Six months ago, I visited my doctor complaining of depression and anxiety. He prescribed Effexor XR. So, I went on the internet and began looking this drug up. On messageboards and personal pages, people who had taken it said it was a horrible experience. Among the complaints listed were …

This is a digestive medicine for infants that covers issues like indigestion, flatulence, heartburn and regurgiration. My baby had a problem of spitting up milk after every feed. She was diagonised with mild form of gastroesophageal reflux whwerein although being a breastfed baby, she had the issue of spiiting …

Due to severe cold and cough- I was finding it very difficult to breathe normally. Blowing my nose every now and then just gave me relief for another few minutes. I was feeling terribly uncomfortable and just needed a remedy to help me get some relief from my blocked …

I’ve seen Aleve in drug stores, Wal-Mart and Target stores all the time. I recognize the name but I had no idea I was using it until I looked in my medicine cabinet. It was next to the Advil bottle and the two sort of look alike. I had …

I did a big boo boo the other day when I was at a friends house and she lives in a very small apartment and has two long-haired cats that I didn’t realize I was allergic to until I’d been petting it and then, as I sometimes naturally do, …

I’m using Veltin Gel (clindamycin phosphate 1.2% and tretinoin .025%) for acne treatment. I was previously on Retin-A Micro Tretinoin Gel, but that made my skin flaky, dry, prone to sunburn, and it made my acne much, much worse. After 7 months of use, my dermatologist switched me to …

Effexor is a prescribed medication that is taken to help reduce the symptoms of intense or even infrequent depression. The medication is raises seratonin levels in the brain and allows endorphines to be produced, in an attempt to raise one’s spirits and allow them to function despite the chemical …

Panic attacks are no fun. Thankfully Xanax really does help get the anxiety under control. The first time I suffered a panic attack, I didn’t know what the heck was going on with my body and mind, and I felt completely out of control. My heart …

I have noticed that having a serious cough can be much more disruptive than people think. I found myself coughing consistently when I was trying to have conversations and get things done. It is not only annoying because coughing is disruptive and brings me unwanted attention, but also because …

Lantus is an injection insulin for treating diabetes. It is a slow acting and long term insulin. Patients are required to take one shot daily. I found that Lantus works well in helping to control my diabetes.
Like other insulin, Lantus has to be stored in the …

I use to think that all eye drops were the same but I recently found out that they weren’t. In fact Rohto V eye drops are in a category of their own. I first discovered this product while watching a makeup tutorial video on Youtube. One of my favorite …

If you happen to have a sour stomach then I think you might want to stay away from Mylanta. I know it may sound crazy but it’s the truth.It’s not the greatest medicine in the world when it comes to actually relieving stomach pain. I had a sour stomach …

Prone to headaches and upset stomach during stressful times or periods of not eating well, I was happy to see Alka-Seltzer Extra Strength in my local drugstore. I’d used regular strength Alka-Seltzer for years, but found that its effects wore off more quickly than I’d desired.
So, where does …

The Brunskill Pharmacy is directly across the street from my apartment in an area that is inhabited by students. It is only a few blocks away from the university and just across the street from a senior’s high rise building. This makes it very accessible to all sorts of …

I am one of those unfortunate women that suffer with very severe period pain. For the first two to three days of my period I get tremendous throbbing cramps in my stomach that get so bad that I can faint and/or throw up. I also get shooting …

I feel that a headache is a burden that I really cannot handle. I usually can ignore a mild headache, but when it gets really severe I have to take something to help relieve the pain. I do not always keep headache medicine handy because I do not …

I do not like taking medicines in a liquid form but sometimes I have to and in this case, I always choose the one which is the most drinkable and which is the most tasteless. Aspegic fits the bill. It is in a powder form and is quickly soluble …

Advil Tablets have been used in my home for years. Not only does it relief muscle aches, it relieves menstral cramps, backaches, toothaches, and any kind of minor pain from arthritis.
Advil can also be used as a fever reducer, but I use it more for aches and pains. I …

The doctor prescribed the Bisolvon Chesty syrup for my three year old daughter when I took her to the clinic to get help for her bad cold. she was suffering from occasional fever, blocked nose and heavy chesty coughing.
The doctor examined her and said that she has a lot …

My relationship with Biofreeze pain relieving gel began with a trip to my chiropractor. I suffer with Fibro myalgia and was very interested when my doctor mentioned a pain relieving gel that he highly recommended. I took the free sample and tried it that evening. …

In 2008 I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. My doctors told me there was no cure and no treatments and I would have to wait it out.
So there I was for two years, exhausted and suffering from painful aches. Luckily for me I was referred to …

Every other day I see to it that I get a healthy dose of my exercise. That would be a 2 hour jog in the treadmill and another hour of my favourite cardiovascular class in the gym. I like to call this my cardio day since everything that I …

Due to my typing for many hours and with generally dry air in the house, I developed a case of dry eyes. I’ve been using Systane drops, which work really well, but after seeing some ads on television, I decided to ask my doctor abut Restasis eye drops for …

My son suffers from Autism. Autism is a mysterious disease that affects a person’s communication and social skills. he is currently getting speech and physical therapy at the Adena Regional Medical Center, and I couldn’t be happier.
We sat in on the first few sessions to see if we could …

Manufactured by Dabur India Limited, a reputed pharma specializing in ayurvedic formulations. This is an ayurvedic formulation for dry cough, sore throat and upper respiratory trac disorders. It contains ayurvedic elements like Tulsi, Jasti madhu(honey), adrak(ginger) and various herbs. Has a very sweet honey syrup like taste and is …

Trust Pill Tablet Oral Contraceptive is very cheap at less than 50 pesos. Everyone can buy it at a pharmacy or a generic drugstore. It is very effective for preventing pregnancy and regulating menstruation. I used it for 7 years. I started taking it in 2007 and I was …

I got fed up by the side effects that my other anti-diabetic medication caused. So, I went back to my doctor and discussed the reactions that I was having with my present medication and other drugs that I could take instead of the one I had. I told him …

I swear, if it’s not one medical problem with me, then it’s another, and mostly they tend to all revolve around allergies and pain management for things like sprained ankles (because I’m notoriously clumsy) or nerve and muscular problems. I started a new job almost two years ago after …

I have been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis for 14 years now. The doctors all say I had it for the last 18 years though, because I had a goiter at the age of 16. That is a symptom of the disease. Usually with regular hypothyroidism you don’t …

During one of my recent stays in the hospital after undergoing a surgery, I had developed a condition which is known as oliguria. This meant that my urine output was lower than what the health care team wanted. My values fell on the alarming value which raised the flag …

For sinus issues and sinus infections, the misery can be quite hard to bear. I usually get a combination of headaches and stuffed up nose. Or sometimes I have a perpetual dripping down my throat. It could be mild or severe, but always miserable.
There are a …

I developed an embarrassing fungal foot infection from a pair of old shoes that I really should have thrown away long before I did. I tried treating the itchy blisters with over the counter fungal treatments, which had always worked in the past, but this infection was too …

Recently moving to Edmonton and having had a baby, I’ve been enlightened to a wonderful free service known as Capital Health Link. Instead of rushing to a hospital or medi-clinic everytime one of us is under the weather, I just call a local number to speak to a registered …

I have chronic hyper-acidity, and for those days that I am not required to take Zantac or Pariet, I take TUMS for immediate hyper-acidity relief.
I bought a huge bottle of TUMS Tums Ultra 1000 Antacid/Calcium Supplement for $5. This contains 72 tablets of 1000mg Calcium Carbonate. It comes in …

The mosquito menace had always been a major concern especially during the rainy season. Although to solve this problem I used various mosquito coils and mosquito sprays, the harmful chemicals present in these mosquito killers were always a great cause of concern to me. But since the mosquito menace …

Recently my son had a cold, and even after he was feeling better, the pesky cough continued. He would cough day and night. I saw an ad on TV about Delsym cough syrup, so I thought I would give it a try. The claim is that …

I started on Paxil CR 25 mg per day as treatment for my depression and anxiety. It made me sleepy for a week or so while it was building up in my system, but I felt the depression lifting after about 3 days. My anxiety was less at that …

6 months ago, I weighed in at 140 pounds. With a height of 5 feet, I was already considered obese. I tried different diets and weight loss pills but I did not find one that made me lose weight. A friend introduced me to Sibutramine and …

In the past I have had some luck with Midol, but it just seemed that the pain wasn’t staying away like it should. Since I liked the Midol brand I didn’t want to stray away and decided to purchase the maximum strength Midol. This last month when my menstrual …

It was a wonderful night when I went to my friend’s home for a party. We all enjoyed a lot with dancing on latest music and ate a lot of deep fried snacks. Late at night, we had a sumptuous dinner.
After returning back home, I took a bath, changed …

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 …

I was put on xanax when I was having anxiety attacks when my husband deployed to Iraq.
It would be hard for me to catch my breath, I’d feel like my chest was being crushed and my vision would tunnel. I’d break into sweats and was fearful driving, it …

I hate vegetables; maybe this is the reason why I got constipated. Another reason could be my lack of physical exercise. I have tried several laxatives in the market but none seemed to work for me. I didn’t get the results that I wanted to, so I searched. Struggling …

I am always on the hunt for a product that can help relieve my chronic back pain. I have tried a variety of medications, and have found that anything that’s over the counter isn’t effective, and prescription medication poses a risk of dependency So recently have been experimenting …

As soon as I saw an advertisement for Advil Migraine in a liquid-filled capsule, I wanted to try it; in my experience, the liquid-filled tablets work faster than the traditional pills. Although I rarely get migraines, I have never found anything over the counter that helped my really bad …

When my son was 3 weeks old, he suddenly started having screaming fits that would last for hours and finally end with him vomiting everywhere. I tried talking to the doctors about it, but the standard response was, “he’s just spitting up. That’s what babies do.” …

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 …

I am a type 2 diabetic. For several years I was diet controlled, but I gained some weight and my condition got to the point that I needed some medical intervention. I tried a couple of drugs, and mostly side effects stopped me from continuing them. One of …

Several years ago I was in a car accident and I had to have routine visits to the Chiropractor. One of the medicines that my chiropractor used when massaging and adjusting my muscles and joints was this product called Bio-freeze. What it does is helps to relieve achy and …

About three years ago, On Christmas Day, I woke up with an excrutiating ear ache. I’ve had them before and I have to say that the pain is actually worse than child birth, and since I’ve had two children, I can say that with some authority! In the past, …