I am always looking to try a new muscle rub, spray, or roll on. I have plenty of muscle aches throughout my shoulders and arms, and know that the right muscle treatment can reduce the pain. I have recently been getting more into the no mess products, especially because …

One of the activities I enjoy most is traveling. However, it is often hampered by my motion sickness. The idea of sitting on a bus for long hours can be stressful to me. Air and sea travel do not affect me the same way. I am thankful for that. …

Ever since I started to experience a lot of pain in my hands, I try various medications to dull the pain. I have found myself using patches often and I am always trying something new. I went into my local dollar store to pick up the Absorbine jr. Patches …

Anyone whose child has experienced an asthma attack probably has one of these. For those not familiar with this product, AeroChamber Plus Z Stat is an anti-static Valved Holding Chamber (aVHC) for use with metered dose inhalers (e.g. Ventolin Inhaler). I was not aware that such a product existed …

Due to the recent recall of Motrin products for some reason all of the CVS stores in my local area on Long Island, New York, have removed even the grown-up tablets as well. I believed that it was just the children’s products but, the next day at every CVS …

While visiting my mother one day, I had an extremely bad backache. I had run out of pain reliever and asked my mother if she had any. She told me the only thing she had was Bayer Women’s Low Dose Aspirin Pain Reliever. I decided that was better than …

I would like to explain my feeling on the usage of Valium for muscle spasms. When I read this article I was surprised to see that Valium was prescribed for this purpose. Though it can be used as a type of relaxant, it is usually prescribed for the …

Cetirizine Hydrochloride (Generic Zyrtec) —”  I bought these at my local walmart a few years back because I was having some severe allergy issues. They are essentially a generic version of Zyrtec so I decided that I would try them. My hope was that they would work as well …

I just had a sore throat and I always cough because my throat is very itchy. I have a cough syrup but I still cough after a few hours. So, I went over to a pharmacy and asked for lozenges. Then the pharmacist gave me Strepsils.
Strepsils has a generic …

I have struggled with sleeping issues for years, and tried many prescription and non-prescription sleep medications over the years. Some work for awhile, some work but make me very groggy, some are expensive, and some have other side-effects that are not very good for me. I keep trying new …

I remember, when I was a kid and had a stuffed up nose, my mom would boil a pot of water, set the pot in front of me and have me lean over it and she would place a towel over my head so I would breathe in the …

I have suffered from constipation my whole life. I have tried every type of fibre, laxative, fluid,etc. and the last combination my doctor had me on was Lactulose and Senokot. Anyone who has suffered from constipation knows these products and how harsh they can be. I was absolutely miserable …

Because I have been feeling under the weather lately, I have used quite a few different off brand medications available at the local drug store. One of the products I’ve used recently is the Equate Cold Head Congestion Nighttime caplets. As a medication, it is meant to …

I have fibromyalgia. I was excited to hear that there might be a medicine, Cymbalta, out there that could help with the pain. I asked my doctor about it and she was got me going on the drug.
Cymbalta is an antidepressant. I started with …

I get bad headaches all the time. I have had this problem since I was 16 and have tried many different types of headache relief medicines. However, when I was about 22 I got a new type of headache, the pain was awful and was mostly in my temples …

Insulin pens are shaped just like regular pens. The only difference is, instead of a cartridge filled with ink, the insulin pens have cartridges filled with insulin. Insulin pens always come in two different forms. You can either buy disposable ones that come five to a …

I recently visited the Family Practice clinic on Kadena Air Base. It started out bad. I started calling at 9 AM to get an appointment, but kept getting hung up on! I was furious. I was so sick that I couldnt get out of bed and had to use …

I have a chronic sinus problem and use a prescription based night nasal spray. Recently, due to the high pollen count I have miserable seasonal day allergy symptoms. I decided to invest in an allergy based nasal spray for the daytime. I bought Life Decongestant Nasal Spray at Shoppers …

I have been taking care of stray cats, which resulted into a mild case of ringworm on my arm. No big deal, I thought, there’s all kinds of over-the-counter stuff that will take care of that. Unfortunately, I was wrong. I wish I hadn’t wasted my time on over-the-counter …

Just now, my oldest daughter developed a fever. As a usual reaction from me, I always panic whenever my kids get a fever because for me, this is a sign of a possible infection or the onset of a flu or virus. I gave her Curpol Syrup. Curpol is …

For me and my family, allergy season usually starts in the spring. Once the weather warms up and we start spending more time outside, our allergies seem to flare up, making it unpleasant some days to even be outdoors. We also have a cat in the house, and …

My daughter inherited my sensitive skin. Even when she was a baby, her face would get rashes which had nothing to do with measles or rubella which are typical childhood diseases. Among all my kids, she is the one I take the most for a visit to the dermatologist. …

Hydrocortisone Cream was suggested by my Dermatologist to help with an eczema problem that I have. I bought Relief Plus Hydrocortisone Cream, Maximum Strength, which is made specifically for the K-Mart Corporation. The cream that I bought is a 1 ounce tube of 1.0% hydrocortisone acetate. …

I have battled high blood pressure for a lot of years.My doctor put me on Metoprolol a few years ago in combination with another medication for high blood .
I found that it helped bring my blood pressure down but the side effects like most other blood pressure medications can …

I have been going to this Walgreens pharmacy every since I had move here in Sun City about two years ago. It is really close so of course very convenient too. I had first went there when I had came from my doctors appointment and needed to fill …

Amoxicillin is an antibiotic manufactured to fight bacteria in the body. It’s a form of penicillin and is used to treat infections, including ear, mouth, bladder, and pneumonia. This list is not inclusive. There are many other things that Amoxicillin can be used for.
There are things …

I have trouble sleeping at night. There are times that I would just lie in bed for hours trying to find the right spot and right moment to get the sleep that I badly needed. I have tried several home remedies for sleep including milk and taking a warm …

I have given my share of criticism about the local Shopko store here in Beaver Dam. But, I wanted to take a few minutes to praise their optical center; simply because I truly enjoyed my experience there.
A couple of weeks ago, my oldest daughter work up with a left …

Since I gave birth to my son a few years ago, I have constantly been afflicted with back problems. My partner suffers from the same conditon too. A while back, I was window shopping in and I noticed a product called ‘Curaheat Back and Shoulder Pads’. I thought it …

For a period of time in my 30’s, I had depression so bad that I felt as if I were in a black hole of despair. I went to a doctor who placed me on a medication named Paxil.
In my experience, if I …

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, …

Celexa is an antidepressant from the SSRI family. It has a ?new, improved? version called Lexapro, but I have only tried Celexa and used the latter product for chronic, clinically diagnosed major depression. Celexa took about 2 weeks to take effect, although unlike other antidepressants, I didn’t …

A few days back, I happened to be suffering from severe cough and cold, which indeed was making me feel quite miserable. Though the cold symptoms didn’t seem to be the very severe kind during the initial stages, the condition worsened so much that I realized that I had …

For roughly the past few weeks, our apartment has been a mini-pharmacy thanks to my husband’s annual cold and congestion and my allergies that spring into action every spring when for some odd reason ALL the pine trees release their yellow poison in waves and waves of golden dust pollen. …

Another product that I tend to keep in the house for when I have a sore Throat is these sweets. I came across them about 2 years ago and think I mainly only tried them because they were a larger bag that the other packs and they cost less …

As my job requires speaking all day, my throat often gets irritated, itchy, and dry. I mentioned this to my throat doctor one time, who recommended that I use this product called Kamillosan Spray Solution to relieve me of my problem. He said that the product was made from …

So my horrible cough story continues. After shuffling between this and that to no success, I finally gave up over-the-counter drugs and sought the advice of a doctor. I was diagnosed with hypersensitivity to dusts. While this may sound atypical to me, I affirmed the doctor’s …

I, like many others, have a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep at night. So I went down to my local drugstore and searched for something that would help me sleep. There were so many choices so I asked my pharmacist what he recommended. He …

I am currently on this form of birth control. So far, Nuva Ring seems to be fine for me, but I have to give it a few more months to be absolutely sure. Nuvarings, in my opinion, are a mixed blessing. Yes, it doesn’t give me …

Bisacodyl laxative pills were my first choice for a solution to my girlfriends constipation problems because the bottle says that they are gentle and that they work over night and so I figured these would be right for her because she always complains that she can’t go to the …

When it comes to skin, I am very much careful and particular. That is why I want around to be clean and order. But no matter how I take care of everything around me, still I cannot avoid catching some skin disorder and infection and I really hate it. …

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 cannot stand having a cold or congestion. Yet, at the same time, I don’t take a lot of cold medicines because they leave me so groggy during the daytime. I like to get stuff done in the daytime. I found that with the Vicks Dayquil …

If you’re having problems with odor, sweat, or would just like to feel fresher especially during your menstrual period, I would highly recommend Nature’s Way Chlorofresh Chlorophyll Concentrate Internal Deodorant. Chlorofresh are softgel capsules that reduce sweat and odors which start from the inside. It was recommended …

Usually, when I get a bout of heart burn or acid reflux discomfort, I just reach for a bottle of antacid tablets, and then I forget about it. The other day, I had a severe case of heart burn because we went to one of my favorite restaurants and …

My kids and husband have skin allergy to the mosquito bite. When their skin got bitten, it will immediately become red and sometimes it turned to big and hard skin just like an infection.
That’s why we always buy this Autan lotion to protect the skin from mosquito’s bite. We …

When I was having stomach problems the other day, I was also experiencing vomiting and nausea. I literally could not keep down anything. When I went to the doctor, one of the medications that she prescribed for me was “Gravol Comfort Shaped Suppositories”. She explained that it was supposed to …

I was getting over the flu and was all but recovered except for the dry hacking cough I was experiencing at bed time and during the night. My Pharmacist suggested I buy Benylin DM Nightime Cough Syrup for Dry Cough. I had never used a Benylin product before and …

For the last three years,I noticed that I found it difficult to sleep at night if I don’t sleep with at least two pillows on my head or lie on my side. I felt like I am choking or that my neck is constricted. Thus almost every night I …

Wow, this medicine is expensive. It is about a hundred and thirty dollars at Walgreen’s pharmacy. The first doctor that prescribed it to me for itchy skin didn’t warn me of the price so when I went to the pharmacy to pick it up I was told I my …