by beerbaron » Sun May 12, 2013 7:46 pm
giblet wrote:I'd like to take a strip of Stillnox with me when I go abroad, but would like to get a prescription so I won't have any trouble. Can anyone recommend a cheap doctor that won't be confused by this request?
I had a friend who got a random Khmer doctor to write him a Rx for Valium, but still had trouble with US customs as they said the Rx was invalid because it wasn't from a reputable doctor. Might have had to do with the fact he was bringing back 300 pills, but supposedly you're allowed to bring in up to a year's supply from a foreign country with a proper Rx. In the end they just took the pills and let him go after he ranted and raved about having a Rx and that he was going to get his lawyer involved. That was a few years ago, so I don't know if things are different now or not. Although, i can't imagine they've gotten more lax. Granted pills like these get abused quite often, but I took Ambien when I lived back home and my doctor had no reservations about writing a Rx for that. Probably a bigger kickback from the Pharm comp on that one.
I usually just travel with my old Rx bottle for Ambian and have it filled with Valium, Advil, Immodium and other random OTC pills. The airline security staff opened the bottle once in Bangkok when I was on the way back to the US, but luckily I had no issues. Maybe because I was leaving Thailand, but they didn't seem to care about any of the pills.
[quote="giblet"]I'd like to take a strip of Stillnox with me when I go abroad, but would like to get a prescription so I won't have any trouble. Can anyone recommend a cheap doctor that won't be confused by this request?[/quote]
I had a friend who got a random Khmer doctor to write him a Rx for Valium, but still had trouble with US customs as they said the Rx was invalid because it wasn't from a reputable doctor. Might have had to do with the fact he was bringing back 300 pills, but supposedly you're allowed to bring in up to a year's supply from a foreign country with a proper Rx. In the end they just took the pills and let him go after he ranted and raved about having a Rx and that he was going to get his lawyer involved. That was a few years ago, so I don't know if things are different now or not. Although, i can't imagine they've gotten more lax. Granted pills like these get abused quite often, but I took Ambien when I lived back home and my doctor had no reservations about writing a Rx for that. Probably a bigger kickback from the Pharm comp on that one.
I usually just travel with my old Rx bottle for Ambian and have it filled with Valium, Advil, Immodium and other random OTC pills. The airline security staff opened the bottle once in Bangkok when I was on the way back to the US, but luckily I had no issues. Maybe because I was leaving Thailand, but they didn't seem to care about any of the pills.