The opening of the New Year has not been really good. My grandchild who is 4 years old was feverish and could hardly eat. We brought him to the doctor who prescribed some medication and this included Generic Paracetamol and an antibiotic. I immediately purchased the medicine and to …

Edward Hospital is a state-of-the-art, excellent hospital. In my experience, the nursing staff is one of the finest. They can’t do enough for you! Clean linens, fresh water several times a day, cable TV, wi-fi access, terrific food–it sounds like I’m describing a hotel. In the …

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 remember the first time I tried Theraflu Severe Cold Daytime. I had a bad cold and a cough. I have body aches, a sore throat and I was sneezing constantly. I usually don’t like taking medication for just a simple cold, because I don’t …

As a child, I rarely had any issues with allergies or lactose intolerance or anything along those lines, other than an occassional case of bronchitis or the flu. But as I’ve gotten older (I’m thirty three years old now) it seems I’ve been hit with all those childhood illnesses …

My quest to lose weight is not yet over. I am still trying to bring back my normal weight before I go back to school this June. I don’t want to see myself wearing my school uniform in this overweight size that I have right now. I did a …

Some time ago last year, I had what most people in the world immediately dread: terrible abdominal pains, the most intense urges to run to the bathroom where you’d be sitting there forever and still nothing comes out, and that classic burning, itching and generally that most miserable of conditions.
Yep, …

Beaver Dam, WI only has around 14,000 people in it. But, we have about a half dozen pharmacies; including two that are within walking distance of our house.
Of all the pharmacies to choose from, the one we choose is actually all the way across town from us.
We moved our …

Advil PM Pain Reliever/ Nighttime Sleep Aid come in tubs of tablets. Actually, I think they are more like caplets, and there are 80 of them in a tub. They claim to be able to help with sleeplessness associated with minor aches and pains because they contain …

I get the worst menstrual cramps. My biggest complaint with the medications that I take to relieve these cramps is that they take forever to kick in. It’s not that Motrin and other medications like it are not effective. They do get rid of the pain, but they take …

I’ve been plagued with very painful menstrual cramps for years and tried out different painkillers from those specifically designed to numb menstrual cramps such as “Midol”, to those designed for different kinds of pain such as one type of Panadol. However, after trying “Cetamol Menstrual Painkillers” and having a …

I carry this medicine bag with me wherever I travel. It contains all the important basic drugs that I usually use like medicine for fever, pain, diarrhoea and nausea. I see to it that the medicines are not expired and that it is adequately stocked. Since I’m a frequent …

At their worst, my migraines keeps me pinned on the bed the whole day, not wanting to do anything. It’s terrible how it keeps me from functioning and wasting a day or two just staying in bed wishing the pain will go. At times, when I work too much, …

The most well known form of Hormone Replacement Therapy comes in a tiny pill form of Premarin. This particular drug is used to take away many of the symptoms of menopause for women between the ages of 40 and 55. My mother was plagued with hot flashes, …

A few months ago I was suddenly rushed to the hospital due to a sudden seizure. I was washing the dishes when suddenly I blacked out. Luckily, my brother was there and immediately took me to the emergency room. Although I wasn’t conscious when I was brought in, the …

Wellbutrin is an anti-depressant medication. This means that it affects the level of serotonin in the brain. Most doctors and researchers believe that clinical depression occurs when there is too little serotonin in the brain. Serotonin is a chemical produced in the brain that affects mood. When there is …

I have been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis for 14 years now. The doctors all say I had it for the last 18 years though, because I had a goiter at the age of 16. That is a symptom of the disease. Usually with regular hypothyroidism you don’t …

One time, I suffered severe abdominal cramps in the office. It first started with tolerable minor spasm on my abdomen. But when I sat on my computer table, I was disturbed when I felt the cramps getting sharper and painful. That was the first time I ever had …

About a year ago, I began to develop heartburn frequently and turned to Prilosec instead of the usual heartburn relief reatments like Tums and Rolaids. All it took was two 14-day courses of Prilosec (with two weeks of off-time in between), and my almost daily heartburn has all …

This is an anti-inflammatory ointment used to soothe and remove things such as allergic skin disease, eczema, contact dermatitis or seborrheic dermatitis exfoliative psoriasis, genital and anal pruritus senile, intertrigo, sunburn and insect bites.
In what format does it come?
It is a long and thin tube of cream that …

Migraine runs in our family. It started with my grandmother then to my mom, uncles and aunt. Some of my cousins have it and unfortunately I inherited it too. When my mom has migraine attacks, she literally cannot do anything but lie down in bed. She remembers wanting to …

I have always been a total pedicure addict and love having beautiful feet. But for the last few days due to my busy schedule I have not been able to take care of my feet. Slowly my feet started looking tired and fatigued feet and to make matters worse …

Hypertension runs in family especially from my father side. My dad died because of stroke which is due to his hypertension his mom died from this too and most of his sibling are also hypertensive. When I was still pregnant a few months before giving birth my doctor was …

I was subjected to a set of diagnostic tests last year before my doctor was able to make a definitive diagnosis of my illness. Although my doctor had a good idea of what my illness was, he still wanted to make sure that he was making the correct diagnosis. …

Once and awhile I tend to get really bad neck pains from sitting up all day long in a chair freelance writing. One of the natural medicines I use to help relieve my neck pain is Pain Relief Arnicare Gel. It is made from Arnica which is a natural …

I am not ashamed to admit that I take Valium, for anxiety as perscribed by my doctor, I take 5 mg Valiums, and let me tell you they really do the job for calming me down!
I was really calm and mellow when I was younger, and I faced a …

Nexium is the brand name of a drug called Esomeprazol that usually comes in presentation of 20 and 40 mg per tablet. I was prescribed this to help me heal from an erosive gastritis, but it can be prescribed as an adjuvant treatment for any number of gastrointestinal diseases …

Having a good dentist is valuable when one is living overseas. Dr. Berg, a German dentist who has settled here in Botswana is the best one you can go to. His clinic is a bit far from the center of the capital, Gaborone and I normally can go only …

Gengisan is an Italian medicine i once bought when my gums were hurting a lot. Basically my gums swelled a bit and they went partially over my teeth on the bottom right hand side. As a result I kept chewing through the skin, even though i kept my mouth …

This hospital is amazing. Despite being in the Emergency Room, it was a great experience. At first I was very nervous, because it was about 2am on a Friday night and the waiting room was completely full. I had a feeling that the wait was going …

A year and a half ago, I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder —“ meaning that is a disorder of the immune system in which the immune system attacks the joints of the body. Therefore, unlike regular arthritis, a person with rheumatoid arthritis needs …

I am always anxious to go to the dentist to have my tooth extracted. It is painful and gruesome especially when bleeding is involved after extraction. I remember when I had my first tooth extraction, my dentist prescribed me to take Hemostan 500 mg. together with Ponstan. I took …

Ciprofloxacin is an antibacterial medication designed mainly for treating a variety of infection, such as urinary tract infection, skin infection, and diseases that are susceptible of bacteria. I took ciprofloxacin hydrochloride in 500mg many times in my life, which doctors prescribed for my skin infection and vaginal infection.
First …

I developed asthma about two years ago after being very ill. As a competitive runner, I was unable to train or race even with my proscription drug. The inhaler I had been using was a fast acting inhaler. I tried a few other inhalers and medications …

Whenever I have cold or allergy, I will take Actifed immediately. Within few days, the cold will be gone. It is a very effective medicine for people who has cold and allergy. Or better yet, there is Actifed that you can take if you have sinusitis problem.
When my children …

My mother and I suffer from low back pain. I was assigned to a surgical unit where rehabilitative medicine is also done I often encounter the use of topical gels to soothe aching muscles and joints. When it was time for me and my mom to have or physical …

Having Robitussin cough syrup is a miracle for me. I have been looking for a cough syrup that works quickly. Before when I am having a dry cough, my old syrup solved it but I will suffer after 4 hour. So I switch to Robitussin to find a solution. …

Rebate programs have become increasingly popular in recent years. This is especially true in drug stores where there are now established rebate programs. Below is my review of 3 programs that I have found to be excellent.
#1 Rite Aid
Rite Aid has the best rebate program. Running on a monthly …

For the past years my 6 years old child prone to get fever at least once monthly. She is always on medications. Only strong medications can keep the fever at bay. No wonder she is so skinny and pale.I have been supplementing her with multi-Vitamins and chewable Vitamin …

I use contact lenses because my eyes have a refractory disorder. I am near sighted and my eyes tire easily. That is why I often have red eyes due to strain and due to my contact lens. Having red eyes are very unsightly and they make me look like I …

My mother in law is very good and has a very good and loving nature. I like her a lot and also try to take the best care of her. Recently she had a problem and that is, she got some red rashes on her skin and …

When I began going through menopause, I had a horrible time with hot flashes. I would have tried anything just to get the furnace inside me turned off. I would suddenly feel as though someone had turned the knob up on my internal heater. I had read something about …

I have tried 2 products that claim to have natural breast enlargment. the first product bloussant i spent 250 on and didnt get the results. 3 years later i decided to try it again. I bougth mamarapril for 99 off ebay. the first product made me sick to my …

Tremnil 2mg tablet is used in the treatment of Parkison’s disease and related symptom. My experience with this medicine is for an altogether different reason. My brother who is a long term survivor of Grade IV GBM Brain Tumor patient was prescribed this medicine for muscle spasm. This …

The pollen has started coating everything and the flowers are up in the yard. That means that my eyes are red and itchy, my nose is constantly runny or stuffy, and my throat feels like I just can’t seem to clear it. In short, my allergies have …

I have been on a lot of different birth control pills over the past 12 years. The Ortho Tri-cyclen lo was the best birth control pill that I have taken. It is a low dose birth control pill but was 100% effective for my needs while I was able …

Recently I had some kind of skin reaction that made me break out into what seemed like hives. They were little itchy bumps that were mainly on my arms and legs. I would wake up in the morning and it seemed like brand new bumps would pop up out …

When I began to experience the symptoms of IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) several years ago, I was mortified! Everyone has stomach issues now and then, but I was having painful stomach cramps, severe urgency to go to the bathroom and even embarassing diarrhea on a regular enough basis that …

When I was in college, I noticed that my hair was becoming thinner and thinner. I had dry skin and my nails were brittle. Confused by what was going on, I went to the doctor for a consult. I was then subjected to a set of blood tests to …

At night while sleeping and unable to maintain proper sleeping position, I would end up having stiff neck and aching shoulder too. And sometimes when the air-condition gets too cold, the cold air could penetrate my back and it would oftentimes bring in backache. When troubles like this arise, …