Whenever I get a cold or any kind of sore throat cough drops are one of the first things that I reach for. I like to use them mainly because they help to sooth my irritated throat but also because if I am coughing having cough drops, especially …

Talking to different people over the phone,long 8 hours of pure explaining,hearing complaints and what not. And the worst part is, doing this during a graveyard shift, it was really a burden. This was the type of work I had for almost 5 years of being a call center …

I hate getting sick, but I also know that sometimes a cold is just a part of life. Unfortunately the world does not stop because we get sick but rather keeps moving forward expecting us to move with it. When I have a cold, I hate having to …

I saw a coupon in the paper, which said, “Get a $10. gift certificate for filling a prescription at Target.” (Basically.) It was a marketing campaign for their new pharmacy services, which can be found at every Target store- at least every one I’ve been to (in …

I honestly didn’t even know that Alka-Selzter came out with a liquid for cold symptom relief. I’d always associated their products with the dissolvable tablets that you drink in a glass of water. But, I’ve always liked Alka-Seltzer products, so didn’t have a problem spending the $5 to buy …

Be-Total Plus is a definite must for those who get those annoying little blisters in your mouths known as ‘aphtha’ or better known as foot-and-mouth desease. This medicine is in pill form and comes in a box of about 30 pills each individually sealed. This particular medicine should be …

Having a baby is not at all easy, just like where I am in right now. When my baby had cols for the very first time, I was a little nervous and I was very worried too. I am a nurse but when one of your family members you …

I had a nasty bout of Bronchitis recently. It started out as a cold, which seemed to get better, but then it came back with a vengance and was diagnosed as bronchitis. The doctor said I didn’t need a prescription since the sickness was viral and that …

To say that my sinus issues are extreme may not always be saying enough. Sure, I have good days where there’s little more than the sniffles first thing in the morning and late at night, but then I have the bad days, which occur far more often than the …

My job involves a lot of encoding, my enemy to stop my efficiency is when my arms and hands are in pain. As much as I want to be productive, I have to stop to rest for a while and cry in pain. I have to stop so that …

For some reason I have had plenty of aches and pains the last few years. The worst aches were my backache and my toothache. For quite some time my mom was telling me to try BC powdered aspirin. She told me it provided fast relief. I hadn’t heard much …

I often suffer from nasal allergies and I was able to try a lot of tablets for allergies and nasal spray drugs but when everything wasn’t working my doctor told me to try Drixine nasal spray, I thought that it is for allergies but it is not. It is …

Although I am living now in a place where malaria is not endemic, this sickness still exists but more in the north of Botswana. It was always advised by the doctor to take any anti malarial if I would go to areas where malaria is present. My family and …

I am one of those people who do not deal with a cough very well. I found that it can be difficult to function when I feel like my chest is burning. With each cough I have, my chest starts to hurt. I also hate that my cough is …

I have had a really nasty wet cough and some chest congestion and I needed a homeopathic medicine to help treat it because I didn’t want anything to strong. I must say I tried Boiron Chestal Honey Homeopathic Cough Syrup the other day to help relieve my coughing and …

I have had a “mystery illness” for many years. Often during the course of time, it has been suspected to be lupus, or SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus.
One of the treatments for treating this illness is a drug called Plaquenil, or hydroxychloroquine. It is a bit unusual in that it …

I have suffer from motion sickness all my live. I really envy those who are able to read while sitting in the car or even when flying. I am one who needs to pop a couple of pills prior travelling and keep my eyes on the road and keep …

I recently cut my index finger while using a very sharp knife to separate frozen meat patties. I know that isn’t the smartest thing in the world to do, but I have learned my lesson. The cut was very deep but I didn’t want to go to the hospital. …

My allergies if it gets worst will cause series of infection mostly in my upper respiratory system. Just lately, because of food-releasing histamine, I have been sneezing and it eventually caused my throat to feel itchy. I really thought this was just colds but it was different. It did not …

I had been troubled by a severe pain on the right hand side of my head and in my ears, which I later had found out was the result of an ear infection. Before I went to the doctor to get a diagnosis and some prescription medication, I had …

I had to fly after recovering from the flu and was still recovering from the cough part even though I was no longer contagious. I was worried about coughing too much on the flight because of the swine flu scare and decided I’d have to find a cough medicine …

About two weeks ago, I found myself experiencing a severe level of discomfort due to a back problem I’ve been battling on and off for over a year now. Some days it’s quite manageable and hardly noticeable, but for the most part, it’s highly irritating and discouraging, and at …

I sometimes get an upset stomach because I eat the wrong things and end up with a lot of acid in my stomach. The only way to get rid of it is to take some type of acid reducer. I decided to try the store brand of acid reducer …

I have two small children who are constantly falling down and cutting themselves. Whenever I treat their cuts or scrapes, I always make sure to use Neosporin. I just apply it directly to the scrape, and bandage it up.
Neosporin does not burn on application. This makes it easy when …

I have Diabetes. My doctor told me that having Diabetes is also associated with having high cholesterol. It could also be a genetic thing. In my case, it was proven through blood works. I was given statin (Zocor) medications to control my high cholesterol levels. Of course, I was told …

Acne is a frightening skin disorder we dread of having. When I became a victim, I consult a dermatologist. There were years of truce or acne was just on a vacation giving my skin a break. However, this recurring misfortune became severe—”pills, topical treatment, antibiotics, and even the painful …

I’ve been donating blood off and on since the Nixon administration. Mostly it’s been off because there were times when blood drives didn’t seem to coincide with my location and schedule. However about ten years ago Puget Sound Blood Bank opened a collection center here in Bellingham. My wife …

When I was younger (in high school) I feel like I used to sweat a lot less and so I did not require much from a deodorant and I could use any on the market. I would usually just buy whichever was on sale at the supermarket when …

Food poisoning is not something I would wish on my worst enemy.
The last time I got it, the whole family got it along with me—“ it was apparently on the menu at a Christmas party we all attended, although none of us are sure what the culprit was. Three people …

I am a 33-year-old woman with no history of medical problems. I am not what you’d call “fit,” however- I’ve never exercised in a regular way, so that could be a contributing factor to my current situation.
For about 2 years, my shoulder has felt as though …

My doctor noticed that I was suffering from the side effects of my radioactive therapy for my hyperthyroidism. My nail became brittle and I noticed that my hair was dry. I also had parched and scaly skin. To be sure of his diagnosis, my doctor ran some blood tests …

I read an article about over the counter suppliments that were suppose to boost the immune system. One of the ones that was highly recommended was a vitamin B complex. I worked at a large retail store at the time so I was always exposed to the cold and …

Looking back on the times that I’ve suffered yeast infections, one time was worse than the others. This one particular infection I had did not go away as easily as planned. In this particular situation I was suffering from the infection for over 2 weeks. I had tried 3 …

I get the worst menstrual cramps. My biggest complaint with the medications that I take to relieve these cramps is that they take forever to kick in. It’s not that Motrin and other medications like it are not effective. They do get rid of the pain, but they take …

If you have a healthy body free of all ailments, you are bound to give good results in your field. But even a small headache can lead to disasters in work.
It was all ok for me but due to over burdened with work, I developed a light headache. I …

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 …

One product which I used a lot in high school was Bengay ultra Strength. I played a lot of sport and more often t hen not would come home with a lot of sore muscles. My mother used the stuff a lot and it did help. However, I could …

The oral contraceptive known as “the Pill” has worked for me for over five years. The two types I have taken are Ortho Tri-cyclen and Trinessa, which is the generic brand for Ortho. Both are for a 28-day cycle and regulate your period. I have not gotten pregnant while …

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 …

Ibrufoben is a generic name for over the counter medicines that eases you of pain or they are simply anti-imfammatory medicines that treats dental pain, menstrual cramps, head ache, migrane, nasal canal pain, backache, non serious joint pains. I always have them in my cabinet and in numbers. I …

My son is 3 and half years old. He is very naughty and plays in the open ground a lot. He is having a very bad habit of licking his fingers all the time, which is really not a good thing at all. Because of this …

I experience hyperacidity from time to time which I can describe as a somewhat gnawing, burning sensation in my upper abdomen which I usually feel if I skip a meal or when I being tensed. Sometimes I feel it when I drink soda or other acidic drinks …

For the past years my 6 years old child prone to get fever at least once monthly. She is always on medications. Only strong medications can keep the fever at bay. No wonder she is so skinny and pale.I have been supplementing her with multi-Vitamins and chewable Vitamin …

Alka-Seltzer seems to be a little wonder drug for those with stomach pains. During an experiment using Alka-Seltzer in my chemistry lab, I was suprised to find that most of my fellow students didn’t even know what it was for! If you’ve ever been sick or been nauseated for …

Accu-Chek Aviva System made by Roche Diagnostics is the latest most technologically advanced way for anyone to monitor their diabetic testing. Diabetes runs in our family, and we are always on the lookout for a more painless way to test our blood sugar.
This Accu-Chek System is a two …

A few years back I had to have three wisdom teeth pulled. And it wasn’t just your typical cock back your head and let’s pull these suckers out. Oh no, it was full on surgery, and it had to be done because they were growing in so fast and my …

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. …

There are times when I get really stressed out, and it affects my sleep where I will lie awake all night with a million things going on in my head and I cannot shut down and actually get any rest. On those days, when I do finally fall …

I have, generally speaking, had pretty good luck using tylenol products. And I don’t, thankfully, get sick all that often, but when I do, the first place I can generally feel it start attacking is my throat. It’s when I get that itchiness in the back of the throat …

It happens frequently by certain persons who live in an environment where the air is very dry that you can have infections on your skin. Also treatment for dry eyes by using of eyedrops can give you exzema on your skin. I had this problem a few weeks ago. …