My son got sick today and I couldn’t find any fever medicine. My next door neighbor saw me walking out to my car carrying my son. She asked if he was sick again, and I said I was on my way to the pharmacy. She called out that I …

After trying medication after medication for a back injury that I sustained after a car injury, I have recently tried taking Flexeril. Flexeril is a muscle relaxer, which is designed to eliminate muscles from going into spazms, or tensing after an injury is endured by a patient. …

When I had my first bout with vertigo, I didn’t know what was wrong with me. All I knew was that my world was spinning and I couldn’t make heads or tails of “which way is up”. Even laying motionless had the room moving around, and it …

I probably would say that I get the Cold pretty easily. It’s really annoying and I’m sure no one likes to get sick, but I really hate the Cold and Flu in general. I first tried this Medicine a good couple of years ago and I tend to always …

My mother, while I was growing up, was a huge fan of humidifiers and she considered them a cure-all. Even if we weren’t really sick, she’d have the humidifier going, thinking it’s going to prevent sickness. And, we lived in the south with nice humid weather, and there was …

I have always had allergic rhinitis. There are bad days and there are worse days. Whenever I go and sleep over my Aunt’s house, I always have it. The bedroom can be very dusty and my nose can get really stuffed because of it. Every time I go there, …

I hate the fact that I experience allergies whenever I go visit my friend. I’m used to the dry hot climate in Nevada, and all the sudden I’m thrown into a whole other world of trees and pollen as far as the eye can see, and I get off …

Some things just can’t be beat by advances in medicine. One of those things is Vicks VapoRub Cough Suppressant and Topical Analgesic. It is a traditional stand by medication that will always be in my family medicine cabinet, and I can trace its regular use in our family back …

Many people do not even realize that they do have sleep apnea. They snore, loudly, away every night. If YOU find that you are disturbing others while you try to sleep, and find yourself choking awake, gasping for air, you just may have sleep apnea that will need a …

With four of us (myself, my husband, and our two kids) living in our household, there usually isn’t a month that goes by that at least one of us isn’t feeling up to par. We tend to like to take as many preventative measures as possible, and really just …

Adderal XR is known to be a membership medication. What is that? It is a medication that is complex and many users or family members of users find hard to understand and grasp the quality and functions of this medication. However, for those few who understand how Adderal XR …

I had been witnessing a thronging ear pain for the past fortnight. Though initially I felt that the pain might have caused due to my recent cold attack( because I could sometimes feel my ears ringing)- I tried taking a cough medication in the hope of getting my …

Originally introduced as a medication to prevent seizures Topamax has found other uses. Introduced to this medication by my neurologist last year, I had high hopes it would help my headaches. Unfortunately, I was one of the people who had side effects while taking the medication and …

My boyfriend injured his neck in 2006, while he was a delivery man, who lifted insanely large appliances, by himself all day long. We first sought the treatment of a local doctor, and that produced very few results. He was taking vicodan and a muscle relaxer three times a day. …

My wisdom teeth are still growing in. As they grow in the break through part of my gums and cause a considerable amount of pain. I have found that ambesol works very well at relieving that pain. The small tube fits pretty well inside my mouth, I squeeze a …

Xanax is a prescription medication which can be used to treat panic disorder, among other things. Panic disorder is a distressing psychological problem which I have been learning to cope with for over 20 years. There are numerous medications available to alleviate the distress during panic attack, and one …

I never try to take supplement tablet for my skin health before until a friend of mine told me that I should take Nourish skin for a better and healthy skin especially skin face.
I could see the result on my friend’s skin face. She is taking the tablet every …

Delsym has to be the most effective cough suppressant on the market, currently. I had the absolute worst whooping cough the other week and my friend, who is a nurse, suggested that I speak to my doctor and ask to try Delsym, otherwise known as dextromethorphan polistirex. …

We definitely know when spring and summer have arrived in our household, because we all start having problems with our allergies. Just a few years ago, I was the only “lucky” person who had symptoms associated with allergies, but over the years my oldest son (who is fifteen now) …

The Sengkang polyclinic is situated within 5 minutes walk from Compassvale bus station. The polyclinic shares the same building as the Community Centre, in which many residents staying around Sengkang would join activities such as yoga, aerobics, badminton club, and cooking classes.
The polyclinic attracts a few hundred patients every …

If you have ever been in an accident and gotten a scar then you are probably looking for something that will help diminish the look of that scaring. This is a wish that I had during many times in my life because I have some scars from acne that …

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 …

The Chloraseptic Sore Throat Spray comes in a six ounce spray bottle and sells for around fourteen dollars. I bought the cherry-flavored variety as I didn’t see any other flavor on the shelf at Walgreens. I was okay with picking up a cherry-flavored medication though because I like the …

After Medical City moved to its new location, I just wanted to be sick all the time. Aside from the hospital equipment, you’d think the rooms are from five star hotels. Glass windows, gorgeous bathrooms, modern furnishings; it’s all too comfortable to be a hospital room really. This is …

When H1N1 became an alarming disease all over the country, I myself become more protective and health conscious. Wherever place I go like dining in a restaurant, watching inside a movie house, using restrooms in malls and what not. I always wash my hands and if its not possible …

Seroquel is an anti-psychotic medication. This means that is prescribed for mental disorders such as schizophrenia and schizo-affective disorder. These are disorders which cause the sufferer to hear voices or have hallucinations.
The main side effect of this medication is extreme tiredness. In people who are severely mentally ill and …

After I gave birth to my second child, I was so depressed because of postpartum obesity. Looking in the mirror really makes things worse. I was so insecured with my flabs. Worse I really had a hard time finding the right clothes that can conceal my excess …

If you suffer from migraine, menstral cramps, you might ask your doctor to try anaprox 275. You are allowed to take 2 up to 3 total every 24 hours. Anaprox is also sold over the counter as aleve or naprosyn, however the dosage their is only 200mg. …

I believe some of you ever heard about Purol brand. In my own country, Purol is a known brand that make powder for allergic skin. But in Europe, we can also find Purol ointment.
I always have this product in the house. One of my kid often get allergic reaction …

A few years back, I went to California to visit with some family when I feel into the worst kind of allergy and illness I had not experienced in a long, long time. I was completely congested, throat swollen to the size of golf balls, and had mucus running out …

I like to keep certain things in my medicine cabinet and anti-itch cream is one of them. You never know when a sting or a rash might cause unbearable itching. The creams can be rather expensive, so in order to save a little bit of money while stocking my …

When I first saw the Astring-O-Sol candy I thought it was another mouthwash series, but on closer look it turns out to be Astring-O-Sol’s first candy production. I just had a lecture for my students at the university and a sweet that cured my sore throat was what …

A few years ago I had a case of shingles rash on my trunk. It’s caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox, which I apparently had as a child and didn’t even know it! The red, blistery rash developed quickly and was excruciatingly painful. I …

I have had trouble sleeping for the past few months. I’ve tried all types of different ways to actually help me sleep better. After searching for different methods, I decided to go ahead and try Ambien. I docotr has been telling me about it for the past couple of …

This nasal spray is just salt water but it’s used to help clear up nasal congestion - from a cold or allergies.
Since I’m pregnant and can’t take really any medications, I tried this spray when I had a nasty head cold not too long ago. I was actually …

Campho-Phenique Cold Sore Treatment With Drying Action is a product that I keep handy for my nine year old son. He is prone to licking his lips and surrounding facial skin area during Michigan winters. This leads to chapped lips, which eventually turn into lip cracks. At his very …

I have a bad back and my knees are arthritic as well and there are a lot of days where the pain is just unmanageable. I try not to take any drugs these days, but for a while, I was on various painkillers at different times, and one …

This is another anti-inflammatory drug but it is not a steroid like the other corticosteroid anti-inflammation drug I have reviewed on. In fact, this drug can be used on other illnesses or discomforts too such as pain for periods for woman, or joint or bone pains for old-aged people …

I delivered my first child via cesarian section and on the day I was scheduled to go home, I had to contend with a lot of things. Aside from the pain and heaviness in my belly, I also suffered from a severe and debilitating headache. My head felt like …

Not too long ago, I had what I thought was the beginning of a cold. I had nasal congestion, sinus pain and pressure, watery and itchy eyes and a sore throat. Usually, I do not like taking decongestants because sometimes I get side effects from them like a racing …

Anyone who’s had Buckley’s cough syrup knows it tastes awful and it works.
I bought the Jack & Jill Syrup for my kids because if they even see the adult bottle, they are ready to weep!
I have been using it on my kids and like that it’s an expectorant rather …

To stop smoking, is never a fun or easy process for someone who has become accustomed to including the act of smoking in their daily lives for years. In order to cease smoking, I used the Habitrol Nicotine Patch. To be perfectly honest, I had little faith …

My mother gave Oralit to me when I had a problem with my stomach. At that time, I got diarrhea and had to vomited few times. My mother was worried that I could get dehydration. That’s why she immediately went to pharmacy store to buy Oralit.
Oralit is a …

I don’t usually like to take sleep aids but sometimes I get insomnia and need them so I can get a good nights rest. Since I don’t have to take them that often, I don’t want to spend a lot of money on them so I decided to try …

I may not always like the taste of Theraflu, but it almost always works for me. Problem is that Theraflu is a rather expensive product, and when I get sick, even though I’m feeling horrible, I still don’t want to spend a load of money to last me a …

I have been using this Medicine for a few months now - well I haven’t been constantly using this as if I had a cold for that lenght of time then I would think that I had a problem. This medicine has been out for years but I always …

My son hardly eat vegetables. Only certain kind of vegetables that he like to eat. And those vegetables also need to be ground so he doesn’t have to chew anymore when he eat it. I don’t know why he is doing like that.
To give more vitamins for his …

Dolfenal is a medicine, a pain reliever for headache, toothache and muscle discomfort and even dysmennorrhea. Before, I always rely on Paracetamol whenever I feel pain. Paracetamol works slowly. It does not work for me. I constantly feel migraine whenever I am at work because of facing the computer …

This is the second cough syrup I have tried from Sainsbury’s own brand and, just like the other one, this works really well. It is called —˜Sainsbury’s Glycerin Honey & Lemon Cough Syrup’ and it is intended to relief a tickly cough and a sore throat. I …

I’ve been taking Fibro-Lium for some time now. I first heard it from my mom when got a colonoscopy procedure. Then I eventually did a little research and found out that drinking one sachet before breakfast was very good when it comes to bowel movement. Those who are regularly …