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Giveaway: Carbon Monoxide Alarm

Some new research conducted by npower has uncovered some truly shocking statistics. Although 95% of people in the UK know what Carbon Monoxide is, only 5.5% can identify the most common symptoms. I've written about the dangers of Carbon Monoxide before, and I was really keen to work with npower on this campaign. I've put some of those findings into an infographic:

carbon monoxide awareness infographic

Particularly worrying was how low understanding of CO was among those in the private rental sector. Social landlords, of course, are highly regulated and closely inspected while private landlords, to put it bluntly, are not. It became a legal requirement in October 2015 for private landlords to fit a CO alarm in rooms that are used as living accommodation which also contain an appliance that burns, or is capable of burning solid fuel, and best practice states that a CO alarm should be fitted near a gas boiler.

The figure show that at least 35% of private rentals are lacking a CO alarm, and tenants in a further 11% are unsure whether they have an alarm or not. One in seven tenants incorrectly thought you would be able to smell carbon monoxide - highlighting the need for those alarms! Find out how aware you are of the dangers with npower's 'Spot the Hazards' quiz.

If you need a CO alarm, check out npower's new Protect and Fix April 2018 tariff which, in addition to fixing your energy prices until April 2018, also comes with two Nest carbon monoxide alarms (RRP £89.99 each) for free. Or, you can get up to five entries in my carbon monoxide alarm giveaway by filling out the Gleam form below.


Win a Carbon Monoxide Alarm
Please note that the prize is a regular CO alarm, not a Nest alarm.


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  1. emma walters29 March 2016 at 07:44

    one symptom is dizziness x

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  2. mummy2429 March 2016 at 07:44

    HEadaches!

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  3. Kevin00029 March 2016 at 10:06

    Dizziness

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  4. Unknown29 March 2016 at 10:37

    Headaches

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  5. Kim Neville29 March 2016 at 13:22

    Dizziness

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  6. Isabel29 March 2016 at 14:10

    One of them is headaches. It's actually always scared me as the symptoms are similar to a migraine so you wouldn't necessarily know that it was co2 poisoning. It's why it's good to have an alarm, which I keep telling my family.

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    1. Jessica Powell2 April 2016 at 16:18

      Exactly - you could just keep chalking it up to something else until it's too late. x

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    2. Lynn Neal13 April 2016 at 12:32

      Headaches

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  7. Unknown29 March 2016 at 14:30

    Breathlessness is a sympton

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  8. Unknown29 March 2016 at 16:22

    Headaches

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  9. Tracy Nixon29 March 2016 at 18:32

    dizziness

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  10. Clare B29 March 2016 at 18:37

    Headaches

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  11. Unknown29 March 2016 at 18:43

    Headaches

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  12. Mimi29 March 2016 at 18:43

    Headaches

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  13. anywayup29 March 2016 at 18:54

    Feeling drowsy

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  14. Unknown29 March 2016 at 19:02

    Dizziness. Great blog post, very important subject that everybody needs to stay aware of. x

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    1. Jessica Powell2 April 2016 at 16:17

      It can act so quickly, that's the really scary part to me. x

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  15. Jo29 March 2016 at 19:03

    Headaches

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  16. Ziggy Stone29 March 2016 at 19:07

    Headaches

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  17. daisypickles29 March 2016 at 19:21

    Dizziness

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  18. lozzle29 March 2016 at 19:56

    headaches

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  19. Susan Smith29 March 2016 at 19:57

    Headaches

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  20. leiajulie29 March 2016 at 20:02

    headaches & dizziness

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  21. Michelle Ferguson29 March 2016 at 20:28

    Headaches

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  22. anthony harrington29 March 2016 at 21:26

    headaches

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  23. Lola88829 March 2016 at 23:01

    Headaches

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  24. Unknown29 March 2016 at 23:40

    Dizziness

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  25. Unknown30 March 2016 at 00:25

    Dizziness

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  26. Liam Bishop30 March 2016 at 11:44

    Headaches

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  27. Tony Metcalfe30 March 2016 at 14:11

    Headaches and feeling dizzy.

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  28. Robwhufc30 March 2016 at 16:05

    Dizziness

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  29. Holly30 March 2016 at 16:43

    feeling dizzy and having headaches x

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  30. Tracy Hanley30 March 2016 at 21:19

    Dizziness

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  31. twinlay0630 March 2016 at 21:48

    Headaches (partner gives me one of these on a regular occasion) lol

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  32. Ellen1 April 2016 at 12:25

    Collapse.

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  33. Emma Lowe1 April 2016 at 14:38

    should be law for all appliances not just solid fuel ones

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  34. Unknown1 April 2016 at 22:27

    Feeling Dizzy xx

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  35. katrina walsh1 April 2016 at 23:30

    Dizziness

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  36. Solange2 April 2016 at 06:37

    Headaches

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  37. Leanne Lunn2 April 2016 at 11:57

    Headaches

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  38. Anonymous3 April 2016 at 10:48

    Headaches

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  39. Anonymous3 April 2016 at 14:45

    Headaches and feeling dizzy

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  40. Margaret3 April 2016 at 16:02

    Headaches

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  41. Margaret3 April 2016 at 16:03

    Headaches

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  42. Jules Eley3 April 2016 at 16:43

    Headaches

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  43. harlina3 April 2016 at 16:58

    Headaches

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  44. pete c3 April 2016 at 19:47

    Nausea

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  45. angela treadway3 April 2016 at 19:48

    Headaches x

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  46. Nicola Edwards3 April 2016 at 20:48

    Headaches

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  47. Jesswoods19923 April 2016 at 21:06

    Headaches

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  48. chrissie133 April 2016 at 22:42

    Headaches

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  49. Anonymous4 April 2016 at 05:50

    Nausea

    ~ Anthony G

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  50. Ruth Harwood4 April 2016 at 08:09

    Headaches

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  51. Iris4 April 2016 at 08:25

    This is something that really scares me as the symptoms can be very similar to flu like headaches

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  52. Margaret4 April 2016 at 16:58

    Headaches

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  53. clairew1374 April 2016 at 21:03

    Dizziness

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  54. Anonymous5 April 2016 at 08:14

    Breathlessness

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  55. Dawn Wilkinson5 April 2016 at 10:41

    Headaches

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  56. Rachel Butterworth6 April 2016 at 23:41

    Breathlessness.

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  57. Annabel Greaves9 April 2016 at 20:28

    Headaches

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  58. Unknown9 April 2016 at 23:20

    Headaches dizziness tiredness feeling generally unwell

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  59. Lauren O10 April 2016 at 10:02

    Headaches

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  60. Carole Nott10 April 2016 at 13:56

    Headaches and feeling unwell

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  61. Jayne L10 April 2016 at 15:27

    Confusion

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  62. modzy7810 April 2016 at 15:53

    dizziness

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  63. matphil10 April 2016 at 17:56

    Dizziness.

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  64. Birty10 April 2016 at 20:47

    Headaches

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  65. sheridarby10 April 2016 at 21:32

    Headaches

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  66. Unknown10 April 2016 at 21:56

    Headaches!

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  67. Anonymous10 April 2016 at 22:11

    Steve Miles:

    Headaches in some people, loss of conciousness in others.

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  68. Susan B11 April 2016 at 05:49

    Headaches.

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  69. kirsty woods11 April 2016 at 07:00

    Dizziness

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  70. sallyc0611 April 2016 at 07:17

    Dizziness

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  71. Anonymous11 April 2016 at 09:34

    Dizziness

    trevor linvell

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  72. BECCA STAPLES11 April 2016 at 11:04

    Headaches x

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  73. donna l jones11 April 2016 at 12:25

    Headaches

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  74. Lucy I11 April 2016 at 14:02

    Fatigue

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  75. emily1311 April 2016 at 14:23

    headaches

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  76. Unknown11 April 2016 at 14:36

    Dizziness

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  77. Clare Hubbard11 April 2016 at 16:45

    Headaches

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  78. Kim M11 April 2016 at 20:05

    Headaches x

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  79. Jennifer11 April 2016 at 21:07

    Nausea :)

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  80. WeeWillieWilkie11 April 2016 at 21:26

    Headaches

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  81. Pam Francis Gregory11 April 2016 at 21:32

    Headaches

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  82. Unknown11 April 2016 at 23:44

    Drowsiness

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  83. Unknown12 April 2016 at 00:02

    my friend had this and had really bad headaches and confusions

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  84. Sim198312 April 2016 at 06:08

    Dizziness

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  85. Thomas Perry12 April 2016 at 06:17

    Nausea

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  86. Elspeth McMillan12 April 2016 at 07:47

    Headaches

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  87. jo liddement12 April 2016 at 07:53

    Headaches

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  88. Tim Woolfenden12 April 2016 at 08:51

    Feeling unexpectedly constantly drowsy

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  89. carol boffey12 April 2016 at 09:31

    Feeling dizzy

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  90. Vickie12 April 2016 at 11:00

    Headaches and nausea (can be misinterpreted for migraines)

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  91. Unknown12 April 2016 at 12:18

    Not so well known is chest pain.

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  92. Unknown12 April 2016 at 13:54

    Dizziness

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  93. Unknown12 April 2016 at 14:10

    headaches

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  94. sam12 April 2016 at 14:11

    Headaches

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  95. Emma12 April 2016 at 14:34

    Collapse - Thank you for the opportunity to win this fantastic prize! Good luck everybody.

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  96. Unknown12 April 2016 at 15:25

    headaches

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  97. betsy ferguson12 April 2016 at 15:26

    dizzy

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  98. nicola12 April 2016 at 16:31

    nausea

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  99. kasza12 April 2016 at 16:36

    Headaches

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  100. Lucy Carter12 April 2016 at 16:46

    Headaches

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  101. madminx112 April 2016 at 18:29

    Headaches

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  102. Unknown12 April 2016 at 18:44

    Headaches

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  103. Pauline Wilson12 April 2016 at 19:11

    Nausea

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  104. Philip Underwood12 April 2016 at 20:32

    You will die!

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  105. Diana12 April 2016 at 21:03

    Dizziness

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  106. Emmamaryd12 April 2016 at 21:20

    Dizziness

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  107. Eloise12 April 2016 at 21:57

    headaches

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  108. ArthurII12 April 2016 at 22:24

    Dizziness

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  109. Unknown12 April 2016 at 22:25

    Dizzy

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  110. Natalie Gillham13 April 2016 at 01:16

    Nausea

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  111. Natalie Crossan13 April 2016 at 02:17

    Headaches

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  112. Unknown13 April 2016 at 07:20

    Headaches

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  113. Steven Beasley13 April 2016 at 10:21

    Headaches, dizziness, nausea.....

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  114. Unknown13 April 2016 at 10:23

    Headaches.

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  115. Jodie Green13 April 2016 at 10:31

    headaches

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  116. Emma S Anderson13 April 2016 at 11:43

    Dizziness

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  117. Gemma Mason-Rogers13 April 2016 at 13:52

    Headaches

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  118. Unknown13 April 2016 at 14:52

    Nausea. These alarms are just as important as smoke alarms

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  119. adrian price13 April 2016 at 14:52


    Headaches

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  120. Unknown13 April 2016 at 14:53

    Nausea. These alarms are just as important as smoke alarms

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  121. Unknown13 April 2016 at 16:14

    Dizziness

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  122. Unknown13 April 2016 at 16:34

    Headaches

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  123. Cat1980uk13 April 2016 at 16:44

    Dizziness

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  124. Pauline Burroughs13 April 2016 at 17:01

    Headaches

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  125. Lucinda Beckett 13 April 2016 at 18:26

    Dizziness

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  126. Lucinda Beckett 13 April 2016 at 18:27

    Dizziness

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  127. Michelle Corbett 13 April 2016 at 20:10

    Vomiting

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  128. Merad13 April 2016 at 20:21

    Drowsiness

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  129. Anonymous13 April 2016 at 20:43

    Dizziness
    George Williamson

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  130. hneale8713 April 2016 at 21:40

    Headaches!

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  131. Kelly Simpson13 April 2016 at 21:58

    Headaches!

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  132. Kelly Simpson13 April 2016 at 22:01

    Headaches!

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  133. SylviaP13 April 2016 at 22:14

    Headaches

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  134. jackie C13 April 2016 at 22:53

    headaches and feeling unwell

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  135. Alison Clifford13 April 2016 at 23:07

    Dizziness

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  136. Susan13 April 2016 at 23:57

    Headaches are one of the symptoms

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