Posted by michael on April 8, 2000, at 14:44:55
In reply to Re: Overseas sources, posted by KarenB on April 8, 2000, at 11:40:18
> Brandon,
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> Michael was nice enough to send this info to me a couple of weeks ago:
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> Oh yeah, also found sulpiride at an Italian pharmacy:
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> 50mg # 30 tablet/box at price of 3.5 usd/box
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> They said shipping is $7 - $10. They also have amisulpride:
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> 50mg # 12 tablets/box dosage, its price is 13 usd/box
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> They too, are very quick and helpful via e-mail.
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> xxx
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> Good luck! BTW, I don't know about amisulpiride but I was on sulipiride for almost two years, taking it with a psychostimulant (amineptine). This combo was very effective for apathetic, nooooo energy type depression. Amineptine has been discontinued - some evil conspiricy, I'm sure.
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> Karen
Unfortunately, the pharmacist tacked on this post-script to our last correspondence:"PS: In Italy on-line pharmacies are under a sever control so I must ask you to send me, for the next times some prescription."
Haven't found any other prescription-free sources for amisulpride (not for lack of looking...)
But there are some for sulpride xxx is one...
As for comparison, I got this from some french doctors I asked...
Amisulpride (SOLIAN*) and Sulpiride (DOGMATIL*) are chemically and pharmacologically related. Both are antipsychotic benzamide derivatives that counteract deficit symptoms at low dosages and productive symptoms at higher dosages.
Sulpiride is also effective against vomiting, vertigo and ulcer. Amisulpride, which is only used in psychiatric diseases, seems to block almost selectively D2 and D3 receptors of limbic system without acting on HN, 5-HT, muscarinic and alfa1 receptors.
At low dosages, between 50 and 300 mg per day orally, amisulpride should induce less extra-pyramidal effects than haloperidol.
Amisulpride or sulpiride administration may induce the same side-effects, but they are less frequently reported for amisulpride.
Both drugs are poorly metabolized and mainly excreted unchanged in urine.
If you (or anyone) comes across a script-free source of amisulpride, please drop me a line at xxx. Good Luck.(Karen - don't suppose they still had any amineptine in stock at the other place? Just wondering.)
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