This is a digestive medicine for infants that covers issues like indigestion, flatulence, heartburn and regurgiration. My baby had a problem of spitting up milk after every feed. She was diagonised with mild form of gastroesophageal reflux whwerein although being a breastfed baby, she had the issue of spiiting …

We always have certain kind of medicine that we store in the house. Just in case, we need a kind of medicine in emergency case, we don’t have to panic or worry since we have enough stocks in the house.
One of the medicine that I store in my cupboard …

I have been experiencing very heavy bleeding for the past several days, two weeks to be exact. At first, I thought it was just due to a prolonged menstrual cycle and I really hoped that the bleeding will pass but when large blood clots half the size of my …

I was diagnosed of having hyperthyroidism a few years ago. It was quite hard to accept that I had this illness. Before I was diagnosed, I was puzzled and mystified by the strain of symptoms that I experienced. I was very irritable and perspired a lot. The trembling in …

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 …

Ibuprofen is not a long term effective pain killer.
I have been following the strict advice of my doctor for the thirteen years since I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia Syndrom. FMS is a lifetime, dibilitating disorder involving severe pain throughout the body and it has completely changed my life. …

At the age of 31, I got the chicken pox. I was with my five year old niece two weeks before and she had chicken pox, so I caught it from her. I never thought I’d get chicken pox at my age. I hadn’t gotten it …

Most women experience hormonal changes in their lives especially during those end of months days or during pregnancy. Over the last one year, I started noticing that every time, two or one week before end month, I would develop two or three pimples on my cheek. At first, I …

I am allergic to wasp, bee, hornet and yellow jackets stings. Whenever I am bitten, I apply ice immediately. If no ice is applied and I am bitten on the foot, in 30 minutes time my affected foot will swell to two times its normal size. …

Vicks has been a staple in my life ever since I was a little girl and my mother used to lather that goop vapor rub all over my chest when I was feeling bad. It’s a trustworthy company and product line, so when I saw the Vicks Formula 44 …

I had been working out on my own and not taking any pills to help me lose weight. It was very frustrating because the weight was just not coming off. I know people say that you gain muscle from working out before you lose fat. But this was six …

I must stress that I do have extremely painful periods. I am one of the unlucky women who really gets it bad, so bad that I have to take a day off work once a month (most months anyway) and my work colleagues assume I am faking it. …

In the past I have had some luck with Midol, but it just seemed that the pain wasn’t staying away like it should. Since I liked the Midol brand I didn’t want to stray away and decided to purchase the maximum strength Midol. This last month when my menstrual …

Advil is a well known over the counter medicine for pain relief and cold and sinus allergy relief. The active ingredient in Advil that relieves pain is ibuprofen, which is a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug. There are many other pain relievers that contain an active ingredient called acetaminophen, which can …

When I have a hard time falling asleep or I know I have been drinking too much caffeine during the day I hate having to take medication to help me fall asleep at night. But there is one Over the Counter medicine that a co-worker, a Nurse, suggested …

I had been having a hard time falling asleep. I didn’t do anything different in my daily regiment and just didn’t know why I couldn’t get tired the way I needed to. I tried a couple of pm medications, but didn’t really like them. I have a baby and …

I have not suffered from gas many times in my life. When I did have a problem with gas, I did not even really know what that feeling was, but knew it was horrible. I was having one of the worst cringing pains in my stomach, later to find …

Vicodin is a pain reliever medication that has to be prescribed to you. It’s also called hydrocodone with acetaminophen. It comes in different dosages like 500mg or 750mg. I took the 500mg twice a day for my toothache while I was waiting for my toothache to go away. It …

As a nurse, I have given this drug to many patients and I can honestly say that this drug is one of the best gastric acid inhibitors out there in the market. Most of my patients on nexium experience less gastric complications due to the fact that the drug …

We have a boat fishing trip and as much as I love going out on the sea I get motion sickness all the time. I would start to feel so dizzy and start to vomit like there’s no tomorrow. Thus I am always looking for great product that would …

I found Osteo Bi-Flex Advanced at Walgreens when I was looking for pain relief for my knees. I bowl quite a bit and the squatting position can sometimes bother my knees. I also like to do very brisk walks with my pet Beagle. The Osteo Bi-Flex was on sale …

I was recently diagnosed with Prostate cancer and told by the doctors that I would need to have a radical prostate removal.
Since I live in a small community with only one hospital to choose from, I was apprehensive about the care I would receive because I had heard …

I have long had issues with my sleeping habits.. which have usually been pretty non-existent. I go to bed whenever I’m tired and wake up whenever I’m not tired anymore, and there’s never really been any set schedule except in my youth when Mom and Dad were still telling …

My first choice against respiratory tract infection is Cefalexin Ceporex. I have been finding the medication very effective not only against RTI but also against other infections especially skin or soft-tissue related.
I thought at first that it was a stronger …

Sometimes when I’m out and I have an upset stomach or gas there’s one thing I know I can get especially if I know I don’t have access to ginger tea. “Andrew Salts” is generally my medicine of choice for that kind of thing not only because it generally …

After Bite comes in a handy pen shaped container, meaning that this medicine is extremely portable and easy to carry with you when you are out and about, or travelling or anywhere where you may not necessarily have an easy place to store medicine tubes or tubs etc.
I am …

Metamucil Orange Smooth Texture comes in 2 types, sugar free and the regular sugar added formula. I am not a fan of the sugar free variety so I always buy the smooth normal flavor. The sugar free one is not bad, but the flavor is …

The doctors didn’t like how I was responding to a medication that they gave me for my illness. I thought I was getting better because during the first week, I felt my symptoms abate, but they told me that this wasn’t the results that they were expecting. I was …

I was watching TV the other day when I had this sharp and burning sensation in my abdomen. I disregarded it at first but when the feeling got worse, that’s when it really got my attention. Since I knew that I was feeling hyperacidic, I immediately went to the …

When I started to develop problems with arthritis in my back and hands, I avoided going to the doctor at first. Instead, I decided to try Aleve for the pain, since a friend of mine swore by it.
I had been using ibuprofen, but the effects were not …

Advil Cold & Sinus is my go to medicine whenever I have a cold.
Although everyone is different, when I get a cold, I get it bad!
For me, a cold will usually last 2-3 days and I will have a constant stuffy nose.
It’s pretty much miserable.
I love original Advil …

My family gets a lot of headaches, and we are prone to migraines. However, the majority of our headaches come from tension, and stress. Sometimes there is just no handling the stress any better than we currently are, so we have to medicate the headache to get through the …

When it comes to dissolving cold medicine, in tablet form, normally I’m an akla-seltzer girl, but I had mistakenly sent my husband to the store to find me some medication when I came down with the cold HE managed to give me last week. I haven’t been sick in …

No one could even begin to imagine what a woman’s body and emotions go through during menopause, unless of course you are the parent of a teenager with raging hormones. The rollercoaster moods can leave our family and friends shaking their heads wondering what happened to the person they …

I have never liked cough drops or throat lozenges, because they taste so —˜mediciny’ and I would almost rather suffer than taste that flavour, especially when I am feeling unwell anyway. On the rare occasion that I have no choice but to suck on something to sooth my throat, …

Equate Extra Strength Pain Reliever is a store brand pain reliever. This product won’t be found in any other stores besides Walmart because Equate is a Walmart brand. The pain reliever is the store brand version of Tylenol Extra Strength Pain Reliever and Fever Reducer. The Equate product does …

My youngest daughter who has a sensitive skin gets all sorts of skin problems. One of these problems is eczema. The last time she had one, our family doctor prescribed Cutivate cream. This is a topical cream which comes in a 30 g squeeze tube and is made …

Last week at work was just stressful. There were so many deadlines that I had to meet. There were also several tasks that had to be presented and numerous seminars that I had to attend. I was getting only 3 hours of sleep at night and the lack of …

It is very rare that I find myself needing a laxative. However my diet can sometimes put me into situations where I need one. I don’t use them often and don’t have a certain brand that I go after and decided to pick whatever looked good. I was seeing …

I do not get sick very often, however when I do it is usually pretty bad. On these such occasions there are a few medicines and things that I keep on hand. One of the biggest staples in my medicine cabinet is Theraflu. I have been using this …

I have been treated for depression and social anxiety disorder on and off for the past 20 years. I’ve been put on Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft, Effexor, Cymbalta among others. Once though, I was put on Wellbutrin.
The afternoon after taking my first dose of Wellbutrin, I was …

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 …

When I was pregnant, when of the symptoms I absolutely hated, but knew to expect, was constipation. It was, quite frankly, an irritating constant during the second and third trimesters of my pregnancy, and of course, as you should be, I was wary of taking anything during a pregnancy …

I always have a bottle or two of paracetamol on my shelf as most mothers do. I used a different brand then, a hand-me- brand which is traditionally used by our family years ago for our small siblings. However, as I use them on my kids now, I noticed …

The best pain balm I’ve ever used in my life is Amrutanjan. It comes in small bottles and as inhalers. I usually prefer bottle because it’s compact and safe. The bottle do not break even after falling from 5metres and hence keeps the balm safe. Hence I prefer using …

I have been taking Abilify for bipolar disorder in 10 or 15 mg pill form daily on-and-off for three years - since I started Prozac. My relationship with the drug has changed over time, becoming more favorable since the beginning.
The first time I took Abilify was on an empty …

In the 3 years that we have been living here in Botswana, there is only one clinic where we would go to for our medical needs and that’s Independence Surgery. I really don’t know why it is named as such as I don’t think they are doing any type …

I suffer from irritable bowel syndrome and go through cycles of uncontrolable bowels and then constipation. This is an ongoing problem with me due to a prescription drug I have to take. My doctor recommended that I use MiraLAX because he said it was less likely to to be …

I was prescribed Erogel Suspension a while back when I went to the doctor with some tummy problems. This solution can be bought over the counter without a prescription if needed and it isn’t harmful to my knowledge.
Erogel Suspension is supposed to cure your tummy from feeling bloated and …

A few days ago while I happened to be on a shopping spree with my sister, I suddenly lost balance due to uneven surface of the ground level and just —“ tripped. The first thing that really hurt me as soon as I feel on the ground was …