I got a pack of Tylenol Regular Strength pain relievers mainly for my headaches and migraines. I usually use Advil, but they are currently out of stock so I decided to go for Tylenol. After all, it is well known brand and it is on sale so I decided …

Glucophage is a medication given to people that are diagnosed as diabetic to help with their sugar and control the levels of glucose they produce. I was diagnosed with this a while back and put on this medication when I was trying to conceive a child and it ruined …

A few days back when I happen to visit my sister’s place and was having some fun playing with her kids- I accidentally happen to slip on a rough surface and ended having a bruised both my knees rather severely. Apart from trying to stop the …

My personal opinion of Nexium is that it is a good drug that does help with heartburn and indegestion and other common stomach problems. I have used the medication for approx 2 years and can tell the difference when I don’t take it and when I do. …

Wheezing is a problem I have been suffering for some time now, like whenever I am doing even the slightest of work I start panting and go breathless and sometimes it is so severe that I have to take pills to keep it under control and so I always …

Another quality generic drug from Berkley and Jensen is the Berkley and Jensen brand of ibuprofen. This is another pain killer that I’ve been taking for several years now. The generic ibuprofen is very affective at curing and healing minor aches and pains. The nice thing about the …

I hate getting sick, especially during cold and flu season. The reason is that it seems that a cold always hits me during the middle of a work day. I have learned though that if you start to take some kind of a zinc medicine that it will …

My quest to lose weight is not yet over. I am still trying to bring back my normal weight before I go back to school this June. I don’t want to see myself wearing my school uniform in this overweight size that I have right now. I did a …

My profession is very stressful, and unfortunately for me, it shows up in my skin. I either get dandruff or my skin asthma acts up. In my experience, my dandruff is harder to contain than skin asthma because I have not yet found the best way to deal with …

I was hospitalized before when I had this recurring fever. I thought I had dengue so I rushed to the hospital so I can have the proper diagnosis of what my illness was. Well the doctor found out that my tonsils were infected. They saw a puss in it …

My wisdom tooth on the left side had been making my life miserable for the past few days. The fact that this tooth had to be removed to give me some permanent relief - only made tensed and nervous. I had always dreaded the painful procedure of removing the …

Ibuprofen is a really good medicine for anyone that has something like a dentist or orthodontist appointment, there’s many different brands for it, but I use the brand that’s just called Ibuprofen. I always get pain in a lot of places since I have Marfan Syndrome, and I also …

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 …

I am one of those people who suffer terrible menstrual problems. For me the pain, bloating and mood swings experienced with my PMS are almost unbearable. As you can imagine I have tired every single PMS product over the counter and some prescription. I would say one of my …

Few years ago, I had a problem if I eat seafood. When I eat seafood, I will get skin allergic reaction fro the seafood that I eat. It’s really sad because I really love to eat seafood. So for sometimes I had to stop eating seafood until a doctor …

I have never felt better since I started taking this product. I usually get sick four to five times each year, well it has been one year since I started and I never visited my doctor this year. The transfer factors boost my immune system so I get more …

I get terrible allergies in my eyes during the spring and fall months. If my eyes are really burning and itching, the cure for me, without a doubt, is Benadryl. Within twenty minutes after taking this over the counter medication, my eyes cease all watering and itching …

When I get minor scrapes and cuts I like to take quick action in making sure that they don’t get infected. I know how easy it is for wounds to get infected especially with all the germs that are going around now of days. I used to use Isopropyl …

For the doctors, one of the hardest things was trying to figure out how someone young such as myself at 23yrs old could have DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) Usually older people or those who travel a lot have such blood problems. The blood in …

In a world that recognizes Botox as the be all and end all for eternal youth, consumers are forgetting that there is an alternative with Perlane injections. Perlane is a gel that contains hyaluronic acid a substance found in all living organisms on our planet. Even better than …

I was prescribed by my physician to include Vitamin D in my diet after experiencing a few musculo-skeletal problems. I’m a sloth when it comes to exercise and neither does my svelte frame physically permit me to do strenuous cellulite-shedding activities. But lately, I’ve been experiencing some …

A year ago, I was admitted to the hospital because of a lung infection. I was placed in a barrage of antibiotics to fight off the infection. Because my immune system was weak, I got a concurrent and opportunistic infection in my mouth. I had what is known as …

I just took my grandmother to the pharmacy for her monthly trip to get her medications filled. She looks forward to this monthly trip, I guess because it gets her out of the house. Hey, what ever keeps her going is a good thing.
Anyway, I was so …

After the birth of my last baby, I needed to find a birth control pill that was safe for breastfeeding. My doctor told me there were very few options for breast feeding women; that is, there are very few hormonal birth control methods that are safe for breastfeeding …

Hydroxyzine is primarily used as an antihistamine, i.e. to treat the symptoms of allergies, and secondarily against motion sickness. Although its sedative properties are well known, in many countries (including those in the EU) it is rarely used against anxiety and/or insomnia. And yet, it is well known that it …

I went to my family doctor for sore throat last week. When I went to doctor I already had sore throat for 4 days. I never had cold or fever with this sore throat or any cold for more than a year now. …

Lantus is an injection insulin for treating diabetes. It is a slow acting and long term insulin. Patients are required to take one shot daily. I found that Lantus works well in helping to control my diabetes.
Like other insulin, Lantus has to be stored in the …

Did you know that sweat can make you lose important electrolytes in your body? If you sweat too much without being able to replace it can lead to dehydration. This almost happened to me one time while I was jogging. I forgot that water alone can’t provide all the …

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 …

I use Excedrin frequently to take care of my headaches and to relieve myself of other aches and pains due to soreness after a lot of heavy exercising. I did not realize that they offered a product for menstrual pain until I happened to find a little pink bottle …

A few weeks back, my stiff shoulders and back ache looked like they could never be healed. The pain in these areas was so severe that —“ I just seemed crippled. I just couldn’t walk nor sit properly on the sofa, - the only thing I could do was …

My youngest son has severe asthma and allergies. His asthma is particularly aggravated by pollen in the spring, and is also exercise induced. Although we have tried a variety of other prescription medications to help with his allergies, the one we have found to work best is Cetirizine. Cetirizine …

I drink a lot of caffeine to keep my headaches away. I know this is not the right answer, with being an RN and all, however I work nights and need to stay awake. When I have days off I tend to stay up …

In conjunction with my therapy, I was also receiving another treatment for my illness. Since being diagnosed with Iron-deficiency anaemia, I have been prescribed with several medications in the past to manage my illness. Some were effective and some gave nasty side effects. The most recent medication that I …

Equate: Antifungal Cream Athlete’s Foot Cream is a product that I used to use, but I no longer do, and it is not because it was not effective, but I simply found a product that makes it easier, quicker and less messy to apply. That product is Equate: Athlete’s …

By my last year in college I had become accustomed to going without any sleep. That worked great while I was in school but once I got out, it became a problem. About two months after I graduated I noticed that my lack of sleeping and restful nights had …

I have been using pain reliever all my life. I suffer from the worst menstrual cramps and aches especially on the first day of my ordeal. I really could not stand the pain thus have been popping on pain reliever pills for what had seemed like forever. On one afternoon, …

If any of you are familiar with the Walgreens new Take care Clinics then you will know that going to the emergency room has become an option for most. Well for me, I went to the Take care Clinic for the first time in my life and my experience …

This medicine has worked wonders for me many times before. You know those restless nights when you sick and nothing else seems to be working to get you better? I’ve had this feeling a couple times before and nyquil has been the answer to my prayer.
I will let you …

Recently, my three-year old daughter had a slight fever. In addition to the medication that she took, we also put Stona Cooling Gel pad on her forehead. She was very curious about it. When we explained that it is used because she is having a fever and that her …

I’m an insomniac. I have a hard time falling asleeo, once I am asleep i tend to wake up every two hours. I’ve basically triend every over the counter sleep aid medicine, but it didn’t work. I usually had to take more than the recommended amount and then I …

I am not usually good at finding new doctors, but when I decided to go to Womancare Associates South, I somehow managed to hit a jackpot. Located on Oxford Rd in Bethel Park, Womancare Associates is the nicest OB/Gyn office I have ever been to. The office …

I’ve taken Aderall XR on and off for over eight years now. I have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder as bad as anyone I know. At present, I take 60mg a day. That’s a pretty high dose compared to most and I’m sure not recommended for most, …

I was bothered recently by an itchy foot with peeling and redness, and I self diagnosed the problem to be athlete’s foot. It has plagued me several times in the past so I know how to recognize the problem. When I went to Walmart to pick …

This is the best heating pad for the price . It is perfect for whatever is bothering you . I am a big fan of this product .
I found it at Walmart for around $25.00 . I have knee pains alot and my husband’s back is always hurting …

Although I don’t get hangovers often, when I do they put me out for a good part of the day. Usually I am only a light drinker, but I have had those occasions where I am having a really good time with friends and find myself saying “okay, one …

Effexor XR is prescribed for the treatment of anxiety and/or depression. It’s got a little something extra compared to the drugs people usually think of for these conditions. Sometimes it can be of tremendous benefit, but for others (like me), it can exacerbate the problem.
A large number of anti-depressants/anti-anxiety …

I have been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. MY doctor prescribed Lantus, a long acting basal insulin that is injected thru needles and syringes. I have been using Lantus and I am very satisfied with its result. MY glucose levels are getting better each day with the help of …

Typhoon Ondoy brought so much devastation in our lives. My family and our dog stayed on the roof for seventeen hours waiting for the flood which reached our second floor to subside. We lost so many of our things, and the first practical problem that we faced was how …

For over the counter medicine we trust Mercury Drug specially the one that is located in Robinson’s Imus. We also like the service of Diane Pharmacy but we also prefer to buy medicine at Mercury Drug, not because their medicines are cheap but because of good customer service.
We …