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Strongest over the counter pain meds?

 
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kinerry



Joined: 01 Jun 2009

PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:26 am    Post subject: Strongest over the counter pain meds? Reply with quote

Having a root canal done right now and the doctor is only giving me naproxen sodium.
Anyone know what's out there?
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cazador83



Joined: 28 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

not sure about over the counter meds, but go to the international clinic in itaewon (02-709-9158) and tell dr. kim your problem. im sure he'll prescribe you something stronger.
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wylies99



Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!

PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 1:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

cazador83 wrote:
not sure about over the counter meds, but go to the international clinic in itaewon (02-709-9158) and tell dr. kim your problem. im sure he'll prescribe you something stronger.


Good advice. Others may want to know about this place, too. Here's a link-
http://www.internationalclinic.co.kr/AP/AP_3.asp
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egrog1717



Joined: 12 Mar 2008

PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Go to a clinic and tell them you have a cough...
When I had the flu the good Dr. put me on a 5 day supply of oxycontin (along with a handful of other pills, one for each of my symptoms, lol)
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darkjedidave



Joined: 19 Aug 2009
Location: Shanghai/Seoul

PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The strong OTC pain meds I've found is Codeine. Had to buy it in Canada because you need a prescription in the States. Not sure if it requires a prescription in Korea
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kinerry



Joined: 01 Jun 2009

PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

darkjedidave wrote:
The strong OTC pain meds I've found is Codeine. Had to buy it in Canada because you need a prescription in the States. Not sure if it requires a prescription in Korea


Uh, I'm talking about Korea, not Canada or the US.
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TDC troll



Joined: 03 Feb 2009
Location: TDC

PostPosted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I agree, don't think it should hurt that much after.
It's before the extraction that it hurts like hell.
I'm sure if you ask for something stronger , he could
write you a prescription.
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Brooksmatic



Joined: 06 Apr 2008
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

egrog1717 wrote:
Go to a clinic and tell them you have a cough...
When I had the flu the good Dr. put me on a 5 day supply of oxycontin (along with a handful of other pills, one for each of my symptoms, lol)

Say WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT? If Dr. Kim is handing out oxycontin I need to get my a$$ in there in a hurry.
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ppcg4



Joined: 16 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 6:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brooksmatic wrote:
egrog1717 wrote:
Go to a clinic and tell them you have a cough...
When I had the flu the good Dr. put me on a 5 day supply of oxycontin (along with a handful of other pills, one for each of my symptoms, lol)

Say WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT? If Dr. Kim is handing out oxycontin I need to get my a$$ in there in a hurry.


Dr. Kim is a good doctor and if you were genuinely experiencing real pain, he will give you something for it. He's been great with my back pain by giving me vicodin and percocet, but closely monitoring me for addiction or abuse. He's cut me off a few times worrying that I was abusing it. With good reason too. That stuff isn't to be toyed with.

I know Dr. Kim would never give someone oxycodone for a cough. That's just egregious. Hell I had to twist my ENT doctor's arm to give me codeine for a real, persistent cough.

Anyway my point is, don't abuse good doctors, because they will be more apprehensive to hand out medicine to people who actually need it when you have bozos faking symptoms to get pain meds. Him being a doctor trained in the US, I'm sure he's plenty knowledgeable about what to look out for.
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DorkothyParker



Joined: 11 Apr 2009
Location: Jeju

PostPosted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 7:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Over the counter means I don't need to see a doctor or go to a clinic.

So what, my interpretation anyway, the OP is asking is what is the strongest pain killer one can get at the pharmacy is.
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kinerry



Joined: 01 Jun 2009

PostPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

DorkothyParker wrote:
Over the counter means I don't need to see a doctor or go to a clinic.

So what, my interpretation anyway, the OP is asking is what is the strongest pain killer one can get at the pharmacy is.


Thank you
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jmuns



Joined: 09 Sep 2009
Location: earth

PostPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

whisky
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kinerry



Joined: 01 Jun 2009

PostPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jmuns wrote:
whisky


Have some, doesn't work
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blackjack



Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang

PostPosted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

kinerry wrote:
jmuns wrote:
whisky


Have some, doesn't work


double the dosage
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