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Nov 21, 2014, 07:53 AM
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An acquaintance of mine takes the norepinephrine reuptrake inhibitor Strattera for his adhd and it works wonders, but the only problem is the short half-life of 5 hours. He can feel the medication's effects wear off during the day and night even though he takes it twice a day.
Studies show that the NRI, Reboxetine/Edronax/Prolift is effective in treating adhd and has a 12-hour half life but is not approved in his country, the US because Pfizer has not applied for an approval for this drug to treat adhd, only depression in which it failed to meet FDA standards. Reboxetine is approved in the UK, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand as well as other countries. Is there a legal way for him to get Reboxetine from another country that doesn't involve travel? If so could you explain the process? thanks in advance |
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Nov 21, 2014, 01:01 PM
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I got Reboxotine in the US. You can get a waiver from the FDA to take it if a pdoc approves. We filled out the form and got it. I took it for depression.
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Nov 21, 2014, 02:57 PM
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Zinco did it help your depression? Did insurance cover it? If not what was the cost? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Nov 21, 2014, 07:24 PM
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Where do I get the form for the waiver and what's the process like? How long does it take to get an approval or whatever for the medication? |
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Nov 21, 2014, 09:07 PM
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Man it was years ago and I can't really remember. Pretty sure my insurance covered it. I think I had kaiser at that time. Whether it works is a try and see deal like always. I can't remember. I for sure do better with SSNRI's. And I think it is the N part that does it for me.
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Nov 24, 2014, 07:08 PM
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Another one that is definitely worth looking at is mianserin, however Remeron is almost identical, and that's probably why the FDA never bothered.. but mianserin was a life changer for a ton of people.
I think amineptine was kind of the same.. it's a bit too mood lifting for the old bastards in the USA, so no-go there.. funny that for a long time, perhaps even still, Russia handed out methcaninone pills like candy to just about everyone because it was a super cheap mood lifter for a people living in harsh times (40's - 60's).. and methcathinone has always been a clandestine C-I here. Stupid FDA and megapharm. |
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