Posted by bleauberry on August 31, 2008, at 19:31:01
In reply to Questions about Ixel, posted by ihatedrugs on August 31, 2008, at 12:12:21
Ixel is available through overseas mailorder pharmacies. Due to policies here, we are not allowed to give out the sources. I can say from experience they are as legit as your neighborhood pharmacy. Easy to find if you just google search Ixel.
There is no law that says you have to go to a doctor to get care or to have one oversee your medication. It is wise, definitely, but not required. Millions of people choose to be their own best caretakers with things like herbs, supplements, 5htp, OTC meds, and FDA overseas meds and non-FDA overseas meds. Diligent research by the person is a good idea. Not cool to blindly jump into something, anything.
The generally accepted practice is that it is allowed to import up to a 90 day supply in one shipment. I'm sure lawyers could bicker about whether it is actually legal or not, but for all practical purposes it is. Customs allows this stuff through all the time. They consider them supplements. I've had Customs intercept my mail several times, open it, seal it back up, stamp a "supplements" label on it, and send it to my mailbox. What they are looking for are amphetamines, opioids, benzos, pot, cocaine, and such. From what I've seen, they could care less about any routine medication.
Just to clarify, Ixel has no resemblence to cymbalta. I've taken both meds, and believe me, they are vastly different in how they feel.
Ixel reminds me vaguely of ritalin more than an antidepressant. The mood boost of ritalin, without the stimulant part of it, is kind of how Ixel feels to me. I swear it somehow works on dopamine, though it is claimed not. Studying every pubmed abstract on Ixel, it appears probably the best add-on to it if needed is low dose risperdal.
I have been on many many meds and cocktails. I have also failed 12 rounds of bilateral ECT. But Ixel works. Go figure. Cymbalta doesn't.
All meds are too complicated to armchair quarterback based on what ratios they affect neurotransmitters. It's interesting, but in the end all that matters is what happens when you take the medicine.
I think males get worse side effects than females. Mostly urinary for males. For everyone, maybe some initial slightly increased anxiety, lighter sleep, and diminished appetite, followed in about 3 days by rapid antidepressant effects beginning, anxiety almost gone, deep sleep, and more daytime energy, unless the dose is too high.
Strange to think that someone who failed so many meds and ECT can actually feel dramatic improvement on a ridiculous 18mg Ixel (25mg capsule emptied out, divided into 4 piles, loaded into 4 empty gelcaps, dosed 1 capsule 3 times per day).
poster:bleauberry
thread:849437
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20080822/msgs/849543.html