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.
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