I am in my late twenties and just suffered my first yeast infection and I must say it was painful, itchy, annoying and embarrassing. However, didn’t want to take an antibiotic that my doctor prescribed me to use to help rid it away because I did not like the …

I haven’t been a sufferer of heart burn of indigestion very much, so I never really knew what “heart burn” or “indigestion” actually was….until I felt it for myself. My boyfriend, who suffers from GERD gave me a gaviscon tablet to chew. I was appauled by the …

Sometimes I get heartburn but not too bad. Actually the really bad bout of heartburn I had was fifteen years ago when I was pregnant. In my third trimester of pregnancy, I got really bad heartburn, but since then it never really affects me that it’s so severe …

This comes in a blue box with 6 individual packets of Theraflu. It is powdered medicine that needs to be mixed in one cup of boiling water. It is intended to be sipped while hot. It contains acetaminophen that is found in aspirins and helps reduce fever but if you …

Equate Extra Strength Headache Relief contains acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine and was created to work in the same manner as Excedrin Extra Strength Headache Relief. It is less expensive then Excedrin is and is available at Walmart. The big reason I choose this over Excedrin was that it was …

I will be reviewing about a medicine that is significant and highly-used today, Benzoyl Peroxide.
Benzoyl Peroxide is basically for acne treatment. I have tried lots of brand that offer Benzoyl Peroxide but I stick to the B.P (benzoyl peroxide) that my dermatologist gave me for the sake of having …

This comes in a brown bottle with a yellow label with Nature Made written on the front. The tablet is fat, oval shaped and yellow-greenish in color.
I took these when I was pregnant and also when I was nursing my baby. The tablet is small enough to swallow easily …

This acne cream has a unique feature- it comes in little one use packages that squeeze out just the right amount, without getting any cream on your fingers. This is especially nice because the active ingredient in this cream (benzoyl peroxide) tends to bleach blue dyes, and it …

Migraines or headaches are often too mild to warrant prescription medication. Equate Extra Strength Headache Relief combines the ingredients of Extra Strength Excedrin, with a more economical price.
Ingredients of both over the counter medication match exactly. Acetaminophen-250 mgs, Aspirin-250 mgs, Caffeine-65 mgs. The two pain relievers-acetaminophen and …

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 …

The Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa Sore Throat Syrup comes in a ten fluid ounce bottle and sells for thirteen dollars. I buy the honey loquat flavored variety. This is the only medication that I take nowadays when I wake up with a sore throat. I’ve tried a number …

I have tried Lunesta several times recently and am very unhappy with this medication. As a chronic insomniac, I am rather unfortunately, somewhat of an expert on sleep medications and insomnia in general. I have tried many different sleep medications off and on. I have to …

I was admitted in a hospital due to an infection in my liver. At first I was baffled by my symptoms. My sleep-wake pattern was inverted. I was awake at night and asleep by the day. I had trouble concentrating on things and also had difficulties with my coordination …

I know these lozenges are mostly directed for kids, but I couldn’t help myself when I ran into them because I really love sucking on a good lozenge when my throat is sore. Usually, when I get a sore throat, I don’t have any accompanying symptoms with it save …

I think that Advil is one of the best pain relievers & reducers. It is the only one that will take my headaches away the fastest. Other pain relievers and reducers will take them away but they take a while. Not only that but sometimes they don’t help at …

Wal-Dram (Dimenhydrinate), is Walgreens brand generic version of Dramamine. Wal-Dram is used for the treatment and prevention of motion sickness or nauseau. I have used it for both purposes. As someone that suffers from pretty bad motion sickness, I can say that this product is not bad for the …

Even living in a hot and dry climate like I do, I still get my fair share of allergies to deal with. I’ve used a couple different kinds of products to treat allergy symptoms, like nasal sprays that my doctor prescribed, and tablets, and even homeopathic remedies and supplements, …

Ultram ER 300 mg (tramadol) is a non narcotic pain control agent that is designed to work as a time released agent. I used Ultram for my back pain and found that I had a lot of break through pain after sleeping through the night or would wake …

Due to excessive workload at my workplace coupled with the responsibilities of running the household single handedly-would sometimes leave me drained and exhausted resulting in ache in various parts of my body. Sometimes the pain would surface in my head and sometimes on my knees or back. Sometimes the …

I once suffered from respiratory problems in the past and the doctor required me to take prescription medicines. Barely recovering from a rocky health, some of the medications the doctor prescribed included supplements which I suppose were given to improve my immune resistance. Part of this intervention …

I think my throat is very weak. Each time I’d take very cold drinks especially soft drinks even for just once I’d immediately end up with tonsillitis. I wonder why many people could afford to indulge in as many cold drinks as they want without suffering the same. …

A year ago, I went to see an OBgyne doctor for a check up regarding my hormonal imbalance. My menstrual period is not regular and I got really concern when I didn’t have a “visitor” for about four months. I had my transvaginal procedure then she saw that my follicles …

I’m pretty pro-active when it comes to catching the common cold. Any time I feel even the slightest bit “off” in that regard, I immediately start taking something of a preventative nature. Plus, I’ve started, a few months ago, taking Flinstone vitamins every day with my teenage kids (even …

I was recently operated due to the ruptured appendicitis that I suffered from. I was brought immediately to the Post-surgical wing of the hospital after the successful operation. As a post-operative patient, I was prescribed with several pain medications around the clock. One of the drugs ordered was Ketorolac …

Last week I was diagnosed by my doctor with a respiratory infection. I have severe nasal allergies, and it is often difficult to get anything like a sinus infection or bronchitis to clear up easily once I have it. My doctor opted to skip the milder …

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 do not have a need for birth control. This drug was prescribed for me a few years ago, to try and help regulate my unpredictable menstrual cycle. I have a period every month or so. It’s the “or so” part that became an annoyance. I never knew …

Everyone in my family uses Ocean nasal spray. You are not meant to share a bottle of Ocean because of the germs and bacteria so we each have our own bottle. We put each person’s initials on them so that we know whose belongs to whom. …

I wanted to try out this new medication that my nephew recommended me. I am the type of person who is always eager to experiment on new drugs to find which one would work best for me. Since being diagnosed with hypertension, it has always been a laborious task …

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 …

If you suffer from acute gastric and indigestion problem then here is complete solution for it with just no side effects what so ever.I have been using it for sometime and it just doesn’t have anything of side effects but works efficiently in solving indigestion.
We Indians mostly love Spicy …

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 …

Our 2 month old puppy had some allergies and rashes on her arms, and we couldn’t really pinpoint the cause of these as the food she was eating was already hypoallergenic, meaning it prevents rashes and allergies from breaking out as it’s ingredients do not cause allergies, and we …

I visited the dermatologist last week to find a product that would help clear up a break out that has been plaguing me for the past couple of months. He prescribed a gel called Ziana for me to sample for a week. Initially what …

Visine is an eye liquid drop for those that have red eyes or irritation. It’s an eye lubricant and you can use it if you have red eyes, irritation, and dry eyes. This is extremely helpful if you have those problems. All you need to do is drop some …

Funginix is the best way to treat and cure toenail fungus without a prescription. It is a medication that is FDA approved and is extra strength so it can be the most effective. You know you have a toenail fungus problem when your toenails start to turn a strange …

Now who would have ever thought that you could take tablets to put a stop to the snoring at night? I never knew there was such a product until I ran out of my favorite, ultra-reliable YSnore one day. I searched the Zellers store pharmacy section for …

Savlon Antiseptic has been around for as long as I can remember, and probably much longer than that. I grew up knowing that there would always be a tube of Savlon in the medicine cabinet, to be brought out whenever there was a cut or a scrape or …

Everyone knows that having a cold can be a real hindrance on life. I hate having to deal with the congestion and the coughing. I recently had a cold that just wouldn’t leave me alone. I went from a really bad headache and a runny nose to a really …

Alprazolam is under the class of drugs called benzodiazepines. It affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause anxiety. It is used to relieve anxiety, nervousness,and tension associated with anxiety disorders. It’s also used to treat panic disorders. This is unusuable strong and fast acting. This …

I am frequently having pain in my left leg (which lasts for about 14 days) and doctors said that there is nothing to be done with it, that pain has no disease background but is purely muscular-skeletal pain so only anti pain creams would help. There are quite a …

Among the Strepsils flavors, my first choice is always the one which is Orange with Vitamin C simply because it has dual antibacterial properties. Each Strepsils lozenges are specifically made to cure sore throat. And based on my experience, this is the most effective treatment I have encountered in …

Perdolan is one of the best medicine that I ever used for my children. Actually this Perdolan is paracetamol pill. But it is really made special for the kids even for babies.
And you can only find this Perdolan in Belgium. I think every country has their own pharmacy …

With the advent of winter, my skin started showing signs of dryness. What made my situation even worst was the fact that this dryness gave way to minor cuts formed in between my fingers. These cuts seemed to be rather painful and made me rather uncomfortable. Also the fact …

For some time my friend has been having problems with acne. He tried several acne products but struggled with finding the one that really worked for him. Recently, I recommended he use Clindamycin HCL (Dalacin C).
What’s Clindamycin HCL (Dalacin C)?
Dalacin C is used to treat several infections like boils, …

I was prescribed Percocet as a pain reliever to help relieve pain that is associated with my severe migraines. I was supposed to take one pill when I felt the onset of pain. I only used this medication for a short period of time because I did …

I hate giving my child medication. But when it gets to the point hwere my child is in pain and or is uncomfortable, I just find it hard not to.
I went to the store a couple of nights ago and I bought a bottle of Childrens Tylenol, cold.My …

Having a good dentist is valuable when one is living overseas. Dr. Berg, a German dentist who has settled here in Botswana is the best one you can go to. His clinic is a bit far from the center of the capital, Gaborone and I normally can go only …

I got a prescription for Phentermine due to the fact I am overweight and have struggled with my weight for most of my life. I was excited with the many positive testimonials about this medication. My prescription was for 30mg once daily which I was to take first thing …

In our household, there should always be pain-reliever medicines. My dad for one always complains of back pains, shoulders pains, etc. but almost all of us in the family usually suffer from really bad headaches. I for one don’t experience it much but when I do, it’s something that …