The perils of living alone that those who live with others easily forgetâŚ
Comment on Daily discussion thread: đ¨âđŹ 8 January, 2025
RustyRaven@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨days⊠ago
Iâve just made my first UberEats order in years: Cold and flu tablets should be here shortly. Expensive, but the chances of me getting myself to the chemist are pretty much nil at this point.
It is frustrating trying to wade through all of the different products and figure out what anything is, you have to look at the ingredients for everything. It would be nice if that information was at least more prominent, instead of an afterthought behind branding. At the very least real drugs and herbal remadies should be easy to pick apart.
just_kitten@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨days⊠ago
RustyRaven@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨days⊠ago
Yep. The other one I always loved was being expected to get a medical certificate for sick leave. When you are actually sick that can be extremely difficult and often counterproductive. Fortunately I only need a stat dec these days, but I do have a written warning on file for taking sick leave without a certificate before. Because obviously if Iâm too sick to work Iâm perfectly capable of getting myself to the doctorâs to the doctors to fill out some paperwork.
just_kitten@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨days⊠ago
Itâs utterly ridiculous. And when youâre particularly sick maybe exposing everyone in the clinic to your illness isnât a great idea if itâs the contagious kind. Thank heavens for telehealth. I hope you recover fully soon - surely bound to happen with the expert purrfessionalism of Dr Meow.
Salvo@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨days⊠ago
Other problem is that you canât get pseudoephedrine without picking up in person.
Phenylephedrine tablets were recently classed as a Placebo by the FDA, so it is a waste of time. Phenylephedrine nasal treatments are reported to work.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨days⊠ago
I thought that was the case too, but there must be some sort of loophole because I have pseudoephedrine.
I was surprised to be able to get it, and also relieved because going to the chemist in person is both beyond my current capabilities and also not great for the community given I probably have Flu and it would be better not to spread it around.