Pharmacist refusing to sell me cocodamol

Cocodamol is addictive and not recommend for headaches as it causes rebound headaches. You seem so keen to obtain it, I recommend changing to another painkiller without codeine, such as Ibuprofen 400mg or Aspirin 300mg after discussing with the pharmacist as NSAIDs are not suitable for everyone but highly effective for Migraines.

although 8/500 co-codamol is a Pharmacy medicince it's also a Schedule 5 CD

Ap harmacist can refuse to supply a Pharmacy list medication if they beleive that you are misusing it or that you pose a risk if it was to be supplied

I don’t think I’m doing anything to give the impression that I’m misusing it though. I don’t come across as an addict, I’m polite to the staff and I dress nice, and I’m always sober when I go to buy it.

You can buy it online but you’ll still need a consultation with a pharmacist/doctor. It’s probably the frequency you’re buying it at that made them refuse the sale.

I don’t think I’m doing anything to give the impression that I’m misusing it though. I don’t come across as an addict, I’m polite to the staff and I dress nice, and I’m always sober when I go to buy it.

Even if you are not addicted to it, you will be getting rebound headaches from taking them too often. You need to be on some sort of prophylactic medication. Go back to the GP. You are only making things worse for yourself in the long run if you don't treat it properly.

I have been to the doctors about headaches multiple times (6 in total I think) and told them that I think I have migraines and it is sometimes so bad I can’t do anything and that I think I need a stronger pain killer and they have just told me to take paracetamol and the usual bs health advice. My headaches haven’t been as bad in either frequency or intensity since taking cocodamol so even if I do get rebound headaches I’d rather that than what I had before

I have been to the doctors about headaches multiple times (6 in total I think) and told them that I think I have migraines and it is sometimes so bad I can’t do anything and that I think I need a stronger pain killer and they have just told me to take paracetamol and the usual bs health advice. My headaches haven’t been as bad in either frequency or intensity since taking cocodamol so even if I do get rebound headaches I’d rather that than what I had before

Yet 3 days later you still haven't spoken to a GP about this - which clearly suggests the pharmacists are right to be cautious about your attitude to medications and their sensible use.

Then see a different GP. Rebound headaches only get worse with time, and the fact that you are needing to self-medicate so often shows that you are rebounding already. Eventually, the co-codamol won't work anymore. You need to be assertive about it and mention the rebound.

It was decades ago when my migraines were first diagnosed, and I had a GP who did not take it seriously. I'm sure he thought I was just a "hysterical" woman. He put me on prescription strength co-codamol and diclofenac and surprise surprise... it got worse. Soooo much worse. I ended up in hospital on IV fluids because I had been stuck in a status migraine for weeks and was at the point where I could not even keep fluids down. It was while I was on the ward that I was finally seen by a neurologist and put on the meds that I still take to this day.

I did also switch GPs after that, but trust me when I say that you do not want to find yourself in a similar mess.

I have mentioned my headaches/migraines to two different doctors because I moved during the time I’ve been going about it and both have just dismissed, probably because of the hysterical young woman stereotype like you said. And I’m not mentioning the cocodamol to a doctor because it just gives them more excuses to dismiss me and act like I’m some sort of addict just making things up

What am I supposed to say to a GP when I have been about my migraines multiple times and seen two different doctors (because I moved during the years I’ve been mentioning it) and still just been dismissed

Cocodamol is addictive and not recommend for headaches as it causes rebound headaches. You seem so keen to obtain it, I recommend changing to another painkiller without codeine, such as Ibuprofen 400mg or Aspirin 300mg after discussing with the pharmacist as NSAIDs are not suitable for everyone but highly effective for Migraines.