Je part en novembre prochain 5 mois en asie , je prends de l'imovane ( somniferes ) depuis 10 ans autant dire que je ne peux pas m'en passer ( je sais ce n'est pas bien...😕 )
Je vais faire Indonesie laos cambodge vietnam nepal thailande 9 peut etre passage en malaysie ,
Quelqu'un saurait -il si cela va poser un probleme je sais quil me faut les ordoi je les aurait mais jai entendu dire que selon la quantite ou la categories de medicaments certains pays sont tres restrictifs , si oui connaissaait la liste des non autorises , quelqu'un a t-il deja ete dans le meme cas ,
Merci beaucoup de vos reponses , je suis une epouvantable insomniaques et cest pour l'heure ma seule inquietude de depart
je prends de l'imovane ( somniferes ) depuis 10 ans autant dire que je ne peux pas m'en passer
Tu as 31 ans...
Depuis 10 ans, donc depuis l'âge de 21 ans, tu prends un imovane... tous les soirs ? 😕
Si c'est le cas, ce n'est plus l'imovane qui te fait dormir...
5 mois en Asie... ça bouscule les repères.
Si tu n'es qu'insomniaque, et ne prends que ce traitement, pourquoi ne pas réévaluer la situation avec ton médecin...
Pourquoi ne pas saisir cette opportunité, cette chance à ne pas laisser passer de te sortir de cette addiction.
Lol, j'etais sure que j'allais avoir droit a ce type de reponse , alors pour etre honnete
si si c'est bien ca qui me fait dormir je ne ferme pas une fraction de seconde l'oeil sans , c'est juste impossible
je suis une tres grande stressee et angoissee et depuis toute petite je suis insomniaque ,
- maintenant a ma decharge je n'en prend qu'un demi tous les soirs ( ce qui ferait 3 boites pour 6 mois ), c'est ce que jai pu faire de mieux pour l'instant , et justement j'espere grace a ce voyage apprendre a vivre un peu differemment , me detendre , apprendre le Yoga et le massage ! enfin j'aurai le temps ....
mais pour l'heure je travaille dans l'hotellerie de luxe comme gouvernante et pas question de passer une nuit sans dormir ou j'assassine un client le lendemain 😉
En tout cas ta remarque est tt a fait pertinente , c'est juste que pour l'instant l'addiction est importante il me faudra du temps ...et du coup j'aurai tout de meme besoin d'une reponse a ma question 🙂
bonjour
sachant que la prescription de somnifères est limitée, en France, à 4 semaines, et la délivrance aussi, comment faites-vous pour avoir 5 mois de traitement à emporter ? c'est juste par curiosité ... Vous voyez 5 médecins et 5 pharmaciens ? Vous envoyez 4 personnes de votre entourage en plus de vous chez le médecin ??
bonjour fantasia
j ai un ami proche qui habite le vietnam neuf mois de l année et quand il revient l eté en france il fait le plein de medicaments, introuvable au vietnam, et repart avec neuf mois de medicaments avec l autorisation de sa caisse d assurance sociale,
en fait il a un traitements de 6 mois + 3 mois exactement et importes donc tout les medocs dont il a besoin sans problemes, prend avec toi la derniere ordonance mais cela ne pose pas de probleme moi meme utilisant le meme medicaments que toi, depuis les cinq derniere annés ou je traine avec moi mes medocs la bas sans soucis.
te souhaits un excellent voyage dans ce magnifique pays
Car apparemment les psychotropes dont somniferes sont interdits au vietnam et en thailande (je ne me suis pas encore renseignee pour l'indo et la birmanie ), jai lu pas mal de temoignages la dessus je naimerai pas finir dans les geoles de l'etat a cause de ca , 🤪
A qui dois -je demande l'autorisation exactement ?
la molecule est le zopiclone .
En quoi le fait que la cpam m'autorise est relie avec l'autorisation d'importation de medicaments du pays visites ?
dois-je demande une autorisation aux ambassades avant ?
Non mon medecin me fait toujours des ordo a renouveler car je suis saisonniere et je part toujours pour plussieurs mois
Je n'aurais pas cru qu'il existe des endroits en France où médecins et pharmaciens soient aussi ... comment dire ?? "légers" avec la réglementation !!! tant mieux pour toi ... Mais le jour où des contrôles leur tomberont dessus, ça va faire mal ...
non
mon ami a un regime particulier et a demander a sa caisses propre a son metier cette autorisation en france pour pouvoir se faire honorer ses ordonances pour avoir neuf mois de medicaments , mais demande rien a qui que ce sois pour les importer au vietnam
merrci venissieux ..et a ceux qui m'ont repondu ..ca me relaxe un petit peu en esperant que je n'enfreigne pas la loi la bas , mais bon j n'emmene pas un carton 😉
pour le reste des coms , n'y voyait rien d'offensant mais je ne publie pas ce post dans l'espoir de me faire taper sur les doigts et savoir que le medecin qui me fait une ordonnance va ce faire allumer si il a un controle ect ect...ou devoir m'expliquer sur le mode d'obtention de mon ordonnance
ca ne repond en aucun cas a ma question , qui est : est- il illegal ou problematique d'emmener mon traitement anti insomnie en asie du sud est pour qql mois ?
les voyageurs etant un peu au courant de la legislation en vigueur me repondent s'ils ont l'envie de m'aider , je n'ecris pas pour me faire critiquer ,
Desolee ca m'agace un petit peu , presque que des reponses non appropriees, je n'emmene pas de l'heroine , je suis juste insomniaque je ne fais de mal a personne et je ne trafique pas mon ordonnance !
je remercie tt de meme les autres posts utiles, dur dur d'avoir des reponses des fois 🙁
c'est tout le temps comme ca sur le forum, le sujet de la discussion est interessant, mais ca degenere...les forumistes se chamaillent et ca finit mal.
moi, je te reponds pour le VN, je te repete beton,
tu emmenes ce que tu veux dans ta valise en soute et tu en prends aussi dans ton bagage a main car souvent les bagages en soute se perdent et arrivent 2 ou 3 jours apres...dur dur si tu te retrouves en manque.
pour info, moi chaque fois j'emmene les medocs de tous mes amis...alors j'en ai bcp plus que ce qui est autorise,
et ces memes amis font de meme quand ils viennent au VN.
les douaniers VN savent bien que nous avons besoin de nos medocs.
pas de souci, dors bien
si vous n'aimez pas mes informations, ne les lisez pas, lisez autre chose, mais respectez les car elles serviront a d'autres
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