Posted by europerep on May 7, 2011, at 7:56:10
In reply to Re: advice on overseas pharmacies.... » europerep, posted by floatingbridge on May 6, 2011, at 20:23:13
> Hey! You're back! :-)
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> How was your vacation ;-)?Hey!
Yeah, I guess I'm back :).. to be honest, the past weeks/months have been really bad. I'm basically down to one last treatment option (I don't want ECT), and if that's not going to work.. I don't know what I'll do then :(.. but I'm not there yet, so I'll see how things will go.>
> And I love it...!Thanks!! :)
> OMG that is pretty priceless. You've got hutzpah. I don't think I could pull that off.Yeah, priceless is a good word I guess. :)
I spent some time reading on forums dealing with real drugs and addiction, in order to get some "inside" information on how opioid maintenance treatments (and opioid maintenance doctors) work, and then I made an appointment, and then I walked out with a script.. funny huh? It's so absurd how, as a patient with depression I am denied a moderately abusable drug (even in quantities that would never allow me to develop an addiction), but if I tell them I am taking much harder stuff on a regular basis, they'll happily give it to me. I do feel a little bad about this whole thing, because one of the criticisms leveled at opioid maintenance treatments is how they are often abused by patients/addicts. Technically, I too abused the possibility to get that kind of treatment, but I never diverted a single pill to the black market, and I had an indication for which scientific evidence of efficacy of buprenorphine exists (even if it is small).> Could a non-scheduled substance be seized? I hadn't gotten that far in
> thought.... I'd hate to lose the money. And knowing me, I'd have procrastinated ordering....Hm, if tianeptine isn't FDA-approved, then technically it could be seized I think. But the point is, I have seen letters from US customs addressed at people whose shipments of valium/bromazepam/etc. had been seized, and those letters were basically telling them "it's illegal, don't do it again". If they had unlimited resources maybe they'd take it more seriously, but a non-abusable antidepressant for which there is no black market is probably way at the bottom of their list of priorities.
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> Thanks eurorep. I do have a little story from today. I called my gp, the one who is pushing the norco taper (reducing it has been very beneficial), and yet, not providing any plan for me other than meditation and Qi gong. I do have an order in hand from her own osteopath that I do need pain meds. Finally, after white-knuckling through days of not enough--like yesterday having to decide if I take my medication now, I won't last until afternoon. I called her up and told her I need to bump up back to a max of 20mg. She said, well the lesson I take from this is next time to taper more slowly. I paused and said the lesson I learned was not to taper past a certain comfort zone until I had a real replacement plan in place. Then she's asking if I need a scrip for the weekend, some patients do o.k. managing monthly doses on their own... It was an interesting shift.
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> Any who, day three of emsam has been sweet. Really. Go figure. I think stablon is contraindicated for maoi's. But maybe I won't want it? I just don't know. But I am doing my research because I've experienced some doctors withholding treatment, others tossing stuff at me (I'm fairly med sensitive.)Ah ok, I wasn't aware you were using an emsam patch. In that case, tianeptine is indeed contraindicated. But if you're only on day 3, things may actually change for the better and you won't need tianeptine, that's what you mean right? That would be the best solution of course. Let's hope that'll happen!
> I like your spirit :D
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> Good to hear from you.Thanks. Good to hear it's good to hear from me :)
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