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Posted by PhoenixGirl on April 21, 2001, at 10:48:08
I would like to try this med, so I want to hear from people who have bought it. I live in the U.S., and it's not available here. Please tell me what your experience has been with particular pharmacies. I want to find out which are reliable, and which are not. The pharmacy I want would send the Reboxetine quickly, have the drug really be Reboxetine and not a fake. Thank you.
Posted by Leighwit on April 21, 2001, at 13:06:08
In reply to Who has bought Reboxetine from foreign pharmacies?, posted by PhoenixGirl on April 21, 2001, at 10:48:08
I took Reboxetine last year through a psychopharmacologist at Rush Presbyterian in Chicago. You should talk to your doctor about doing this. Teaching hospitals often have relationships with overseas pharmacies, and can purchase it for you. I would never have purchased Reboxetine on my own, without a highly qualified intermediary. I'm assuming since you're concerned about using a foreign pharmacy, you're not going through a hospital or university clinic, etc.? I think using a new drug without the "personal trial" being closely managed and monitored by a specifically qualified medical professional is unwise.
I think I'm in the minority here, but I wouldn't have tried Reboxetine (or any other new, non-FDA approved psych med) on my own (I wouldn't even choose the supply source on my own) nor even through a GP. I don't know who you're planning to use to write the script, but make sure they have some requisite quals. You don't want an ear, nose, & throat doc handing over the bottle of Rebox and saying "good luck, see you in six weeks."
I happen to believe Pdocs and psychopharmacologists are better qualified to manage psych meds. There are of course differences in quality throughout each and every field. But I think using "best of the breed" Pdocs is the best bet for major recurrent depression that doesn't respond quickly and simply to an SSRI. I adore my endocrinologist and my internist both, but I don't want either one managing my depression case. As far as trying Reboxetine, it was my idea, and my "team" was more than willing to listen and ultimately to prescribe the drug and acquire it through a London pharmacy. I wanted/needed their involvement. My own observations, perceptions, and judgements are affected when my depression is not "managed" so I sure wouldn't want to be the only one monitoring a new drug in my system! Hope you have a doctor or team (my own suburban Pdoc teamed with the Rush doctor on my Reboxetine experiment) of doctors you can use for a personal trial. Good luck!
> I would like to try this med, so I want to hear from people who have bought it. I live in the U.S., and it's not available here. Please tell me what your experience has been with particular pharmacies. I want to find out which are reliable, and which are not. The pharmacy I want would send the Reboxetine quickly, have the drug really be Reboxetine and not a fake. Thank you.
Posted by KarenB on April 21, 2001, at 17:59:47
In reply to Who has bought Reboxetine from foreign pharmacies?, posted by PhoenixGirl on April 21, 2001, at 10:48:08
Dear Phoenix Girl,
There was a thread almost a year ago wherein AndrewB, SLS and others were discussing an eyedrop available here in the US. In using this eyedrop, supposedly, you may be able to predict your response to Reboxetine. Maybe you can address a thread to them, if you are interested. I know nothing more about it than this.
There is a pharmacy called Farmacia Cerati that does mailorder of European drugs. I think they may require a prescription to order Reboxetine. If so, you will need to find a good psychopharmacologist - one who is aware that the US is not the center of the universe and that there ARE excellent meds beyond our shores and therefore not FDA approved -to work with you on this (do I have an attitude?). I think Leigh said already, it is important to have a professional monitoring your progress and reaction, when trialing a new drug.
Good luck.
Karen
Posted by Phil on April 21, 2001, at 20:34:53
In reply to Who has bought Reboxetine from foreign pharmacies?, posted by PhoenixGirl on April 21, 2001, at 10:48:08
I've ordered from Farmacia Cerati and they are very professional and fast. Actually, I ordered the Reboxetine from a pharmacy in England and had good results with getting the medication w/o a script. I waited to get my pdoc's okay to start it and still started at a very low dose. It was not a good med for me..I really had my hopes up but it was way too activating. I also take Klonopin but still felt like I was buzzing.If you do a search on Reboxetine I believe I ordered it in '99 and I'm sure the pharmacy name was mentioned. Sorry I can't be more help. If I remember correctly I think most of the people that tried it were underwhelmed. Could be perfect for you, though. Good luck...
Phil
ps..I've had a really difficult time finding any med that works long term.
Posted by Phil on April 21, 2001, at 20:41:05
In reply to Who has bought Reboxetine from foreign pharmacies?, posted by PhoenixGirl on April 21, 2001, at 10:48:08
http://www.smart-drugs.com/price.html
Posted by SLS on April 21, 2001, at 23:30:15
In reply to Re: Who has bought Reboxetine from foreign pharmacies? » PhoenixGirl, posted by KarenB on April 21, 2001, at 17:59:47
> There was a thread almost a year ago wherein AndrewB, SLS and others were discussing an eyedrop available here in the US. In using this eyedrop, supposedly, you may be able to predict your response to Reboxetine. Maybe you can address a thread to them, if you are interested. I know nothing more about it than this.
Hi.I had nothing to do with it! :-)
AndrewB had introduced the possibility of using eyedrops containing naphazoline, a NE alpha receptor agonist, as a test to rate the likelihood of responding to specific NE medications like reboxetine. A positive result to the test was represented by an immediate but extremely brief feeling of improvement. I don't know if a consensus was reached as to the validity of the test. You can probably find out more about the uses of naphazoline for chronic fatigue at:
I did not use naphazoline. I did try reboxetine a year ago and reacted very poorly to it. It made me feel much worse.
- Scott
Posted by anita on April 22, 2001, at 8:58:51
In reply to Who has bought Reboxetine from foreign pharmacies?, posted by PhoenixGirl on April 21, 2001, at 10:48:08
Hi,
I got it, with a prescription, from Italy. They are very reliable and good to do business with. It arrived quickly and it was actually pretty cheap.
Unfortunately it made me unpleasantly hyper, so I didn't take it for more than 3 days.
good luck,
anita
Posted by Katz on April 22, 2001, at 11:52:17
In reply to Re: Who has bought Reboxetine from foreign pharmacies?, posted by anita on April 22, 2001, at 8:58:51
xxx is a very reputable and reliable source. A prescription is not required. The cost is about $29 plus postage. Packages normally arrive within a week.
Good luck,
Kathy
Hi,
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> I got it, with a prescription, from Italy. They are very reliable and good to do business with. It arrived quickly and it was actually pretty cheap.
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> Unfortunately it made me unpleasantly hyper, so I didn't take it for more than 3 days.
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> good luck,
> anita
Posted by JohnL on April 24, 2001, at 5:00:21
In reply to Who has bought Reboxetine from foreign pharmacies?, posted by PhoenixGirl on April 21, 2001, at 10:48:08
> I would like to try this med, so I want to hear from people who have bought it. I live in the U.S., and it's not available here. Please tell me what your experience has been with particular pharmacies. I want to find out which are reliable, and which are not. The pharmacy I want would send the Reboxetine quickly, have the drug really be Reboxetine and not a fake. Thank you.
I purchased Reboxetine from a foreign mailorder pharmacy. I did not at all like the drug though. It immediately handed me more depression, ringing in the ears, and the same anticholinergic effects that might be expected from a tricyclic (dry mouth, impotence, difficult and frequent urination). I discovered that merely increasing norepinephrine was the absolute wrong thing to do for me. Instead, I discovered that helping existing norepinephrine work better was the way to go. Adrafinil did that. It's just my opinion, but Adrafinil is a million times better than Reboxetine. It seems to work best as part of a cocktail rather than alone. It goes real well with the SSRIs and/or the antipyschotics.
It took me years and years to land on my current cocktail which works very well. It is Prozac+Adrafinil, plus Zyprexa at bedtime. Reboxetine was just one of many losers along the journey, though I have to admit it was one of the worst duds, not just merely a dud.
John
Posted by Katz on April 24, 2001, at 9:27:35
In reply to Re: Who has bought Reboxetine from foreign pharmacies?, posted by Katz on April 22, 2001, at 11:52:17
Andrafinil was totally ineffective for me. From reading the posts, I understand that there are many others that have had the same experience. Either it works or it doesn't. It seems the odds of it working are about 50/50. Reboxitine (on this board) does not seem to have a very good track record although it has helped a few. I tried it a few months ago. Into the second week of my trial I had great results and thought that I had finally stumbled upon the *miracle pill*. That however was short lived and it quickly seemed to lose its effect. I may not have given it a long enough trial. I have been considering giving it another go. All that said, I think a short trial of Reboxetine is worth a shot. You just may be one of the few that it works for (EMWD).
Good luck,
Kathy
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