Every since I was a little kid I did not like taking my pills because I was afraid of choking on it. As I got older and had my first child it became a problem for me because I needed to take my prenatals. I had ask my doctor …

Before I was diagnosed of having Irritable bowel syndrome, I was usually stressed too much at work. I had very less time to sleep or rest because my work involved travelling a lot. One day I am in Singapore and the next I’m in a plane ride going to …

Whenever I get sick, it seems like the whole family is sick. I still think it is due to my daughters exposure to sick kids at school, but will never really know. We were all suffering from colds, and my daughter is much like me and has a hard …

I have been experiencing stiff joints for a short time in the morning, usually 15 minutes or less. I would experience joint pain with movement usually on my weight bearing bone junctions and would sometimes hear a crepitus which is the grating feeling on palpation over joint during movement. …

Last August, my sister (my only sibling) was diagnosed with Stage IV Kidney Cancer. In November, I saw our family doctor for a routine check-up, and was horrified to hear him tell me that my enlarged thyroid showed extreme characteristics of being cancerous. Of course, I immediately …

Hi, my name is Kristin Weingartner and I have a 3.5 year old son who has congenital glaucoma. He was born with this eye disease and has had to have multiple surgeries to control eye pressure. He also has been on a wide array of eye drops …

I had been witnessing mild cold for the past few days. Although the cold was not very severe, it did make me feel uncomfortable. The fact that I was coughing and sneezing quite often, made me feel quite awkward and restless. This is when I decided to visit my …

Previously, when I felt the onset of a cold virus, I would drop an Airborne supplement into a six ounces glass of water and drink it. But this month, severe symptoms of a cold overtook me before I had time to react. So, my friend gave me some Zicam …

For years, we’ve been using Alaxan at home for relief of body and muscle pains. A doctor said that Alaxan is a muscle relaxant, and should not be used to treat headaches because the pain will not subside. So that’s why it never helped with my migraines in the …

I had hospital acquired pneumonia about 3 years ago which caused me to have hard, nonproductive cough, fever and some difficulty of breathing which caused me to go on leave from my work. Because I really like to spend nothing for my antibiotics, I just dig into my …

On July 14, 2005 I decided to make a change in my life. I traveled to Mexico and underwent weight loss surgery. I had the Lapband surgery done. This is where they place a band around the upper part of your stomach which gives you a …

After years of searching for migraine relief, I have begun to use Midrin with positive results.
My migraine headaches occur approximately every three weeks, almost always last for three days and have been nearly impossible to control. Five months ago a doctor suggested I try Midrin.
Most medications, …

When our family welcomed our youngest sister, we were so thrilled. She is so healthy and so beautiful but after a couple of months after her birth, we noticed that she itches a lot.There are portions of her face, arms and legs that gets really dry. Where we …

People in the Philippines, especially those who live in the urban areas are very much exposed to the drugstores called Mercury Drug. This is a local drugstore chain in the country that has quite a number of branches throughout the country. This drugstore as I believe have also …

My digestive system has been totally out of whack lately and I am always constipated and having awful stomach aches which really make me feel bloated and disgusting. The reason this is happening is because I do not have enough enzymes and good bacteria in my gut to breakdown …

When I was six months pregnant will my baby girl, I was diagnosed with appendicitis and since my appendix already ruptured and had to be taken out, it caused me a lot of pain, I thought I was going to die, it was so painful. I was not given …

I absolutely hated this medication for the treatment of my insomnia. Although I do have depression and anxiety as well as insomnia, it was solely for the treatment for my inability to sleep. I started at 7.5 mg to eventually making my way down to less than 2 mg, …

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.” …

I have bad eyes and because of that, I get frequent headaches. I have tried a lot of headache relief medication over time but have found my home in Advil Pain Reliever. I choose the tablets most of the time because they are easier for me to swallow. I …

Several years ago, my friends noticed that I was getting more and more sluggish. I frequently felt tired and became intolerable to cold temperatures. I was weak and had a hard time concentrating on important things. So, I decided to have myself checked with the doctor. Numerous blood tests …

To be honest, I do not use mouthwash until I learned about its use. It fights bacteria that are remaining in the mouth that the toothpaste cannot eliminate. Just to have a fresh breathe and because I was curious, I tried to use mouthwash.
When I went to the grocery, …

This product is modeled after DayQuil , and it works just as well as at a fraction of the price. Like so many other generic products, it contains the exact same active ingredients as the name-brand product, so it seems silly to me to pay more than you …

I had gotten really sick a few months ago. I had this cough that just wouldn’t let up. I coughed so much that I ended up bruising a rib. I couldn’t get comfortable enough to sleep. It was really rough and I was really suffering.
So I realized that I …

I have trouble with eczema. I will get these little bubbles on my skin. They really itch. That is usually the beginning of a new eczema spot for me. The tiny tiny bubbles go down but the skin will get really dry and start cracking. …

I oftenly use Advil PM when minor aches and pain are keeping me awake during my sleep. When I have some difficulties to sleep because of the reasons mentionned previously, I take one or two pills and here it is, I can sleep. It’s working very fast so I …

I had a tenacious case of seborrheic dermatitis last year, and it occurred once again on an unexpected part of my body: the upper back. It first captured my attention when I got out of the shower. My hand kept brushing on a scaly patch. It …

I had the great misfortune of developing an anal fissure due to inadequate fiber intake. Nothing will make you appreciate the value of fiber than this extremely painful condition. To treat it, I was given a prescription for Cortenema, a hydrocortisone based liquid enema that I had to administer …

GEODON is a prescription medication that is used to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. It does come in a generic form called, ziprasidone HCI. Dosages start at 20 milligrams and can be increased to a maximum of 160 milligrams. As with any medication, there are both …

Over the past 6 months I have had the flu 6 times. I don’t know exactly why I have to keep dealing with the burden of being sick, but it seems to keep following me. Dealing with the flu I have tried using tons of products to try to …

This story may not be the most fun to listen to but it’s a story. I was going through a phase where I was having major diarrhea and I couldn’t get rid of it. I went to the doctor a couple of times and he couldn’t figure out what was …

The Alfred AI Dupont Hospital for Children, otherewise known as Nemours, is located in the heart of Wilmington Delaware, and is perhaps one of the most notorious hospitals for children on in the United States of America. Not only does Nemours commonly obtain only the most recent technology …

In hopes of quelling a recent worsening of my asthma, my allergist recently gave me a professional sample of the Symbicort inhaler from AstraZeneca, which includes the drugs budesonide and formoterol. Budesonide is a corticosteroid that fights inflammation of the lungs, and formoterol is a long-acting beta agonist …

Advil Liquid Gels are my go-to medicine are for almost all my medicine needs. Whether it be a headache or any kind muscle pain, Advil (any kind, really, but I prefer liquid gels) gets the job done like no other.
I have tried all the other pain relievers including …

My boyfriend injured his neck in 2006, while he was a delivery man, who lifted insanely large appliances, by himself all day long. We first sought the treatment of a local doctor, and that produced very few results. He was taking vicodan and a muscle relaxer three times a day. …

Decolsin capsule was first introduced to me by a pharmacist some 25 years ago. Yes it has been that long since I’ve known this medicine. I was then feeling so bad the whole day so after work I went straight to the pharmacist to buy medicine. …

I have seen this tiny little pill around for years.I picked it up read the direction and planned for my overnight relief.
I didn’t count on the stomach cramps before this night would end.It was suppose to be mild,I am not sure of their difinition of mild but I have …

A pain relief patch just like any other medicine in patch form. I have used the Salonpas pain reliever spray and has found it to be effective in masking and reducing the pain. So I decided to give this patch a try, when I saw it during …

I have been taking Effexor XR for about six months now. I find this medication to be extremely effective treating my depression and anxiety. With any drug their can be side effects, however, I have not experienced any side effects at all.
I am currently taking 150mg daily …

Vicks Vapo Rub is my standalone medicine to fight headache. Whenever I hit with a bad headache, Vicks is my first try to tackle with it. Most of the time, it provides me the cure in couple of hours.
I use this medicinal balm from my childhood. I use it …

Everybody has dealt with nausea at one point or another. I seemed to have my normal amount like everyone else until rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia came into the picture. I had to start taking so many new medicines that I was really not prepared for. The …

I suffer from Rheumatoid Arthritis so I experience times when different joints flare up and leave me in a lot of pain. I was recommended Brauer’s Joint and Muscle Cream which is a homeopathic cream.
It contains homeopathic tinctures of among others Arnica, Hypericum, Ruta …

I started taking a generic version of Paxil (Paroxetine HCL) my second semester of college. I wasn’t adjusting well and having a pretty rotten view of life. My doctor started me on 10mg of Paroxetine for a week, then doubled the dosing. I did not have any negative side …

I first became aware of Tavist when I had a rash on my arms that I got after applying a new scented lotion that I had purchased. As soon as I put it on, my arms started getting irritated. The redness and itching became unbearable. I …

I always have high blood pressure. I think its because one, it runs in the family, second, I love to it albeit I am not overweight. They say exercise is important to combat and dissolve all the fatty food you ate but sometimes I have high blood pressure no …

From the perspective of a guy, I do not know much about what women go through and so every time I saw a commercial for Midol during one of my shows I would always assume that it has the same functions of drugs like Asprin and other pain relieved. …

I started using Diane-35 pills mainly for contraceptive. Before that I have been using morning after, and decided that I should really drink it daily instead of the morning after. I also knew that it could make my skin clearer.
After one month of using it, I definitely saw the …

It happens frequently by certain persons who live in an environment where the air is very dry that you can have infections on your skin. Also treatment for dry eyes by using of eyedrops can give you exzema on your skin. I had this problem a few weeks ago. …

This is fish oil supplements come in soft gel capsules. These were lemon flavored and the bottle contained 180 capsules. This is a brownish gold plastic bottle. The lid is not child safe so be sure to secure properly after use.
What I liked about this is that it seemed …

Most of us have problems with flatulence, meteorism or plainly put, abdominal gas problems at one point or another. It may be because of eating too much, no exercise, eating too any beans etc. I was suffering from abdominal pains and cramps due to gas about a month back …

Since my high school football days, I have had some serious problems with my shoulder. It was very hard for me to deal with initially, but over time, I learned to ignore. For the most part, I can live with the pain, but on occasion like to play some …