It seems Syndol (tables for headaches etc) is unavailable at the moment in the UK. I have found they really work better than anything else. Does anyone know an equivalent, please?
They contained Paracetemol , Codeine and Caffeine and an anti histamine
For pain the antihistamine would have no effect and the three other ingredients are availble in other tablets .Here in Ireland its Solpedeine .
Syndol
SSL Healthcare Ireland Ltd
Active ingredients
Caffeine 30mg, codeine phosphate 10mg, doxylamine succinate 5mg and paracetamol 450mg
Boots have their own brand paracetamol and codeine tablets - other chemists have "own brand" versions as well. Obviously you could buy an expensive version but the shop brands has exactly the same ingredients at a fraction of the price. Caffeine tablets are cheap anywhere I believe.
Boots have their own brand paracetamol and codeine tablets - other chemists have "own brand" versions as well. Obviously you could buy an expensive version but the shop brands has exactly the same ingredients at a fraction of the price. Caffeine tablets are cheap anywhere I believe.
Thanks. I didn't know there was an own brand version of Syndol. I'll ask at Boots. Might save some money!
They may do the same job, though. Thanks for looking!
Do you mind me asking you what pain you take it for and if you need the drowsy effect of the anti histamine ? If yo only need it for pain the Paracetomol with codeine will do the job, caffeine doesnt ease pain it simply excellerates the the speed which codeine works .
Do you mind me asking you what pain you take it for and if you need the drowsy effect of the anti histamine ? If yo only need it for pain the Paracetomol with codeine will do the job, caffeine doesnt ease pain it simply excellerates the the speed which codeine works .
Just headaches and I don't need the drowsy effect (I don't seem to get drowsiness from Syndol). So the one's in Dangerous Dave's link would probably work?
Just headaches and I don't need the drowsy effect (I don't seem to get drowsiness from Syndol). So the one's in Dangerous Dave's link would probably work?
Yes they would work for you , you get both pain ingredients you had in Syndol in them so they should work .I am looking for ones without caffeine( it keeps me awake ) and The Boots ones will do me !! So off I go to Boots .Thanks !!
They may do the same job, though. Thanks for looking!
Just googled the ingredients on this brand it included doxylamine succinate which is an anti histamine but is also used as an aid to sleep!! No wonder it may cause drowsiness!! Syndol is marketed for tension headache so maybe the combination works to reduce tension whereby just paracetamol and codeince would not. I have been wondering why syndol is unavailable too.
Just googled the ingredients on this brand it included doxylamine succinate which is an anti histamine but is also used as an aid to sleep!! No wonder it may cause drowsiness!! Syndol is marketed for tension headache so maybe the combination works to reduce tension whereby just paracetamol and codeince would not. I have been wondering why syndol is unavailable too.
Mmm, yes that could be the magic ingredient (although I don't seem to get drowsy myself at all). Thanks, delly. That's something I may have to consider, after all.
I guess I'll have to try the codeine/paracetamol ones and then perhaps take something with that in as well, if it doesn't work or the Solpadeine.
It seems that there's a licensing problem with Syndol and time estimates are a couple of weeks to 6 months before it's on the shelves again:
It's the doxylamine in it that is a muscle relaxant so if you are using it for tension headaches that'll be why it helps, in which case codeine and paracetamol may not be the answer. Co-codamol doesn't contain caffeine but it is a lot cheaper than buying Solpadeine and the caffeine is added just to the tablets be absorbed a little faster. I'm not sure you can buy doxylamine in any other products, I think Syndol was the only OTC medication with that ingredient.
It's the doxylamine in it that is a muscle relaxant so if you are using it for tension headaches that'll be why it helps, in which case codeine and paracetamol may not be the answer. Co-codamol doesn't contain caffeine but it is a lot cheaper than buying Solpadeine and the caffeine is added just to the tablets be absorbed a little faster. I'm not sure you can buy doxylamine in any other products, I think Syndol was the only OTC medication with that ingredient.
Yes, I think that's why Syndol would be the only thing that worked for many people. I'm wondering whether to take one of the above, with Nytol or some such, if need be!
I am no pharmacist so open to correction but I understand that doxylamine is an anti histamine ,Its blocks the release of histamine and is not a muscle relaxant as such .It does make you drowsy though .
Would you get the same effect, with Codeine and Paracetamol and a antihistamine like this, then, maybe (given that you can't doxylamine anywhere else) ?
Long term use of any tablet would not be recommended , you would really need to ask a GP about a prescription for your headaches to be honest as non of us know your history .
For example codeine is addictive and its use is restricted now in a lot of countries
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For pain the antihistamine would have no effect and the three other ingredients are availble in other tablets .Here in Ireland its Solpedeine .
Syndol
SSL Healthcare Ireland Ltd
Active ingredients
Caffeine 30mg, codeine phosphate 10mg, doxylamine succinate 5mg and paracetamol 450mg
Ask the pharmacist what they are called in the UK .You need Paractamol 500 , Codeine 8mgs and Caffeine .
Good luck , here in Ireland anything containing codiene is behind the counter and you get the Spanish Inquisition if you want them !!!
They seem to have them on Amazon (Solpadeine):
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Solpadeine-Max-Tablets/dp/B001CL57C2/ref=pd_sim_d_5
so I should be able to get them from Boots.
You're a lifesaver!
Paracetamol and Codeine - 2.25 for 32
http://www.boots.com/en/Boots-Pharmacy-Tension-Headache-Tablets-24-Tablets_537998/
They may do the same job, though. Thanks for looking!
Do you mind me asking you what pain you take it for and if you need the drowsy effect of the anti histamine ? If yo only need it for pain the Paracetomol with codeine will do the job, caffeine doesnt ease pain it simply excellerates the the speed which codeine works .
Yes they would work for you , you get both pain ingredients you had in Syndol in them so they should work .I am looking for ones without caffeine( it keeps me awake ) and The Boots ones will do me !! So off I go to Boots .Thanks !!
Co-codamol here.
Tesco Pharmacy £1.25 for 32.
£1.35 Boots.
£1.45 Rowlands Chemist.
Yes. Before someone says it I am.
Just googled the ingredients on this brand it included doxylamine succinate which is an anti histamine but is also used as an aid to sleep!! No wonder it may cause drowsiness!! Syndol is marketed for tension headache so maybe the combination works to reduce tension whereby just paracetamol and codeince would not. I have been wondering why syndol is unavailable too.
I guess I'll have to try the codeine/paracetamol ones and then perhaps take something with that in as well, if it doesn't work or the Solpadeine.
It seems that there's a licensing problem with Syndol and time estimates are a couple of weeks to 6 months before it's on the shelves again:
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/columnists/2012/02/07/claire-rees-talking-wm-sense-91466-30278326/#.TzDtQWGhmCs.twitter
Thanks, oscar.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a682537.html
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cetirizine-HydroChloride-10mg-Tablets-30/dp/B001PMNW66/ref=pd_cp_d_0
Long term use of any tablet would not be recommended , you would really need to ask a GP about a prescription for your headaches to be honest as non of us know your history .
For example codeine is addictive and its use is restricted now in a lot of countries