Medicine Reviews
Vick’s Dayquil Nyquil cough relief combination pack
With a husband and two kids in my household, we’re always in need of some decent cold, allergy and flu medications because if one of us isn’t sick, then the other one is. Sometimes, all of us at once! And there is just nothing more depressing than sick children …
Metformin
This is a drug that I was prescribed to help with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). I started out on one tablet daily of 500 mg the first week then increased to two tablets the next week then to three daily the following week. A total of 1500 mgs daily. …
Midol Complete tablets
I don’t think I had many complaints when it came to this pain reliever. I have tried tons of different things when it comes to my period. I have tried Tylenol and ibuprofen but none really seem to give me the relief that I am looking for. When it comes …
Vicks Baby Vapor Rub
Are you looking for a way to help your congested baby breathe better? So was I. With the news so filled with warnings against treating children for colds, I didn’t now what to do to help my grandson. He’s only five months old but had a huge amount of …
Ponstan SF
Ponstan SF is the brand name for mefenamic acid. Since somtimes. I have a low pain tolerance depending on the pain I am feeling, I have tried a lot of generic and branded mefenamic acids but because I keep using them it turned out that I somehow became tolerant …
Blistex Medicated Lip Ointment
Blistex Medicated Lip Ointment comes in a really tiny tube. At first sight, I thought that this was going to last one application and all of the medicine would be finished. So to begin with, I thought that this was going to be somewhat of a waste …
Breathe Right Snore Relief Throat Spray
I have tried Breathe Right Snore Relief Throat Spray a few times. This spray is made by Breathe Right products and is a small bottle that you can use at bedtime to stop snoring. My boyfriend and myself have both been known to snore so using this …
CVS Cold and Allergy Relief Tablets
I have recently noticed myself having a lot more sinus pressure. I don’t usually have allergies, but this month have been dealing with a lot of nose itching and sniffling. I hate having the sniffles, especially if I am not even sick. I decided to purchase something for this, …
Garamycin Cream
Few days ago, I had a little wound in my toe. But I did not really give any attention to it. I thought it will cure by it self if I keep it clean. But I was wrong. The more I walk the bigger the wound grow. So I …
NSI Alcohol Free Throat Ease Spray
I’m a big supporter of a good cough drop or lozenge, but occasionally I just want something quick and easy and hopefully something that wont leave a medicinal aftertaste in my mouth the way a cough drop sometimes will. I was getting over a cold not too long ago …
XL-3 Cold Medicine Tablets Tablets
I’m all for trying new products, especially when it comes to healthcare and medicine. I don’t like taking the same ol’ thing over and over again because I personally tend to develop an immunity to it and the next time I need it, it works maybe half as well …
Top Care Ibuprofen Tablets
I like Top Care Ibuprofen Tablets because they are the same basic product as name-brand pain medications like Advil, but are often available for half the price. I like to buy the “economy size” bottle of Top Care Ibuprofen Tablets which gives me 500 coated ibuprofen tablets. …
Advil ( Ibuprofen )
Pain can stop you from doing the things that you like and you are ought to do. Thus, whenever I am experiencing it, I make sure I can stop it in one fell swoop. The old medicine Paracetamol, never had the potency that I wanted in a pain reliever. …
Hydroxycut
Hydroxycut is one of the weight loss pills that I decided to try. Wanting to shed a few pounds while not being able to maintain a regular exercise regime I decided that I would try Hydroxycut. I was drawn to it by an advertisement on TV and …
Flexable Medicine
Flexable isn’t a very well known product to the public. I found it because my mother has severe arthritis problems and nothing seems to work. So that prompted me to find some other product that could offer some relief.
After scouring the arthritis world, I stumbled upon this Flexable …
Premsyn PMS Maximum Strength Caplets
During my time of the month, I don’t experience too much discomfort. I have always had mild cramps until, I got my tubes tied. Since then I have found myself suffering from more premenstrual symptoms. I have moderately painful cramps and some days need a heating pad to reduce …
Ascorbic Acid Poten-Cee 500 mg
My mom had always told me to take my vitamin C daily to keep healthy and make my immune system more resistant to viruses. I never really took her seriously though. Until one day I felt this nasty soreness in my throat. It felt scratchy and difficult to swallow. …
Im-Boost Syrup
My son hardly eat vegetables. Only certain kind of vegetables that he like to eat. And those vegetables also need to be ground so he doesn’t have to chew anymore when he eat it. I don’t know why he is doing like that.
To give more vitamins for his …
Ratiopharm Paracetamol 500 mg
The last 3 days are unbearably hot. When my husband came back the other day, he said that the dashboard in his car showed it was 47 degrees C. I was luckier as I did my errands in the morning and rushed back home as soon as I finished …
Vick’s NyQuil Cold & Flu (Cherry Flavor)
Okay, in an earlier review I had stated that there were three things I’d take if I was ever stranded on a deserted island that hopefully would be over-flowing with ripe bananas and sweet mangos.
But I’m going to cheat and add a fourth, and that item would be a case …
Mountain View Hospital Labor and Delivery Unit
Three of my children have been born at Mountain View Hospital in Las Vegas, and overall I can honestly say that I was pleased with how the labor and delivery unit treats pregnant/postpartum women. There are many things I liked about labor and delivery at this hospital. …
Tums Ultra
The other day, I had a bad stomach ache, and I thought that some sort of antacid might help it. So, I got some Tums Ultra, which came in a roll of 12 in mixed berry flavors. The directions say to take 2-3 tablets as the symptoms …
Advil Allergy Sinus, Coated Caplets
My youngest son, who is just barely a teenager, is almost never sick. Never really has problems with allergies and has had a cold or the flu maybe three times in his entire life. I’ve definitely lucked out. And, because he’s pretty much not had to take medication ever …
White Flower Embrocation Oil
I am one of those people prone to headaches, migraine and colds. Usually, my first recourse is White Flower Embrocation Oil, also called White Flower Oil or Hoe Hin Pak Fah Yeow. This oil is composed of menthol, methyl salicylate, eucalyptus oil, camphor and lavender.
White Flower Oil was …
Voltaren (diclofenac) Anti Inflammatory medication
My experience with Voltaren is two-fold.
When I was younger, I developed a “mystery illness” which caused widespread muscle and joint pain. Several illnesses were suspected, one of them being lupus. Lupus is an inflammatory condition, so one of my first treatment suggestions was to use non-steriodal anti-inflammatory drugs. …
D-Cold Total
After I got tired of the constant Cold and Headache I used to get during the last winter, I saw the advertisement of “D-Cold Total” on the television and thought of trying it. All the previous medicines I used cured one ailment, but the other one constantly teased me. …
Xanax
Xanax is one of the better medications I’ve used in the “Anti-Anxiety” family. I have held a prescription for this several years now and have had great success with it. The thing I find most appealing about it is It’s versatility. In a very low dose of 0.25mg …
Triaminic Children’s Thin Strips Allergy,Grape
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 …
Lysol Disinfectant Spray
A co-worker of mine purchased this disinfectant spray for the office. She insists on using it daily in order to kill the germs in the air during cold and flu season. While I haven’t recieved the cold or flu from a co-worker, the smell of this product makes me …
Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
This hospital is amazing. Despite being in the Emergency Room, it was a great experience. At first I was very nervous, because it was about 2am on a Friday night and the waiting room was completely full. I had a feeling that the wait was going …
Panadol Extra Tablets (10 Pack)
One night after coming from a very exhausting day at work, I took a shower and was getting ready for bed when I felt really, really cold. It was really cool at that time but I was really cold and I was shivering. It was only after I checked …
Theraflu
Theraflu has been apart of my household for a very long time. I believe that it has done some justice in the winter days and that is one of the reasons why I use it. My wife doesn’t use it as often as I do because she doesn’t like …
Dfo gel pain balm
Dfo gel is an effective balm for body pain. I come to know dfo gel, once I affected pain on my right shoulder, as usual I applied an ordinary balm, it does not work, I discussed it with one of my colleague, he suggested dfo gel, I went to …
Alprazolam
Alprazolam is drug of choice in case of anxiety. Though anxiety may occur at any age, but this drug is not advisable to children. Anxiety may occur due to any reasons like death of near relative, witness of any horrible incidence, exam fear, preoperative, post-operative etc. In anxiety patients …
Lamisil: Tonail Fungus Treatment
Lamisil otherwise known as terbinafine is another way to treat toenail fungus problems. It is not my remedy of choice but in the past this has worked well for me. The reason I am not as thrilled with this is because its treatment period is about 4 months. You …
Ibuprofen Motrin
I was given this prescription medicine after I was discharged from the hospital after giving birth to my first child. It was mean to minimize the pain I was feeling related to childbirth and to expedite the healing process overall. I trusted my doctor so I did not hesitate …
Klonopin 1mg
I began taking Klonopin 1mg tablets approximately one year ago in order to control my anxiety. After expressing my symptoms of anxiety to my psychiatrist who was currently treating me for insomnia, he prescribed me Klonopin originally at the 0.5 dose. He increased the dose from 0.5mg twice daily …
Slim Quick
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 …
Alka Seltzer
Alka Seltzer has been a familiar product to me ever since I can remember. I can remember my father taking Alka Seltzer thirty years ago. That familiar plopping sound of the Alka Seltzer tablets into a glass of cold water, and the the fizzing sound. I …
TheraFlu Warming Relief Cold & Chest Congestion Orange Flavor
My husband and I have a difference of opinion when it comes to the best cold medicine out there (or one of the best anyway). When he’s sick and asks me to get him something from the store, my first instinct is always to bring home the TheraFlu packages …
Emetrol for Nausea
One of the most uncomfortable symptoms of a stomache flu or virus is the nausea that is associated with it. There’s not a whole lot that gets me down, but nausea can do it every time.
I had tried numerous products on the market for nausea, and couldn’t seem to …
Omeprazol
Last year wasn’t good for me if we talk about health. I would have really strong stomach aches often, so I went to the doctor and what I got prescripted was this medicine called Omeprazol.
It’s used for patients with ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux, and other stomach problems. My doctor said …
Sertraline (AKA Zoloft, Lustral, Asentra, etc.)
I am not a particularly enthusiastic proponent of mood-altering chemicals, especially those produced by pharmaceutical companies. However, I do believe that sertraline (known under various trade names: Zoloft, Lustral, Apo-Sertral, Asentra, etc.) may have improved my life. Please, be aware that this substance is highly contentious and can produce a …
Cymbalta
I have suffered from depression for many years. My moods would go up, down, diagonal, you name it. Through this time I was plagued by extreme fatigue, body aches and pains, and severe headaches. Every day was a struggle. Then my doctor suggested Cymbalta.
I looked …
Alka Seltzer Gold
I found myself once again searching for an antacid that would beat the heartburn I had been battling for the past few days. I like Alka seltzer, but also felt that every time I use it, I over treat myself. I like being able to get rid of the …
Culturelle Once Daily Capsules
A couple years ago, I started experiencing some general digestive discomfort, mostly in the way of stomach cramping, bloating and diarrhea. It wasn’t all the time, but was consistent enough to have me a little worried. Over the course of these last two years, I have been to the …
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