I had a severe case of abdominal colic a few months ago which as can be described as on and off pain that seemed to be moving around within my abdomen associated with some unusual fullness within my stomach. I was also experiencing some nausea. To tell …

Last week, I had a splitting headache. It occurred just above my eyebrows then a fleeting pain also in the maxilla of my face. When I feel headache with this kind of frequency, there is only one illness to be blame and that is my sinusitis. I was very sure …

I peridically suffer from debilitatingly bad menstrual cramps, and have often be laid out on the couch or in bed, on the point of vomiting from pain. Nothing helps, and after having tried all the conventional painkillers, had essentially given up and resigned myself to this awful fate every …

I love Mucinex products. I really do. They are pretty expensive, but they always seem to work pretty well too. I’ve rarely seen a Mucinex product appropriate for younger children, but when I do, I’m always willing and eager to snatch them up and have them on hand for …

I am the kind of person who seldom falls sick or catches a cold but when I do which is once in a blue moon I will get it really bad.
But then sore throat is something that I get quite often. When I am ever down with cold it …

I have used the Anderson Ridge Veterinary Hospital for years as my primary veterinary care for my dogs and cat. Dr. Scarmardo is wonderful with the animals and a pleasure to deal with. The staff is caring and professional. They are always great about working you …

When I began having stomach problems one of the medications that the doctor who I went to prescribed was “Glenmark Sugar Free Relcer Gel”. At the time I was happy to feel that it would help relieve a lot of the discomfort I was feeling.
While I no longer use …

When a cough hits, I can’t do my job, which is in the customer service field. That means, I’m on the phone most of the time during my shifts. As an adult, the one cough syrup that I’ve taken the most is Robitussin Maximum Strength Cough Liquid. …

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 …

For several years I was treated for acid reflux, or GERD, which is a condition where acid flows backwards from the stomach and into the esophagus, causing heartburn pain and damage to the esophagus. I ate what I wanted, except for when a week-long flare-up would occur, and …

DMAE (Dimethylaminoethanol bitartrate) —“ not to be confused with DHEA! - is a “nutraceutical” that is supposed to supplement the gradually declining levels of the same substance in the body over the years. As a dietary supplement it is used to enhance the cognitive capabilities of the mind, thus …

I have this particular friend who, any time you mention a medical problem, somehow magically has this all-natural remedy for it. She’s a big proponent of using natural products to treat manageable conditions, such as headaches and sleeplessness, and she’s got books on natural healing remedies in droves around …

I was once saw this in a tv commercial, where a child is sick and has a high fever and his grandmother wrapped him on his blanket so his temperature will go down. Then his mother comes and introduced Dolan, an ibuprofen which is good for fevers or pains. …

Over the past year, I’ve encountered a serious of almost debilitating physical conditions that have been quite difficult at times to live with. Pain has been a constant companion of mine with conditions such as a pinched nerve in my back, tendonitis in my shoulder, sprained ankles that just …

During the course of my previous anti-diabetic medication, I encountered this pulsating headache that was very hard to deal with. I couldn’t sleep well at night. I couldn’t eat and even perform my daily tasks because of this side effect! I was absolutely infuriated with this and decided to …

Airborne is a great product to use at the first sign of a cold. It is not medicine in the strictest sene, but a concentration of vitamnis and minerals. At the first sign of a cold, I love to use Airborne.
The tablets dissolve in water and are easy to …

Topamax is used for general control over severe headaches and seizures. My cousin has grand-mal seizures and has been on these meds for quite a while, she does very well on them. Having been on the Topamax myself for severe headaches I can’t say the same - they really …

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. …

The Cellufresh MD is the very first drops that I have been used for my eyes. I have never tried yet any brand before. My friend who is a medical representative gave me this eye drops for free. I have told her that my eyes sometimes become watery when …

Advil is an all time pain reliever, it gets ride of headache, toothache, muscular aches, minor pain of arthritis, menstrual craps, backache, the common cold, and temporarily reduces fever. Advil even makes certain pills to reduce certain things, like Advil migraine, Advil cold and sinus, Advil Allergies, Advil multi-symptom …

My husband & I love to travel. By plane or long driving, we do it every holidays and weather permitting, every other weekend. I love seeing new places. I love trying out new things, I love spending time with my husband. What I don’t like is how bad I …

CVS brand allergy & cold gelcaps are meant to be an alternative to Benadryl Allergy Plus Cold medicine. They have acetaminophen, along with diphenhydramine HCl, and various other pain relievers, fever reducers, and cough suppressants common to over the counter pills. They come in a box of …

Being able to get through the day when you are sick can be really difficult. I knew I was getting a cold and knew that I could not possibly miss a day of work. I tried to think hard of what to take to beat the symptoms quick and …

When a cold really gets me down, there is not much I like to do, but lay in bed. Unfortunately for me that is not always an option and I have to be able to get out and go whether I am sick or not. I was taking some …

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 …

I like to talk about medicine because when it all boils down to it, every one has to take it. I don’t care what it is or when you need it, there will come a time when you will take it. I have had Mylanta in my cabinet for …

Supradyn is a multi-vitaminical integrator. Basically what it does it gives you your daily dosage of vitamins which you would need for a day in the for of a pill or tablet to mix in water. Personally i prefer the pill version for a variety of reasons. first off …

Recently my family and I have been dealing with pretty nasty colds. It started off with a sore throat. It continued with congestion, head aches, body aches, etc. It was very unpleasant. It lasted longer than most colds I have had. My husband is …

My little problem with sensitive teeth started a little after I had been involved in a minor car accident (I don’t know if the accident had anything to do with it though) and since then I have gone through about four products to provide relief for the pain caused …

Buspirone, also called(Buspar) is a prescription drug used to treat anxiety related illnesses. I am not a Doctor but I do think this is a very good medication. Buspirone can be used to treat depression, aggression, edginess. My Dr. also told me it is used in patients who have …

For the past few years I have been subject to muscle pain a little more than I would like. I don’t why I started to suffer from it all of a sudden, but my back and knees would just start throbbing from time to time. I was trying a …

Unlike lipitor the cholesterol medicine zetia is quite different. I tried many others they would not budge my cholesterol level down. I was then placed on crestor with zetia and it made all the difference. Zetia works not directly to the heart but rather through …

In an effort to find a gentle laxative that would help me with my irregularity due to diabetes complications, I tried Correctol. It’s been around for many years and is marketed as a “women’s” laxative.
I was a little skeptical about that fact that it has the exact same …

I got my wisdom teeth pulled out and had a tough time of it. You see, I was given something for the pain and didn’t know I was allergic to it. They gave me Tylenol with Codeine (T3or4) so I took it right away.
When I got home, I was …

Ambian is a medication which is used to treat sleep depervation for people who are unable to get a regular night of sleep during the week. They are specifically deleloped so that you take the medication and it puts you to sleep within 30 minutes but it does so …

For about the past seven or eight years, I have been overcome by allergy attacks. I’d never had allergy problems throughout my entire youth and young adulthood, but as soon as I moved from Arkansas to Michigan in my mid twenties, I was hit very suddenly by my first …

The first time I ever experienced motion sickness was on a ferry. It was a very short, choppy ride, but I found myself feeling so ill I could not even walk back to the car without help.
I toughed that episode out—“ but the next time I …

I am one of the lucky ones who does not experience pain when having a monthly period. But that was until January of this year.The pain was new to me because since the time my period came until that month, I didn’t experience any abdominal cramps during my period. …

I had never in my life dealt with gas and I think for the first time I had a gas bubble in my stomach after eating a hot pepper at dinner a couple of months ago. I didn’t know what it was, all I knew was that I was …

When I developed a weird looking scaly spot on my cheek, I was terrified that I had skin cancer. I went to the doctor, who then sent me to a dermatologist, and finally, my fear was relieved. The doctor told me I had something called actinic keratoses, which was …

About a month ago, I had one of the worst headaches that I have experienced in a long time. I sometimes get migraine headaches, but this particular headache was not a migraine, but more of a tension headache. It not only affect my head, but the back of my …

I’ve been using Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5% for the past couple of months just so to clear up the acnes and pimples and I have sensitive skin.
I bought the Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5% online from www.acne.org at what I considered as a bargain price in regards to the volume they …

I was having problems with my dry cough for a couple of days now before I went to the company doctor for a check up. I would usually just try home remedies because I do not think I need to take in medicines for sickness as simple as a …

This drug is used to treat hypertenion.It is considered a water pill that lowers the blood pressure and elimate fluids from the body.
When I first started taking the medication my blood pressure was border line which means it was higher than it should have been but not at the …

I had a real problem with insomnia after my third child was born. She has cerebral palsy and she has always had difficulty at night time. Therefore I now have very poor sleeping habits. I went to my doctor for some help & he suggested stilnox. …

I had been dealing with pain in my hands for over a year. It would sometime be mild, but other times get so intense it would bring me to tears. I did not take medication every day, but was looking for something that I could take whenever the pain …

My husband, ever since he was a young kid, has always been a fan of chest rubs, like Vicks. I always know when he’s feeling poorly, because he’ll come out of the bathroom, right before bed, smelling like a hospital with Vicks rubbed all over his chest to help …

I have found it difficult on occasion to find a product that I can really trust with my child. I like to use something that will help soothe my child, but also is mild enough for them. I hate when we all get sick and I only have adult …

A few weeks ago I accidentally sliced my finger open while de-boning some chicken things and the next thing I knew there was blood everywhere. Though the cut was not really all that deep, it was long and I knew I had to close it up. However the problem …