I recently had a tooth extraction and was in a lot of pain for quite a few days as it was also infected. I was taking anti-biotics, but I hadn’t been given anything for pain just told to use Panadol which did nothing. I went …

Allergy season is not something that I look forward to. I’m the main person who has to deal with the symptoms in the house so I end up the only miserable person. I can’t say that having allergies is the worst thing in the world but can say …

Walgreens Night Time Wal-Flu Severe Cold & Cough is an over the counter cold and cough medication that’s exclusively available at Walgreens stores for two dollars and forty cents. It’s basically the generic version of TheraFlu. Although nowadays I use more effective and long lasting over the counter medications …

This comes in a brown bottle with Nature Made written on it and Iron written in big letters. This is a small white circular tablet. The cap is child safe but is easy for adults to open.
During pregnancy, my iron levels were low so my doctor asked me …

I am the kind of person who seldom falls sick or catches a cold but when I do which is once in a blue moon I will get it really bad.
But then sore throat is something that I get quite often. When I am ever down with cold it …

I have an autistic seven year old son and have faced many obstacles trying to get him proper therapy that he requires.
At the end of April 2009, Arch opened its doors to help many children in the Lehigh Valley that are affected by autism. I called this agency …

I’ve tried Zoloft at two different time periods and have had mixed reactions. The first time was to treat anxiety and depression associated with Post-Truamatic Stress. I started on a pretty low dose, but after a couple weeks, I definitely noticed a difference. It just wasn’t the kind of …

The last time I was sick with a cold, it started out like any run of the mill cold which was nothing special or out of the ordinary. The runny nose and scratchy throat where no big deal, until all of a sudden I was hit with the …

I’ll start with the obvious, that I got these from the drugstore for my week-old cough. I ignored my coughing at the beginning, because I took it as an allergic reaction to the dusts. And yes my gut-feel was true, as it later revealed. By the …

Like a lot of people I have trouble maintaining a healthy weight and I am consistently dieting. However as I have grown older it has been less about dieting and more about being healthy. I am not a stranger to diet and weight supplements and have tried …

When I had a really bad toothache I was looking for any and everything to help me treat it. For those who don’t know, tooth pain has the potential to be the worse pain in the world. It can be difficult to deal with because it usually consist of …

There are times when the shampoos I have used are too harsh and strong that I have flakes and dandruff on my hair, and when the cold weather comes I have a lot more dry flakes which is gross so I bought this scalp application solution, and it’s primary …

A few years ago, we had a death in the family, With all that was going on emotionally and physically, I was having trouble sleeping and I was also dealing with anxiety.
I called my doctor and asked for something to help me sleep and also ease the anxiety during …

I am 18 years old, and Im taking myra 400 e because I saw in the commercial that myra can make my skin glow. I take it without having advices with my friends or searching on the internet if this vitamin is really effective.
Myra is Natural Vitamin E …

I have had problems with getting colds and the flu this year. I’m not sure exactly what I am doing differently than other seasons. Maybe it’s that I’m not getting enough Vitamin C in my diet?
I came across the Coldrex with Vitamin C at my local drug …

I don’t use a lot of painkillers myself as I’m always wary of side-effects that can occur, and also of possible future effects from repeated use, that we don’t even know about. For the same reason I don’t like giving unnecessary medication to my child.
Luckily she’s only really …

Flexeril is a medication that relaxes muscles and is usually prescribed to help decrease pain and spasms in the muscle due to strains or sprains. This medication is only intended to be used on a short term basis, usually a maximum of three weeks unless your doctor decides …

Paracetamol is commonly used to reduce fever and sometimes to relieve pain like those in headaches and muscle pains. Once taken, the effect lasts usually up to four hours.
I have a four month old baby who recently had fever after being immunized at …

Paxil was one of the medications I used in treatment for depression. I used it as a solo med initially but did not have good results. My Doctor then added Wellbutrin to the program and together the results were better.
Paxil was prescribed to me for anxiety. I found …

Antiseptic creams and powders have always been a major medical aid in my home. My all time favorite antiseptic has always been the Neosporin brand (both in the powdered and cream form). But this time when I had been experiencing a deep cut wound due to a minor accident …

Well, as the TV commercials say “it tastes awful, but it works”. Buckley’s Coughs and Congestion (original mixture) definitely does both.
It is definitely a good thing that it doesn’t contain sugar or alcohol, though, because I had to take a lot of it over the course of the cold …

I’m a simple girl. I never wanted the glam life, I don’t have any weight problems and I’m not into being anorexic, nonetheless, I thought “Hey, what’s a few pounds?”. A girl can never be too sure.
About two months ago, I started searching online shops for diet pills that …

I have been struggling with acne problem for years. I have tried different acne products and different dermatologists too. However, all of them seemed to just help temporarily while some, I just got immuned. The worst part, most of them made my skin really dry and sore.
I got fed …

The Stridex duel solutions bottle is one that I got for my girlfriend last month back I was walking through the grocery store and noticed the thick grey bottle which grabbed my attention. It looked nothing like I had ever seen before and so I noticed the thick bottle …

My kids seemed to really benefit from the childrens version of this product, and Boiron has been a pretty reliable product line for us over the last many many moons, so when I started to show symptoms of the flu, I decided to try the adult version for myself. …

The first time I asked my doctor for help was when I was going through my divorce. I could not sleep, I could not eat, I worried constantly, I was irritable and could not even stand myself. My doctor and I discussed my options. We settled for a maintenance …

In my active days, sometimes i had problem with muscle injuries (such as muscle aches and pains, rheumatism, and sprains) especially after i finish some sport activities. Those injuries are really annoying me, make me can not focus on my job and sometimes make an unwell feeling when i …

Our personal experience with Visine Eye Drops:
In our lifetime, there will come a time that we will experience eye irritation. In my case, I’ve had sore eyes and sometimes my eyes will become red and really itchy for no apparent reasons. My husband on the other hand, gets eye …

TheraFlu nite Time cold and couch is a cold medicine that is supose to relieve you of your cold symptoms. I haven’t bee a true fan of cold medicine. I like to take a cup of hot tea and a throw a scarf around my neck and let it …

My youngest son has gotten allergic reaction because of reason unknown to me. I used a medicine which I had kept at my first aid kit without any success. I also saw red bumps coming out at various locations of his body. I had to immediately rush to my pediatrician. …

Migraine runs in our family. It started with my grandmother then to my mom, uncles and aunt. Some of my cousins have it and unfortunately I inherited it too. When my mom has migraine attacks, she literally cannot do anything but lie down in bed. She remembers wanting to …

I have tried many vitamins, supplements, and herbal remedies for PMS symptoms, like bloating, mood swings, pain and other unpleasant issues, and have never found anything that works. I generally resort to taking copious quantities of Ibuprofen when the pain is bad, and generally just feeling miserable. My mom …

The Equate brand of suphedrine is nice off brand version of of the allergy medication. I’ve taken this this medication several times over the past few years whenever I have seasonal allergies or any type of allergic reaction at all. The small red tabs are easy to swallow. …

This drug is used to treat many things such as plague or acne or chlorea… etc. In my case it was used to treat mild acne (I think if its serious acne you need something stronger), in this case my doc had me take it because, even though it …

I don’t like going to the doctor any more than anyone else out there, especially for..ahem.lady stuff, but the experience has become far less excruciating now that I’ve found the Dr. Orwick. I have never had a baby before and was assigned Dr. Orwick as part of my prenatal …

A friend of mine who happens to work as a medical representative sent me some medicine samples. When she heard about my frequent allergic attacks, she gave me Alnix Antihistamine and told me to take the product sample once my allergic rhinitis comes back.
One day, I was so …

Xanax is a small medication used for the treatment of anxiety and panic disorders. It comes in several different strengths. I have tried 0.25 mg, the 0.5 mg dosage, and the 2mg dosage. All of them have different effects.
I take xanax on occasion to treat anxiety. I started …

I’ve had problems with insomnia now for several years. I went the doctor route and he tried prescribing everything from Ambien to Lunesta, to Xanax to Sonata.
The prescription meds, I found were not for me. Ambien absolutely spaces me out and makes me act crazy if I don’t …

Nice is a pain killer from the basket of pharmaceutical major Dr. Reddy’s Lab. I am a regular user of Nice. Whenever I feel pain in any part of my body, I think it to be proper to use Nice than to be pershed under the influence of the …

For serious heartburn that occurs frequently, a good over the counter medicine is Prilosec OTC Acid Reducer Time Released Tablets. These tablets usually come in boxes of 42 tablets which is useful, because you can either take them as three separate fourteen day treatments or for shorter amounts …

My skin was so itchy and nothing was helping relieve it. I was even up all night itching my skin. My boyfriend bought me some of the Original Strength Gold Bold Body Powder and at first I looked at him and said this wont work. Well, was I wrong …

I have been trying to quit smoking for some time now, and in desperation I bought Nicoderm Stop Smoking System Step 1, to help me accomplish my goal. This pack of 7 patches was to last one week, with one fresh Nicoderm patch to be applied every 24 hours.
I …

For years now, my husband has been avoiding taking drugs for hypertension. But, as he ages, his blood pressure consistently goes up. He gets more high readings than normal ones, I am really afraid that it will have serious consequences later on. Aprovel is the drug given by his …

I am so glad that I found Pharex Hydrocortisone Butyrate 0.1% Cream Anti-Inflammatory Steroidal for my skin rashes. I am allergic to some foods and fabrics. I do not know exactly what my allergic triggers are. All I can tell is that when I get allergic reaction to something, …

Equate triple antibiotic cream is just as good as neosporin.
As a matter of fact thats all i buy any more. I have 4 boys so i know what all the scrapes and bruises are all about. It never fails when i turn around from patching one up ive got …

Hi reader…i am exceptionally happy today and feel that i should share my story with you and help out. I have been depressed and filled with anxiety and social fears for years…i decided to get off my arse and do something about it because you only live once! I …

Yesterday I woke up with a mild headache. I thought it was just a simple headache so I just ignore it and went to work but it got worst when I reached the office because my eyes got teary and I wanted to bang my head to my computer. …

I have two teenage children and a husband, and it’s a rare month in our household when at least one of us doesn’t have the sniffles or a cough or a sore throat, so I’m constantly on the hunt for medications of one kind of another. And, until someone …

This is what I was afraid of when my husband said that we’re gonna move to Asia. There are many Asian sickness that can get into the children’ body. Although it’s not so serious, but we always need to be aware with those sickness. Cold and cough are the …

I’m a frequent sufferer of colds and other respiratory-tract problems - I was dreadfully asthmatic when I was a kid, and although I’m much better now, I still get sniffly whenever the weather turns cold and wet. I live in a tropical country which has dry and wet seasons, …