For many years now, I’ve had consistent problems sleeping, both falling and staying asleep. I guess the technical and scientific term for it “delayed sleep disorder”, which is not the same thing as insomnia. Insomnia is when you just can’t sleep at all, sometimes for days at a time, …

I decided to visit this hospital as I suddenly decided to go for tubectomy. Some of our friends recommended it and I decided to give it a try. I called up the hospital and I was able tosee the doctor the same day. They fixed the …

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 …

Trazodone is an anti depressant medication commonly used to treat anxiety and depression. My experiences with it are not for either of those reasons. One of my children has autism. People on the autism spectrum often have related conditions of anxiety and or depression, …

Upon moving into our house, I made a point to find a family doctor that would be suitable for myself, my husband, and our two pre-teen boys. I stumbled across Anchor Bay Family Medical Clinic while trying to find some place that accept PPO insurance. Since I’d never heard …

I used to take one cough tablet and cold tablet each, but now I found out Panadol had a tablet that can be used for both colds and flu, I had bought a pack which was 20 tablets, and the pack had cost approximately $16t, it is a bit …

Hansaplast transparent band aids is a transparent strip. It is not quite good like other transparent strips. It peels off easily when applied to cuts. I had a cut the previous day on my hands and I used this strip for the first time. It …

I think this was one of the first instances in which I really just wanted to take a cough medicine because it actually sounded yummy. I had tried the Releev Allergy supplements and tablet combo pack a while back and everyone in the house really benefited from it, so when …

Let’s see. Right now I have about four different kinds of cough syrups, four different kinds of cold and flu tablets, two medicated chest rubs, three bags of cough drops, and another handful of allergy medications sitting in my pantry, all purchased within the last three weeks because I …

Most of us have heard of this little pink tummy fixer, but as an expereinced sufferer of stomach nuisances, I want to break down how effective this product really is.
Nausea/Upset stomach: If you feel like you ate too much, have motion sickness, or otherwise feel that you may vomit, …

I had a hard time concentrating because of my headache. I always experienced this feeling –annoying, painful and consistent headache. I really can’t enjoy the things around me. I can’t go to places where I want to go. My headache was very disturbing. It was killing me. I took …

Like many Americans I am over weight. I have battled with my weight for most of my life. However, I do try to keep it to a manageable level although I do not always succeed. I saw the commercial for Alli on television. It advertised to be the only …

I have slight - moderate acne and have been using this face wash for 8 years. As you can probably tell by my number of years using it, I really, really like it. I have tried other acne face washes, and while they weren’t always bad per se, I …

At the beginning of this month I got some fever plus some slight pains and I did not want to take any tablets so I was prescribed for Ibugesic plus Syrup. This syrup contains Ibuprofen and Paracetamol and is formulated as a suspension.
I noticed that this syrup worked so …

My children are very young and I feel that I am still learning as I raise them. I have never had to deal with a small child having a sore throat and did not know what I could give my five year old daughter for this problems. I had …

I have always had a problem waiting for pain medications to get into my system. Though I have luck with a lot of medications, they don’t work quite fast enough to me. I was having some serious ankle pain, after I fell into a hole. I had noticed a …

Our personal experience with Visine Eye Drops:
In our lifetime, there will come a time that we will experience eye irritation. In my case, I’ve had sore eyes and sometimes my eyes will become red and really itchy for no apparent reasons. My husband on the other hand, gets eye …

My on and off problem with canker sores for the past few weeks had made my life come to a standstill. In spite of swallowing a number of antibiotics for it, there seemed only some temporary relief as the canker sores in my mouth reappeared and never allowed me …

I have been taking Yaz as an oral contraceptive for about a year and half now. There are always concerns when taking contraceptives, such as weight gain, heart issues, breakthrough bleeding, etc. but I have experienced none of these under Yaz. I think possible side effects were …

When I was in my early adulthood, I was diagnosed of having Iron deficiency anaemia. I remember I used to have symptoms like fatigue and irritability. My skin was also pale and my friend would sometimes tease me as Edward Cullen’s brother. There were also activities that I had …

The leaves of Lagundi or Vitex negundo L. is a traditional Philippine herbal medicine for curing coughs. Traditionally, Lagundi leaves were boiled and the resulting broth is drunk to relieve and cure coughs. In the form of tablets, it provides less hassle in preparation. Tablets also mean that …

If you ever went to the emergency room for pain either from a muscular problem, headache or even kidney pain you will find the doctors to order you a shot of toredol. Toredol is the number one drug used in most emergency rooms today as it is short …

Depression is the basis of many other diseases that can be fatal. Depression if not taken care can lead to be fatal as well. We have several different classifications of depression. I would like to briely describe each one in this article and write several more articles on …

I’m one of those people who seldom get sick, unless it’s due to a minor case of sinus gone horrendously wrong; however, two weeks ago, I went to the doctor and found out I had a respiratory infection. As a result, I was given two prescriptions for medicine: one …

Verapamil is a medication that is used to treat high blood pressure. It is a medication I have been on for approximately 3 to 4 years. I have used both the standard form of Verapamil as well as the slow release tabs.
I have to say I really prefer the …

Non-Drowsy REACTINE is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I use it to treat my allergies for cats, grass, ragweed, and pollen. An average package will come with 20 tablets. It’s enough to take 1 tablet every 12 hours to treat symptoms such as sneezhing, itchiness, …

A day before leaving for Europe, I went to the doctor again to bring in my daughter who had eczema problems all over her body. She was scratching them all the time and all the rashes on her body were infected. The doctor decided to put her on antibiotics …

Overall, I consider myself very lucky due to the fact that when Mother Nature comes by each month, I am relatively left unscathed with the terrible symptoms my other girlfriends are forced to endure. Honestly, you think they’re dying from the way they describe their symptoms! In fact, the horror …

Allergies and such seem to run in my family. I remember when I was a kid, going to the doctor with my mother and brother so he could be tested for allergic reactions, and it was so awful to watch them as they put fifty small slices into the …

Several years ago I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. I have tried many different medicines to help with different symptoms. One I have stayed with, from the beginning, has been Tizanidine.
Tizanidine is a muscle relaxant. I have a lot of pain associated with the …

I suffer from frequent heartburn. I have tried so many over-the-counter medications to help get relief without any luck until I tried Equate Extra Strength Antacid Tablets. These tablets are a miracle medication for my heartburn!
I was standing in line at Wal-Mart one day when I saw …

My husband and I recently took our daughter to the Emergency department of the IWK Children’s hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The IWK is pretty well reknowned locally and is hailed as being one of the best health care facilities for children east of Toronto.
I was shocked when we …

During my child hood I suffered from asthma. This was something that I couldn’t get around. No matter who many times my parents took me to the doctor. I was still suffering badly from asthma. In my adult years, I—˜ve tried all type of ways to relieve my …

I recently tried Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract Immune Formula 103. It actually upset my stomach and caused unbelievable gas build up. These supplements did contain potent nutrients but I am not sure if I am willing to keep taking them for my health with the discomfort they bring my …

I was having severe throat pain 2 months ago associated with cough, colds and fever. It was really already making me weak. Because of this I decided to be absent from work to have some bed rest.
When my mom heard that I was sick, she sent me Levex …

Stresstabs is probably the best thing you can take if you suffer from stress and anxiety; depression due to imbalance or chronic colds/flu etc. Stresstabs are stock full of vitamins. In the summer of 09 I experienced extreme anxiety and stress which caused me to become slightly depressed. I …

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 …

I changed doctors when I relocated from the South. I’ve been hypothyroid for many years, and have been treated with Synthroid for most of them. My new doctor suggested that I try levoxyl brand instead. I am not sure why he thought it would be better, …

Since 5 years I was suffering from the cold allergy. Every day I used to get a lot of sneezes and I was fed up of this problem, which I faced almost every day. Once I decided to go to the doctor and I told about my …

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 …

If you suffer from severe migraine, cluster headaches or other types of headaches you will want to consult with the website at about.com called migraine 101. You can even post a question to the md on call and receive an answer that is posted on the website question …

Fucidin Ointments are anti-bacterial used for skin infections, it has an active ingredient called fusidic acid and prevents further growth of bacterial organisms. This drug is for external used only and is applied to the affected area as prescribed by the doctor, you should not prolong usage, even if …

After a recent painful back injury, I saw my doctor and was given Durabac Forte for pain and muscle spasm relief. It was given along with exersize instructions and lidocaine based patches. I lead an busy life and didn’t want strong narcotic pain medicines or serious side effects. …

My antihistamine before was Benadryl but I changed it to Allerta because it was more accommodating to my lifestyle. Benadryl can be auspicious if I have a loose schedule. However, that isn’t the case most of the time.
Most of my allergies go away with regular sleep but some of …

Suddenly, one day it seemed as if my hearing ability had decreased a bit. Within the next few days, it reduced further. I was very worried and thought of consulting a doctor. The fourth day, my ear started aching.
I finally proceeded towards the doctor, but the clinic was closed …

I have the problem of acid indigestion. I really didn’t want to spend a fortune on prescription medicines. Sometimes the indigestion isn’t really that bad. I could probably go the whole day with nothing. I asked the pharmacist what I should do. He suggested I take Topcare Acid Reducer …

It was not so long when I was experiencing a strained lower back muscle and so I decided to give patches a try. I had never used patches before; I was using creams and sticks so I gave Icy Hot Medicated Patch a try. This patch contains an ointment …

I have a hard time sleeping. There’s no other way to say it. If my teeth grinding isn’t waking me up, then my snoring is waking my husband up who then wakes me up, or I’m tossing in turning because I’m either too hot or too cold, or it …

I was undergoing Dermaroller sessions and this was the topical anesthesia used on my face. Dermaroller sessions are really painful and can be traumatic with no anesthesia and nobody does that as hundreds of micro-needles glides through your skin throughout the session and you’ll need a strong topical anesthesia, …

Fortunately, among the prescription meds imposed upon me by my doctor, there’s one that actually worked. To make a long story short, I had dealt with mucolytic drugs for my cough since it began, and they were also part of my prescription, which, regardless of whatever brand name …