How to survive the flu... (Lemsip)

Member Name: tairrie

Product:	Lemsip
Date:	02/10/00 (38 review reads)
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Advantages: hot, vitamin c, paracetamol

Disadvantages: ?

...well, the best if you have a cold or flu is to stay in bed and keep warm but if you've got bad headaches and can't really sleep...I've found Lemsip to help. It contains vitamin c and the right amount of paracetamol. Okay, okay, probably not the most "healthy" stuff but it helps you over the worst part of the flu. Of course it just removes some of the symptoms rather than the cause but still I always thought it helped a lot!

You dissolve one sachet in hot water, add some honey if you like and sip it as hot as possible. Then you take a warm water bottle and stay in bed. Lemsip comes along in lemon and blackcurrant flavour as far as I remember. I just think it kind of saved my life on a couple of occasions... :-) After the paracetamol kicks in and the headache eases off you can sleep safe and sound - essential to a speedy recovery.

You can't get it in Germany (where I live), so I always bring some back when I get to the UK.

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