The start of the rainy season or whenever one gets drenched in rain almost always can catch a cold and followed by coughing. This is the body’s natural way of saying that the immune system is low and that the cold virus is loose so the body react by …

Ionil T is a coal tar shampoo with coal tar concentration of 4,25%. It is used to cure scalp and skin diseases and infections, e.g. psoriasis, dandruff and several other types of dermatitis.
I personally use it because I suffer from seborrheic dermatitis. This devil can be a real nightmare. …

Getting an alcohol free product is important to me because there’s nothing I hate more than feeling like I’m feeding my kids a bunch of drugs that are totally unhealthy for their bodies. Sure my kids might be a little older these days, but that doesn’t mean I still …

Few weeks ago, my daughter had serious cough. Since the location of the hospital where I normally brought her is a bit far from our house now, I decided to bring her to another doctor.
The doctor gave several medicine with his prescription after he did examine my daughter’s body. …

I was in the drugstore the other day looking for some Neosporin and saw how expensive it was. Therefore, instead I got some of the store brand kind called Equate First Aid Antibiotic Pain Relieving Ointment. I have to say this store brand version worked much better than the …

One product that I am very familiar with is Icy Hot Medicated Patches. I used this product quite a bit while playing sports and always had decent results. They are readily available at any walmart or drug store and are a great way to relieve sore muscles or even …

When I was a little girl, I had terrible Strep Throat. In fact, without fail, every time the seasons changed, I would get Strep Throat because my tonsils would swell to the size of golf balls and I’d have massive bouts of fevers. But the fevers I could stand. After …

I eat sparingly and ignore hunger pangs when they strike. I don’t have any erratic eating behaviors and try to follow my regular diet. The problem with me is that I tend to go beyond my physical limits. I spent 6 hours late at night, hitting …

I have awful allergies and my kids do too, so I have a standing prescription for allergy medication that my doctor gave me that I sometimes let slide and the dates expire before I can get it refilled, so I’m at the store looking for something to tide me …

Colgate: Antiseptic Oral Cleanser Peroxyl is expensive, but well worth the price because this stuff not only works, but it works quickly! Whenever I develop canker sores, I turn to this product because it provides fast-acting relief and allows me to be free of the soars within a few …

I didn’t even know that Vicks put out a nasal spray at all! I surprised as could be when I found it on the shelves. My kids hate nasal sprays but I’ll use them in conjunction with my other allergy medication when my allergies are really bad and the congestion …

Catchy titles are usually a sure sale for me. I have to admit it. I’m a total sucker for obvious titles and snazzy names, even when it comes to cold medicine. So the idea of a “Cold begone” remedy, which seemed so painfully obvious to me, had me wondering …

My husband and I have experienced problems sleeping. We were given prescriptions for Rozarem 8mg. I decided to take mine the first night that I had the prescription filled. It was awful. Normally when I take a sleeping aid I can begin to feel it …

I’m trying to think of a word to describe how truly awful this stuff is. Disgusting? Foul? Gross? Just plain nasty?
I bought Proantinox (a product of Medical Nutrition USA, Inc) three weeks ago because it was on sale at Rite Aid and I had a coupon, so I only …

As a college student, I tend to take a lot of naps. And when I say that I take a lot of naps, I mean literally once a day and am often tempted to take more than that! Unhealthy, I know. I am almost convinced that …

It started with my youngest child. She was sick 2 weeks ago with recurring fever and a dry cough. Her older sibling caught up very fast. As an immediate remedy, I gave both of them a combination therapy of Paracetamol and Ibuprofen. However, I had to also address the …

I have lots of varicose even before I gave birth to my kids. When I was younger, they were not very noticeable nor that uncomfortable. But lately, they were giving me pain and a lot of discomfort. I suppose, they looked and felt worse after giving birth. In addition, …

Even as a mother, I was a little hesitant to try anything with the word “colostrum” in the title, especially at $12 a bottle (120 count). But, after reading a little about the product, I figured it might be worth a shot. I have two children, both boys and …

When it comes to sinus colds I can’t say that I get, them often but when I do get them they are pretty severe. One thing that is bad about them is that they are hard to get rid of and so they last for awhile. This means that …

When anxiety first started to impact my life, when I was seventeen, I attempted to do something about it. I was referred to counselling, social workers, meditation classes and of course the pharmacy. I tried a variety of different medications due to side effects or lack of effect. Eventually …

My husband caught a bad cold over the holidays, and was driving me crazy with his continuous coughing. He managed to get some relief at night with some strong cough syrup, but for the daytime, it was not a good idea because it contains a sleeping aid and it …

I think everyone knows that dealing with stomach woes is a nuisance. I have a very sensative stomach and digestive system. I get heartburn daily and I can easily get sick. I have used Pepto Bismol in the past for these issues. Since I love to save money, I …

Vaseline petroleum jelly is a very effective medicine. This works for me for smoothing the lip when it becomes dry. The best thing I felt about Vaseline is the swift action. When it is very cold and whenever a sore lip problem starts I readily apply Vaseline. Some times …

Everyone has a low point in there life. There is no shame of having to go on medicine to help improve your life. Im sure Xanax has helped millions, but it didnt help me much when I needed it. I felt the product was doing more …

When I need a healthy natural dose of energy or need to prevent to cold or flu I like to take Gaia Herbs Eleuthero Root Tincture. It helps provide my body with the proper amount of healthy energy and support it needs to get through the rest of my …

With growing age, the worst health problem I have ever been facing is my oral health. Though I try my best brushing my teeth religiously twice a day, I still encounter tooth aches every now and then. So whenever I encountered a toothache, my life just seemed miserable. Eating …

During my childhood days I don’t used to drink any medicine unless I was getting sick and get some flu, and can’t hardly manage at all. But during my menstrual period I always this experienced intense pain in my abdomen which is called dysmenorrhea. The only management I am …

I have not suffered from gas many times in my life. When I did have a problem with gas, I did not even really know what that feeling was, but knew it was horrible. I was having one of the worst cringing pains in my stomach, later to find …

I forgot to buy my own eye drop back home which is soothing to my eyes and removes the redness and itchiness of my eye and that is why I bought an eye drop here in Mumbai.
I do get my eyes irritated especially when I am facing the computer …

I developed allergic reactions to mefenamic acid and ibuprofen recently, after several years of downing Alaxan or Advil whenever headaches or cramps strike. That scared me a bit because I had become dependent on them most specially when the pains that come with the “monthly visitor” visits. I’m also …

If you’ve ever had the misfortune of finding yourself with a broken tooth that either suddenly happened or is suddenly hurting, then you know how much pain they can cause. Swelling, tingling, stabbing sensations all over the sides of your face, down into your jaw, up into your nose …

My mother is a huge Carmex fan. That is why when I started developing stress-related cold sores she recommended Carmex Medicated Lip Balm For Cold Sores. Although I am not necessarily a Carmex fan, I was willing to try this product to get rid of the embarrassing cold …

In my quest to find products that would suppress my rather strong cough so that I could sleep at night and not bother other people, I found Vicks Chloraseptic Throat Spray. It cost $6.49 for a 6 oz. bottle and was well worth the cost. The liquid was green …

Buckley’s Cough Syrup is the worst stuff I have ever put into my mouth. Ooh my gosh, it tastes terrible! It’s sort of how I imagine it would be to drink liquid Vicks Vapo-rub. Just awful. I used to be force fed this stuff as a child and the …

There are so many anti-hypertensive drugs in the market and it’s easy to confuse one from the other. The choice is just so enormous and without a good doctor’s advice, it would absolutely be impossible to select from the wide variety of medications available. Because I also have another …

I was recently feeling very tired and out of sorts and unable to figure out what has wrong.I had several colds and never seemed to get my energy back after an illness.Since I do not currently have health insurance because I recently moved to Portland from another part of …

This what some doctors will prescribe to you (you can’t get this over the counter) if you have like a rash or a spot that itches when it’s inflammed or other skin dermatitis. This type of topical medicine covers a whole variety of skin dermatitis from rash to eczema. …

My kids are little monsters when they are sick, but I mean that in the most loving ways possible. As a mother, the last thing I want is to see my kids sick, no matter how young or old they are. They are teenagers now and tough it out …

If you’re like me, then you are a frequent sufferer of headaches, migraines and other tensions in your head that drive you crazy. So many questions are asked, all of which are annoyingly obvious. “Do you drink enough water?”. Yes. “Is it your eyes?”. No. It just seems to …

Asmanex is the common brand name for Mometasone.
This medication comes in a handy device called an inhaler.
It is used to prevent wheezing and shortness of breath for people with asthma. It is what they call a corticosteriod. It reduces the swelling in an asthmatics airways. It is a daily …

Every winter I get a cold, at least once. I hate going to a doctor, so I try to be prepared. One of the things I keep handy is Equate Suphedrine Nasal Decongestant. This medicine has the same active ingredient as Sudafed (Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride), and it works just as …

I first encountered thermacare like many other products when I had a coupon for it. There are so many different medications and products at the store and I never know which will work great and which will be total duds. Luckily for me if you watch carefully …

I went to my family doctor for sore throat last week. When I went to doctor I already had sore throat for 4 days. I never had cold or fever with this sore throat or any cold for more than a year now. …

I have suffered for years from acid reflux and was put on prescription medication for this and it really helped a lot no more heartburn and i could eat whatever i wanted. Well after switching jobs we lost our coverage for medications and i didn’t realize how expensive my …

My systemic lupus erythematosus or my Sjogren’s syndrome has been affecting my liver for years. My doctors can’t really pinpoint which autoimmune process is at play, but one or the other causes me to have elevated liver enzymes and an autoimmune hepatitis periodically. Part of this is functional as …

Crosin syrup can be used whenever our kids suffer from extreme cold, cough and fever. If the fever is not too high in degrees the crosin syrup can be used for them. I use it for my child, whenever he falls ill due to fever or extreme …

First of all, I am not an Endocrinologist. I am a patient. I’ve been taking Synthroid for two years now since I had radio-ablative Iodine therapy for hyperthyroid from Graves’ disease. I am now having hypothyroid and will have it for the rest of my life. It is …

I have a pinched nerve in my neck that gives me trouble every now and then. Although I do, on occasion take pain relieving medication for it, they take a long time to work. I also use the heating pad, but my pain seems to always be there, when …

I have fought indigestion and acid reflux for years. I realize soft drinks are my main culprit in the onset of this problem. However, since I don’t seem to be stopping the soda I am forced to find a way to deal with the burning symptoms of heartburn.
Nexium …

I have always had a problem waiting for pain medications to get into my system. Though I have luck with a lot of medications, they don’t work quite fast enough to me. I was having some serious ankle pain, after I fell into a hole. I had noticed a …