I remember, when I was a kid and had a stuffed up nose, my mom would boil a pot of water, set the pot in front of me and have me lean over it and she would place a towel over my head so I would breathe in the …

I have been prescribed Fluoxetine Hydrochloride, or the Generic form of Prozac, off-and-on for the past six years. I have found it is a cheap, readily available, and effective treatment for my anxiety and occasional depression.
I suffer from a wide variety of anxiety symptoms, including panic attacks, generalized anxiety, …

I just had my wisdom tooth surgery a few weeks ago. After the extraction, my dentist asked me to gargle with a warm salt water solution or a mouthwash. I opted to gargle with a mouthwash, then my mom bought me a Betadine 1% Oral Antiseptic Solution Gargle. Although …

This was the medicine that we got when we had stomach disorder which is called gastritis. People often have this stomach disorder because of their wrong eating behavior. Eating late because too busy with their works normally become the most common reason why they got gastritis.
The doctor could …

Well, it’s that time of year again. When couples’ test that cherished and ominous line in the wedding vows that begin as, ‘In sickness and in health’. And trust me, you must really love a person when they are snot-nosed, feverish and coughing up their spare lung and you still …

I always hated to go to the dentist because of negative experiences I’ve had in the past, but I recently switched dentists and visited Dr. Reardon’s office. During my initial dental exam, he told me exactly what was happening and why. This impressed me because my dentists in the …

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 …

Katinco Ointment, is one good product for pain and itch. I was able to test the product myself and since then I kept purchasing Katinco for first aid relief for headache or any body pain and itchiness. I am glad Katinco even made a Katinco stick which looks like …

When I was pregnant with twins, I had the hardest time sleeping. It did not matter if I was on my back or side, sleeping was just uncomfortable.
Every week, I would get emails from Baby Center and one of my emails showed all these cool maternity products. The one …

Six months ago, I visited my doctor complaining of depression and anxiety. He prescribed Effexor XR. So, I went on the internet and began looking this drug up. On messageboards and personal pages, people who had taken it said it was a horrible experience. Among the complaints listed were …

I was suffering from a terrible toothache. My back teeth were rowing in and it was doing some serious damage to my mouth. I needed something to sooth the pain an looked into it immediately. I purchased the Walgreens brand maximum strength oral analgesic gel. I got a small …

When it comes to dissolving cold medicine, in tablet form, normally I’m an akla-seltzer girl, but I had mistakenly sent my husband to the store to find me some medication when I came down with the cold HE managed to give me last week. I haven’t been sick in …

Recently, I had a serious problem with cough and allergy. I was coughing continuously. It was dry cough. And, there was also a case of sore throat. I tried with some over the counter medicine, particularly an antibiotic and Benadryl for dry cough. But there was no result.
I consulted …

I have been in a lot of pain recently. In 2007 I suffered an injury to my arm, wrist and elbow. Despite multiple fractures, it did not hurt when it was injured, or at all really up until this fall. I have been in excruciating pain for a while.
Normally …

I have been a long time customer and fan of Hall’s cough products. They have a large selection of flavors and different type of drops. My favorite product is the Cherry Cough drops. THey work excellent on sore throats, soothe the pain right away. They …

During my pregnancy, especially beginning from the thirst trimester onwards my lower back started hurting a lot because of the strain from the weight of my ever-growing tummy. After a full day of work in the office, the extended hours of sitting in a chair and traveling to …

I consider imodium loperamide a great medicine for diarrhea or “loose bowel movement.” Once you experience LBM take a tablet of imodium loperamide and healing will come within one to two hours after …

With all the stress of university academics, I started having problems sleeping. That was a few years back, and now whenever I get stressed at night, I find myself rolling in bed, unable to sleep until morning. And then I am tired all day. My aunt who is in …

The scariest place on earth. Their ER is dirty and they don’t have a protocol for treating emergency cases. This was where my dad brought me after I fell off my scooter. I had cuts and bruises all over me, and I was dying from pain. Well, not literally …

I live in cold place in the Philippines and more often than not children suffer from colds and cough easily. One time my daughter catch a cold and ended up having cough as well because of post nasal drip. I have a problem giving my daughter certain medications even …

I recently purchased the Abreva Cold Sore/Fever Blister Treatment. The product is pretty self-explanatory. Every so often, I get cold sores around my mouth. I am the sort of impatient person who wants an overnight cure even though I know that one does not exist. That said, I love …

Equate: Lozenges Zinc All Natural Cherry Cough & Cold work well in helping to cut short the time period in which I have a cold. Not only do my colds leave me sooner, but also, taking this medicine in fact helps to reduce the severity of my colds as …

I thought I would review this because I reviewed the generic form of this and gave it great reviews. This is pretty much the same thing but it is the name brand form. Zyrtec Allergy, 24 Hour is really good and really does last 24 hours long. I don’t …

I have found that the Equate Non-Drowsy Allergy Relief lasts the 24 hours it claims on the package. Just taking one little tablet has helped to relieve not only the itchy, watery eyes I had from plants that I am sensitive to, but also helped to relieve the …

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 …

It was my first year of motherhood when I was introduced to Calpol Paracetamol. My infant was having fever after he was vaccinated and I was so worried. It was the first time he had fever ever since he was born and I was so worried despite the fact …

I never actually thought that Visine would help me but it did. I was riding my scooter when my felt an insect get into my eye. My left eye was teary even though I had it closed. I could feel the insect squirming under my eyelids. And it was …

If there is anything in our house that we can’t live without, it would be our Tums chewable antacid tablets.
My wife and I both love spicy foods but our stomachs don’t. And, the foods have different effects on both of us. She gets gassy, I get heartburn. We found …

Last month, I switched from the Depo Provera shot of birth control to a pill. Before that, I had been on Depo for 3 years!
Depo Provera is a form a birth control given by vaccine. You must have a prescription; however, you can administer the vaccine yourself. The …

I was worried about my eight-year old boy who has been coughing for three days now because it seems that he’s having difficulty breathing. I turned to an old medication I had used with him months ago with the hope of finding immediate relief from …

All India Institute of Medical Sciences popularly known as AIIMS, is a very renowned institute in India, but for the media person and ordinary public certainly not to me. For me it is an ordinary Indian government hospital, probably even bad. As I am a person from biotechnology so …

I don’t get sick very often, and neither does my often. Sure, I have my yearly sinus infections and allergy issues, but getting an acutal cold or flu is extremely rare for me, since most of the time symptoms associated with that are, for me, usually caused by sinus …

Daily Meds Drug Package insert is a great website to keep on your destop. It list hundreds of drugs and their original package insert, so that you can get the most recent information on the drug, its packaging, side effects, precautions or interactions with other drugs that the …

For serious heartburn that occurs frequently, a good over the counter medicine is Prilosec OTC Acid Reducer Time Released Tablets. These tablets usually come in boxes of 42 tablets which is useful, because you can either take them as three separate fourteen day treatments or for shorter amounts …

I doubt that I am the only one who really hates having a cough. I know everyone must hate it because it drives me completely insane. The last time I had a cough my husband took it upon himself to bring me some medicine home. He was probably tired …

NeilMed Sinus Rinse- As I have said before I have had terrible issues with my sinuses. Last year was the worst for my sinus for some reason. I spent the majority of the winter and spring suffering from severe allergy infections and congestion. I was fed up and went …

I have chronic hyper-acidity, and for those days that I am not required to take Zantac or Pariet, I take TUMS for immediate hyper-acidity relief.
I bought a huge bottle of TUMS Tums Ultra 1000 Antacid/Calcium Supplement for $5. This contains 72 tablets of 1000mg Calcium Carbonate. It comes in …

I’m not all that much into the whole sleep aid thing. I had to learn my lesson the hard way though. My husband told me that he didn’t want me to take these pills but I didn’t listen. I had been losing a lot of sleep due to …

I don’t like to spend anymore money than I have to in order to feel better. If I can save a dollar or two along the way, that is what I will do. I have found that store brands are more cost effective in many ways and cough medicines …

In all my years I must have taken hundreds and hundreds of medications, most of them being over the counter medications for various ailments, but not too many of them can compare to AZO Standard Urinary Pain Relief. For the sake of this review, I will refer to …

Advil 400mg pain reliever is available by your local pharmacist only. It is kept behind the counter and you will need to sign for it. It does not require a prescription but beware, this is strong stuff.
The first time I took Advil 400mg I did not realize the strength …

Recently I had a bout of Bronchitis that seemed to last forever. The cough was so bad that I would choke and gag with each coughing spell. These symptoms lasted over 3 weeks. Cough medicine did not seem to help much.
My doctor suggested that I try an …

I use Genebs caplet as a pain killer if I suffer from body pain and headache which usually happens when I feel feverish or due to lack of sleep. Genebs caplet is white in color, about ¾ of an inch long in size and come in a bottle of …

I have Sjogren’s syndrome, and have always had trouble with dry eyes. When my eldest son started having trouble with dry, irritated, burning eyes I decided to try GenTeal Lubricant Eye Drops with him instead of the Refresh drops I myself use. The ophthalmologist recommended GenTeal Gel Drops because …

I’m not sure why but sometimes I wake up in the mornings with moderate back pain. It’s severe enough that I feel as though I need to take some pain reliever in pill form, but sometimes that doesn’t always get rid of the pain completely.
I saw a commercial …

Now that cold and flu season is going strong, I�m doing my best to keep from getting sick. One of those methods is keeping Vitamin C supplements in my desk.
Normally, I buy the Halls Defense Vitamin C drops. But, looking to save money this year, I decided to buy …

I have always wanted to own a pet. But my allergy stops me from owning one. Recently, I made up my mind and decided to buy one from the pet store. It’s a cute female Shih Tzu that’s 3 months old. Since I only rent a small condominium, I …

Because of an operation that I underwent, I was given an intravenous antiulcer medication to prevent the hyperacidity build-up in my stomach. I hated that every time the nurses had to give me the medication, they had to give it through my intravenous tubing. That didn’t cause pain. What …

I have to admit it… I’m a total sucker for all things that look “old world”. I love watching old movies that have those “medicine men” that sell products in the old medicine bottles with the cork stoppers, and they try to pawn it off as an instant hair …

Advil pain reliever is one of the most effective pain relievers that I have ever used. I get terrible migraine headaches about once a month and when I need fast pain relief without side effects that I can get from stronger migraine medications, I take two Advil. …