I think that everyone has had a time where they have had horrible diarrhea and could not hold their bowels. This does not happen to me often, but I dread when it does happen. It seems like always hits me really hard and usually leaves me miserable and at …

Immotrex is an injectable medication that can be administered to counteract the negative effects of migrane headaches. While some people feel that they are somewhat decensitized after taking a dose of Immitrex, others claim that they feel no effects, positive or negative. Immitrex is typically only prescribed …

Whenever I sweat a lot, I get what is known as seborrhoeic dermatitis. This is an inflammatory skin disorder that affects the scalp, face and the trunk. In my case, I usually experience this on my scalp. This causes my scalp to be scaly, itchy and inflamed. Every time …

After suffering from what my doctors thought was a panic attack, I was given Klonopin to take “to help me relax.” I was in a great deal of mental distress, because the episode had frightened me terribly, and I was unable to sleep or function normally for fear …

I just had my wisdom tooth surgery a few weeks ago. After the extraction, my dentist asked me to gargle with a warm salt water solution or a mouthwash. I opted to gargle with a mouthwash, then my mom bought me a Betadine 1% Oral Antiseptic Solution Gargle. Although …

Ever since I hit puberty, I have had to deal with one incredibly irritating problem…. very painful PMS symptoms. Actually, I shouldn’t say it started right when I hit puberty, but pretty close. I was about fifteen when the pain became unmanageable through the use of Motrin products. At …

I have had a few ear infections within the last year. One time, I was sick and went to the doctor. My left ear was hurting. The doctor looked in my ears. I ended up having an ear infection in both ears. My right …

I use to have a terrible time falling asleep at night and sometimes I would find myself staying up all night. One of the herbal remedies I have been using to help me fall asleep and stay asleep now is the GNC Natures Fingerprint Valerian Root Capsules. They help …

I do experience acidity sometimes whenever I eat something, even just as simple as Coca-Cola or just by eating too quickly, indigestion is a hard thing to feel and it does hurt. What I don’t like most is that other vitamins cannot be easily taken on an empty stomach, …

If you are looking for an over the counter sleep aid for a non-serious, temporary sleeping problem, take my advice and do not buy Unisom Sleep Gels. I had a few days of bad sleeps and I just needed to get some sleep. I did not want something heavy …

Early last year, I wasn’t feeling too hot so I went into the emergency room. After waiting almost a whole day, I was seen by a doctor. The doctor told me that I had a type of infection and would need to take the antibiotic Flagyl. I had never …

I was officially diagnosed with fibromyalgia 2 years ago. I know I had it for at least 5 years before diagnosis though. Fibromyalgia causes body wide pain along with a host of other symptoms. Some other common conditions that go along with fibromyalgia are thyroid problems, …

For those of us who suffer from IBS or IBD, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, often there are a number of medications our doctors prescribe for us before we get the right one, or at least, the one which does the most good. In my experience, since my diagnosis a year …

Usually, I used another product if I got a small burn or woun0d from the kitchen. But few days ago, I could not find the product that I used to apply on the burning spot. The person in the drug store where I go if there is another product …

I changed doctors when I relocated from the South. I’ve been hypothyroid for many years, and have been treated with Synthroid for most of them. My new doctor suggested that I try levoxyl brand instead. I am not sure why he thought it would be better, …

This is one of my favorite and goes to medicine whenever I have stomach issues. I probably have the weakest stomach in the whole wide world. I have really super powerful and active metabolism. I must eat right on time and that means eating every 4 hours. If I miss …

I’m an asthmatic patient and for years of having my illness, I have been prescribed with many anti-asthma medications. Probably the most notorious causing drug I have tried is the steroid type. This caused the most uncomfortable and worrying side effects that I have ever encountered. This then led …

A few months ago, my dog and I were playing. He accidentally hit my radial nerve on my wrist, with his tooth, and caused some nerve damage. After around a month, I went to the doctor and she put me on neurontin, generic version, for the nerve …

The drug adderall is used as a stimulant and found also to use for attention deficit syndrome in children. I myself took the drug to control my sleepiness as I suffer from narcolepsy which is the uncontrollable urge to fall asleep at inappropriate times. I found after …

I work at health care, so I know I have to use disinfectants always. I always bring with me a small bottle of alcohol or hand sanitizer gels when I go to work. This way I know that I am protected from disease and infection. Also I am very …

I remember once, when I was a young girl, getting such a horrible ear ache that was loudly ringing and just plain painful all the way into my jaw and neck, which I was sure was part of an infection. Oddly enough, though, after a few hours laying on …

My asthma was out of control and nothing was working to help relieve the breathing difficulties I was having. Not even prescription medicines. Therefore, I was in the drugstore looking for other options that might help give me some breathing relief can ended up trying the Primatene Mist Inhaler. …

Ever since I was a child, I always had asthma. My parents would often freak out when I had attacks. I was riding in a car with my uncle one time. He rolled down his window and lit a cigarette in the car while he was driving. I covered …

My on and off problem with canker sores for the past few weeks had made my life come to a standstill. In spite of swallowing a number of antibiotics for it, there seemed only some temporary relief as the canker sores in my mouth reappeared and never allowed me …

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 …

I, like many others in society, have done more than my share to wreck my God-given body through various manners and activities. Some of which can and will include excessive belief that I could play tennis (five years), Taekwondo (2 and a half years and a blue belt later), dancing …

As my first contraceptive I was unsure of just what to think of Yasmin before taking it. I had heard a great deal about contraceptives, what to expect, how you have to take them, how they feel, etc. Now, having tried several other brands, I do believe …

I like the outdoors. On the weekends, I go with my friends hiking in the mountains. I never imagined that I would have a dangerous encounter with one of nature’s aggressive insects. As usual we would hike for about 2 hours then find a nice spot to rest and …

In the summertime, have a tendency to find poison ivy no matter how careful I am to avoid it. It seems as though the more I try to avoid it, the more it catches up with me. I always keep a supply of calamine lotion in the medicine …

I was diagnosed 6 years ago as going through the menopause early, after suffering with symptoms related to the menopause for many years previous. After various tests I was placed on Hormone Replacement Therapy and I was put on Prempak but a lower dose. This helped to control my …

I began using the NuvaRing two months ago after seven years of using several different brands of birth control pills. NuvaRing is different because it requires attention only once a month, unlike birth control pills, which depend on you remembering to take them every single day. With …

I find it appealing when products are designed for adults and children in mind. Though I don’t have children of my own, my godchildren visit quite frequently. They aren’t quite old enough to take adult medications, but they are too old to take things specifically designated for children, and …

Mucinex DM
After having severe chest congestion for about 2 weeks, a friend suggested that I get Mucinex DM. Prior to this bout of not being able to breathe due to congestion, I would go to the doctor. This would involve copays, prescriptions, time off, etc.
When I …

As I grow older, I have noticed a considerable amount of heartburn following me around. I dread the nights that the heartburn keeps me awake and can’t stand having to be careful about every little thing I eat. Alka Seltzer has always been one of my favorite things to …

This product was very cheap (about $5) at my local Wal-Mart store. I have recently started taking various vitamins and supplements during the past several months. Even though initially I did not expect for these products to have much of an impact on my body and the …

After I got tired of the constant Cold and Headache I used to get during the last winter, I saw the advertisement of “D-Cold Total” on the television and thought of trying it. All the previous medicines I used cured one ailment, but the other one constantly teased me. …

When it comes to allergies, this stuff works great. I love Chlorphen-12 Chlorpheniramine Maleate, 12mg, Extended-Release Tablets for many different reasons. They really have a lot to offer and help me to get to feeling better really fast.
You do not need a prescription for these tablets because they …

I suffer from Acid Reflux, and from time to time I need to take medication for it when it flares up. Due to changes in my lifestyle and diet my Physician suggested I tried an over the counter medication called Compliments Acid Control Famotidine Tablets. Compliments is a brand …

Some oils and liniment are only for temporary removal of pain. I need something that temporary remove the pain that last for a month. I want to avoid having pain even just for a month. Moreover, pain in the muscle is cause by lack of stretching and exercising. If …

This medicine is for high blood pressure patients, and it is very much effective. Sadly I am a high blood pressure patient, and friends believe me it is the worst disease ever, you just not allowed to do anything you want. My physician told me to take “Stamlo Beta” …

I have a lot of seasonal allergies which pop up through the year. Usually from the beginning of spring to the end of autumn my allergies can be extremely bad for long periods of time. A few years ago when I had almost a month of bad …

Relafen was prescribed by my orthopedist for my lower back pain after an automobile accident I was in. My doctor order five hundred milligrams to be taken twice daily.
Well, needless to say I can’t even tell I am taking it. It has been two months now since …

My mother had a mild stroke last year due to complications by her toxic goiter. One of the medicines prescribed by her cardiologist was Warfarin (Coumadin) for blood thinning to prevent blood clot. The doctor was very cautious in giving the dose because apparently wrong dose could …

Flonase is a nasal spray designed to relieve allergy symptoms. It appears as if I have developed allergies in the past couple of years and I’m not sure what I am allergic to. With the summer comes my allergies, and some days are worse than others. I tried quite …

Since I was child, I have been using Isopropyl Alcohol Rubbing Alcohol by Green Cross. It was my health-conscious mother’s only brand of rubbing alcohol. Believe me, she would not try any other brand, talk about brand loyalty. This rubbing alcohol has so many uses. …

I am now in my 40’s. In the last quarter of last year, I was worried because my menstrual period has become irregular. I was not pregnant nor stressed at work to have caused the condition. I was about to consult a doctor about it when a friend …

Flexeril is a medication that relaxes muscles and is usually prescribed to help decrease pain and spasms in the muscle due to strains or sprains. This medication is only intended to be used on a short term basis, usually a maximum of three weeks unless your doctor decides …

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 …

Type 2 Diabetes is not often something you would suffer from without other medical problems. The number 1 partner for this condition is, I believe, overweight. Okay, as I am speaking from personal experience I think I can use the correct …

Recently I bought a second hand pair of shoes, and as a result contracted a plantar wart at the bottom of my right foot. It was really beginning to hurt when I walked, although it was very miniscule to the naked eye. I decided on the basis of advertising …