About a few weeks ago, I started to notice a strange tick in my left eye. The top lid would twitch uncontrollably for a few minutes and then stop. This would happen about a dozen times or more a day. My husband recommended using eye drops but I ignored …

It was not a long time ago when I struggled with irregularities in my bowel movements. Constipation didn’t sound like a very detrimental health problem but it led to ugly consequences. I manage to get by taking laxatives that can be easily spotted at drugstores. It …

I am a strong believer in getting the flu shot every year. I have been getting the Flu Shot for the past four years and I have not gotten the flu once since receiving the shots. I was the one to get sick all of the time. I was …

I never really had problems with allergies and I don’t develop rashes that much, whenever I have food allergies I just take some Virlix or Benadryl and I don’t feel the need to scratch the affected areas, so I didn’t really have any medicine for itchiness in my room …

I was put on Cymbalta to help control my depression. Over a period of seven months my dosage was raised to 70mg per day. Cymbalta was rough from the beginning to the end.
First off, the side effects were horrible when I first started. For two weeks I would suffer …

Metamucil Orange Smooth Texture comes in 2 types, sugar free and the regular sugar added formula. I am not a fan of the sugar free variety so I always buy the smooth normal flavor. The sugar free one is not bad, but the flavor is …

Zolpidem - best known under its various trade names (Adormix, Ambien, Ambien CR, Edluar, Damixan, Hypnogen, Ivedal, Lioran, Myslee, Nytamel, Sanval, Somidem, Stilnoct, Stilnox, Stilnox CR, Sucedal, Zoldem, Zolnod, Zolpihex) - is one of the most widely prescribed sleeping pills.
I used it for two years (intermittently, although often every …

During my pregnancy, every now and then, I used to suffer from mild to occasionally severe heartburn and acidity. At first I wasn’t sure if I could take any medication and was trying to cure it using home remedies. Home remedies are effective but is quite troublesome …

I have a very bad habit of biting my tongue accidentally. I usually do it hard, and this usually leads to formation of very painful ulcers on my tongue. These make it very difficult for me to eat, and also make me generally uncomfortable during the day. When …

I remember taking medicine when I was 20 yrs. old for my sore throat. Yes! The effectivity of this medicine is good. My sore throat was gone after 3 days of taking this drug. However, here are some side effects of this drug to ME(pls. note that different people …

The last time I had a bladder infection, I thought I was going to die. The pain and burning sent me to my doctor so fast, my head was spinning. I was literally almost screaming in pain because it was so bad. I also had a fever …

I bought an Emla pack from my local chemist in preparation for my nephew’s pre-school vaccination jabs. My nephew was aware that he was going to get two jabs, one in each arm, and I was a bit worried about how I would get him to cooperate especially for …

Just a few weeks ago I was having symptoms of Gastroenteritis. While I didn’t have much of a problem with vomiting, I still had a lot of very severe stomach cramps as well as a feeling of nausea when the time would come for me to consume anything. The …

I have found that for a stuffy nose, fever, body aches and pains, or nauses, Thera Flu hot medicine does the trick for me. Thera Flu is sold at pretty much all local drug stores and costs under ten dollars. Its an over the counter medicine that …

Diprobase Cream was prescribed to me for my eczema and it the best that I have ever used to protect my skin. It is truly excellent and I love that it is a no-frills cream thats works well on dry, chapped, damaged and raw skin.
It has no active medical …

My nick name is Sneezy or some unkind Spanish friends called me “Mocosa”! Why? well because for as long as I know I have been plagued with allergies. I wake up some mornings with me sinuses full, and when I blow my nose it does not all clear away. …

Last August, my sister (my only sibling) was diagnosed with Stage IV Kidney Cancer. In November, I saw our family doctor for a routine check-up, and was horrified to hear him tell me that my enlarged thyroid showed extreme characteristics of being cancerous. Of course, I immediately …

Not too long ago, I had what I thought was the beginning of a cold. I had nasal congestion, sinus pain and pressure, watery and itchy eyes and a sore throat. Usually, I do not like taking decongestants because sometimes I get side effects from them like a racing …

Advil pain reliever is one of the most effective pain relievers that I have ever used. I get terrible migraine headaches about once a month and when I need fast pain relief without side effects that I can get from stronger migraine medications, I take two Advil. …

I first tried Diane 35 when my doctor diagnosed me as having endometriosis, the thickening of my uterus walls, I needed this hormone to prevent painful mensturation during my monthly period. I bought a pack of 21 pills for $10, and I took it on the first day of …

This was the medicine that we got when we had stomach disorder which is called gastritis. People often have this stomach disorder because of their wrong eating behavior. Eating late because too busy with their works normally become the most common reason why they got gastritis.
The doctor could …

During the winter months, it seems like me and my family have a constant cough or sore throat. The entire cold and flu season is one sickness after another until spring arrives. So, we always have cough medicine and cough drops in the house. Halls has …

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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 …

Since I have severe asthma and chronic bronchitis which quickly flares up significantly each winter, I’ve been a member of “MedicAlert” for over 8 years and have also purchased and worn their enigmatic sterling silver “MedicAlert” bracelet with its highly recognizable logo on the front for just as long. …

I absolutely hated this medication for the treatment of my insomnia. Although I do have depression and anxiety as well as insomnia, it was solely for the treatment for my inability to sleep. I started at 7.5 mg to eventually making my way down to less than 2 mg, …

Being a marketing executive, I require traveling a lot. Travelling on the city’s bumpy roads & cutting through the heavy traffic is really a challenge and gifts me back and neck pain almost each day. At a point of time the pain became so worst that I needed to …

Heraclene is the brand name for Dibencozide. We used this drug in the hospital to stimulate the appetite of our patients who are recovering from critical cases such as strokes and depression. When I gave birth to my baby she was only 2.2 kgs which is a low birth …

I recently bought a package of Excedrin Migrain from a local Walgreens pharmacy, desperate for something to relieve the intense jabbing pain surrounding the crown of my head. I have never suffered from migraine headaches, but have experienced tension headaches, as well as spontaneous occurrances pain from a concussion …

Several years ago, my husband and I decided to quit smoking. My doctor prescribed Wellbutrin to curb cravings, and also as an anti-depressent. My husband and I each took our respective medication exactly as the doctor had prescribed it.
My husband had no problems with the medicine. …

This is one of those instances in which is pretty obvious why eucalyptus should remain an aromatherapy scent and not a flavor for anything. My husband is a huge fan of cough drops and he has never minded the medicinal taste and, at times, even seems to prefer. I, …

Though I have taken a great many different medications during my thirty three years, and have had some success and failures along the way, and I’m always willing to try something new based on reviews or recommendations by family and friends, I’m usually pretty hesitant to just pass any …

I first used creatine monohydrate when I was going to the gym to do some weightlifting. It is a substance that weightlifters take in order to get stronger and to recover after a training session faster. It helped me a lot and increased my force as well as helped …

Combined oral contraceptive pill helps me in two different ways. One, when I was in my teen age and second on my married life. On my teen age, I have irregular cycle problem and on my married life already we prefer for …

If there is anything in our house that we can’t live without, it would be our Tums chewable antacid tablets.
My wife and I both love spicy foods but our stomachs don’t. And, the foods have different effects on both of us. She gets gassy, I get heartburn. We found …

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 …

I had horrible swimmers ear and I tried all remedies to get the water out of my ear, but nothing seemed to work. I ended up going to the Walgreens drugstore in my hometown to see what they had for swimmers ear relief and ended up picking up the …

My allergologist prescribed me with Nasonex along with Nasatapp or Aerius Tablets for every time my rhinitis acts up. The first time I used it, it took about 2 days before I could tell the difference and feel the effects. My initial dose was two sprays in the …

I have fallen victim to yeast infections one too many times. The last time I had a yeast infection it was really severe. It seemed like I was going to bend over and die, I was in so much pain. My vaginal area was severely irritated and I was …

The Surrey General Hospital is strategically located in the heart of Surrey. This makes the hospital accessible to most Surrey residents, like myself, who lives just a stone’s throw away from the popular Surrey Central area.
You can walk to this hospital from the King George end of the …

Mucinex DM is a cough medicine and cough expectorant that you can purchase over the counter. Mucinex clears up nasal congestion and helps relieve sinus infections more quickly than most medicines currently on the market. It does cost slightly more than other medicines on the shelf but is …

Robitussin Cough Syrup had served me well ever since I was a kid, every time I would have a cough I would just take this thrice a day, and it would be gone and the next day I would feel perfectly fine and would not cough anymore. But recently …

I suffer from constant migraines ever since a car accident nine years ago. I tried almost every over the counter medication that is out there. Excedrin worked for a little bit, then the caffine in it made me sick to my stomach whenever I would take it. …

When I get sick, I typically prefer a medication that will not make me drowsy, because I work a full time job and have two teenagers at home who need supervision from time to time, two dogs to walk on a daily basis, and lots of laundry and house …

I have been recently experimenting with a lot of different muscle rubs. I have been in search for the rub that will take the pain away the most without, hurting my nose. I also tend to try more products that are mess free. One rub that I have tried …

Prone to headaches and upset stomach during stressful times or periods of not eating well, I was happy to see Alka-Seltzer Extra Strength in my local drugstore. I’d used regular strength Alka-Seltzer for years, but found that its effects wore off more quickly than I’d desired.
So, where does …

In the 3 years that we have been living here in Botswana, there is only one clinic where we would go to for our medical needs and that’s Independence Surgery. I really don’t know why it is named as such as I don’t think they are doing any type …

Yesterday I was talking to my mother and wasn’t feeling well, just a fall cold type of thing. She suggested when I went to bed to put Vicks VapoRub on. OK yeah that helps with congestion and will enable me to get some sleep. Then she tells me put …

I am one of those unfortunate souls who suffers from sore throats quite often. I always have and the cause is unknown, as I have had tests over the years and nothing has shown up, the doctor says it’s just ‘one of those things’.
I have tried just about …

I’ll be honest here and stress that I typically wont buy a cold or flu medicine unless it contains psuedoephedrine or is all natural. I just like the natural stuff cause it doesn’t clog up your system with a lot of man made harmful junk that is the obvious …

Recently when I started falling ill quite regularly for no particular reason I was advised to start taking Berocca Multivitamin Tablets to improve my immune system to combat those annoying flu bugs that wreck havoc on your body. I was advised to take 1 berocca multivitamin effervescent a day …