When I was in my late teens, I developed a mystery illness which has, to this day, not been diagnosed with any certainty. At the time, lupus was suspected, as well as fibromyalgia. Since my blood work initially showed some inflammation, the first attempt at treating it was anti-inflammatory …

I started to have trouble sleeping and neck pain. I thought I was just getting old. I was complaining to one of my friends one day about my problems. She told me that I should try going to a massage therapist. She said that she …

Spiriva is for those with COPD or, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. It is for people who suffer from problems breathing due to the narrowing of their airways. Spiriva opens the airways to let you breathe! It works for 24 hours so you can have open airways and breathe all …

There are times when I get really stressed out, and it affects my sleep where I will lie awake all night with a million things going on in my head and I cannot shut down and actually get any rest. On those days, when I do finally fall …

A cup or sip of coffee in a day is my usual routine during breakfast and going to work. I am very particular with my time travel because I need at least 2 hours to get there at my work. And due to a lot of paper works I …

My doctor normally writes a prescription for me for Lasix for water retention problems that affect me in relation to my monthly menstrual cycle.
When my blood pressure reading got a little higher than normal, he decided to take me off the Lasix (which I only used as needed) and …

Indian Food and acidity are like brothers and sisters and to cope with it we need to have a good medicine in our first aid box and in our family it is Gelusil tablet which we prefer the most.
Gelusil tablets are the best because it gives almost instant relief …

Over the weekend we went to a secluded and pristine island south of Philippines. The view was breath taking and the water was clear as glass. I could even see fish swimming as our boat was sailing to the isolated island. When we got the island, it was everything …

I have been taking the oral contraceptive pill Tri Sprintec since I had my baby boy 3 months ago. I was also on it prior to getting pregnant. I got pregnant during the first month I was OFF the pill, so it seems to work very well. The major …

About 10 clock in yesterday morning I was standing in a queue for my turn to pay my medicine bill, after 10 or more minutes, I found the line stopped moving forward, and people became restless . After few minutes we were told that …

This last week I tried Cleveland Pediatric Clinic again. I stopped using them years ago because of the two to three hour wait for an office visit. I decided to try them again for my children’s well child checkups.
The Dr I saw, Trina Taylor, told me she didn’t have …

About two weeks ago, I found myself experiencing a severe level of discomfort due to a back problem I’ve been battling on and off for over a year now. Some days it’s quite manageable and hardly noticeable, but for the most part, it’s highly irritating and discouraging, and at …

After having several seriously miserable and scary episodes of anaphylactic shock than landed me in the hospital, I was given a prescription for Epipen Autoinjector, 0.3 mg to carry with me in case I had another one.
There is nothing scarier than feeling your chest tighten and your …

My daughter has been diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). It seems that now that is all that children are diagnosed with. I reserched some of the medicines that can be taken, and Adderall was one of them.
It really worried me because this drug had a lot of …

Everybody hates the dentist. There’s no getting around that. However, I am one of those people that has an irrational fear of going. So much that I had my first appointment in twelve years only because of a horrible toothache. I had never felt pain quite like this before …

I used to have a problem with cold sores. I didn’t get to many but, they would show up every now and then. I really hated cold sores. They made me very self conscious and hurt. I tried so many cold sore remedies. One …

I have a child with asthma so I know I must pay close attention to his allergies. It is not easy to do when you live in an area where everyone has sinus and allergy issues. So I need a medicine on hand on all times. I need something …

In my experience Lacto Calamine is a medicine as well as cosmetic. It worked more as a cure for the rashes and red patches in my face due to sunlight. My skin is very much sensitive to sun. Before one of my doctors recommended Lacto Calamine lotion, I could …

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 …

This is a reliable contraceptive pill, and it does its job. Unfortunately, I’ve experienced some side effects such as water retention, you can see my feet were so bloated when it was my time of the month. I also gained weight while I was using this Pill, even though …

I have to admit it… I’m a total sucker for all things that look “old world”. I love watching old movies that have those “medicine men” that sell products in the old medicine bottles with the cork stoppers, and they try to pawn it off as an instant hair …

One morning I woke up with the most horrendous bladder infection that I ever had in my life. The pain was so severe I thought I was going to pass out. I also had fever and chills. I waited it out and drank lots of water …

Dr. Sigur is a wonderful dentist. I don’t think that I have ever had a better experience with a dentist.
Her office staff is friendly and helpful and always seem to be warm and caring.
I took my yougest daughter to see her this past week. My youngest is ten and …

I’ve actually escaped having really bad allergies for the last two years or so. I’ve had them sure but they haven’t been nearly as bad as I remember them being, to the point that I haven’t had to take anything for them. Until this year that is. I hate …

Our house is just about ready for repairs, so my husband and I went in and looked at the stuff to be taken care of. It has not been repaired for about 6 months and no one as living in it, so the dust and the pests were all …

We spent our weekend in the new home of my sister in law. I and my husband were invited by her sister to sleepover and see and enjoy their new place as well. It was a three hour drive from our home but despite the distance we found …

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 …

Safi The blood purifier , A product by Hamdard ( WAKF) Laboratories , is a wonder product for all kind of skin diseases .As the name suggest it purifies the blood and thus cures all the problems related to the skin. Skin diseases are the result of blood …

I was working on a stressful and busy afternoon shift in the hospital. One of my colleague who was to work with me that day called in sick. So, I was left in charge with the whole emergency department. I was juggling from one patient to the next. I …

In my several years of being a diabetic patient, I have tried several drugs to test which one is more effective and would give me the least or if possible no side effects at all. I have jumped from one medication to the next just to see which drug …

I have had persistent episodes of headache due to allergies. It always prevent me from finishing my work and even stops from playing my favorites games. This is what I really get especially if my allergies are taken for granted. Until you can help ease your allergies, you need to …

Heel is the name of the company, though I’m not sure it’s catchy at all. Every time I see a product by this company, I always end up thinking that there’s no way this company has anything at all to do with medicine and more to do with foot …

I tried this vitamin c capsule when I was still working as a customer service representative in Apac Customer Service Inc. ( a call center offshore branch located in Northgate Cyberzone Alabang Muntinlupa City Philippines )
I tried this for about one month and stopped taking it because of some …

Anyone who has ever had a cold knows the unbearable feeling of a stuffed nose. It is the most frustrating of symptoms, forbidding a good night’s sleep, inducing headaches, and ultimately prolonging the illness. This is where the genius of Simply Saline comes in to save the day. …

So far, this is the best medicine for me when it comes to treatment of heavy coughs. This is actually prescribed by my doctor. I don’t usually drink medicine when I get sick especially if it is only viral infections. i just drink plenty of water and eat more …

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 …

Ketoprofen remain as a prescription for the longest time. Back in the late 90’s it got released over the counter as Orudis. Eventually the company that was selling Orudis over the counter felt like they weren’t making enough money so they pulled it off the over the counter market.. …

My nine year old has high blood pressure due to a kidney transplant. The doctors tried many blood pressure medicines on him, all with side effects that were not desirable. Some made his face extremely red, others made him tired, then they tried Lisinipril. Lisinipril has …

One of my biggest pet peeves is nasty breath. Thats why I use mouth wash every time I brush and after I eat. The mouth wash helps to keep my breath fresh after brushing but also helps keep my mouth fresh after meals and between bushings.
I was using Act …

Several years ago I pulled a back muscle and for the first week the pain was agonizing. I could barely move and even sitting up straight was a big problem. I had tried taking ibuprofen, anadin and even paracetamol but none of these drugs worked. I hate going …

During my second pregnancy I decided to try a different doctor than the one I had before. I had some of my friends and acquaintances recommend him to me. His name was Dr. Frederick Harlass. He is a very well known OBGYN in the city. He seemed …

Previously, when I felt the onset of a cold virus, I would drop an Airborne supplement into a six ounces glass of water and drink it. But this month, severe symptoms of a cold overtook me before I had time to react. So, my friend gave me some Zicam …

Recently I got a cold sore and was going to go to the Doctor’s to get a prescription when a friend recommended I try Abbreva Cold Sore/Fever Blister Treatment available at my local drug store. I was hesitant at first as this 2gram tube of medicine was $12.99CDN and …

In my years of being an asthmatic, I have tried several medications to get the best desirable effect with the least minimal or if possible no side effects. Finding the best drug for me is like going through a maze, you’ll never know what lies on every turn unless …

I can remember when I was still at home, mom would have a real bad headache and the first thing she would do for it, is get a BC Powder.
It would not take long for it to go away. She would be back to herself in no time at …

A few weeks ago, I ended up running into a door at work and there was a key poking out of the lock and I dragged my whole arm across and ended up with quite a cut and a huge bruise, and it was so painful that I found …

Recently when I started falling ill quite regularly for no particular reason I was advised to start taking Berocca Multivitamin Tablets to improve my immune system to combat those annoying flu bugs that wreck havoc on your body. I was advised to take 1 berocca multivitamin effervescent a day …

I’ve been using Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5% for the past couple of months just so to clear up the acnes and pimples and I have sensitive skin.
I bought the Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5% online from www.acne.org at what I considered as a bargain price in regards to the volume they …

In my quest to find products that would suppress my rather strong cough so that I could sleep at night and not bother other people, I found Vicks Chloraseptic Throat Spray. It cost $6.49 for a 6 oz. bottle and was well worth the cost. The liquid was green …

Yesterday I was talking to my mother and wasn’t feeling well, just a fall cold type of thing. She suggested when I went to bed to put Vicks VapoRub on. OK yeah that helps with congestion and will enable me to get some sleep. Then she tells me put …