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Re: Trivastal LA, what dose? for dep? and how long?

Posted by Tony P on February 14, 2008, at 0:39:30

In reply to Re: Trivastal LA, what dose? for dep? and how long? » AdamCanada, posted by bleauberry on February 9, 2008, at 18:14:52

Yes, I am certain we're all much more different in responding to extended release meds than the mfgrs would like to believe. I used to take a 12-hr sustained release antihistamine; it actually lasted 24-48 hrs for me, but the downside was I was only getting 1/2 to 1/4 the protection at any one time that I got from taking the short-acting version. Thank heaven, that particular A/H is now back in an adult-strength liquid, so I can take what I need when I need it.

I deplore the tendency of A/D manufacturers to drop the short-acting preparation when they start marketing the lastest LA, XR or SR version. I know there's sometimes a legitimate side-effect concern (seizures being the most serious), but talking to my pharmacist, he sees it mainly as a marketing ploy for the original drug company to recoup market share afer the initial product has gone generic. I am very sensitive to Wellbutrin and the standard XR or SR strengths are simply too much for me -- and you're not supposed to split them!! (I did anyway, since the plain Wb was not available even as a generic).

I've ordrered a small amount of Trivastal from an overseas source to try, but I'm very reluctant to become dependent on it, as I had the desparate experience once of having my supply of Tianeptine (which had always been 100% reliable) simply never arrive one month. And Customs/Health Canada seem to be cracking down lately - I got a polite note with one shipment of Adrafinil recently advising me that they were passing it as <= 90 days personal supply, and one note saying that a shipment of another med had been refused and returned to sender; but I have had many more shipments in the past 2 years just disappear into limbo. And when I talked to a Health Canada rep., she virtually admitted that they often make quite arbitrary decisions on whether to pass a particular item or not, and that although policy is to notify people when a shipment is seized or returned to sender, quite often they don't bother.


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