Posted by utopizen on September 21, 2003, at 14:57:29
In reply to Re: Ame s Vie, serious about tramadol, few Q's » temoigneur, posted by Ame Sans Vie on September 21, 2003, at 0:53:24
> <sigh>... oh well. I may be discontinuing the Ultram and starting Xyrem within a week, depending on whether my pain management doc can persuade Medicaid to cover the ridiculous expense. If I were able to receive Xyrem though, I'm pretty sure I'd stay here. Well... in the U.S. anyway -- not Texas, lol.
>Have you been on Xyrem before? Assuming your doc is comfortable with it, has prescribed it before (this is a rare doc, even among the most experienced sleep docs) you are lucky if you get it in a month. I'd expect three weeks *after* your doctor actually sends in the prescription.
If your doc hasn't prescribed it before, it may take a few appts. worth just to nudge him into calling Orphan. And then he has to review safety/efficacy materials they give him, he needs to talk with a sales rep to nudge him some more, and then watch a video and listen to a phone recording about how to ensure it's properly prescribed. Then he has to wait for you to do the same-- watch a video, etc. Then it has to be mailed overnight to you.
I see the top sleep doc in the country, but I had to see the top sleep doc/psychopharmacologist in the country just to get Xyrem considered... won a Psychopharmacology Award, published hundreds of things, etc... Professor.
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