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 …

Sometimes I suffer from insomnia and I need to take something to fall asleep. I recently tried unisom because they offer it over the counter at my drugstore. I figured since it was an over the counter medication it would be safe to use because it would …

Ok so we have heard about my experience with Children’s Tylenol. I decided to swich over to Children’s Motrin and that is exactly what I did. I wanted something that would relieve my child of pain because he deals with headaches alot. Another reason why I chose to use …

Losec tablets com in a pact of 28 tablets and they can be 20mg or 40mg depending on what you are taking them for. This medicine is often prescribed for dyspepsia, duodenal ulcers, zollinger-ellison syndrome (excess hydrochloric acid produced in the stomach! This causes a lot of discomfort and …

I didn’t even realize there was really this many Vicks Vapor products on the market, and was a little surprised to see that they had a Vapo Syrup out there. Because I’ve always liked Vicks and have relied on their dependability over the years, I was willing to spend …

Glutathione is a medicine that is very popular nowadays. In our local channel, it is being endorsed by many celebrities. They said that this medicine could give you a whiter complexion and will also act as an antioxidant to help your immune system.
I have a fair complexion, since highschool …

I am not a fan of cough medicines, as I usually stick to throat lozengers, but when I had a cough I just couldn’t get rid of, my pharmacist suggested I try Buckley’s Mixture. I was hesitant at first, most cough medicines I have tried have
either left me so …

I have adopted an abandoned kitten. It was all skinny and dirty, looks like someone had thrown it out of the car (which often happens in these parts) and left it to meet his faith. This little one was lucky, so many strange coincidences brought me to pass that …

I live in the southern United States. Personally I love the south, and its warm weather. There is one aspect of the south that I absolutely despise though and that is mosquitoes. During the summer and fall the filthy little creatures are everywhere. They are nearly impossible to get …

I have a history of motion sickness. Sometimes I take medication for it and sometimes I don’t. It’s the times that I don’t is when I regret it. One particular incident comes to mind. My daughter’s school was having a celebration on a lunch/dinner cruise type …

I decided to try Pepcid AC when my heartburn was at its worst. I could not bare to keep walking around with that pain in my chest and decided to do something about it. The whole situation was starting become stressful because I could not eat a thing …

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 …

In the summertime, have a tendency to find poison ivy no matter how careful I am to avoid it. It seems as though the more I try to avoid it, the more it catches up with me. I always keep a supply of calamine lotion in the medicine …

Whenever I come down with a cold or flu I usually just take liquid NyQuil to get rid of any and all symptoms because it never fails to work in making me feel better. Although I love how the liquid NyQuil knocks my sickness right out, sometimes I don’t …

My mother, while I was growing up, was a huge fan of humidifiers and she considered them a cure-all. Even if we weren’t really sick, she’d have the humidifier going, thinking it’s going to prevent sickness. And, we lived in the south with nice humid weather, and there was …

This world is full of diseases and no one can escape them even after taking all precautions. Some diseases are due to wrong eating habits while some are due to allergies of various natures. There is a long list of allergies but they can be cured with due care …

I have to admit that I wasn’t particularly looking forward to using this spray, but I absolutely loved the cough/chest cold syrup from the Vicks Formula 44 line that I tried, so I was still willing to give this one a shot. Usually, honey and lemon medicines just taste like …

I have unfortunately suffered from depression, which would simply not have been able to go without medication. I have only just recently switched my medication from Faverin 100 to Mirtazon tablets, which are meant to be taken once a day.
I switched from Faverin because I found that my …

My on and off problem with canker sores for the past few weeks had made my life come to a standstill. In spite of swallowing a number of antibiotics for it, there seemed only some temporary relief as the canker sores in my mouth reappeared and never allowed me …

I have suffered from IBS for a few years, and I take Dicetel every day for it; while I do still get some symptoms occasionally, usually triggered by stress or dietary changes, I am generally happy with this medication. However, about 4 times a year, I have intestinal spasms …

We definitely know when spring and summer have arrived in our household, because we all start having problems with our allergies. Just a few years ago, I was the only “lucky” person who had symptoms associated with allergies, but over the years my oldest son (who is fifteen now) …

I used this allergy tablets during Spring this year when I my sneezing was uncontrollable due to pollens in the air. I bought this over the counter at Walmart when I stopped by there to go shopping. It comes in a small white plastic bottle with small elongated pink …

This particular cough syrup is a little different because it does two things from just one bottle. When you are buying a cough syrup it is important to get the right one. There are two types one being a suppressant and the other an expectorant.
This bottle of Robitussin …

I started using Tums Antacid several years ago when I began to have upset stomach quite often. I purchase them at the local grocery store for $5.79 for 150 tablets. I keep them on hand at all times. It is rare that you will catch my medicine cabinet without …

I have rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and several other illnesses. As a result I have many prescriptions. I have tried several pharmacies. I finally settled with CVS located on River Highway in Mooresville, NC. CVS has consistently had good customer service. Even at times when …

A few weeks back when I happened to visit one of cousins this vacation, I happened to accidentally slip off the stairs and this incident almost left me feeling in pain and discomfort. As I tripped down the stairs and landed on my back, I experienced an acute back …

As a migraine sufferer I am well aware of the effectiveness of most over the counter pain relievers. Most over the counter pain relievers don’t really take the pain away from my migraines, but Motrin IB is different. It not only gives me relief from my migraine …

One of my biggest pet peeves is nasty breath. Thats why I use mouth wash every time I brush and after I eat. The mouth wash helps to keep my breath fresh after brushing but also helps keep my mouth fresh after meals and between bushings.
I was using Act …

MS Contin is a pain reliever that works very well. It’s for severe to moderate pain and more of chronic type pain. It has to be prescribed by a doctor and it’s not an otc medication. This is often prescribed in the hospital. This is a common prescription in …

My hand and wrist pain has been becoming more and more intense lately. I find myself trying an array of pain pills to ease some of my discomfort. I look for something that is fast acting and strong. I purchased the smart Sense Naproxen Sodium 220 mg Tablets for …

Being that I am a college student, and at that I am very petite, it’s really no surprise to me that I end up over working my muscles. I constantly have to carry heavy books when I walk to and from classes, I get sick of doing that! I …

I know that diarrhea is not a pleasant subject to discuus, but it is a very common problem that needs attention.Imodium A-D is a medication that treats your diarrhea effectively.If you have a sensitive stomach and are therefore prone to some nasty attacks to diarrhea, it is definitely a …

There was a few months at the beginning of summer when I was having some health problems and was retaining water really bad. My lower legs, ankles and feet were huge. My socks were leaving imprints in my skin. It was really bad. After having tried an over-the-counter pill …

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 …

For few days my right eye was having a strange kind of pain, it wasn’t intense but it was bad enough to keep me away from my computer and being a freelancer it meant no work for quite some days. I knew it wasn’t a big thing but even …

I have struggled with debilitating migraines and headaches for years; there was no medicine I tried that could make even the slightest dent in the pain. Whenever one began, I was forced to quit whatever I was doing, lie down in a dark, quiet room, and place a …

Aciphex Delayed Release Tablets
I take this medicine for acid reflux. All those years of spicy food and smoking has finally caught up with me. I take Aciphex on a regular basis. I usually take once a day (20mg) before my morning coffee. It doesn’t upset my stomach at all. …

I tried this vitamin c capsule when I was still working as a customer service representative in Apac Customer Service Inc. ( a call center offshore branch located in Northgate Cyberzone Alabang Muntinlupa City Philippines )
I tried this for about one month and stopped taking it because of some …

I use to have ulcers which got cured. What did not get cured was the burning acid reflux which I get from my esophagus. After trying Zantac, Tagmanet and taking handfuls of tums, my doctor finally prescribed Prevacid.
Prevacid is a serious medication, and you have to follow the directions …

Because I was amazed by how these fluid replacement tablets work. I became curious to try out other similar drugs. So, the people who suggested me this medication were the ones that I asked. There were several drugs that they recommended (which they have tried also) but the one …

I’m not sure what it is about this fall season, but I have been suffering from a really bad case of seasonal allergies since this past weekend.
After having to drag myself out of bed yesterday and realizing I couldn’t call in sick to work (we had too many people …

I have always loved nurturing my precious bonsai plants and in fact felt quite proud whenever I received compliments regarding them. Since these plants required regular pruning to actually keep it in good shape, I accidentally happened to cut my skin in between my thumb and index finger of …

I really hate having any type of illness. Even the common cold seems to bring me to my knees. I had a cold recently for like the tenth time this year and I was just losing my mind. Because I did not want to deal with the pesky cold …

I first heard about this medication from my mother, who had heard about it on the Oprah Winfrey show, I think. Anyway, my mother suffers from many things. She is in her late 70’s, has artherosclerosis, high blood pressure and several other smaller things. She lives …

Let me just express, right off the bat, how much I absolutely LOVE this product. I’m pretty sure I couldn’t say enough about it to express the degree of my love for it. I have suffered uncontrollably from sinus congestion and allergies for YEARS. I used to live down …

Anytime that I can purchase the generic or store brand of a product, I do. I read the label and compare the ingredients side by side. Most of the time, the only difference is the texture or the container, applicator or dispenser.
I keep a tube of Equate …

I’ve tried a number of allergy remedies over the years, including some that required a prescription. I’ve found that CVS Allergy Capsules relieve my allergy symptoms the best. Obviously everyone’s allergy is different, depending on the allergen causing the problem, and an individual’s reaction to it. I’m allergic to …

I have always used Robaxacet for back pain, and I have had few complaints, other than that it tends to be a bit expensive (approximately $13 for 20 pills). But it does generally work for my muscular back or neck pain, as long as it is not something more …

My antihistamine before was Benadryl but I changed it to Allerta because it was more accommodating to my lifestyle. Benadryl can be auspicious if I have a loose schedule. However, that isn’t the case most of the time.
Most of my allergies go away with regular sleep but some of …

This is the only alcohol free, sugar free, colorings free, pleasant tasting and non-sedative cough syrup that my husband could find at the drugstore pharmacies. It was the only safe cough syrup that I could use during my pregnancy.
I had been lucky to not have any illnesses during …