Elvis wrote:

you guys still got some panadol/paracetamol in the cupboard???? thats going off shelves really fast as supply comes from china so folk have panic bought that too now.... time to chew on a willow branch if you get a headache....

Them tablets are sold out now from local supermarkets.

Go to local chemist.
Buy a box of 100 panamax for $2.50.
That should cover you till Christmas this year, if they dont cancel that first.


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Hm...I have to visit the Chemist today...hopefully they have some paracetamol.

I don't use Tylenol because it gives me headaches but I do use aspirin.
It works better than Tylenol anyway and is easier on the liver and kidneys.

PaulS wrote:

I don't use Tylenol because it gives me headaches but I do use aspirin. It works better than Tylenol anyway and is easier on the liver and kidneys.

Have you tried Ibuprofen (Advil/Motrin)?
Most effective thing I've come across for headaches & inflammatory pain.
Useless for nerve pain like sciatica, which is where I switch to codeine but that stuff's strictly short term, as it's an opiate/addictive.

Took a trip to the Pharmacy and the supermarket yesterday afternoon. No problems getting date roll...no shortage of it although all the cheap stuff (the stuff yer finger busts through easily. ) was gone...and what was left was reasonably priced, so I grabbed a 24 roll pack ‘cause SWMBO couldn’t get any a few days ago. Of note is Woolworths is working with Meals on Wheels to ensure our senior citizens are looked after by including a roll of bum fodder as needed when meals are delivered. Well done Woolworths.

No problems at the Pharmacy...they had plenty of analgesics of all types...and all SWMBO and I use is paracetamol, so I grabbed a couple of 100 packs. Should keep us right for a couple of months.

English Mike wrote:

PaulS wrote: I don't use Tylenol because it gives me headaches but I do use aspirin. It works better than Tylenol anyway and is easier on the liver and kidneys. Have you tried Ibuprofen (Advil/Motrin)? Most effective thing I've come across for headaches & inflammatory pain. Useless for nerve pain like sciatica, which is where I switch to codeine but that stuff's strictly short term, as it's an opiate/addictive.

Yep! they all give me headaches. I think I was prescribed them for too long and my body just rebelled. I'm not allergic but they give me severe headaches after the first day of use.
I have no results with the two main muscle relaxers too. I was on them for my back injury and they just quit working after a while. Soma works but they have defined it as an "addictive or habitual" drug and they don't like to prescribe it. I can get a couple of doses if I really need it but not for long term relief. I have learned to live with most of the discomfort but once in a while it takes me to a dark place and I have to give in to it before I can box it back up and put it in the ignore box again. Just part of life and at least I get to live it most of the time. Recoil therapy is still the best!

Aspirin and apple cider vinegar. one for headaches and pain. The other a muscle relaxer (great for muscle cramps).

Thanks Bushmaster! I will try the apple cider vinegar. When the back wants to go full on contractions the pain is bad too but if I can get the muscles to calm down it is a lot easier to deal with.

I spent the last 3 hours in my shop sorting RP nickel 357 brass by length and then loading 150 rounds to put on the shelf. I now have enough to run drills with until May if we have decent weather one day a week every week. I still have a few hundred to load so I won't run low.
I have ammo for my 9mm and 40 too. I just need to be able to shoot it. Summer is coming and I have to paint the house this summer or start sleeping in my shop.

Make sure it's the "real" apple cider. There is a few imitation ciders out there.

Will do!
Thanks Bushy.