I live in an area where it is pretty dry. It is desert, so I don’t have to worry about too many different insects. One thing I do have to worry about is the mosquitoes, that plague my city. I live close to the Mexican border and many of …

I just moved in to my new home, it’s a older model home with a huge tree in the back. When I bought the home it was in the middle of the summer and tree was full of bright green leafs. In the fall, they turned a variety of …

I love this combination pack by Releev. I’d never even heard of this company before I tried this product and kind of stumbled across it by chance while searching for some allergy medicine at the store. My son was having a hard time with his allergies and sinuses and what …

I have been buying the Equate Naproxen Sodium tablets (220 mg) for several years. As a former user of Aleve, I found that the only over-the-counter pain reliever that works for my headaches is Naproxen.
One day, on a strict budget, I decided to try the Equate knock-off of Aleve …

A few weeks ago I suffered a severe case of frozen shoulder. I work long hours in front of a computer, and coupled with my poor posture, and my tendency to lean on my elbows, my poor shoulder just gave up on me. At first I tried to self-medicate …

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 …

From a simple dust allergy which later evolved into a ruthless cough, my doctor prescribed me unusual drugs that crossed between asthma and regular cough medications. It was the first time I suffered from such a cough and, with my age, probably the worst too. Speaking of …

As my friends wedding date approached closer, I left no stone unturned to do all the possible shopping required for the wedding. Though I did have a blast at the wedding, little did I know that I had already invited great trouble. Due to the continuous shopping spree in …

I had hospital acquired pneumonia about 3 years ago which caused me to have hard, nonproductive cough, fever and some difficulty of breathing which caused me to go on leave from my work. Because I really like to spend nothing for my antibiotics, I just dig into my …

In addition to Chloramex which is a topical antibiotic, I was also given a steroid to treat my stye (an eye infection). Flourometholone is an eye suspension produced by Allergan which I have to use 3x a day (2 drops in the eye) for at least 5 days to …

After years of chronic back pain, I had recently discovered the effectiveness of a pain relieving ointment as an alternative to taking pain medication. I didn’t like to take medication too often, but I was always looking for some relief for my back pain so I could function …

It is my second pregnancy and the doctor prescribed Vitacal 250 calcium supplements. It is oyster shell calciumcarbonate supplements. It comes in a small white bottle of 60 tabs manufactured by the Vitahealth.
I never took calcium supplements in my first pregnancy and I used to …

I have been prescribed this medication a few times now, and feel I can give a good, solid review of what benefits it provides me. This particular brand of hydrocodone is dispensed by Dispensing Solutions, provided by Qualitest Pharm. labs.
In this review, I am referring only to the …

During my quest to find an allergy medication that would help alleviate my seasonal rhinitis, I came across Zyrtec Allergy at Walgreens. I figured it was just another allergy medication that worked like all the other ones. Sometimes my rhinitis is so bad that my nose runs …

I have a friend that was contacted with genital herpes, unlucky for her! She was diagnosed with herpes and of course she was really depressed about it. She doesn’t know what to do and as her close friend at that time I encouraged her to follow the instructions and …

Teeanagers such as me suffer from different skin problems. As for me, it’s pimples. Everyday I feel so disappointed with my face. Looking at the mirror, getting all irritated just by seeing not only one but tons of pimples sticking on my face. It’s like I’m the ugliest girl …

This will probably be my most embarrassing review ever. A while back, I caught some type of bug that was going around and I ended up going to the doctor with typical stomach-bug symptoms: vomiting and diarrhea. The doctor gave me a medication to vanquish the bug …

I’ve suffered fibromyalgia since I was a teenager. I have taken a great variety of drugs to treat the condition. Some were sleep aids like antihistamines, some were anti inflammatories (which so not work at all for fibro) and some were pain medications.
Darvocet was …

I can not say enough about Regional Medical Center in Manchester, IA. I was very impressed with them within the past few weeks. I had to have surgery there and never had surgery before. All of the staff made me feel that I was their number …

Recently I found myself suffering from autumn allergies to pollen and grass so I bought Aerius Allergy Non-Drowsy Antihistamines to help with my symptoms. Typically I only suffer from summer allergies, and found my regular summer time antihistamines were not working in the fall.
Aerius Allergy Pills were quite expensive …

I’ll admit I have found some pretty crazy medications to use for colds and flus, and I’m not even sure what the appeal is for me to try a product that I’ve never even heard of before, and is usually more expensive than something I’d typically pick up at …

I think the only real reason I picked up this product was because of it’s $3 price tag. My husband and I support a family of four off a very limited income at times, and when my kids get sick, it pains me to spend $7 on a product …

As a stressed person with lots of problems on my mind, I always have trouble sleeping. I am searching for the perfect sleeping drug available, and I am active on several forums of this kind. However, the organism will create immunity to any kind of sleeping drug after a …

I’m going to talk about a rather sensitive subject for most of us women, and most of you men who are reading this may want to turn away now. If you can’t even go to a store to buy tampons for your wife or girlfriend, then aren’t going to …

I have occasional bouts of heartburn which can become very uncomfortable and painful that’s why I use Tums regularly when it happened. I bought a bottle of this heartburn medicine recently so I don’t run out very fast. I used to buy the small pack which only lasted me …

DR. Greggory of the Peak Vista Community Health center is an extrordinary Dr. I had some trouble with Peak Vista as the doctors my mom had been assigned to there in the past were not noligable enough about her specific problems. When they could never seem to get her …

My entire family seems to have issues with very severe migraine headaches. It’s a problem that is common to more than one member of the family and between the six of us, we have tried almost every single remedy known to man. Not only have we tried over the …

I found a bottle of Assorted Flavors Tums Regular Strength calcium supplements at the back of my medicine cabinet in the kitchen while doing some summer cleaning. To be honest, I don’t know when I actually purchased it but I do remember why it’s in the back of the …

My doctor told me that I need to get some nasal spray to help when my sinuses get blocked during allergy season. I decided to try Afrin since I had seen the name since I was a little girl and thought it must work if it has been around for …

If you are perimenopausal or in menopause and cannot take estrogen or do not want to take hormone therapy, you might want to try to take a supplement known as Remifemin. Remifemin is a supplement used years ago for such things as hot flashes, bloating, sleeplessness and …

I do not often have issues with menstrual cramps or bloating, but when I do, it hits me really hard. I often find myself not only suffering from those symptoms, but also usually getting a headache. The last time that my cycle took a toll on me, I sent …

I’m really not the food supplement type of person when i was younger, i just grew up with my vitamins and that’s about it, As i got older i knew that I need more than the regular vitamins and exercise, I also need something that will help me …

When I was still in medical school, i was always having tonsillitis, maybe because of the stress, maybe because of exposure to bugs causing this infection in the hospital. Would you believe me if I tell you I have tonsillitis almost every a month! It was a …

I’m a big supporter of a good cough drop or lozenge, but occasionally I just want something quick and easy and hopefully something that wont leave a medicinal aftertaste in my mouth the way a cough drop sometimes will. I was getting over a cold not too long ago …

I bought dental insurance for my family and there were 8 providers within 20 miles. Aspen Dental was the closest dentist and is in a decent area. That is the best feature of Aspen Dental. If I had realized it was a chain, I probably wouldn’t have …

Along with Anadin Extra, I always keep a pack of Anadin Ibuprofen in the house just in case I need them.
Not only do they review pain, the relieve swelling and help to reduce temperature, so are perfect for flu and cold symptoms.
I find that they help to sweat out …

When I get a killer headache that nothing will touch, I know I can always rely on Excedrin to ease it up. I have had astigmatism since I was a small child, and on days where my vision goes blurry, I always end up with a very bad …

Effexor XR is prescribed for the treatment of anxiety and/or depression. It’s got a little something extra compared to the drugs people usually think of for these conditions. Sometimes it can be of tremendous benefit, but for others (like me), it can exacerbate the problem.
A large number of anti-depressants/anti-anxiety …

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 …

Deworming is a routine treatment which I administer to my kids every 6 months, especially when they were younger. I never knew what things and organic matter they put in their mouths whenever they were playing even under my watchful eye. In addition, I felt that they had parasites …

I do not often have a problem with being gassy. I honestly never really had this problem, until right after I gave birth to my son. It seems like I was gassy all of the time, and it was giving me some bad pains and cramps in both my …

There comes a time during day to day life when we come into contact with those popular and annoying stress headaches. Sometimes people just tell you to have a cup of coffee, a glass of water and get to bed, hit the pillow and sleep it off. Of course, …

I usually hate cough syrup and I don’t really know what prompted me to think that any cough syrup could taste good. Some of them may be okay or close to good, but to be a really tasty cough syrup? I just didn’t think it was possible. So it …

If you are having trouble sleeping at night your doctor may prescribe Lunesta, which is a sedative and sometimes called a hypnotic.
Lunesta is used to treat insomnia by affecting chemicals in your brain that become unbalanced and cause sleep problems. This medication causes relaxation to help you fall …

Many chineses and Koreans do believe in the power of natural herbal medicines. One of these are the Korean Ginseng. Known mostly to Asian, and now Worldwide, people have turned to alternative medicinese ever since medicine prices have gone up and there is no stopping to them. Well just …

The first time I ever experienced motion sickness was on a ferry. It was a very short, choppy ride, but I found myself feeling so ill I could not even walk back to the car without help.
I toughed that episode out—“ but the next time I …

Unfortunately, diarrhoea is one of the symptoms of a virus I have had lately and the last time I had diarrhea this badly was following a bad pint of Scrumpy about twenty years ago which literally had me running for the lavatory and included one disturbing moment when I …

I usually experience some chest pain and back pain which I thought was some kind of symptoms of an undiagnosed heart problem. Because of this I consulted a physician who examined me thoroughly and after which he had my electrocardiogram taken. I have noted that every …

In almost every drugstore, it only requires a terse question to ask the pharmacists what kind of laxative is good, rather bestselling. And the straightforward answer would be Bisacodyl. Maybe, the most abundant brand of this laxative is Dulcolax —“ the name is probably more definitive to …

I have battled high blood pressure for a lot of years.My doctor put me on Metoprolol a few years ago in combination with another medication for high blood .
I found that it helped bring my blood pressure down but the side effects like most other blood pressure medications can …