I have tried the red Sudafed when I had like the worse cold ever. My father swears by the stuff and both my brothers use it and love it. So I thought alright! Something for me to use that is not too expensive. So I took it around bedtime …

I recently purchased the Afrin Nasal Decongestant Nasal Spray (the original formulation). I have had a really terrible time these past few months as far as colds go. It seems like I as soon as I finish recovering from a bad cold, I have another one popping up. The …

Husband and I decided to take such food supplements in order to get our body ready for conception. It has been a while since we were married and I really long to have babies of our own. We don’t have any serious problems with regards to reproductive system although …

As I explain that I am 61 yrs of age, it is because they don’t make band-aids the way they did when I was a child, always needing one! The new Band-Aid Flexible Fabric Adhesive Bandage would have been a very welcome thing, in my youth!
Unlike the days of …

I decided to visit this hospital as I suddenly decided to go for tubectomy. Some of our friends recommended it and I decided to give it a try. I called up the hospital and I was able tosee the doctor the same day. They fixed the …

I have allergies through dust and due to some changing climate I experienced sinusitis. And when this happens I can’t do my work, I had nasal congestion and even sneezing the whole day. When this happens I can no longer concentrate to my work and even household chores.
My friend …

I take Paxil medication. When I was on the regular Bridges to Access program, I took it for free. Then, the 5 year patent ran out, and Paxil came up with PaxilCR, a different medication, as it lasted all day. The PaxilCR became the new drug of choice, here, …

This mourning when I wake up I felt a slight pain in the back of my head. I tray to stay in my bed, eat some breakfast and drink a cup of tea, after one hour, I saw that the headache in my back of the head did not …

I have suffered from insomnia for years. At first the doctor tried me on Ambien 20 mg. I slept for 18 hours straight. The only reason I woke up that soon was because my husband got scared I’d been asleep so long and woke me. Then, the …

If you are perimenopausal or in menopause and cannot take estrogen or do not want to take hormone therapy, you might want to try to take a supplement known as Remifemin. Remifemin is a supplement used years ago for such things as hot flashes, bloating, sleeplessness and …

Few years ago, when I was on my early pregnancy, I asked my doctor if he can give me special medicine to help me out with my morning sickness. I knew that every women should suffer from this morning sickness when they are in the early pregnancy. But at …

Children’s Tylenol Meltaways are a great pill form of medicine for your child. For ages 2 through 6, it is a fun way of giving medicine to your child, especially if they are the type that hates taking liquids. It’s uses are basically to reduce fever or pain. The …

I did not know exactly what caused the diarrhea problem with my kid. But I felt worried a bit at that time. I went to the drug store to get medicine that can cure the diarrhea problem that he got. Maybe it has to do with the food that …

It’s almost the rainy season in the Philippines, and I’m getting ready for the flu season. I’m actually stocking up on Bioflu just in case the drugstore runs out of it again. Since its release to the market some two years ago, it’s been the number one complete flu …

My husband and I were out at the mall’s foodcourt and I had ordered a meal in a sizzling plate. As we were about to sit down, my husband accidentally bumped the sizzling plate and it hit my elbow. The part of my elbow that touched the sizzling plate …

My husband has suffered from high cholesterol levels for years, and has tried close to a dozen different medications over the past 2 decades which lower cholesterol. His main issue has always been that no medication that he has tried has managed to lower the bad cholesterol (LDL) at …

I have been experiencing the problem of dry eyes for the past few years and must admit that this problem always leaves me feeling sick and paralyzed. The fact that I spend most of the time in front on my computer or watching my favorite television shows has …

I’m a frugal mother to the nth degree, and I have two children who are just now entering their teens and can start taking adult dosages of medications and we no longer have to keep a childrens version AND an adult version in the house at all times. This …

Nasacort AQ Nasal Spray was prescribed to me by my doctor after I had unsuccessfully used Flonase as a nasal spray for my allergies and almost constantly stuffed up sinus cavities. Flonase had made me have migraines. The doctor told me that Nasacort did not have the …

My friend suggested that I use this product, Garamycin Otic Drops, because I always have issued with my eyes. For some reason, they always get irritated and I always get sty and whenever I get it, I take antibiotics. She recommended this product in hopes of helping me rid …

Ambian is a sleep aid. I started taking Ambian when my son joined the Air Force. I could not sleep, due to the fact I was going through the empty nest syndrom and him joining the military. I went to the doctor and he put me on Ambian. The …

I’ve been an ulcer patient for some time now. Having this illness is not easy. I would have to watch out for spicy foods and anything that has caffeine in it. I also need to keep a schedule of when I should eat because if I forget meal times, …

I get stressed most of the time. It’s probably due to the lifestyle and work that I have. I usually work 12 hours a day and at times my friends would invite me for a little drink after work hours. I have had asthma for a long time now …

Dysmenorrhea or menstrual pain is really uncomfortable and painful for women. Some women may not experience this but there are others like me, who get to experience this pain during menstrual period. It ranges from mild to severe pain. On my part, I have been suffering from dysmenorrhea since …

I can remember as a child, my mother would bring out a blue jar of Vick’s Vaporub anytime I had chest congestion, and she’d slap it on me before I went to bed. I would usually have my congestion broken up by the time I awoke the next …

For sinus issues and sinus infections, the misery can be quite hard to bear. I usually get a combination of headaches and stuffed up nose. Or sometimes I have a perpetual dripping down my throat. It could be mild or severe, but always miserable.
There are a …

I can suffer from lack of sleep from time to time and I’m keen to find ways to remedy that situation. I have tried a few different herbal remedies which are designed to help you sleep and Nytol is one of these. It is made by GlaxoSmithKline. …

I did a review on Prevacid Acid Reducer medication the other day, but I also want to do this review on the Prevacid Solutabs. The Solutabs are different in that they can be taken through an oral syringe or an NG tube, where as the tablets are taken orally …

I am really into holistic medicine and products. Instead of using regular deodorant I use a naturally fresh deodorant crystal. It is 100% pure an natural as it contains natural mineral salts. It says to moisten the stick but I just use it when I get out of the …

I once was diagnosed of Endometriosis and for that I was suffering a lot. I experienced heavy bleeding during my menstrual period. I had many uncontrollable menstrual periods that made me almost anemic. I was so worried that my condition was a sign of cancer. But my …

I don’t always take the best care of my hair and my nails. I often do things for the sake of beauty that require sacrifices like using heating tools to style my hair even though I know that it can lead to weaker hair with many split ends. Phytophanere …

Cemiron is not just another multivitamin drug, it is a very effective solution to cases involving stress, bad nutrition, and loss of red blood cells. It should be used with care because it is a potent drug which in the long run, may disturb one`s health though it was …

Dalacin(R) C Capsules has been popular in our place because many teenagers who have acne problems have testified that they were treated by this antibiotics. Actually even my son tried using Dalacin-C to treat his Acne. Unluckily he did not have the same luck. His pimples were never treated …

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. …

I have to admit that I wasn’t particularly looking forward to using this spray, but I absolutely loved the cough/chest cold syrup from the Vicks Formula 44 line that I tried, so I was still willing to give this one a shot. Usually, honey and lemon medicines just taste like …

Whenever I got severe pain due to indigestion, my mother would give me Maalox Plus Tablets, so until now I got that habit. But lately though I feel that it is not only plain indigestion that is attacking, so I search and I learned about heartburn. I thought when …

I have a hard time sleeping and staying asleep. My husband’s snoring did not help. So, he tried the Breathe Right Nasal Strips. They worked really well. His snoring went down significantly. He has been using them for over a year now.
The …

A few months back, I had a cold, which at first did not seem like a big deal, however, as the days went by, I noticed that my ears began to hurt. This was not just some mild earache, but a more intense type of pain that was not …

Some of the family members in this house got influenza and cough. This is the down side of living with big family. When somebody get sick, we need to be more careful especially if we have small children.
I had to give special protection for my children. That’s why I …

I got this diarrhea 3 days ago, I’ve eaten a food that really gave me a pain. I wasn’t able to go to work that’s why I decided to took Diatabs (Loperamide), it is for acute or chronic diarrhea. I’ve took it after meals, because I felt that I …

A while ago I had many stomach problems, and I needed something to get rid of the stomach ache. That’s when I found Almax Forte, which is a medicine to protect the stomach.
When the doctor recommended me this medicine first, I saw that in the pharmacy they have it …

So like every underweight insecure male, I decided to hit the gym like everyone else. I started off with a weight gain program but after the first few months, I realized I was gaining too little. The instructor told me that because of my lousy body type (ectomorph/fast metabolism) …

I have a very fussy 8 yr old. She hates the taste of nearly every medicine we have tried. Takes me hours to get a spoonfull down her, untill Triaminic Cherry flavor. 1 dose she was hooked. Now she even takes her medicine on her own. Sometimes even asks …

I had the chance to get admitted at this hospital when I was still in the Philippines. It is a family-owned business which spanned three generations already. Although I knew the owners who are well-known family in the community, it didn’t influence me much in my decision to …

I have been using Midol since I got my first menstrual period as have my sisters. We have boxes of Midol in our medicine cabinet as there are 5 of us girls in the house. It used to work for me, never had a problem. Just popped one in …

An herbal supplement I just started taking is the Rainbow Light Herbal Prescriptive Pain Eze. This supplement contains natural herbs in it that help ease aches and pains away in the body naturally such as magnesium, poppy and meadowsweet. The supplement comes in the form of tablets that are …

If you have allergies, Astelin could be your answer.
It is used to help you with a runny nose, stuffy nose or sneezing in the allergy seasons, or all the time!
Astelin comes in a small pump bottle. When you get it, you have to prime the pump by pumping several …

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 …

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 …