Posted by Elizabeth on August 7, 2001, at 8:47:46
In reply to Doom, despair, and agony... » Elizabeth, posted by Drexxie on August 6, 2001, at 16:48:28
> With Desoxyn (d-methamphetamine) having, among the psychostimulants, the lowest ratio of peripheral to central effects (aka- in its class, it's less likely than other stimulants to produce a lot of the common side effects) why is this drug so seemingly "neglected" when it comes to treatment of AD(H)D and other conditions.
"Abuse potential." No doctor wants to prescribe methamphetamine if he can help it.
> IMHO, it was as if the pharmacists were TRYING to get me to fill it elsewhere. Hindsight suggests that some of the pharmacists could have ordered it, but didn't even metion that little tid bit of info.
Of course they could have. They just didn't *want* to. (A lot of pharmacists -- and doctors, for that matter -- seem to think it's their job to wage the war on drugs.)
I've found it helpful to go to the same pharmacy all the time and get to know the pharmacists there. Pharmacists who know me are much less likely to give me a hard time getting my buprenorphine.
> I had no idea that such an elaborate process was taking place behind the scenes at my local pharmacy. I'm still trying to comprehend how it all works. From what I was told, some corporations limit the "distributers" that their pharmacies may use. And... some distrubuters are limited to the manufactures (or meds.)....
It sounds like "distributors" are the same thing as "wholesalers."
> > I'd say it's more like adding a pain to an ass. :-)
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> Okay... I'm still laughing over this one! Very well put! Brava!Grazie. :-)
-elizabeth
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