Originally posted by brent_dube
Codiene is pretty weak.
I was perscribed oxy one time... that works pretty well. Doctors seem to be thrown in jail nowadays if they perscribe it though.
You're prolly being underperscribed. Tylenol w/ codiene seems to be a pretty weak choice for getting teeth pulled. Hell, that stuff is OTC in Canada I believe.
If you wanna ride... I wouldn't take a narcotic if I were you.
Personally I would either ride without pain meds, or ride with Ibprofen.
Yes, you can get tylenol or atasol with codeine OTC in canada. You have to ask for it at the prescription counter- Atasol 8, or its genetic equivalent. However, for the big stuff like Atasol 30 or 292, it's prescription.
However, when I was in the states, I noticed that at drugstores you can get Naproxen (Naprosyne) on the shelf. I've only been able to get that on prescription. It's an anti-inflammatory, or NSAID, like Toradol. However, I expect the one I saw was probably a weaker dosage, sort of like a very strong Motrin.
One thing I've never had is wisdom teeth pulled. The dental surgery I had was for gums. I once had a tooth pulled when I was very young, all I remember about it was they put me to sleep! I just remember the mask coming down over my face and that was it.