I took my daughter to the doctor about two weeks ago. She had a small patch of eczema on her face. I needed to have her pediatrician look at it and give a cream to help heal it. While at the doctor’s my daughter, six years …

I have taken effexor xl for my symptom of cataplexy for my sleeping disorder called narcolepsy. While effexor is given as an antidepressant after being on it for one year,I found that I had built up a tolerance too it pretty quickly and therefore had to come …

It is always during stressful periods with long hours at a computer that my eyes begin to suffer. They get tired, sore, itchy and achy, and if I leave them without doing something to help them, inevitably, they just give up on me. For this reason I …

I have pretty stubborn acne. Even though I do not break out as often as most girls my age, I have major trouble getting rid of the few pimples I do get. That is why it is so crucial for me to have a good daily cleansing routine so …

Yuck! They taste good at first and then the bitter taste hits you. These are a round chewable with a hard white coating and taste like cherry…at first. You are supposed to not eat or drink fifteen minutes before or after you take it. You are also supposed to …

Effexor is a prescribed medication that is taken to help reduce the symptoms of intense or even infrequent depression. The medication is raises seratonin levels in the brain and allows endorphines to be produced, in an attempt to raise one’s spirits and allow them to function despite the chemical …

I tried these appetite suppressants for a few months. What I wanted was something that would make it easier for me to stop eating everything in sight! There were several good things about this medication. First off, I didn’t crave sugary foods or starches like I did when I …

Tylenol 8 Hour gel tabs have been the only pills available over the counter that have effectively provided relief for my husband’s pain associated with the metal rod and ten screws he has in his thigh and knee (placed there after an automobile accident three years ago). After prescriptions …

First thing is first, I want to talk about the fact that Aspirin has never been high on my list of medications. I would opt out of using Aspirin because they are blood thinners. My doctor has always told me that if I don’t need to take Aspirin then I …

It works well for the person on the go that need temporary relief for the cold symptoms, but, I prefer the Night-time version. My thought is, if it doesn’t put you to sleep, it doesn’t work well. Your body needs rest to recover from anything. It’s good to have …

I haven’t been contented with my long-time antiulcer drug. The effects were fast, it’s just that it has been giving me this persistent headache. I have had this ulcer for some time now and the drug that I have been using was the first ever drug that I have …

I have been sick for the past week. Although I do suffer from seasonal allergies, my recent illness has left me feeling sicker than usual. Not only have I been suffering from a runny nose, nasal congestion, and sneezing, but I also have been experiencing body aches, …

I have had chronic back pain for as long as I can remember. Because it’s never been able to be diagnosed, all I can do it try to manage the pain with medication and exercise. I don’t like to take prescription pain killers if I don’t need …

I have been taking Naproxen 375 mg for about two years to help alleviate migraine pain. Not only does it work well with my headaches, it also helps with muscle aches, menstrual cramps and joint stiffness. This medication is a nonsteroidial anti-inflammatory drug and it works by …

I am not usually good at finding new doctors, but when I decided to go to Womancare Associates South, I somehow managed to hit a jackpot. Located on Oxford Rd in Bethel Park, Womancare Associates is the nicest OB/Gyn office I have ever been to. The office …

In these modern days, the food we consume is mainly of the “Junk” variety and whilst it tastes good, sometimes looks good; it is generally not that good for us. It is an old saying that now is relevant of “Prevention is better than a cure” and it has …

I’m a frequent sufferer of colds and other respiratory-tract problems - I was dreadfully asthmatic when I was a kid, and although I’m much better now, I still get sniffly whenever the weather turns cold and wet. I live in a tropical country which has dry and wet seasons, …

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 …

After my baby turned to six months old, I was thinking to give extra vitamin or supplement for him. It was because he did not drink a lot of milk yet and his food was also so little because he just started to eat food at that time.
I was …

Aciphex Delayed Release Tablets
I take this medicine for acid reflux. All those years of spicy food and smoking has finally caught up with me. I take Aciphex on a regular basis. I usually take once a day (20mg) before my morning coffee. It doesn’t upset my stomach at all. …

I tried this once when I had dry cough. Normally if you are experiencing dry cough, it feels like your throat will be expelled from your system when you cough. It was scary, tedious and embarrassing. I had to try this because my cousin-doctor told me to do so. …

For some reason having a sore throat drives me completely insane. It does not matter if the sore throat is mild or severe, I really do not like to deal with them. I have used a few different products for my sore throats and found that some work much …

Have tried Theraflu Nighttime Severe Cold medicine couple of times on separate cold experience occasions. While the taste of the product(Natural Lemon flavor) was acceptable, the way how it worked on me was extremly unpleasant.
I took this medication after dinner about an hour before bedtime. It started working instantly …

Every one of us has some day or the other, had sprains and aches in the body parts. It is to irritating when a part of the body aches. It seems as if life has gone dull, then. What we usually do is rush to a doctor and pay …

This is fish oil supplements come in soft gel capsules. These were lemon flavored and the bottle contained 180 capsules. This is a brownish gold plastic bottle. The lid is not child safe so be sure to secure properly after use.
What I liked about this is that it seemed …

I have big problems with dry cracked lips especially in the summer. They tend to crack so bad that they bleed and scar. I have had this problem since in was in my teens and was clueless as to how to get rid of it.
However, after awhile though …

The first medication I ever tried for my adult ADD was Ritalin. Now, Ritalin is not technically an “adult add” medication, but it can still be prescribed to adults (and probably is not directed to be used for adult ADD because we haven’t known about the condition in …

If you are a respiratory therapist then the AARC American Board of Respiratory Care is the website to have on your desktop. You can brush up on all the latest news as well as medical abstracts and even get some free continuing education credits for your respiratory credential …

This is a tablet that dissolves in your mouth. It is used to treat the symptoms of the common cold such as congestion, stuffy nose, and sneezing. Zicam is an over the counter homeopathic medicine. The tablet resembles the size and shape of Tums and the one I used …

Daily Meds Drug Package insert is a great website to keep on your destop. It list hundreds of drugs and their original package insert, so that you can get the most recent information on the drug, its packaging, side effects, precautions or interactions with other drugs that the …

I was taking my Zyrtec, or started taking it anyway, about three weeks ago. It may seem late in the season for most people to start taking an allergy medication, but I thought I was going to escape having to deal with allergies again this year until it just …

As a person who has had painful periods for years, I’ve tried many different types of contraception to reduce the pain I experience every month. I started off on Cyclessa, then tried Yasmin, then OrthoNovum, and then OrthoEvra, the patch. Next I tried OrthoMicronor, which is a progesterone-only pill …

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 …

I took my daughter here when she was not feeling well and we couldn’t get into her doctor’s office on a Friday afternoon. I didn’t want to spend the weekend with her feeling so bad so we tried this place out. The staff were amazing. The …

Well the thing that I used to take when I was pregnant with my third child, I had the major sickness that would not go away. I wasn’t sure what was going with me. Nothing that I was doing would even make me feel better. It got so bad …

If there was one way to describe myself it would be as a woman on the go because from the time the sun comes up in the morning until it goes down in the evening I am usually constantly moving and out of my house running all the daily …

I was in a stage in my life when I wanted to get some tattoos, and change my style. I first got a tattoo on my back shoulder of a butterfly. I didn’t really know how to take care of one, so I asked the tattoo artist that did …

I use oral tablet Domstal 10mg when I had nausea or vomiting. I prefer it because it is almost safe and gives instant result. Its effects starts mostly in 1 hr.Other reason that I use this drug is that compare to other drugs available for nausea and vomiting have more …

Anxiety has only been an issue in my life for apprximately the past year. I’m not sure if it was externally triggered, internally triggered, or a combination of both. However, my psychiatrist originally put me on 1mg Klonopins for my anxiety. Recently, he has switched me over to …

Quasense is a type of hormal birth control pill that allows the user to have a period every three months and is the generic form of other birth control regimens, such as Seasonale. This birth control is known as a low dose birth control because it has a low …

My son gets ear infections quite often, and when he complains of an ear ache I always take him into the doctor to get checked out and get on an antibiotic. Recently I had a cold and also got an earache with it. I went to the …

I am very much prone to having some allergic reactions but I never expect that I will be able to experience allergic reaction to contact lens solution, of all things!
I bought a new set of soft contact lenses one week ago and I was so eager to try …

I can recommend this box of washproof plasters from the Co-op’s own brand because not only are they cheap, but they do actually work and stay adhered to the skin when they are wet. I initially bought them to stick on the back of my heel as my …

This is the first blood pressure monitor we have in our house, we bought it about 4 years ago because my mother had hypertension so I used to mesure her blood pressure every day. This monitor is really easy to use, it has 2 buttons, one to turn it …

I will not go to this pharmacy any more! I have had a few times where the workers in this area of the store are very rude. This last incident was the last straw!
I had to get three prescriptions filled; I went to the desk to drop …

I always have allergic rhinitis (colds due to allergic reaction) especially when I get exposed to dust ((when i try to clean our house) and when I get exposed to pollen, which is only seasonal.
Because this allergic rhinitis is almost affecting my every day life, I decided to consult …

A friend of mine recently recommended this product to me. About three months ago, I started experiencing some uncomfortable bloating and abdominal discomfort and some diarrhea that would last for days at a time. I had seen my doctor about it because I have a family history of Crohn’s …

A while back I had seen a special on the TV that talked about the benefits of sperm donation and how it could be a very lucrative thing to do. One of the people on the show said that he had made over 16,000 over a four year period …

As the mother of an ex-heroin addict, I was thrilled to learn about Suboxone, which my son has been prescribed in its pill form from an addiction specialist.
My son’s main complaints about the pill were its taste and the length of time it takes for the pill to dissolve …

I was always prescribed Allegra from my doctor, but I’d tried some of the zyrtec over-the-counter products in the past. I have pretty intense allergy symptoms, so there’s pretty much nothing that I haven’t tried to treat it, especially considering those wonderful 24-hour prescription medications would maybe last me …