troon_villan Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Sneezin' and coughin' and splutterin' like a mofo for the past few days. Nae good. My usual remedy of Lucozade and chocolate raisins hasn't worked.What do y'all do when sick? I've never been a fan of chicken soup.Sleep for 48 hours. As soon as you wake up you have a window of about 90 seconds to get back to sleep or that's you awake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Two nurofen cold and flu tablets with a lemsip. Wait for the lemsip to cool for a bit then down it with tablets.From then on...half a lemons juice with warm water throughout the day.The lemon juice also cuts the phlegm. *I'm not a doctor. This may or may not help you, this is what works for me. I claim no responsibility for death or aids* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Sneezin' and coughin' and splutterin' like a mofo for the past few days. Nae good. My usual remedy of Lucozade and chocolate raisins hasn't worked.What do y'all do when sick? I've never been a fan of chicken soup.You just have to ride it out. I diagnose whiskey / whisky, rum, and brandy. It won't help cure you, but you won't give as much of a shit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Best suggestion yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Two nurofen cold and flu tablets with a lemsip. Wait for the lemsip to cool for a bit then down it with tablets. From then on...half a lemons juice with warm water throughout the day. The lemon juice also cuts the phlegm. *I'm not a doctor. This may or may not help you, this is what works for me. I claim no responsibility for death or aids* I would have to agree with the nurofen cold and flu tablets ....anytime I have a cold its the only thing I would use (probably not best to take with a lemsip though) .....Do you chaps over the water have to be interrogated by the pharmacist before they issue you with nurofen or is it just in Ireland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Sneezin' and coughin' and splutterin' like a mofo for the past few days. Nae good. My usual remedy of Lucozade and chocolate raisins hasn't worked.What do y'all do when sick? I've never been a fan of chicken soup.You just have to ride it out. I diagnose whiskey / whisky, rum, and brandy. It won't help cure you, but you won't give as much of a shit.If the cold comes with a headache, I just can't drink. It totally amplifies the headache.(Delap meme) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 17, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2015 Two nurofen cold and flu tablets with a lemsip. Wait for the lemsip to cool for a bit then down it with tablets. From then on...half a lemons juice with warm water throughout the day. The lemon juice also cuts the phlegm. *I'm not a doctor. This may or may not help you, this is what works for me. I claim no responsibility for death or aids* I would have to agree with the nurofen cold and flu tablets ....anytime I have a cold its the only thing I would use (probably not best to take with a lemsip though) .....Do you chaps over the water have to be interrogated by the pharmacist before they issue you with nurofen or is it just in Ireland Nah, you can get 'em in the supermarket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 17, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2015 My work drawer is currently filled with enough nurofen to kill a horse so I'm certainly glad there's no interview with a chemist to get it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I know there are some regulations in place that prevent you from buying a certain amount at one time, although I'm not exactly sure what the point is when you can just buy more at another store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted September 17, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2015 I know there are some regulations in place that prevent you from buying a certain amount at one time, although I'm not exactly sure what the point is when you can just buy more at another store. Liability 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 17, 2015 Author VT Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2015 I got stopped trying to buy 3 boxes of paracetamol the other day. So 36 tablets.They made me put one back.Didn't know that was a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 yep, that's a thing, but as mentioned, you can walk down the High Street and buy a couple of packs in every shop Acetone is another that's sort of controlled. We have to phone ahead to the chemist if we want to buy a half litre bottle instead of just going to boots and buying 60 little bottles of nail varnish remover. Even then, they sometimes decline to hand it over. I've been refused acetone. Stupid thing is, you can go on Amazon and buy a warehouse full of the stuff. Perhaps terrorist and drug types don't have internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I know there are some regulations in place that prevent you from buying a certain amount at one time, although I'm not exactly sure what the point is when you can just buy more at another store.I buy Nurofen plus for my knees and get a grilling that a Gestapo officer would be proud of and then lectures about how they are addictive ( they really aren't I've been taking them for years ) and that I shouldn't take them for more than 3 days ..... and they ask me if I want the 32 tablet box that would last for around 5 - 10 days depending on how big a dose I took each time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 lectures about how they are addictive ( they really aren't I've been taking them for years ) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOF Posted September 17, 2015 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2015 Do you chaps over the water have to be interrogated by the pharmacist before they issue you with nurofen or is it just in Ireland Ahhh, pharmacists. I can never hold in the patronising 'oh here we go' smirk when they pipe up. Stop asking me questions. You tried to be a doctor. You're a newsagent in a white coat. Give me my drowzy Benylin (no, the non-drowzy doesn't f**king work) and my packet of fisherman's friend and we can all get on with our day. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw95 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Sneezin' and coughin' and splutterin' like a mofo for the past few days. Nae good. My usual remedy of Lucozade and chocolate raisins hasn't worked. What do y'all do when sick? I've never been a fan of chicken soup. You just have to ride it out. I diagnose whiskey / whisky, rum, and brandy. It won't help cure you, but you won't give as much of a shit. When did those drinks become an illness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Sneezin' and coughin' and splutterin' like a mofo for the past few days. Nae good. My usual remedy of Lucozade and chocolate raisins hasn't worked. What do y'all do when sick? I've never been a fan of chicken soup. You just have to ride it out. I diagnose whiskey / whisky, rum, and brandy. It won't help cure you, but you won't give as much of a shit. When did those drinks become an illness? round about the time I started pouring them on my cornflakes in the morning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted September 17, 2015 Moderator Share Posted September 17, 2015 You animal. Spiced rum is much nicer on corn flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Natalie Bennett is doing a Q&A, in the church hall, around the corner from my house tonight. Going to ask her what's going to happen in Home & Away and Neighbours? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 17, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2015 Do you chaps over the water have to be interrogated by the pharmacist before they issue you with nurofen or is it just in Ireland Ahhh, pharmacists. I can never hold in the patronising 'oh here we go' smirk when they pipe up. Stop asking me questions. You tried to be a doctor. You're a newsagent in a white coat. Give me my drowzy Benylin (no, the non-drowzy doesn't f**king work) and my packet of fisherman's friend and we can all get on with our day. **** ing THIS. My missus has an ongoing prescription for a rheumatoid arthritis drug (methotrexate). She's been taking it for years, and will do until she dies. The doctors will only prescribe two weeks worth at a time, which pisses her off mightily. On top of that, the pharmacists CONSTANTLY **** up the prescription - either the wrong amount, the wrong dosage, the wrong brand (one particular brand causes an allergic reaction - they know about this), or it simply isn't ready on the day it's supposed to be ("Can you just pop back tomorrow?"). If they're like this with all their customers, they're probably killing people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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