Tonia wrote:
>
> "LindaR" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Jan 28, 5:09 pm, Blinky the Shark > wrote:
> > I feel like shit. I may have about ten minutes, here, before I have to go
> > back to bed. Can't sleep, but don't have the energy to do anything else,
> > either -- not even read. (And that just kills me.) So I've been flashing
> > back to little home remedies from growing up in the 1950s...
> >
> > I think sometimes Mom would give me small amounts of what I remember as a
> > weak solution of sugar in water. Ever heard of that?
> >
> > Burnt Toast: I distinctly remember Mom burning a slice of toast and
> > scraping the ashes into a glass of water. I guess this was to settle a
> > stomach (the charcoal or whateveer) -- probably more from acid upset than
> > from feeling urpy.
> >
> > Liquid Jell-O. I guess that was a variant on sugar water; it's not like
> > there was sugar-free Jell-0 in 1953.
> >
> > --
> > Blinky
> > Killing all posts from Google Groups -
> > The Usenet Improvement Project:http://improve-usenet.org
>
> Do you have some paracetamol/codeine tablets?
> If so:

<snip dangerous instructions>

>
> Also, be careful as codeine is very addictive.
>
> Well hell, if I had codeine tablets I wouldn't be worried about posting on
> here for some
> home remedies......LMAO! Jeez, let me know who your DR is because I
> definitely need to go to them the next time I'm ill. I'm not making fun of
> you, but most people just don't have codeine at their disposal. Maybe, it
> just me.
>
> Tonia (Still Chuckling)


Paracetamol, aka acetominophen, containing small amounts of codeine, is
available without prescription from pharmacies/chemists in the UK. The
pharmacist will ask questions and has the discretion not to sell any at
all.