Recently I had to go to my general practitioner because my right ear was completely blocked up. I couldn’t hear a thing out of it; and before long it was giving me a severe headache. Just resting my head down to sleep became a terrible chore, and even if …

I caught the end of a television advertisement for a Robitussin product that had a small spoon, so you could take this with you when you are not in bed recovering. I didn’t even catch the name of it, but I decided to check it out at the drugstore, …

My mother always used to tell me stories aobut how parenting was so much different in her day and much harder, and she’s probably right, but I wouldn’t trade my modern day parenting conveniences for anything in the world. Aside from the cool baby thermometers and the great diapers …

Dermoplast Pain Relieving Spray is a topical anesthetic used to reduce the pain from cuts, scrapes, burns, bites, poison ivy, blisters, sunburn, rashes, and surgical incisions. Dermoplast comes in a 3 oz spray can for easy no-touch application. It contains benzocaine which temporarily soothes pain.
I first used this product …

I know Covonia is a brilliant brand and they make a wide variety of cough medicines for all different types, both in night-time formulas that make you sleepy or in non-drowsy formulas. This review is of the non-drowsy Chesty Cough mentholated formula and it works as great at …

I got this for my 11 months old baby daughter when she was down with cold and nasal congestion. She is susceptible to cold quite often because she tends to sweat a lot especially on the sides and at the back of her head and that makes …

I suffer from severe migraines several times a month. They were so bad I couldn’t leave bed until there were gone. The symptoms including vomiting, sensitively to light, and general discomfort. Imitrex is a drug that is taken in a shot form. The first time …

I just found another painkiller that I can buy in the pharmacy store. I am not sure how new is this product in the market, but I just heard the name now. Maybe it was already there for few years but since I was not living in this country …

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 …

Hydrocodone is a generic prescription for Vicodine. This prescription is for pain management. After breaking my ankle, I was in a lot of pain. The attending physician prescribed Hydrocodone for me. Because Hydrocodone may be habit forming, my doctor only prescribed a few pills with …

Colihenz was prescribed to my brother when he was admitted to hospital. He is a long term survivor of glioblastoma brain tumor Grade IV. Recently, he developed serious problem when dexamethasone was laid off. We had to admit him in the hospital where he was symptomatically treated for seven …

When I have a headache, St. Joseph Safety Coated Aspirin can be the best treatment of all pain relievers. There are other generic brands I could buy, but I trust St. Joseph and don’t mind paying a bit extra for this brand name. I really like the safety coating …

Trust Pill Tablet Oral Contraceptive is very cheap at less than 50 pesos. Everyone can buy it at a pharmacy or a generic drugstore. It is very effective for preventing pregnancy and regulating menstruation. I used it for 7 years. I started taking it in 2007 and I was …

My eyes are pretty sensitive and unfortunately they tend to get irritated pretty easily. Sometimes I might accidentally drop some product into my eye while applying eye makeup or I might rub my eyes too much if they get itchy due to allergies. Either way, I deal with a …

I like shopping at this Wal-Mart location for several reasons. Unfortunately, this pharmacy is not one of them. I rarely go to the doctor hence my lack of need to have prescription medications filled. About two months ago I suffered from a personal injury which caused …

Living in the tropics can be really irritating. You have to endure the warm weather, sudden change in weather and sometimes the massive downpour. These series of meteorological conditions can affect your health in a bad way. I of one have experience on-and-off cough and it alarmed me. I think …

Two years ago I fell ill. The doctors did many tests on me and said I had a virus - similar to mononucleosis and it would go away. It took three months to go away but after that I was left with fatigue and pain.
I was …

I decided to try Alli to see if it would help me lose some weight. A friend was using it and highly recommended it, saying it was a lifesaver for her.
I tried the product for two weeks, along with a healthy diet and exercise. During that …

I was once saw this in a tv commercial, where a child is sick and has a high fever and his grandmother wrapped him on his blanket so his temperature will go down. Then his mother comes and introduced Dolan, an ibuprofen which is good for fevers or pains. …

Equate Pink Bismoth is the generic version of Pepto and it is sold at Wal-mart. I decided to buy it because it is about $1.50 cheaper and I frequently have stomach problems so I had remember the commercial which implies that it handled all types of stomach problems in …

Seroquel is a antipsychotic/mood stabilizer that is used to treat bipolar depression. It has quite a few negative side effects including lethargy and weight gain. I gained 40 pounds taking this medicine and would get up 2-3 times and night (sometimes more!) and sleep eat. Sometimes …

The Equate extra strength pain reliever is an inexpensive alternative to Tylenol extra strength. Both contain the same active ingredient called Acetaminophen which is the actual ingredient which provides relief when you have a headache. The Tylenol extra strength retails for $4.50( 80 caplets) and the Equate version retails …

Orthotrycyclen Low is a form of birth control with lower hormones.
I asked to be put on this drug because I smoke and do not like the risk factors of blood clotts.
I took Orthotrycyclen Low for about 2 months straight.
Im 22 years old and have 2 existing children already so …

One product which I used a lot in high school was Bengay ultra Strength. I played a lot of sport and more often t hen not would come home with a lot of sore muscles. My mother used the stuff a lot and it did help. However, I could …

For the past six years I have had some serious issues with heartburn and indigestion. I find that as long as I eat certain foods I am fine, but that usually consists of bland foods that I would never eat otherwise. Since I continue to eat what I choose, …

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 …

I recently found myself in my doctors office with lower back pain, side pain and abdominal pain all localized on my right side and after numerous amounts of tests including a urinalysis and blood work, ultrasound and back x rays, all of which showed absolutely nothing conclusive, my doctor …

Pepto Bismol is one of those medicines that nearly everyone has heard of. I remember that it was a another medicinal staple in my parent’s home and every time one of us kids would get a stomach ache that is what we were given. I am not necessarily a …

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 …

Levaquin is a great super antibiotic. It is especially good for pneumonia, however lately doctors use it for really severe infections. I found it to work great, however it can only be taken for 7 days and I noticed after day 3 of one dose daily, that …

I have always struggled with insomnia, and have tried various medications that claim to help me fall asleep and stay asleep. So, on a recent shopping trip I picked up a bottle of Tylenol PM because it was on sale.
The label says that the Tylenol PM will help …

In my country, most medicines can be bought over-the-counter. People usually purchase these medicines without consulting a doctor. I notice that most of my countrymen tend to buy medicine that is popular on television ads or commonly use by most people. Take for example, drugs for cough. There are …

I’m pretty sure there couldn’t be anything worse than watching or caring for a child that’s sick. I don’t have kids of my own, but I take care of my godchildren a lot, or used to when they were younger, and so I have a good idea how to …

I have been taking Yaz as an oral contraceptive for about a year and half now. There are always concerns when taking contraceptives, such as weight gain, heart issues, breakthrough bleeding, etc. but I have experienced none of these under Yaz. I think possible side effects were …

This antibacterial ointment was once prescribed to us by our family doctor when my husband caught chickenpox just about the time when he’s scheduled for a job interview in two days time.We just applied it thinly on the rashes as told by the doctor for a couple of times …

I have experiencing knee pain for quite a few a years now. Although the pain is bearable most of time, standing or sitting on the floor for extended periods of time sometimes aggravated the pain and makes me feel uncomfortable. This is what exactly happened when I tried shopping …

My doctor told me that I need to get some nasal spray to help when my sinuses get blocked during allergy season. I decided to try Afrin since I had seen the name since I was a little girl and thought it must work if it has been around for …

I hate generically lumping myself in a specified PMS category of women, but I’ll admit that I’m really rather moody and irritable a couple days before my period, so much so that my husband and children have marked those days on their mental calendars and avoid me at all …

I have awful allergies and my kids do too, so I have a standing prescription for allergy medication that my doctor gave me that I sometimes let slide and the dates expire before I can get it refilled, so I’m at the store looking for something to tide me …

Of all misfortunes I’ve had this past few days, the absolute worst would be the day I contracted conjunctivitis on my right eye. I don’t know if this low-scale outbreak has been widespread in my locality but it’s happening to a lot of people lately —“ me included. …

I am one of those who suffer from frequent heartburn. Every meal had to be eaten standing up, and even then, regardless of my diet changes I had attempted, shortly after eating anything I would suffer from heartburn. I woke up freqently during the night with heartburn, and …

When I went in a Mission Field for two weeks with my officemates, I had the biggest mistake of my life. I left my emergency bag and hence was without any vitamin C or herbal supplement and other first aid medicine too all through the one week …

I have an issue with sleeping that usually involves, well, not sleeping! Okay, so that might be carrying it a little far, but I DO have issues falling asleep. Some nights, even when I was only seven or eight years old, it would take me two or three hours …

I’ve been going to Dr. Zinni since I was in elementary school, and I still prefer to come back whenever I’m in town and need to go to the doctor. He’s great for patients without insurance, he listens to his patients, and you can typically schedule an appointment on …

Eversince I’ve tried Panadol Menstrual and found it to be effective, I started using other Panadol products like the Panadol Cold and Flu caplets, and just recently, the Panadol Extend for Muscle and Joint Pain.
I’ve been trying to loose weight for a long time, and just recently, I started …

During my pregnancy I developed a yeast infection which makes me very uncomfortable especially during the night. I went to the nearest chemist store to inquire the best remedy to fight yeast infection. I bought lots of different creams with me and carefully reading the labels at …

I like to take cough drops in order to get my throat feeling better and to stop the incessant hacking that I sometimes get from a dry throat. My father uses Halls Defense Vitamin C Drops and suggested that I do the same to get the extra vitamin C …

Since I was little I have had mouth ulcers very often, so I have tried also many different kinds of medicines to get rid of them, as they can turn eating into a really painful experience. One of the medicines I have tried for that matter is Oralsone.
This is …

I first discovered Imodium Advanced when I got very sick while vacationing overseas. I was sick enough to risk trying something I had never tried before, mainly because it was an adventuresome vacation (Morocco), and I didn’t want to miss a moment of it lying in bed. I was …

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 …