I have been taking this medication for well over a year now, after I switched from Yasmin. The reason why I didn’t like Yasmine is I found that I stacked on around 10 kilograms from the hormonal change (despite eating well and exercising regularly). Also, Yasmine was …

Like my mother I am one of those people who has terrible problems with my menstrual cycle. The pain, bloating and mood swings experienced with my PMS are usually pretty severe and even causes my boyfriend to stay away. This being the case I have tried many different …

Whenever I have a cold, I switch between various medicines, depending on my symptoms. when I have an all-out cold with all of the symptoms, I usually buy Vick’s Non-Drowsy DayQuil Liquicaps. I prefer these over the liquid medicine because I can take them with me wherever …

I had been witnessing a thronging pain on the centre areas of both my shoulders for quite some time now. Though the exact reason of the pain was still unknown, I just figured out that it might have been caused after having to lift those heavy suitcases during the …

Middletown Valley Family Medicine, Family Practice in Middletown, MD
I have been going to Middletown Valley Family Medicine, the family doctor’s office in town, since my family moved there ten years ago. The employees are wonderful, from the secretaries to the nurses to the doctors. They are always friendly and helpful, …

I have been having more problems than usual with my muscles. I can normally deal with a large amount of pain, but it seems that no matter what I try the pain is still there. I had already been pumping my body with entirely too many medications and wanted …

Several years ago, I made the generous offer to take on my friend’s cat, because she was leaving the country to stay with family in China for a while and it just wasn’t feasible for her to take the cat with her. The cat was adorable, but not exactly …

Have you experienced symptoms such as characterized by pain in the head (usually one-sided), a sensation of spinning or whirling motion, nausea, vomiting, and a morbid dread and avoidance of light? I have. It’s called Migraine. I consulted a friend who has been suffering years from Migraine and told …

My wife was the one to get me into the whole herbal remedy thing. SO I will admit that there was a time when I wasn’t up for it. She told me that tit would be good for us to try something new as far as health wise was concerned. …

I never had the chance to try this Vicks cough syrup until last Sunday when I felt a was getting a really bad cough and colds. This medicine has been in our refrigerator for some time now since my husband had his bouts of coughing some few months ago. …

I bought a box of Nexcare brand Bandages with 3M Ultrafabric technology. I love this product. THe bandages ahear well, stay on tight when you get them wet, and flex nicely with movement. They are great bandages to use on “owies” of any kind. Whether …

The last time I had a really bad flu, a friend brought me a box of this Thera Flu product. I was so grateful because I was too sick to leave the house!
I had not used Thera Flu in years—“ not since it first came on the market. …

One time, I suffered severe abdominal cramps in the office. It first started with tolerable minor spasm on my abdomen. But when I sat on my computer table, I was disturbed when I felt the cramps getting sharper and painful. That was the first time I ever had …

I have this wonderful over the counter medication for everything from anxiety to sleep problems. I first discovered it when I was a child. I had very severe asthma and my mom would give it to me instead of harsher medications sometimes to relieve the anxiety which …

Sominex Herbal is a herbal remedy for insomnia. You can buy it over the counter at most drugstores and health food stores. The good news is this is a herbal remedy that really works.
Sominex contains passion flower, valerian and hops and although you should check with your doctor if …

I had used Tums Extra Strength 750 mg on and off, over a period of approximately six months beginning in the summer of 2008. My co-worker, Maria, introduced it to me one day, when I was having a serious case of hyper acidity and finding it hard to …

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 don’t get sick often but when I do I go down hard. I mean bed-ridden can’t move don’t wanna stay awake feeling. Sometimes though it’s just so hard to go to sleep and I feel so bad. I take two Tylenol PM tablets and within 30 minutes I …

When I was in my early adulthood, I was diagnosed of having Iron deficiency anaemia. I remember I used to have symptoms like fatigue and irritability. My skin was also pale and my friend would sometimes tease me as Edward Cullen’s brother. There were also activities that I had …

I rushed myself to the hospital as I was showing signs of severe dehydration. My condition gradually deteriorated. It has been 24 hours that I have been manifesting symptoms like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea with soft, watery and mucous-filled stools, I appeared to be in constant abdominal pain, and I …

I have been taking Gynera pills for 9 months and unfortunately, my menstrual cycle is still not regularized so I went to my OBgyne again to consult. She told me that since pills (any type) is not taking effect by regulating my period, she prescribe me the “PROVERA” Tablets. …

It never fails, whenever I take some time off from work, I get sick (I think it’s because my body realizes it’s sick whenever it gets a chance to relax).
Since I do work on commission, using my sick time really isn’t an option; unless I’m in my death bed. …

Despite the general suggestion to regularly visit the dentist for our health of oral cavity, I myself rarely visit her (I dislike both man and woman but I think the woman dentist is not so bad). I hate both the process and the bill :> I hate her asking …

I have been debilitated by severe menstrual cramps for years. I can remember from my early teen years being doubled over in paid on a monthly basis. The pain from my menstrual cramps was so severe at times, I could barely walk. My older sister also …

My last son was born through caesarian delivery. After the delivery, the OBGyne had prescribed Megaheal for wound dressing. It is one of the best products available in the market in this category. I have seen and experienced its effectiveness in quickening the healing process of wound.
I used …

Until I found Evoxac I had problems with severely dry mouth. I had tried a number of dry mouth type products with little positive effect on my Sjogren’s Disease. As a result of the dry mouth I would often have stinky breath regardless of how frequently, and steadfastly I …

It was last year when I got severe headache, dizziness, and light headedness. When I got these attacks, they lasted for than two hours and I immediately went to visit a doctor. The doctor diagnosed me and told me I had vertigo. I never knew what vertigo was but …

I don’t usually have that hard of time falling asleep. In fact, my husband jokes around that I can lay in bed and be snoring before his head ever hits the pillow. But, there are those rare occurrences during which times I just can’t fall asleep no matter how …

Summer time is skin problem time for me, I develop all kind of skin rashes and allergies and it really makes life impossible to live without a good anti-allergic cream for the rashes. I use Candid-B cream to treat my skin problems as it doesn’t react much to the …

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 never really had problems with allergies and I don’t develop rashes that much, whenever I have food allergies I just take some Virlix or Benadryl and I don’t feel the need to scratch the affected areas, so I didn’t really have any medicine for itchiness in my room …

I really hate not being well, and I would say the most common thing that I get sick with is having the Cold. I seem to catch the Cold so easily, and sometimes feel like I am always sneezing and sniffling. So I always have an inhaler in my …

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 …

When I first saw the Astring-O-Sol candy I thought it was another mouthwash series, but on closer look it turns out to be Astring-O-Sol’s first candy production. I just had a lecture for my students at the university and a sweet that cured my sore throat was what …

I was one of those who suffered from chronic heartburn- over the counter antacids helped, but they didn’t really do much to prevent heartburn, just relieve my symptoms temporarily. I asked my doctor about my treatment options and she did indeed prescribe Nexium for me. Almost immediately my heartburn …

Every time I see the name of this product, I always think about those hot peppers and the chart they use to measure the heat of them. I don’t know why, but the name always makes me think hot hot hot. I’m usually a fan of IcyHot when it …

Arava is a medication commonly prescribed to those who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks the joints. This causes pain, swelling, and deformity. In order to slow down the joint damage and relieve pain, many different …

Today my boyfriend and I had to go to Regional Medical Center in Manchester, IA so he could have some blood drawn. My boyfriend is not a huge fan of needles by any means, and was really dreading having it done. Well, I will say that I …

Quasense is a type of hormal birth control pill that allows the user to have a period every three months and is the generic form of other birth control regimens, such as Seasonale. This birth control is known as a low dose birth control because it has a low …

Since I was child, I have been using Isopropyl Alcohol Rubbing Alcohol by Green Cross. It was my health-conscious mother’s only brand of rubbing alcohol. Believe me, she would not try any other brand, talk about brand loyalty. This rubbing alcohol has so many uses. …

Nortriptyline is an antidepressent that is usually used for depression and other mood-related disorders. However, when in much lower dosages (the dosage for IBS is about 1/3 the dosage for depression), it can be used for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS.) This is what am using it for and …

Few years ago, I had a little problem on my skin. The itchy skin feeling that I had needed to get special medicine and treatment from Skin specialist here. So I went to the skin specialist doctor then I asked for a medicine that can help me curing the …

Working in front of a computer screen all day, I am prone to getting the odd headache. As others in the same situation will know, it isn’t good to be sat for hours in front of the screen when that’s the reason for the headache in the first place. …

When I began going through menopause, I had a horrible time with hot flashes. I would have tried anything just to get the furnace inside me turned off. I would suddenly feel as though someone had turned the knob up on my internal heater. I had read something about …

Every so often I get that dreaded tingly feeling in my lip and realise a cold sore is about to rear it’s ugly head at the most inconvenient time. Thankfully, I have found a great product called Zovirax that fights off cold sores before they are visible …

Stopcold is another medicine or tablet that I sometime take when I have influenza or cold. Actually it is not a special medicine or pill that we buy with doctor’s prescription. But whenever you need it, you can just go to the nearest drug store and ask them to …

We absolutely hate it when our daughter gets a cold; mostly because there are very few medicines out there that can help keep her symptoms under control.
This past weekend, in an effort to give her relief from her stuffy nose and sneezing, we purchased Children’s Triaminic Thin Strips. …

I have a hard time sleeping. There’s no other way to say it. If my teeth grinding isn’t waking me up, then my snoring is waking my husband up who then wakes me up, or I’m tossing in turning because I’m either too hot or too cold, or it …

I was having awful insomnia and my doctor prescribed me Ambian. I am not usually one that would take a medication especially not one in this catagory but I was desperate. You really do not realize how important sleep is until you are not getting any and so desperatly …

I never leave home without my cell phone and my electrolyte replacement medication. I consider these two to be the most important things that I need to carry wherever I go. My medication has helped me manage my muscle pains as well as the cramping that I get whenever …