Generic Anadin Extra

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Bombadier Botty

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Jun 2, 2008

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• Feb 7, 2016

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Leading on from the lemon curd threads, for years I have bought generic supermarket Anadin Extra at a quarter of the price (50p) of Anadin's rip off £2 price. For some doubtless sinister reason involving big business, i.e. Anadin, all the major supermarkets - spAsda, Sainsburys and TescoS have stopped selling their generic equivalent of this wonderful, stomach lining stripping pain killer, usually titled Extra Power Pain Reliever. Am I the only one left with a serious headache over this?

 

Notters

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Oct 20, 2003

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• Feb 7, 2016

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It's just aspirin, paracetamol and caffeine. So have generic aspirin, generic paracetamol and, if you feel the need, a cup of coffee.

Unless it's just because you're reliant on the caffeine maybe? Ive found if I have a lot of coffee one day and not the next I get a headache.

 

Notters

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Edit. Just looked it up and each tablet has twice as much caffeine as a can of coke, so four times as much in a dose!

 

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Bombadier Botty

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It's bad stuff that's for sure! Only thing that cures my headaches unfortunately.

 

Notters

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Bombadier Botty said:

It's bad stuff that's for sure! Only thing that cures my headaches unfortunately.

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Aspirin, paracetamol and coffee it is then!

 

Thunder Bolt

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• Feb 7, 2016

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Bombadier Botty said:

It's bad stuff that's for sure! Only thing that cures my headaches unfortunately.

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Withdrawal from caffeine causes headaches. You could be causing the very thing you are trying to cure.

 

Codner pharmaceuticals

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Jun 17, 2009

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• Feb 7, 2016

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Notters said:

It's just aspirin, paracetamol and caffeine. So have generic aspirin, generic paracetamol and, if you feel the need, a cup of coffee.

Unless it's just because you're reliant on the caffeine maybe? Ive found if I have a lot of coffee one day and not the next I get a headache.

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Although technically generics could be less effective as they only have to be in the range of 80-120% of originals...

Saying that, I always by the cheap stuff!! Probiotics excepted.