Best over the counter flu medicine in Poland?

ILL BRIT	Feb 17, 11, 10:52 #1
Hi guys, I have the flu...I've had it for 3 days and haven't slept for the past 2 nights..... Symptoms: cold chest...sweating...shivering...deep coughing...vomiting...weakness...tiredness... My question is what is the best medicine available over the counter here in Poland Thanks Ill Brit

MagdalenaThreads: 5 Posts: 1,389 Joined: Aug 15, 07 ♀	Feb 17, 11, 11:20 #2
Gripex works well, but bear in mind it only alleviates the symptoms, but doesn't get to the root of the problem, and from your description I gather you should really, really see a doctor to rule out anything serious (esp. the vomiting and chesty cough look rather nasty). http://www.i-apteka.pl/product-pol-362-GRIPEX-Max-x-10-tabletek.html

Polonius3Threads: 1,005 Posts: 4,833 Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂	Feb 17, 11, 11:25 #3
Try THERAFLU EXTRAGRIP

anastazja	Feb 17, 11, 11:36 #4
It's the 3-day flu. Many got it now... including my roomate ;/

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Feb 17, 11, 11:38 #5

Check your temp. If you have high fever, do go and see a doctor. Pneumonia is lurking around the corner and you can't get rid of that with Gripex or other stuff you can get over the counter ... in that case you need antibiotics. Swine flu is still around ... keep that in mind. In the Netherlands, of all the flu cases, 60% have swine flu, the rest has "normal" flu.

Two of my friends had swine flu and they were very sick because of it.

So ... check your temperature ... above 103 or 104 F (39.5, 40C)? Go see a doctor.

Otherwise ... get yourself some paracetamol (if your liver is functioning okay) or aspirine or ibuprofen (if you don't have stomach problems) to get your temp down. All this of course only if your are not allergic to any of the ingredients.

MagdalenaThreads: 5 Posts: 1,389 Joined: Aug 15, 07 ♀	Feb 17, 11, 12:05 #6
Stu: Pneumonia is lurking around the corner and you can't get rid of that with Gripex or other stuff This. All in all, seeing a doctor is the most important thing to do now. High fever is not really a factor here, I have known people who were really sick and had a normal temperature.

isthatu2Threads: 13 Posts: 5,225 Joined: Apr 3, 08 ♂	Feb 17, 11, 12:39 #7
Yep,get checked out,dont tough it out, I did just after christmas,ended up semi consious for 3 days and was later told by a medic friend Id had all the simptoms of swine flu,should have been hospitalised ,I was lucky but it realy knocked 7 shades out of me,Im only just getting back to fitness.....:(

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Edited by: jonni Feb 17, 11, 14:50 #8

anastazja:

It's the 3-day flu. Many got it now... including my roomate ;/

Remember that isn't flu. Just some bug. Not nice, but not serious. Gripex etc is OK for that.

isthatu2:

Yep,get checked out,dont tough it out, I did just after christmas,ended up semi consious for 3 days and was later told by a medic friend Id had all the simptoms of swine flu,should have been hospitalised ,I was lucky but it realy knocked 7 shades out of me,Im only just getting back to fitness.....:(

Same here. I got Swine Flu just after new year, and on my back for a fortnight plus a week or so of post-viral symptoms. There's an epidemic where I am now (aren't we only a few miles apart right now? I'm staying with family in Wakey) A very nasty illness to get. Over the counter stuff like Gripex or home remedies don't even touch it.

The moral of the story is to get vaccinated. Boots do it cheaply.

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Feb 17, 11, 14:55 #9

Magdalena:

Gripex works well, but bear in mind it only alleviates the symptoms, but doesn't get to the root of the problem,

Paracetamol in Gripex does work on the roots of the problems actually.

Magdalena:

you should really, really see a doctor

- yes, immediately!

This may sound silly but try also honey (not in hot tea as temp. over 40C deg. "kills" it) and onions & garlic. You will smell nice but feel better soon!:)

HavokThreads: 14 Posts: 1,508 Joined: Mar 12, 10 MEMBER ♂	Feb 17, 11, 18:42 #10
ILL BRIT: Hi guys, I have the flu...I've had it for 3 days and havn't slept for the past 2 nights..... Symptons: cold chest...sweating...shivering...deep coughing...vomiting...weakness...tiredness... have you thought about going to a doctor and ask?

PennBoyThreads: 157 Posts: 3,440 Joined: Dec 7, 08 ♂	Feb 17, 11, 19:04 #11
Magdalena: Gripex works well, but bear in mind it only alleviates the symptoms, but doesn't get to the root of the problem None of them over the counter medicines work you need antibiotics.

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Feb 17, 11, 19:16 #12

PennBoy:

None of them over the counter medicines work you need antibiotics.

antibiotics can't fight flu - anitbiotics are only necessary if you develop some bacterial infection (like throat inflamatory or pneumonia) in the aftermath of a flu

what I would recommend is buying lime blossom or raspberry leaf herbal tea - they both lower fever (I think lime blossom herbal tea is more effective) - they should be available in you drug store - if not there are special dedicated stores which sell herbal products

lime blossom tea is also said to help one to get to sleep

also home-made raspberry juice and jam work to counter fever (and also contain some vitamine C)

SzwedwPolsceThreads: 13 Posts: 1,915 Joined: Feb 21, 09 ♂	Feb 17, 11, 21:39 #13
PennBoy: None of them over the counter medicines work you need antibiotics. Antibitoics don't have any effect on the flu, because it's a virus. However, if you have a secondary bacterial complication, such as pneumonia, you should use antibiotics. But it's not so common, if you aren't a child, chronically ill or old.

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Edited by: SzwedwPolsce Feb 19, 11, 17:54 #14

The best way to decrease fever and other symptoms of flu are:

(If you don't have liver problem or gastric ulcer.)

1000 mg paracetamol 4 times daily
plus
400 mg ibuprofen 3 times daily

Take them "at different times" for better effect.

This is perfectly safe, but don't drink any alcohol.

It has been scientifically proved that alcohol impairs the immune system. Even if ýou feel less of your symptoms, it will take longer time to fight the infection. It's also a myth that alcohol can kill viruses in your throat. It can not, because the viruses are inside your cells.

/Medical Student in Poland

BBmanThreads: - Posts: 459 Joined: Jan 4, 11 ♂	Feb 19, 11, 23:30 #15
SzwedwPolsce: paracetamol Is this the same as acetaminophen?

jonniThreads: 26 Posts: 4,181 Joined: Nov 27, 07 ♂	Feb 19, 11, 23:33 #16
BBman: Is this the same as acetaminophen? Yes

HarryThreads: 62 Posts: 8,508 Joined: May 2, 07 ♂ [Suspended]	Feb 20, 11, 00:09 #17
SzwedwPolsce: Medical Student in Poland While they are not, unfortunately, available over the counter, I'm a big supporter of the stance that the best things in Warsaw to get one over flu is a Norwegian medical student. If she's brought drugs & booze with her, so much the better.

jonniThreads: 26 Posts: 4,181 Joined: Nov 27, 07 ♂	Edited by: jonni Feb 20, 11, 00:15 #18
Harry: drugs & booze There's someting in that. I had Swine Flu last month, and a bit of Biały Amerykański really did the trick.

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Feb 20, 11, 00:28 #19

jonni:

There's someting in that. I had Swine Flu last month, and a bit of Biały Amerykański really did the trick.

That's the problem with flu: nose blocked up, makes dosing accurately a bit difficult.

Now that I think about it, the young lovely who showed me how well south American marching powder can be put in a gel cap and used as a suppository wasn't actually Norwegian. Swedish-Ukrainian if I remember rightly....

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