When Matthew decided to sort himself out, homeopath Karen Leadbeater required him to list all the drugs he had ever taken. This was a daunting task and this is what he came up with:

Antibiotics specifically for two large dental cysts in upper mouth:

- Amoxycillin 500mg capsules [Six courses split between late 1996/early 1997 and late 1998]
- Augmentin 375mg tablets [Five courses late 1998]
- Metronidazole 200mg tablets [Two courses late 1998]

Various Asthma drugs, including:

- Salbutamol 100mg inhaler (since age 5) [When needed - up to 250 puffs a day when at my worst]
- Beclazone 250mg steroid inhaler (since age 29) [two puffs twice per day]
- Intal - powder steroid inhaler (age 7ish for a few years)
- Ventolin - powder inhaler (age 9ish for a few years)
- Becotide - powder steroid inhaler (age 11ish for a few years)
- Ventolin tablets (most of childhood - these gave me very shaky hands and therefore bad writing)
- Zaditen - steroid capsule/tablet (age 14ish until 29)

Various eye medications, including:

- Predsol N steroid drops (age 10ish until age 29)
- Betnesol N steroid drops (age29 only)
- Rapitil steroid drops (age 29 until 31)
- Opticrom steroid drops (when young - didn’t use much because they stung)
- Various creams I cannot remember

Various allergy mediations, including:

- Nasobec Aqueous 50mg nasal spray (since age 29) [two puffs/nostril twice per day for 9 months of year]
- Hydrocortisone Cream b.p.1% (since age 31) [On face twice per day - just stopped]
- DiproBase Cream Emollient (since age 31) [As required - just stopped]

Others:

- Benelin cough mixture (large quantities throughout childhood).
- Various antibiotics in childhood.

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