I don’t often find myself looking to take aspirin. I have really only bought them for really bad toothaches. In this instance I was trying out a few different aspirin tablets. My doctor informed me that I would have to take a low dose aspirin once a day in …

I used to have frequent stomach pains and I thought I had ulcer but when I went to my doctor, and he said it’s not ulcer but it is something called dyspepsia or for us layman, it is indigestion caused by overeating. He prescribed motilium for me. It …

Voltaren Emulgel is a muscle rub, like so many other you would find out there. But there is something that makes this one worth the money.
This rub was recommended by a doctor for arthritis relief but it isn’t a prescription medication. It can easily be bought over the counter …

If you’re not into condoms but still want a birth control beyond “pulling out”, you might want to try Encare Spermicides as a birth control method.
The Encare tablets look like little bullets and are soft to the touch, almost like hard lotion. They are meant to be inserted …

I woke up on March 14, 2011 and found my husband with his hand on his abdominal. I asked him what was wrong and he said that he had a horrible pain on his stomach. I quickly showered, dressed and called my job telling them that I …

I woke up with a sore throat today and, as it was getting worse, decided to stop by a pharmacy and pick up some over-the-counter cold / sore throat relief. I chose Halls Mentho-Lyptus, a pack of candy-like drops that you let dissolve in your mouth. The pack said …

Last week, I had my medical exams done at CIMA. I am suffering from migraine headache but my attending physician do not want to prescribe any medicine until I have my blood works reports. I am taking over-the-counter medicine and it seem not to work that well.
This …

I reside in Singapore, a mostly humid weather country. And being on the heavy side, I tend to have chaffed skin on certain areas of the body. I came across 3B anti-chafing cream in a pharmacy a few years back and decided that it wouldn’t hurt to give a …

duphalac (lactulose) is mainly used for treating chronic constipation but i think that it is not effective if you are suffering from severe constipation. i have tried the maximum does of this medicine but it does not help in severe constipation. it can only help in mild constipation and …

Actually the name Lagundi is a common plant through which we create medicine and this plant is firstly discovered in Philippines the great place, after that we came to know that it is also situated in many places like Banahaw. In Philippians there is vast history about this Lagundi …

It is not so nice when you get stomach pain and diarrhea. If you don’t take any serious action, it can probably stay for few days as well. And if you still continue eating some kind of foods that can trigger diarrhea, you probably will not able to stop …

Unfortunately, as a child, I had the experience of having to be in a hospital for chronic bouts of kidney stones. For surgical procedures, I was sent to Thomas Jefferson Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Now, it is true that no child wants to be in a …

Phazyme Anti-Gas Relief is a quick dissolve chewable tablet that works fast on the worst bouts of gas build-up. The smooth cool mint flavor dissolves quickly in the mouth and neutralizes the discomfort of gas build-up within several minutes. I do not like this medicine too much, because it …

I have trouble sleeping at night. There are times that I would just lie in bed for hours trying to find the right spot and right moment to get the sleep that I badly needed. I have tried several home remedies for sleep including milk and taking a warm …

The last time I had a cough I saw an irresistible bag of cough drops on sale. I don’t usually purchase this brand but found that it was considerably low in price. I was able to buy a package consisting of 70 cough drops for only a little over …

I had been confined to my bed for several months due to a crushed bone in my right leg. The orthopaedic doctors placed me on what is called as a balance skeletal traction to promote alignment, relieve pain and to decrease the inflammation. I was involved in a car …

Lets face it, folks. One of the hardest things when it comes to finding the best medicine to fight off your illnesses is finding one that you can stand the taste of. This in its entirety is a rarity. Believe me, I have had my fair share of colds …

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 have a history of motion sickness. Sometimes I take medication for it and sometimes I don’t. It’s the times that I don’t is when I regret it. One particular incident comes to mind. My daughter’s school was having a celebration on a lunch/dinner cruise type …

Everytime I have fever, I always turn to Paracetamol to normalize my temperature. However, when this measure fails, I always have another option which can surely give me immediate relief from high grade fever: Flanax forte Naproxen 500mg capsule which I usually take every twelve hours after …

After trying out Tylenol for my allergy relief. I stop taking medicine for a while until I was ready to jump back in. I wanted to clear out my system so that way my body wouldn’t be hopped on too many medications at one time. After waiting for about …

Lately I have been realizing that my pain has been getting worse and radiating to areas that I really did not want to deal with. The pain is intense and can last for days if I don’t rest or treat it. I have been having a lot of problems …

Coming down with the cold or flu is never a fun thing, but luckily I can usually pin point the signs and symptoms right away. These signs for me include a sore, itchy throat, persistent cough, sneezing and runny nose. Anytime that I find my self faced with these …

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. …

I began taking Glucophage (Metformin) in September of last year to treat the sudden onset of insulin resistance. I knew that this medication was used to treat type II diabetes, but I soon found that it is currently being used to treat Poly-Cystic Ovary Syndrome and associated infertility …

I have fibromyalgia and have been treated with the drug amitriptyline for many years, both to help me sleep and to calm some of the nerve pain symptoms.
When I was going through a periods where my symptoms were a bit worse than usual, my doctor decided to take me off …

Dry cough is one of the main symptoms of COVID - 19. I was having recently cough problem. Naturally, I was frightened. That was not completely dry, little bit productive cough. Still, I went ahead and got myself tested for COVID-19 which turned out to be negative. Next step was …

Maxitrol has been the most effective cure for sore eyes. This product has been proven and tested by family. This product actually needs a doctors’ prescription first. It is not advisable to use the product without consulting a doctor. It is always safe to ask the doctor first before …

I hate getting sick, especially during cold and flu season. The reason is that it seems that a cold always hits me during the middle of a work day. I have learned though that if you start to take some kind of a zinc medicine that it will …

First off let me say the parking here is from hunger. It is such a huge parking lot. When I take my grandma to the hospital she has to walk this huge distance and I can’t stand it. I usually try to get her a wheelchair when she’s leaving. …

My family doctor prescribed me this medicine for the treatment of tinea versicolor. I suffered from this skin condition when I got pregnant with my first child and no over the counter medication was able to solve my problem. One of my friends told me to try rubbing some …

I hate having a cut of any kind, but paper cuts really seem to hurt the most. I found myself getting a lot of miscellaneous cuts on my hand when I started working in an office part time. I decided to purchase the Neosporin Neo to Go Antiseptic …

I got poison ivy once as a child, and it was the worst experience of my life, and very scary too, because I had no idea what it was and wasted a lot of time before telling my parents, worried they would rush me off to the hospital never …

I live in a tropical country wherein extreme weather conditions can be experienced each year. We only have dry and wet season. During dry season, the weather is extremely hot. Our normal temperature is around 34 degree Celsius and reaches as high as 38 degree Celsius. Then during wet …

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 …

As someone who gets a lot of canker sores, I use this gel to numb the pain before eating a meal or brushing my teeth. It works fine to locally numb the ulcer and the area immediately around it. After all, OraState contains about 10% Benzocaine, a …

A few years ago, we had a death in the family, With all that was going on emotionally and physically, I was having trouble sleeping and I was also dealing with anxiety.
I called my doctor and asked for something to help me sleep and also ease the anxiety during …

Sometimes it can get really hard to fight the sleep. I am one of those people that don’t always have a lot of energy. It can be hard to get that get up and go into me on some days. I tried drinking coffee, but that does absolutely nothing …

I often get cold because of lack of immunity and hence I use the syrup often. The syrup has small amount of honey and alcohol too which can be used to reduce the bitterness in mouth. The syrup comes in plastic bottle which eliminates the need for extra care …

Five years ago when I got a scald burn on my elbow, I didn’t think that one day I would find a solution or an ointment that could clear my ugly scar. I believed that my scar was permanent. I remember visting a dermatologist after one year just to …

Shingles is a painful blistering red burning and sometimes extremely itchy rash that oozes with peeling skin. I suffered from a shingles rash for about two weeks and it was one of the most painful rashes I have ever experienced in my life. One of the creams I used …

I have struggle with insomnia for years, and I have tried virtually every over the counter medication, with very little luck. I have used gravol, all the —˜pm’ versions of Tylenol, Advil, etc, Nyquil, and they all work for maybe one or two nights at the most, and then …

I have had Reynaulds most of my life, but, not as severely as I do, at this time. That means that my toes, fingers, legs, feet had the tendency to turn blue with pinkish/orange spots. All my adult life, I have wondered why no Dr., as I go to …

Sambong Forte is a very effective medicine in treating Urinary Tract Infection at early stage. I myself have used this medicine and I am glad I need not resort to antibiotics to heal my Urinary Tract Infection.
How did I discover this medicine. Well, it was actually my husband who …

Note: Please only use this if you have a prescription. It has a tendency to be abused, but as a medical student, I want to stress that taking this stuff unmonitored can be very dangerous, possibly a death sentence.
Uses: Adderall and related drugs are for the treatment of ADD/ADHD …

Having a headache is something I have never really been able to deal with. As soon as I feel a headache coming on, I try to take something before it gets worse. Because of this I keep some sort of headache medicine in the house at all times. The …

A few days back when I paid a visit to my sister at her home town, I accidentally happened to slip in my bathroom and this caused a sever foot sprain. The pain though initially did not seem to be of the very severe category, gradually developed into a …

About three years ago, I was having some issues with recurring bladder infections. This went on for a whole year during which time I was in and out of the doctor’s office constantly, it seemed. The first time it started, I woke up in the middle of the night …

Indian Food and acidity are like brothers and sisters and to cope with it we need to have a good medicine in our first aid box and in our family it is Gelusil tablet which we prefer the most.
Gelusil tablets are the best because it gives almost instant relief …

I’m going to start off by saying that you’re probably not getting your money worth out of the Walgreens Wal-Zyr 90 Count All Day Allergy 10 mg,Tablets, and the only reason I say that is because Walgreens puts out many generic varieties of name brand allergy medications that come …