Because of an operation that I underwent, I was given an intravenous antiulcer medication to prevent the hyperacidity build-up in my stomach. I hated that every time the nurses had to give me the medication, they had to give it through my intravenous tubing. That didn’t cause pain. What …

One of the things that I hate most about being sick is that medicines cost so much. I don’t believe that I should have to pay an outrageous amount for some relief from sickness. That is why unless I know that the more expensive brands work I will try …

I am sure that many of you can relate to my story. I’m 5′2″ and have always found it hard to lose weight and had tried many diets and products until I heard of reductil from my doctor. I had two stone to lose so decided to …

Recently I had begun to feel the familiar “gravel” in my throat which usually exhibits itself when I’m catching the flu. Therefore, I decided to go to a pharmacy to see if I could get anything for it over the counter. Like all pharmacies, when I went into this …

Whenever season changes it affects my sleeping pattern, most of the time I have insomnia. It is a disturbing feeling when I cannot sleep 7-8 hours a day; I feel dizzy or blank, groggy and even light headed. Lack of sleep even affects the way I carry out my …

When I had my first UTI, my doctor prescribed me Bactrim which is a really strong sulfa drug used to treat various infections. It works on pneumonia, ear infections, and urinary tract infections like I had.
When I first saw the pills I thought that …

For some reason, the Nasonex which has been working really well to control my eleven year old’s nasal allergy symptoms quit working effectively for him. As a result, his pediatric primary care physician decided to switch him over to Flonase. Our insurance company will not pay for the brand …

I love all of the Sudafed products because they realy do work and i always recommend them to friends and family.
I think they are the best cold and flu tablets you can buy over the counter and they are not very expensive - About $6
As soon as i feel …

For those of you who suffer frequently from allergies and do not like paying full price for medicine like Claratin, Berkley and Jensen brand Loratadine is a great product for you. A few years back I had been tired of paying the expensive price for name brand …

I’m not really sure how I feel about this medicine. It has been a part of my family for a long time but I can’t say that I ever liked using it. I’m not saying that it doesn’t work because that isn’t the case at all. It has helped …

When it comes to skin, I am very much careful and particular. That is why I want around to be clean and order. But no matter how I take care of everything around me, still I cannot avoid catching some skin disorder and infection and I really hate it. …

I had a chronic pain in my right fore arm/elbow area for four months. I tried all kinds of over the counter pain relievers like Tylonol, Aleve, Advil, Ibuprofin, Bengay, etc. Nothing worked. I finally went to see a doctor and he referred me to …

I suffered almost 9 years with my skin problem.First I thought I was having hormonal problem that cause my inflammatory skin disorder but after I undergo to ultrasound,it was all cleared and normal so my obstetrics and gynecology specialist referred me to dermatopathologist.My clinical diagnosis is …

I’d always associated Chloraseptic products with the sore throat spray, and even some cough drops or cough syrup, but I guess more companies are making strides to expand their product line, and I was pleasantly surprsied to find their Chloraseptic Allergen Block Gel. It was definitely one of the …

I have really hated this summer. And for the same reasons why I normally hate summertime in Las Vegas which is a desert after all and not all that far from Death Valley which is perhaps the hottest place in the entire Earth. I mean, the heat has always been …

If there was one way to describe myself it would be as a woman on the go because from the time the sun comes up in the morning until it goes down in the evening I am usually constantly moving and out of my house running all the daily …

I really hate acne or pimple. I thought I will not get pimple anymore because I’m no longer a teenager. But few days ago, I saw few acne on my skin face. Oh no, I really did not expect this. I know that I have sensitive skin face but …

When my son was born the doctor gave me some Fougera antibiotic ointment to treat his circumcision. I was told to use it at each diaper change. I applied the ointment on his sore area as directed. Within a week he was fully healed up and a lot less …

Alka-Seltzer seems to be a little wonder drug for those with stomach pains. During an experiment using Alka-Seltzer in my chemistry lab, I was suprised to find that most of my fellow students didn’t even know what it was for! If you’ve ever been sick or been nauseated for …

I don’t smoke and drink liquors. I also see to it that I can eat fruits and vegetables in a week. I also don’t eat pork as well. But no matter how I tried to practice a healthy living I am still not excuse from getting flu or colds. …

Suffering from a cold is something that I just can not deal with. I hate al of the symptoms and a cold can easily keep me in the bed for days. To insure that I don’t have to stay in bed I will take almost any medication I can …

The name alone of this anti malarial was enough to make my stomach turn. When I was living in West Africa, the doctor advised me and the entire family to take Lariam. This medication was to be taken twice a week. Each box has 8 tablets at 250 …

My experience with Xanax was a pleasant one, I was clinically depressed, and took it to stave off a breakdown of some kind. (I don’t know what might have happened had I not taken it, I suspect I was headed for a suicide attempt, but since it …

I oftenly use Advil PM when minor aches and pain are keeping me awake during my sleep. When I have some difficulties to sleep because of the reasons mentionned previously, I take one or two pills and here it is, I can sleep. It’s working very fast so I …

Over the past two years, I’ve begun to experience headaches regularly. These can be mild irritants to all out make-me-curl-up-in-a-ball-and-cry type of headaches which are totally debilitating and keep me from functioning on any real level. Thankfully, these happen rarely, and usually it’s just a garden-variety headache. I’ve been …

For roughly the past few weeks, our apartment has been a mini-pharmacy thanks to my husband’s annual cold and congestion and my allergies that spring into action every spring when for some odd reason ALL the pine trees release their yellow poison in waves and waves of golden dust pollen. …

I found out lately that my daughter has lice which I consider already serious because she already have bites at the back of her ears and on her head as well. What kind of mom won’t take action on that? And knowing that other people would …

Every once in a while I will exercise too hard and strain my back muscles. It is very painful and it is often when I reach for some Advil and a heating pad. However, sometimes I do not have the luxury of a heating pad so I have …

When I worked the night shift, I needed something to help me stay awake during the last couple of hours but I didn’t want to rely on sugary drinks to do it. I decided to try No Doz Maximum Strength Caplets to see if they would help me stay …

I have had problems with getting colds and the flu this year. I’m not sure exactly what I am doing differently than other seasons. Maybe it’s that I’m not getting enough Vitamin C in my diet?
I came across the Coldrex with Vitamin C at my local drug …

When I delivered my second baby, I was in so much pain, especially right before her head was delivered. Thus, my obstetrician decided to give me Nubain Nalbuphine drip, meaning she incorporated one ampule of this medication into my IV fluids and this really did the trick in …

I recently had a close brush with death. I think I took too much of a dose of my anti-diabetic drug and resulted to a very low blood sugar level. I was not of course aware that I had overdosed myself until I felt the symptoms of hypoglycaemia. I …

One of the most uncomfortable symptoms of a stomache flu or virus is the nausea that is associated with it. There’s not a whole lot that gets me down, but nausea can do it every time.
I had tried numerous products on the market for nausea, and couldn’t seem to …

I bought this as a part of my health kit pack for when I was going on a road trip for more than 10 days. It was almost impossible that nothing would bite me and try to make my trip a pain in that time. I got it in …

I’ve taken a lot of different anti-depressants over the past few years. On some crazy idea, I decided to go off of what was working for me, Cymbalta, and try something else because I didn’t like the tremors I had while on Cymbalta.
My doctor decided to try me on …

Kern laboratory prepares generic medicines, and Ibuprophen couldn’t be out of it. I have headaches very often, and this is the Ibuprophen that my doctor always prescribes me. However, a prescription is not mandatory to buy it in the pharmacy.
This medicine is very aggressive for the stomach, so I …

I was discribe Tetmosol Dusting Powder dermatologist when he had diagnosed jock itch on my groin area. There was itching coupled with red rash and my self medication could not handle it. The doctor had immediately diagnosed the problem and prescribed this powder along with an antifungal medicine in tablet …

Allergic Rhinitis is one my problems when I am cleaning my house and even when the climate change it really affects my health. Allergic rhinitis is an allergy that goes with sneezing, runny nose and itchy eyes. Some times I cannot sleep when I was attacked by this …

Recently my fingernails and hair have been really brittle and my skin has been really dull due to a lack of vitamin C. So, one of the vitamin C supplements I started taking was the Natures Bounty Chewable Vitamin C with Rosehip. I like this supplement because the chewable …

Although I am living now in a place where malaria is not endemic, this sickness still exists but more in the north of Botswana. It was always advised by the doctor to take any anti malarial if I would go to areas where malaria is present. My family and …

I like to keep my medicine cabinet stocked with first aid items in case something happens. I often have my grandchildren over and they get cuts and bruises just from everyday play sometimes. I purchased Bactine Pain Relieving Cleansing Spray to add to the medicine cabinet because my grandmother …

Few years ago, I had a problem if I eat seafood. When I eat seafood, I will get skin allergic reaction fro the seafood that I eat. It’s really sad because I really love to eat seafood. So for sometimes I had to stop eating seafood until a doctor …

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 …

At the beginning of this month I got some fever plus some slight pains and I did not want to take any tablets so I was prescribed for Ibugesic plus Syrup. This syrup contains Ibuprofen and Paracetamol and is formulated as a suspension.
I noticed that this syrup worked so …

I have noted that whenever my baby doesn’t respond to paracetamol during his febrile episode, I always turn to Dolan forte 200mg/5ml syrup to make a quick fix with his fever.
I have first got this idea when my baby was admitted in hospital and his fever still maintained its …

I never knew that when you have the stomach flu, the flu where you are throwing up and having diarrhea that you can take Imodium, and within thirty minutes you feel so much better. Granted that’s if you can keep it down. But it comes in liquid and tab …

After my pregnancy I developed some sort of itchiness near the area where I had stitches due to my caesarean operation and I got a habit of scratching them which became even worse. My GP prescribed me to use Diprobase lotion as a remedy to fight the itch. …

I was put on Cymbalta to help control my depression. Over a period of seven months my dosage was raised to 70mg per day. Cymbalta was rough from the beginning to the end.
First off, the side effects were horrible when I first started. For two weeks I would suffer …

Doxylamine succinate (known as Unisom, Restavit, Dozile, etc.) is an anti-allergy drug, also effective against morning and motion sickness. However, it is often used for a tertiary effect: sedation and hypnagogic (sleep-inducing) qualities. It is allegedly the most effective over-the-counter sedative on sale in the USA, and studies show it …

One of the things that I hate most about getting sick is coughing. I always seem to have a severe cough that comes along with a sore throat, burning, and even mucus. It drives me nuts and it bothers me because it brings attention to me when I am …