Three years ago I took the date rape drug GHB for control of my narcolepsy, a sleeping disorder I suffer from . The drug is supposed to be able to control one of the symptoms called cataplexy, loss of muscle tone. Well unfortunately I winded …

I am quite sure that the majority of people have heard the name of Ex-Lax and also know what it’s for. My grandmother has sworn by this product since I can remember, and praised it to the skies as the only product that could help with her constipation. However, I …

Motrin is one of the best over the counter pain relievers available. Motrin is essentially Ibuprofen, which is an anti-inflammatory and helps relieve several different types of pain. Motrin works great on headaches, cramps, toothaches, and also works well as a fever-reducer. I find Motrin to …

Like many of us, I suffer from acid indigestion. In my case I have acid reflux, which is particularly unpleasant. I always keep a supply of Rennie tablets with me for when I have a “flare-up” of this.
There are several different types of Rennie tablets. They come …

With the recent medicine selling prices regulation in the country, many medical aid schemes have been suffering and they have shifted the effects onto their clients, people like us, the beneficiaries.
I have been under my father’s medical aid scheme, the standard option of the Bonita’s Medical Aid scheme …

When my sister saw my toenail, she was completely disgusted of its appearance. The nail plate of my toenail looked thickened, yellow and cloudy. It has become rough, crumbly and I noticed that it’s already separating from the nail bed. It doesn’t hurt at all. I just didn’t know …

I have always been a fan of Excedrin to take care of my chronic headaches. Since I suffered a stroke, my doctors told me not to take pain killers that have aspirin in them. Since I am prescribed a high dose of pure aspirin each day, I still needed a …

After having two kids, I decided not to get pregnant again as I want to be able to working full-time again. With two kids running around, I knew I needed to find a job and be able to set aside some cash. After consulting with my OB-gynaecologist and after seeing …

Durham’s Bee Farm, Inc. Canker-Rid is medication that’s designed to treat cold sores, mouth sores and mouth ulcers as well as fever blisters. The medication doesn’t require a prescription. The bottle contains one ounce of medication. Although that doesn’t sound like a lot of medication, especially considering the medication …

When I was young I used to call all plastic strips by the name Band-Aid. I did not know then that Band-Aid is just a brand name. All I thought was the plastic strip is Band-Aid and Band-Aid is plastic strip. It was not until I grew older that …

Tramadol is the generic equivalent to Ultram, which is a narcotic-type pain reliever used to treat moderate to severe pain. This medication is an extended release medication and is used for people that need around the clock pain relief. This medication can be addictive.
I was prescribed this …

Church Street Medical is the office of both Dr Julie Perrigan and Danny Atkinson PAC. Dr Perrigan is a family practice physician and has been my family doctor for the past 8 years. I have been to other doctors in the area and the professionalism and service …

Xanax(Generic Alprazolam) (Anti Anxiety Drug, Anti Anxiety Medication)
Xanax is the brand name for Alprazolam. Alprazolam is an antianxiety agent, benzodiazepines . Zanax is primilary use to relief of short term mild to moderate anxiety , nervous tension, activity depression or panic attacks and also tension associated with anxiety …

While I was on a camping trip with my nephew and my brother, my blood pressure suddenly shot up. I felt nauseous and my head hurt as well as my nape. When I looked in my medicine bag, I found out that I had already run out of my …

The overon is the name of the painkiller tablets. These tablets work well and give relief if we have any saviour body pain or pain in knee joints. My mother in law is 54 years old and her problem is arthritis and whenever she feels a lot …

Few weeks ago, my daughter had serious cough. Since the location of the hospital where I normally brought her is a bit far from our house now, I decided to bring her to another doctor.
The doctor gave several medicine with his prescription after he did examine my daughter’s body. …

I had acute tonsillitis about 6 months ago and had high grade fever because of it. I tried to check my tonsils and I found out that both were severely inflamed and there were dots of whitish pus attached to them. I was rather very painful, even …

For me, the second worse part of any cold or flu is the coughing. It’s painful and exhausting and makes all of the other symptoms worse. I have bronchial asthma as well, so the coughing is extra scary for me — I never know exactly when the …

I usually try to avoid taking heavy duty medications like Soma, but I was at my wits end with a problem I’d been suffering from for more than a year. I managed to get myself a pinched nerve thanks to work, and it was incredibly painful. I work in …

For about the past seven or eight years, I have been overcome by allergy attacks. I’d never had allergy problems throughout my entire youth and young adulthood, but as soon as I moved from Arkansas to Michigan in my mid twenties, I was hit very suddenly by my first …

I have this recurrent Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) for years but this time is quite severe. I’ve ignored its sharp pain before and after urination for 3 days but the next day I finally gave up. I was getting uneasy, urinating was hell pain! I go …

This painkiller is on the base of ibuprofenum and it is a real saviour for me during those days. I don’t know what is in these pills and I really don’t care because during those days sometimes I suffer such pain that I really don’t care what I use …

Having an anxiety disorder since the age of 16, I know how to live with and without the drug that is so commonly known now: Xanex. After first being diagnosed with the disorder, I was not prescribed the drug and upon getting anxiety attacks I just had to learn …

Calcium sandoz are the calcium tablets. These tablets are specially manufactured for the women of the age of 30 and above and even for the growing kids. As we all know the ladies loose the calcium in their bones after certain age and they need the additional …

Two years ago I fell ill. The doctors did many tests on me and said I had a virus - similar to mononucleosis and it would go away. It took three months to go away but after that I was left with fatigue and pain.
I was …

The first time I had ever tried these wonderful little pills I was in Russia and had the worst stomach ache ever. I felt like my insides were on fire and there was nothing that I could do to stop it. Finally my husband at the time called his …

Okay, I have to admit, I’m a total sucker for products that have a catchy look to them. If it looks “old world” or has a catchy title or humorous catch-phrase, then I’m usually all over it like white on rice. I have some serious back problems that have …

The past medication that I had with my illness was the least medication that I liked. Because I was diagnosed with a bone disease, I was on constant treatment to prevent my bone from becoming brittle and prone to breakage. Before the doctors found out my condition, I was …

I went through a recent bout with a very bad toothache and couldn’t get to the dentist right away. The pain was excruciating and I needed some relief. With my usual skepticism, I went to Walgreens to see what I could find to help with my problem. There were …

About a few weeks ago, I started to notice a strange tick in my left eye. The top lid would twitch uncontrollably for a few minutes and then stop. This would happen about a dozen times or more a day. My husband recommended using eye drops but I ignored …

I have been suffering from acne since I was in middle school. Even when I reached college, the acne continued. By now, my peers’ faces had cleared up but I was not so lucky. The acne began to get so bad it affected my self esteem. It did not …

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 …

You don’t have to worry about the countless harmful side effects of this medicine, used by many as an oral contraceptive or hormonal imbalance remedy, as posted in many online feedback sites Just type Diane 35 on google and you’ll find a lot of references. Many of those, …

A few months ago my nose was really clogged and irritated. I had a cold and couldn’t keep my nasal airway clear. Tired of dealing with this I purchased some Nasal Saline Drops from Walgreen’s. It was a small plastic bottle with a small nozzle that fits in one …

Due to heavy rains —“ my house had suddenly become a favorite place for mosquitoes. Whether it was day or night I had all sizes of insects flying around my place. The worst part of it was that these mosquito bites were not only hazardous to my family’s …

I am a person who suffers from sever leg cramps right from my teenaged years. Even though I don’t experience these cramps on a daily basis, they suddenly seem to attack and then keep coming for about a week after the first attack. But whenever they come- they make …

In my medical practice as a physician, I usually encounter in-patients and even out-patients having problems with being underweight and having loss of appetite. These problems may be due to another health problem such as depression, chronic illness, etc.
Everytime I encounter such clinical problem, I always recommend my …

I had a nasty bout of Bronchitis recently. It started out as a cold, which seemed to get better, but then it came back with a vengance and was diagnosed as bronchitis. The doctor said I didn’t need a prescription since the sickness was viral and that …

Although we’re not really in time, people are very proactive and start now to prepare themselves in the winter to be prettier or healthier in spring and summer, so I want to leave my opinion about this product I came across recently.
Where to find it and how much it …

The generic name of Prodin is Fluoxetine HCl. It is an anti-depressant or I think is commonly known as Prozac. It comes in the form of a 20 mg red and white capsule. I started taking it once a day. After seven to ten days I felt much better. …

I remember being a walking-talking acne in high school, it was not easy or fun. I hate the fact that I can’t touch my face without hurting. It was frustrating and it pretty much consumes my time figuring out how to get rid of them. I tried all the …

The Equate extra strength pain reliever is an inexpensive alternative to Tylenol extra strength. Both contain the same active ingredient called Acetaminophen which is the actual ingredient which provides relief when you have a headache. The Tylenol extra strength retails for $4.50( 80 caplets) and the Equate version retails …

Last fall I was feeling a little down and really tired. My PCP said it was probably depression, so he prescribed Prozac and some sleeping pills. One evening, about a month later, my breasts felt tender. Really tender, and a little sore. I was examining …

I don’t always take the best care of my hair and my nails. I often do things for the sake of beauty that require sacrifices like using heating tools to style my hair even though I know that it can lead to weaker hair with many split ends. Phytophanere …

I may not always like the taste of Theraflu, but it almost always works for me. Problem is that Theraflu is a rather expensive product, and when I get sick, even though I’m feeling horrible, I still don’t want to spend a load of money to last me a …

When my son was 3 weeks old, he suddenly started having screaming fits that would last for hours and finally end with him vomiting everywhere. I tried talking to the doctors about it, but the standard response was, “he’s just spitting up. That’s what babies do.” …

Shingles is a painful blistering red burning and sometimes extremely itchy rash that oozes with peeling skin. I suffered from a shingles rash for about two weeks and it was one of the most painful rashes I have ever experienced in my life. One of the creams I used …

I get my share of aches and pains, mainly due to a bad back and an arthritic wrist. When the pain is evident but not overpowering, I use Advil Liqui-Gels to dissolve the pain because they’ve worked wonders for me over the years. They’re small gel-filled capsules …

I have been debilitated by severe menstrual cramps for years. I can remember from my early teen years being doubled over in paid on a monthly basis. The pain from my menstrual cramps was so severe at times, I could barely walk. My older sister also …

Cervarix is a vaccine against cervical cancer and is a product of GlaxoSmithKline. Its direct competitor is Gardasil which is manufactured by Merck. I chose Cervarix vaccine as against Gardasil mainly due to the suggestion of my ob-gyne. I am not a doctor so I could not compare these …