After a recent painful back injury, I saw my doctor and was given Durabac Forte for pain and muscle spasm relief. It was given along with exersize instructions and lidocaine based patches. I lead an busy life and didn’t want strong narcotic pain medicines or serious side effects. …

Neosporin has been around since I was a child. I have been around it for such a long time that my medicine kit just does not seem complete without it. I have the generic brand too, but I had a coupon about a year ago for this product …

I started using these Excedrin headache relief tablets two months ago because I noticed them when I was shopping and I figured I would give them a try. They came in a huge green bottle that grabbed my attention and they were on sale so I decided to go …

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 …

Campho-Phenique Cold Sore Treatment With Drying Action is a product that I keep handy for my nine year old son. He is prone to licking his lips and surrounding facial skin area during Michigan winters. This leads to chapped lips, which eventually turn into lip cracks. At his very …

This is a prescription medicine for controlling allergies. When I had insurance, this is the allergy medication prescribed to me. It was a miracle drug for me since the pill was small and easy to swallow. It really controlled my need to constantly itch and sneeze. My eyes were …

During my practice i had many patients coming to me with attacks of severe episodic headaches, photophobia and inability to work. Once a diagnosis of migraine is made and if it is severe we usually prescribe flumazenil available as 5 mg and 10mg tablets daily depending on severity.It is …

I recently tried Excedrin Back and Body brand pain relievers for my aching back. These little pills work wonders, I must say. Since I was a kid, I’ve suffered from chronic back pain. I was born with a slight defect in my lower back and the pain has just …

Thanks to several breaks and a lot of devil-may-care attitude when I was younger, I have several places in my body that is afflicted with arthritis and tendonitis. There are a couple of different medications I take when it gets to the point where I cannot deal with …

Provigil is a non-stimulant wakefulness agent I was placed on a few years ago to control over sleeping and mild narcolepsy caused by my other medications. It has helped immensely and I continue to take it daily three years later.
I started taking Provigil in high school when my psychiatrist …

I have never been the one to have a high tolerance for pain. I hate having to deal with pain of any kind because it is seriously frustrating to me. I don’t get pain all over my body, but in certain areas I seem to get reoccurring pain. In …

I am 27 years old and just stopped taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo. I was on
it since I was 16 years old as a had a condition where my menstrual periods were extremely out of whack. Every time it occurred, I would have to leave school as I …

A close family friend recommended that I try out Bellergal for my beginning menopausal symptoms. I talked to my doctor about it and got a prescription. I was hoping for instant relief. Other things we’d try weren’t helping that much.
The first thing I noticed when I opened the bottle …

Let me be the one to admit that I have always hated Vapor Rub. It smells horrible and it makes me feel yucky. I won’t say that it burns my skin but I will say that i tingles alot.
The good thing about Vicks Vapor Rub is that it …

Cold and flu season has always taken a large toll on me. I do not know if my immune system is weaker than others, but I seem to get sick at least 8 times a year. I know that my daughter brings a lot of germs home from school …

One of the supplements I like to take to help soothe and treat my digestive problems such as ulcers, heartburn, constipation and nausea is the Spring Valley Aloe Vera. They are very soothing and nourishing and really help reduce my digestive problems as well. My stomach doesn’t burn or …

Whenever any of my family members, myself included, catches a flu or fever, we always use a Paracetamol tablet. This tablet helps to alleviate flu and fever, and it contains traces of Orphenadrine, which is a type of painkiller. I feel that this tablet is not only …

Temazepam is a medication utilized to induce sleep if you are having difficulty falling asleep at night, and staying asleep. After trying several sleeping aides that did not actually seem to accomplish the task of helping me get a good night’s sleep, I got on the lightest prescription available …

Allow me to blurt out my contempt toward this bi-polar weather we have here. It pours, and then it stops from time to time. At the same time, you can almost say, “it’s raining colds,” because everyone’s getting sick of it. Umbrellas out, and so should …

Norgesic Forte is a good medicine in order to have relief from severe headaches.Before I used to take Biogesic for my headaches but I found it not very effective for severe headaches until one day my doctor gave me prescrition for headache and prescribed Norgesic Forte. I found it …

I have this white spots in my face called vitiligo and my dermatologist prescribed Clobetasol Cream for it. My dermatologist sold me a generic cream of her own formulation and I have been putting it on my face everyday for the last six months. Despite my diligence, I have …

When I worked the night shift, I needed something to help me stay awake during the last couple of hours but I didn’t want to rely on sugary drinks to do it. I decided to try No Doz Maximum Strength Caplets to see if they would help me stay …

Tylenol has been used for years by many from little children in liquid form to adults who end up using the pills in tablet form. They are amazing little pills, but they do have many long term health defects that may hurt you in the long run. They will …

A random drug for a random headache, I took Paracetamol instead of Ibuprofen to ease myself of headache. I was warned by my sister that constant doses of Paracetamol can potentially make the bones brittle. I ran out of Advil a long time ago and wanted something …

I have to admit that I’ve considered taking this stuff myself as well because I see what it does for my kids. We all sort of have issues with allergies and I don’t really have the financial freedom to drop money on doctor visits and prescriptions and such on …

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 …

Aside from the other illness that I have, I am also battling hypertension. Since I came from a family who has a long history of hypertension, I was no longer surprised when I was also diagnosed with this condition. I frequently had headaches that lasted for days. Occasionally I …

I have two boys, both teenagers now and, luckily, throughout their life, they’ve been sick very few times, and when they have been sick, I’ve been lucky enough that they’ve rarely had to go to the doctor. Usually it’s just a cold or a mild flu, and some consistent …

Following an incident incluiding my mother being diagnosed with brain cancer and my father attempting suicide, I went to my general practitioner. He prescribed me Lexapro 10mg, for which there is not yet a generic.
LEXAPRO is used to treat moderate anxiety as well as anxiety and in rare cases, …

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 had a bad attack of migraine headache about 2 years ago which can be described as throbbing, noted on one side of my head only. I started scanning the sample medications that medical representatives gave me and spotted TDL Tramadol 50mg capsule and decided to try …

Prilosec OTC is an excellent treatment for frequent heartburn and a inexpensive acid reflux acid reducer. This treatment is usually effective for people with mild cases of acid reflux and from my personal experience takes about 14-days to start feeling any major changes in acid reduction. It took me …

Prozac is one of the oldest antidepressant medications available. I’ve been taking Prozac for over a year now to treat depression. It seems to help but it makes me so tired. Prozac makes me feel “spacey” for lack of a better word. I seem to be less anxious when …

Eno is the kind of powder, which is packed in a sachet, and it also comes in big quantity. Now u must be asking, what eno is? Ok let me tell u. The eno is the very good medicine which tastes like lemon juice and which is …

I’m not sure why but sometimes I wake up in the mornings with moderate back pain. It’s severe enough that I feel as though I need to take some pain reliever in pill form, but sometimes that doesn’t always get rid of the pain completely.
I saw a commercial …

As a former Eli Lilly pharmaceutical representative who helped to launch Cialis, I can comment on both the medical as well as the consumer side.
Cialis is a medication prescribed for Erectile Dysfunction (commonly known as ED). What makes this one different from its FDA approved competitors …

I discovered this massage oil by chance when I went shopping at an Asian store few months ago. I was pregnant and I was looking for an oil that I can use for massaging. This one was recommended to me by the Chinese guy in charge at the counter. …

Buscopan is a medication used to stomach, usually intestinal spasms. This medicine was prescribed to us by a family doctor when my mother had an unusual pain and cramps she couldn’t move an inch. The doctor said this would relieve her pain and will help her flush out bacteria …

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 …

Vicks vaporub was one medicine I was familiar since my childhood. Even today, I use it onmy child. I make sure that this vicks is used sparingly on my child. My child even loves to apply this on his body. I use it when any one …

A couple of years ago I was put on Paxil for anxiety. I don’t really recommend it to anyone. It did take away some of my anxiety issues, but then it added issues. So instead of helping my anxiety it just switched the issues basically. A couple of things …

We live in a hilly pace and every weekend we go to a nearby river shore to catch fish and have some fun. It was out weekly routine and we just loved it. We need to walk a kilometer or so down hill. It was nothing much going down …

Phentermine is a an appetite suppressant prescribed by doctors for weight loss. It works best when paired with other medicines. You might remember when it was paired with fenfluramine and marketed as FenPhen.
Although FenPhen was found to be dangerous phentermine by itself is perfectly safe when …

I have had more than my share of problems with my stomach, indigestion, and heartburn. I get tired of feeling like I am sick every time I eat something. It is like I can no longer enjoy eating, because of all the problems I have been having with my …

If one needs to lose weight, but would rather like to cheat their way so they lose it fast, drinking any phentermine drug is the most popular way to so.
Phentermine works as appetite suppressant. Weight reduction is achieved through the chemical composition of the medicine which helps release …

Hydrochlorthiazide a diuretic use to treat hypertension and to eliminate fluid from the body.
I didn’t like this medicine because I could never get use to it.It interfered with my daily life as I was urinating through out the day and this caused me to have muscle spasms.It decreased my …

Back a few years ago, when I went camping with some friends, I woke up the second day with my bank clenched and cramping like crazy. I guess I had slept wrong or on something underneath the sleeping bag, but whatever it was, I could not move my back for …

Two months ago, I sprained my right foot. I put some ice packs and wrapped it around the injured part. Still, the pain persisted. It was swelling terribly and so painful at that time. I could not move readily. I had to be absent from work. Fortunately, one of …

My doctor normally writes a prescription for me for Lasix for water retention problems that affect me in relation to my monthly menstrual cycle.
When my blood pressure reading got a little higher than normal, he decided to take me off the Lasix (which I only used as needed) and …

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 …