Years before proton pump inhibitors became common, many people treated their reflux and other stomach issue with Mylanta liquid. I was one of them. Back when my heartburn was occasional and not constant, I kept a bottle on hand at home at all times. Because it is effective, …

Most people are probably familiar with Head ON the product that claims to cure headaches. I have used this product several times when I have had a tension headache. Head On does seem to work to relieve headache pain when you put it on your forehead it …

My mother is a huge Carmex fan. That is why when I started developing stress-related cold sores she recommended Carmex Medicated Lip Balm For Cold Sores. Although I am not necessarily a Carmex fan, I was willing to try this product to get rid of the embarrassing cold …

Dealing with a fussy baby can be a lot to deal with. I tend to get stressed when my baby is sick. This past fall and winter season has brought a lot of sickness to my home. It seems that this cold and flu season has really taken its …

3 months ago, I was diagnoised with Bi-Polar/ADHD. I have just started my regiment with Adderall XR and I love it. I feel like the fog has been lifted. I was struggling at work to stay focused and alert. I was easily distractied and very …

I was given this balm,by a little old lady many years ago for pains in my side.I could never find it.I asked her where she got it and she told me from Chinatown.Recently I was in the mall and went into a health food store and there it was.
It …

I saw a coupon in the paper, which said, “Get a $10. gift certificate for filling a prescription at Target.” (Basically.) It was a marketing campaign for their new pharmacy services, which can be found at every Target store- at least every one I’ve been to (in …

To be downright blunt, the week I was on wellbutrin was one of the worst weeks of my life. It only took a single day, a couple of hours, for me to start feeling what the companies call “side effects”. Not only did this medicine affect me …

Since a long time up to now, I had problems with big migraines. I’ve almost tried everything on the market to help me about those but nothing worked well for me. My doctor talked to me about Imitrex and recommand me to try this out because it seemed to …

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 …

This is a prescription medicine for controlling allergies. When I had insurance, this is the allergy medication prescribed to me. It was a miracle drug for me since the pill was small and easy to swallow. It really controlled my need to constantly itch and sneeze. My eyes were …

When I get really bad neck and shoulder stiffness and pains, I like to use the Arnicare Arnica Gel. I find it really helps soothe away my pains and stiffness naturally without harsh pain relieving pills. I even like that it does not have any fragrance or colorings in …

I badly broke my shoulder and ball joint this last winter. I required surgery to repair the damage. I now have my right upper arm encased in metal and screws with bands wrapped around all that to hold it together. I will never be able to go thru the …

I use Paracetamol Biogesic to treat my headache and other minor pains. It’s the medicine my parents trusted since I was a small child. Paracetamol Biogesic is also my personal choice since it is fast and works effectively and immediately. At the first sign of fever or …

This is probably one of the worst tasting cold and flu medicines that I’ve tried, and that even includes Robittussin which is notorious for tasting awful. But, I have to say this is one of the few that reall does work well at treating the symptoms associated with the …

I have done some harmless experimenting with homeopathic medicine when it has come to things like eye irritation, headaches, stomach aches and aches in general. A product I have used most often and found effective and soothing results is a type of homeopathic eye drop made by Similason for …

As a physician, it is a usual scenario for me to encounter patients with severe difficulty of breathing due to asthmatic attack. And most of the time, they have already had salbutamol nebulization or two at home which did not give them any relief before they go …

This acne cream has a unique feature- it comes in little one use packages that squeeze out just the right amount, without getting any cream on your fingers. This is especially nice because the active ingredient in this cream (benzoyl peroxide) tends to bleach blue dyes, and it …

I have to take one Bayer Low Dose aspirin everyday. The reason I have to take one everyday is because I had heart surgery two years ago. Well this aspirin is pretty good. I think Bayer makes a good product. I have not had any side affects or stomach aches …

Orajel Oral Anesthetic is a medicine or the drug which is used to get relieved of the tooth ache .It is available in all the nearby medical stores. The main task of this Orajel Oral Anesthetic is to numb the pain when we think that an action performed by …

I had a bronchial pneumonia when I was just five years old and from then on I always have problems with heavy cough and phlegm whenever I’m down with fever or flu. I’ve tried almost every OTC drug on relieving heavy chest and dry cough and Ventolin is the …

So this is the second time I’ve been sick in the past two months so I’ve been trying different remedies to get better. For this second bout I decided to keep my purchases cheap so I bought the cheapest of cold remedies, which goes by the brand name ‘Exact’ …

Imagine your head being pounded into a brick wall over and over again because that is what it is like to suffer from migraines. I come from a family with a long history of migraine sufferers on both sides, so when I was officially diagnosed with it I had …

Well, I was suffering with a bout of cold and cough combined with occasional fever and this was constantly irritating me. I couldn’t eat well and didn’t want to drink anything;but, at the same time, was going high on medication.
One morning, just before I went to office, I picked …

Not too long ago, I experienced an MS exacerbation (episode). My hand became numb and cramped. I could still move my hand, although it was not very controlled. For example, I could pick up a piece of paper, and my hand would clench down on it …

Ok so we have heard about my experience with Children’s Tylenol. I decided to swich over to Children’s Motrin and that is exactly what I did. I wanted something that would relieve my child of pain because he deals with headaches alot. Another reason why I chose to use …

I was quite a smoker and on average I needed 5 sticks a day. I long knew that this habit had to stop because of health benefits. The longest period that I went without smoking was 2 days and in the end I picked it up again. I could …

I had learned earlier in age to watch my blood pressure. It never gets too high, but this is because I monitor it and make sure that it is treated as necessary. A doctor that I had seen in the past told me that taking one low dose aspirin …

Recently I have been dealing with the dreadful problem of my son teething. It hurts him a lot. I can tell because he is much more cranky and is whining all of the time. I could see the tooth literally coming through the gums and looking at it was …

Although I do not get that much acne on a regular basis, I’d say that from time to time I get a fair amount. If I’m ever stressed or have spent a week eating poorly, I tend to have breakouts that can be very noticeable and extremely frustrating. Although …

Eno is the kind of powder, which is packed in a sachet, and it also comes in big quantity. Now u must be asking, what eno is? Ok let me tell u. The eno is the very good medicine which tastes like lemon juice and which is …

Savlon Antiseptic has been around for as long as I can remember, and probably much longer than that. I grew up knowing that there would always be a tube of Savlon in the medicine cabinet, to be brought out whenever there was a cut or a scrape or …

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 …

I have been using Excedrin menstrual relief for sometime now and have refused to use anything else because of how well it worked for me. However, I had to run to the grocery store for some emergency medicine because I cramping like crazy and was out of Excedrin menstrual …

I bought a box of Nexcare brand Bandages with 3M Ultrafabric technology. I love this product. THe bandages ahear well, stay on tight when you get them wet, and flex nicely with movement. They are great bandages to use on “owies” of any kind. Whether …

About 7 years back I accidentally found out that I was extremely anemic when I had gone to the hospital for a high fever. The blood reports indicated that my Hemoglobin level was only 4mg while it should have been at least 12mg. A lot of further tests were …

I always keep Benedryl on hand because I have a few allergies, and though my daughter doesn’t have any such as I do, when she gets sneezy and has itchy or watery eyes, or when she has sinus problems, I give her a dose of Children’s Benedryl-D Allergy & …

I have suffered from generalized anxiety disorder (also called ‘free floating anxiety) for all of my adult life. Not until I was 40 years old did I find help through medication. Paxil, or, paroxetine, which is the generic name, is an SSRI ( selective seratonin reuptake inhibitor) …

I think I’ve literally tried just about every pain reliever on the market. If I don’t have perpetual headaches, then I’ve got strange pains in my side or muscle problems due to a hectic and physically demanding retail job, where I’m lifting thirty or forty pounds worth of stock …

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 …

I have had Dr. Bassi now for my internal medicine doctor for the past 3 years - so have my Mother and my Husband. We are all very satisfied with him as a doctor. I am very convinced this man is in the right profession. He …

I recently managed to get myself an inner ear infection (because I’m lucky like that) and the doctor told me to take Meclizine. It’s an over-the-counter pill that doesn’t clear up inner ear infections, but it does make the Earth stop acting like a swinging carnival ride under you, …

My kids and husband have skin allergy to the mosquito bite. When their skin got bitten, it will immediately become red and sometimes it turned to big and hard skin just like an infection.
That’s why we always buy this Autan lotion to protect the skin from mosquito’s bite. We …

I got this for my 11 months old baby daughter when she was down with cold and nasal congestion. She is susceptible to cold quite often because she tends to sweat a lot especially on the sides and at the back of her head and that makes …

I have been using Tempra Forte since my son was about 3 years old. My Paediatrician had recommended it to me when my son was sick. My son was having a bad fever at that time because of an infection and we desperately need help since it was my …

Honestly, I like taking Gaviscon ESR 1174 tablets because first of all, they taste really good. I just love to keep it on my tongue and let it melt. It tastes a little bit like lychees, but it’s more like soursop, that succulent fruit I loved to …

Decolgen tablet is known in my country as a medicine or tablet that we can take when we have cold or flu. Actually, this brand already known in the market since long time ago. People who don’t want to go to a doctor normally will try to get Decolgen …

When it comes to menstrual pain I can deal with it for the most part. However there are those days where I can’t do enough to deal with them. Every now and then the pain gets really bad. It gets to the point where it is completely unbearable. I …

If I am the only person who has ever gotten poison ivy that did not have a rather difficult time trying to find an over the counter drug that got rid of the darn stuff, I would be readily surprised. When I got poison ivy this summer and …