Posted by bleauberry on November 20, 2007, at 17:34:52
In reply to Thinking of Trying Emsam and/or Ixel, posted by Bearfan on November 19, 2007, at 18:07:31
Milncipran is easily available mailorder over the net. I and others have done it. Though there is debate over the legality of it, it must be legal enough because every drug I've ordered from overseas arrived with a package that had been opened, inspected, retaped, and sent on its way, by the US Customs and had their green approval stamp on it. Generally speaking, a 90 day personal supply is allowed. If you are fortunate enough to have an open minded doc who will supply a prescription for it, then so much the better. But it isn't needed. The thing with overseas meds to be aware of is counterfeit drugs or paying money but not getting anything. I am not aware of any sources of Milnacipran that have those concerns. There are only a couple sources I am aware of and they are very legit popular sources.
Whether Ixel would be good for you is another story. Who knows. A personal trial is the only way to find out. I only tried it for 2 days. Definitely more energy, but also a very tired sleepy crash a few hours later (has to be multiple dosed), but I do not know if it was the depakote I had just increased the dose of, the Ixel, or something strange about the combo. I still have some and maybe should take another look.
As far as Ensam, I don't know that much about it. Some people do ok with it. It seems like most people don't get that much from it, or they wait a long time for it to kick in. I guess the main benefit I have heard a lot is that it gives a pretty quick boost of energy. I tried Deprenyl, the oral version of Ensam, and it did perk up my mood and energy immediately, but also came with some agitation and irritation that other people commented on. Worse, it created the most hidious repulsive obnoxious body odor on the planet. Not sure what that was all about. Maybe long term it might have done something for anxiety, but in the short term it created striking anxiety where none had existed, and it magnified existing anxiety to unbearable (2 different trials).
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