I was battling some severe sinus congestion and could not find any relief from taking over the counter decongestants so I decide to try the Xlear Xylitol Sinus Nasal Spray and I have to say I was very pleased with how it worked. However, I did end up with …

I recently tried the Phentermine diet pill. I was pretty impressed at first. The first week I was really liking it. I had extra energy and was not hungry at all until the evening time. So I was being more active and eating less. I did loose a few …

Flexeril is a medication that falls under the category of muscle relaxers. It comes in pill form and is not available over the counter, but can only be obtained with a physician’s prescription. Unlike a pain killer, flexeril is designed to eliminate muscular contractions and pinches by …

This medication became my life line when I suffered from my anxiety disorder. And it works so quickly too! Once it’s introduced to your system, it works within thirty minutes, which is awesome!
I was having these horrible panic attacks and while I was waiting for the anxiety medication to …

In all my years I must have taken hundreds and hundreds of medications, most of them being over the counter medications for various ailments, but not too many of them can compare to AZO Standard Urinary Pain Relief. For the sake of this review, I will refer to …

I would like to share my experience of the Calpol Six Plus Fast Melts, a discovery that I have done on over-the-counter medicine, and even though I do not normally share my thoughts about any kind of drugs, I thought that this information might be of interest for some …

I can’t even say how much I love this thin strip medication through Triaminic! My kids are teenagers now, and fully capable of swallowing a pill when they aren’t feeling good, but my youngest son still prefers to take a liquid if we have it. I think I went …

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 …

In my quest to find products that would suppress my rather strong cough so that I could sleep at night and not bother other people, I found Vicks Chloraseptic Throat Spray. It cost $6.49 for a 6 oz. bottle and was well worth the cost. The liquid was green …

I used this nasal spray only on one occasion in the past when I attended a wedding of a relative. My nose was so stuffed that it was too embarrassing to attend an event feeling like that. So I went to Walgreens to buy a nasal spray that is …

Unfortunately the problem of constipation is suffered by many thousands of people. There are people who have chronic and people who suffer from it occasionally. Much of it has to do with bad food carried in modern life.
I started using Plantaben when I get pregnant because besides having …

My husband was given Tramacet pain killers, to help relieve a bout of sciatica. Tramacet is only available by prescription, and costs about $30 for a 2-a-day 60 day suppl.
Tramacet is the brand name, and the ingredients are tramadol hydrochloride and acetaminophen. In fact this prescription pain killer is …

It started with my youngest child. She was sick 2 weeks ago with recurring fever and a dry cough. Her older sibling caught up very fast. As an immediate remedy, I gave both of them a combination therapy of Paracetamol and Ibuprofen. However, I had to also address the …

Whenever I have really bad cramps, I like to take the strongest medicine I can find. Since I don’t get menstrual cramps often, they are really intense when I do get them. Ever since I had my tubes tied, it seems that the pain is worse and leaves me …

Like so many women I struggle with my weight and after having a baby I began to work even harder at removing those extra pounds. I was exercising five days a week and watching what I was eating but it seemed like the weight was coming off so slow. …

Recent I was admitted to St. Lawrence Sparrow Hospital in the psychiatric ward. The support and the care from the staff were exceptional. I had been diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and depersonalization. The hospital treated these illnesses step by step to perfection. They have voluntary and involuntary admissions and …

I’ve been using Pamprin Maximum Strength for years now to counter period symptoms. I prefer it over other products (Midol) claiming to provide the same relief because they simply did nothing for me.
Pamprin differs from other brands that say that they can help or end your period symptoms …

My daughter inherited my sensitive skin. Even when she was a baby, her face would get rashes which had nothing to do with measles or rubella which are typical childhood diseases. Among all my kids, she is the one I take the most for a visit to the dermatologist. …

My son had fever and colds with yellowish discharge for more than three days already thus I decided to start giving him an antibiotic to solve his health problem. However, my problem is that he doesn’t really want taking medicines especially antibiotics because most of the antibiotics he …

Wellbutrin is an anti depressant that I was prescribed to go along with other anti depressants I was taking but not for anxirty or depression but to help me stop smoking. I was on Wellbutrin for about one month and had to stop because I began to break out …

Just as the slogan says…”The Night-time, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, sleep better to feel better medicine”. I recommend using this…not in excess, but as a remedy to your usual night-time ailments. It works while you sleep to make to feel better after. Your medicine cabinet is bare without …

High cholesterol is the most dangerous enemy to our heart, it could leads us to heart disease. High cholesterol could happens to anyone, especially those who weren’t regularly doing exercise, have a bad eating habit, always eats junkfood, more fat and less vegetables in their daily menu.
Honestly, I was …

My friend has tried to quit smoking for years, and only succeeded for short periods of time. Her longest smoke-free period was 8 months. Some of the methods that she has tried include a prescription medication, gum, cold turkey, a nicotine patch and probably more that I have forgotten. …

Jennersville Hospital sits squarely in the middle of Jennersville, Pennsylvania. While the hospital is not notorious for filling thousands and thousands of hospital beds, it has become increasingly popular within the Pennsylvania area. This hospital is a small hospital, which allows for patients to feel less like …

I’m absolutely scared of needles. Just the sight of it makes me feel like I would want to vomit. Not that I would, because that would be embarrassing. I’m just saying that I really am scared when the doctor or the nurse starts to wave the long and sharp …

I do not know if their is any woman out there that can stand a yeast infection but I can not. They drive me crazy literally, and I lose my mind whenever I do get one. It is like I can not function regularly because of all of the …

I was looking for a cough drop one day but was in a hurry to get to work. When I stopped in the drug store, there was a display of Ricola The Original Natural Herb Cough Suppressant at the front of the store. I grabbed a bag because it …

I have had anxiety problems off and on for years now. The last time I went to the doctors he gave me prozac. It took away all of my anxiety problems and didn’t cause any other anxiety problems. The only thing that I did notice a little bit was …

Like many women, I’ve had few urinary tract infections in my life time. They’re not fun at all, but they’re easy to fix. Azo doesn’t help you heal, but it makes the process much more bearable.
The less severe UTI’s are bladder infections. They cause a lot of discomfort in …

Watson’s is another chain of drugstore here in the Philippines(mostly in Manila Area). This is a chain of store owned by the “chain” of shopping malls in the country as well, the ShoeMart or the SM. Watson’s is conveniently located in all of the SM shopping malls in the …

I’ve always noticed that I had a short attention span, but I never thought that it was a serious problem until I was diagnosed with ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) during my junior year in college. After talking over my options with my doctor, I was prescribed Adderall XR. …

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. …

My stomach problem always remained an integral part of my life. Due to weak digestion capabilities, anything I ate more than my routine food would cause stomach upset. This would make feel quite uneasy and uncomfortable making me lethargic to do any kind of work and thus affecting my …

I doubt I’m the only one who has ever done this, but when I’ve got some sinus and chest congestion going on, I’ll boil a pot of water, cover my head with a towel and bend over the steaming water to help clear everything out. It isn’t the most …

I have been suffering with rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for many years. The pain is constant and can be quite difficult to deal with. When I was first diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and fibromyalgia, I took steroids, a biologic treatment (Remicade), and …

I have always used Bandaid bandages if I get a cut. When they came out with a bandage that had medication on the pad, I had to try it. I wanted to see if it would help my cut heal faster than it normally would without medication. The antibiotic …

If you are looking for an ears, nose and throat doctor in Lake Havasu City, I would recommend Doctor Michael Prater of the Arizona Coast Ear Nose and Throat, LTD. Both my mother and I go to Dr. Prater, and he has performed surgery on both of us. When …

I had suffered from hives or urticaria few months back. There used to be sudden appearance of red bumps at various parts of my body with itching sensation. Initially, I thought it to be a case of allergic reaction. However, when it didn’t go away, I consulted a dermatologist. …

I was prescribed Abilify 5mg by my psychiatrist last month. He actually started me on a dose of 2mg, the lowest dose available and then raised it to a daily dose of 5mg. However, this still confuses and surprises me due to the fact that the drug is available …

Just last month I was having severe stomach upset. I had felt like I was going to be sick all day long, but then ate my dinner a little too fast and I was regretting it for the rest of the night. I actually had my husband run to …

Clindamycin Hydrochloride is a lincosamide antibiotic used to treat certain kinds of bacterial infections and serious anaerobic infections. It will not work for colds, flu, or other viral infections. When taking this drug, follow the directions on the prescription label or as prescribed by the doctor. This can be …

It claims to relieve cramps, bloating, fatigue, backages and headaches. After 2 gelcaps and 3 hours later, I didn’t feel much different. Sure my cramps were lessened to a dull cramping sensation (Due to the 500 mg of Acetaminophen Midol contains). But after taking a 2.5 hour nap, the …

I’m anemic. Or at least that’s what my grandma says. I have low blood and I look pale all the time. You’ll really notice how pale I am when you take a look at my lips (when they’re not covered with a lip balm, lipstick, and a lip gloss) …

Sometime in January of this year, I was admitted to the hospital due to an asthma attack. I forgot to buy a new canister that day and was left alone in the house. Fortunately, I was able to call someone to bring me to the hospital. I recall that …

I hurt my right wrist a couple of days ago and, because I’m right handed, have found I need to cope with the pain while it heals.
Not wanting to pop Tylenol every few hours throughout the day, I decided to try Aleve for the first time. I now …

A couple years ago I tried Yasmin as a birth control and the impact it had on my body was very extreme! I’d previously been on ortho-tricyclen some time before that and after all the weight gain and water retention, I decided to “quit” birth control for a while. …

The substance called dimenhydrinate - best known by its brand name, Dramamine - is usually sold for motion sickness and other nausea-inducing conditions. (N.B. You may or may not know this, but ginger works at least as well if not better against nausea - and it has many positive side …

It seems to happen for a week or two every year. A few days into Winter, I get the same rough dry cough. It happens mostly at night, and as I am going to sleep. I have tried all sorts of things to avoid the restless nights this horrid …

I have had osteoarthritis for many years. I take an anti-inflammatory medication twice a day. I try not to have to take narcotics for the pain so I tried extra-strength tylenol and it kind of helped but then I found the arthritis strength formula. It is a time release …

In my excitement of shopping for my sisters marriage —“ the dust and wind seemed to take a toll on my eyes. My eyes slowly turned red and the worst part of it was the itching that I felt especially on the corner of my eyes. Although I tried …