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Subject: Re: Ouch - Codeine Is Sold OTC in Australia

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Aussie Mike

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Date Posted: 18:37:47 07/20/04 Tue
In reply to: Shannon 's message, "Ouch" on 06:07:06 07/20/04 Tue

Shannon,

I Totally agree!

I am having my lower arch only treated for simple crowding. The ortho told me it would not really hurt saying:

"we treat 11 and 12 year olds, do you think we would hurt them?"

In his little handout it said that pain medication was required "only in extreme cases".

What a load of bull - after they went on I hardly slept for three days because of the pain (that's with Codeine)! It took me three visits to just to get molar bands on. Spacers for three weeks - It really sucked bigtime.

Here in Australia Codeine is available without a prescription - I think Canada and the UK are the same. I can't understand why you need a prescription for it in America?

Thank God for Neurofen Plus (500mg Ibuprofen/12.9mg Codeine) No one ever gets addicted to headache tablets here LOL! I mean really - I'm not going to sell my kids toys to buy more headache tablet's ROFL!! I feel really sorry for you not being given decent pain medication - and not being able to just buy it OTC - What do you do if you get a migraine?

I could not have coped without pain medication! I was in so much pain I could not focus on my work either. See your GP if you need to - I would insist on something stronger than Tylenol - what a joke!

Maybe Dr. Rick or someone can comment on the general lack of pain management offered to Ortho patients - especialy in America...

Regards,

Mike

>I just had my braces put on yesterday. They said it
>would be a "little sore" and to take tylenol....are
>they for real? This hurts more then when I had my
>wisdom teeth pulled and they gave me better stuff then
>tylenol. It kind of feels like I have been kicked in
>the face. I am suppose to go to work today and I don't
>think I can with it feeling like this. Why are
>orthodontists skimmpy with the pain control? I can see
>with childeren maybe but I am an adult.

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Subject	Author	Date
OTC in Canada too!	Naomi	20:11:38 07/20/04 Tue
Re: OTC in Canada too! -- Aussie Mike, 21:40:27 07/20/04 Tue Re: OTC in Canada too! (no I'm not a drug addict lol) -- naomi, 19:20:59 07/21/04 Wed
Mike! Codine turns into Morphine when it hits the brain,maybe why not OTC in Usa? (NT)	M@rky�(Ver1.1)	06:35:54 07/21/04 Wed
Re: Thats no true! -- Aussie Mike, 17:10:35 07/21/04 Wed Mike heres where i read it go look see.. i found it interesting.. -- M@rky�(Ver1.1), 18:49:16 07/21/04 Wed Re: Mike heres where i read it go look see.. i found it interesting.. -- Aussie Mike, 22:49:00 07/21/04 Wed