Recently I had noticed that my usually clear skin waw becoming a paradise for zits. Over the summer I broke out and it just never cleared up. I had white heads, black heads, and full blown cystic bumps. This never happens to me so I was …

When I was diagnosed with high cholesterol, my doctor immediately put me on Lipitor.
I was skeptical about it, having heard that it could cause a lot of complications with the muscles. I have fibromyalgia and did not like the idea of anything which might have the potential to make …

It’s not something people like to talk about, but cold sores are always embarrassing, sometimes painful, and usually, they take a long time to go away. I have been fortunate to have only rarely suffered with one, but I always feel sorry when I see people with them, usually …

Soventus is the name of the syrup, which my elder sister in law uses for her son sake. She says that this is the syrup, which she gives her son when he is having cold and cough. The cost of this syrup is very costly and …

Lamisil otherwise known as terbinafine is another way to treat toenail fungus problems. It is not my remedy of choice but in the past this has worked well for me. The reason I am not as thrilled with this is because its treatment period is about 4 months. You …

Since I have bad reactions with many medications, I look to food sources for medicine. When it came to trying to lower my cholesterol so I could stay off a statin, I asked my doctor about Cheerios from General Mills as well as eating oatmeal. My endocrinologist told me …

A few years ago, I had a harrowing experience when my youngest son comes running home from the park saying that his brother is bleeding all over the place and I have to go get him right away. Just as I grabbed my keys and put my shoes on …

I have always struggled with insomnia, and have tried various medications that claim to help me fall asleep and stay asleep. So, on a recent shopping trip I picked up a bottle of Tylenol PM because it was on sale.
The label says that the Tylenol PM will help …

Biofreeze is a rub on pain relieving gel for minor aches and pains. I bought this product a while back after my foot was sprained. I didn’t want to use any more Tylenol or Advil since I wanted to try something new. It’s very convenient to use as it …

Last year I had a very bad cold which leaded to horrific sinus congestion and ultimately the worst earache that I even had in my life. I don’t even remember, prior to this incident when I even had an earache. They are not something that I get …

I tried out the contraceptive pill cenazette which was prescribed for me recently by my doctor. This pill was prescribed for me as I have high blood pressure and am not allowed to take any normal pill however the doctor told me this one was safe because it is …

One of the important supplements I take to help keep my immune system healthy and strong so I don’t catch a cold or flu is Nature Made Vitamin C 500 mg. These vitamin C supplements come in a small bottle of 250 caplets. These caplets are white in color …

Aside from the other illness that I have, I am also battling hypertension. Since I came from a family who has a long history of hypertension, I was no longer surprised when I was also diagnosed with this condition. I frequently had headaches that lasted for days. Occasionally I …

I’ve been using Paxil as an anti depressant for 3 years now. I started using it after my son was born to help with mood swings, irritability, and a general out of control feeling.
When I first started the medication I had a hard time adjusting to it. …

I have a few scars on my body from cuts and acne and so recently, I decided to try and even the look of them out. I did a little research and discovered that the best way to go this is to start applying a scar diminishing cream. …

Hello everyone. For months I’ve been suffering from terrible headaches among other things, I do not known where they come from and therefore I don’t know how to deal with them.
I tried a lot of painkillers and I ended up getting used to them and they stop having the …

as an indviual with m.s., i have had moments of confusion, moments of being lost. marinol has decreased these and helps these moments when they arrive.
marinol in short is “pot in a pill”. it comes in 5, 10 , or 20 mg.
this wonder drug is made at …

When I became pregnant, I told my husband that the gender I prefer for my OB is a female. Fortunately, he found this medical care provider which office is only 5 minutes away from where we live.
I was 8 weeks pregnant when I first visited this office. I was …

Just recently, my left food suddenly swelled up bad—”bad enough that I couldn’t go to work for a couple of days and had to stay at home for 3 days. One of my doctor friends advised I take Celecoxib twice a day, later confirmed by the doctor at the …

I discovered this massage oil by chance when I went shopping at an Asian store few months ago. I was pregnant and I was looking for an oil that I can use for massaging. This one was recommended to me by the Chinese guy in charge at the counter. …

Equate Extra Strength Pain Reliever works great, and I love how fast it worked for me. I had recently got new glasses that really strained my eyes. Every day, my eyes sort of felt tired, but one day, my eyes hurt so bad, that I didn’t know what to …

I have had a few ear infections within the last year. One time, I was sick and went to the doctor. My left ear was hurting. The doctor looked in my ears. I ended up having an ear infection in both ears. My right …

When I go on night shifts especially during the cold months I often suffer from gas pain. Sometimes its very disgusting because of the odor but I couldn’t help it sometimes. In addition to this problem I often suffer from being bloated and also nausea. While I was on …

My father often complains about how his eyes hurts most of the time and he kind of feel a bit blurred whenever he reads, now my father don’t use any eye glasses at his age his vision is still 20/20, I think that’s why as of now my vision …

I had this nagging cough from a cold recently. It seemed that nothing was helping to quiet it. I was losing sleep. I felt like I was the noisiest person at the office. I saw Robitussin Long-Acting Cough Suppressant Cough Gels on the Wal-Mart shelf in the pharmacy area …

Since I am a computer addict I spend most of the day with my laptop and that really takes a toll on my eyes. Not only that but also because I hardly get a proper rest as I have a hyper baby daughter who will not go …

These are specially designed for a soar throat but what I don’t get out of these is - do they actually help, okay maybe for 3-9 minutes they may help, but as soon as some time passes that throat ache comes back and you have to eat another. The …

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 …

Recently I broke out into small itchy bumps all over my skin. I wasn’t sure what caused them, but they were very irritating. It was so bad that I would wake up in the middle of the night itching like mad. I tried just about everything I could think …

Okay, I have to say that I have found a bonafide miracle. I say this because my husband, although I adore the very quicksand he walks upon, is perhaps the biggest whiniest and miserable human baby alive when it comes to being sick. Granted he isn’t sick very often, and …

We are used to the stress tabs as multivitamins because that is more commercialized. Luckily we were introduced to the Meganerve multivitamins. It comes in different dosage such as 300, 400 or the 500 capsules. We did not have a hard time looking for this medicine as it is …

Loose motions can make life hell, it not just takes away the energy from the body but the frequent visiting of the toilet is very annoying most of the times. It takes away the water from the body and leaves you completely lifeless and drained. Loose motions are mainly …

Chantix is a prescription medication used to help patients quit smoking. I had smoked for about 20 years, and was ready to quit. Even though I was not a heavy smoker, only about 4-5 cigarettes per day, I still found it quite difficult to break the smoking …

This medicine is used often when one has mouth sores or a legion where it is inflammed or whatever. THis can be applied both INSIDE of the mouth as well as outside (but from what I heard, I doubt anyone wants to put this inside the mouth, it feels …

My experience with Dr. Snell was incredibly bad. I know that the majority of his patients are satisfied with his work and that the majority of his surgeries are successful. My daughters’ surgery was not successful.
I think that it is important to know all of the successes and …

Trimethoprim is an anti-biotic that I used for the treatment of a Urinary Tract Infection. This was a second prescription after the first type had failed to heal my infection. I was instructed to take these pills twice a day for 7 days. I had just came off a …

I have a hard time swallowing vitamins and herbal supplements in pill form, but know how essential they are to help support health. One of the supplements I actually enjoy taking are the Rainbow Light Gummy Omegalicious Omega 3 Formula in Sour Raspberry. These supplements are tender like gummy …

Here in the Philippines the most popular drugstore is Mercury Drug. They have thousands of branches nationwide. They have good reputation because of the good customer service and cheap price on their branded and generic medicines.
But today I will not write another review for Mercury Drug, I guess …

Wellbutrin SR worked well for me for a couple of years in treatment of depression. I had tried this drug when it first came out. I have to admit that I was nervous the whole time I was on this medication because it was so new at the time. …

Whenever I find myself dealing with a sore throat, I have to purchase some sort of medication to deal with it. I always try to tough it out at first, but after a day or two of a throbbing throat pain, I usually rush to the store to see …

I recently had to visit the Rite Aid pharmacy in Coloma, MI to fill a prescription. While the pharmacist said the prescription would be ready within an hour, I returned 2 days later to pick it up, and the cashier knew nothing about it. She finally found the prescription …

Over the past year and against my better judgement, I’ve become a fan of using nasal sprays to treat my allergy symptoms. AFter many attempts of treating the symptoms using various over-the-counter and prescrpition pills, I’ve just found that the sprays are most effective, especially in how quickly they …

A few weeks ago my 1 year old got sick with a cold. She had a runny nose and a slight cough. I used children’s Dimetapp Cold&Cough. It was recommended to me by a pharmacist in Brookshires on 102 E Ovilla rd in Red Oak TX. Her runny nose …

I have severe springtime and summertime allergies and sometimes allergy medications do not work well for me, but I recently started taking CVS Pharmacy Allergy D Allergy and Sinus Relief Tablets and I must say they worked shockingly well and only cost me five dollars for a box of …

Vital C ascorbic acid was given to me as a sample from a medical representative. She added it’s a relatively new supplement from an affiliated pharmaceutical company. I was just recuperating from a debilitating cold and thought it was fitting that I take vitamin supplements in order …

Flemoxin Solutab was the antibiotic prescribed by the family doctor when my youngest daughter had a strep throat. It comes in a box of 30 capsules with each pad containing 5 capsules. It is manufactured by Astellas Pharma BV. This is a prescription antibiotic.
The capsules are diagonal in …

I am frequently having pain in my left leg (which lasts for about 14 days) and doctors said that there is nothing to be done with it, that pain has no disease background but is purely muscular-skeletal pain so only anti pain creams would help. There are quite a …

Another product that you can find from Kalbe Farma co. Cerebrofort Gold is a kind of multi-vitamin supplement that you can give for your kids. Actually, most people give this Cerebrofort Gold to their kids because they have eating problem with their kids. As you know, some small kids …

I bought a tube of Scholl Verruca Removal Gel to treat my daughter’s verrucas and also a wart I had on my own finger. I was a bit sceptical about whether or not this would work, but in my local supermarket I had a choice between this and another …

Allergic Rhinitis is probably one of the worst respiratory problems one can have. Typically, most people mistake this condition for a cold. Usually, a person who has this problem has a history of respiratory allergies such as asthma. When the former allergy attack was cured, the allergic reaction manifests …