Spironolactone (aldactone) is a prescription drug that I started using about 20 years ago for adult acne. It was prescribed by my dermatologist for hormone-related acne. It has been extremely successful used in combination with minocycline.
Spironolactone is a synthetic steroid that somehow suppresses the adrenal gland. …

I think this was one of the first instances in which I really just wanted to take a cough medicine because it actually sounded yummy. I had tried the Releev Allergy supplements and tablet combo pack a while back and everyone in the house really benefited from it, so when …

When you have the flue there’s nothing worst than the fact that you have to blow your nose all the time and your have headaches because of that.
This tablets have antipyretic, analgesic and expectorational effect, that actually means that it lowers the temperature, reduces the pai and reduces the …

When I get sore throats, they usually are the worst kind, seeing how hot it is in our environment, and I do get coughs and colds regularly, thus making my throat really sore and painful. My sore throat usually are the kind that feels like there’s literally a needle …

I always take Tempra Forte whenever I have the Flu or Trangkaso in tagalog. I don’t know but I have this mental thought that Tempra is for strong fevers. I haven’t tried the liquid solution of Tempra yet but I surely experienced the tablet form. Eversince I was a …

My doctor prescribed Lyrica medication for me to assist with diabetes neurological problesm. The medicine can make you sleepy when it’s first getting into your system. Once you get used to it though, that side affect wears off. I find that Lyrica has been a wonderful …

Asthma has been part of my life since I was a child. It’s not easy growing up with this condition. Since I was a little boy, doctors prescribed numerous medicines to control or prevent my asthma attacks such as Ventolin. My mom even tried herbal medicines. Although they were …

Benadryl is the medication that I took for my allergic reactions on my skin. I have allergic reactions all throughout my life and it helped me a lot. It works really well and my puffiness and itchy would subside. I have took it for at least 10 times all …

Being diagnosed a year ago of having Addison’s disease to me came as a big shocker. I didn’t realize that the signs that I’ve had were already the symptoms of the disease. I kept ignoring those until my aunt noticed it and was quite worried, so she had me …

Manufactured by Dabur India Limited, a reputed pharma specializing in ayurvedic formulations. This is an ayurvedic formulation for dry cough, sore throat and upper respiratory trac disorders. It contains ayurvedic elements like Tulsi, Jasti madhu(honey), adrak(ginger) and various herbs. Has a very sweet honey syrup like taste and is …

After seeing a dermatologist for about a year and being on antibiotic and a topical acne cream my skin has really clear up really well. Most my acne are gone but I still had alittle dark hyper pigment from the before acne. But over all my skin was …

In the summertime, have a tendency to find poison ivy no matter how careful I am to avoid it. It seems as though the more I try to avoid it, the more it catches up with me. I always keep a supply of calamine lotion in the medicine …

Members Mark Chewable Vitamin C Orange Juice Flavor is not my vitamin C of choice. For those who don’t know the Members Mark Brad it is Sam’s clubs generic brand. Usually Sam’s club is on the mark as they advertise but I just don’t like this one. Of course …

I used to think there was only one kind of Benadryl product and it was for allergies and that was it, and you didn’t have any options as to what kind of sinus or allergy medication you’re looking for. Not it comes with all kinds of different variations, like …

My husband is a very busy businessman and he gets hardly a few minutes to relax. I love my husband a lot and I also take a lot of care about him. My husband is very good and healthy, but his only problem is, he gets some …

The title of this medication alone makes you want to check it out and see what it’s all about, doesn’t it? At least, that’s what I thought. You just don’t hear or see the words “lung support” in relation to medications available over-the-counter these days for something as simple …

I get sinus headaches all the time. No matter what season it is or where I am at, I always seem to get them. I have tried everything under the sun to get rid of my headaches, but to no avail. I finally tried the Equate …

Effexor is a medication that most doctors prescribe for depression. I myself have been on Effexor 2 times in the past. The first time I did not remain on it long enough to really see any effects. But, the second time, was a whole nother story.
The …

I had a really horrible headache that I was sure was going to turn into a migraine. I decided to take just one of these Kroger brand pain pills because I’m not that keen on the “PM” part. Whenever pain medications as PM to their drugs, …

Recently I bought a second hand pair of shoes, and as a result contracted a plantar wart at the bottom of my right foot. It was really beginning to hurt when I walked, although it was very miniscule to the naked eye. I decided on the basis of advertising …

One night when I was still in college, I thought I got cute appendicitis. I was suffering terrible stomach ache and was unable to sleep all night. I was crying and my sister and my mother would not know how to pacify me. I could feel my lower abdomen …

A while back I had the worst toothache of my life. Actually, it started when we went to the movies and I ate popcorn. I don’t know if a piece of popcorn got stuck in my took, or in the space between my gum line and my tooth, …

I do not drink very often, and that is why it is very easy for me to get ill from drinking. I do not have a high tolerance for alcohol and find myself feeling dreadful the next day when I drink it. On one occasion, I had a …

My digestive system has been totally out of whack lately and I am always constipated and having awful stomach aches which really make me feel bloated and disgusting. The reason this is happening is because I do not have enough enzymes and good bacteria in my gut to breakdown …

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 …

When my daughter was just seven months old, she had problem on her skin. I saw on her ear that she had skin rash in the area of her ear. I don’t know what was causing that skin problem on her skin. I thought she did not use any …

I generally have great results with Tylenol products so when I felt some allergy symptoms coming up I decided to try it. I was expecting this product to be effective because with almost all other medicines of this brand I had great luck so there was no reason …

lysovit b-complex medicine is a multi vitamin come in syrup form. these are manufactured by pfizer company. it is usually for children who need some multi vitamin but adults can also use. it helps in providig relief from nausea. i have tried this medicine for nausea and it helps …

I get terrible allergies in my eyes during the spring and fall months. If my eyes are really burning and itching, the cure for me, without a doubt, is Benadryl. Within twenty minutes after taking this over the counter medication, my eyes cease all watering and itching …

Pain is something that none of us wants to deal with. I hate when my muscles just wont give me a break. Sometimes I get really bad pains in my hands, arms, and wrists. It is sometime frustrating to deal with, especially when I use my hands almost all …

Suffering from pain is something that no one wants to deal with. I wanted to find a pain killer that would help me after having my son through Cesarean. My doctor didn’t prescribe me any pain killers and wanted me to take ibuprofen for the pain. I was irritated, …

This week I had an abdominal CT scan. It’s not an uncomfortable procedure, unless you are claustrophobic. The worst part of this (excepting the radiation exposure of course) is having to drink two bottles of barium suspension, 450 ml each.
This helps the scanner to see …

A few weeks ago, my husband asked me if I’d like to go on a boat ride with him and our kids and his cousin who has an 18 foot boat of one kind or another. When I was a kid, though I have a fear of water, I …

I started using these Excedrin headache relief tablets two months ago because I noticed them when I was shopping and I figured I would give them a try. They came in a huge green bottle that grabbed my attention and they were on sale so I decided to go …

One of the best painkillers I have found anywhere is Nurofen. If I can find it, this is my ibuprofen of choice. Whilst Nurofen is sold in tablet form, in capsule form, in liquid gel form, my favorite style is still the tablet. They are really …

Working long hours in front of a computer, eight hours graveyard schedule. This was my job for five years when I was still connected to an offshore call center here in the Philippines. When I got home, my eyes will never had some rest because I still need to …

About eight months ago I discovered my first ever pile, or haemorrhoid as they are properly called (that is such a hard word to spell properly!). I was horrified at this discovery of this revolting thing up my back passage and I had to get a mirror to …

I am unfortunately among the large community of people who are lactose intolerant. It wasn’t something I was born with, but something that happened to accumulate over time, where dairy products began to irritate me. Now, I wasn’t going to give up the favorite foods of mine that had …

I recently found myself in my doctors office with lower back pain, side pain and abdominal pain all localized on my right side and after numerous amounts of tests including a urinalysis and blood work, ultrasound and back x rays, all of which showed absolutely nothing conclusive, my doctor …

The generic name of Prodin is Fluoxetine HCl. It is an anti-depressant or I think is commonly known as Prozac. It comes in the form of a 20 mg red and white capsule. I started taking it once a day. After seven to ten days I felt much better. …

In our family all of my siblings including me had history of asthma. Both of my other two siblings got completely free of asthma before they even graduated in elementary. In short they only got asthma for few years unlike like me that I had to suffer asthma attacks …

I just found this eye doctor through my insurance. I went to them because they were the closest preferred provider. But I am so glad I chose them! Every single person I have dealt with has been extremely friendly and helpful. Even the people who took my information on …

While searching for other people’s opinions of this birth control drug, I found this site & decided to present my own view. The drug is made so that you are only supposed to have a period every 3 months. I have taken it for approximately 12 weeks. …

Antibiotic ointment is something that I have tried to keep around the house for the past year. I have had plenty occasions where my children or myself have gotten a cut or scrape and I had nothing around to use at all. I don’t like to spend a lot …

A while back I was suffering from some serious stomach pains. I didn’t know if it was something I ate or just bad luck. My stomach had been cringing and cramping the whole day. I also had the runs, which is never good. I knew I had things to …

Calpol Sugar Free Infant Suspension is one of the staple medicines for many mothers up and down The UK and I am one of them. I have two children, one aged 6 months and the other aged 3 years. Over the time I have had them I have used …

Lately I have been experiencing pain in both of my writs from typing excessively . I needed to find a medicine that would ease the pain quickly. So I decided to visit my local Dollar tree store in hopes to find a product that was fast acting. I came …

My mom is a hyperthyroid patient for almost 2 years. And daily she has to take medicines for maitenance and too prevent some complications of this illness, her condition becomes a burden for our family but we really need to cope up with the situation, we need to help …

I first tried this medicine a few years ago when I had a particularly bad cold and the closest grocery store was Walgreens. I had a terrible cold in which I suffered from symptoms ranging from severe congestion and headaches to watery eyes and an achy body. This product …

A while ago I sprained my ankle, and at that time, the chemist recommended me this medicine called Fastum Gel, as well as to rest until my ankle would get better, of course. I trust the opinion of a professional, so I bought a tube and tried it.
This product …