I use this eye lubricant drops in some occasions when I have very dry eyes due to working long hours in front of the computer. I don’t use it as often as I did before though when I still worked as a programmer. My previous job required me to …

I used to never get migraines. The most I would get is a little headache when I was sick or something. But, when I turned 17, I started getting the most painful headaches ever, and when I described them to my mom, she told me what it was: a …

Normally, I try to stay away from medication and just let nature take its course when it comes to healing from a cold. I don’t believe in putting all of this unnatural stuff in my body just because I’m not feeling well. When you think about it, …

Cold season is probably one of my worst seasons. Because of that, I am sick for the majority of winter. This year, I decided to take a stand against it. I tried Thera Flu Warming PM. This is a syrup that warms the body just enough to burn out …

About 10 years ago I experienced my first panic attack. My heart was racing and I felt like I just need to leave and leave immediately. Since that time, I have had several panic attacks and now suffer from claustrophobia, agoraphobia, and social anxiety.
I went to a Dr. finally …

I gave up on traditional medicine for my anxiety. The problem is that there are way too many side effects for it to be worth it for me. When you have an already anxious mind, side effects of medications can cause even worse anxiety until you are acclimated to …

TheraFlu nite Time cold and couch is a cold medicine that is supose to relieve you of your cold symptoms. I haven’t bee a true fan of cold medicine. I like to take a cup of hot tea and a throw a scarf around my neck and let it …

Allegra, or fexofenadine, is a prescription allergy drug that has worked reasonably well for me. I’ve been on it at a dosage of 180 milligrams once daily for about eight months, and have felt significant, though not total, relief from my seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis.
Allegra is an …

I was very positive when I first purchased this quit smoking aid that it would be effective in reducing cravings and helping me to quit.
What encouraged me to give it a serious try was that I had heard from some former smokers that one of the factors of …

I recently found myself in my doctors office with lower back pain, side pain and abdominal pain all localized on my right side and after numerous amounts of tests including a urinalysis and blood work, ultrasound and back x rays, all of which showed absolutely nothing conclusive, my doctor …

I’m going to talk about my great discovery two years ago, or at least to me it was a great discovery.
I have this little problem, well not too little problem, a BIG problem that all women who take the pill have…. I get lots of spots on the face …

A few years ago I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Along with it came other complications. One of which was heartburn. It seems like I was always chewing on Tums or something like that. I even kept a bottle of Tums in my car. …

“Relief from indigestion, heartburn, diarrhea, and stomach upset.” We’ve all heard the commercials. Is it true, that one product can do all that? Well, yes, it’s quite possible.
Pepto Bismol does have a soothing action on the stomach that can relieve all of these problems in their minor form. …

One of the biggest problems for college students is the fact that they are so far away from home and in most cases they have nobody to speak to since they are not trusting of most of the people around them If you couple these problems along with …

At 39 years old, I felt like an 80 year old woman. I had to stop and use a bathroom more than my pregnant sister, and it was getting old. I have lived with overactive bladder since I was a teenager but never did anything about it, …

I hate to admit it but despite exercising and eating healthy and doing everything you can possibly do in order to be at the top notch of health there are just certain times due to certain situations that will cause a painful condition known as urinary tract infection to occur. …

I have a vasculitis disease called Wegener’s Granulomatosis. This disease is systemic so I have to have a special type of doctor, rheumatologist, to monitor my health and the progress of my disease. When I moved to Carson City from Las Vegas, I asked my rheumatologist for a good …

Watson’s is another chain of drugstore here in the Philippines(mostly in Manila Area). This is a chain of store owned by the “chain” of shopping malls in the country as well, the ShoeMart or the SM. Watson’s is conveniently located in all of the SM shopping malls in the …

Anyone who has had a serious allergic reaction unexpectedly and had to be taken to the hospital, may have received a dose of Fenergan via the IV. When given through an IV, Fenergan tends to be fast acting and does obtain the innate ability to ward off major allergic …

I have rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and several other illnesses. As a result I have many prescriptions. I have tried several pharmacies. I finally settled with CVS located on River Highway in Mooresville, NC. CVS has consistently had good customer service. Even at times when …

Vicks Vaporub is very well known all through these years. Perhaps our great grandparents were using this in their time and let it pass until to our generation. Like me, during my childhood years my mother was so dependent on using Vicks Vaporub on us rather than prescribed medicines. …

Colihenz was prescribed to my brother when he was admitted to hospital. He is a long term survivor of glioblastoma brain tumor Grade IV. Recently, he developed serious problem when dexamethasone was laid off. We had to admit him in the hospital where he was symptomatically treated for seven …

Over the past year and against my better judgement, I’ve become a fan of using nasal sprays to treat my allergy symptoms. AFter many attempts of treating the symptoms using various over-the-counter and prescrpition pills, I’ve just found that the sprays are most effective, especially in how quickly they …

When my son was born the doctor gave me some Fougera antibiotic ointment to treat his circumcision. I was told to use it at each diaper change. I applied the ointment on his sore area as directed. Within a week he was fully healed up and a lot less …

I deal with migraine headaches on a daily basis. It has been something that I have dealt with for along period of time. I can remember being a kid and having terrible headaches. Most pain medicines don’t work to kill them off so that is something that I had …

Recently I was coming down with a trace of the flu. I had symptoms like coughing, a little bit of a sore throat and some of the usual flu-like symptoms. However, I was too busy to take a break and really take care of myself that week so I …

Dfo gel is an effective balm for body pain. I come to know dfo gel, once I affected pain on my right shoulder, as usual I applied an ordinary balm, it does not work, I discussed it with one of my colleague, he suggested dfo gel, I went to …

I sometimes have problems with my lower back and shoulders aching. While I am not really sure that I know the exact cause of the problem I do know that the pain starts in my shoulders and works its way down into my lower back. It can range from …

I have tried Nicorette patches on three different occasions to try to boost my own will power to give up smoking.
I have found them easy to use and reasonably priced. Infact considering the price of cigarettes today I have even considered using them as a short term substitute …

I have been using Lipitor for a couple of years now. At first I was reluctant to start using it, since I was told that once you start, you must continue using it for the rest of your life. So, before I started, I tried controlling my cholesterol by …

Clindamycin Hydrochloride is a lincosamide antibiotic used to treat certain kinds of bacterial infections and serious anaerobic infections. It will not work for colds, flu, or other viral infections. When taking this drug, follow the directions on the prescription label or as prescribed by the doctor. This can be …

At my doctor’s recommendation, I have been using Valtrex for several years to treat occasional cold sore outbreaks around my mouth. I am quite pleased with the way this medicine is performing for me.
About two or three times a year, I will get a small outbreak of cold …

My husband has suffered from Season Affective Disorder for years, and therefore, he gets outside in the sun as much as possible, especially in the winter. When we moved from a relatively sunny city to a province where, in the winter, you can go weeks without a glimpse of the …

For some reason I have had plenty of aches and pains the last few years. The worst aches were my backache and my toothache. For quite some time my mom was telling me to try BC powdered aspirin. She told me it provided fast relief. I hadn’t heard much …

My arms and shoulders have really become a problem over the past few months. I have tried a few different pain killers to try to fix this issue and found some really good ones. One medication that I tried and thought worked great was the Motrin PM Pain Reliever …

I have been fighting a stubborn cold for about two weeks now. At first, it wasn’t a big deal because it was mostly just the sniffles and the occasional cough so I didn’t bother even taking cold medicine. But, by last weekend, it had gotten much worse and, since …

I am all for instant gratification, or relief, as the case may be. When I got a terrible yeast infection this past summer, I should have gone to the doctor to get a dose of diflucan, which works beautifully for me every time. It wasn’t convenient to go at …

I prefer Oral Albendazole tablet for single or mixed type of intestinal parasite infection. There are different types of intestinal parasites, commonly- roundworms, whipworms, threadworms, hookworms, tapeworms etc. Though every body prone to infected by these worms, but children are major victims because less care for hygiene, get easy …

A few weeks ago my 1 year old got sick with a cold. She had a runny nose and a slight cough. I used children’s Dimetapp Cold&Cough. It was recommended to me by a pharmacist in Brookshires on 102 E Ovilla rd in Red Oak TX. Her runny nose …

I usually don’t get sick all that much. However, when I do get sick, I really get sick. This is especially true in cold and flu season. I usually get a cold at least three times a year and the flu at least once.
When I do Theraflu …

I started taking cymbalta for 2 weeks, when I started feeling the sudden urge of wanting to jump off the train track. I became so frightened and knew it was not the right thought,but the urge to jump was with me for an entire 24 hours even after …

I have been battling and ear infections and sinus infection. My head and ears are just filled with fluid and when I talk it echoes. It is horrible! Anyways, I just picked up some Quantum Cold & Flu Immune Defense Liquid Extract. It is made with elderberry, Echinacea, …

I had tried another kind of Walgreens sleep aid a while back and wasn’t overly impressed with it, because after taking three an hour before bed, I honestly didn’t feel very tired at all, and it didn’t help me stay asleep at night, which is one of my biggest …

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 …

As a nurse, I have given this drug to many patients and I can honestly say that this drug is one of the best gastric acid inhibitors out there in the market. Most of my patients on nexium experience less gastric complications due to the fact that the drug …

Sinus congestion is something I don’t have to deal with often, but when it hits me it hits me with a bang. This sometimes happen to me during the seasonal change, especially from summer to fall and winter to spring. It seems like these are the windiest seasons where …

Most of our hospitals here in Nova Scotia are what are deemed ‘teaching’ hospitals. The Queen Elizabeth Health Sciences or QEII for short is one of them. When a patient has trouble with a member of the hospital staff, the Patient Services team are there to help navigate through …

I was skeptical at first , but Smartburn really does work for me . It is the best diet pill that I have tried . If you don’t mind taking alot of pills , then you will start to see results .
I don’t like the fact that you have …

I have generalized anxiety and panic attack disorder with mild depression. I was really leary of trying medication to help me with it because sometimes the side effects of meicine are worse than the ailment. My doctor prescribed me Zoloft 25 mg which is a very low dose and …

I have been a patient or visitor at many a health places and have to say that this hospital is a cut above. The maternity wing is very well equiped with all the medical necessities and comfort items such as a TV and a large window overlooking outside. The …