Whenever I am suffering from a cold, I try to find ways to reduce the symptoms immediately. I’m sure I’m not the only one that absolutely dreads colds. I didn’t have a lot of money to spend, and opted to try a generic cold medicine. I went into my …

I have suffered from insomnia for years. At first the doctor tried me on Ambien 20 mg. I slept for 18 hours straight. The only reason I woke up that soon was because my husband got scared I’d been asleep so long and woke me. Then, the …

I don’t know why I started to have a little skin problem just after we moved to this tropical island. I thought I am used to this kind of weather already since I was born in tropical country too. But I was wrong. My skin started to have a …

Two years ago, I’d have never recommended a nasal spray to treat allergy or sinus symptoms. I suffer from some pretty severe symptoms too, including massive headaches, itchy nose, eyes and throat that drive me absolutely bonkers throughout the day, and daily sneezing attacks (of at least thirty sneezes …

I always keep a small bottle of Vicks Vapor Rub in my medicine cabinet. That jar is something I can’t do without. I love the feeling I receive from it, the way it opens up my nasal passage, and I’ve found out that there are lots of other things …

Flexeril is a medication that falls under the category of muscle relaxers. It comes in pill form and is not available over the counter, but can only be obtained with a physician’s prescription. Unlike a pain killer, flexeril is designed to eliminate muscular contractions and pinches by …

If you’re not into condoms but still want a birth control beyond “pulling out”, you might want to try Encare Spermicides as a birth control method.
The Encare tablets look like little bullets and are soft to the touch, almost like hard lotion. They are meant to be inserted …

I had my son in February of 2006 I am a young parent and I am not planning on having any more children anytime soon my OBGYN recommend since I was planning on breastfeeding my son that I use Mirena , a brand of an IUD …

Okay, what was it supposed to help??? I am not sure because it did nothing for me. I took this stuff with the big hope it would be helping me by relieving minor and moderate aches, but it didn’t. However on its packaging, this product is claiming to be …

The Equate extra strength pain reliever is an inexpensive alternative to Tylenol extra strength. Both contain the same active ingredient called Acetaminophen which is the actual ingredient which provides relief when you have a headache. The Tylenol extra strength retails for $4.50( 80 caplets) and the Equate version retails …

When I look at this product, I get a very good impression because the product is helping people to gain weight. I see many people who are thin in spite of the fact that they eat well and stay healthy. Due to various physical work and mental work performed …

When I fell and broke my arm and wrist last year, my local emergency room referred me to a Dr. Kaufman, a local orthopedic surgeon. To my dismay, when I called for an appointment Dr. Kaufman was out of town, on vacation, and I could not wait until he …

I bought this vitamin D supplement at Costco a while back together with Kirkland’s chewable vitamin C tablets for a good price. I wasn’t really crazy about taking vitamin D supplements but since my doctor advised me to taking it in order to get my daily calcium needs, I …

I have been using Tempra Forte since my son was about 3 years old. My Paediatrician had recommended it to me when my son was sick. My son was having a bad fever at that time because of an infection and we desperately need help since it was my …

When I found out I was pregnant with my daughter I had to find an OBGYN near my area. I didn’t really have any referrals so I just picked Dr. Asgharian out of the phone book. When I got to his office for the first time everyone seemed personable …

A couple of nights ago I slept funny and developed a huge knot in my shoulder. I asked my boyfriend for a massage to loosen it, but two days later it was still giving me jip. It was time to bring out the big guns!
Deep Heat spray comes in …

This medication took forever to work! First, my pharmacy gave me the generic version, and all I got was a nasty dry mouth side effect. Then, we tried the brand version. After like a month I noticed a slight change. I think this is more useful for say depression …

We should all take precautions to remain fresh and clean by cleaning our hands and feet a few times a day to avoid the accumulation of dust particles on our skin. Taking precaution is always better and comfortable than cure.
If proper care of the skin is not takes, it …

Recently, I was invited by a college friend of mine to visit him in the province. I didn’t hesitate and said yes of course. Since, he was willing to pay for all of my fares as well as another friend of ours. He then told us how to get …

About six months ago. my daughter developed some kind of skin problem behind her ears. At first the skin behind her right ear was becoming dry and scaly, then afterwards, it broke out and became moist. I think this is due to too much dryness. It started small then …

Effexor XR is prescribed for the treatment of anxiety and/or depression. It’s got a little something extra compared to the drugs people usually think of for these conditions. Sometimes it can be of tremendous benefit, but for others (like me), it can exacerbate the problem.
A large number of anti-depressants/anti-anxiety …

As my job requires speaking all day, my throat often gets irritated, itchy, and dry. I mentioned this to my throat doctor one time, who recommended that I use this product called Kamillosan Spray Solution to relieve me of my problem. He said that the product was made from …

I was prescribed Erogel Suspension a while back when I went to the doctor with some tummy problems. This solution can be bought over the counter without a prescription if needed and it isn’t harmful to my knowledge.
Erogel Suspension is supposed to cure your tummy from feeling bloated and …

I was prescribed Lorazepam after having a few consistent panic attacks. I see someone else reviewed this drug as being a sleeping pill but I have never heard of it for that purpose. Anyway, my panic attacks became worse, making me afraid to go out in public …

Advil is a well known fever reducer and pain reliever for adults. It is 100% Ibuprofen. It is aspirin free. Advil is a name that has been prescribed by doctors time and time again. It is well known, safe, effective and trusted.
Junior Strength Advil comes from the makers …

An herbal supplement I just started taking is the Rainbow Light Herbal Prescriptive Pain Eze. This supplement contains natural herbs in it that help ease aches and pains away in the body naturally such as magnesium, poppy and meadowsweet. The supplement comes in the form of tablets that are …

I had a real problem with insomnia after my third child was born. She has cerebral palsy and she has always had difficulty at night time. Therefore I now have very poor sleeping habits. I went to my doctor for some help & he suggested stilnox. …

My hands tend to get very dried and cracked. In fact, they get so bad at times that they bleed. I needed something that would work hard on getting my hands back in shape. I had heard that Corn Husker’s Lotion was amazing to help dried, cracked and bleeding …

I started taking these when I was pregnant. My doctor recommended I try to increase my calcium while pregnant and told me a supplement was a good way to do so. He suggested this brand by name so I felt comfortable taking them while pregnant.
I purchased these …

Tramadol is the generic equivalent to Ultram, which is a narcotic-type pain reliever used to treat moderate to severe pain. This medication is an extended release medication and is used for people that need around the clock pain relief. This medication can be addictive.
I was prescribed this …

Mucinex is an expectorant. An expectorant is a medication that relieves chest congestion and thins out mucous secretions. I had a cold and cough not too long ago and I was so congested, I didn’t know what to do. Nothing that I did helped. I …

The T.E.N.S machine provides pain relief without drugs. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation is a means of directing very controllable electrical pulses to the area of the body where pain is experienced to provide relief.
The machine is very small and portable. There are four pads that are placed around the …

I used Trust Contraceptive Pills for about 5 years. Why I use this was mainly to prevent pregnancy and second, they say it can regularize my menstrual cycle, third it can make me gain weight. I chose this brand since it’s the cheapest of all contraceptive pills available …

Biogesic has been around since I was a little kid and it has always been our family’s first resort for any kind of body pain, headache or fever. But since the passing of the Generics Law, cheaper alternatives have been made available. So for about a year now, whenever …

This medication is used for nausea. It has no asprin in it which is not allowed in pregnancy or for children so I have used it for both at the doctor’s direction.
For myself I used it to treat morning sickness and motion sickness while pregnant. …

I suffered from narcolepsy/cataplexy over 30 years. Cataplexy a loss of muscle tone was the worse. My md was doing an fda study on the drug xyrem known as ghb the date rape drug for narcolepsy. So I took the controlled dose of 2.5 milliliters 2 times …

A few weeks ago I accidentally sliced my finger open while de-boning some chicken things and the next thing I knew there was blood everywhere. Though the cut was not really all that deep, it was long and I knew I had to close it up. However the problem …

Last week, I had a splitting headache. It occurred just above my eyebrows then a fleeting pain also in the maxilla of my face. When I feel headache with this kind of frequency, there is only one illness to be blame and that is my sinusitis. I was very sure …

I tried Armour Thyroid after failed treatment of Synthroid. It began working for me right away. I felt better after a few days, even though it’s supposed to take 4 weeks to begin working. I began on a small dose and was raised every 6 weeks until I had …

Darvocet is a pain killer which I was prescribed recently prior to a dental visit. I was in considerable pain from a bad tooth, and my doctor prescribed Darvocet and some penicillin in the hopes of preventing an abscess before I got to have my tooth removed. The Darvocet worked …

I have read somewhere that married couples often experience sleeping problems. Most of the time, my husband and I have this difficulty in iniating sleep and maintaining sleep. The result of which, we wake up unrested. When I get up, I feel tired. I felt bad that I still …

I had occasion to see Dr. Sonia Liu MD due to a knee injury. Actually, she wasn’t the doctor I had an appointment with, but she was filling in for another physician who was unable to conduct the examination. My situation was a bit unusual in that …

Even though I am grown I turn into a bit of a child when I ahve a sore throat. I cannot stand the pain and the feeling of have a sore, scratchy, and swollen throat. That is why whenever a sore throat strikes I eat throat lozenges and cough …

Eno is the kind of powder, which is packed in a sachet, and it also comes in big quantity. Now u must be asking, what eno is? Ok let me tell u. The eno is the very good medicine which tastes like lemon juice and which is …

There is nothing more uncomfortable than finding yourself down with a urinary tract infection (or UTI). These can be incredibly painful with symptoms ranging from an uncomfortable urgency to urinate, to a burning sensation, abdominal cramps and even blood in the urine, which be disconcerting to say the least. …

I’m glad there is one cough medicine that is specifically made to treat dry coughs. It is Robitussin liquid (for dry coughs). I’ve taken this and it has been effective to me so that whenever I or any member of my family suffer dry cough I always turn to …

I suffer with terrbile hayfever and it usually makes my summer miderable! I tried Benadryl towards the end of last summer and they realy worked. One tablet is to be taken each morning and they cost about gbp6 - $10 for a pack of 7 tablets.
The first thing i …

Carisoprodol (Generic for Soma)
Carisoprodol is the generic name for the brand name Soma. This is a muscle relaxant medication used for muscle spasms and other neurological pain. This medication is highly addictive and very over prescribed by physicians. I am a certified pharmacy technician and primarily work in the …

I recently had to get a five day course of IV steroids at the outpatient Infusion Center. Each infusion lasted anywhere from an hour to an hour and a half. Treatment areas were equipped with TV, DVD player, and magazines. There were also coffee, tea, juice, …

Even though I don’t really care for Aspirin it is good to keep it in the house. When I really have bad pain or a bad headache I prefer to take Advil or Ibuprofen but I will take Aspirin whenever I am all out of Advil and Ibuprofen or …