I have a very bad cold sore that needed quick attention. My mother mentioned that she uses Carmex when she gets a cold sore because it makes it go away quickly. I decided, for once in my life, to follow my mother’s advice and picked up a bottle of …

I can remember having such a horrendous sore throat, that I thought it would never go away. I gave it a few days to see if it would go away on it’s own. At first, it just started like your normal scratchy mild sore throat, until about …

When it comes to pain relievers Tylenol extra Strength tablets are great for minor things like headaches, backaches, and other pains. I have been using Tylenol Extra Strength off and on for a few years and I have yet to find anything that works as well. I purchased mine …

I have developed an unsightly wart on my thumb that I really wanted gone. In the past whenever I’ve had something similar I would just use some kind of ointment or cream to gradually make it go away, but this time I wanted it to be gone quicker as …

When I have headache, drinking Paracetamol Biogesic is my idea to relieve the pain. Maybe I am influenced by the phrase the commercial of the medicine does. Honestly, this medicine can relieve the pain but it only stops the pain for 2 hours. It also ineffective when your stomach …

“Rantac” is kind of a medicine which is known for to cure gastric problems, and it also helps us to digest our food easily. And I heard in a medical conference that Rantac is very much effective to raise the pH required in some surgical patients, who needs urgent …

In the recent few months, I have noticed a considerable amount of heartburn affecting my life. I went from getting it maybe once a month to getting heartburn at least 4 or 5 times per week. I sometimes feel like I cannot deal with the pain of the heartburn …

One time after dining out with my family at a restaurant, I went home with crazy runs that left my stomach painful for hours. I ate something there that upsets my stomach (half-cooked food, I believed so). Just like other people who wanted to wait a little bit …

I have trouble with eczema. I will get these little bubbles on my skin. They really itch. That is usually the beginning of a new eczema spot for me. The tiny tiny bubbles go down but the skin will get really dry and start cracking. …

The other day, I had a bad stomach ache, and I thought that some sort of antacid might help it. So, I got some Tums Ultra, which came in a roll of 12 in mixed berry flavors. The directions say to take 2-3 tablets as the symptoms …

I am a huge fan of the Equate brand mainly because it is inexpensive and work better than most name brand medications on the market; however, I recently was suffering from a toothache and needed something cheaper than orajel, and I was completely shocked at how useless the Equate …

A few days back, I happened to be suffering from severe cough and cold, which indeed was making me feel quite miserable. Though the cold symptoms didn’t seem to be the very severe kind during the initial stages, the condition worsened so much that I realized that I had …

As a person who suffers from cluster headaches I would like to show my appreciation to a company called GlaxoSmith-Kline for their making of a product called Imitrex. Like the doctors who treat these headaches and the person who suffers from them will tell you this pain is the …

Excedrin PM —” I have a job that can be really stressful and can drive me crazy sometimes. I also have a job that requires me to be in front of the computer screen for most of the day. This being the case I have found that I frequently …

I use Tablet Glimet as anti-diabetic medicine. When first time I was detected high blood glucose level, I was very much confused and tense. I gone through lots of literature, opinions, review and more. I started all precautions like diet control, exercise, blood pressure control etc. There are lots of …

Every time I see the name of this product, I always think about those hot peppers and the chart they use to measure the heat of them. I don’t know why, but the name always makes me think hot hot hot. I’m usually a fan of IcyHot when it …

I have been smoking for the last 9 years about, and I am tired of carrying this habit along. I spoke to a doctor about quitting and he told me that he could give me a prescription to help me. I had heard of Wellbutrin and thought that he …

I have been fighting a stubborn cold for about two weeks now. At first, it wasn’t a big deal because it was mostly just the sniffles and the occasional cough so I didn’t bother even taking cold medicine. But, by last weekend, it had gotten much worse and, since …

When it comes to infections of the respiratory tract, genitourinary, ENT, skin and soft tissues and a few other conditions, amoxicillin is the usual first treatment given to you. With my experience in the out-patient clinic, mild infections are treated with Amoxicillin. More complicated infections are given higher forms …

Tylenol P.M used to be a friend of mine. Most of the time I had trouble sleeping and I dealt with major back pain. The thing that I was most concerned about was finding a medicine that Icould use that wouldn’t become habit forming and would take away my, …

I don’t get sick that often. Really I don’t. I may get back pains and neck pains and headaches and have problems sleeping and anything at all associated with general body pains, but I don’t really actually get a cold or the flu but once in a blue moon. …

For some reason I have had plenty of aches and pains the last few years. The worst aches were my backache and my toothache. For quite some time my mom was telling me to try BC powdered aspirin. She told me it provided fast relief. I hadn’t heard much …

My experiences with Adderall and Adderall XR were drasticaly different.
I began the XR (extended release) form two months ago. I would take the 10mg upon waking up. As I went about my day, I would feel a creeping increase in energy and alertness.
By midday, I …

When I was still 3 months pregnant with my first baby, I had community acquired pneumonia which caused me to have hard, nonproductive cough and slight fever. I know I cannot just take any medication because of my pregnancy. Because of this, I consulted my obstetrician. After …

In today’s world, people are way too dependent on drugs. Although I believe that medicines, such as Xanax, do provide relief of certain problems, I also believe that people use these drugs as a way to deal with everyday problems, such as stress, or simply just living. I have …

I saw this ad on TV - Gloxi Height Enhancer. They come in tiny bottles which you’re supposed to drink twice a day. They claim that if you religiously drink this, you’ll grow taller effortlessly. They claim that you’d grow a minimum of 3 inches in like a few …

I have been a patient or visitor at many a health places and have to say that this hospital is a cut above. The maternity wing is very well equiped with all the medical necessities and comfort items such as a TV and a large window overlooking outside. The …

At the age of 31, I got the chicken pox. I was with my five year old niece two weeks before and she had chicken pox, so I caught it from her. I never thought I’d get chicken pox at my age. I hadn’t gotten it …

I’m a frugal mother to the nth degree, and I have two children who are just now entering their teens and can start taking adult dosages of medications and we no longer have to keep a childrens version AND an adult version in the house at all times. This …

Some few years back when I was hospitalized and bedridden for several weeks due to heavy bleeding I developed bed sores on the right side of my lower back. I was unable to properly reposition myself so the prolonged pressure on the right side of my lower developed very …

In these modern days, the food we consume is mainly of the “Junk” variety and whilst it tastes good, sometimes looks good; it is generally not that good for us. It is an old saying that now is relevant of “Prevention is better than a cure” and it has …

After a non-impressive attempt at solving my temporary depression with the drug Lexapro, my doctor decided to switch gears and put me on Wellbutrin XL. It’s an extended release anti depressant that I took twice a day. He happily reported to me that this drug had a …

I’m suffering from itchy skin rashes for 5 months and my ING panel doctor referred me to this dermatologist in Damansara Specialist Hospital (DSH). Dermatologist is quite rare in this area so to have my trusted doctor introduced one to me, is actually a very good thing.
I went …

In an effort to go “natural” many people have been turning away from big Pharma drugs in an effort to alleviate their sleeping distress. Like many other insomniacs, I want desperately to fall asleep right away, but am hesitant to take ambien or any of the OTC sleep aids …

I live in an area where it is pretty dry. It is desert, so I don’t have to worry about too many different insects. One thing I do have to worry about is the mosquitoes, that plague my city. I live close to the Mexican border and many of …

Trying to find a good remedy for an upset stomach can be difficult. Most times, I don’t want to eat anything, even medicine, when I’m not feeling well. It can be especially hard to try to drink a liquid medicine. Then I discovered that Imodium makes these great chewable …

I have extreme allergy problems during allergy months. When the pollen count begins to rise out of control, so do my sinuses, coughing, sneezing and sometimes even wheezing. I needed something that would help alleviate the problems that I have with allergies so that I could continue to go …

I used these allergy tablets to treat my hives which have been making me uncomfortable for some time. After I gave birth to my first child, I was itchy all over my body because of rashes that just occurred without warning. It started as tiny dots on my skin …

I have to admit that I tend to gravitate more towards pretty generic cough medicines and cold medicines that I can find anywhere at any supermarket or convenience store, mostly because they are convenient! But this one was actually left here by a friend of mine who was visiting, …

This Mentholated Bronchial Balsam from Tesco’s own brand is formulated to relieve coughs, colds, catarrh and sore throats. I bought it primarily to relieve my very chesty cough which I have been left with after suffering a bad cold. I am afraid that this balsam medicine has …

In 2002 I discovered my three year old son had asthma. The doctors told us it was due to allergies. It was a very hard time for him. Always having to watch how much he played outside, never being able to run as fast as he …

The Bethlehem Towne Apothecary, located in Bethlehem, CT, is a great little store in a quaint little town. The Apothecary is more of a gift shop mixed with a pharmacy. It serves as Bethlehem’s only pharmacy. On any given day you can always find a few …

I hadn’t heard of BC Powder before my coworker, who is a wealth of medicinal information, told me it was the best possible thing for headaches. I was at work and could feel this thumping and pounding wrapping around the entire top of my head and I’d already taken …

Both my kids had cold and cough last week. I think my daughter started first then her brother followed her. They were playing together for most of the time. That’s why it’s so easy to get the virus from one to another when they are sick.
I don’t …

I have been suffering from constipation and IBS. One of the fiber supplements I have been using to help relieve and prevent constipation along with my IBS symptoms is Yerba Prima Psyllium Husks Powder. I have been using this fiber supplement for about 2 weeks and have seen a …

I had some unusual menstrual cycle pattern about more than 6 years ago which caused me to have prolonged nonbleeding period and once my menstrual bleeding starts, it usually lasted for more than 10 days and the bleeding was really too heavy. Because of this, I became very …

It is difficult when you are ill because it precludes you from working. And then you will have to take a leave of absence. Your salary gets deducted and worst, you will be suffering during the days that you have the illness. This is what happened to me that is …

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. …

Having a good dentist is valuable when one is living overseas. Dr. Berg, a German dentist who has settled here in Botswana is the best one you can go to. His clinic is a bit far from the center of the capital, Gaborone and I normally can go only …

Since I have been having a lot of stomach and heartburn issues lately, I am sure to keep some sort of medicine in the house to treat this daily problem. I have found that Pepto Bismol works okay for multiple problems and prefer it to other medicines that concentrate …