Doctors cannot do anything for coughs or colds etc. Old remedy, pain killer and or cough medicine, chicken soup and bed rest. Cold flannel on forehead or neck helps with a headache (I have suffered with migranes) and bed rest in a dark room. Having these products on hand can help especially if you live alone but now days most chemists will deliver free of charge but you have to wait most of the day hence, better to be prepared.

I still check with my GP (MD) - when it comes to OTC (medical remedies) - just to make sure there "isn't" any potential negative interactions with my prescribed medications :-))!

Sometimes the doctors haven't got all the answers and you have to take painkillers. I just go for the mildest, which don't always work satisfactorily, but I don't want to get hooked on others, so I put up with some pain.

I use Panadol and Voltaren regularly to ease pain and enable me to exercise daily. This helps mental health as well. I don't usually buy into cough remedies. I find rest, hydrate and keep your germs to yourself the best course.

Plain greed in companies. I don't think they should be advertising them at the moment anyway, because with Covid, it may not be the start of a cold. Maybe a disclaimer that you should check for Covid symptoms first.

bunch of meds getting ready for the winter coming some people cant get to a dr or dont have ins.

It hard to imagine an world without reasonable medication

I use headaches medicine that is prescribed from my doctor in which I don't use nonprescription medicine for my headaches. Then coughs medicine I normally uses hot liquid kind that you put in the microwave.

headache? bed rest / sleep. cough? hot water with lemon juice, honey & scotch. still got it after a day? phone Healthline.

Rest is always a good option or fresh air. I do need meds once in a while but I do not abuse it as what happens is it does not work any more then

aspirin, chicken soup and fluids, for colds, but there are those folks that think the drug department at Walmart will cure anything, nice poll Dr A ;-))

Who can afford a Doctor?

hot lemon and honey drink

Just harden up.

I take panadols ,if I really need them for arthritis,which is hardly ever,as I believe eating a diet with mainly fruit and veges also excercise helps the arthritis, making lemon tea with a little ginger and honey ,for colds flu's and of course arthritis. I keep colds and flu's away by taking vitamin C every day .

I only use paracetamol for headaches, pain and colds.

I always take what the doctor prescribes it and Tylenol usually and singular if Tylenol and singular do not do it I go to the doctor

Nuromol is the best!

Panadol and lots of rest.

OxyContin is great with a few beers… Sometimes it makes you wonder if your head is even still there..Edited 13-Aug-22 09:02am

for coughs I make own syrup. Painkillers I keep good stock of so when the time comes and I need euthanasia and wont meet our current standards to have.Yes it maybe classed as suicide but I have said for 40 plus years that when I can't look after myself I want to leave this world. At the moment our laws only allow for terminal illness likely to kill you within 6 months

liquid Advil is great for a tooth ache. Id keep stocked up medication in preparation for ....

I suffer from migraines,some from my Narcolypsy(seizures,lack of good rest). I will take a Neurofen tablet. Other is from air conditioning,sudden drops in temp. Pain is from sinuses closing up. A hot shower or steaming hot face cloth,cup of boiled water gives me relief.Soup for colds,and ease a cold chewable tablets to boost immune system if I am really unwell. Medication has a profound effect on me so a little goes a long way. I try not to buy too much as I am concerned with use by date. I feel bed rest is best and lots of water for me.

There's nothing a little Single Malt Scotch won't take care of...

What I also think is ridiculous is when prescreeners ask you "please select everything that you have done or purchased in the last 3 or 6 months" and then you choose everything and then they give you a warning for choosing too many options saying it is :unrealistic". Their questions and answers are ridiculously unrealistic. Let's face it, even if it were about one month only, who can say they haven't drunk more than 3 of the following types of beveridges (ie: tea, coffee, milk, iced coffee, flavoured milk, water, juice, sparking water, vodka, beer, cider, red wine, white wine, tequila, scotch, gin etc) but if you choose more than 3 they think you are lying. RIDICULOUS!!!!

i am senior, retired and avoid all kinds of medication and vitamins, yet i am healthy by God's grace

The worst surveys of all are the endless ones about Banking, Insurance and Cars. Just what do those commissioning these surveys actually do with all the garbage they collect? Cars: they ask what sort of Car you have, are planning to buy and how much you are planning to spend. They then ask you to select from the following list and they include Top of the Range and Most expensive vehicles - Many might love to own a Maybach - well over $AU1 million - but few can afford to so why include? All Insurance and Banks are the same. They all belong to a massive World-wide Cartel and that includes all of Australia's Banks and Insurance companies. They same prices, the same rush to increase Interest and Premium rates to borrowers and insurers, the same refusal to pass on Increases in Interest rates to Depositors and the same rush to Reduce Interest rates to Depositors all making the same multi-billion dollar Profits. The banking and Finance Cartel is so strong Governments are scared to stand up to them and allow them to do as they wish. The same applies to the Pharmaceutical Industry - brand names are dearer than so-called Generic Brands - most of which are owned by the International Brands which operate their own Cartel across the world. Most so-called cough medicines are a gigantic scam, a couple of paracetamol, keep warm and stay home are usually enough to address and fix a cold.

I always have Paracetomol in the house. Otherwise prescription only...

Paracetamol in house no cough medicines as I don't get colds. only other medications I take are prescription medications

we have panadol in our home all the time and will try cough lozenges etc so as not to have to go to the dr . we are on enough presription medication as it is

I am 85 and have never had a headache in my life feel so soorry for those who have them regularly. For coughs my mother used to give me hot water with a teaspoon of whisky and some honey - it sure worked quickly on coughs and colds

Because of being locked up, our natural immunity isn't being strengthened. People with normal immunity might get sick for a few days. Elderly and immuno compromised people will die. I always have painkillers/cold-flu tabs and immediately take more rest, hot soup and orange juice, tea with lemon and honey..You can't go and see a doctor now. If you have a runny nose they won't see you. We need to be more aware of our immune systems, I take supplements to keep me healthy and eat good food (vegs and fruits). If you give your body a fighting chance rest will allow it to get well and form immunity. Nothing has changed since this Covid garbage came around, they have just given it all a new name to panic us.

drink pure lemon juice. straight off lemon tree. add half teaspoon honey

Hot lemon and honey is good, panadol for a headaches

Over the counter meds are a rip off most of the time, however when you have to buy the product which has been removed from the PBS because it is cheaper than PBS Prices you are sort of stuck with buying it. In many cases combining medications produce better outcomes then taking just one medication and as the drug companies do not make the combination meds you have to make your own at the recommendation of your GP or Specialist.

The topic is too simple in the outside. Then it makes you think and you see it is too complex inside. So, I quit this discussion.

I take aspirin daily on doctors recommendation following a heart attack, I have always had panadol available in the cupboard for other members of the household. I prefer to decide if and when I need other items if and when the need arises. for myself it is generally hot lemon drinks and plenty of fluids.

And you think Drug Companies - the stuff Doctors prescribe arent raking in EVEN MORE????. Wake up ..... Doctors aren't going to suggest natural remedies..........

USE PILLS AS A VERY VERY LAST RESORT. HAVE MY FLUE JAB EVERY YEAR SEEMS TO KEEP ME BUG FREE.

I have a very good doctor. He does not prescribe drugs unless it is really necessary. Been with him for over 25 years. I dread the day he retires. Doctors like him are very hard to find. If I get a cold I only use paracetamol but I do take Vitamin C every day and Vitamin D because my levels are low.

I try not to take any drugs. Healthy eating, sunshine and fresh air.

Yes advertising is to make you think you want and need some thing when in reality they just want your money. I do not buy cough syrups and I haven't for a long time, we do have Panadol or Aspro for head aches but we hardly use them at all. We also use Voltaren for other pains and boy they look funny at you buying that and it is just over the counter medication. Hubby was mowing this week and fell over so he had a Voltaren and he was good again. Any one got any tips for going through menopause? Getting old isn't fun I must say.

I have a special bottle that fixes my aches n pains its called booker t bourbon, it's not good on hair growth though, but I am gonna keep trying I agree with you these companies are machines, gov pay them to create medicine and then we pay them for the so-called cure, give me booker t or any decent bourbon

I take 4 ibuprofen for everything…works for me!

Apart from the odd vitamin I don't take any of these cough medicines.

Hubby and I suffer from hayfever but rarely have coughs or colds. Being aged I find that aches and pains can be assisted by Osteomol which is for those of us with arthritis and aching limbs. For a not too bad headache we use Panadol. I am horrified that so many younger people are using heavy opiates for what appears to be just a headache.I only see my doctor about 3/4 times per year.

my dad is currently in hospital due to to much acid from panadol over the years in his blood

Take painkillers if it is absolutely necessary otherwise I do without.

rarely take painkiller when pain is intolerable

Panadol by script from Dr. Coughs n colds good ole cough medicine thats it, I eat who lemon including rind for real chesty or sore throat coughs.

Cold and flu tablets.

I rely on my chemist to tell me what we need, however if it's a bad flu than it'sthe doctors choice, it's lemon and ginger tea with honey for us

I try what my mom use to give me first. Then if that does not work. I call the doctor. But usually I can control it myself.

Panadol is my go to but I think I know when to see a doctor. I try to eat healthy and take antioxidants but if I think I'm coming down with a cold I get out the Sambucol which is terrific and natural. For painful joints I use pain patches which once again are natural. If people are buying medicines like lollies I'm not one of them. I take prescribed drugs to keep me alive and even they have side effects which need treating so I am very careful about what I take. Even good old Panadol can kill you if you overdose on it.

or sometimes.... something stronger

i buy alot of panadol..always something hurting- usually my head.