I was prescribed Metformin to treat Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), and the early stages of Type II Diabetes. It is my understanding that PCOS can cause Type II Diabetes by basically causing your body to produce too much insulin, which in turn causes your body not to be …

Like all women must know, having a yeast infection is the most horrible feeling in the world. A lot of people are worried about the embarrassment, but that is not what I was worried about. I was worried about the terrible itching and burning. I couldn’t even do anything. …

I recently complained of difficulty and burning sensation when urinating, low back pain and also a feeling of fullness in my bladder to my doctor. I didn’t hesitate to take my temperature prior going to the clinic because I was suspecting of an infection. Lo and behold, the thermometer …

Espidifren is a painkiller that can be found in two different formats, being pills or bags to dissolve the product in water.
The main component of this medicine is Ibuprofen, so it can be used for headaches, inflammations, and for any other kind of physical pain.
What I bought are the …

Last June 21, 2008 I was rushed to Fatima Medical Center due to my right foot. I was engaged in a motorcycle accident and my toe needs to be stitched. The doctors and nurses staff were very accomodating and does help me instantly. It just took me less than …

I suffer from really debilitating period pain every month and for some inexplicable reason my doctor recently took me off my prescribed medication which was the anti-inflammatory drug, Naproxen, that was working and put me onto another painkiller which just does not work. This meant that I was …

My eyes are pretty sensitive and unfortunately they tend to get irritated pretty easily. Sometimes I might accidentally drop some product into my eye while applying eye makeup or I might rub my eyes too much if they get itchy due to allergies. Either way, I deal with a …

I was asked to do a CT scan to check for kidney stones. I went there in the afternoon to see what I needed to do to prepare for the test and how much it cost. No fasting needed, I just had to be ready to pee when I …

If you suffer from severe migraine, cluster headaches or other types of headaches you will want to consult with the website at about.com called migraine 101. You can even post a question to the md on call and receive an answer that is posted on the website question …

Having overweight problem? Try to do what I did. I was a way too big few years ago for a young girl. I was looking for a right way to lose my weight. Then a friend told me that I should try to take Entrasol. Entrasol is a diet …

I bought this from the local drug store for the sore throat that I have. The medicine I got from my regular doctor seems to have stop working for me or I simply needed a higher dose. Of all the sickness I could possible get; I dread sore throat and …

I am one of those people who suffer terrible menstrual problems. For me the pain, bloating and mood swings experienced with my PMS are almost unbearable. As you can imagine I have tired every single PMS product over the counter and some prescription. I would say one of my …

Last week, I had my medical exams done at CIMA. I am suffering from migraine headache but my attending physician do not want to prescribe any medicine until I have my blood works reports. I am taking over-the-counter medicine and it seem not to work that well.
This …

I’ve had migraines for almost 15 years now, it runs in the family. My mom’s migraines are so terrible that when I was little, I was so scared to get migraines when I grow up coz when I see her everytime she gets migraine attacks, she looks like she’s …

I am unsure why I had never tried and of the DayQuil products before last week; it might be because I associated this brand with NightQuil for sleeping, but I should have tried its daytime equivalent. I also likely thought it was only available as a liquid, which is …

I’m not a fan of medicine but the one thing that I do take from time to time is Excedrin P.M. There are some ups and downs when it comes to this medicine. I don’t like every single thing about it. I find that there are a couple of irritations …

When I was first introduced to the medicine by my family doctor, I was skeptical. I had tried a dozen of so called ?sure work? products and methods (from expensive oriental herbal treatment to applying XO brandy onto my scalp) and none seems to be giving me any significant …

Thank goodness for Excedrin Extra Strength Pain Reliever. I am a migraine headache sufferer, and for years, nothing relieved the pain. I was rather skeptical of the prescription medications that were available because of potential side effects. I do know that all medications have side effects, …

I don’t do a lot of extreme exercising (quite the contrary), but when I do exercise, my favorite thing is to go on walks. We live not far from a park right on the water, and I like to walk there and get some fresh air. Problem is, usually …

While I was on Effexor, it worked very well. I would take it and feel happy, no matter what was going on. I would look forward to the effect. However, I didn’t like depending on a pill to feel normal, so I decided to ramp down off Effexor. It …

Earlier on at the beginning of the year, I had an accident at work. The stairs was slippery and I fell down a couple of steps even though I had almost finished descending it and ended up hurting my lower back. At first, I guess that the adrenaline of …

Like a typical, self-medicating person, I looked at over-the-counter meds the time I was hit by a stubborn cough. I already saw it coming after a brief period of fever and cold. It happened during those cough-stricken parts of the year, when getting sick was more normal …

One day I was searching for a supplement that would be similar to the One a Day vitamin with ECGS or green tea extract. I noticed a sale brochure in my local Walgreens that was advertising their storebrand
of this vitamin. I was very excited because it was on …

I was a first-time patient at Paoli Hospital when I went for my recent visit for a fertility procedure, an HSG. This is a procedure that required injecting dye into my fallopian tubest to make sure they are clear for conception. The receptionist that checked me in was friendly, …

The Tanglewood Festival of Lights is a Light Show in the Winston Salem Triad area of North Carolina. The Light Show is similar to the ride “It’s a Small World” in Disney World for anyone who is familiar with that ride. The drive through the festival is …

I am not a big fan of aspirin as I have found that Ibuprofen seems to do a better job for relieving my headache pains. I decided to try the Ecotrin when I had a good coupon for it. I figured I really had nothing to lose. It would …

Whenever any of my family members, myself included, catches a flu or fever, we always use a Paracetamol tablet. This tablet helps to alleviate flu and fever, and it contains traces of Orphenadrine, which is a type of painkiller. I feel that this tablet is not only …

I’ve had a serious problem with allergies for about the last nine years. I used to live in the humid hot climates of the south but recently moved to Michigan with my husband because his family lives here and he wanted to be closer to them, and to say …

Recently, my neck and shoulder pain started to act up. I have been suffering from neck pain for years, and every now and then it begins to act up. The pain, actually comes out of nowhere, and is sometimes so severe that it is almost incapacitating. Last month, while …

The Dettol Antiseptic Cream Moisturizing formula is a must in my family first aid box at all times.
The wonderful antiseptic cream comes in an easy to use squeeze tube of 30gm packed inside a paper box and costs about $S5.00 and is available at any drugstore both online …

I absolutely love to travel. I like to try out new foods, indulge in adventure and immerse in a culture that I have never before experienced. I have been to several countries in Southeast Asia to see what every country, ethnicity and their society has to offer. Of course …

I find it very funny that my best friend, who can’t stand using Advil,while I swear by it, but she can eat Motrin all day like they were Tic-Tacs while I don’t think it does hardly anything for me. Growing up, I never used Motrin because I always used Advil …

I have upper respiratory allergy, so everytime I go under the scourging heat of the sun, travel along dusty roads, or even unintentionally smelling the fumes on the street, I got to suffer from clogged nose and of course, a terrible headache. That always made travel a challenge. …

Teeanagers such as me suffer from different skin problems. As for me, it’s pimples. Everyday I feel so disappointed with my face. Looking at the mirror, getting all irritated just by seeing not only one but tons of pimples sticking on my face. It’s like I’m the ugliest girl …

Advil is a non steroidal anti-inflammatory medicine used to treat many different kinds of pain from headaches to severe muscle aches and strains. Advil is a medicine I have come to rely heavily on and usually comes through for me in the clutch. I have experienced few side …

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 …

Antibiotic ointment is something that I like to keep around in my first aid kit. I know that accidents can occur almost any time and don’t like the risk of getting an infection. The last time I purchased antibiotic ointment it was the Walgreens Triple Antibiotic Ointment. I didn’t …

About five years ago I read that Folic Acid would decrease the risks of Alzheimers/Dementia by increasing the blood supply to the brain. This would assist the memory sector of the brain to function normally longer. So i thought what a good idea being 65 years old I need …

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, …

My family goes to this clinic since January 2009 and so far we are still going there for health check-ups and for my baby’s shots. Harbor Medical Clinic accepts mostly Russian clients but there are also non-Russians catered such as me (my husband is a Russian but I am …

This medicine helped me reduce the duration of my cold symptoms. It really does work. It offers better results if you take it right when cold symptoms start. The great thing about it is that it is non drowsy and not exactly expensive. You can also get a dollar …

Aspirin has never been a main medication for me to take when I am in pain. However, I do know that aspirin does reduce pain. I also know that it is fairly inexpensive compared to most pain killers . I had a painful toothache but was not having luck …

Brufen 400mg oral tablet was largly used drug as pain killer. The main content of Brufen is Ibuprofen. I too was using this drug as pain killer when I had any injury, joint pain, headache etc. As its name is on the tongue of every common people, it …

Migraines happen to almost everyone, with a wide variety of symptoms that come along with the brain-splitting headache. For example, my mother gets nausea along with her headache, while I go completely numb on the opposing side of my body (i.e. a migraine focused on the left side …

I highly recommend this pain reliever because it is very effective. I take this capsule for dysmennorhea or headache. I prefer to take it than other capsules with a generic name of Mefenamic acid. This is one of my tested and trusted medicine. It would only take …

My friends always joke that they are going to put cough drops in my Easter basket and Christmas stockings, in lieu of actual candy, because I eat these things as if they were candy. I love the taste of the menthol and the eucalyptus and all the other goodies …

I had never really experienced heartburn before, but several months ago, I started to feel this pressure right around my diaphram, and it seemed to occur mostly at night or when I was inactive. In fact, when I was up and moving around, I almost never noticed it because …

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 …

I have a lot of seasonal allergies which pop up through the year. Usually from the beginning of spring to the end of autumn my allergies can be extremely bad for long periods of time. A few years ago when I had almost a month of bad …