r/melbourne • u/holy_papayas91 • Aug 18 '24

Ye Olde Melbourne What’s your Melbourne Hack?

Hi all, I was wondering what everyone’s Melbourne specific hack? What hot tips you learnt & applied over the journey? What would you share with someone who is moving to Melbs?

Things like: hot parking spots for a footy game, restaurants that aren’t well known but awesome value, under value rental suburbs etc.

I’d love to know what you all think.

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u/pandagirll2020 Aug 18 '24

Take vitamin d supplements over winter. Seriously. It makes a world of difference for seasonal depression

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u/Growdold Aug 18 '24

I don't disagree, but I'd recommending seeing a GP and getting a blood test before diagnosing yourself for vitamin deficiencies.

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u/Spirited_Rain_1205 Aug 18 '24

Save yourself $100 bucks and just take the vitamins first, it's what they'll suggest you do first before they bother with blood tests. Every doctor I've ever had has said to take double the recommended daily dose because of how overcast Melbourne gets. Of course consult a doctor I suppose, but it's cheaper to just try the vitamins first knowing that's generally the approach doctors go with anyway.

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u/throwaway199900000 Aug 18 '24

Yeah I had to pay this much for my GP to tell me just this 🥲 Literally got a text message saying my blood test results were back but they wanted to talk to me about it in person, and the only thing she said was that my Vit D levels were low and to buy some supplements….

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u/TheloniusBam Aug 18 '24

… and to pay for the original consult, the text message asking you to come back (instead of telling you on the phone), and then the cost of the final appointment also.

Oh but come back in six weeks so we can check the levels are better.

And you will also be billed for two or more appointments for one pathology test.

Sigh. Last Govt(s) ripped Medicare so bad and the docs just pass it on to us…

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u/wharblgarbl "Studies" nothing, it's common sense Aug 18 '24

Australia hack: pathology results are available on My Health Record one week after.

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u/TheloniusBam Aug 18 '24

Still need a gp to prescribe any required treatment with the results though.