Sorest throat ever known !! Can I take co codamel 2 hours after paracetomol ?

[LottieandSeth]

Had a stinking head cold since Saturday and now have the sorest throat I’ve ever known - like a lump on the left hand side and so painful to swallow.

Been taking paracetomol and ibuprofen (having little effect). Now have some co codamol - I took paracetomol two hours ago so is it ok to take co codomol now ?!

Going to GP first thing in the morning

Wait two hours.

Can you gargle some salty warm water?

I don't think so. It's paracetamol and codeine isn't It, in which case you'll have to wait another 2 hrs.

No because cocodamol have paracetamol in. Needs to be 4 hours from your last dose of paracetamol and no more than 4g paracetamol in 24 hours in total, from paracetamol alone or cocodamol.
Hope you feel better soon.

I’ve garlgled the salt water - not really helping - it’s going to be a bloody long two hours waiting to take the stronger tablets ☹️

Yes you need to wait longer.

I get this occasionally after I've had a cold. I keep a bag of emergency ice cubes and stuffing them in my cake hole normally works wonders (the relief only lasts while the cube are actually there, though).

Sorry I can't remember the name but when I had a really sore throat a few years ago, I used a numbing spray from the pharmacist. It felt weird but really did help. Much better than a salt water gargle anyway,

How about getting a soluble paracetamol and gargling with that. It helped me today

Not a medic... codeine or asprin?
Difflam spray or gargle

Numbing throat spray is pretty good.

I had my tonsils out earlier this year. I was on oramorph afterwards but I’ve had more painful sore throats. Sympathies, OP

Thank you everyone. I had my tonsils out 25 years ago and now when I get a sore throat it always feels raw if that makes sense.

Chloreseptic (sp?) Numbing spray. Sympathies op.

You need to wait but gargling with soluble paracetamol or aspirin will be a much more effective way of treating a sore throat

No throast spray so DH digging around the freezer to see if ice cream helps

You might be able to take more ibruprofen though. The max dose is higher than the box, but speak to a pharmacist.

Been to GP - acute tonisilitos even though I had the bloody things out at 19 ! Have penicillin - hope that kicks in quick - I want to sleep !!