Posted by fachad on July 4, 2002, at 22:24:37
In reply to Re: Focalin vs. Ritalin? (and Focalin Dose Questions) » fachad, posted by Ken on July 4, 2002, at 13:42:59
>If I may interject here... I take 0.5 mg Navane (a neuroleptic) to control the jitters I otherwise get from Dexedrine.
How much Dex do you take?
I have often wondered if the mild DA blockade of trimipramine is helpful to offset my dex when it's time to sleep.
Surmontil is 400 times less potent than Navane at D2 blockade. (trimip = 0.56; Navane= 222.0)
I'd have to take 200 mg of Surmontil to get the same D2 blockade as your 0.5 mg Navane! (Yes, I know that came out sounding like a "Total" cerial commercial.)
>Problem is the smallest 'denomination' of Navane is a 2 mg capsule.
Ask your (regular chain store) pharmacist about that.
I know that Mylan generics makes a 1 mg THIOTHIXENE capsule; other generic manufacturers also make 1 mg capsules.
And the Pfizer branded Navane comes in 1 mg capsules and even better, a 5mg/ml liquid form.
>However, it seems to me that the 'inconvenience' of paying what a compounding pharmacy would charge me to do this, would be greater than the inconvenience of doing it myself (plus, I'm almost certain my insurance won't help pay).
No, most insurance will not cover compounding.
My insurance (sort of) covers the standard 25 mg Surmontil capsules. My copay is $40/month for brand name meds, regardless of quantity or strength.
The compounding pharmacy quoted me $45 for 100 of the 2.5 mg custom tablets. And next month if I want 100 5mg or 7.5 mg tablets, it would be only $47.50. So it's not really that much more expensive, unless you have good insurance with a low copay.
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