Sweating causes the excretion and loss of important electrolytes in the body. This could lead to dehydration if not replaced properly. This unfortunately, happened to me one time while I was exercising. I was too carried away by my jog that I had forgotten to drink electrolyte replacement fluids. …

Buscopan is a medication used to stomach, usually intestinal spasms. This medicine was prescribed to us by a family doctor when my mother had an unusual pain and cramps she couldn’t move an inch. The doctor said this would relieve her pain and will help her flush out bacteria …

I take aspirin for aches and pains, so when I hurt my back I figured I would take a couple of aspirin for the pain. The pain wasn’t very severe, so I thought my usual two aspirin would do the trick. I was disappointed to realize that we 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 …

I use Hirudoid cream occasionally to remove bruises and hopefully in the process, varicose veins. Having a lot of veins in the legs is a common trait in my family and I would like to prevent my legs from suffering the same fate. Using Hirudoid is simple; …

When I started having pain in my heels, I was working eight hour days on my feet, and was somewhat overweight. I soon developed severe plantar fasciitis in my left foot. This condition is also known as “heel spur.” There was not actually any bone spur on the x-ray, …

I had tried another cvs brand of heartburn medication, which was about half the price of this cvs brand Omeprazole, at $9 for 32 count verses the $9 for the 14 count I paid for this one, but sometimes my heartburn and acid reflux is at a stage that …

Quite a month ago my little girl complained about her skin itching her and led to redness of her skin, I took her to the family doctor for a check up and the doctor gave a the cause of the itching and redness on her body,it was a …

I always go to the shop next to this clinic and every time I went there, I noticed that there was no patient in the clinic. But one day, I was suffering from a mild food poisoning due to the food in my work place. I could feel the …

Since a couple years, I had a few problem with cold sores. Sometimes I wake in the morning with one and I’ve been looking for something to make it disapear quicky. A couple weeks ago, I woke up in the morning with and I noticed a little slight tingle …

My 1 year old daughter is having a bad case of atopic dermatitis (skin asthma/allergies), that even the usual cream steroids won’t do her skin any good.
When we visited her pediatrician for another consult, she was prescribed with a new cream named Ezerra. At first, i was hesitant because …

Daily Meds Drug Package insert is a great website to keep on your destop. It list hundreds of drugs and their original package insert, so that you can get the most recent information on the drug, its packaging, side effects, precautions or interactions with other drugs that the …

A decade and a half has passed since I was diagnosed with Diabetes. Frankly, I went into a state of depression after my doctor explained me this condition. The fact that this didn’t have any cure, made me feel hopeless. At first I thought the symptoms were minor and …

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 …

Some time ago I was having problems with a pain in my stomach which I thought might be the onset of an ulcer. I could feel the acid burning my stomach to the point where I found it hard to fall asleep many nights or even do certain exercises. …

In the last summer month due to excessive heat I had been suffering from heat rashes all over my body. The itching caused due to the heat rashes made me feel uncomfortable. It is during this time that my sister suggested that I use Dermi Cool Itch Guard prickly …

I love Smith Brothers Wild Cherry Cough Drops because they remind me of when I was a kid. My father always seemed to have a Smith Brothers Wild Cherry Cough Drop in this mouth, although sometimes he did switch to the licorice flavor. If I had a …

I thought my dry, itchy, irritated, burning eyes was a result from moving to a dry climate and having contact lenses. After months of trying every non-prescription eye drop medication that I could find, and spending way too much money, I finally decided to ask a doctor about it-just …

Equate Triple Antibiotic Ointment is the generic term for regular Triple Antibiotic Ointment, but it works just the same. The active ingredients being Bacitracin Zinc, Neomycin Sulfate, and Polymyxin B Sulfate, they are the same ingredients as in the regular version. Even the amounts are the same. …

Metoprolol
This last summer I was diagnosed with a heart condition called Inappropriate sinus tachycardia. The fortunate thing is its a non life threatening condition. It involves the sinus node over exaggerating and making the heart go into a tachycardia mode (heart rate over 100bpm). The problem is at …

I used the contraceptive pill Triphasil for three years back in the late 1990’s and was pleased with the results…it was my first experience with a birth control pill, and it worked perfectly for me. Of course, I was very careful to not miss a dose ( I …

One of the things I really hate is having a headache, menstrual cramps, or some kind of physical pain that makes it difficult for me to either fall asleep or stay asleep. Since I am a college student it is imperative for me to get an adequate amount of …

My mother is under treatment for osteoporosis and weakness of bone. A bone density test had confirmed this disease when she complained about continuous mild pain on her spine and arms. Her 25 Hydroxy Vitamin D test was also abnormal showing the level of Vitamin D well below the normal …

I was admitted to the hospital due to a recent asthmatic attack. I became severely deprived of oxygen that I had to be rushed to the emergency room. My parents panicked when they saw my face turned blue. I seriously thought that I was going to die. Breathing became …

I have been using Lipitor for a couple of years now. At first I was reluctant to start using it, since I was told that once you start, you must continue using it for the rest of your life. So, before I started, I tried controlling my cholesterol by …

Walgreens brand medicine has been some of the best medicine I’ve ever invested in, and has worked better than even some (or maybe even most) prescription medications me or my husband or kids have been given over the years. I have taken Wal-Zyr for my allergies in the past …

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 …

Robitussin Cough and Chest Congestion helped me with chest congestion that I had with a bad cold. The active ingredient in Robitussin Cough and Chest Congestion is Guaifenesin which is an expectorant. An expectorant is a medication that loosens up and thins mucous, making it easier for it to …

As a part of the Occupational Therapy Curriculum, Internship should include a 3 month training in a psychiatric facility. That is where I first encountered patients taking Stilnox. These patients are mostly with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, others have Schizophrenia and others have Anxiety & Mood Disorder. It is …

I first tried this product while visiting a friend who travels to Canada a lot’s house. I was trying to shake a cold and he said this was the worst tasting but best working cough medicine he had ever had. Boy I have to tell you …

This particular drugstore company is for me one of the best here in the city of Dumaguete, Philippines. Well at least the other branch along Perdices street, I thought. This is so because if I go downtown, it’s really the place I buy my medicines …

Kids are too playful, they don’t mind if they get dirts on their clothes after a long hour of outdoor activities. But when they get open wounds and bruises they will mind to stop and just cry at one corner. This what my young sibling experienced just yesterday while …

Yes I know, not a subject that many of us women feel comfortable talking about, but lets face it this is something that a lot of us suffer with from time to time! So let’s get it covered and sorted out here!
Feminine Itching can be caused due to thrush, …

Few months back since last few weeks I was going through some tough situations of my life, and there was a lot of tension and stress on me. Because of that I could not sleep properly, and the day I used to feel very tired because of incomplete sleep. …

I have to admit that over the last two years, I’ve leaned more towards an all-natural or homeopathic approach to treating my sleep disorder (Delayed Sleep Disorder), but sometimes, the problem really calls for a heavy duty non-prescription slee aid. I tend to change out the sleep aid products …

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 …

This is the best health card I have so far compared to our old health card. In my previous company, they provided us a health card and I am happy to say that Medicard is the number 1 health provider here in the Philippines. They offer the best doctors …

Vicks Vapo Rub is my standalone medicine to fight headache. Whenever I hit with a bad headache, Vicks is my first try to tackle with it. Most of the time, it provides me the cure in couple of hours.
I use this medicinal balm from my childhood. I use it …

Mcid is the syrup, which is used to stop the loose motion due to infection in stomach. When my little sister had the baby she was little sad after some time. When I asked her the reason of being sad, she said that her little daughter who …

When my son started to go to pre-school, during the first week, he got a very nasty cold, which he in turn gave to me. My chest was all clogged up. I could barely breathe. I could feel the junk just suck in there and couldn’t get it out. …

I was constantly bothered by the hip pain that I had. This was accompanied by the pain in my joints especially my knees. There are times that I felt this tingling sensation with weakness in my lower extremity. I couldn’t get a decent sleep because I was bothered by …

I have read some reviews of people that Aleve works fine for. I get some very uncomfortable headaches at the back/base of my skull going into my neck. I normally have to take about 5 to 7 Advils for it depending on the severity. It works well. Usually in …

In one of those miserable days, I woke up with a mild headache, which eventually grew more painful to forbid me to sleep. It occurred early in the morning, and I had barely 3 hours of sleep before then. Sleep usually acts as antidote for headaches, but …

Benicar is a medication used to treat hypertension.As medication goes,I guess it is okay for young people in the beginning who have only slight hypertension and you don’t have to use it for five or more years.
I would say anyone who has had high blood for years it is …

If you’re like me, then you are a frequent sufferer of headaches, migraines and other tensions in your head that drive you crazy. So many questions are asked, all of which are annoyingly obvious. “Do you drink enough water?”. Yes. “Is it your eyes?”. No. It just seems to …

I have been using Gynera Tablets as contraceptives for almost 5 years now, and being so satisfied with the product, I am doing a review on it to help other women like me decide on what type of contraceptive would be best for them.
I used to take a different …

First of all the Wild Pigeon Oil is the Brand name and the product has nothing to do with Wild Pigeons. I had to do this review because I was surprised that in spite of this wonderful medicine being so effective and popular I couldn’t find any information …

When I reported to my new doctor that I had been taking over the counter Benadryl for seasonal pollen allergies, he recommended that I try Allegra instead. He said it would last longer and work more to prevent the reactions before they started. This sounded appealing so …

I was having headache one time. It was really a bad one. It was throbbing and it made me feel nauseated.
Because of this I decided to be absent from work so that I can have a full day of restful sleep. I scanned my box of sample medications …