My mother had a mild stroke last year due to complications by her toxic goiter. One of the medicines prescribed by her cardiologist was Warfarin (Coumadin) for blood thinning to prevent blood clot. The doctor was very cautious in giving the dose because apparently wrong dose could …

In addition to Chloramex which is a topical antibiotic, I was also given a steroid to treat my stye (an eye infection). Flourometholone is an eye suspension produced by Allergan which I have to use 3x a day (2 drops in the eye) for at least 5 days to …

About 9 years ago I quick smoking. I had smoked for about 4 or 5 years. I got hooked on them pretty quick. I had a really hard time trying to stop smoking. I had heard that there was a medication that could help me …

When Guardasil first came out and the governor of Texas was trying to make it a mandatory shot for all school aged girls, I did a whole lot of reasearch on the vacine because at the time, we lived in Oklahoma just across the border from Texas and when …

I have found it difficult on occasion to find a product that I can really trust with my child. I like to use something that will help soothe my child, but also is mild enough for them. I hate when we all get sick and I only have adult …

Recently I pulled a muscle quite severely in my upper shoulder. I take mild painkillers, but find they alone are not enough to dull my shoulder pain. My Pharmacist suggested a liniment, and that Absorbine Jr, Original Pain Relieving Liquid was the way to go.
This is a great product! …

Everyone at one time or another feels that they need energy. There was this one time in my life that I literally felt tired all day . I wanted ways to get energy and wasn’t having luck with coffee or those sugar filled energy drinks. I had tried a …

I swear my husband is lying, but he claims I snore ridiculously at night, and especially this time of year when the Michigan weather takes its toll and my allergies kick on high gear. I’m a lady, through and through, so I refuse to believe I’d do anything quite …

Alka Seltzer has been a familiar product to me ever since I can remember. I can remember my father taking Alka Seltzer thirty years ago. That familiar plopping sound of the Alka Seltzer tablets into a glass of cold water, and the the fizzing sound. I …

I like to keep certain things in my medicine cabinet and anti-itch cream is one of them. You never know when a sting or a rash might cause unbearable itching. The creams can be rather expensive, so in order to save a little bit of money while stocking my …

If you are having trouble sleeping at night your doctor may prescribe Lunesta, which is a sedative and sometimes called a hypnotic.
Lunesta is used to treat insomnia by affecting chemicals in your brain that become unbalanced and cause sleep problems. This medication causes relaxation to help you fall …

Before I had my son, I was never really interested in engaging in anything sexual. You could say that I was indeed, waiting to find that special person. And when I finally did find him, my plans on waiting didn’t fan out as I had planned.
I ended up getting …

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 …

When I have a need for paracetamol, only one brand comes to my mind —“ Biogesic. Although I am aware of all the other new brands that have come up in the market, I can’t seem to remember all those whenever I’m already in a pharmacy buying …

Alaxan FR is the latest innovation inline with Alaxan medicines and for me it is really better compared to the regular tablet. Alaxan is already known for its effective ways of curing body pain. Now that they have Alaxan FR with FR meaning “fast result” the product was made …

About a month and a half ago, my dog and I were playing. His tooth accidentally hit the inside of my left wrist. I had immediate pain and a burning sensation shoot up onto the top of my hand toward my fingers. The pain and burning …

I think it is so important to get the news out to those ladies who have never heard of Pyridium. I know that urinary tract infections can strike in the dead of night, and drive you wild during the night, allowing no sleep, and continuing on for days. In …

When I was pregnant with my daughter, I was given the choice of delivering at one of two hospitals. I opted for the Royal Alexandra Hospital, 10240 Kingsway Ave in Edmonton, Alberta. It was convenient - just 15 minute bus ride away from home, on my husband’s trip home …

My mom had always told me to take my vitamin C daily to keep healthy and make my immune system more resistant to viruses. I never really took her seriously though. Until one day I felt this nasty soreness in my throat. It felt scratchy and difficult to swallow. …

Effexor is a prescribed medication that is taken to help reduce the symptoms of intense or even infrequent depression. The medication is raises seratonin levels in the brain and allows endorphines to be produced, in an attempt to raise one’s spirits and allow them to function despite the chemical …

When can you use Otrivin? I normally use Otrivin when I have problem with my nose. Flu can caused running nose. And sometimes, I had a hard time to breath because the nose is closed when I have flu.
And that’s the time when I use Otrivin. I normally …

I have had the change to use Errin which is a Contraceptive Pill. I has been woking good so far I have n ot had any complications. But you also have to kep in mind that things work differently for different people.
I started using this product right after I …

Vital C ascorbic acid was given to me as a sample from a medical representative. She added it’s a relatively new supplement from an affiliated pharmaceutical company. I was just recuperating from a debilitating cold and thought it was fitting that I take vitamin supplements in order …

Every year the company I work for mandates all the employees to go through a physical examination. This involves a rigorous set of examinations to test the health of each person who is working for the company. I recently flunked the first test because my blood pressure was too …

Remedy.com is a quarterly magazine that deals with various medical topics such as artthritis, asthma, etc. They tell you the most recent discoveries and also are a good source of advertising for any new drugs that come out. The articles are written for lay persons so …

In my active days, sometimes i had problem with muscle injuries (such as muscle aches and pains, rheumatism, and sprains) especially after i finish some sport activities. Those injuries are really annoying me, make me can not focus on my job and sometimes make an unwell feeling when i …

When I suffer from hyper-acidity, I usually take Kremil-S (Reformulated) Tablet. It has Aluminum Hydroxide 178 mg, Magnesium Hydroxide 233 mg, and simethicone 30 mg. It provides relief of hyperacidity associated w/ peptic ulcer, gastritis, esophagitis and dyspepsia. This is very cheap, a pack of 8 tablets …

Following an incident incluiding my mother being diagnosed with brain cancer and my father attempting suicide, I went to my general practitioner. He prescribed me Lexapro 10mg, for which there is not yet a generic.
LEXAPRO is used to treat moderate anxiety as well as anxiety and in rare cases, …

A wart decided to rear it’s ugly head on the top of one of my toes and I needed to get rid of it. It was horrible looking and it appeared that it was spreading more on the top of my foot. I needed something that would work fast …

My youngest son was diagnosed with meningitis. He was having high grade fever and crying a lot. When symptomatic treatment didn’t give any results, I rushed him to my pediatrician. The doctor had told me about meningitis by just physical examination, but had also prescribed certain diagnostic tests. Reports confirmed …

Early in 2009, I decided to get an eye examination and made the decision to get that exam at The office of Thomas Fleischmann, O.D.. Doctor Fleischmann is the owner, but his associate is Heidi Schauffle, O.D. My opinion of Heidi has fluctuated because of a negative …

About a few weeks ago, I went with some friends and went camping down at Lake Mead in Las Vegas. The weather was super hot but at the same time it was very nice down near the water. However, my allergies started to kick up and near sundown, my entire …

Catching a cold has many bad things, but one of the most bothersome ones are when you have a strong cough. No matter how much water I drink, I will go on coughing.
There are natural methods for a sore throat, like hot milk with honey, but I dislike the …

Several years ago I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. I have tried many different medicines to help with different symptoms. One I have stayed with, from the beginning, has been Tizanidine.
Tizanidine is a muscle relaxant. I have a lot of pain associated with the …

The Dolo 650 tablet is one of the medicines my family uses regularly as a pain killer and fever reducer. I usually think a lot about side effects before using any medicine but through my various experiences I have learnt that Dolo 650 is a safe medicine to use …

I own a aid cupboard at home that is usually well stocked and one item which I never miss is Ibuprofen as I work with computers and frequently come home
from work with a headache. Usually when this kind of headache comes, standard paracetamol doesn’t seem to clear it, …

I tried these appetite suppressants for a few months. What I wanted was something that would make it easier for me to stop eating everything in sight! There were several good things about this medication. First off, I didn’t crave sugary foods or starches like I did when I …

Diclowin Plus is one of the best pain killer around and can be used by people of all age. It is readily available over the counter on all the medicine stores and even an small medical store keep this medicine. Usually a pain killer has side effects but Diclowin …

Looking back on the times that I’ve suffered yeast infections, one time was worse than the others. This one particular infection I had did not go away as easily as planned. In this particular situation I was suffering from the infection for over 2 weeks. I had tried 3 …

My doctor prescribed Lyrica medication for me to assist with diabetes neurological problesm. The medicine can make you sleepy when it’s first getting into your system. Once you get used to it though, that side affect wears off. I find that Lyrica has been a wonderful …

Mycoban antifungal Ointment works well.It is an over the counter medicine,which i bought from a pharmacy.The pharmacist recommended it to me.I had mild jock itch .It was just difficult to walk .So i aplied th cream.The cream has to be applied 2 times for about 10 …

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 …

My baby boy has been cutting a few teeth lately, and it has been a complete nightmare for us both. Since the teeth have started to grow through his gums, he has been sucking on his hands and being fussy. I was having a really hard time with him, …

I have always had very severe headaches all my life. Only recently have I gone to the doctor and demanded help. We did a lot of tests and he put me on some medicine. One of which is Zolpidem (Generic Ambian).
His reason for prescribing me Zolpidem was because he …

My husband has chronic lung disease, so he’s been on many different inhalers in the past few years. I was frightened as I read the print out from the pharmacy on Formoterol Powder Inhaler. When almost the entire page of the printout is about the dangers, you wonder if …

Tylenol for babies is a complete god-send! I love their products! During teething, it has helped both me and my daughter get a good night’s sleep, comforted us with colds and other minor aches, and I don’t have to fight to get it into her. Wow.
I love the fact …

I’ve tried various medications for sore throat over the years, and there are some I much prefer over others because of their effectiveness or how long lasting they are. Then there are some that I have tried and would never try again because they work so poorly. …

Cholesterol is very important for the health of the heart.One who has high blood cholesterol has more probability to have coronary heart disease and stroke so it is importnt to know the level of cholesterol in blood and if it is higher than normal. The desirable level of cholesterol …

When you have a small child in the house, you have to take care on all fronts from protection to basic hygiene. In spite of taking all precautions, they sometimes fall ill.
Then you have to rush to doctors and pay heavy fees for the prescription.
My little daughter has the …

I recently switched from Tylenol PM Pain Reliever to Equate PM Pain Reliever and I am very happy with the switch! I originally tried the Equate brand because it was much cheaper than the Tylenol brand, but I did not think it would work as well, but it …