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 …

When I was 5 months pregnant for my first baby, I was able to experience preterm contraction and some spotting. The preterm contraction could be described as lower back pain and lower abdominal pain with regular intervals. I don’t know what really caused this preterm labor, maybe …

My wife was complaining about pelvic and lower abdominal pain. She has a long history of stomach related issues, and hence I was getting her symptomatically treated. It was few months back when my sister who is an OBGyne asked her to go for whole abdomen ultra sound scan. …

Aspirin was never the type of medicine that I would have considered using for body aches while sick. However, I had read on the internet that aspirin helped a women with body aches better then Ibuprofen and did not mess with her stomach either. Since I had the flu …

There was a time, about four years ago, when I seriously injured my back falling on a patch of ice in my driveway. I was bringing my laundry home from the laundry mat, and was walking down the stairs in front of my house, heading to the car to …

Not too long ago, I was released from the hospital for having had a stroke. Part of my treatment program is to be Warfarin pills. I take one of the pills each day at the exact same time every day. In fact, I have my alarm set on my …

Living in a tropical country makes me uncomfortable in cold weather. We only have cold weather during rainy season and the month of December where the air is cold in the morning and evening. I do love the cold weather, the cold air touching my skin though this is …

I always take Tempra Forte whenever I have the Flu or Trangkaso in tagalog. I don’t know but I have this mental thought that Tempra is for strong fevers. I haven’t tried the liquid solution of Tempra yet but I surely experienced the tablet form. Eversince I was a …

My skin was so itchy and nothing was helping relieve it. I was even up all night itching my skin. My boyfriend bought me some of the Original Strength Gold Bold Body Powder and at first I looked at him and said this wont work. Well, was I wrong …

I was just recently prescribed this progesterone only pill. I was given this one because I am breastfeeding. My baby was six weeks old when I began taking these pills. By the third day I had started my period. I know breastfeeding doesn’t always keep your period away but …

Many years ago I used to take natural products, I guess that comes from habit, among the products which have been or are still taking a seasonal beer yeast, horsetail, soy lecithin, argan oil, ginseng, royal jelly, tooth lion, valerian, and a myriad of products in a long list.
But …

A decade and a half has passed since I was diagnosed with Diabetes. Frankly, I went into a state of depression after my doctor explained me this condition. The fact that this didn’t have any cure, made me feel hopeless. At first I thought the symptoms were minor and …

I am placing this review under the medicine category and not cosmetics because Hugh Friedy Hand Essentials Skin Repair is available only in the dental community. Hugh Friedy is a dental manufacturing company. I have a family member who is in the dental community and they were …

Three Legs Brand Cap Kaki Tiga is a Chinese balm for insect bites. We buy it from the Chinese drugstore. It is a green balm in a small transparent glass container with a yellow cap on top with the Three Legs logo on it.
For some reason, I …

For some strange reason, I am constantly having to deal with stomach pain of some sort. There is no real explanation or at least my doctors haven’t been able to find one yet. Some of it is due to menstrual cramps, but some of it seems to have another …

During the last month, I had been witnessing an acute pain in my ears accompanied by a ringing sensation. This condition almost left me feeling restless and uncomfortable especially when I experienced these symptoms when I slept at night. Initially I didn’t seem to take the matter very seriously …

I was feeling a little bit of swelling in my hands and some tension pain started to develop. I knew it was because of some fluid around the wrist and knew that I needed to buy an over the counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug to relieve some of the tension …

Whenever I get a cold, I try to buy medicine to treat it that same day. I don’t like for my symptoms to get too out of hand and start to progress. I prefer to start treating them early so that they could be mild. I noticed some cheap …

Hydroxycut is one of the weight loss pills that I decided to try. Wanting to shed a few pounds while not being able to maintain a regular exercise regime I decided that I would try Hydroxycut. I was drawn to it by an advertisement on TV and …

Edward Hospital is a state-of-the-art, excellent hospital. In my experience, the nursing staff is one of the finest. They can’t do enough for you! Clean linens, fresh water several times a day, cable TV, wi-fi access, terrific food–it sounds like I’m describing a hotel. In the …

Well, this product claims to be helping to break up mucus in the chest and to stop coughing too. Indeed, that’s what it did for me but I have to say that it also brought some unwelcome effects. When I used it, I was happy to see my coughing …

Refagan is another kind of paracetamol tablet which is available in most pharmacy or drug store in this country. Refagan tablet is not only made from paracetamol but it is also made of another things inside which are pseudophedrine andchlorpheniramine maleate. Those two things can be use to cure …

I had experienced having a severe diarrhea and nausea after eating a lot of french fries with cheese artificial flavoring. My aunt concluded that I was food poisoned. All in the family were panicking that time, so after trying to take different kind of medicine such as loperamide, herbal …

I’ve long been a user of analgesic gels such as Mineral Ice. When the product first became available in the late 80s or early 90’s, I used the name brand, which was a bit expensive at the time. Now there are many store brands and generics available that …

I’m absolutely scared of needles. Just the sight of it makes me feel like I would want to vomit. Not that I would, because that would be embarrassing. I’m just saying that I really am scared when the doctor or the nurse starts to wave the long and sharp …

I am sure most of you ever heard about Canesten Creme. I also knew this product long time ago, even when I was still small girl. So it must have been more than 15 years ago since my mother used this creme for somebody in the house who need …

This allergy medication was available as Claratin until the patents expired. Now the generic drug, loratadine, is available as a generic at any US drug store or medium sized grocery store.
Prior to discovering loratadine, I had not taken a prescription allergy medication in years. I have mild …

I have taken sleeping medicines before. I have tried a few different brands and found that few of them actually work without causing any side affects. One of the first brands that I ever tried was Tylenol PM.
I decided to try this medication because headaches were keeping me up …

Emeset was prescribed by the pediatrician to my youngest son. He was having little bit of diarrhea like symptoms with vomiting. The syrup works wonderfully at that time and since then has become a medicine that I always keep in my shelf at home.
Emeset is manufactured and marketed by …

I was subjected to a set of diagnostic tests last year before my doctor was able to make a definitive diagnosis of my illness. Although my doctor had a good idea of what my illness was, he still wanted to make sure that he was making the correct diagnosis. …

I wasn’t sure what was going on with me. Every time I would eat salads, raw vegetables and certain cooked foods I ended up feeling badly. I was bloated. Other times, I was bloated and nauseated. Nothing I could buy from the regular drug store shelves seemed to help …

Vaccines nowadays are mandatory in India for all babies till 2 years of age. Initially for ailments like Diptheria, Tetnus, Hepatitis B, Influenza separate vaccines were given which ultimately resulted in lot of pain to the baby nad unending trouble for the mother.
God bless those scientists nad drug …

This is one of those medicines that I try to keep with me when I go out to eat. I love eating spicy foods but unfortunately my love for spicy foods did not come with a stomach that could handle them. Usually within minutes of finishing the dish my …

Seasonal summer allergies, or hayfever, has been afflicting me for 30 years. I am allergic to grass, trees, and weeds. Every spring it started with the itchy eyes, throat and palate, then I got the stuffy nose and sneezing. It’s like I had a hard cold …

It’s a new clinic in our area although in some places, they already have established branches. I was quite thrilled when I discovered them for they are very near the place where I live and for someone like me who seldom visit the mall (where most of the …

We all know that women are more prone of having a Urinary Tract Infection because Urinary Tract of women is shorter than men.
I have suffered several bouts of UTI and most of them attacked at midnight causing me some chills and fever.
When I have a UTI, my doctor always …

Whenever I have really bad cramps, I like to take the strongest medicine I can find. Since I don’t get menstrual cramps often, they are really intense when I do get them. Ever since I had my tubes tied, it seems that the pain is worse and leaves me …

Alka Seltzer has been a familiar product to me ever since I can remember. I can remember my father taking Alka Seltzer thirty years ago. That familiar plopping sound of the Alka Seltzer tablets into a glass of cold water, and the the fizzing sound. I …

I have found Dermalogica products to be very good and have previously had samples of some of their products. I purchased a Dermalogica Acne Prone Skin Travel Kit for my holiday and it was very reasonably priced. Inside there was a foaming anti bac skin wash cleanser, a spritz …

At times, advertising definitely gives me ideas for products which I would like to try. Last week, I saw an advertisement for Voltaren Emulgel, something I had never heard of before; the ad claims that this topical pain reliever provides effective relief for body aches and pains. It also …

I’ve had a history of urinary tract infections, and I can’t always afford the time or the money when it comes to going to the doctors office at the drop of a hat and trying to get tested for urinary tract infections. For the most part, I’m familiar enough …

Like all women must know, having a yeast infection is the most horrible feeling in the world. A lot of people are worried about the embarrassment, but that is not what I was worried about. I was worried about the terrible itching and burning. I couldn’t even do anything. …

I have a bad back and my knees are arthritic as well and there are a lot of days where the pain is just unmanageable. I try not to take any drugs these days, but for a while, I was on various painkillers at different times, and one …

There are many medicines for fever but somehow we tend to buy or patronize the brands that we have been using for the longest time. In my case, fevers meant paracetamol rather than ibuprofen, moreover, I tend to use Tempra over other brands because it was what my mother …

Product Description: Chewable tablets (similar to Pepto Bismol) designed to help with a variety of stomach problems, including nausea and diarrhea.
What I liked about this product: I ended up having to buy these in an emergency and, since it wasn’t payday yet, money was a little tight. Because of …

For some reason or another I am really sensitive and tend to get a yeast infection every few years. I hate these times, because it is the most agonizing torture I’ve ever been through. I’ve had both my children by cesarean and much rather go through that surgery than …

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 …

The other day as I was browsing online I noticed an ad for a ‘revolutionary’ tooth whitening system. They claimed it worked better than going to the dentist and that it was far less expensive. I admit I was somewhat intrigued by the idea, keep in mind my teeth …

I started taking Metformin six years ago when I discovered I had PCOS, or Polyscystic Ovarian Syndrome. When I initially started taking it I remained sick all of the time. I started taking 1000 mg and I was constantly in the bathroom. I spoke to my doctor about it …

Equate Maximum Strength Hydrocortisone 1% Cream:
Wal-Mart Brand’s hydrocortisone cream is great for stopping itching and for reducing the swelling and redness of minor skin irritations.
My husband and I recently had need of a good anti-itching medicine. We had been working outside on our very rural property, cleaning the …