Get well soon B :good:
Being perfectly honest i don't believe in the whole pill taking thing unless it's really serious, one of my aunts is a Dermatologist and she talked to me about the whole paracetemol / pain killers / voltravol e.t.c
And basically, unless your in incredible pain, they won't help you all that much, basically they WILL help, but if you compare how much they help compared to the risks your taking - it's not worth it.
for instance, if you've got a headache / migrain and you take paracetemol (even the weak stuff), you enhance your chances of having a stroke / heart attack / blood clot & alot of other inherent killers in todays world by 100%.
ie your 100% more likely to die or have some sort of life threatening problem occur if you take paracetemol to much, - like anything i'm sure its not "as" bad as it seems, as obviously the older you are.. and the general condition of your body will also determine how drugs effect you.
Any body can shake off a cold / headache - even bad one's, all you have to do is have a regular intake of healthy protein/fibre filled diet.
but none the less B, sorry to hear ur ill :) hope all goes well :good: