The totally off-topic thread

[mrs.dr.ron]

Cripes, all I can say is that I need a cuppa tea, a bex and a good lie down.....

My grandfather loved BEX ! He would take one in the morning, and another one in the afternoon. He would make paper boats with the wrapper !

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

Ooh. living dangerously there.
Waterbury's tasted amazingly bad. Obviously with those ingredients not surprising :shock:

"Waterbury's tasted amazingly bad" you are so right there. My sister and I still talk about it !!!!

 

[whatmeworry]

I hope no one needs "Simpson and Son’s Revitalizing Tonic"...

 

[drron]

Cripes, all I can say is that I need a cuppa tea, a bex and a good lie down.....

They used to say that in the old days too.Then they kept taking Bex to help them sleep at night then wake them up in the morning.
It did make a lot of kidney doctors rich though.

 

[Pushka]

Bex is just aspirin?

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

Bex is just aspirin?

No.

"Australia developed its own pain killers such as BEX, Vincent's APC and Veganin. They contained a mixture of aspirin phenacetin and caffeine or codeine "

"It was billed as mothers little helper but “a cup of tea, a Bex and a good lie down” turned out to be a killer prescription and new research shows kidney cancers plunged after the pain killer was banned."

From the UNSW School of medical science=
Bex contained:
Aspirin – Chemically known as acetylsalicylic acid, this drug acts on the body as an anti-inflammatory, helping to alleviate pain, fever, headache and other symptoms. The maximum recommended daily dose of aspirin is 1 g (1000 mg), as it can lead to stomach bleeding. A single bex powder (approximately 1 gram) contained 420 mg of aspirin.
Phenacetin – This chemical was widely used with aspirin and caffeine as a fever and pain reliever. It acts primarily on the nervous system, targeting the sensory tracts of the spinal cord, the brain and the heart. It was withdrawn from use in 1983 due to its damaging action on the kidneys and carcinogenic properties. Each Bex powder contained 420 mg of phenacetin.
Caffeine – Found in coffee, tea and soft drinks, caffeine is a powerful nervous system stimulant. In combination with aspirin, it can give greater pain relief than aspirin alone. More than 250mg of caffeine a day can lead to unpleasant side effects like sleeplessness, irritability and heart palpitations. A single bex powder contained approximately 160mg.

 

[Pushka]

Vegenin. Remember those too!
I remember the bex jingle - designed for women to help them 'cope'. But really it was for the men. Apparently.

 

[LadyC]

Wait until she's teething, and then goes through sleep regression, and then attacks you as soon as you wake up, leaving cut marks, bite marks, and blood dripping from your face at 5am. Or interrupts your every trip to the loo because she wants to see what's happening. Or refuses to eat anything and then just throws it on the floor. Because you WILL go through it, and then... you wouldn't change her for anything.

Haha - He won't remember it with all the sleep deprivation

 

[drron]

Well Jet Blue don't care who they kick off their planes-

Former Senator Tells JetBlue Pilot To "Grow Some Balls," Gets Kicked Off Plane - One Mile at a Time

 

[GarrettM]

I hope no one needs "Simpson and Son’s Revitalizing Tonic"...

Don't forget Smeckler's powder!

 

[anat0l]

As a child my dad worked in a dental supply lab. I used to 'play' with Mercury! Quicksilver as it used to be called!

Newton used to fiddle around with mercury too. Might have done something to his hair, but I guess it hasn't happened to you.

I hope no one needs "Simpson and Son’s Revitalizing Tonic"...

Don't forget Smeckler's powder!

Balsam Specific! :mrgreen:

 

[Bindibuys]

Vegenin. Remember those too!
I remember the bex jingle - designed for women to help them 'cope'. But really it was for the men. Apparently.

My mother lived on Vegenin.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Aspirin – Chemically known as acetylsalicylic acid, this drug acts on the body as an anti-inflammatory, helping to alleviate pain, fever, headache and other symptoms. The maximum recommended daily dose of aspirin is 1 g (1000 mg), as it can lead to stomach bleeding. A single bex powder (approximately 1 gram) contained 420 mg of aspirin.
Phenacetin – This chemical was widely used with aspirin and caffeine as a fever and pain reliever. It acts primarily on the nervous system, targeting the sensory tracts of the spinal cord, the brain and the heart. It was withdrawn from use in 1983 due to its damaging action on the kidneys and carcinogenic properties. Each Bex powder contained 420 mg of phenacetin.
Caffeine – Found in coffee, tea and soft drinks, caffeine is a powerful nervous system stimulant. In combination with aspirin, it can give greater pain relief than aspirin alone. More than 250mg of caffeine a day can lead to unpleasant side effects like sleeplessness, irritability and heart palpitations. A single bex powder contained approximately 160mg.

The modern equivalent I guess is the US drug under the brand name Exederin - combining aspirin, paracetamol and caffeine (250/250/65mg respectively - recommended dose 2 tablets).

Some people with 'migraine' swear by them.

 

[QF WP]

Wow, watching the 20/20 match - Renegades v Hurricanes. What an amazing game. I thought the Renegades did well in breaking the scoring record (222) but Ben McDermott (son of Craig) from the Hurricanes is trying to do it single handed - just got out for 114 (from 52 balls). Records fell - second best BBL score ever, 3rd fastest hundred ever and I'll see if I can find out where the partnership rates (149)...

 

[Milboo]

The modern equivalent I guess is the US drug under the brand name Exederin - combining aspirin, paracetamol and caffeine (250/250/65mg respectively - recommended dose 2 tablets).

Some people with 'migraine' swear by them.

I have a Walgreens version (lists the paracetamol as Acetaminophen). Was the best option they could give me over the counter when I was getting aura symptoms and had left my usual meds in the apartment. I've used it a few times since.

It does work on the migraine initially but when I have taken it, the post migraine 'hangover' is worse/ longer and I'm more prone to rebound migraines or headaches.

I have long grabbed a full strength coke (never drink it otherwise) or a short black at the first aura signs and find it helps a lot with the duration of the migraine.

The theory is that the caffeine reduces the inflammation going on in the blood vessels after the trigeminal nerve is triggered.

 

[QF WP]

Well it's getting even more exciting and then the wickets have started to fall - 15 off 5 required and now another wicket

 

[QF WP]

Then it turns again - they now need 5 off 2. Could we have a tie - scores are tied with a ball left

 

[QF WP]

Bloody hell - I never thought I'd see such an engrossing game. The Hurricanes win!!!!

 

[JohnK]

Wait until she's teething, and then goes through sleep regression, and then attacks you as soon as you wake up, leaving cut marks, bite marks, and blood dripping from your face at 5am. Or interrupts your every trip to the loo because she wants to see what's happening. Or refuses to eat anything and then just throws it on the floor. Because you WILL go through it, and then... you wouldn't change her for anything.

The most amazing thing is the inbuilt auto-pilot.

Do people seriously think human beings are just a random act of nature? Absolutely, positively, no way....

 

[cove]

Wow it is quite a few years since our children were little. They do grow up and they are not exactly a copy of us as many things have changed. Many adult children fly way more at an earlier age than we ever did.
I can still rememember the food on the floor thing from a high chair being an early game.....