I use to have ulcers which got cured. What did not get cured was the burning acid reflux which I get from my esophagus. After trying Zantac, Tagmanet and taking handfuls of tums, my doctor finally prescribed Prevacid.
Prevacid is a serious medication, and you have to follow the directions …

I was having problems with my dry cough for a couple of days now before I went to the company doctor for a check up. I would usually just try home remedies because I do not think I need to take in medicines for sickness as simple as a …

I am always on the lookout for medicines and supplements which will relieve my IBS symptoms. I take a prescription for my condition, but I am always trying different supplements as well. As everyone who suffers from IBS has different symptoms, what works for one person does not necessarily …

I was recently having problems with the side effects of my anti-diabetic medication. It often gave me these undesirable and often annoying effects that were very persistent. I often had this nauseating headache that was very apparent hours after taking the drug. This was infuriating so I asked my …

If I would choose between the two weather that we have here in my country (rainy and summer) cold and hot I would pick none. As much as I want cold weather especially at night that help me have a good quiet sleep it has bad effect for me. …

I have had a nasty virus for some 5-6 weeks now and I have been getting a bad headache as one of the symptoms. I had been taking normal paracetamol tablets which are effective in relieving the pain of headaches and they also take the heat off if …

I was prescribed by my physician to include Vitamin D in my diet after experiencing a few musculo-skeletal problems. I’m a sloth when it comes to exercise and neither does my svelte frame physically permit me to do strenuous cellulite-shedding activities. But lately, I’ve been experiencing some …

As every migraine person knows (I hate the word ‘patient’ or ’sufferer’) migraine is a killer… I am 55 years old and have migraines since I was 7. Life has been hell… until 1991. In that year the pharmaceutical firm Glaxo came with a new medicine: Imigran! That is …

I have rheumatoid arthritis and have to take a medicine called methotrexate. Sometimes methotrexate can cause mouth sores and problems with my gums. I really can’t stand having gum problems. I had been doing OK for awhile but, recently I had some pretty bad gum swelling …

Pain is a nasty fact of life for some of us. Adding insult to injury(no pun intended) we usually have to spend money to get rid of it, another pain in itself!
For about 20 years of my life I lived with frequent tension headaches, beginning when I was only …

This is a doctor who one of my fellow students told me to visit because I told her that I was looking for a student with reasonable prices and she told me that she had been to Dr Baum and that she was happy with the service that she …

Out of the many mood altering medications I have tried, Zoloft is the only medication I feel secure with. I’ve been on this medication for nearly two years now and have no interest in switching to something else. I’m currently taking the highest dosage (200mg/day). When I originally got …

Lunesta is a medication made with the intention of allowing the user to more easily drift off to sleep. I have tried Lunesta two or three different times. The medication does make me drowsy but has rarely helped me to fall asleep. It is easy to …

Depo Provera is one of the most common forms of the pill to hit the market in recent years. Obviously, its purpose is to prevent unwanted pregnancy. I, however, unlike many people, found the medicine to not agree with my system at all. Not only did …

Mircette oral birth control ruined my life while I was on it. It sent me into a hormonal spiral of pain for months, until I finally decided to end it for good, and go off of it. The doctor gave me a free sample of this birth …

Being a marketing executive, I require traveling a lot. Travelling on the city’s bumpy roads & cutting through the heavy traffic is really a challenge and gifts me back and neck pain almost each day. At a point of time the pain became so worst that I needed to …

Althea is the latest 21-cycle birth-control pill product released by the Trust Family Program (TFP), which also manufactures the Trust Pill, Daphne, and Lady. Althea is referred to as TFP’s “beauty pill” because it has the same formulation as that of the more expensive Diane-35.
I’ve started taking oral contraceptives …

When we were looking for pediatricians for my son when I was pregnant with him, someone suggested Valley Pediatrics. I am very satisfied with their practice and highly recommend them to anyone in search of a doctor for their children. They are always very accommodating to personal …

There is nothing worse than working a full day at a retail establishment, to come home in pain and finding yourself unable to sleep because of the discomfort. I am on my feet all day, and after injuring myself at work by over-extending when reaching and trying not to …

Alprazolam is drug of choice in case of anxiety. Though anxiety may occur at any age, but this drug is not advisable to children. Anxiety may occur due to any reasons like death of near relative, witness of any horrible incidence, exam fear, preoperative, post-operative etc. In anxiety patients …

I can remember having such a horrendous sore throat, that I thought it would never go away. I gave it a few days to see if it would go away on it’s own. At first, it just started like your normal scratchy mild sore throat, until about …

I began taking Glucophage (Metformin) in September of last year to treat the sudden onset of insulin resistance. I knew that this medication was used to treat type II diabetes, but I soon found that it is currently being used to treat Poly-Cystic Ovary Syndrome and associated infertility …

This Life Brand Cough Fast Relief Liquid is an absolutely fabulous product if you have a simple cough or the flu. Originally I went into my local drug store intending to buy a brand name Cough reliever, but my pharmacist convinced me that this Life Brand contains the same …

I am very sensitive to any type of drug or medicine, so I have to be careful when taking even over-the-counter varieties. Antihistamines can be tricky since typically they make you drowsy. For me - they practically render me unconscious. If I take a non-drowsy variety - such as …

I have been recently building up my at home first aid kit. With two children, I have come to realize that I need to keep things around the house in case of an accident. My little boy loves running, jumping, and playing rough. I know one day he may …

Retin-A (common name for tretinoin) is a topical form of Vitamin A commonly known to treat wrinkles and acne. You have seen this product on the ads in the past. Though not often showed on TV as often as before, it had earned a good reputation for effectively delivering …

I get headaches all the time. While many of them can be really quite severe the majority are usually just mild to moderate headaches. It is for this reason that I used to take Tylenol a lot. It helped to get rid of those headaches quickly. However, Tylenol was …

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 …

Just a few weeks ago I was having symptoms of Gastroenteritis. While I didn’t have much of a problem with vomiting, I still had a lot of very severe stomach cramps as well as a feeling of nausea when the time would come for me to consume anything. The …

I was taking my Zyrtec, or started taking it anyway, about three weeks ago. It may seem late in the season for most people to start taking an allergy medication, but I thought I was going to escape having to deal with allergies again this year until it just …

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’ve been taking Effexor, an anti-depressant, for 10 months. This is the second time this drug has been prescribed to me. The first time I took it (about 10 years ago), I was opposed to taking an anti-depressant just because I thought I could “buck up” and make myself …

Ok I have to be the first to admit I am one of the biggest skeptics when it comes to something on tv whether it is “new and improved” or just plain “new”.
A co-worker of mine saw the commercial and purchased the product I am reviewing, Airborne Formula Cold …

I used to have slight blemishes and scars due to pimples and acne, and my mother recommended I try this on as it’s Vitamin A and should be good for skin rejuvenation. I was dubious at first since my dark blemishes were caused by pimples before and I had …

Based off of my previous bad experience with TheraFlu Cold and Sore Throat Hot Liquid I was more that a little skeptical as to whether TheraFlu Flu, Cold & Cough Medicine would work. I had come down with a really bad cold smack dab in the middle of a …

This is a drug that I was prescribed to help with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). I started out on one tablet daily of 500 mg the first week then increased to two tablets the next week then to three daily the following week. A total of 1500 mgs daily. …

It is amazing to me, considering that I don’t even have kids myself, how many childrens medicines and baby care products I’ve had in my house over the years. First my best friend had kids, and then a couple other friends had kids, and it seemed to be a …

I luckily do not suffer all that often from diarrhoea, but when I do it tends to be at quite short notice, and given how unpleasant and uncomfortable the condition usually is I find it reassuring to have a small packet of suitable pills stuffed into a corner of …

I have found that for a stuffy nose, fever, body aches and pains, or nauses, Thera Flu hot medicine does the trick for me. Thera Flu is sold at pretty much all local drug stores and costs under ten dollars. Its an over the counter medicine that …

I have always kept Benedryl around the house for those people who get itchy things on their skin, or for people who cannot seem to fall asleep, and have become really exhausted from lack of sleep.
Although, the box does not indicate that it is FOR sleepless nights, I had …

Heraclene is the brand name for Dibencozide. We used this drug in the hospital to stimulate the appetite of our patients who are recovering from critical cases such as strokes and depression. When I gave birth to my baby she was only 2.2 kgs which is a low birth …

I get awful muscle cramping and spasms. Some of it is due to lupus, some to fibromyalgia, some to irritable bowel, but ultimately all too often for comfort of functionality. At night I am often kept up by my muscles twitching unless I take Flexeril to help relieve some …

Even though I suffer from asthma, I still make it to a point that I exercise. I jog 2-3 times in a week in a park close to where I live. Usually I jog for about 30-45 minutes just to keep my body healthy. There have been times that …

When I found myself having chronic diarrhea, the first product I tried was Kaopectate. I tried the name brand of medication Kaopectate. The active ingredient in this medication is bismuth subsalicylate. It is billed as antidiarrheal and upset stomach reliever. It was a bit pricey, …

Dexedrine is a drug that helps increase alertness, feeling of well being, increased heart rate. Oddly enough the drug is used as an alternative to Ritalin. Dexedrine is just for treating ADD, ADHD. When taking this drug you have to make sure that you keep up …

It’s the rainy season now so many of us have colds these days. I am not exempted to this phenomenon. I get runny nose and sometimes my colds even get worse and I get terrible headaches. It’s really such a bother to me. I only want to stay in …

I usually don’t get sick all that much. However, when I do get sick, I really get sick. This is especially true in cold and flu season. I usually get a cold at least three times a year and the flu at least once.
When I do Theraflu …

I have been on Methotrexate about 5 years. It was prescribed for me because I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. There came a time I was fed up with the various medicines I was taking, so in an act of defiance I just stopped taking all my Rheumatoid Arthritis meds.
I …

This allergy medication was available as Claratin until the patents expired. Now the generic drug, loratadine, is available as a generic at any US drug store or medium sized grocery store.
Prior to discovering loratadine, I had not taken a prescription allergy medication in years. I have mild …

One of the things my wife and I seem to keep getting with our colds has been a stuffy head. We have various medicines we could take for that. But, neither of us likes taking cold medicine on a regular basis either. So, we looked for other alternatives.
One of …