill the headache.
So I asked my brother to go to …

I have to admit it… I’m a total sucker for all things that look “old world”. I love watching old movies that have those “medicine men” that sell products in the old medicine bottles with the cork stoppers, and they try to pawn it off as an instant hair …

Sinus colds are the worst, and I get them anytime the weather changes, so in other words, I get them often. Before letting them get worse, I try and treat them with over the counter medications such as Alka Seltzer Cold and Sinus Medicine in their Non-Drowsy Formula. …

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 …

When I was younger I had a really bad problem with sweaty feet. I would probably still have this problem today if I ever wore shoes, but choose to wear sandals all of the time. I hate my feet feeling sweaty. It does two things. The first thing is …

Vaseline petroleum jelly is a very effective medicine. This works for me for smoothing the lip when it becomes dry. The best thing I felt about Vaseline is the swift action. When it is very cold and whenever a sore lip problem starts I readily apply Vaseline. Some times …

I ended up with a really bad case of jock itch the other day; bad enough where soap and water did nothing to relieve my discomfort and I needed to go to Walgreens to find some sort of medicated product.
I ended up with the store brand of powdered jock …

Having a headache is something I have never really been able to deal with. As soon as I feel a headache coming on, I try to take something before it gets worse. Because of this I keep some sort of headache medicine in the house at all times. The …

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 …