I have had GERD issues for more than a dozen years and over those years, I tried several medications without success at giving me relief, and also after some had caused side effects that left me and my joints feeling like a 90 year old woman, instead of one …

I always seen to run out of medication at the most inconvenient times. I mean, when I don’t have time to run a prescription down to the pharmacy, and wait for it. But, I have discovered that Walgreen’s Pharamacy, in Eureka, has been a great help to me.
At Walgreen’s …

Whenever I have my period I would really suffer from painful menses. It was too painful I had to take shots from my doctor just to have pain relief. I really do not know what condition I have since they cannot see anything from the lab work and all, …

Tempra Forte is a brand name of Paracetamol that is produced and distributed by Bristol-Myers Squib in the Philippines. Tempra forte is an analgesic made specially for adults, it is prepared in tablet or syrup form. I personally take this drug whenever I am sick and I can say …

Soffell mosquito’s repellent is one of a product that I often use in the house. Actually we also use another mosquito’s repellent. We did not really stick to one brand of mosquito repellent. But we do always have a sock of mosquito’s repellent. So if I go to …

Several years back, my regular dentist sent me to a dental office to have a root canal. My dentist usually preferred not to do those himself, and the man he’d traditionally sent patients to had had some problems and was no longer in business. At this new …

Zantec is an over-the-counter medicine used to relieve heartburn pain. I’ve tried several of these kinds of medicines and I don’t understand how this one is still on the market.
First, the good news: It’s cheap and you can usually find generic versions of it at Walmart or a local …

It’s spring here in Michigan, and this is always the time of year I first start experiencing heavy allergy symptoms, though my allergies typically carry on, on and off, for the entire year, with it worse in spring and fall. It gets so extreme sometimes that I can’t leave …

Having got to the grand old age of 33 years old I have noticed I am getting increasing pain in both of my knees. I have always walked all over as I like to keep fit and I’m also a non driver.
When I saw my doctor recently for …

Dolfenal is a medicine, a pain reliever for headache, toothache and muscle discomfort and even dysmennorrhea. Before, I always rely on Paracetamol whenever I feel pain. Paracetamol works slowly. It does not work for me. I constantly feel migraine whenever I am at work because of facing the computer …

I just tried Vitafusion Calcium Gummy Vitamins for Adults and I must say they are the most nasty gummy vitamins I have ever taken. They were unbearable to chew and swallow the taste was disgusting. The sugar coating made the gummy chew even nastier. They were too soft and …

My son was recently diagnosed with Anemia. He had developed pale skin and loss of appetite. The pediatrician asked for blood test where low hemoglobin count along with slightly lower Red Blood Cells was seen. The doctor prescribed Minmin Tonic and a Vitamin D3 supplement. Well, Vitamin D3 supplement …

After being in a rather severe accicent with a deer, and receiving a substantial injury to my left hip and lower back, it would be fair to say that I was in a vast amount of neverending pain. The entire left side of my body would feel like …

In a world that recognizes Botox as the be all and end all for eternal youth, consumers are forgetting that there is an alternative with Perlane injections. Perlane is a gel that contains hyaluronic acid a substance found in all living organisms on our planet. Even better than …

When I was a teenager, I suffered a few years with a mystery illness that eventually turned out to be fibromyalgia. During the course of figuring out which treatments were going to work for me, a sleeping issue was addressed. People with fibro sometimes have a lot of trouble …

I have had problems with muscle aches for the past year. Pain pills do not always work, and always cause some long term issues. I have recently been using more rubs and trying to find rubs that get rid of the pain, and don’t smell horribly. I have had …

When I began having stomach problems one of the medications that the doctor who I went to prescribed was “Glenmark Sugar Free Relcer Gel”. At the time I was happy to feel that it would help relieve a lot of the discomfort I was feeling.
While I no longer use …

I have allergies, allergic rhinitis specifically. I don’t know how I got this but they say it is hereditary. I have been careful all my life. I don’t go out to bars because second hand smoke would cause me incessant sneezing and runny nose. I have cut all pollen-producing …

A condition known as Endometriosis has introduced me to Althea. After the surgery, my doctor instructed me to take Althea for 3 months. It is an oral contraceptive composed of progesterone Cyproterone Acetate and estrogen Ethinyl Estradiol. Generally, a contraceptive is known for preventing conception, but in my case, …

Equate: With Selenium Sulfide 1% Medicated Dandruff Shampoo is a product that I tried once but never purchased again because at the time, I was in search of a dandruff shampoo that could help ease my dandruff and dry scalp problem. Today, I have a shampoo that has helped …

I recently had a baby at the new Presbyterian Hospital in Rockwall and I have mixed feelings about it. I love the location. It is so much closer than all the other hospitals. The rooms are huge compared to other hospitals I have seen. The delivery room was nice. …

I use Zyrtec 24 Hour Allergy Relief. I think it is a great product. It is convenient and easy to use. The fact that it lasts 24 hours is wonderful. I don’t have to remember to take it at certain times. It is a good value too. I get …

Since I have been having a lot of stomach and heartburn issues lately, I am sure to keep some sort of medicine in the house to treat this daily problem. I have found that Pepto Bismol works okay for multiple problems and prefer it to other medicines that concentrate …

I’ve been to the doctor more than a few times (ahem) in my life, and it’s always for a variety of problems. However, one of the things I go to the doctor the most for, at least a couple times a year, is a urinary tract infection, or the …

Every single one of us has come into contact with smoking in our daily lives. There are many of us, many who may even read this, who has suffered at the expense of smoking also. Many of the negative effects include increased risks of lung cancer, heart attacks and …

I have taken effexor xl for my symptom of cataplexy for my sleeping disorder called narcolepsy. While effexor is given as an antidepressant after being on it for one year,I found that I had built up a tolerance too it pretty quickly and therefore had to come …

Ever since I was 23 years old I have been battling an anxiety disorder, with many ups and downs. I’m not sure why we as a whole have this need to “fix” things ourselves but it wasn’t until I was 44 years old that I got this demon …

I remember, when I was just a young child, my mother always had a supply of Flinstones vitamins in our cupboard. I thought, as I got older, that she might have even had stock in the company, because even as all her kids grew up, she still kept it …

A few weeks earlier due to a minor car accident, I developed some scars on the left side of my cheek. The scars seemed so prominent on my face, that anybody who happened to meet me after the accident only seemed to enquire about the scars(how to how it …

Recently, after suffering from a terrible cold this last spring I had a lingering cough that caused a great deal of pain in my ribs and made life simply unbearable. I couldn’t take two breaths without coughing and the agony of that nearly drove me mad. I …

I’m a frequent sufferer of colds and other respiratory-tract problems - I was dreadfully asthmatic when I was a kid, and although I’m much better now, I still get sniffly whenever the weather turns cold and wet. I live in a tropical country which has dry and wet seasons, …

I live in a tropical country where there are only two seasons, dry and wet season. During dry season, it is so hot that people mostly suffer from dehydration and heat stroke. During wet season, people commonly experience coughs and colds. As much as possible, we try to find …

Jesmond House Practice is our local doctors surgery based in Tewkesbury. We have being going there for about five years now; all four of us are registered there. The doctors practice is open five days a week and they do emergency call outs.
Their five doctors based at …

I have used a few different types of birth control pills. I started because my doctor said that birth control pills would help my irregular cycle and reduce the cramp pain from which I suffer. I was worried about starting on birth control pills because I heard that birth …

During my teenage days, I have been taking Paracetamol Biogesic when I have fever or headache. This medicine can be bought over-the counter. It is a pain reliever and antipyretic (a fever reducer). It is commonly used to treat headache, fever, cold and flu. Anyway, my experienced with …

Despite my best efforts, I ended up getting the flu last week, and although I doubt that it was the dreaded H1N1 flu, I was very sick and miserable. I had all of the expected and usual symptoms, body aches, headache, fever, sore throat and
stomach issues. I didn’t go …

I have tried many products of weight loss available in the market but have not gained anything till date. One of my friends suggested me to take some weight loss medication because it would surely help. I had not much idea about it but bought Adipex, which is quite …

AWEFUL! I don’t like it it works well, but it makes your joints sore, and makes you gain way to much weight! I have put on 40 pounds in the 7 months I have been on depo, I hopefully just got my last shot. …

I purchased the Bliss No ‘Zit’ Sherlock Complete Acne System at Sephora for about thirty five dollars. What it is is a set of products devoted to getting rid of acne mostly with the main active ingredient being salicylic acid. I have used many products where the main active …

I’ve been working in the call center for three years and I’ll tell you that schools and day cares aren’t the only places that catch colds effortlessly. About once or twice a year I end up catching a cold despite my efforts of wiping my work desk with anti-bacterial …

Being an Asian and a coffee lover for decades, I quite expected my teeth to be a little on the yellow shade. But I will not lie, I also dream of having the pearly white teeth that I see on toothpaste commercials. I tried several whitening toothpaste because with …

“Rantac” is kind of a medicine which is known for to cure gastric problems, and it also helps us to digest our food easily. And I heard in a medical conference that Rantac is very much effective to raise the pH required in some surgical patients, who needs urgent …

Tums have always done the a good job for me and that’s why I always have these ones with me in my purse just in case. When I was at the store and saw there was a new flavor available, I decided to give it a try, hopping …

This hospital resides in Columbia South Carolina, in downtown Columbia. I have a very high opinion of this hospital and the employees who work there. Palmetto Health is very picky about who they let work in their hospital environment and they only choose the best. I gave birth to …

I ran out of my usual vitamin supplements earlier and visited my local drugstore. I was more than eager to go back to the previous brand of vitamin c capsules since my present experience with a generic brand of the same supplement proved to be less beneficial for …

I bought the Opur 8 liter oxygen canisters because I thought they could help give me more energy, especially during the performance of arduous tasks such as when working out, running, or even when suffering from stress at work. My boss at work was so surprised to find …

Normally, a person who sustains a large open wound, a gash that continues to gush blood, the person has a way to get to a doctor. This is not always the case. Last night, it was the case of no way to get to the doctor, except by calling …

I had the great misfortune of developing an anal fissure due to inadequate fiber intake. Nothing will make you appreciate the value of fiber than this extremely painful condition. To treat it, I was given a prescription for Cortenema, a hydrocortisone based liquid enema that I had to administer …

Most people are probably familiar with Head ON the product that claims to cure headaches. I have used this product several times when I have had a tension headache. Head On does seem to work to relieve headache pain when you put it on your forehead it …

While Lipitor is about the first cholesterol lowering medication that first came out. Practically all doctors usually place their patitents on this statin drug to lower cholesterol. However although most doctors never heard of it. For myself lipitor gave me a urinary tract infection which subsided …