So like every underweight insecure male, I decided to hit the gym like everyone else. I started off with a weight gain program but after the first few months, I realized I was gaining too little. The instructor told me that because of my lousy body type (ectomorph/fast metabolism) …

Neosporin has been around since I was a child. I have been around it for such a long time that my medicine kit just does not seem complete without it. I have the generic brand too, but I had a coupon about a year ago for this product …

This is a wonderful asthma treatment. It is to be used twice a day unless otherwise directed by a doctor. It has gotten me through in sickness and in health as a maintenance medication, with albuterol as my emergency inhaler. I recommend my doctor’s instructions—”first of …

I saw the advertisement for Vicks first defence at a time when I was feeling a little under the weather. I felt as though a cold might be around the corner, and won over by the advert I went out and purchased the product.
You get a small bottle of …

Migranal migraine headache medication spray is not worth the packaging the medication comes in. One package contains 8 vials with 8 nasal sprayers plus the required administration instructions and package insert. One package cost me over $200. This medication, for lack of a better word, did …

While I am not a fan of sleeping pills of any kind, as I find they leave me drowsy in the morning and can be addictive, there are times when I find I need something to get a good night’s sleep, especially if I am experiencing some kind of pain. …

Out of the many mood altering medications I have tried, Zoloft is the only medication I feel secure with. I’ve been on this medication for nearly two years now and have no interest in switching to something else. I’m currently taking the highest dosage (200mg/day). When I originally got …

Pain Relief heat spray (effective relief for muscular and rheumatic pain), 125ml, is Boots own-brand version of ‘Deep Heat’. As I have used ‘Deep Heat Spray’ in the past, I was curious to see how the own-brand version would match against the brand version.
In terms of the smell …

There are times that I just can’t stay awake and I need to use something to help me. I had heard a lot of good things about Vivarin helping others stay awake, so I thought I would give it a try. I found Vivarin at my grocery store while …

I got a year’s worth of Ortho Tri-Cyclin for free from Planned Parenthood about 5 months ago. I haven’t gotten pregnant since then, so it’s doing it’s main job! But in other ways, I don’t really have any complaints about this birth control.
The pills are small, like most other …

Allegra is the common brand name for Fexofenadine.
It is an antihistamine that people use for seasonal allergies. You know, the springtime runny nose, sniffles, itching scratchy throat, eyes that itch so bad you want to take them out to scratch them.
Those are what most people take Allegra for. I …

I never expected to have external hemorrhoids because I always see to it that i have a high fiber diet. However after i delivered my second baby through normal spontaneous delivery, I noticed that I started to have pain when defecating and there were some swelling on my …

While I was traveling in Thailand recently, I caught a bad cold, and kept on sneezing every where. That was very disturbing to myself and to people around me.
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I live in a tropical country where there are only two seasons, dry and wet season. During dry season, it is so hot that people mostly suffer from dehydration and heat stroke. During wet season, people commonly experience coughs and colds. As much as possible, we try to find …

I use this every now and again. It is a great product to give temporary relief from Muscular Pains.
This is sold in 100g tubes and these cost around £4. You get this in a Heat Pad format, as well as a Spray, but I think the Cream works well …

Cold and flu season is my worst time of year. Cursed with chronic sinusitis courtesy of my grandmother, I am always on the hunt for the next big medication to keep me breathing clear, and free in the winter.
This season, Advil has released something I think I …

A few years ago, I started to experience some pretty intense pain in my right side, about halfway down, and slightly towards the solar plexus. It was a bit perplexing because I’d never felt anything remotely like that before, although it struck me as slightly similar when it started …

I browsed this product online but I bought it at a pharmacy nearby our place in Mumbai. Usually it was the generic name clotrimazole that I started browsing and I ended up buying this vaginal cream to get rid of my yeast infection.
I have noticed that I got these …

When I was single, I used to suffer a lot during the first day of my menstruation period because of Dysmenorrhea. During the first day I would experience unexplainable severe uterine pain coupled with vomiting and dizziness. It was impossible for me to go out of …

I started using this product when I was on the second trimester of my pregnancy. It was a friend of mine who was also pregnant at that time who mention to me about Osteocare and I decided to give it a try using this product because I learned …

I don’t usually go to a doctor if I have a cold or what-have-you, but if it gets to the point where I have it for nearly a week with no signs of improving, I usually drag myself into his office to see about some form of medicine to …

Tylenol P.M used to be a friend of mine. Most of the time I had trouble sleeping and I dealt with major back pain. The thing that I was most concerned about was finding a medicine that Icould use that wouldn’t become habit forming and would take away my, …

When I developed a weird looking scaly spot on my cheek, I was terrified that I had skin cancer. I went to the doctor, who then sent me to a dermatologist, and finally, my fear was relieved. The doctor told me I had something called actinic keratoses, which was …

Apart from the every so popular Tiger Balm is the Axe Brand Universal Medicated Oil which is my favourites. While Tiger Balm is in jar and has Vaseline like texture, Axe oil is liquid without the oily feel or texture even though it is oil.
The thing that I …

When I was in my late teens, I developed a mystery illness which has, to this day, not been diagnosed with any certainty. At the time, lupus was suspected, as well as fibromyalgia. Since my blood work initially showed some inflammation, the first attempt at treating it was anti-inflammatory …

I know Covonia is a brilliant brand and they make a wide variety of cough medicines for all different types, both in night-time formulas that make you sleepy or in non-drowsy formulas. This review is of the non-drowsy Chesty Cough mentholated formula and it works as great at …

Last month I experienced a burning sensation in my urinary tract and so I went to see a doctor. The doctor took my discharge and diagnosed me with a urinary tract infection. He prescribed for me some antibiotics plus Citralka syrup. At first I was doubtful if the doctor …

I love using this medicated patch to ease any pain in my body especially associated with muscle or joint pains. It works much effective after taking a warm shower when the pores in my skin are open. The patch with menthol ingredient in it just works wonders in easing …

This is a shot that you get once every three month to prevent pregnancy. The pros are that you get one shot every three months and do not have to worry about anything in between the shots. Also you do not have a period while taking the …

During the holidays, we travel quite a bit. I sometimes have motion sickness and have to get a prescription from the doctor. However, the prescriptions tend to leave me groggy and I cannot enjoy my trips as much. While I was at the local pharmacy, I …

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 …

My doctor decided to try a different approach with my illness. I was getting better actually with the previous medication that I had but he was hoping for a far better response. So he told me that he wanted to prescribe me with Iron Dextran (Dexferrum). I was actually …

Robitussin night time cold and cough syrup, is a great value for a cold medicine. This stuff is good for adults and works fast. It really helps me sleep better, and get well quickly. It works as good as a prescription medicine for a quarter of the cost. I …

I had nose bleeding few months ago and it was rather bad. My nose was too stuffy, I could hardly breath. I had to go mouth breathing just to put air into my lungs. I tried to stop it by using a cold compress. I tried pinching …

Do you ever had stomach pain? What will you take when you have a stomach pain? I have a product that I often take when I have stomach pain. The medicine or tablet is called Biodiar. It is a special tablet that you can take when you have diarrhea, …

Every six months or so I like to take a bit of medicine to clean out my intestinal system of potentially harmful intestinal parasites or worms. Although I regularly use apple cider vinegar to help keep my intestines a place where these parasites won’t get to breed I still …

Fish liver oil is something I was terrified of in my childhood. Like a character in a children’s book, I was forced by my parents and grandparents to ingest spoonfuls of the disgusting, smelly liquid, which made me feel like vomiting and, frankly, gave me bad breath. Despite ingesting …

I have diabetes, fibromyalgia and possibly lupus. A few years ago I developed mild neuropathy type symptoms in my hands and legs. My doctor is not certain from which illness this symptom has arisen, if any of them. As the pain and weird sensations grew increasingly worse, …

I love this product! It is so effective to help me reducing symptoms of illness caused by colds or flus. It is a hot liquid mecicine that helps me to get warmer whenever I’m freezing during a cold. I truly like the sensation it makes into my throath when …

Depo Provera is one of the most common forms of the pill to hit the market in recent years. Obviously, its purpose is to prevent unwanted pregnancy. I, however, unlike many people, found the medicine to not agree with my system at all. Not only did …

When I was still a kid and when I get sick I usually have fever. My mom usually gives me and my brother paracetamol and the brand she always gives us Calpol. Calpol is commonly used for children because its flavored. I can still recall the awful taste of …

A couple years ago I was on yasmin. I really liked it as far as birth control goes. It helped a lot with my periods and with my acne. My periods weren’t as long, I didn’t have cramps that were that bad anymore, my mood swings weren’t that bad. …

Celexa is an antidepressant that I was on for a short period of time. I had very little luck with Celexa. In fact, Celexa made me more crabby. When I didn’t take it , I got an electrical, creepy type feeling up the back of my neck, …

I have used both Neosporin and Equate brand triple antibiotic ointment, as well as a few other brands, and I think they are all great.
The thing I like best about Equate is that it is cheap! I mean why would someone want to pay something like six dollars …

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 …

One of my aunt’s husbands is a man who has worked for the Dove company for many years since he has been out of college and he even invented many of their products which is something that I enjoy and it helps that when he is available to see …

One time I was having bad colds. My clogged nose would disturb my sleep as I could not breathe well. It was like something was blocking the air from entering my noise. It was really a bad feeling. As I woke up in the morning after a very disturbed …

I was at the office one day when I felt my abdomen become distended. It was hard and rigid to touch. I don’t know if it was something I ate or was it because of my late lunch. So I turned on my computer, Googled some remedies and found …

This is a tertiary eye care multi-specialty hospital and one of the biggest private eye hospitals in Visakhapatnam. I visited this place three or four times in connection with the diagnosis and treatment of my wife and cataract operation of my father-in-law. The Hospital is quite neat and …

A nasty flu has gotten hold of me while I was travelling around Africa, the worst time to get such illness as I was basically hopping from one bus to the next and staying in one budget hostel to another. Thus, having flu meant having to take a break …