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  • Jul 10, 2008, 05:56 PM
    henoch
    Tylenol 2, 3 or 4 into Canada
    Hi I'm generally new to this community though I love it because of it's honesty and speed of answering regardless here is my question for you experts.
    Note: I'm not sure where to classify this as so I put it as other.
    Note: I'm in Canada
    I have chronic headaches (alot of them hurt every day and almost every hour) and I have seen a doctor for it. She referred me to the HeadAche Clinic (which is suppose to analyse why I am experiencing these pains) however they have not responded at all for a very long time. I am sick and tired of having these headaches as they are bothering me at work, social and school. My parents and my family doctor all say I am fine and I don't need any help which is a big problem and so thus I'm conflicted. I have tried almost EVERY pain reliever OTC including Tylenol 1 and it does nothing. My brain scans show nothing atypical and so my parents and my family doctor agrees there's nothing but the pain is still there. Only the hospital doctor agrees with me and that I need some pain relief.
    In addition to pain killers, I take Vitamin B complex (the strong one).
    My question is:
    Is it a problem for me to purchase Tylenol #2, #3 or #4 (but not all of them, just one) from a different country and getting it shipped to Canada?
    I've researched into it and gone to Justice Canada the only discrepency I find is that I cannot import codeine into Canada. However, does it constitute as codeine only or does it include products that contain codeine such as Tylenol 2 or 3? My general question is: will I get in trouble if I get it shipped to Canada (that is Tylenol 2 or 3 or 4)?
  • Jul 10, 2008, 07:56 PM
    JoeCanada76
    Why can't you get a legal prescription from the emergency doctor?
    You can get 2,3, and 4 here in canada as long as you get it from a prescription from a doctor.

    There are aspects of these tylenol with codiene pills is there really hard on your stomach and can cause other health problems.

    Honestly most doctors will not prescribe codiene and tylenol with codiene just for headaches. There is a real problem with people becoming addicted to this type of medicine.

    The big red flag to me about your post is trying to get these pills from other countries. Why would you do this if this is legit? When you could and can get them in Canada, IF THE DOCTOR OR DOCTORS THINKS IT IS NECESSARY.
  • Jul 10, 2008, 08:59 PM
    JoeCanada76
    Computer or website freezing. I will delete the double post.
  • Jul 10, 2008, 09:20 PM
    henoch
    Hey just an update,
    I just talked to the pharmacists and such, and they agree that if the regular OTC pills aren't strong enough to relieve the headaches. They suggest I talk to my doctor about getting something stronger. I will talk to my doctor whenever I can but for now I'll be taking Tylenol 1.
    Another interesting thing they said is that Tylenol 1, 2, or 3 are used to treat mild to severe pain. Of course, that'd be up to my doctor but most of the time, he always recommends something bizarre that never works out. Regardless I will talk to him to see what I can do about the headaches
  • Jul 11, 2008, 06:12 PM
    JoeCanada76
    Sometimes being more assertive with doctors and saying exactly what you want or that you need something stronger. So I am glad that you talked to the pharmacists and I hold higher regards to pharmacists then doctors sometimes. Thanks for the update and good luck with the doctor.
  • Aug 8, 2012, 12:53 PM
    jinglebts
    Ummm... get another doctor? Doesn't sound like your current one is any help.
  • Jul 30, 2013, 04:14 PM
    rfeuer
    Truthfully, the Pharmacist knows more about medications than the Doctor.

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