To be pissed off that Boots wouldn't sell me Nytol?

But do you know why they aren't available anymore in the UK?

Tyrozets was an antibiotic and you can't sell them over the counter anymore because of the resistance issues plus a huge percentage of sore throats are viral so totally pointless anyway. And Fraser was discontinued because so many similar drugs that were safer, injecting large amounts caused liver issues and it caused skin irritation if you were exposed and both of these easily avoided with other similar drugs and so why risk it. Still licensed for dogs I believe

It works very well for me. I don't use it every night, but I do get some weeks I use it more than others. I started using it when I hit peri menopause.

Has anyone ever had problems trying to get cystitis relief from over the counter? Once in Boots and once in Asda several years apart I had crippling cystitis and needed the medication. I had to REALLY fight for them both times to sell it to me. Apparently you shouldn’t take it unless you know it’s definitely cystitis and clearly as a silly woman I don’t know my own body

@Jins I use this also 😴

Is phernagen good? Do you take it every night? Another friend recommended this to me she’s using for peri menapuse

At the end of the day, pharmacy assistants are just shop assistants. Not generally a job requiring intelligence or qualifications. No shame there, just stating a fact The trouble is that said pharmacy assistants don't realise their own limitations and that ironically many of their customers DO know a lot more than they.

I know! What a spiteful thread. The pharmacists, and even the pharmacists assistants (who some of you seem to think must have the IQ of a cabbage) are just people doing their job within the confines of the legal regulations.

I used to work in a pharmacy and it's not to take constant for any longer than 3 days and not sure how long in-between packets.

You would be surprised how many adults cannot use an inhaler correctly. Of course, the advice should be offered without patronising.

But shops can sell unlimited alcohol....... the mind boggles

BTW you can buy melatonin on various UK online pharmacies. You just have to say you need it for jet lag.

That Sleepeaze shite gives terrible "hangovers" in my (extensive) experience.

Some of their knowledge is very out of date in my experience. They still harp on about the food pyramid and why we should fill up on carbs and keep to a low fat diet. You should SEE the evils and cat's bum mouths I get when I go to pick up my Mounjaro injections.

I'm 41 and still get cross-examined when buying fucking Night Nurse! By someone I'm very confident is stupider than I am.

As I say, pharmacy assistants (Boots ones in particular) suffer from the same disease as do GP receptionists and "legal secretaries" (aka "secretaries"). They get way above their station.

Pharmacists lover that tiny bit of power!

And seem to love applying it incorrectly.

Just go to another store.

Well I get you there and agree to a great extent.

In the meantime, watching a loved one, be it a partner, parent or child- die of an infection that has become resistant- or lots of the above - is not something I would like to encourage by my overuse of antibiotics, somehow.

But the pharmacists are (a) more expert than almost all their customers and (b) trying to keep people safe from very damaging addictions.

And I’m glad they do this. I’ve had relatives of mine grumbling that they couldn’t get as much of medicine x or y as they wanted, and I’m grateful for the professionalism of the pharmacists stopping people I love from inadvertently harming themselves.

And yet I can buy 98 double strength ibuprofen from the local pharmacy with no questions asked.

Sorry to hear about your dad. If anyone wanted something bad enough though, they could go to different pharmacies. Restrictions make no sense.

It really is the biggest load of shit regarding paracetamol. What’s to stop someone with intent going to lots of different pharmacies. Ludicrous.

Ask to speak to the pharmacist. I recently found out you don't need any qualifications to train to be a Pharmacy Assistant - not even GCSEs. So a Trainee one may have learnt stuff by rote.

You may have taken some a few weeks ago but used up the last of at old bottle.

Also, there isn't anything in Nytol that's addictive. It's just not recommended for chronic insomnia with advice being to see your GP if you need it regularly.

A doctor tried to tell me how to use an inhaler correctly at 54. I was diagnosed with asthma at aged 4.

A pharmacist told me I was using too much lotion on my scalp for eczema and said I should I use mousse (which would just get stuck in my hair).

I know we're supposed to be responsible adults, but my Dad tried to commit suicide with several packets of Nytol all bought in one go from the local Boots. It didn't work, but it sent him into a horrible state - hallucinating, shaking, fitting etc. He spent four weeks in hospital recovering, but never got back to his previous self.
I can see why they put some restrictions on it

In the UK medicines fall into three categories, GSL (general sale, the stuff you can buy in most shops), P (pharmacy only, bigger packs, restricted quantity meds etc) and POM (prescription only)

I once went to boots when pregnant before our cruise and picked up some sea bands for me and tried to buy some anti sickness tablets for my husband - they refused to serve me them because I was pregnant despite my repeatedly saying but these (sea bands) are for me and the tablets for my husband. They became quite audible to everyone around suggesting I would harm my baby and I was furious by their meddling. Did as others said, left and bought them elsewhere…

Oh no….someone doing their job and trying to safeguarding people. Wahhhhhhhhh

Most boots pharmacy assistants are as bad as GP receptionists. Way above their station.