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, …

Efexor XR (Australia) or Effexor XR (USA)- Venlafaxine HCl - is an extended release antidepressant of the category SNRI - serotonin-noradrenaline(USA = norepinephrine) reuptake inhibitor.
I write with personal experience of this drug for over 3 1/2 years, and personal experience with most other classes and brands of antidepressants since …

My last cold turned into the flu, or perhaps it was the flu all along and I didn’t know it. During that horrid two week period I tried no less than seven medications. The first of those was the Zicam Cold Remedy Gel Swabs.
My sister …

I was looking for a cough drop one day but was in a hurry to get to work. When I stopped in the drug store, there was a display of Ricola The Original Natural Herb Cough Suppressant at the front of the store. I grabbed a bag because it …

I took some Airborne products for a week straight before heading on a trip, as it was recommended to me by a friend who said it was a great preventative product to take to keep airport/travel sicknesses from affecting you, and I didn’t get sick the whole two weeks, …

This is my additional boost of Ascorbic acid Vitamin C aside from my Enervon-C tablet. This is so because I strongly believe in the power of Ascorbic acid in promoting good health and energy to active individauals like me.And I am only using FERN-C Ascorbic …

Avil are one of the most common medicines used in India for treating minor allergies, it’s so common that even my grandma knows about the medicines and she tells me to take Avil whenever I get these itchy skins due to change in weather or anything else. …

Most of the time I wake up in the morning with an itchy nose, this is due to the reason that I have allergic rhinitis for a long time now. And once in a while, especially when the weather changes, I tend to itch or sneeze a lot. Years …

I don’t enjoy dealing with sore throats. I hate the way it alternates between throbbing and sharp pains. The only way to stop dealing with throat pain is to find a very good medication. I don’t like using cough drops or lozenges for my throat problems because they never …

A pain relief patch just like any other medicine in patch form. I have used the Salonpas pain reliever spray and has found it to be effective in masking and reducing the pain. So I decided to give this patch a try, when I saw it during …

There are so many anti-hypertensive drugs in the market and it’s easy to confuse one from the other. The choice is just so enormous and without a good doctor’s advice, it would absolutely be impossible to select from the wide variety of medications available. Because I also have another …

Cytomel is a medication usually prescribed for a thyroid disorder. There are two types of thyroid disorder. One type is a hyperactive thyroid — in this type of disorder, a thyroid releases too many hormones. The other kind of thyroid disorder is an under active thyroid. …

Everyone in my household suffered from severe migraine headaches so I try too always keeping a bottle of the New Chapter Headache Take Care Softgel Supplement on hand. The supplement works extremely well with relieving migraine headaches naturally and does not cause any side effects like some other over …

I have been prescribed Clonazepam, or the Generic form of the brand-name medicine “Klonopin,” off and on for some years now. I’ve found, as far as benzodiazepines (or “benzos,” for short) go, it is the most effective, by far, of the ones I’ve tried for my anxiety. In fact, …

Vicks VapoRub really brings me back to my youth. I can remember when I had a cold, my mother would rub Vicks VapoRub on my throat and cover it with a warm scarf. Back in those days, and I’m talking years ago, they even put the Vicks …

I don’t know what came over me that I listened to my friend when she recommend Goody’s to me, but I made the mistake of not listening to my better judgment instead. During the summer months, when our temperatures here in Vegas can hit upwards of 110 degrees, I …

I don’t normally shop at Kmart, but have recently been noticing a lot of sales that they have had going on. I found myself picking up some cough drops when my throat was feeling scratchy and I could feel a serious cough coming on. I noticed a large bag …

About eight months ago I discovered my first ever pile, or haemorrhoid as they are properly called (that is such a hard word to spell properly!). I was horrified at this discovery of this revolting thing up my back passage and I had to get a mirror to …

The promise: no more sneezing, runny noses, or itchy eyes! A cure for hay-fever! This sounds great, so what could possibly go wrong? Nothing! Well, that is the problem. “Nothing” is exactly, and dangerously, what your body is doing to protect you from the world while Zyrtec is present …

Macrobid is a prescription antibiotic drug my doctor put me on when I had a bad reaction to Bactrim, and it’s a drug used to treat urinary tract infections. My doctor assured me it was safe, being that it is one that pregnant women usually use when they …

My horoscope says that Aries people are prone to head injuries. I never took much stock in looking at the stars to determine my health, but I have to say that there is some grain of truth in it in my case. I almost never get sick, but I …

My husband & I love to travel. By plane or long driving, we do it every holidays and weather permitting, every other weekend. I love seeing new places. I love trying out new things, I love spending time with my husband. What I don’t like is how bad I …

My regular grocery store had a ThermaCare person to hand out samples of the product. I took one of the samples to give it a try. Although I didn’t have to pay for mine, the cost of a purchase at the grocery store would be $6.37 for a two …

I took Prevacid for years, for reflux that made me hoarse, interfered with my singing career, and caused repeated sinus infections. I took 30mg once a day. At first it was a miracle drug. I felt better than I had in my whole life! My …

Caladryl is an anti-itch topical lotion. It’s supposed to provide relief for itchiness from insect bites, rashes, or other types of skin irritation.
That said, I grew up on Caladryl. If I had an insect bite, or hives, my parents slapped on some Caladryl. And for …

I find Glucotrol to be effective in helping me manage my blood sugar. I don’t seem to have many side effects from it either. The only one is I get loose bowel movement the first few days when I restart it if I have been off for …

The cold and flu season this year (2007-2008) was extremely bad this year with an unsuspecting flu strain. One young woman in our area died from complications so when I started to sniffle and sneeze I was very concerned.
I have an autoimmune disease that makes me susceptible to bacteria …

I suffer from severe tension headaches that sometimes make me so nausea. The muscle in my neck and shoulders get so tight from sitting in a chair freelance writing all day. One of the supplements I recently started taking to help treat my tension headaches was Rainbow Light Pain …

Urinary Track Infection and yeast infection are common infections to woman. I had tried having these infections once and my doctor prescribed Doxylin Doxycycline.
He discussed the whereabouts of this drug as effective in treating UTI, yeast infection, acne and certain malarias. It sooth the symptoms and treats the bacteria …

This product is one of those products that I first saw on TV and wondered why in the world the company would create it. I mean who takes Tylenol without water…fast forward a few days and apparently I do. I was stuck at work with no drink of any …

When I was pregnant with twins, I had the hardest time sleeping. It did not matter if I was on my back or side, sleeping was just uncomfortable.
Every week, I would get emails from Baby Center and one of my emails showed all these cool maternity products. The one …

I once suffered from respiratory problems in the past and the doctor required me to take prescription medicines. Barely recovering from a rocky health, some of the medications the doctor prescribed included supplements which I suppose were given to improve my immune resistance. Part of this intervention …

A few days ago, I got one of the worst colds ever. I needed something to make the symtoms diminish while keeping me awake, so I could go to work. I tried Tylenol’s cold pills for daytime. The pills’ purpose is to clear head congestion and …

I have used many different over the counter pain killers in my life. It is hard for me to say which one is the best, but I do know which active ingredients usually work best for me. I have not always been much of a fan of acetaminophen when …

Since my job as a Technical Support Engineer on a night shift place my health at risk, it’s necessary for me to have my check up once in a while. I’m glad that Borough Medical Care Institute is accessible from my work location. I have undergone several check up …

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 …

My daughter was just turn to six months old when the doctor gave me a prescription for some extra vitamin which is called AD Plex. She need to take extra vitamin at that time because she was already stop drinking breast feeding. I was pregnant for the second time …

I often suffer from nasal allergies and I was able to try a lot of tablets for allergies and nasal spray drugs but when everything wasn’t working my doctor told me to try Drixine nasal spray, I thought that it is for allergies but it is not. It is …

Lately, I’ve been quite stressed out, so I’ve been having headaches and stomach cramps. We picked up some extra strength tylenol, fortunately in the eZtabs, to help.
The eZtabs (the red sort of candy coated ones) are actually quite a bit easier to swallow, and go down very easily. You …

Neobrufen is a medicine which main component is Ibuprophen, a well known anti-inflammatory. It comes in sachets with effervescent granules in the inside, that you have to dissolve in water so you can take it. The ones I use are the 600 mg ones, but you can find them …

The Bangkok Phuket Hospital is known as one of the best hospitals in the country. So does it live up to the reputation? Yes! The thought of having to go to hospital in Thailand is at first a scary thought but it is actually one of the most modern, …

I started taking Yasmin for a few reasons, including for acne control, help with cramps, and for the actual birth control itself. I’ve never had a lot of success with birth control medications and always found myself at the point where I could no longer take them due …

I drink a lot of caffeine to keep my headaches away. I know this is not the right answer, with being an RN and all, however I work nights and need to stay awake. When I have days off I tend to stay up …

Anyone who has ever had a cold knows the unbearable feeling of a stuffed nose. It is the most frustrating of symptoms, forbidding a good night’s sleep, inducing headaches, and ultimately prolonging the illness. This is where the genius of Simply Saline comes in to save the day. …

This type of drug is prescribed as a sleeping pill but to be exact, it has more than just sleep-inducing effects. The medical name is benzodiazepine and it’s really like a sedative and have amnesic affects. My mom was prescribed this because she is always a worrier, so at …

I’ve had a history of urinary tract infections, and I can’t always afford the time or the money when it comes to going to the doctors office at the drop of a hat and trying to get tested for urinary tract infections. For the most part, I’m familiar enough …

Forget Jesus of Nazareth this miracle drug is what you need when you are in pain.
When I have cluster headaches I usually beg the powers above for death. Cluster headaches can be 100 times more intense than migraines and are based on circadian body rhythms.
Before getting Sumatriptan I wasted …

I noticed some itchy, red spots on the back of my neck. They were right where my shirt was rubbing against my neck every day. I couldn’t just change and not wear that shirt anymore (it was part of my daily uniform).
I went to the doctor and showed …

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 …

It is fairly difficult for me to deal with my feet from time to time. I know that my feet sweat very easily, so I wear sandals 99 percent of the time. Though I love sandals and find them very comfortable, there are certain situations when I cannot wear …