Flexeril, also known by the generic name of Cyclobenzaprine, is a muscle relaxant that is prescribed for a number of different reasons. One possible reason for prescribing Flexeril is the ease pain for muscle spasms. He can be prescribed because of an injured back or pulled muscle. …

Someone had recommended to me that I try Mucinex because I had a cough and some head congestion that just seemed to be getting worse by the hour, but when I went to the store and checked it out, I think I almost choked on my own mucus when …

About a year ago, I was at a Holistic Festival at a nearby trade center, and there was a gentleman there selling Emu Oil products. I’ve never really read or heard much about Emu Oil or its properties, so I stopped to talk to him a bit about it. …

Carisoprodol is the generic name for the drug Soma. This medication is a muscle relaxant and is often prescribed for other things a doctor see fit. I suffer from Fibromalgia and Severe Muscle Spasms. My life has been more productive and has had a higher quality …

I’m a huge fan of Mucinex but hate the fact that it’s as expensive as it is. So I was thrilled when I found Walgreens Mucus Relief PE Sinus Congestion Immediate-Release Tablets and knew it was the Walgreens version of Mucinex and it was SO much cheaper. Mucinex is …

I ran out of my usual vitamin supplements earlier and visited my local drugstore. I was more than eager to go back to the previous brand of vitamin c capsules since my present experience with a generic brand of the same supplement proved to be less beneficial for …

Vicks Dayquil and Nyquil are two of my favorite medicines because they really work! Whenever I get a cold, my nose always gets so stuffed up and I feel like I can never breathe. And forget sleeping! It’s too difficult to sleep when you can’t breathe through your nose. …

When it comes to allergies, this stuff works great. I love Chlorphen-12 Chlorpheniramine Maleate, 12mg, Extended-Release Tablets for many different reasons. They really have a lot to offer and help me to get to feeling better really fast.
You do not need a prescription for these tablets because they …

I remember being a walking-talking acne in high school, it was not easy or fun. I hate the fact that I can’t touch my face without hurting. It was frustrating and it pretty much consumes my time figuring out how to get rid of them. I tried all the …

When I was first introduced to the medicine by my family doctor, I was skeptical. I had tried a dozen of so called ?sure work? products and methods (from expensive oriental herbal treatment to applying XO brandy onto my scalp) and none seems to be giving me any significant …

Based on my recent check-up and blood test results, my doctor found out that I wasn’t responding well to my treatment. Although the symptoms of my illness subsided, it didn’t really make it go away. The tremors, heat intolerance and insomnia were still there. It only made the symptoms …

Desert Essence Tea Tree Oil is a wonderful natural healing medicine that can be used for almost any skin complaints. I normally buy it in small bottles as I have found it to be quite expensive. However, the tea tree oil lasts for ages, so even a …

As with most American households, our medicine cabinet is chock full of pain relievers, fever reducers, PMS pills and basically every kind of pill, powder or liquid that proclaim that they have the power of taking away pain and discomfort. And being that we live in a dry climate, allergies …

Buckleys Mixture Cough Suppressant is an over the counter cough medicine that comes in liquid form and in a four ounce bottle for a little over five dollars. It’s about the most repulsive stuff I’ve ever tried in terms of odor and taste, but it sure does work better …

The first time I ever experienced motion sickness was on a ferry. It was a very short, choppy ride, but I found myself feeling so ill I could not even walk back to the car without help.
I toughed that episode out—“ but the next time I …

One of the important supplements I take to help keep my immune system healthy and strong so I don’t catch a cold or flu is Nature Made Vitamin C 500 mg. These vitamin C supplements come in a small bottle of 250 caplets. These caplets are white in color …

Flexeril is a medication that falls under the category of muscle relaxers. It comes in pill form and is not available over the counter, but can only be obtained with a physician’s prescription. Unlike a pain killer, flexeril is designed to eliminate muscular contractions and pinches by …

Everyone falls sick and fight diseases in his or her life many a times. In spite of taking all care, we still fall ill, maybe due to less immunity in the body or some external infections. Once ill, one naturally has to go to a doctor and then start …

I was recently prescribed Adderall XR for my ADHD. So far, I have noticed a major improvement.
I can actually sit down and do some homework without being distracted by everything. Also, I have lost my appetite which is helping me lose some extra weight.
I have the 20mg dose, but …

You know those old wedding vows that state: to have and hold in sickness and in health? Well, I got a test run of that a few months ago when my fiance suddenly became stricken with the flu that had been going around at his work.
Of course, having a Cancerian …

Care Plus Antiseptic First Aid Cream is a product made by Thornton & Ross Ltd of Huddersfield, England. I admit to not ever having heard of this company, nor even of the Care Plus brand, before getting hold of this stuff, but having used it once I am satisfied …

My day job requires me to stay in front of the computer for 8 or more hours. Most of the time, my company requires me to work overtime especially when there are deadlines. I suspect this as the cause of my frequent migraines. At first my right eye begins …

They say that those who rarely speak tend to have more bacteria in their mouths and throats than those who often speak. I guess that could be the reason why I’m always having sore throats and those pesky mouth sores because when I’m in the office there are no …

My family doctor prescribed me this medicine for the treatment of tinea versicolor. I suffered from this skin condition when I got pregnant with my first child and no over the counter medication was able to solve my problem. One of my friends told me to try rubbing some …

The worst thing that ever happens to me when I am upset or nervous is that my mouth goes just —“dry. Although this happens only sometimes, I kind of get just choked and find it even difficult to speak. The only immediate solution to this would be to drink …

When I have had serious pains in the past, I have relied a lot of Tylenol and other acetaminophen products. I kind of steered away from these products for a while, until it felt like the other medicines were no longer working. I went to a nearby Wal-Mart store …

Is a great medication if you suffer from chronic insomnia and other sleep disorders. The fact alone that its non narcotic, made me feel better about taking the medication. The medication helps your body produce more of a sleep chemical called gamma aminobutyric. In short terms lunesta basically just turns …

Mcid is the syrup, which is used to stop the loose motion due to infection in stomach. When my little sister had the baby she was little sad after some time. When I asked her the reason of being sad, she said that her little daughter who …

My husband, ever since he was a young kid, has always been a fan of chest rubs, like Vicks. I always know when he’s feeling poorly, because he’ll come out of the bathroom, right before bed, smelling like a hospital with Vicks rubbed all over his chest to help …

Have you ever seen one of those science fiction movies that tell you that you could see the future and treat certain diseases before they happened? There are a lot of movies which claim that in the future you will be able to predict things that will happen to …

With the cold weather comes the inevitable cold and flu season. Practically everywhere you go there is someone sneezing, sniffling or coughing. The air is full of germs. I ended up with a nasty cold and nasal congestion. My doctor suggested that I try using …

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 …

Recently I pulled a muscle quite severely in my upper shoulder. I take mild painkillers, but find they alone are not enough to dull my shoulder pain. My Pharmacist suggested a liniment, and that Absorbine Jr, Original Pain Relieving Liquid was the way to go.
This is a great product! …

I call this the knock out pill. I was diagnosed with Venous Thrombosis more than a year ago and suffered severe migraine attacks. The doctors couldn’t use blood thinners to take out the clot in my brain, because I was hemorrhaging. I didn’t want to go through surgery either, …

I received a bottle of Evengen Breast Enhancement pills on March 15 2007. I started using them that same day. Today is April second and I have to say that my breast have increased almost one full size. My husband was the first to notice the difference, I caught …

I can’t begin to describe the disgust that I get when I taste this stuff. I mean in all actuality, I find it hard to believe that people find the guts to take this stuff on a regular basis. I’m already not a medicine type of guy. It has …

Few years ago, my husband had terrible experience with his ear. There was an infection inside his ear and it really caused him a major headache. He went to a doctor and got prescription for his painful ear.
But one year later, the pain came back. It was like …

Whenever I feel myself spiraling down the dark path of a cold, I sprint to the pharmacy for a pack of Emergen-C Cranberry Pomegranate Vitamins. The pack contains 30 packets of a powder that can be mixed with water to produce a fizzy elixir to fight off any seasonal …

One time I was having bad colds. My clogged nose would disturb my sleep as I could not breathe well. It was like something was blocking the air from entering my noise. It was really a bad feeling. As I woke up in the morning after a very disturbed …

As collateral damage from my disease, I have hypertension (high blood pressure) due to damage to my kidneys. As my kidneys began to work better, my blood pressure went higher until I was on several medications too keep my blood pressure to a lower level.
Unfortunately for me, I have …

Recently I had suffered from a summer fight with bronchotis. Let me tell you summer illnesses take a toll on you. I had a terrible cough, that just kept getting deeper each day. My Doctor at Kaiser Permantente put me on a Robitussin cough medicine, although …

I have always been a firm user of Advil, I have no idea why this became my preference, maybe because this is just what I always had in my house and that is what my parents used. Since childhood I have never veered from this standard. Recently, when I …

CVS Pharmacy has long been on the east coast, and I’ve heard of it mostly from cable advertisements. Recently, though, they’ve branched out to the west coast. This review is a location that used to be a Long’s Drugs. I’m not sure if CVS Pharmacy bought …

Caladryl is an anti-itch topical lotion. It’s supposed to provide relief for itchiness from insect bites, rashes, or other types of skin irritation.
That said, I grew up on Caladryl. If I had an insect bite, or hives, my parents slapped on some Caladryl. And for …

About three years ago, I came down with R.A..It hit hard and fast. I’m 42 years old and I could not get out of bed. My husband and daughter had to get me out of bed and help me take showers and so on. Even though I …

I got so many complications last year and one of these is vaginal infection. I never thought of having this kind of woman infection because I am not sexually active so at first I thought I have UTI since I had it before but the symptoms are lot more different …

I have never really had problems with going to restroom and did not have a lot of knowledge on laxatives. However, I was in need of a really good laxative and picked up something that looked like it would work fine for me. I purchased the Ex-Lax Regular Strength …

I had a severe case of abdominal colic a few months ago which as can be described as on and off pain that seemed to be moving around within my abdomen associated with some unusual fullness within my stomach. I was also experiencing some nausea. To tell …

I started taking cold eeze a few years ago. It is full of zinc and is meant to help shorten a cold and to keep your symptoms from getting too bad. I thought at first that these really did work. I would use a box of …

I always take vitamins to help boost my immune system. I am always busy from work and I always get stressed. It is better to take vitamins that would keep me energized. Anyway, I tried taking a lot of vitamins in the past; from Vitamins C, D, E and …