Posted by Drexxie on August 4, 2001, at 16:30:05
In reply to Re: DESOXYN GONE? Don't despair, my dear ... » Drexxie, posted by kazoo on August 3, 2001, at 21:32:23
The was a quote from one of the pharmacists with whom I spoke (sad, isn't it?)
Hello, Kazoo...Great advice you gave me! I did indeed phone Abbott. One very helpful ad informed pharmacist with whom I spoke gave me the number to Abbott in Ill. Oh course, no one was there on a Sat., but I managed to get a rep to phone me back (thankfully).
Thankfully, I didn't need to involve Nancy Drew in getting to the bottom of what appeared to be quite the mystery.
Here goes: (per the supervisor of Abbott's customer service division)
Only certain manufacturers handle Desoxyn.
Certain pharmacies are limited (due to the corporation that own that particular pharmacy) to specific distributors.Thus, many of the places I tried, Wal-Mart, Eckerd, et al., were unable to fill my script, due to the fact that the distributors to which they were limited didn't destribute Desoxyn.
"Therein lies the rub..." -ShakespeareI was able to find a pharmacy who used a distributor (Mc___ [something... Oops! sorry I forget the name) which distrubuted Desoxyn.
This pharmacy will order Desoxyn for me and will be able to fill my pdocs Rx! (yeah!)Here's a few facts that I was unaware of prior to my attempting to decode this prescription "puzzle"...
- Desoxyn Gradumet is no longer being made.
- The 15 mg. and 25 mg. of either Desoxyn is also
off the market.- Desoxyn 5 mg. is what's available
The customer service supervisor was so help and understanding! (even on her day off!) When asked I spoke to her of the previous stimulants I had taken and the rebound probs, I had been having with those meds.
Additionally, I relayed to her some of the articles, et. al. which stated that one of the benefits of Desoxyn was it's not having that effect Desoxyn is described in numberous writing as being "smoother" acting). (BTW on this note both the pharmacist and the c.s. supervisor agreed [and I don't think the supervisor did so just b/c she worked for Abbott. She seemed to be the type who called it as she saw it, if you know what I mean in such a regard.)
I'm fortunate to have spoken with one very spectacular pharmastic; she was willing to answer all of my questions, explain why my being able to fill this Rx was such a problem, and give me the number to the specific department at Abbott who would be qualified to answer all my questions!
Interesting enough, the pharmacist seemed very confident that Desoxyn would be able to "help me," with the current problems I'm experiencing.
Both the supervisor at Abbott, and the pharmacist, relayed to me that there are myriad people for whom Desoxyn provides the greatest amount of "relief" in regards to AD(H)D.After speaking with the Abbott supervisor, I called the pharmacist again and informed her of my conversation with Abbott. She was impressed that the rep. supervisor was willng to call me on a weekend and that she gave me her direct telephone line to call in case I had even the remotest problem in the future getting my Rx filled.
(WHEW!) Your advice, Kazoo, gave me the courage to keep going and not to just "accept" these torturous AD(H)D symptoms (which leave me desperate to the point of pondering dying just to get rid of them!)
At least this drug will add another option weapon to my AD(H)D arsenal! Your support, Kazoo, made all the difference.
I can't thank you enough!
-Drex
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