I was recently put on sulfasalazine for my rheumatoid arthritis. I had a bad reaction to the sulfasalazine and had to go to urgent care and then later to the emergency room. Both places gave me a shot of solu-medrol 125 mg.
Solu-medrol contains methylprednisolone. …

Three days every month, when it comes closer to fullmoon, I have headaches. Most of the time I can handle the pain simply by ignoring it. Sometimes though, the pain is close to a migraine attack. If it comes to this stage I want to bang my head against …

I have had a “mystery illness” for many years. Often during the course of time, it has been suspected to be lupus, or SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus.
One of the treatments for treating this illness is a drug called Plaquenil, or hydroxychloroquine. It is a bit unusual in that it …

I have this worst case of allergic rhinitis and my senses have been affected severely. My room is not air-conditioned and sometimes I commute while going to buy some groceries, I just ride a public transport and kept further exposed from dust and air pollution. One time, I had …

Due to increasing size and population of acne on my face. I decided to consult a dermatologist here in the Philippines. She prescribed me an anti-acne drug called Isotretinoin. It is a softgel capsule to be taken once a day. Because of its strong potency, my doctor told me …

While in high school I played a lot of sports from basketball to volleyball and softball. However, one large side effect of sports is Arniflora Pain Relieving Gel. My mother used this for a long time and growing up she insisted that I use it as well. Although I …

Apparently I snore and according to my husband I snore badly. There have been many times that my snoring has kept is both awake at night and over the last several years I have tried several rememdies to help relieve the snoring and for the most part I have …

I am always anxious to go to the dentist to have my tooth extracted. It is painful and gruesome especially when bleeding is involved after extraction. I remember when I had my first tooth extraction, my dentist prescribed me to take Hemostan 500 mg. together with Ponstan. I took …

Biogesic is common name when it comes to paracetamol. I think everybody knows Biogesic. It is what most people I know actually take. Well, I have been taking it since I was in my teens. My parents took it so it was what they let us have when we …

I was diagnosed with Bipolar Type II disorder in 2003, and after a year of finding the right medication, I am very happy to say that I have been on Zyprexa 2.5 MG for 4 1/2 years with no ill side effects. I have not had any rapidly changing …

A great drug for anyone with lung trouble is singular. It opens the lung airways and within 2 weeks I was able to walk 2 blocks without becoming so short of breath. It is especially helpful during the allergy season and during the hot stick summer months …

My doctor was unsure if the Diabetes that I have is really Type 1. There are test to make sure of this but it is expensive and it may not be really worth. Type 1 Diabetics no longer produces insulin in their bodies, so the treatment of choice has …

I use to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day. I went to my doctor for help. He subscribed Chantix. He said to be on it for 3 months. I was excited and started taking it right away. The first week I did not notice any changes I …

I remember when I was younger, a doctor prescribed me to take Imodium (Loperamide) whenever I have diarrhea. Imodium is just one of the brand names for Loperamide. It comes with a tablet, capsule or liquid form and is taken orally. Anyway, just a bit of information about diarrhea. …

This last year I have suffered from way too many colds and two too many flu’s. I recently started to develop a cold again due to my daughter bringing germs home from school. The whole family has been sick and though I had plenty of children’s medicine, I did …

Aloe Mist is an alcohol-free gel spray for sunburns. This is a very smart product that should be in every beach bag. It’s much better than traditional sunburn lotions because you don’t have to rub it in. All you do is spray it on the burn. It works just …

Orajel Oral Anesthetic is a medicine or the drug which is used to get relieved of the tooth ache .It is available in all the nearby medical stores. The main task of this Orajel Oral Anesthetic is to numb the pain when we think that an action performed by …

I had a tenacious case of seborrheic dermatitis last year, and it occurred once again on an unexpected part of my body: the upper back. It first captured my attention when I got out of the shower. My hand kept brushing on a scaly patch. It …

Proventil (albuterol) is a steroid medicine that I use in the treatment of Asthma. I get it in the liquid form and I put it in my portable breathing machine when I am having an attack or difficulty breathing. Proventil is the name brand and Albuterol is the generic …

The last time my aunt visited me in Las Vegas was around March and after a full day of driving and shopping around the city, I noticed she was looking pale and her eyes were watery.
When asked, she said it was her allergies acting up but she hadn’t thought to …

I was diagnosed as having nephrolithiasis, kidney stones, in both of my kidneys about six months ago. This problem was already giving me some flank pains and some kind of hyperacidity. Aside from this I began developing urinary tract infection almost every other month.
Because of the recurring …

Lunesta is prescription sleep medication. I asked for a prescription from my doctor when I got fed up with not being able to sleep. It got to the point that I might sleep like an hour a night, or what felt like an hour. Some nights I could …

I went to my family doctor for sore throat last week. When I went to doctor I already had sore throat for 4 days. I never had cold or fever with this sore throat or any cold for more than a year now. …

In December of 2005 I had my first child at Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee, Florida. Three months later I became pregnant with my second child, and decided, after a fair experience at Osceola Regional Medical Center, that I would switch hospitals for this delivery. I …

When my son was still a small baby, he got cough.He was just few month old at that time. I don’t know why he could get the cough. I guess it had to do with the people around him. Maybe they were the one that gave the virus to …

The Depo Provera contraceptive is an injectable contraceptive, i.e. it is a medication used to prevent pregnancy. It can be injected in your arm or in your hip and only needs to be injected every three months. Although it is inconvenient in that you need to have …

My experience with Piedmont Hospital of Atlanta, Georgia, was exceptionally different than my past hospital experiences. The staff of nurses was very considerate of my needs and the needs of my family members. In my two week stay there, I felt as if I had really come to know …

I have always had trouble sleeping. It takes me a long time to fall asleep, sometimes I lay in bed awake for over an hour before I finally doze off. Then I wake up several times throughout the night. Often, I can’t get back to sleep …

Yesterday, suddenly I had to sneeze all the time. I did not know why and then it continued until the afternoon time when I had to go out with my kids to the shopping mall centers.
Then I felt that my nose started to have a problem as well. Oh …

I highly recommend Philippine General Hospital Psychiatry Department to all those encountering problems with depression, insomnia, psychizophrenia and other mental disorders. Recently my family encountered a problem with my father, he was having problem with his sleep and so much unnecessary thoughts were bombarding his mind.This made us worried …

Refagan is another kind of paracetamol tablet which is available in most pharmacy or drug store in this country. Refagan tablet is not only made from paracetamol but it is also made of another things inside which are pseudophedrine andchlorpheniramine maleate. Those two things can be use to cure …

If you have a lot of congestion deep in your chest that does not seem to want to come out, you probably need an expectorant. Normal cough medicine will not help you —“ unless it says it has an expectorant in the ingredients. I had never bought …

“Locorten-Vioform Ear Drops” was one of the medications that I was prescribed by my general practitioner some months ago after I was diagnosed with an ear infection. I was instructed to take two drops thrice a day into my infected ear up until my follow up visit on the …

I have struggled with this freaking acne for years. Ever since I was a teenager. It’s like, shouldn’t I be done with it by my twenties? I always thought it was connected to adolescence and puberty. Not so much. It has a lot to do with hormones and eating …

I woke up last Saturday with a swollen left eye. The house here in Gabs has not been occupied for a month when we went home in April-May and I thought that there must have been insects harbouring in the house (it is now winter here in Botswana). …

Bonamine is to me a proven and trusted brand for prevention of nausea and vomiting. This is a medicine for me when I encounter motion sickness. When in a very long travel I usually become dizzy and this would then turn to nausea and vomiting. I could …

Like my mother I am one of those people who has terrible problems with my menstrual cycle. The pain, bloating and mood swings experienced with my PMS are usually pretty severe and even causes my boyfriend to stay away. This being the case I have tried many different …

Seasonale is a birth control pill that has been on the market for quite some time now. It is commonly distributed by doctors and has, for the most part, earned its reputation as being a reliable method of providing birth control for couples across America. One side effect …

I have seen and tried many so called Ayurvedic herbal shampoos but none of them gave any special advantages compared to normal shampoos available in the market. It is at this time I heard of Krishna Thulasi herbal shampoo which was written as an ayurvedic product on the label. …

I absolutley hate getting cold sore. I have been battling these evil little cold sore outbreaks every winter since I was about 10 years old. I hate the way that they make me feel and when I got a little older I started to use abreva to help get …

Biofreeze is a rub on pain relieving gel for minor aches and pains. I bought this product a while back after my foot was sprained. I didn’t want to use any more Tylenol or Advil since I wanted to try something new. It’s very convenient to use as it …

I used to take Tylenol Extra Strength Pain Reliever & Fever Reducer for pain that I would get in my back. I still get the occasional pain, especially on days where I need to do more lifting and moving than usual, so I didn’t stop taking this pain reliever …

I have the problem of acid indigestion. I really didn’t want to spend a fortune on prescription medicines. Sometimes the indigestion isn’t really that bad. I could probably go the whole day with nothing. I asked the pharmacist what I should do. He suggested I take Topcare Acid Reducer …

This is a Ibuprofen and Paracetamol suspension precribed for Analgesic and Antipyretic usage for children. This medicine has been my saver everytime my baby has fallen ill due to Viral infection and lower dosage of Junimol has not beeneffective with her.
Initially when she was below 1 year, during viral …

I think that I’m getting older because now whenever I eat hot foods and or anything heavy, I’m suffering from some type of indigestion. It has gotten so bad that I ended up going to the emergency room, thinking I was having a heart attack.
The doctor recommended the …

I really hate not being well, and I would say the most common thing that I get sick with is having the Cold. I seem to catch the Cold so easily, and sometimes feel like I am always sneezing and sniffling. So I always have an inhaler in my …

I have this ugly scar on my right forearm due to motorcycle accident about 3 inches long. I am really not happy with the exposure of my scar on my forearm because I need to wear long sleeves just to cover the imperfections of …

I was originally prescribed this contraceptive pill as an alternative to Dianette and as a ‘break’. (To reduce the risk of side effects, it’s recommended to have breaks from using the stronger pill Dianette)
I’ve had absolutely no problems on it, and I’ve been using it for over a year …

My mother and I suffer from low back pain. I was assigned to a surgical unit where rehabilitative medicine is also done I often encounter the use of topical gels to soothe aching muscles and joints. When it was time for me and my mom to have or physical …