It took 2 days in my case MM.

Sorry no!
TBH I don't know anyone who has had symptoms or tamiflu. Hope you feel better soon and have a lovely holiday.
I am intending to boycott the Glaxo swine flu vaccinations after what they did to BB though but.

flu runs about a week and tamiflu only stops the symptoms by about a day so if it works after 1 tablet they din have the flu in the first place did they?

what did Glaxo do to BB ??

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Originally posted by Mummy Maz:
what did Glaxo do to BB ??

It's a certain FM's signature.

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Originally posted by jamieboy:
flu runs about a week and tamiflu only stops the symptoms by about a day so if it works after 1 tablet they din have the flu in the first place did they?

It just alleviates the very worst symptoms in the first couple of days. You still feel like poo for quite a while after that.

ahhh!

you probably have the new strain of flu-tamiflu is useless
but
on the upside, one of the effects of the new strain is that your nose falls off, hence, no more runny nose to blow

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Originally posted by charmer:
one of the effects of the new strain is that your nose falls off, hence, no more runny nose to blow

Oh Dear! It doesn't go further south does it?

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Originally posted by Garage Joe:

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Originally posted by charmer:
one of the effects of the new strain is that your nose falls off, hence, no more runny nose to blow

Oh Dear! It doesn't go further south does it?

well lets put it like this, mummy maz was known as daddy maz a couple of days ago

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Originally posted by cologne1:

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Originally posted by Mummy Maz:
what did Glaxo do to BB ??

It's a certain FM's signature.

I've seen the sig, but still don't know where Glaxo fit into it

As for Tamiflu, it's just a placebo which the government are encouraging people to get prescribed in order to kickstart the economy oooh where's the conspiracy theory thread?

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Originally posted by charmer:
ahhh!

you probably have the new strain of flu-tamiflu is useless
but
on the upside, one of the effects of the new strain is that your nose falls off, hence, no more runny nose to blow

Is that the 'Michael Jackson' strain I've heard so much about?

@ you lot!!

i'm hoping they kick in soon...am still not clear on the Glaxo thing though.. anyone wanna explain?

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Originally posted by Mummy Maz:
How long does it take to work? I'm on my 3rd tablet and really not feeling any better, some people have said that they felt great after the 1st one so now i am worried that they'll have no effect on me??

Took a couple of days to work for me hun, but stick with it and you should start to be a bit better soon. But sorry to say, you will feel crap for a few days.

BTW just read your last post from yesterday, MrMM sounds like a good 'un, bless him!! Really hope you start to feel a little better soon.

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Originally posted by Mummy Maz:
@ you lot!!

i'm hoping they kick in soon...am still not clear on the Glaxo thing though.. anyone wanna explain?

Big Bro's Big Scam's sig:

"BOYCOTT GlaxoSmithKline, they support what ch4 have done to ruin big brother"

Couple of friends of mine were on Tamiflu, they took 3/4 days to start feeling better for them.

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Originally posted by ~~KaffyBaffy~~:

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Originally posted by Mummy Maz:
@ you lot!!

i'm hoping they kick in soon...am still not clear on the Glaxo thing though.. anyone wanna explain?

Big Bro's Big Scam's sig:

"BOYCOTT GlaxoSmithKline, they support what ch4 have done to ruin big brother"

yes, but WHAT? What, Glaxo have publicy said 'isn't it great there's no livefeed' or something?

I think Glaxo are the sponsors of BB this year (lucozade)?

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Originally posted by Duckypup:
I think Glaxo are the sponsors of BB this year (lucozade)?

Ahhh that explains it. The bastards.

So - Tamiflu takes 3 or 4 days to work, or roughly the same time it takes for the worst of the flu symptoms to pass on their own. It's a con, I tell thee!

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Originally posted by jelly vodkafish:



Ahhh that explains it. The bastards.

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Originally posted by jelly vodkafish:

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Originally posted by Duckypup:
I think Glaxo are the sponsors of BB this year (lucozade)?

Ahhh that explains it. The bastards.

So - Tamiflu takes 3 or 4 days to work, or roughly the same time it takes for the worst of the flu symptoms to pass on their own. It's a con, I tell thee!

yeah i agree the bastards...coulda made better frigging ads to start with, they've been the bain of my summer

I am starting to feel a tad better it has to be said..a tad!

It only really works effectively if it's taken in the first 48 hours of becoming infected. Otherwise, the virus has already taken root and you suffer the symptoms. Possibly, it might shorten the duration slightly after that. It's not a symptomatic treatment, it helps stop the virus replicating.

And those Lucazade adverts were truly shit.

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And those Lucazade adverts were truly shit.

As I am extremely old, my Mum only let us have Lucozade as a treat if we were feeling proper poorly.

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And those Lucazade adverts were truly shit.

As I am extremely old, my Mum only let us have Lucozade as a treat if we were feeling proper poorly.

Same here - do the bottles still come covered in yellow plastic wrap?

aw you truly knew you were ill if you got a bottle of lucozade with the crinkly wrapper!

The original Lucozade is lush .

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Originally posted by Mummy Maz:
aw you truly knew you were ill if you got a bottle of lucozade with the crinkly wrapper!

Omg, nostalgia!

We used to have Ribena - the really sugary stuff - if we were ill.

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Originally posted by jelly vodkafish:

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Originally posted by Duckypup:
I think Glaxo are the sponsors of BB this year (lucozade)?

Ahhh that explains it. The bastards.

So - Tamiflu takes 3 or 4 days to work, or roughly the same time it takes for the worst of the flu symptoms to pass on their own. It's a con, I tell thee!

If you're otherwise in good health(apart from the flu lol!)or you're not experiencing chest pain,etc..it probably wont make a huge difference.Dont be conned into thinking it will make you feel miraculously better,cos it wont.Even if you're taking it,advice is still the same..bed rest,parcetamol and plenty of fluids.Hope everyone who's got it feels better soon..it's shit!

My daughter had a bad throat and for some reason they put her through to the helpline, they told her to go to a point to pick up the tammy flu she was really annoyed as she knew she did not have the flu she went to the doctors and he agreed with her,and that is the problem you cant get a proper diagnose not seeing a doctor,but once you have had tammy flu even if you really never had the flu, your chances of getting tammy flu medication if you do get the flu will be very hard as you are on the register,my daughters doctor told her not to take it but keep it in case she does get the flu I am sure most people have not had the flu and are given it as a precaution.

what is the point of it? to me the fact that it may shorten the illness by a day or so isnt worth it. Just making money for the big pharm corporations

Hey MM, sorry, I've not been on much in the last few days, just popping in & out really...how are you? I hope you are feeling better

hey devil!

was feeling rough as there for a few days, today i've not got aches and pains or earache anymore but i do have episodes of spewing up foam and phlegm ...even though, i feel alot better and hope to be fully recovered in the next few days! I've so much to do its unreal, i don;t have time to be ill !

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Originally posted by Mummy Maz:
hey devil!

was feeling rough as there for a few days, today i've not got aches and pains or earache anymore but i do have episodes of spewing up foam and phlegm ...even though, i feel alot better and hope to be fully recovered in the next few days! I've so much to do its unreal, i don;t have time to be ill !

That's good news MM...yeyyy, you're on the mend...I know what you maen about not having time to be ill....always at a bloody inconvenient time isn't it!!!