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Posted by SalArmy4me on April 15, 2001, at 8:32:32
I went to Tijuana, Mexico today. It wasn't easy to find Moclobemide in the town. That's surprising because there are 50 pharmacies in town, and one of the places Moclobemide is made is in Mexico. Anyway, I finally found it in a pharmacy, but they wouldn't honor an American prescription. But the pharmacist directed me to a local Mexican doctor. He wasn't a psychiatrist, but he can practice all kinds of medicine, presumably because there aren't many qualified doctors down there. For $30 US I got a prescription for Moclobemide (called Aurorex down there), and $80 got me 120 of the 150mg tablets. At 4 tablets per day, that should last me 30 days. I think I got a good deal. {Addendum: they don't sell the 300 mg tablets there, and the doctor will only write you a prescription for the 150 mg tablets. That's because the manufacturer of Moclobemide down there put a 300 mg per day maximum on the prescribing reference}.
Getting the stuff through U.S. Customs was very easy. I declared that I had the medicine, and Customs didn't even look at what the medicine was. So I then put my back-pack through the scanning machine and just went to the bus which took me over the border to the United States again.I bet I could have found Reboxetine down there, but I didn't try.
Posted by vlvtelvis on April 16, 2001, at 2:56:14
In reply to US Residents: I went to Mexico to find Moclobemide, posted by SalArmy4me on April 15, 2001, at 8:32:32
Forgive me for asking, but after reading a fair number of your other posts on here I have to ask. Who/what the hell are you?
I've known a couple of people who have gone to mexico to smuggle in recreational substances, but AD's that have not been aproved by the FDA is a new one. Don't get me wrong, I respect it and think it's a lot cooler than the dorks who smuggle in roofies. Is freelance psychopharmacology going to be the next big thing to come out of the net?
By no means do you have to answer and I am not in any way intending offense.
I'm just curious.
> I went to Tijuana, Mexico today. It wasn't easy to find Moclobemide in the town. That's surprising because there are 50 pharmacies in town, and one of the places Moclobemide is made is in Mexico. Anyway, I finally found it in a pharmacy, but they wouldn't honor an American prescription. But the pharmacist directed me to a local Mexican doctor. He wasn't a psychiatrist, but he can practice all kinds of medicine, presumably because there aren't many qualified doctors down there. For $30 US I got a prescription for Moclobemide (called Aurorex down there), and $80 got me 120 of the 150mg tablets. At 4 tablets per day, that should last me 30 days. I think I got a good deal. {Addendum: they don't sell the 300 mg tablets there, and the doctor will only write you a prescription for the 150 mg tablets. That's because the manufacturer of Moclobemide down there put a 300 mg per day maximum on the prescribing reference}.
> Getting the stuff through U.S. Customs was very easy. I declared that I had the medicine, and Customs didn't even look at what the medicine was. So I then put my back-pack through the scanning machine and just went to the bus which took me over the border to the United States again.
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> I bet I could have found Reboxetine down there, but I didn't try.
Posted by JohnL on April 16, 2001, at 5:13:16
In reply to US Residents: I went to Mexico to find Moclobemide, posted by SalArmy4me on April 15, 2001, at 8:32:32
> I went to Tijuana, Mexico today. It wasn't easy to find Moclobemide in the town. That's surprising because there are 50 pharmacies in town, and one of the places Moclobemide is made is in Mexico. Anyway, I finally found it in a pharmacy, but they wouldn't honor an American prescription. But the pharmacist directed me to a local Mexican doctor. He wasn't a psychiatrist, but he can practice all kinds of medicine, presumably because there aren't many qualified doctors down there. For $30 US I got a prescription for Moclobemide (called Aurorex down there), and $80 got me 120 of the 150mg tablets. At 4 tablets per day, that should last me 30 days. I think I got a good deal. {Addendum: they don't sell the 300 mg tablets there, and the doctor will only write you a prescription for the 150 mg tablets. That's because the manufacturer of Moclobemide down there put a 300 mg per day maximum on the prescribing reference}.
> Getting the stuff through U.S. Customs was very easy. I declared that I had the medicine, and Customs didn't even look at what the medicine was. So I then put my back-pack through the scanning machine and just went to the bus which took me over the border to the United States again.
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> I bet I could have found Reboxetine down there, but I didn't try.You sound a lot like me. I live in Maine and took an 8 hour round trip drive to Montreal Canada a couple years ago to get Moclobemide. Same as you, I had to get a prescrip, which was easy at a Canadian clinic on the street corner. It was kind of a fun exciting trip, but sadly Moclobemide turned out to be a flop for me. Montreal was awesome though. I might have to go back sometime just to see it again.
John
Posted by SalArmy4me on April 16, 2001, at 7:39:32
In reply to Re: US Residents: I went to Mexico to find Moclobe, posted by vlvtelvis on April 16, 2001, at 2:56:14
It is legal to import a 3 month supply of a foreign medication for personal use (not for sale), according to the DEA and FDA.
Posted by Lorraine on April 16, 2001, at 10:33:02
In reply to US Residents: I went to Mexico to find Moclobemide, posted by SalArmy4me on April 15, 2001, at 8:32:32
> Sal: I got Moclobemide from a Canadian pharmacy--just faxed the script to them. The cost was very low about a buck a day.
Posted by stjames on April 16, 2001, at 11:59:27
In reply to Re: US Residents: I went to Mexico to find Moclobe, posted by vlvtelvis on April 16, 2001, at 2:56:14
> I've known a couple of people who have gone to mexico to smuggle in recreational substances, but AD's that have not been aproved by the FDA is a new one. Don't get me wrong, I respect it and think it's a lot cooler than the dorks who smuggle in roofies.
James here....
Sal went to Mexico, saw a doc and got his meds. Totally legal. Many retired persons do this, there are even bus tours for this. My grandparents, who lived in the southwest, got most of their medical care and all of their dental
work in Mexico; cheaper and legal.james
Posted by Neal on April 16, 2001, at 19:49:26
In reply to Re: US Residents: I went to Mexico to find Moclobe, posted by stjames on April 16, 2001, at 11:59:27
I've lost my health insurance recently, so I may give Mexico a try, mainly to save money. I'm wondering if I can get the Mexican doc to write scrips for several things at once.
Posted by JohnX on April 17, 2001, at 2:59:25
In reply to US Residents: I went to Mexico to find Moclobemide, posted by SalArmy4me on April 15, 2001, at 8:32:32
> I went to Tijuana, Mexico today. It wasn't easy to find Moclobemide in the town. That's surprising because there are 50 pharmacies in town, and one of the places Moclobemide is made is in Mexico. Anyway, I finally found it in a pharmacy, but they wouldn't honor an American prescription. But the pharmacist directed me to a local Mexican doctor. He wasn't a psychiatrist, but he can practice all kinds of medicine, presumably because there aren't many qualified doctors down there. For $30 US I got a prescription for Moclobemide (called Aurorex down there), and $80 got me 120 of the 150mg tablets. At 4 tablets per day, that should last me 30 days. I think I got a good deal. {Addendum: they don't sell the 300 mg tablets there, and the doctor will only write you a prescription for the 150 mg tablets. That's because the manufacturer of Moclobemide down there put a 300 mg per day maximum on the prescribing reference}.
> Getting the stuff through U.S. Customs was very easy. I declared that I had the medicine, and Customs didn't even look at what the medicine was. So I then put my back-pack through the scanning machine and just went to the bus which took me over the border to the United States again.
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> I bet I could have found Reboxetine down there, but I didn't try.my anecdotal moclobemide experience:
I also wanted to give moclobemide a shot since it seemed to have such a benign side effect profile. At the time I was very concerned about customs issues, but my doctor was willing to write me a prescription if I could get it. I opted not to go to mexico from Texas because there were reports of people using moclobemide to enhance the effects of other recreational meds and the texas customs was on the border (no pun intended) of using their discretion to stop moclobemide import. Anyways, I later found out that if I got it and customs said no to the import into the us, it wouldn't have been a legal issue.
The way I got moclobemide was by calling Roche Pharmaceuticals and asking for their advice. There are patients, etc, who use moclobemide in other countries where it is approved and need to get the medication while traveling in the US so Roche has suggestions for importation. Anyways, a very kind nurse on the phone took the time to answer all my concerns and she redirected me to a UK pharmacy www.idis.co.uk. They are a boutique pharmacy specializing in "logistical" methods to ship medication internationally (i.e. they are good at the legal mumbo-jumbo). The idis pharmacy only deals directly with physicians (he had to register on their web site and place the order). The medication had to be shipped to the physicians office, but they were able to bill me directly. I felt very comfortable with this approach since the pharmacy was recommeded by Roche and the med was being shipped to a physician. Seemed like customs would be very unlikely to do anything.
Anyways, I got moclobemide and tried it for 2 months at doses upto a strong 600 mg with no results. It did however have absolutely no side effects which was a first for me.
In the future I'll be less paranoid about importing meds since I understand the legal aspects better...
Hope your trial goes well!!!
-John
Posted by Indcent on December 21, 2002, at 4:31:33
In reply to US Residents: I went to Mexico to find Moclobemide, posted by SalArmy4me on April 15, 2001, at 8:32:32
110 for Moclobemide..
ill sell Moclobemide 30*150mg tabs for 60 and
Moclobemide 30*300mg tabs for 80have a lot of other stuff available
xxx :)
Posted by Dr. Bob on December 21, 2002, at 11:04:40
In reply to Re: US Residents: I went to Mexico to find Moclobemide, posted by Indcent on December 21, 2002, at 4:31:33
> ill sell Moclobemide
Please don't offer medication directly to others here:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#illegal
Thanks,
Bob
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Posted by chad_3 on December 22, 2002, at 19:54:04
In reply to Re: offering medication to others » Indcent, posted by Dr. Bob on December 21, 2002, at 11:04:40
Dr. Bob -
I understand psychiatrists are more dysfunctional and mentally ill than the average person.
Do you take psychotropics? Which one(s)? :)
Chad
PS: How come you advertise dangerous drugs on your website?
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> Please don't offer medication directly to others here:
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> http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#illegal
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> Thanks,
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> Bob
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> PS: Follow-ups regarding posting policies, and complaints about posts, should be redirected to Psycho-Babble Administration.
Posted by Skillet on November 19, 2003, at 20:56:55
In reply to Re: US Residents: I went to Mexico to find Moclobemide, posted by JohnX on April 17, 2001, at 2:59:25
For US residents suffering from depression, Moclobemide is not too difficult to procure in reality. There are quite a few pharmacies in both Europe and Australia which can provide this medication without a prescription. Canada and Mexico also provide these meds, but I am unfamiliar with their efficacy. See previous posts.
There-in lies the rub: who will monitor your progress or lack of progress? Psychiatric medications are a difficult animal to control.
If you feel you understand MAOIs, and the difference between non-reversible and reversible ones; between A and B components; about the dangers of food interactions with MAOIs, and possible benefits of RIMAs; (boy, that's a lot to really understand as a non-doctor, but if you have been in this loop for a while, you will); then I suggest you might consider moclobemide.
Just remember, unproven but clinically suggestive: moclobemide in combination with any other (S)SRI, especially venlafaxine (Effexor) or clomobomide (Anafranil) is likely to precipitate serotonine syndrome, regardless of what you may have heard. This combination can kill you. Be careful; seek professional advice.
But, moclobemide appears to be a good substitute for MAOIs in clinically resistant patients to standard AD meds.
Best of Luck.
Skillet
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