Living with a bum shoulder puts a damper on my life, especially because I love to play sports. I like to take out the time to play with my friends on the weekend and basketball is my favorite. Though I love basketball it can leave me in a sticky …

A few years back, I had this extreme stabbing pain in my abdomen. I didn’t know what it was at first so I took some pain medications to make it go away. This did nothing to help me. The pain increased in frequency and severity. Scared by what was …

Having recurring back pain, I have tried my share of creams, gels, braces, and patches. some work great, others…not so much. One that I buy often, because it works for me, is Icy Hot Extra Medicated Patch in a 5 pack box. It costs about $5 …

Wellbutrin is an anti-depressant medication. This means that it affects the level of serotonin in the brain. Most doctors and researchers believe that clinical depression occurs when there is too little serotonin in the brain. Serotonin is a chemical produced in the brain that affects mood. When there is …

My son was prescribed Clindamycin suspension by his dentist when he complained of toothache. It was found that he had an abscess, which was recurrent, that needs some strong antibiotics, something that can reach deep down fascia like the tissues of the mouth. And so Clindamycin was prescribed …

Diabetes is a disease which arises when an individual becomes defficiaent of the homone known as Insulin.Insulin is an homone which is been produced in the “Islet of Legahans” in the pancrease of the human body,the Insualin is a digestive homone which helps in the regulation of blood sugar.When …

I discovered “Skin Shield” quite by accident. I am a native-born Florida resident, and many of us Floridians, native and transplants alike, tend to run around in Flip-Flops instead of shoes whenever we can.
This past summer my wife and I decided we needed to get more exercise and took …

I bought NeoCitran recently, when I was panic-stricken with colds. By this time, my dependable stash of Cold-Fx had ran out and I had nowhere else to turn to!
Pricewise, Cold-Fx is double the price of one box of NeoCitran, which contains 10 pouches. So I thought if …

I had to undergo this CT scan procedure of my whole abdomen in order for doctors to find out what was wrong with me. I’ve been having this on and off pain for several months now. At first, I completely disregarded it, but when the pain was already increasing …

I have been taking my kids to see Dr. Elena Chinn at Rockwall Pediatrics since my first child was born three and a half years ago. Dr. Pflieger is the other doctor in the building and my kids have seen him a few times but I prefer Dr. Chinn. …

I had loose bowel movement about 6 months ago which caused me to defecate about 6 to 9 times per day. My stool consistency was watery. I also had several episodes of vomiting and crampy abdominal pain from time to time. Because of this, I became …

My family and I have been going to the Wal-Mart Vision Center on South Campbell for the past three years. This includes my wife and two teenage daughters. I’ve worn glasses and contacts my whole life, and as I’m now in my middle 40’s have visited lots …

Spring is one of my favorite times of year, however it does have its drawbacks. One of these is that it triggers my allergies. I absolutely hate having allergies. My nose gets congested and I often get sinus headaches. However, my doctor said that while I am taking an …

During the summer, I was doing some outdoor work, gardening and trimming the bushes. As I was finishing up, I felt my arm start to itch and when I looked at it, it was starting to get red. I figured I scratched it on the bushes that …

I have tried a lot of liniments to ease out muscle and body aches. One of these liniments is Pau Liniment. This product has a blend of menthol, camphor and methyl salicylate. It comes in a small green plastic bottle. It is not just readily available in any drugstores. …

It was a horrible situation for me during the year 1970 while I was preparing myself for college examination on B.Sc. I was experiencing a peculiar unilateral headache. The onset was a throbbing pain in the right side of my head extending partly to the occipital region in the …

I think I’ve literally tried just about every pain reliever on the market. If I don’t have perpetual headaches, then I’ve got strange pains in my side or muscle problems due to a hectic and physically demanding retail job, where I’m lifting thirty or forty pounds worth of stock …

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 …

I’m an insomniac. I have a hard time falling asleeo, once I am asleep i tend to wake up every two hours. I’ve basically triend every over the counter sleep aid medicine, but it didn’t work. I usually had to take more than the recommended amount and then I …

Aricept is marketed as a drug for people with Alzheimer’s Disease. In speaking with my internist, he mentioned that he’s had success using Aricept in people with more ordinary memory issues, often better than for Alzheimer’s patients. I don’t have Alzheimer’s, but I often lose my keys and may …

I have always wanted a maintenance treatment for my asthma. And having to try one medication from another can be quite scary and also a burden. I never know what will come as a side effect for the drug that I am trying. But nevertheless, I keep on experimenting …

Migranal migraine headache medication spray is not worth the packaging the medication comes in. One package contains 8 vials with 8 nasal sprayers plus the required administration instructions and package insert. One package cost me over $200. This medication, for lack of a better word, did …

I was prescribed Zyprexa for depression and anxiety by my doctor making it one of the many medications I have tried to find the right one for me. Zyprexa was not it.
My first impression was that I immediately began to get tired to the point where I could not …

Normally, I try to stay away from medication and just let nature take its course when it comes to healing from a cold. I don’t believe in putting all of this unnatural stuff in my body just because I’m not feeling well. When you think about it, …

A couple years ago, my doctor put me on a relatively low dosage of Zoloft. I’d been battling depression most of my life, but it wasn’t until my son was born that I felt the need to get it under control for good. The doctor explained I …

Ever since I was a kid, I know that we never forget to buy Vicks VapoRub. It would always be stashed in one of our shelves in the kitchen area. It’s a clear and sticky ointment and it’s very effective and useful. When we were kids and we are …

About nine years ago I moved to Michigan with my husband, from Arkansas, which was not only a culture shock, but a shock to my immune system as well, since these two states have totally differing climates, one being humid and hot and one being predominantly cold and dry. …

I have been looking for something to deal with my dry skin areas. The skin becomes dry, starts to peel and eventually looks like a nasty rash. I hate dealing with this problem because it can happen on any part of the body. I especially hate when it happens …

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 …

In my recent travel in Greenwich, England, I am amazed to see Rose Pharmacy. This is a pharmacy that I always know and relied to. Back in my home country, I trust this pharmacy because they always employ people, though not always all, who are always ready to give …

Prednisone is a steriod pill that is used in the treatment of Asthma. It comes in a variety of different dosages and I have tried most of them. This pill is white and comes in a small form and is bitter tasting. It dissolves extremely rapidly so be prepared …

It’s not something people like to talk about, but cold sores are always embarrassing, sometimes painful, and usually, they take a long time to go away. I have been fortunate to have only rarely suffered with one, but I always feel sorry when I see people with them, usually …

Anytime that I can purchase the generic or store brand of a product, I do. I read the label and compare the ingredients side by side. Most of the time, the only difference is the texture or the container, applicator or dispenser.
I keep a tube of Equate …

This hospital resides in Columbia South Carolina, in downtown Columbia. I have a very high opinion of this hospital and the employees who work there. Palmetto Health is very picky about who they let work in their hospital environment and they only choose the best. I gave birth to …

This drug is used to treat hypertenion.It is considered a water pill that lowers the blood pressure and elimate fluids from the body.
When I first started taking the medication my blood pressure was border line which means it was higher than it should have been but not at the …

I have been taking Vicks Nyquil for colds and coughs for years. Even when I was a kid, that’s what my mom always gave me when I was sick. It’s well know that Nyquil is effective in reieving cold and flu symptoms plus helps you sleep. Recently I …

About 4 years ago, I had a very bad episode of hyper-acidity which caused me to have some nausea and vomiting which made me weak and a little dehydrated. Because I was on duty in the hospital, I had no choice but to find some available medication …

To all the women out there!
Last month a few days before my menstrual period I noticed that I had a cottage cheese like discharge. I had no itchiness or fishy-like smell; only an unnatural discharge. And, for the past three month I have notice this type of discharge only …

About three months after I had my son in November, I started to have panic attacks and random feelings of impending doom. I really thought that is was my birth control messing with my hormones. It turns out that I had postpartum depression. My family doctor wrote me a prescription …

Because I have a long history of painful conditions that must be treated with regular pain-maintenance medications, and because I’ve since established a high tolerance towards such medications, it’s always difficult for me to find a pain medication that is long lasting with good effects. Most drugs will be …

Flintstones vitamins have been around for years and I have been taking Flintstones vitamins for a s long as I can remember, ever since I was a little young kid I always ate them like their were candy because of the simple fact that they taste so good and …

Phentermine was once partned with another drug to supposed resounding success. Remember the fad of the phen-phen diet? Well, phentermine is the drug of that combo which is still legal.
Just because a drug is legal, however, doesn’t mean that it is great for your health. While …

I have had some serve allergies this fall that have caused me continual sneezing, constant runny nose, watery eyes and worst of all wheezing and breathing difficulties. I recently have been trying the Zyrtec 24 Hour Allergy Tablets, but after my second dosage I started having some side effects. …

I purchased Afrin Nasal Decongestant Spray at my local walmart for about $7 or $8 several years back. I had a terrible cold and was told by a nurse that Afrin Nasal Decongestant would go a long way into helping me feel better. I was miserable and willing to …

Congestion is something that I think no one likes to deal with. I know that being congested leaves me unable to breathe properly and just plain miserable. I hate the way it wakes me up in the night, and makes it difficult for me to eat. I have tried …

Nurofen cold and flu tablets are for day and night treatment. This medicine is specially made to help lessen or to treat all signs of colds and flu. It just happen that while i am writing this review i have a terrible virus, like a flu with a …

Typhoon Ondoy brought so much devastation in our lives. My family and our dog stayed on the roof for seventeen hours waiting for the flood which reached our second floor to subside. We lost so many of our things, and the first practical problem that we faced was how …

Finding the most birth-friendly hospital can be a tough search especially when you see a lot of hospitals around, and hear different feedbacks about each of them, and don’t really know if it is a good place to go or not, unless you’ve tried their services yourself. We have …

I just had my wisdom tooth surgery a few weeks ago. After the extraction, my dentist asked me to gargle with a warm salt water solution or a mouthwash. I opted to gargle with a mouthwash, then my mom bought me a Betadine 1% Oral Antiseptic Solution Gargle. Although …

Metacin Tablets is a Paracetamol tablet that cures our body pain, headache, cold, etc. This product contains Paracetamol I.P 0.5 gm. I prefer this tablet while I am having headache because the tablet doesn’t have heavy power dosage. But it cures my headache within an hour …