I haven’t been a sufferer of heart burn of indigestion very much, so I never really knew what “heart burn” or “indigestion” actually was….until I felt it for myself. My boyfriend, who suffers from GERD gave me a gaviscon tablet to chew. I was appauled by the …

With growing age, the worst health problem I have ever been facing is my oral health. Though I try my best brushing my teeth religiously twice a day, I still encounter tooth aches every now and then. So whenever I encountered a toothache, my life just seemed miserable. Eating …

With the winter becoming worse, I had developed a nasty cough and a sore throat, which were starting to embarrass me. What more, it got so annoying because of the inconvenience of having to pull out the tissue from my jeans pockets each time I was unable to …

Traveling almost 3 hours from home to my work office in Makati is really a headache. This was also the reason why I decided to stop working and just focus on my internet cafe business instead. I thought that my headaches will be lessen now that I am already …

Due to loads of stress my hair began falling like crazy, so I decided to consult a doctor to see if something could be done before becoming bald. She recommended me to use this lotion called Minoxidil, that is usually recommended in cases of hair loss, so I gave …

I have been taking Ambien 10mg for insomnia since I was a young teenager, approximately ten years now. However, my Grandmother has been bugging me to try Lunesta for quite some time now insisting that it is so much better than Ambien. Therefore, I finally gave in and told …

When Guardasil first came out and the governor of Texas was trying to make it a mandatory shot for all school aged girls, I did a whole lot of reasearch on the vacine because at the time, we lived in Oklahoma just across the border from Texas and when …

Uniontown Hospital is my local hospital. I have had a lot of family and friends tell me negative things about this hospital. I personally had only gone there a few times to get minor things done. I never really had a bad experience. When I …

My throat has been so itchy due to my serious allergies. I have tried gargling with salt water, drinking hot herbal tea with honey and have sucking on cough drops, but the only medicine that seems to work is a natural one known as Zand Throat Spray Herbal Mist. …

After a hearty dinner at my sister’s ‘ wedding anniversary’ celebration, little did I realize that I was expecting something worst like this to happen. After having enjoyed the celebrations to the core, when I went down to have a good night sleep, my ‘good night’ almost turned to …

Upon returning home from surgery, I saw that the painkiller I had received was named Oxycodone. Oxycodone is a painkiller than is similar to that of Oxycontin except that it affects different types of people in a different way. It should be taken sparingly- about once every 4 to 6 …

I am very scared of cold that I usually catch every winter. Last winters, I firmly decided to take precautions not to catch cough and cold due to commonly committed errors on our own part. I avoided all cold eats and drinks and whenever going out of the house …

I just found this eye doctor through my insurance. I went to them because they were the closest preferred provider. But I am so glad I chose them! Every single person I have dealt with has been extremely friendly and helpful. Even the people who took my information on …

Glioblastoma is a form of primary brain cancer. My father was diagnosed with it in February of 2007. He underwent brain surgery, where they removed as much of the tumor as they could. The tumor was almost in the center of his brain, and very deep. …

Just last year before the year ended, my 10 month old baby suffered from broncho pneumonia. At a very young age he got pneumonia. I was very down that time and we had to bring him to the hospital. He was admitted for few days and hoping that he …

When I have to take medicine for any kind of aches and pains I like for that medicine to work fast. I do not like having to sit and wait for the medicine to kick in because then I’d start getting the idea that I should take more than …

Our family loves the therapeutic hot and cold pad from Thermionics. The 9.5” x 16” pad is a perfect size if you have a sore back or shoulders. The larger size allows complete coverage of larger muscle areas, like when the boys overwork their shoulders during karate training. Perhaps, …

When I was pregnant, I contracted some hemorrhoids which were very unpleasant. I needed a way to get rid of the hemorrhoids without causing problems for the baby. I didn’t want to take suppositories because I somehow thought that might be bad for the baby. I found Preparation H …

I recently was put on prednizone, a common steriodal medication, because I had been in a car accident with a deer, and injured my left hip. The purpose of the prescription for prednizone was to reduce swelling in my hip. After approximately one day of being on …

Every since I was a little kid I did not like taking my pills because I was afraid of choking on it. As I got older and had my first child it became a problem for me because I needed to take my prenatals. I had ask my doctor …

After having great fun at my cousins wedding last month, I was in for some great trouble. The fact that I just gobbled everything (all the delicious fried to spicy food) without actually taking care to see that my stomach didn’t quite respond well to this type of food; …

Hi,last year I had a visit to my dentist residing near us (in Anabu 2b Imus, Cavite Philippines ) because of severe pains in my two wisdom teeth. I had undergone some simple dental medication like “dental cleaning and temporary pasta(cement in my wisdom teeth) ” and prescribe me …

I am one of the few unfortunate people who are allergic to sumptuous seafood dishes that have shrimps, crabs, squid, mussels, oysters, seashells as the main ingredients. The allergy manifests in itchy red rashes, inflammation of the face, lips, and eyelids, and in worst cases, difficulty in breathing. But …

Last week I was down with cold and cough and you know how irritating it can be, the running nose and coughing and sneezing all the time really is horrible and if not for Cetcip tablet I would still have been fighting the terrible cough and cold.
Before trying Cetcip …

Watson’s is another chain of drugstore here in the Philippines(mostly in Manila Area). This is a chain of store owned by the “chain” of shopping malls in the country as well, the ShoeMart or the SM. Watson’s is conveniently located in all of the SM shopping malls in the …

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 …

Trying to have liquid Tylenol on hand for children can be difficult, especially when out and about or traveling. Unlike adults, you can’t simply give a child a Tylenol capsule to take, it’s necessary to keep children’s Tylenol on hand. However, sometimes this is not always possible, at times …

Trust Pill Tablet Oral Contraceptive is very cheap at less than 50 pesos. Everyone can buy it at a pharmacy or a generic drugstore. It is very effective for preventing pregnancy and regulating menstruation. I used it for 7 years. I started taking it in 2007 and I was …

I am one of those unfortunate women that suffer with very severe period pain. For the first two to three days of my period I get tremendous throbbing cramps in my stomach that get so bad that I can faint and/or throw up. I also get shooting …

I have a husband and two kids, so at least a few times a year, one of us is sick with a cold or flu and we’re all pretty miserable people to live with during a time like that when we’re all congested and have sore throats and coughs. …

Lately, I’ve been quite stressed out, so I’ve been having headaches and stomach cramps. We picked up some extra strength tylenol, fortunately in the eZtabs, to help.
The eZtabs (the red sort of candy coated ones) are actually quite a bit easier to swallow, and go down very easily. You …

I actually developed a mild case of asthma in my early twenties, though nothing particular seemed to cause it to occur. There was really no rhyme or reason for why all the sudden I’d have a hard time breathing, especially when I was surrounded by very strong smells. I …

When my son was born the doctor gave me some Fougera antibiotic ointment to treat his circumcision. I was told to use it at each diaper change. I applied the ointment on his sore area as directed. Within a week he was fully healed up and a lot less …

One product that I am very familiar with is Icy Hot Medicated Patches. I used this product quite a bit while playing sports and always had decent results. They are readily available at any walmart or drug store and are a great way to relieve sore muscles or even …

With a husband and two kids in my household, we’re always in need of some decent cold, allergy and flu medications because if one of us isn’t sick, then the other one is. Sometimes, all of us at once! And there is just nothing more depressing than sick children …

As a child, I rarely had any issues with allergies or lactose intolerance or anything along those lines, other than an occassional case of bronchitis or the flu. But as I’ve gotten older (I’m thirty three years old now) it seems I’ve been hit with all those childhood illnesses …

When I was a kid, I used to lay in bed for hours, unable to fall asleep and sometimes with quite a feeling of the “jitters”. I was unable to lay still and could never get comfortable and, as I got older, had to resort to taking sleeping pills …

Two years back I was sick. I used to be dull in all my activities and could not able to pay attention on anything properly, and used to sleep for more hours during the day and suffered from lot of hair loss. My husband take me to Dr.Nanda …

I had been taking Excedrin for headaches for a while, and was having good results. The problem was that the Excedrin had a good amount of caffeine in it, which made me jittery. So, I thought I would try Excedrine PM to see if I could achieve …

I have been suffering from insomnia since I was a teenager and was therefore prescribed Ambien in order to help me sleep. This medication is available at two dosage levels, 5mg and 10mg. Due to the severity of my insomnia, I am prescribed the 10mg tablets which are taken …

When I was a teenager, I suffered a few years with a mystery illness that eventually turned out to be fibromyalgia. During the course of figuring out which treatments were going to work for me, a sleeping issue was addressed. People with fibro sometimes have a lot of trouble …

All the mothers are always worried about the health of their children. I am a mother too and I always try to keep my children healthy, fit and fine. But I feel very sad to say that my 4 years old little son fell ill last weak …

I would like to share my experience of the Calpol Six Plus Fast Melts, a discovery that I have done on over-the-counter medicine, and even though I do not normally share my thoughts about any kind of drugs, I thought that this information might be of interest for some …

I am not someone who is known to come down with Cold & Flu very often but there are times when I do and when that happens I would be seriously down with high body temperature, sleeplessness, body ache, headache and blocked nose in short, I would get the …

I had my medical education in this University. I even had my preparatory course of Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology here. Why? Because it’s the country’s top medical school. Yes it may not have the most state-of-the-art facilities here. And yes other medical schools may have some things …

At the age of 31, I got the chicken pox. I was with my five year old niece two weeks before and she had chicken pox, so I caught it from her. I never thought I’d get chicken pox at my age. I hadn’t gotten it …

Migraines are hereditary, and it’s only unfortunate that my mother and my eldest brother and myself suffer from this. It comes suddenly but doesn’t’ go away unless you sleep for a minimum of an hour (in my case) and it’s really hard to concentrate on anything else when you …

Metformin, or Glucophage, is an insulin sensitizing drug that is usually used to treat those with Type 1 diabetes, but recently has gained popularity in being used as a treatment for infertility in patients with insulin resistance and/or polycystic ovarian symdrome (PCOS). I personally was diagnosed with insulin resistance …

I had received Releve Cream and spray a couple of months ago and used it for minor aches and pain. However, on this particular occasion it really proved its value. My husband came home from work one Friday evening barely able to walk. A piece of …

I had a few cuts and bruises because I was recently in a motorcycle accident. It was nothing serious really, but I didn’t want to go around wearing pants to work all the time. My mom gave me Terramycin, she said it would help the cuts to heal faster …