I have been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis for 14 years now. The doctors all say I had it for the last 18 years though, because I had a goiter at the age of 16. That is a symptom of the disease. Usually with regular hypothyroidism you don’t …

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 have tried so many different medications to combat my insomnia,from over-the-counter medications to prescriptions, and none have been totally satisfactory for me. A friend recommended that I try Melatonin, a dietary supplement, so I figured I would give it a try.
I found a small bottle of Melatonin …

I suffer from bad cold sores. One of my favorite cold sore ointments to use that really helps prevent outbreaks and treat the cold sores naturally is Quantum Super Lysine Cold Sore Treatment. The treatment is a greenish ointment that applies on clear to the sores and lips. I …

I live in the southern United States. Personally I love the south, and its warm weather. There is one aspect of the south that I absolutely despise though and that is mosquitoes. During the summer and fall the filthy little creatures are everywhere. They are nearly impossible to get …

Every winter and summer I get the worse colds. I work in an office with over 300 co-workers so once I bring my cold to work it’s just keeps getting passed around. It’s difficult to talk on the phone when you are coughing every few minutes. It seemed as …

Off Insect Repellant is an extremely well known and relatively inexpensive insect repellant available in many, many stores. In my desperate attempt to fight off mosquitoes who seem drawn to me from miles around, I purchased a bottle of this, having tried a number of other brands. …

Recently, I was invited by a college friend of mine to visit him in the province. I didn’t hesitate and said yes of course. Since, he was willing to pay for all of my fares as well as another friend of ours. He then told us how to get …

My doctor diagnosed me with bipolar disorder with a high occurrence of manic episodes a few months ago. Since then he has put me on a variety of medications, the most recent being Abilify. He started me at a dose of 5 mg per day, then moved the dose …

I am a teacher and a social worker who believes that it is simply being smart to have regular check ups regarding our health. One of these check points that I find people are reticent to take care of is the HIV testing. I am delighted to write that …

I went to the Wal Mart Vision Center in Springfield, Missouri. I wanted to see if I was able to wear contacts. I had a very thorough exam and felt pleased with the service. The doctor’s name was Dr. Foss. He was mild mannered and kind. They fitted me …

I get seasonal allergies, and sometimes my doctor will give me Nasacort AQ which is triamcinolone acetonide, a nasal spray. It comes in a white bottle (sometimes though, it is a brown glass bottle), and has a nozzle on the end for sticking up the nostrils to inhale …

Suffering from the effects and symptoms of the common cold and the flu is almost as common as going to the bathroom. No matter what you do or where you go, you are likely to come into contact with someone who is feeling these symptoms, and they are likely …

Metoprolol
This last summer I was diagnosed with a heart condition called Inappropriate sinus tachycardia. The fortunate thing is its a non life threatening condition. It involves the sinus node over exaggerating and making the heart go into a tachycardia mode (heart rate over 100bpm). The problem is at …

As a mother, there is really nothing worse than seeing your child experiencing discomfort, especially when they are too young to do anything about it or tell you what it is that’s bothering them. I can’t tell you how many times my child had a fever that I thought …

Rhea Superscent Oil is made locally in my country. This is far better than another pain reliever product which is Efficascent Oil. It has stronger menthol content. This product comes in 25 ml, 50 ml and 100 ml bottle. The biggest size costs around Php50 (Philippine Peso) or just …

Not too long ago, I was released from the hospital for having had a stroke. Part of my treatment program is to be Warfarin pills. I take one of the pills each day at the exact same time every day. In fact, I have my alarm set on my …

I found that when I get sick, it is best to use one medicine for the day and one for the night. I love nighttime medicines, but know that it is not posslbe to function and go through my day after taking a nighttime medicaiton. I don’t see the …

After suffering an injury to my left hand which left me in chronic pain, my doctor decided that I should go for occupational therapy. My insurance covered occupational therapy at the physical therapy department at St. Clare’s Hospital. St. Clare’s Hospital has three buildings; one in Denville, …

Alka Seltzer has always been a staple medicine around my parent’s home. I remember that it used to be all my father would take for any illness that he had. Now that I am older, I do not necessarily use it all the time, but I will use it …

Several years ago I was in a car accident and I had to have routine visits to the Chiropractor. One of the medicines that my chiropractor used when massaging and adjusting my muscles and joints was this product called Bio-freeze. What it does is helps to relieve achy and …

Children kind of freak me out, I’ll admit. I don’t have any of my own, but my best friend whom I have known for almost twenty years has two very nice little boys, and when they were younger, she was always forcing me to hold them and change their …

Kaiser Permanente at this location has changed somewhat over the years, but it’s still a huge presence. Now, I’m not a member of this HMO. My experience with it is through emergency services and that of family and friends, along with what I’ve read in the news …

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 had terrible cold and influenza few days ago. I think I was too late to take vitamin C, so I had to suffer from this terrible sickness. The fever came together with the cold and it really disturb my works. I could not concentrate doing my job with …

This is a tertiary eye care multi-specialty hospital and one of the biggest private eye hospitals in Visakhapatnam. I visited this place three or four times in connection with the diagnosis and treatment of my wife and cataract operation of my father-in-law. The Hospital is quite neat and …

I have tried different products for sprains and body aches. And, I have found Volini as one of the best. I don’t like taking pain relief tablets as overuse can lead to many side effects. Further, cream is also not a regular option for me because of work related issues. …

My nine year old has high blood pressure due to a kidney transplant. The doctors tried many blood pressure medicines on him, all with side effects that were not desirable. Some made his face extremely red, others made him tired, then they tried Lisinipril. Lisinipril has …

Although we’re not really in time, people are very proactive and start now to prepare themselves in the winter to be prettier or healthier in spring and summer, so I want to leave my opinion about this product I came across recently.
Where to find it and how much it …

One of the two things the derm doctor gave me when we went to visit him in his clinic in Cavite, Philippines was the Remskin Clobetasol Scalp Solution. Since I was really having a hard time trying to rid my scalp of the pesky dandruff, I had no other …

Everyone in my family uses Ocean nasal spray. You are not meant to share a bottle of Ocean because of the germs and bacteria so we each have our own bottle. We put each person’s initials on them so that we know whose belongs to whom. …

Accu-Chek Aviva System made by Roche Diagnostics is the latest most technologically advanced way for anyone to monitor their diabetic testing. Diabetes runs in our family, and we are always on the lookout for a more painless way to test our blood sugar.
This Accu-Chek System is a two …

This review is for Children’s Advil suspension. I bought a 4 Fl OZ bottle of the Blue Raspberry flavored liquid for my almost 5 year old daughter because she has been getting some pretty bad fevors lately. I alternated with this Advil and a children’s Tylenol. I would first …

I think that Advil is one of the best pain relievers & reducers. It is the only one that will take my headaches away the fastest. Other pain relievers and reducers will take them away but they take a while. Not only that but sometimes they don’t help at …

Clomipramine is a drug often used for people for sufferes of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, although it can be used for other disorders such as panic attack and agoraphobia. Having panic disorder myself, I can vouch for the effectiveness of this drug, although it is not for everyone.
Most people …

There’s really something about Vicks, I love this medications company. I remember Formula 44 from childhood. It was my grandpa’s choice medication for cough. It was always in the medicine cabinet.
Plus, who can ever forget about Vicks candy or the Vicks vapor rub. These guys …

Lets face it. Hospitals are businesses like any other company. While we would all like to think that they are kind and compassionate places filled with smiling nurses and relaxed doctors, they commonly are not. After having three miserable labor and delivery experiences, on my fourth …

One of the babies that I kept had a bad gas problem, which I had to treat with drops as did the parents when they returned home. We tried several different types before settling on the one that worked best for this child above all others, and one …

Panic attacks are no fun. Thankfully Xanax really does help get the anxiety under control. The first time I suffered a panic attack, I didn’t know what the heck was going on with my body and mind, and I felt completely out of control. My heart …

I had a prenatal check up two weeks ago and the assistant of the doctor (I am not sure who she is but I know she is not the in-charge or the doctor) prescribed me ferrous and folic acid. I asked her what is the best supplement. And she …

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 …

Allergies and such seem to run in my family. I remember when I was a kid, going to the doctor with my mother and brother so he could be tested for allergic reactions, and it was so awful to watch them as they put fifty small slices into the …

I thought it was the weirdest thing every when I saw that TheraFlu had a patch that you can put on your body to help congestion and stuff like that. I’ve always associated this brand name with things like the dissolving tablets that you put in warm water. And …

Whenever allergy strikes me, it causes clogged nose–this is on top of the sneezing and teary eyes. This has been a problem to me ever since so I have been trying various products for years now to ease this problem. I have tried home-made remedies to solve this problem …

I have used prozac for many years now. Before prozac I was so nervous, uptight, and scared I couldn’t even go into a quick shop and buy me a soda. Now I can go to the grocery store, mall and just about anywhere. …

Fish Oil is something I hate to take because with either the huge pills or the oils, there is always that fishy after taste and the fishy burps afterwards. But, I now take Carlson Labs Very Finest Liquid Fish Oil because it has a masked flavor, somewhat, and …

I’ve had asthma symptoms for 27 years. About 20 years ago I began to have serious, life-threatening asthma symptoms and would up in the emergency room twice, including one extended hospital stay. My symptoms had subsided in the past 10 years but recently, they returned. This …

I have taken Xanax for social anxiety disorder and had really good experiences. Xanax is usually given for anxiety disorders and panic disorder. Also the drug is occasionally prescribed for alcohol withdrawal, depression, and premenstrual syndrome. Xanax comes in several dosage forms. It has a …

During the holidays, we travel quite a bit. I sometimes have motion sickness and have to get a prescription from the doctor. However, the prescriptions tend to leave me groggy and I cannot enjoy my trips as much. While I was at the local pharmacy, I …

I purchased the Vick’s Vapor Inhaler because my sinuses were all stopped up and that is the fastest way I could think of to get it cleared up. I bought it at the drug store for $2.72. That was a reasonable cost and I know it is a product …