My friend has tried to quit smoking for years, and only succeeded for short periods of time. Her longest smoke-free period was 8 months. Some of the methods that she has tried include a prescription medication, gum, cold turkey, a nicotine patch and probably more that I have forgotten. …

Recently when I had a cold, I was happy that I didn’t get a cough with the cold. I just breezed through a few days of a stuffy nose and a little sneezing. After about the third day, I started to get a dry hacking cough, but it …

From time to time I suffer from lower back pain. The base of my spine stiffens and I find it painful to move the affected area. I bought some Ibuleve gel as a friend of mine recommended it to me.
The gel itself feels incredibly cold when you first …

Mircette oral birth control ruined my life while I was on it. It sent me into a hormonal spiral of pain for months, until I finally decided to end it for good, and go off of it. The doctor gave me a free sample of this birth …

Male Pattern baldness starts appearing right from the age of 20 and if not taken care off result in thinning of the hair slowly and gradually it becomes quite shameful with just few countable hairs on the scalp. I am just 24 and not yet married and my hair …

Qvar, a product of Ivax, is a prescription inhaled corticosteroid (anti-swelling drug) used to treat asthma and other conditions that cause the lungs to swell. It is available in 80mcg and 40mcg dosages; your health care provider will prescribe the appropriate dose. The active ingredient in Qvar …

I was really down with the flu and I had terrible cough and colds. My nose was so stuffed I could not smell or taste anything. I could not even sleep soundly because of its stuffiness. Along with my favorite decongestant, I bought a Vicks Vapor Inhaler for about …

Alprazolam is drug of choice in case of anxiety. Though anxiety may occur at any age, but this drug is not advisable to children. Anxiety may occur due to any reasons like death of near relative, witness of any horrible incidence, exam fear, preoperative, post-operative etc. In anxiety patients …

Chantix is not a miracle pill; however, it will work if you want it to work. The user must be seriously dedicated to quitting. I am writing this review on behalf of my husband, a smoker for 18 years. Although he knew how I detested the fact that he …

Keep antibiotic ointment in my home is very important to me. I have small children that love to run and play and I see my fair share of scrapes. I dread the thought of infection and keep antibiotic ointments handy so that my children’s wounds will not get infected. …

I love drinking hot liquids whenever I am not feeling too great. I feel that it is the perfect thing when it is cold and I am feeling horrible from cold symptoms. One medication that I used and was impressed with was the Thera Flu Sugar Free Honey Lemon …

It is so irritating to get a mosquito bite or other insect bite. They can itch and drive you mad. I like After Bite Xtra Gel because it works right away. You just rub the After Bite Xtra Gel medicine on you and immediately the itching …

Mycoban antifungal Ointment works well.It is an over the counter medicine,which i bought from a pharmacy.The pharmacist recommended it to me.I had mild jock itch .It was just difficult to walk .So i aplied th cream.The cream has to be applied 2 times for about 10 …

Vicks VapoRub is a topical cream that is used to relieve coughs and colds, and even difficulty in breathing. It is highly mentholated which is very effective to ease out coughs and phlegm. This is very affordable and can be bought in any drugstore nationwide. I remember when I …

My wife was the one to get me into the whole herbal remedy thing. SO I will admit that there was a time when I wasn’t up for it. She told me that tit would be good for us to try something new as far as health wise was concerned. …

Let me just express, right off the bat, how much I absolutely LOVE this product. I’m pretty sure I couldn’t say enough about it to express the degree of my love for it. I have suffered uncontrollably from sinus congestion and allergies for YEARS. I used to live down …

I want to set the record straight about this topic. If you didn’t already know this Generic brand medications are 9 times out of 10 the exact same medication with only slight differences. The effects are the same, the length of time taking them is the same, the power …

I like to travel a lot. I go to places where mostly people won’t go on their vacation. Hiking, mountaineering and river rafting are the things that I like to do when I go on a holiday. I never thought that in my recent adventure, I’d contract a deadly …

If you have problems with headaches and you can’t wait until the pills kick in, try Goody’s. Whether it’s just a mild ache or pain, or a severely painful headache, Goody’s knocks it out fast! Goody’s is a powder, so you don’t have to wait for it …

I have had psoriasis for about 20 years and have recently found considerable relief with the occasional use of Clobetasol Proprionate ointment.
My most common problem areas are my elbows, my feet and some small patches on my wrists. Sometimes my psoriasis flare-ups have been severe, with acute itching, …

I used to suffer from muscle cramps quite often. There were times when I would wake up in the middle of night clutching my calf muscle because it was cramping and getting unbelievably painful. At other times I would laugh and have my face muscles near the neck get …

I took Tri-Sprintec birth control pill for three months. As soon as I started taking it I knew it was no good for me. I had hoped that the longer I took it my body would adjust to the hormones and mellow out but that was not the case …

This medicine, Benadryl, is great for clearing up your allergies and nasal symptoms, but it will put you to sleep; at least it puts me to sleep. I get so drowsy I can’t even drive from point A to point B, but I get a really, really good night’s …

If you’ve reached a point in you life when you just don’t think you can survive another day, then Xanax is a very good short term cure. It is affordable for most people, it will provide you with a calm feeling, help with generalized anixety disorder, severe depression and …

Phendimetrazine is a generic prescription drug used to aid weight loss by increasing energy and suppressing the appetite. The common brand name associated with phendimetrazine is known as Bontril. I’ll also add that phendimetrazine is not the same as the similar weight loss drug known as phentermine (Apidex).
Where do …

Dexedrine is a drug that helps increase alertness, feeling of well being, increased heart rate. Oddly enough the drug is used as an alternative to Ritalin. Dexedrine is just for treating ADD, ADHD. When taking this drug you have to make sure that you keep up …

Prednisone is a common medication used for inflammatory disease like asthma and arthritis. It is a cortico-steroid that reduces inflammation. This medication has some really good and bad aspects to it.
In my case, I have an extreme love/hate relationship with this medication. Prednisone in combination with a chemotherapy drug …

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 …

Pelentan is an anticoagulant and it helps to keep your blood from geting too dense or too liquid.
My grandpa has problems with his hear for almost 40 years now, his doctors are all really surprised that e is still alive. he also has problems with his blood and if …

When I deal with my pain, I don’t always like to take the same old caplets. I often look for different medications to try and will try almost anything once. Since I am so used to my pain medication coming in pill form, I was intrigued to see some …

Supradyn is a multi-vitaminical integrator. Basically what it does it gives you your daily dosage of vitamins which you would need for a day in the for of a pill or tablet to mix in water. Personally i prefer the pill version for a variety of reasons. first off …

Whenever I find myself dealing with a sore throat, I have to purchase some sort of medication to deal with it. I always try to tough it out at first, but after a day or two of a throbbing throat pain, I usually rush to the store to see …

When my kids were younger, they could be rather picky about the kind of medications they took. We moved from Arkansas to Michigan when my oldest was just five years old, and me and both my kids started to experience allergy symptoms almost immediately because of the sudden and …

Since I am a computer addict I spend most of the day with my laptop and that really takes a toll on my eyes. Not only that but also because I hardly get a proper rest as I have a hyper baby daughter who will not go …

I was recently having problems with the side effects of my anti-diabetic medication. It often gave me these undesirable and often annoying effects that were very persistent. I often had this nauseating headache that was very apparent hours after taking the drug. This was infuriating so I asked my …

Ikadryl syrup is another brand of medicine that you can use when your kids have cough problem.
Same as the other kind of medicine that you can give to your children, Ikadryl syrup have fruit taste as well. But this one is using apple taste for this medicine syrup.
Ikadryl can …

As much as I love shopping at Wal-Mart, I am not a big fan of their EQUATE product line. I think most of it smells funky.
So with great reserve I purchased a tube of the Equate Triple Antibacterial Ointment, mostly because it was about half the …

Hyland’s Menopause tablets are a homeopathic alternative to help with the symptoms of menopause. I like that I can use the Hyland’s Menopause tablets in the privacy of my home without anyone that I know finding out about my situation.
The Hyland’s Menopause tablets have not messed up any …

The last time I had a cough I saw an irresistible bag of cough drops on sale. I don’t usually purchase this brand but found that it was considerably low in price. I was able to buy a package consisting of 70 cough drops for only a little over …

This is the new kind of paracetamol tablets from Panadol. Some of you probably know already that Panadol is a kind of paracetamol tablet that you can take as pain killer or when you have fever.
And this Panadol Cold and Flu tablet can be use specifically when you …

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 …

I had an injury not long ago, thanks to my large breed dog and an intrusive neighbor, that was causing me to lose sleep due to my nite time pains, and aches. After about three nites of lying awake miserable, counting sheep and trying to ignore my intensified misery due …

When I was working at this call center germs seemed to pass through there fast. I was sick at least once month, which made it hard to work on the phones. My throat was sore all the time and cough drops just weren’t working for me. Plus it’s not …

I was diagnosed by my OB that I have a Polycystic features in my ovary. This was the result of my ultrasound exam. My OB told me that partly the reason for this is stress and my weight gain. She said that we need to treat and …

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 …

Tylenol, everyone has used it many times in their lives, but I, personally, hate using it. My reasons why? First off the taste. Usually, it is in the its usual minty taste and it feels like I’m drinking pure mouthwash. Disgusting. In addition, there is strong medical advice that …

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 …

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 had acute bacterial sinusitis about more than a year ago which I can describe as severe headache most noted around my eyes and my forehead associated with colds and stuffy nose with yellowish nasal discharge. Furthermore I had moderate to high grade fever which made my condition …

I recently visited the Family Practice clinic on Kadena Air Base. It started out bad. I started calling at 9 AM to get an appointment, but kept getting hung up on! I was furious. I was so sick that I couldnt get out of bed and had to use …